Horizon Tower

Ain Al Mraysse - Beirut, Lebanon


www.horizontower-lb.com


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FACTS

-Horizon Investment Holding
-$28 million project
-Plot of 3,280m2 and with a total built-up area of 35,000m2
-20 Floors

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/b794898a.jpg




$28 million Horizon Tower in Beirut’s Ain Mreisseh district

Horizon Tower is a two-block development on Avenue de Paris in Ain Mreisseh.

The of $28 million project is owned by two companies, Horizon East and Horizon West, part of Horizon investment holding, mostly owned by Saudi investor Mohammad Abdel-kader Al-Fadl. Each building consists of 20 floors.

The block offers residential apartments with varying sizes.

The development will be built on a plot of 3,280m2 and with a total built-up area of 35,000m2.

The Horizon Tower is the one in the middle under construction:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/2480684940043016773UnSOsA_ph.jpg


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Naregkar Pictures

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that must be a really nice street to live in it wood costs Millions to buy one there and i wounder what the vew is like from there
in my house in lebanon i have the best views of the sea i love being up high

this tower doesn't really show it's 28 million dollars lol...not my taste

From the billboard,i can tell that there's still like 7 or 8 floors to be built.

I dont know, there are only supposed to be 20 floors, and in this pic it seems they are approaching 20:

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5987/dscn07973pi5ak.jpg

Could they have increased the number of floors?

Could they have increased the number of floors?
It seems they have, coz looking at the rendering, the upper floors seem to have one attached balcony unlike the others which there exists a space.
But if they have changed the plan, I guess it wouldn't have the same height as the other two towers nearby.

Any updates on this tower? Pics, articles, info? I am still wondering what the final number of floors will be...

Okay guys, its been over a month since the last pics of this tower (taken by Naregkar)... so have there been any noticeable changes? Has this tower topped out yet?

No, they haven't been working on it for over a month now, I don't know why. Probably legal problems.

Copied from another thread:

tnxs Beirut! :), so the Horizon Tower is 2 towers if im not mistaken?

^^ That's what it seems... which doesn't make sense since we only see one being built now, but maybe it will be behind it facing the rear street?

I guess so, but a rendering I saw not to long ago showed one building. Hmm how puzzling lol hehe


Well maybe this aerial view will help us sort this out:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/Horizonplot.jpg

In this pic (taken before construction) you can see how large the plot of land actually is and it is possible the second tower could be in the rear...

In this pic (taken before construction) you can see how large the plot of land actually is and it is possible the second tower could be in the rear...

A swimming pool and other facilities will be located in the back. It will be one building that is split in half. Give me a week and I will post the rendering of what the building is supposed to look like and you'll see what I mean.

^^ Okay thanks, so the article is wrong in implying there are two buildings?

Horizon Tower is a two-block development on Avenue de Paris in Ain Mreisseh. ...
The of $28 million project is owned by two companies, Horizon East and Horizon West, part of Horizon investment holding ... Each building consists of 20 floors.

It's one building that is split in half, that's what they mean by the Horizon East and Horizon West. It's not really two separate buildings because it is one structure.

UPDATE: A new, clearer rendering has been added to the first post.

I hope the ugly chicken restaurant (on the left of the tower) doesnt stay in that prime location... or at least they could paint it a different color?

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Thanks for this pic Nadini!

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has there been any updates so far on this project

Here is a better rendering of this project and the billboard posted in front of the tower:

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omg thats so lik... diffrent to to the other rending .. well looks diffrent
i like this building now i thought it was just a plan building

^^ I know I really like it, but for some reason contruction was temporarily halted for a few weeks prior to the war... and now after the war, who knows...

Anyway, I still took some pics even though not much has changed since Nareg's pics...

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How many floors this building is really about?:D they didn't reach joining point yet,and they built about 18 floors.

^^ They are on the 20th and final floor. The two sides of the building will be joined at floor 15 though they just havent connected the balconies yet.

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^^ this is an older picture of the Horizon tower under construction, if u notice the top part of some other picture is more complete. I just added it cuz i felt it belonged to this section

^^ You are right I wasnt thinking... this is a much older pic actually...so I guess things arent as bad as I thought. Im just so upset that construction has halted and we no nothing about the situation!

Horizon Tower is still in its old status. I wonder why they are not working on it.

I took these pics from AUB before my lecture...

Horizon Tower from back as of 03/11/2006. As you may notice, works are still halted.

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OHHHH,thanx nareg.Gr8 needed update :)
I wonder though,why construction is halted,i mean,it's almost complete :S

Not good news, but great pics nonetheless... I like this angle!

Today I realised that the cranes have changed their angle (I mean rotated) and saw a person (didn't identify him to be a worker or not) on the roof. (Maybe secret agent?) Moreover, during a night as I passed the corniche I saw that they have turned the lights on [of the balconies].

