:drool:
FINALLY!!

24/April/2009

23 Marina

http://i44.tinypic.com/6yi1qd.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/30bffc0.jpg

now over 200m tall. great shots

But still half way!!

its currently floor 50 in corebox or 205m high.
floor toppout is lev87 or 320m.
so floor plates are nearly 2/3 or way up.
but yeah if you count the feature above this its half way.

01/May/2009

23 Marina

http://i44.tinypic.com/bhd150.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/20hoj8n.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/25tw1v7.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/msgb9k.jpg

lev 51

Dear guys. I have one question.
I need that media for Dubai which goes on many international TV channels like Eurosport, Discovery and many others.
So please if anyone got link for that video I will be very happy.

It is looking very nice and interesting...

38 to go

lev52 in corebox or 212m/700ft high

good progress. I like that cladding. :)

15/May/2009

23 Marina

http://i44.tinypic.com/2aheb9u.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2ylsift.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/j15zzk.jpg

if the 23 Marina ends up being like this pic.
http://tinypic.com/dr3vqo.jpg
its going to be one of my fav skyscraper's

I beleive everything in that render, except the greanary in the bottom....they never make that part!

great shots imre.
lev53 in core or 216m

the tower looks like its bending. Maybe because of the crane:dunno::dunno::dunno:

nice building but nothing spectacular

two problems:

- not ecofriendly

- no one is ever going to buy any of the property since everyone's leaving Dubai due to the credit crunch (:lol:)

Oh great ... another one learned a new word lately and found a place to (ab)use it. :hahano:

the tower looks like its bending. Maybe because of the crane:dunno::dunno::dunno:

Yes it is SO much bending, that today the upper floors have reached ground level and it looks somehow oval shaped.The best thing is, it isnt broken into pieces and guess what, it bending ecven more. Now we can call it 23 marina egg or gumtower or so!

^^ Come on man! what is this?! :ohno:

^^ An extra exaggareted, ironical reaction, because of such a stupid question! I mean, has he never heard about something like, holding a camera not straight and effect "leaning" stuff on pictures?

He didn't say it IS. He only said it LOOKS LIKE its bending. But whatever.

20/May/2009

23 Marina

http://i41.tinypic.com/qqzt6w.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/6nqw4o.jpg

No tower yet pass the height of Emirates crown 296m.
I guess they will all get there together....that would be awosome!!

^^ Emirates Crown is not 296 meters, more like 15 - 20 meters shorter. The spire was supposed to be double the height for the building to reach 296 meters tall.

^^ Emirates Crown is not 296 meters, more like 15 - 20 meters shorter. The spire was supposed to be double the height for the building to reach 296 meters tall.

Didn't know that. "Only" 276 (around) meters for the biggest building in Dubai Marina?

It's already pretty sick, but Dubai Marina is going to be awesome in few months (years) when all supertalls complet.

^^ Emirates Crown is not 296 meters, more like 15 - 20 meters shorter. The spire was supposed to be double the height for the building to reach 296 meters tall.

R U SERIOUS?!!!! :runaway:
So how come its listed everywhere with this height?
This honestly the first time I hear such a thing!!!!

So how come its listed everywhere with this height?


Because no one pays attention to reality. Which is probably why you hadn't heard about it. Just look at it and you can see they dropped the ball.

R U SERIOUS?!!!! :runaway:
So how come its listed everywhere with this height?
This honestly the first time I hear such a thing!!!!

Because as Hollie said you hadn't paid attention to the thread in the UAE section when the spire was going up. I think a height of 276 meters was even quoted in some article posted when the tower was still under construction.

Let me guess, you didn't know that Marina Crown (the one between Ocean Height and Elite residence towers) was supposed to have a glass pyramid-like structure on top, right? ;)

22/May/2009

23 Marina

http://i42.tinypic.com/2s66onn.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/4jkght.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2ic4mxx.jpg

^^ to be honest, I felt its shorter than what it stated for! but I beleived emporis and wikipedia and I should stop relying on those 2 sources!!
So that means even sulafa tower will be taller than the crown?!!
really interesting.....

