According to this info ...Topped out very soon !

http://www.etastar.com/ETASTAR_CMS/images/Picture/23MarinaContUpMay-updt.gif

Well, the vertical walled structure was completed a week or more back, the tapered part has started.

Wow, a few years ago I built a very similar looking tower (but not as tall) on The Sims 2.

04 June 2010

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http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/5135/dsc0182e.jpg

Wow, a few years ago I built a very similar looking tower (but not as tall) on The Sims 2.

How interesting... :bash:

05/06/10
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4673084278_9d97e6382b_b.jpg
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dea_serenitee/4673084278/
High-Res: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dea_serenitee/4673084278/sizes/o/

you can see the work on the roof structure has started :) So all regular floors are topped out now!

Nice photo! We rarely see this block from that angle.

Nice photo! We rarely see this block from that angle.On May 20th, Princess Tower has posted this flickr panorama (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4622543906_3da7b4e6b7_b.jpg) (big 1,44 MB version (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4622543906_30533853d5_o.jpg)) at the World's Next tallest Residential thread. It's from almost from the same viewpoint, so a nice comparison.

For example, in June 5th there's much more cladding on the lower floors of 23 Marina and only a bit more on the upper ones. And most of all, the slanted part has started.:)

Nice photos !

nice, this is one of my favourite tower in this part of Dubai, along with Infinity and Ocean Heights:)

http://www.hircon-me.com/contsruction_updates/property-images/1.JPG

as of June 23, slab at 90th floor.
:cheers: my first post!

^^ Welcome at the forum and thank you for the update! Nice progress here!

Nice pic! Imagine the view when the Pentominium rises above:):):)

As far as I can see, the Pentominium's podium seems to have risen a lot since the last update three weeks ago. I think it's the black wall just above the road sign with the arrow...:bowtie:

ANyway, welcome in the forum and thank you very much for the update :cheers:

26/June/2010

23 Marina

http://i50.tinypic.com/10opvsp.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/10cm3vc.jpg

Welcome home :)

Nice progress on the crown. We missed your regular updates Imre.

wow so this will be topped out very soon :)

As far as I can see, the Pentominium's podium seems to have risen a lot since the last update three weeks ago. I think it's the black wall just above the road sign with the arrow...:bowtie:

That's actually a billboard opposite the road from 23Marina :)

28/June/2010

23 Marina

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http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3191/dubai35.jpg

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looks good. makes those nearby 200m towers like petit

From the angle most photo's are made you won't see this tower anymore in 5 years. Pentominium will block the entire tower out of sight. Dubai is so mindblowing... This would be Europe's highest tower if it was in Europe but over in Dubai it's actually a dwarf... not even visible from most angles.

^^ This is a corner tower so you would be able to see it from 270 degree, even if all the towers around will be taller, and since only The Pentominium is, the 23 Marina will still be clearly visible from almost everywhere

looks good. makes those nearby 200m towers like petit

Definitelly. I remember the earlier times when we were amaized by those "very tall" 200 m towers there. Now they (Al Seef, Tamani Hotel, Marina Crown, Marina Height) are indeed dwarfed by the supertalls around and I keep wondering (I do drive by twice a day) how in the hell we used to consider those towers big :lol:

Acording to this http://www.mba-studios.net/wp-content/gallery/hiranandani/23_marina-cam02.jpg render all floors should be topped out now, including the diagonal ones. So the freestanding roof structure can now start.

Additionally all of these distant triangular steel plates seem to be done, 12 on every side :)

The views will be unbeatable, towards JLT and the Media City.

^^ This is a corner tower so you would be able to see it from 270 degree, even if all the towers around will be taller, and since only The Pentominium is, the 23 Marina will still be clearly visible from almost everywhere

But most of the pictures are taken from the Palm Island (from the north) or from the marina itself, which is south-west of it, and that are exactly the angles of which you won't see it anymore in 5/10 years.

Just look through all the pages and photo's I am sure that at least 80% of the photo's are taken from the angles which I just described.

09/July/2010

23 Marina

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The concrete still looks shoddy as hell.

ugly, but tall and thin so cool i guess, nice updates imre!

The concrete still looks shoddy as hell.

I'm sure all the concrete will be covered up.

But most of the pictures are taken from the Palm Island (from the north) or from the marina itself, which is south-west of it, and that are exactly the angles of which you won't see it anymore in 5/10 years.

Just look through all the pages and photo's I am sure that at least 80% of the photo's are taken from the angles which I just described.

Come on, it's a 395 meters corner plot building, What's with your insisting that somehow it will become invisible and hidden behind non-existing or shorter towers (except The Pentominium)?