^^ hmm... this may be good news but you never know the wind could have moved the cranes? Also, even when I was there during and before the war (construction had been stopped since June) they had the balcony lights on...

Wuauw, another great building from Beruit, the render its nice, and it should be great living there in front of that ocean, THANKS a lot for the pi:cheers: cs!!!!

Good news... I can confirm that some works are going. I saw the crane rotating with a load and workers on the roof.

Hopefully the work is construction! thanks again Nareg... keep us updated...

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Hmm, who took that pic Nadini? It's again from AUB, few metres away from the place I had taken my recent pics.

New pics taken today from my class at AUB. (Sorry for the bad quality, I took them with my cell-phone cam)

As you can see, works have finally resumed and it seems a new floor will be soon added.

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Okay, here is a new update.
Taken 22/03/2007

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^^ Oh wow, finally the HT has topped out. I am really glad that this project has finally resumed construction... any chance we can see a frontal view?

I guess this answers your question Beirut! :)

Taken on 22/03/2007

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^^ Thanks, its better than I expected it to look! The facade of this tower is also something to look forward to, lets hope they begin the cladding soon.

i was woundering about this building , its getting along great

^^ Thanx nareg. :)

Hope they begin cladding soon too :)

Mashalla, we are gonna have A great skyline!
I hope people will come and see this beautiful country after all :ohno:




!please سلام لبلدي

^^ Don't worry,lol:D it's not that bad ;) I mean we've been through waaaaaaaay more bad times,and if lebanese pple can't come over this little crisis,no power on earth can ;) :) WE R THE PHOENIX :)

What's the Elevated part in the back???i don't see it in the Renders of the Building:S
Also,,,are they going to add the Spires on Top of the building??HOPE SO,they look so NICE in the renders.

^^ Look closely in the renders, the back isnt visable so it could be as planned.

loikuj

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10/04/2007

This image is taken from a new angle (from AUB) which shows the back of the building.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6343/dscn1560az3.jpg

^^Oh it looks very gr8 from the back,i wish we could see a rendering for the back side.

It looks like the last floor is a duplex or something

Yes, a rendering of the rear would be helpful, however just seeing any progress with this tower is great news, considering construction was halted for a long time (even prior to last summer's war).

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No much progress,i wonder why :S

its a shame not much work has been done , it was one of my fave projects around the water front

Here are some more renderings:

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1st July

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Here is an old pic, but worth posting!

(courtesy of marlowski on Flickr)

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The sea front is becoming a wall :ohno:

^^Why are you saying that??

The new buildings are too high, they are blocking the view on the sea and Sannine from AUB & the buildings on Bliss st...Furthermore, those buildings are from built the rich Arabs from the Gulf & some wealthy Lebanese folks, and not for us, ordinary Lebanese citizens.

The contrast between rich and poor is becoming more and more striking, the middle class is being eliminated :ohno:

Please let's not get off topic and let's avoid discussing social issues in project threads.

Having said that, notice the new street lamps along the corniche! The high-rises along the coast look really nice with the palm trees, etc - it gives the city its "Miami-look".

^^the street lamps in the pic i posted above were always there,they r not new

^^ Are you sure?? I walked there all the time and never saw them before...plus they look new, but maybe Im wrong...

^^there's just one or two of them,located only in that part,i am not sure as well,i might be wrong,but i have seen them b4.

this is taking forever! -_-
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Is this tower ON-HOLD??????????

November 7th

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^^It's Definately ON-HOLD

^^ It is not on hold. However, progress is so slow. On average, there are four or five workers taking part in the construction process of this tower.

This is taking forever 'ouffff'

December 27 2007

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^^ Maybe it is not 100% sold yet?

well at least it is topped out...

December 13th 2007

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January 2008

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1 march 08

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^^ So is the cladding going up or what? It is hard to tell...

^^That is possible..because according to Nareg, they ARE working on that tower.
For a long period I thought it was on hold.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/2348397308_c42803d380_o.jpg

On the extreme right

^^ So is the cladding going up or what? It is hard to tell...

yes they r .....the sides r almost over and they r working on the front (i passed yesterday but didnt have my cam. sorry))

20 March 2008

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March 24-08

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^^Finally some major progress!! Thanks a lot!!

This is courtesy of Cedra? :D (GOD I loooove this name!)

Btw, today is March 24 and the pic was taken on March 25?? :nuts:

^^oops fixed
yup i took this pic , welcome.

Beirut guy, what is the major progress you are referring to? It still looks the same to me...