^^ Emirates Crown is not 296 meters, more like 15 - 20 meters shorter. The spire was supposed to be double the height for the building to reach 296 meters tall.
I worked out a little while back by scaling other nearby towers of known heights that emirates crown is 284m to spire
see diagram
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3442380583_4bb91048b4_o.jpg
255m to roof
273m to crown
284m to puny spire

29/May/2009

23 Marina

http://i44.tinypic.com/2h36hrs.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2941jpv.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2qn18uh.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/kehj0i.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2lxgf8y.jpg

33 floors to go! sounds like a whole building is yet to be built on top!!!

Very nice photos, it's looking great!

Good to see the cladding is the same as designed in the renderings. It will look good!

According to Culwulla latest diagram, this is at 215m now

^^ That's more or less correct, considering that (in real life) it seams to be at the same height as the 215m tall Al Seef Tower nearby.

05/June/2009

23 Marina

http://i41.tinypic.com/15fgbom.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2jebdll.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2r5q2yw.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2eclv8o.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/14twpcz.jpg

ta for pix imre
will 23marina be the tallest octagonal tower in t he world?

octagonal ?!

Well yes, it does have 8 sides afterall :)

^^ I knew the meaning of it:shifty:!

ta for pix imre
will 23marina be the tallest octagonal tower in t he world?

So what? AND IF? Would this be a mentionable acchievement? NO!Weare creating too much world record categories.

ta for pix imre
will 23marina be the tallest octagonal tower in t he world?

yes and it will have 57 swimming pools :cheers:

^^ More like plunge pools.

^^ More like plunge pools.
Those are on the outside ;)

^^ And those make also the bulk of that '57' quoted number. ;)

So what? AND IF? Would this be a mentionable acchievement? NO!Weare creating too much world record categories.

what you mean so what? just asking question about its structural design. I think its imprtant and interesting to see whats tallest type in world. I think its an engineering feat especialy with all those p00ls.

what you mean so what? just asking question about its structural design. I think its imprtant and interesting to see whats tallest type in world. I think its an engineering feat especialy with all those p00ls.

Isn't the current tallest octogonal tower in Sydney?
If it's still the one, this is going to beat it by quite a margin ;-)

^^ Well, the tallest one(s) using an octogonal pattern are the Petronas Towers (452m) - this'll be out of bounds for 23 Marina.

But probably you were looking for a more simple shape, an octogonal tower with a straight vertical facade and without ledges etc. Then you might be right with Sydney... IDS Tower / Minneapolis (241m) is only octogonal when seen from far, and towers like 311 South Wacker Drive / Chicago (293m) or Bear Stearns World HQ / NYC (231m) have non-octogonal floors, too.

So we can compare 23 Marina with the 228m of the MLC Centre from down under - and "Twenty-Three" will surpass this very soon. :)

12/June/2009

23 Marina

http://i39.tinypic.com/23l1so1.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/hwk0op.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2uigqqd.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/90nm92.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/27xphkm.jpg

This will slow down now since the next floor is another mechanical floor.

here's an interior pic, with some others of the tower
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/pics-5375-23_marina/2

great snaps
lev58 in core=232m

its now taller then sydneys former tallest-the 228m/60st MLC centre from 1977
http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/sydney/kveau0516s.jpg

great snaps
lev58 in core=232m

its now taller then sydneys former tallest-the 228m/60st MLC centre from 1977
http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/sydney/kveau0516s.jpg

Very much similar to marina 23 in terms of shape

15/June/2009



http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/78/imresoltdubaiphotos002.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/imresoltdubaiphotos002.jpg/)

15/June/2009

23 Marina

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3008/imresoltdubaiphotos073.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/imresoltdubaiphotos073.jpg/)

26/June/2009

23 Marina

http://i39.tinypic.com/ei75ug.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2qtbqqe.jpg

02/July/2009

23 Marina

http://i40.tinypic.com/2la4rwj.jpg

lev60=242m
great snaps

10/July/2009

23 Marina

http://i26.tinypic.com/154zfns.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/33dk074.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/25855rd.jpg

Ha! With the taller levels 57/58, the next transition part of technical floors is visable now. Only 25 floors from there until the cone shaped top starts...