12/July/2010

23 Marina , removing of the first creane just begun today

http://i25.tinypic.com/21ows3n.jpg

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http://i30.tinypic.com/fbkz8l.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/ve9c91.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/14jbua9.jpg

^^ Great to see the progress on the top and the cladding after the bad phase a while ago!

prety :)

16/July/2010

23 Marina

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Hircon repossess 10 apartments in 23 Marina

Company will complete the Dh1.3bn project in Dubai Marina by September

By Parag DeulgaonkarPublished Saturday, July 24, 2010

Hircon repossess 10 apartments in 23 Marina. (AP)

Hircon International, a Dubai-based real estate developer, has repossessed eight to 10 apartments in 23 Marina, a Dh1.3-billion project in Dubai Marina, and expects to complete the project by September, a top company executive said.

“We expect to get Dubai Electricity and Water Authority connection by August and then start working on the hand over of the units. Although there were reasons beyond our control, which led to delays, the building is now topped out.

We are working hard to hand over units as soon as possible,” Darshan Hiranandani, Director, Hircon International, told Emirates 24/7.

The developer has repossessed eight to 10 units only of investors who were not inclined to meet their financial obligations or eager to talk and work out feasible solutions.

“We had kept some units to rent, but those were sold and these [repossessed] units will now be rented out. We are not currently planning to sell them.”

Despite the law allowing Hiranandani to take investors to court and seek compensation for failure to meet obligations, he has no plans to move the court to seek compensation from investors whose units have been repossessed.

According to Decree No(6) of 2010 dealing with the Executive Regulations of Law No(13) of 2008, a developer is not required to sell at public auction if he completes more than 80 per cent of the project and may elect to terminate the contract and retain up to 40 per cent of the purchase price.

Spanning over a height of 380 metres, the 90-storey 23 Marina tower has 288 apartments and three penthouses on the top of the tower.

http://www.emirates247.com/property/real-estate/hircon-repossess-10-apartments-in-23-marina-2010-07-24-1.270011


joke, even the cladding wont be ready by September at least not in 2010 :)

"Topped out"? Mister Hiranandani needs to have his eyes examined.

"Topped out"? Mister Hiranandani needs to have his eyes examined.

They meant topped out as in the roof is complete. Not topped out in height. This is very common in the industry.

Something is comming on top of the core

^^
crane without arm looks laugh :lol:

^^ I am NOT talking about the pictures posted.

Yes, the first crane is leaving as of July, 16th and probably gone now.
AltinD. lives in Dubai and talking about his own observation. Hope there are first parts of the crown now. :-)

30/July/2010

23 Marina

http://a.imageshack.us/img718/7262/dubaimarina2.jpg
By imre (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/imre) at 2010-07-30

http://a.imageshack.us/img822/6565/dubaimarina11.jpg
By imre (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/imre) at 2010-07-30

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By imre (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/imre) at 2010-07-30

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By imre (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/imre) at 2010-07-30

^^ That steel on top must belong to the big spire, I think.

^^ That steel on top must belong to the big spire, I think.

Yes, today they put a longer panel there , almost TOPPED OUT only few meters left.

Yes, today they put a longer panel there , almost TOPPED OUT only few meters left.Surprise, surprise... so maybe 23 Marina suddenly has become the tallest u/c building in Dubai Marina!? Current leader Marina 101 looks around 370m, whereas the spire will bring 23 Marina to 395m.

^^ No, no is faaaaaaaaaar from it. No way it has been topped out, there's allot more to go on top.

Indeed still a long way to go before topping out, just take a look at this render and you'll see.

http://i26.tinypic.com/fmqg5g.jpg

current height is 333m

its been my pic all along at being next worlds tallest resi after Q1.
Torch is progressing tooooo slow
the concrete has topped out for 23marina, now just the slanted roof structure and 70m spire to go.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4850527835_e3a98f00c4_o.jpg

If you're going by the latest pic then the current height is more than 333m, because Imre said they added more to the top since his latest picture.

^^ From what I've seen that seams to be a correct assessment.

Indeed still a long way to go before topping out, just take a look at this render and you'll see.

http://i26.tinypic.com/fmqg5g.jpgYes, a long way to go: on the official model (http://tinypic.com/dr3vqo.jpg) from page 1, the top structure looks much taller than on the drawing above.
On the other hand, sometimes spires get put up much faster than floors and different roof features. For 23 Marina, they could add the slanted parts later IMO. Perhaps some spire parts are laying around the construction site?

no probs. please post a pic of latest and ill amend diagram

I will visit Dubai in 2020 because the hole city is under construction now :)

^^ Lol.....any way Dubai is a beautiful city

Here's an update by 234sale, taken from the Burj Dubai thread:

http://i38.tinypic.com/10z788j.jpg

^^ Today, about the time you where making that post.

I take many more images for my own site these days, though still moderate the UAE section.