17/July/2009

23 Marina

http://i29.tinypic.com/282e7o.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/2h3uckj.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/4rcp3n.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2r6oej5.jpg

http://www.etastar.com/ETASTAR_CMS/images/Picture/23M-090709-Image9.jpg

28/July/2009

23 Marina

http://i27.tinypic.com/1zfk1on.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/oa3upu.jpg

thx for the updates Imre! :banana2::banana2::banana2:

04/August/2009

23 Marina

http://i30.tinypic.com/av0d44.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2rgyypf.jpg

the pics so wondeful

lev62 in core or 247m.
great snaps

07/August/2009

23 Marina

http://i31.tinypic.com/dlp378.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/2mn3vvp.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/30lmdck.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/59u1q0.jpg

Why did they stopped installing the cladding? Looks like they're waiting with it since a while...

^^ I see no stop on cladding. They only working on the cladding of the windows around the bottom of the tower.

14/August/2009

23 Marina

http://i32.tinypic.com/30vdtep.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/34srl79.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/11i3020.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2cnxvs4.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/10clvzt.jpg

Again, very nice photos, Imre. The Marina looks awesome!

Name: 23 Marina
Location: Dubai Marina
Floors: 89
Height: 395 m / 1296 ft
Use: Residential
Key Fact: The tower will have 57 swimming pools

http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//500/223_Marina.jpg

http://www.tradearabia.com/source/2005-03/21/ETA.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/dubaiflo/23ren.jpg

http://tinypic.com/dr3vqo.jpg

http://tinypic.com/dxmhyf.jpg

what! 57 swimming pools, the name should be changed to water tower...i

21/August/2009

23 Marina

http://i30.tinypic.com/w72cte.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2r77o5f.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/b7mdxe.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2uj0b2h.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/xbbq6o.jpg

great shots. lev64 in core 0r 258m.

i don't liked.

the design is too bored but i like he tower only for the 89fl

Twin sons from different mothers? :D

yeah i agree killatown the design is boring i only like the spire

28/August/2009

23 Marina

http://i30.tinypic.com/2428zg6.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/308e55j.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/8xkkeu.jpg

04/September/2009

23 Marina

http://i31.tinypic.com/1087cbt.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2m5jjom.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/2chougm.jpg

the cladding seems to be slow

08/September/2009

23 Marina, Marina Pinnacle, Sulafa Towers etc

http://i32.tinypic.com/whnses.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2i0q900.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2ns6q7a.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/35b8m5u.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/2n0vk9w.jpg

Nice pictures! I like the view from one of the other towers overlooking the tallest block. Did you take the final 2 pictures from the Torch? If not which building was it?:)

11/September/2009

23 Marina

http://i31.tinypic.com/2yo63gk.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/2qtetlw.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/33xa8lc.jpg

the cladding is nice

18/September/2009

23 Marina

http://i29.tinypic.com/2ezny9t.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/adoxao.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/ae1hsm.jpg

Has this one speed up?? In what floor we are?

Found the official website today and there construction updates on it from the 9th of September. Says core is at level 71 and that they are up to floor 64 with construction and have finished with cladding up to 35th floor.

Here's a link: http://www.hircon-me.com/contsruction_updates/default.asp

i must be counting wrong. ive been doing the diagram for over a year and my count is currently 68 in core.? or 279m. go figure.

count it :)

21/Sept/2009

23 Marina (The World visible as well )

http://i35.tinypic.com/245btsn.jpg

^thanks. but i count to lev69
first apartment floor=7
first plant=lev31/32/ 2nd plantroom=lev57/58.
highest floor slab atm=lev63 with lev69 in core?
unless some floors are missing or double levels?

25/September/2009

23 Marina

http://i34.tinypic.com/so905x.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/353cqig.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/t6wjfd.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/30t077k.jpg

this is growing pretty fast

^thanks. but i count to lev69
first apartment floor=7
first plant=lev31/32/ 2nd plantroom=lev57/58.
highest floor slab atm=lev63 with lev69 in core?
unless some floors are missing or double levels?
I get the same figures... 14 more levels with vertical outwalls to come in core. :)
The beginning of the third group of 24 floors is clearly visible with this extra ledge on four walls in every 2nd floor. Looking up, one can already see an outlined triangle marking the shape of the first ledge btw.

But the question is how we get 89 floors in the end, as the additional lev83 should be the last vertical one, plus the two penthouse levels up to lev85. But there are enough candidates that could count double: lev4 and 6 above the podium and the plantroom levels. Also lev83 and the penthouses on top look ultralarge on the sign board.

looks simple yet intresting... i like it!

27/September/2009

23 Marina

http://i37.tinypic.com/2vm7dz8.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2ci8ghv.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/29ve5c5.jpg

OMG!!!:eek:
How many floors are now?

I am counting 67 floors.:)

lv69 in core box or 280m. very unsual method of construction.
looking good

Same method as HK's ICC. Central core and outer columns first, slabs later.

02/October/2009

23 Marina

http://i37.tinypic.com/2w5ilxg.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2rzv31y.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/ribwgg.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/5y85c4.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/2pyx8wh.jpg

Thanx THANX thanx!!!!!!
for sharing!

woww

caldding is niece

http://i37.tinypic.com/2pyx8wh.jpg

Quality of concrete is bad...?!

Quality of concrete is bad...?!

yes, DCE quality :lol:

09/October/2009

23 Marina

http://i33.tinypic.com/nq8wh.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/250mts0.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/110y5js.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2qxq1zc.jpg

Why are they using low-quality concrete o.0?

Why are they using low-quality concrete o.0?

The quality of the work, not of the material itself.

Two new floors in one week... 23 Marina has never raised quicker!

14/October/2009

23 Marina

http://i38.tinypic.com/34te62r.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2lv0ndi.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/121vlgi.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/33vjald.jpg

^^ Amazing shots at dusk :)

i think lev72 in core or 282m. zooming up

Wouw, great ! :okay:

16/October/2009

23 Marina

http://i35.tinypic.com/23jg7me.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/34j41vs.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/ix76vd.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/vg62wh.jpg

23/October/2009

23 Marina

http://i35.tinypic.com/hx0l5f.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2hmhd2g.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/ju944j.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/11bp2eb.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2rm5qif.jpg

Very nice photos, Imre! It's looking great.

29/October/2009

The Torch,Princess Tower, Ocean Heights, 23 Marina

http://i35.tinypic.com/dzj7m9.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/2le74o9.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2ent2ec.jpg

^^Very fast, 5 floorplates in one month now:)

Where are we now?^^

Core is at lv73 or 74 now (if there's enough space for two levels under the formworks), and floor plates at lv69 half-way, I think.

could it be that they moved some of the workers from the torch to 23 marina, because the torch slowed down a lot for the last floors (well they don't need to be fast, cladding and everything else is far behind), while 23 marina accelerated with the floorplates.

^^ Related to the toch the adding of cladding is now much more important than the height increasing. They can start with MEP works on a floor when they clad a whole floor and than start with the interiors, which is a lot of work. They have their plan and we have to be patient and follow the progress wherever it will be.

30/October/2009

23 Marina

http://i36.tinypic.com/op8r9i.jpg

30/October/2009

Dubai Marina , tallest block

http://i36.tinypic.com/dxzjsw.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2q3y80m.jpg

A little uninteresting anecdote on the side. Last night I dreamt I was in Dubai and because of a change in ownership 23 Marina - the way it is now - had to be torn down, and in it's stead they started constructing a boxy 64-floor office building with generic blue glass cladding, similar to 4WTC without the setback. When the demolition crews for 23 Marina arrived there was a large protest gathering and I was one of the protestors, but it was demolished anyway (with a huge wrecking ball on a really tall crane of all things). The dream ended after that. No idea why I'd dream about such a thing...

^^ :lol: What a precise dream! Is this 'cause of the mystical number 23? ;)
Some years ago I dreamt another way: a fantastic skyline in a nameless city with never seen scrapers before my eyes (this felt wonderful)...

But in case of 23 Marina: why didn't the "new investor" use the existing tower as an extended core and built the box around? Though that'd still be crazy.:crazy:
Fortunately, in general towers aren't rebuilt just to fit the recent company logo. And fortunately the real 23 Marina has one direction: up! So the SSC Dubai crew doesn't have to paint bed sheets...