Maybe I should add a paypal donate next to my signature ;)


http://i36.tinypic.com/2qxmal3.jpg



http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m&p=1036

^^ FYI Marina 23 almost topped out

its about 345m atm

Here's an older pic, from 2010-08-08 by Mariana Lasprilla on flickr. 23 Marina spire some meters smaller than above:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4893178616_4e2ec1de33_o_d.jpg

Time for a little update with a nice panorama from Palm Jumeirah, though not much significant seemed to have happened
with 23 Marina. Some more scaffolding at the spire, some more glass below...
I wonder why they clad the sides so unevenly.

27/September/2010 by 234sale:

http://i52.tinypic.com/2vboi6q.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2qst1rq.jpg

Beautiful :)

Here 23 Marina seen from The Torch, somewhere around 70th floor:

28/September/2010 by 234sale, from skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?407-THE-TORCH-84F-Res-338m)

http://i54.tinypic.com/s4or35.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/1z3cc45.jpg

http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m&p=1533

http://i55.tinypic.com/nyso6c.jpg

OMG! tHIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SLOW! :gaah:

well, its almost done!!
My guess T/O by end of the year max

http://www.hotelindubai.com/real-estate/23-marina/fl_4_62_85_low.jpg

http://www.hotelindubai.com/real-estate/23-marina/tf_8_31.jpg

Really amazing work, thought little slow but going to be worlds one of top sky scrapers

6 elevators for a 90 floors?! I hope that is not the most inconvenient thing in the world!

6 elevators for a 90 floors?! I hope that is not the most inconvenient thing in the world!

Yeah, that's crazy. I live in a 30+ story high rise with 3 elevators, even then it's not always quick getting an elevator.

Just think when one or two of those elevators goes down for maintenance... :ohno:

6 elevators for a 90 floors?! I hope that is not the most inconvenient thing in the world!

Aren't there also two service elevators?

Those are only the 6 elevators serving the top floors, and they are clearly located on one side of the 'core', suggesting that there are also 6 on the other side (for a total of 12) but that do not serve the top section.

This thread looked like it needed some photos, so here are some I took a few weeks ago on the 26th September. Hope they help!:lol:
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b436/JKA_Skyscrapers/DSC_0518.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b436/JKA_Skyscrapers/DSC_0524.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b436/JKA_Skyscrapers/DSC_0536.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b436/JKA_Skyscrapers/DSC_0559.jpg

Sure, 'tis appreciated. :)

Edit.

Spire scaffolding has been removed, though the spire hasn't increased - more than 50% are still missing. Maybe they'll soon start with the surrounding crown instead and add the very top later:

14/October/2010 by 234sale http://www.skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?402-Dubai-Marina-General-Photography/page2):

http://i54.tinypic.com/17cvth.jpg

Spire scaffolding has been removed, though the spire hasn't increased - more than 50% are still missing. Maybe they'll soon start with the surrounding crown instead and add the very top later:
From how it looks on the renders, I'd say that the top part of the spire is something that might be jacked up.

http://i54.tinypic.com/w8b1nd.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2qut8gm.jpg

24th Oct 2010

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/971/dsc0048j.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0048j.jpg)

I'm not digging the exterior on this one. The white "lines" are such a mish-mash. There is just no symmetry to it. It has the look of three seperate buildings stacked on top of each other.

^^ It would look better once the cladding is completed, but the building has indeed 3 sections.

One must not forget the residents. Top floor appartments are much bigger, so don't need many small balconies. It wouldn't make sense to have the same shape throughout all floors, regardless of looks.

I actually find the design fabulous as it is - not that anyone cares.

No dramatic change at 23 Marina (there's again some scaffolding on the top)... but I love the atmosphere on these pics.:cool:

10/November/2010 by 234sale on skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?402-Dubai-Marina-General-Photography/page3)

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http://i55.tinypic.com/2j0c9pw.jpg

^^ impressive skyline

^^ Indeed... six different supertalls closely packed in one picture is worldwide unique so far. :)

and number 7 is yet to follow in the skyline :D

I'm wondering what the marina is going to look like once finished.

Those are only the 6 elevators serving the top floors, and they are clearly located on one side of the 'core', suggesting that there are also 6 on the other side (for a total of 12) but that do not serve the top section.

check the site

only six elevators trought the building

http://www.hircon-me.com/

from 8 to last level

6 + 2 of services

10 Nov 2010, by sale:
http://i54.tinypic.com/ibc6ps.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/2hdzlmf.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/xp298y.jpg

ive worked out current heigth of mast is 21m, thus top atm is 346m high.

Let's go for a walk around 90th floor, according to the maker... in fact this must be the double-size last tech level below the roof and above the 3 penthouse floors.

14/November/2010 by sayedasad (posted on UAE Subforum, but the view is worth a repost here):

good shot of the torch, who said high views dont matter!!