02/October/2009

http://i37.tinypic.com/2pyx8wh.jpg

Am I the only one that is a bit freaked out by the flimsy looking connection at the upper right hand corner of Imre's pic? If I remember correctly from the floor plans, these triangular terraces hold quite a lot of weight including the private mini-pools. I'm sure a lot of research and study has gone into this and I'm sure it's going to be just fine, but doesn't it look kindof strange for a connection for a load-bearing terrace? Or, is it just me and should I just crawl back into my cyber-corner and suck my thumb?

Thoughts?

^^ I was thinking about that. And DCE wouldn't be the contractor I'd trust the most for this sort of stuff. :runaway:

There are screws available which can easily take this load.

What frightens me is the bad quality of the concrete. Look just right above the "57" sign. You can see the rebar because they poured the concrete very badly. The rebar is now open to corrosion. And this is not just any floor, it's a structural floor which holds the entire building together...

So droneriots dreams might come true... only without the wrecking ball! :runaway:

^^ You are absolutely right! The quality of the concrete looks seriously bad. But if they fix this properly there has to be no problem with it in the future. The steel which is bolted to the concrete can be mounted like this. We don't know the loads on this part. Maybe there will be more steel or other supporting parts there so the load on this part isn't that high.

Imre, if you are in the tallest block again can you make more of the detailled photo's? I like to see how the overall construction quality is in this block/Dubai.

The Torch has exactly the same problems since it's built by the same contractor.

Imre, if you are in the tallest block again can you make more of the detailled photo's? I like to see how the overall construction quality is in this block/Dubai.

The quality is the concrete works is very bad specially the DCE (The Torch and 23 Marina) , ACC concrete works little bit better (Elite,Princess) but still rubbish.

TAV (Marina101 and Sulafa) is ok , Arabtec (Ocean Heights,Infinity) is good quality.

This is not the tallest block but the best in Dubai Marina, http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=506679&page=3 , DCC seems really good.

Anyway is not always linked with the contractor, depends what the developer ask, if they reduce the costs,the contractor will use lower quality concrete.

06/November/2009

23 Marina

http://i36.tinypic.com/2yvmmgw.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2yplpbo.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/jrp3ww.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/9a7hxe.jpg

Arabtec (Ocean Heights,Infinity) is good quality.
Good, those are the ones that matter the most.

I wonder how high this is now.

07/November/2009

23 Marina

now easy to count :)

http://i34.tinypic.com/2ntk9e8.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/ay4rv7.jpg

cool, floor plates at 71, core at 74 or 75 :banana:
thanks a lot Imre!

13/November/2009

23 Marina

http://i34.tinypic.com/2q3rlw1.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/23ljzk.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2r70dix.jpg

what's the current floor they working on?

I just counted and arrived at 73. Not too sure, though, I'm not very good at this (I easily lose track).

If the second windowless service floor counts as one floor (58th), I see even the 74th floor under formwork on top.

20/November/2009

23 Marina

http://i49.tinypic.com/zldv89.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2v99np0.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/5e9xkn.jpg

25/November/2009

Dubai Marina tallest block

http://i49.tinypic.com/b5h1mp.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/2v16ffb.jpg

Is this a view from Your apartment?

No, from the roof.

yes lev75 in corebox.or just under 300m/
looks tall now

26/November/2009

23 Marina

http://i45.tinypic.com/2qao5fr.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/fuvrcg.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/1z3877r.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/wjcr9z.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/4jb95k.jpg

They're finally building those balconies on the third section. Could you zoom in on those next time Imre?

29/11

http://i47.tinypic.com/jptqi1.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2582nvp.jpg

29/November/2009

Dubai Marina tallest block

http://i49.tinypic.com/qxrmkn.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/wlddt.jpg

04/December/2009

23 Marina

http://i46.tinypic.com/bj5z6h.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/1yl6dt.jpg

30/November/2009 by 234sale:

23 Marina seen from The Torch... still didn't look "supertallish" then IMO.
http://i49.tinypic.com/2l8hs7l.jpg

It does to me, but yeah at that angle it's not as easy to tell the height.

You're right, it's not easy with such a wide angled pic. And we don't know what Torch floor this pic has been taken, maybe 234sale can help. We could get the exact height of the horizontal line then. But nethertheless it's a good place to compare towers IMO:

The horizontal can be assumed best by looking at the tiny Burj Al Arab far away, visible left of Sulafa Tower, if you look twice. So I think that the top of the finished floors of 23 Marina is at the same height as the observer, and only 3 floors of the core are higher = approx. 11m. But looking at the other towers here (and other pics from that session), I'd say the viewpoint is around 270m above ground... not more. Here's the about 300m tall Ocean Heights (http://i50.tinypic.com/2zdsnxu.jpg) for example, also Burj Al Arab tells the horizontal, and there are 8 floors above! And so 23 Marina can be just around 280m, although it's only 6 floors away from the crowning cone... I fancied it would even look taller.

according to Culwullas latest diagram floor 75 = 293m (3.6m per regulary floor), now we are at 77 floors, and that means its supertall now (300.2m).

according to Culwullas latest diagram floor 75 = 293m (3.6m per regulary floor), now we are at 77 floors, and that means its supertall now (300.2m). So is Sulafa Tower about to be a supertall, too (should top out at 285m) ? :? 23 Marina doesn't look more than 15m taller...

^^ hmmm..dont know whats wrong with Sulafa but you are right, if 23 Marina is supertall by now, Sulafa must be taller than 285m. thats strange...but another supertall would be nice :cheers:

Dubai...

06/12

http://i49.tinypic.com/27yx4qc.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/f5r2d.jpg

10/December/2009

23 Marina

http://i46.tinypic.com/25tuwk5.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/28v3ipg.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/29fpjjm.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2zi1suv.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/121fkvn.jpg

^^ Looks like the balconies' floors are made of wooden shelves... rather uncommon for a skyscraper, isn't it?

^^ Where do you see wood (except in the scaffolding)? I only see steel frames and steel deckings on the balconies.

^^ Where do you see wood (except in the scaffolding)? I only see steel frames and steel deckings on the balconies.
First it appeared to me that only the load-bearing parts would be steel... but I guess you're right, the shelves are grayish, not like wood.:)

18/December/2009

23 Marina

http://i47.tinypic.com/2aag009.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/35jxurs.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/33c0nxv.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/5oyvic.jpg

A few more renderings from begining of this year can be found here:

http://www.mba-studios.net/?p=27

i love this tower

25/December/2009

23 Marina

http://i46.tinypic.com/2nhngxi.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2hmkprk.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/21jboe1.jpg

^^ Wow, 23 Marina has risen significantly in December, especially the core and tallest columns, which look like 81th floor, and only one regular residential floor is missing IMO. For the first time I'd say: the "Twenty-Three" must be supertall. :)

30/December/2009

23 Marina

http://i48.tinypic.com/11lie8o.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/212dfsz.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/mj5qoj.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/344bfiw.jpg

^^ With a little less than 100 meters to go the formwork on top looks really crappy!...

^^ With a little less than 100 meters to go the formwork on top looks really crappy!... Don't worry, this one should be off soon, when the new tier begins 3 levels above.:)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4203081442_2b88d87050_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37721319@N02/4203081442/

^^ Not visible there

08/January/2010

23 Marina

http://i48.tinypic.com/swz2gg.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/qzn4ft.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/s2qiao.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/10rjzoj.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/30j4h9j.jpg

^^ Seems like core and concrete beams are at last regular floor now, that means at the upmost floor of the third 24-floor-group or lv 82, if I got it right.

13/January/2010

23 Marina

http://i48.tinypic.com/jv0qc0.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/b80gnt.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2vbt1jk.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/ml2fpw.jpg

15/January/2010

23 Marina

http://i48.tinypic.com/2z6cjzd.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2e2dqc0.jpg

22/January/2010

23 Marina

http://i46.tinypic.com/2emiq9w.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/1o0njp.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/28uqq8i.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/27zhu0x.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/14myout.jpg

^^ Has the site been busy this week? I don't see any differences... perhaps the changes with the coming start of the crown part causes a slowdown.