7CjRsUiOYhU

woow

cool video

November 10th

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5229314633_47564d9d00_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229314633/)
Dubai Marina, Al Sufouh Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229314633/) by Stewie1980 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stewie1980/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5229907954_dc3feb94af_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229907954/)
Dubai Marina, Al Sufouh Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229907954/) by Stewie1980 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stewie1980/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/5229313627_50a4ff871f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229313627/)
Dubai Marina, Al Sufouh Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229313627/) by Stewie1980 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stewie1980/), on Flickr

12-dec
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5253021159_36db7bbb16_b.jpg

Nice, also here finally some action at the top part!

Yes... the sloping part of the crown has started. :)

Some technical equipment gets installed in four corners... maybe for air conditioning?

15/December/2010 by 234sale on skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m/page2):

http://i52.tinypic.com/24wdfmd.jpg

Here's the podium... partly finished with "Arabian" pattern:

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ltfu42.jpg

This one is going to turn out nice, just like the rendering suggests.

they should have put a couple parking garages on each street and had the buildings go right to the ground instead of a garage on every single building

on this pic (lower right corner) we can see the new cladding on the podium they started a few days ago. With marble-like tiles and ornament fixtures (hopefully a light effect!!)...

http://i55.tinypic.com/4vh7pw.jpg

they should have put a couple parking garages on each street and had the buildings go right to the ground instead of a garage on every single building

are you being serious?! what for?? Just looks?

let's not forget there are creatures living inside these things. who would want to carry grocery bags down the street. or buy a 50 Million plot to build a car park.

another advantage of the podiums is that your pool and sitting area is elevated, which actually makes for great views. then the first residential floors won't be on street level.

just out of interest, where do your park your car?

These people rides bicycles and public transports (not that's anything wrong with it) so they don't give a crap where cars can be parked .... and of course they idolize the "street life".

are you guys trying to turn this into an argument? its was a very vague statement he made, no proposal or any thing!

Okay, so back to the top(ic):
More of the roof cone can be seen here... :)

27 Dec 2010 by advlive:

http://i51.tinypic.com/2vt4oye.jpg

And here's the other side of 23 Marina...

02 Jan 2011 by Dubai Steve:

http://i54.tinypic.com/ixcdq1.jpg

From www.skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m/page2) on 1/10:

http://i56.tinypic.com/wcefec.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2u9l5zt.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2jd5ht0.jpg

Good to have this (and the Pentominium) thread back after 2 days! :)

Like at The Torch' top, lots of small scaffolding elements are used for 23 Marina, but here we see better what's happening. And still the assistance of a big crane is needed, for example to put the sloping steel beams, I bet. Looks like those are also fixed to the lower spire part in the centre.

Dan Hochhaus:

"Let's go for a walk around 90th floor, according to the maker... in fact this must be the double-size last tech level below the roof and above the 3 penthouse floors."


I was told that it was the 90th floor when I was taking that video... chill out ... and just enjoy the video

^^ I definatelly do. Nice that you've applied for SSC to tell me this. Keep on documenting skyscaper sites... :popcorn: ...if it's really you who made the video of course. :sly:

Yes Dan it was me :) ... I have pics from the top of the roof as well if you want... will try upload them at some point... I've been tracking 23 Marina since 2008... Let hope it finishes in 2011! :)

Hircon website updates.... alot has happened since I was up there in November:
http://www.hircon-me.com/contsruction_updates/default.asp

And here's the other side of 23 Marina...

02 Jan 2011 by Dubai Steve:

http://i54.tinypic.com/ixcdq1.jpg

Very good this photo, Dubai is awesome.

18-jan
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5249/5366345567_91038fd7eb_b.jpg

23-jan
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5381238282_9352f66978_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5283/5381240738_daa1cce61b_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5381241248_cd46d96004_b.jpg

Hi folks,

Just thought I would let you know that I viewed a couple of apartments in 23 this afternoon. I saw a couple of 3 beds on 24th floor and the show apartment and I was generally very impressed with the fittings, bathrooms etc.

Looks like you've made a good investment there.

PS if anybody is looking to sell a 3 bed give me a shout :o)

Any interior photos?

Back to Dubai :)

26/January/2011

23 Marina

http://i55.tinypic.com/ht5k45.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/25utbmw.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/29pckli.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/oiu8aq.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/vmymht.jpg

WELCOME BACK!!!! :banana::cheers:

the building seems spacecraft

28/January/2011

23 Marina

http://i56.tinypic.com/155gr6b.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/11qjl8k.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/30ur6g5.jpg

Great Update Imre!!!

IMRE back in Dubai?!?!?

YEAH!!!!

This is a great day for Dubai

Close-up... anyone for Mikado? ;)

29/January/2011 by 234sale from skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m/page2):

http://i55.tinypic.com/2cru328.jpg

It's a miracle that workers don't get lost in that 3d maze.

It's getting there..:cool:

Nice pics Imre...:okay:

04/February/2011

23 Marina

http://i56.tinypic.com/4t849e.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/a44m0h.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/28utsuc.jpg

^^ Scaffolding grid on top has grown to actual spire size, so next steel level could follow soon.:)
Btw. nice "spider webs" on the triangel balcony ceilings.