^^but no progress on the balconies, too... :wtf:

You right, it is slow but I see workers there every day , The Summit and other projects ON HOLD now.

No activities here yesterday and today.Cladding seems stopped also.

So on hold atm. :rant:
Liquidity problems perhaps? If so, this could change in a few days, I think (and hope)...

^^ Even this one is on hold :(?

yes def lev82 or 320m high, diagram to follow

Shit, on hold is bad !

Maybe floors topped out?

WTF this one is on hold? I hope they continue with this one, would be an epic fail if this one will be longer on hold and look bad in the skyline for sure.

29/January/2010

23 Marina

http://i47.tinypic.com/13za72b.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/r7keif.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/11b13kh.jpg

ON HOLD, no progress, no workers.

05/February/2010

23 Marina

http://i50.tinypic.com/2zqzajn.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2m68n69.jpg

^ Damn. :( This is one of the few skyscrapers in Dubai I don't think is hideously ugly.

This is totally shitty !!!! :(:(:(

They are so far and what the hell are they doing now?? :wallbash:

^^ Who is the contractor? Maybe they moved all their people to another project, then at least something will be constructed fast-track...

^^ Same contractor as The Torch. Hopefully something will be arranged in the next few months or something like that.

by Imre, UAE forum:
The problem with this group (ETA Star/Star Giga etc..) , almost everything ON HOLD for them in Dubai and Ajman as well.

The site is dead , nothing happening there , few workers standing just front of the entrance and relaxing, thats all.

The Summit (opposite the 23 Marina ) also ON HOLD, Goldcrest Executive and Goldcrest Views 2 was very slow almost ON HOLD for a year but finally they finished those projects,their projects in Ajman are totally dead, no one knows what happened with the investors money.

They will put the board soon: Game Over .

:ohno:

They are so far and what the hell are they doing now?? :wallbash:

Waiting for some money , this is an article about the developer:



ETA Star Property puts on hold plan to raise funding

ETA Star Property Developers, part of ETA–Ascon Group, has put on hold its plans to raise funding through sukuk and fund issue, citing unfavourable market conditions, a top company executive said.

"We do not believe the time is right for raising funds from the financial markets now given the present financial conditions.

"However, we will consider raising money from financial markets at a later date," ETA Star Executive Director Abid Junaid told Emirates Business ahead of the official inauguration of Liberty House located in Dubai International Financial Centre.

He said last year that the company planned to raise $400 million through sukuk and fund issue.

http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2010/1/Pages/18012010/01192010_22471f1dfa1347f8aa729789beb460e7.aspx

very sad news when it nearly topped out

12/February/2010

23 Marina , they have changed the consultant here ?

http://i46.tinypic.com/1zeau04.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2dl7lau.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2zs8zys.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/mlkocl.jpg

19/February/2010

23 Marina

http://i50.tinypic.com/jr2z34.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2methlc.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/2gv516p.jpg

No words to express my disappointment about this one...

I saw mixers there in this week so the concrete works going on and we should see progress soon.

Cladding seems ON HOLD , this week I didnt see any activities.

^^so at least some high progress soon, thats nice, not on hold then:banana:

24/February/2010

23 Marina

http://i50.tinypic.com/23sfzhh.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2wn6bs8.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2mpg8iu.jpg

^^ Cranes are working! :nuts:

Means u/c again? :hm:

yes, I saw new rebar on top of the core today. Definitely working there

That is such a "new looking" city. I'm so used to American cities where everything looks older. What had made Dubai such a hot spot for all of these buildings anyway?

Good to see it was only a short interruption of work.

26/February/2010

23 Marina

http://i50.tinypic.com/2yuxbwx.jpg

Formwork of the core coming down!

Good to see work on this tower resumed. Which level is it on now?

08/March/2010

23 Marina , 5 min before from my balcony

http://i45.tinypic.com/2uyjdag.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2mdhx6u.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/f06u02.jpg

It seems like sky and imagination is the limit for DUBAI. I envy the construction.

Great to see that very poor formwork coming down. I hope they will go further with some decent material.