Yes, there is progress on top :cheers:

Let there be more crown steel...
...and there was steel :)

08/February/2011 by 234sale from skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m/page2)

http://i54.tinypic.com/oh3c6b.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2rlyw03.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/1zdud6w.jpg

11/February/2011

23 Marina

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http://i54.tinypic.com/i528uw.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2zxxe6p.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/amsf2o.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/9bf7us.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2j0mbzm.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/50m71c.jpg

13/February/2011

Dubai Marina tallest block from the Ariyana Tower

http://i54.tinypic.com/35lhqif.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/359hkwm.jpg

The frames of the triangels of the 23 Marina cone to the right look almost done at the top.

16/February/2011 by Imre:

http://i53.tinypic.com/2znphrm.jpg

Dubai has sure changed since i had last visited it in 07 how many supertalls exist currently in Dubai?

^there are currently 13 offically completed 300m supertalls.theres 6 in the photo that will be added to total.

The frames of the triangels of the 23 Marina cone to the right look almost done at the top.

16/February/2011 by Imre:

http://i53.tinypic.com/2znphrm.jpg

As of today, not only the frames of the triangles are done, but the spire has also increased and is taller then them to at least the height of one floor (so let say some 5 meters taller) :cheers:

http://i54.tinypic.com/b87bee.jpg

impresionante

I believe this is actually the best designed high rise in the tallest block, the octagonal design allows for good views for most residents I believe. The cantilevered balconies with lap pools, love that and the cladding is nice. This would be my first choice as an investor, well after pentominium that is.

yes looks like cone structure has reached 350m.

^^ At least 350m ! :)

Btw. isn't there a design change of the spire? On renders, it appears thinner, mostly round and solid.

^^ The spire will be cladded.

^^ That won't make the spire thinner though... but I guess you're right. :)

Now cladding of the "core floors" has begun, too. Here the vertical direction is underlined more than below.

23/February/2011 by 234sale from skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m/page2)

http://i55.tinypic.com/ds5t1.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/hrzfja.jpg

28/February/2011

23 Marina

http://i54.tinypic.com/2przfnq.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/2i92tth.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/25f7tah.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/qqco5w.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/2qiqutd.jpg

26/02

http://i54.tinypic.com/2qib86c.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/9isd8h.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/9lk5kl.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/a08e1h.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/169019c.jpg

nice. It should not take long before it tops out. :)

Looks like some beams at the back have been raised.

06/March/2011 by PrincessTower:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5501896605_a56d63ca9d_b.jpg

^^ Yes, that triangle has been "closed", as to speak. :cheers:

11/March/2011

23 Marina

http://i51.tinypic.com/swprtc.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2nsrsx0.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/1ta4p5.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/szh1u0.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/vym62c.jpg

11/March/2011

23 Marina , podium

http://i51.tinypic.com/wk5pqp.jpg

It kind of reminds me of Atlanta's tallest, the Bank of America Plaza, especially the top and spire.

Excellent photos. Thanks for posting them.

It kind of reminds me of Atlanta's tallest, the Bank of America Plaza, especially the top and spire.Yes - though the Dubai "pencil" is much more slender.:)

Pencil sharpener in action... ;)
And this looks like first glass panels to me at the inclined top level.

20/March/2011 by PrincessTower:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5543189143_67821d7019_b.jpg

lot of swimming pools, OMG

^^ They are not swimming pool, they are plunge pools. Kind a like a oversized bathtub in your terrace.

^^ nevertheless still a nice feature at such heights.

^^ Of course it's nice. Seating on the water, with a cocktail and watching the sunset ....


PS. The plunge pools aren't simply a luxury feature for the penthouses residents, they serve the purpose of stabilizing the sway of the tower too.

...The plunge pools aren't simply a luxury feature for the penthouses residents, they serve the purpose of stabilizing the sway of the tower too.

does this mean that overweight people living in a high floor skyscraper unit will also stabilize the sway to a small extend, and therefore have an actual incentive to maintain or gain weight??:naughty:

^^ They consist of solid mass and they have the tendency to un-predictably shuttle between the sofa and the kitchen, therefore no. :D

Bank of America, Atlanta:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Plaza_%28Atlanta%29

Designed in the Postmodern architectural style and built in only 14 months, one of the fastest construction schedules for any 1,000 ft (300 m) building. The Plaza's imposing presence is heightened by the dark color of its exterior. It soars into the sky with vertical lines that reinforce its height while also creating an abundance of revenue-generating corner offices. Located over 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) on Peachtree Street, the tower faces its border streets at a 45-degree angle to maximize the views to the north and south (midtown and downtown).

There is a 90 ft (27 m) obelisk-like spire at the top of the building echoing the shape of the building as a whole. Most of the spire is covered in 23 karat (96%) gold leaf. The open-lattice steel pyramid underneath the obelisk glows orange at night due to lighting. At its most basic, this is a modern interpretation of the Art Deco theme seen in the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. The inhabited part of the building actually ends abruptly with a flat roof. On top of this is built a pyramid of girders, which are gilded and blaze at night, with the same type of yellow-orange high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting now used in most street lights. Its design has been characterized as similar to the Messeturm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.



What is the construction time of this tower, and how will the top be lighted?

http://gigapan.org/gigapans/73856/

Another massive image.... ^^

I found 39 workers in that picture

I only see a few, or did you count the ones on the Pentominium aswell. I count +50 there.

Btw 234sale, did you make these yourself? I thought this was Gerald's specialty.
And if you made them are these a lot of stitched photo's, or did you make just one picture with one hell of a camera.

http://gigapan.org/gigapans/73856/

Another massive image.... ^^Oh yes, thanks... here some edited screenshots by me from this gigapan, especially to the connected beams at very top.

29/March/2011 by 234sales:

http://i55.tinypic.com/2z80vx1.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2h2mo11.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/bgp6ig.jpg

^^ Do I get it right that the horizontally laid fat reddish beams at the top are part of the scaffolding?
Looks like they block the spire below... if so, the spire won't rise futher as long as those beams get removed or lifted likewise.

01/April/2011

23 Marina

http://i55.tinypic.com/28k0guo.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/iw5i6h.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2usvjes.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/mcyx5v.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/xmv19h.jpg

^^ Now the transition floors above the podium get their cladding... the x-shape pattern adds another design element, that's unnecessary in my opinium .... the radial "rays" on each side of the podium would've been enough.

Later in the day, steel for the spire was added on top. More then 5 meters of it, but it appears the spire will be a cladded structure and not a simple tube.

1-4-2011

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/abu%20dhabi%20%20dubai%202011/DSC00826.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/abu%20dhabi%20%20dubai%202011/DSC00828.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/abu%20dhabi%20%20dubai%202011/DSC00919.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/abu%20dhabi%20%20dubai%202011/DSC00920.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/abu%20dhabi%20%20dubai%202011/DSC00924.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/abu%20dhabi%20%20dubai%202011/DSC00926.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/abu%20dhabi%20%20dubai%202011/DSC01334.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/abu%20dhabi%20%20dubai%202011/DSC01336.jpg

08/April/2011

23 Marina

http://i52.tinypic.com/21n13c2.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/312imhy.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2e4z09l.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/24lq00m.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/1zmp3ix.jpg

^^ Here's about 10 more meters of spire beams... height could be 370-375m, I think. So not far away from Marina 101 and Princess Tower, and likelly to be temporary tallest in Marina soon! :)

15/April/2011

23 Marina

http://i52.tinypic.com/2ivctmq.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/28u055y.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/157hgf5.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/157p0d3.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/b51ug8.jpg

Crane is coming down. About 10 segments on the ground already.

Crane is coming down. About 10 segments on the ground already.

And how they want to finish the spire? :ohno:

^^ The last set of pictures made it clear how: Same way as the spire on The Torch was build, with a bunch of crazy scafolding.

^^ Well... so the formula here is "do it slower, but cheaper"!? :|

^^ Well, that wouldn't surprise me. Though the spire seams to be not a tube that can be jacked up, rather a steel structure then has to be cladded, and that would need the scafolding around it anyway.

diagram update'
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/363/worldtallestapril.jpg

21-apr

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_1572.jpg


http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_156dd.jpg

^^
looks simple, but I like it :drool:

22/April/2011

23 Marina

http://i55.tinypic.com/6fw0mp.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2n08u3a.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2u63689.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/120tnjn.jpg

29/April/2011

23 Marina

http://i56.tinypic.com/10zmxdy.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/2q0q814.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2a9petl.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/2drbccg.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/n4z7fn.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/o9qv47.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/160vlav.jpg

That scaffolding looks crazy! :nuts:

Crane is almost gone, below the 20th floor now.

That scaffolding looks crazy! :nuts:You're dead-on... some parts are strictly cubic, others in the middle look almost like a random spider web. At top it's risen about 10 meters, to cover the the spire as if it was Kate's wedding dress (of course we've seen renders). Cladding process goes on well... and the guy in pic 4 may qualify for "Ass of the Month" competitions. ;)

^^ Nah, he's just mooning the traffic below, and since Dubai is more or less conservative, he's conforming with the morals of the place, by not showing 'too much' skin.

01/May/2011

23 Marina

http://i53.tinypic.com/jrr1qt.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/35d5hki.jpg

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http://i53.tinypic.com/rj2il0.jpg

New record for Dubai: 23 Marina is the world's tallest residential tower

Tower surpasses The Torch by almost 47 metres; Hircon to begin handover from August

By Parag DeulgaonkarPublished Sunday, May 01, 2011


Come August, Hircon International, a Dubai-based developer, will commence handover of 23 Marina, a 395-metre tower in Dubai Marina, which will then surpass The Torch as the world’s tallest residential tower by almost 47 metres.