11/March/2010

23 Marina

http://i41.tinypic.com/2ztbrk5.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/vecg9x.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/21jn0g5.jpg

^^ Fine! The core formwork has been kept... and has moved up, showing the expected oversized level below. So the construction of the crown has just begun! :pepper:

12/March/2010

23 Marina

http://i42.tinypic.com/b65zdv.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/30vn4gp.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2d9o3fs.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/73gcns.jpg

^^ Good to see this progressing again! :)

Almost T/O ?

Topped out? Not by far... pyramidal shaped floors/crown part and spire will add about 80 more meters.

Ugly tower... not many times I say this but this one really is.

And on topic when is it going to narrow down? Should be very close now right?

18/March/2010

23 Marina

http://i41.tinypic.com/33f5hjb.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/11kf59s.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/351ffb7.jpg

^^ Core is one floor up.

19/March/2010

23 Marina

http://i39.tinypic.com/mhbxpu.jpg

These are my snapshots from 234sale's Marina gigapano from April, 13th (http://gigapan.org/gigapans/47109/). Some close towers are heavily distorted near the top there, but 23 Marina in the background is okay.
The regular floors' shell of 23 Marina is almost done, with the transition floor still missing. The core reaches into the cone shaped section and has grown 7-10m during the last 4 weeks IMO. Its formwork on top is mostly gone, so maybe the concrete is topped out there!? Not much new cladding btw.

13/April/2010 by 234sale:
http://i40.tinypic.com/fw36f.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2qn9u93.jpg

Looks like a big misil among its neighbors. I like this tower.

So if the core looks topped out because of the foamworks all gone and the floors have stopped risen, I'm guessing they're ready to install the crown and the spire. Cause if you take a good look at this pic, that's what the crown would look like. But there should be more concrete needed otherwise they might use steel throughout the construction.

http://www.tradearabia.com/source/2005-03/21/ETA.jpg

09 February, 2010, the height was 320m for 82 floors. How many floors are there now ?

16/April/2010

23 Marina

http://i39.tinypic.com/1zg6fzq.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/34s1gtv.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/97ihqh.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/6s9e8k.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2a7bn83.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/24xp8bp.jpg

332 m -85 fl

Seen from Goldcrestviews2, the core of Marina 23 really appears huge.

332 m -85 flAre these official figures? On renders, the whole spire pole looks about 70m, so if they keep design and size, it should start at around 325m. And apparently concrete work is not over yet, still there's rebar on top and partly formwork, too. At least the last core opening will be completed, and this will give some more meters. So I'd be surprised if Marina 23 was over 325m yet.

23/April/2010

23 Marina

http://i42.tinypic.com/20ijfkp.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2s0brwi.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/o6icd4.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/120p8uf.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/29yi3di.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/9riwx3.jpg

heres diagram i did earlymarch. i need to uopdate
i had core at 320m. maybe its topped at 325m.?
ill amend it next week
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4415142318_95ea72c32d_b.jpg

ANother supertall one for Dubai!

Not so nice, but tall!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002RJQT84?tag=anarchojose08-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B002RJQT84&adid=1FQSFGYYWFNTN7EPCPMA&ANother supertall one for Dubai!

Not so nice, but tall!

yep. how many now? 10k?

Pretty much, the foamworks for the floors and the core are gone.

30/April/2010

23 Marina

http://i39.tinypic.com/pygt0.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/al6z51.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/10fc8zn.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2ntem2h.jpg

Nearly T/O?

^^ If they start building the top section now, we are still at least 6 months away from topping out I think.

^^
Ok, thanks. :)

06/May/2010

23 Marina

http://i43.tinypic.com/34rjfo4.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/25jdu0z.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/4izu3q.jpg

07/May/2010

23 Marina

http://i39.tinypic.com/iy2ydz.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/ay0qqg.jpg

^^ Slow progress, but at least they're still working.

13/May/2010

23 Marina

http://i39.tinypic.com/91mpsi.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/xc658l.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2vs44th.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2hoz6lf.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2vw5h5w.jpg

21 May 2010

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/450/dsc0049mf.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0049mf.jpg)

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/555/dsc0050qy.jpg (http://img534.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0050qy.jpg)