“We have got the utility connections… we will have temporary power connection by next week. Snagging notice has been send to investors and we expect residents to move into the apartments by August,” Darshan Hiranandani, Director, Hircon International, told Emirates 24|7.

The 90-storey tower comprises 288 apartments and three penthouses. It has two and three-bedroom apartments and four-bedroom duplexes, ranging from 1,709 sq ft to 5,775 sq ft.

Earlier this week, Select Group, a private property developer, said it will begin handover of The Torch tower, a 348 metres (1,142 ft), 86-storey residential tower, in Dubai Marina from May.

It beat Q1 Tower off Gold Coast, Australia, (323 metres, 1,058 ft) to clinch the title for the world’s tallest residential tower.

In November, Tameer Holding President Federico Tauber told this website that the 107-storey Princess Tower and 91-storey Elite Residence in Dubai Marina will be handed over in the fourth quarter. The 414-metre tower has 763 units, while the latter 381-metre tower has 696 units.

According to Hiranandani, 23 Marina is likely to have an occupancy rate of between 50 and 60 per cent, as most of the apartments have been bought by end-users.

http://www.emirates247.com/property/new-record-for-dubai-23-marina-is-the-world-s-tallest-residential-tower-2011-05-01-1.387403

01/May/2011

http://i56.tinypic.com/2q2icfo.jpg

They are certanly not screwing around :cheers:

It's not topped out. According to CULWULLA's latest diagram the current height is 358 meters, 37m more to go.

-edit- No idea why my post appears earlier than fayzoon's, I was replying to him.

I think it's topped out by now,isn't it?

It's not topped out. According to CULWULLA's latest diagram the current height is 358 meters, 37m more to go.

-edit- No idea why my post appears earlier than fayzoon's, I was replying to him.

oh my god, we did it! we finally managed to travel back in time!

Actually, I foresaw fayzoon's post before he made it! :lol:

03/May/2011

23 Marina

http://i56.tinypic.com/2j3ih4x.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/1znamwz.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/1zlq7er.jpg

^^ One could think the former scaffolding of The Torch's crown and spire was moved over to 23 Marina. :eat:

What building is that taken from Imre? Amazing view!!!

What building is that taken from Imre? Amazing view!!!

From the Trident Grand Residence (TGR) penthouse.

Nice Marina , Sea and Palm view.

http://i53.tinypic.com/2qn2hyg.jpg

The tower is amazing

the spire is prob about 380m now. not long to go

http://tinypic.com/dr3vqo.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/2zntshi.jpg

Nice to see my pic of the model from 2005 (or 6) popping up again :D

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/229364_219387621420062_100000464767170_912484_5210416_n.jpg

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/227449_219394598086031_100000464767170_912584_7223418_n.jpg

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http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225409_219391691419655_100000464767170_912550_330442_n.jpg

looking for 4br duplex or big 3BR with full palm view.

Pm me if you somebody wants to sell.

I love this one. It has a simple but elegant and attractive design.

And very tall really!!
I thought they might down the road add the 5 meters to make it 400m even!

13/May/2011

23 Marina

http://i56.tinypic.com/24611fl.jpg

Supertall everywhere! At least it has different toppings on top that would make it unsual with the rest of the group. Nice building!

Can you imagine buying a nice apartment in this building for tons of cash with a great view. Years later, they finish the Pentominium next door, now you have a view of someone's balcony. :-(

One week ago:
Three Marina giants at one height level, but 23 Marina, with grown spire, is about to take the lead. :)

17/May/2011 by 234sale from www.skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?402-Dubai-Marina-General-Photography/page4):

http://i56.tinypic.com/so64c1.jpg

18/May/2011 by 234sale (my merged snapshots from gigapan.org (http://gigapan.org/gigapans/77556/)):

http://i55.tinypic.com/2mzxirk.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/2w1wrkg.jpg

Awesome. It looks like a rocket.

That scaffolding at the top is insane, I think it has about 40 levels. :nuts:

last pic: VERTICAL! :)

the tower really stands out compared to the towers

27/May/2011

23 Marina

http://i55.tinypic.com/fz6fww.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2vwemhl.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/50sd2t.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/1fwyfl.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2na5ft4.jpg

Looks pretty close to T/O. How much more height for the spire to go?

Looks pretty close to T/O. How much more height for the spire to go?

Looks to me like it's at its final height. This one should be topped out. :banana:

02/June/2011

Dubai Marina , tallest block

http://i53.tinypic.com/25guwbp.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2v3n4wn.jpg

Looks to me like it's at its final height. This one should be topped out. :banana:Maybe you're right ... or the missing segment is not much longer than the tiny octogonal finishing on the renders' top.

This view - most likely from Mag 218 Tower - will be blocked step by step by The Pentominium...

... 30 May 2011 by 234sale on skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m/page3):

http://i53.tinypic.com/2qdmmhe.jpg

03/June/2011

23 Marina

http://i54.tinypic.com/einlf9.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/smvbyv.jpg

^^ There's a bit more scaffolding on top than in May 27, isn't it? So no topping out then.

Here's 06/June/2011 from 234sale on skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?462-23-MARINA-89F-Res-395m/page3):

http://i51.tinypic.com/292185d.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/2cibivq.jpg

I don't think it has gone any higher, and certanly it will not go more.

aircraft lights are flashing up top.

Wikipedia's listing this thing as topped out on "List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai" but not "List of Tallest Buildings in the World", so can someone confirm the status of this thing? :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Dubai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world

Wikipedia's listing this thing as topped out on "List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai" but not "List of Tallest Buildings in the World", so can someone confirm the status of this thing? :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Dubai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world

The wikipedia information was probably written by some one on this forum.

02/June/2011

Dubai Marina , tallest block

http://i53.tinypic.com/25guwbp.jpg


Taken straight from simcity. Cheesy
And the tower in discussion :puke:

10/June/2011

23 Marina

http://i53.tinypic.com/2qc2h3l.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/2guw654.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/30utp2d.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/352k9z8.jpg

"Mast installation 100% completed"
http://www.hircon-me.com/contsruction_updates/default.asp

Topped out?

It's topped out on ctbuh.org

Yes, it's topped out. There's even a temporary beacon lighting up on top.

Though, the must has yet to be cladded.

spire completed?

18june

not completed, work has been going on even at night with lots of lights on withing the scaffolding around the spire.

Possibly topped out, I can't really tell.

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_2564.jpg

thanks

24/June/2011

23 Marina

http://i54.tinypic.com/14bj63d.jpg

how long doest it take to finish an ispire?!

Considering how long it took for The Torch, I would say a few more months at least.

^^ Ironic or realistic? Maybe 23 Marina is a different case:
18june

not completed, work has been going on even at night with lots of lights on withing the scaffolding around the spire. ...The Torch rarely had that pace in the late phase. So I wouldn't be surprise to see the spire unveilled around July. :cheers2:

Am I wrong or has the height of this building gone down 6 meters?
There has been nothing about that on this thread.
But I am sure it first was 395 meters.

^^ There have been since the begining conflicting reports about height. Some said 389, others 395. Guess the CTBUH got the definitive answer from the developer .

^^ Ironic or realistic? Maybe 23 Marina is a different case:
The Torch rarely had that pace in the late phase. So I wouldn't be surprise to see the spire unveilled around July. :cheers2:
Well, we just have to wait and see :cheers:

Am I wrong or has the height of this building gone down 6 meters?
There has been nothing about that on this thread.
But I am sure it first was 395 meters.Yes, you're right... few weeks ago, 23 Marina was listed with 395m here. Our Dubai section (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=191805) has it yet at 395m / 89 fl, so do skyscraperpage.com (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=36289) and emporis.com (http://www.emporis.com/building/23marina-dubai-unitedarabemirates) atm (the floorcount shifts between 89 and 90 on the web, too).
But CTBUH (http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=247) shows 389m / 90 floors, perhaps they got first-hand infos from Hircon, as Altin suggests.

That's a very impressive bit of scaffolding!



http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_2564.jpg

I was there few days ago,i made a quick video mix about the skyscrapers in Dubai,i hope u like it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G3y_XgzDhs

I was there few days ago,i made a quick video mix about the skyscrapers in Dubai,i hope u like it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G3y_XgzDhs

nice video. And nice music :cheers:

Why don't they choose to airlift the spire? It seems over-complicated erecting all that scaffolding for the spire?

^^ And Airlifting is a piece of cake? :nuts:

In terms of speed it's much, much easier...

With the scaffolding method they must erect the scaffolding, construct and bring up the pieces of spire and then take down the scaffolding. Airlifting merely takes one or two workers harnessed around/onto the highest portion of the spire. A helicopter brings it up, they attach it and voila.

That's how they did the CN Tower and the spire is much larger on it.

So if you airlift the spire you don't have to construct it somewhere else, or those manhours don't count?

They used airlifting in CN Tower because that was the best solution at the time the tower was build, considering also the stand-alone location. Airlifting is dangerous, a pain in the neck as far as insurence is concerned and getting all the necessary permissions. A crane does the job easier, using scafolding even more so.

How often and when was the last time airlifting was used in construction of tall towers worldwide? Think about it.

has anybody seen the actual spire inside yet? I had a good view from SZR a few days ago when the sun was perfectly behind it, and I couldn't see it inside. so still preparing I guess.

^^ The spire skeleton has been there for ages, just that isn't clad yet.