^^Have you seen any photo before that really shows the cladding at this stage?(right side of the tower)

both sides are almost completely "cladded" and they started cladding the front ....
u cant see it cause of the sun but the curved parts r cladded ....... and on the left they reached the 4th floor

^^Have you seen any photo before that really shows the cladding at this stage?(right side of the tower)

Maybe you are right; I guess it's hard to tell with the sunlight.

April 16 2008
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May 7 2008

Flickr

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u can also see the PT on the far right of the pic

May 16 2008

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May 24 2008

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Just saw on future news a report about the relief the Lebanese feel after the presidential elections,and i noticed Glass Cladding on the third of fourth floor .it looks good.i think this one is gonna look so good when all facade works complete.

June 1st 2008
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June 22 2006

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20 juillet 2008

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I took this pic on Aug. 28, 08:

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August 13, 2008
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September 8 2008

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shou it seems starbucks opened on rawche, nice!

^^ Yes it's new but not very big. By the way, this is Ain el Mreisseh/Manara area not Raouche. There was a Starbucks in Raouche but it was recently demolished to make way for Bahri Gardens II.

the back is almost completed! good to see some progress
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It's getting along fine...finally
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December 2008

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August 13, 2008
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I wonder what will happen to the old small yellow building on the right side of the Horizon Tower:?
And the former "Al tazaj" chicken restaurant on its left:?

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our lovely corniche!!!

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^^
Sorry to ask this question on this thread:
They forgot to replace these old balustrades, why is that?:ohno:
and what's the deal with this like "small trashy balcony", i don't see why they left it like that, so ugly!!!

^^I've never seen this before, it looks like it's toward the far end of the courniche..
Maybe it belongs to the restaurant there (El-Afandi is it?)
still i agree its ugly and out of place

yea why didnt they just extend it? maybe it was illegal coastal construction

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January 23

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looks at the roof, its finally forming
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Is that Manara Tower under construction in the center of the photo?

some new rendering
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6830/horizon20front.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1204/horizon20back.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

March 6 209

Courtesy of Roobee

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some new rendering
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6830/horizon20front.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1204/horizon20back.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:uh: :uh: those rendering look gorgeous :drool:
but what are these round blue circles in the middle?

such a nice coast line



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:uh: :uh: those rendering look gorgeous :drool:
but what are these round blue circles in the middle?

Obviously the architect is trying to be fancy. It doesn't add much to the building IMO.

March 14 2009

courtesy of Ghia & Nadim

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^^ such a pretty picture.. i miss Beirut :drool:

according to this website http://www.iloubnan.info/business/reportage/id/454/article/1320

It allready complete..but judging by the recent pictures dosent look like it.

April 25

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May 1st

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Wow this hasn't been updated in a while...Courtesy of Me (sorry for the low quality):

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^^ The pace of this project is unbelievably slow.

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I see reflection of glass (finally)
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^^ yep they've definitely installed glass :)
passed by this tower today ..

What are they doing with the roof of the restaurant at bottom right?

They should cover the whole sides of the Horizon Tower and the tower on its right with glass really,i wish i was a business man i would have donated money just to do this.

What are they doing with the roof of the restaurant at bottom right?

lol nothing, those holes have been there for a while

comparing with other buildings under construction in beirut, this is ugly.

^^ Yes,because it's maybe one of the oldest ones,though not completed yet :D

I wouldn't mind living in it for the great sea view it will have ;)

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October 5

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I actually like that back
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honestly the design is simple. we need more sofisticated designs in Lebanon. This is typical .. almost. dont u think so?

^^ Yes, most people here have expressed those views, but what is most concerning is that the project has taken four years and the construction is still not complete yet!

Taken on Saturday, 21st of November

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November 26 2009

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^^ that 7 floor low rise is just amazing (2nd bldg from the right)

Courtesy of Johan A. (taken Jan 23)

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Courtesy of melodream

Feb. 4

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Why is this building taking forever to complete??? I am glad it looks like it's almost done now, but this is one of the slowest constructions I've ever seen!

^^ This tower and Sea View are competing for the record...

courtesy of steven
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Back view of ain el mrayse?!?!?! nooooo waaaaay........feels like a Palestinian refugee camp!!! except for the cars....its a total mess.....3anjad ya ma ta7ta el sawahy dawahy.......this should be all demolished and reconstructed!!!! :(

Fixing the fence, painting and asphlat/bricks..would make a world of difference

Today they dismantled the front crane after nearly two years when the rear crane was dismantled. Just as a side note, Burj Khalifa's construction duration took less time than this!

Project duration:
The core & shell of the project including all basements and electromechanical installations have been complete for some time now.

The reason its taken some time to complete the front facade is basically because all apartments were sold as core & shell. A large part of these apartments are owned by the actual arab investors in the project. The contractor was not allowed to remove the tower crane until all residents completed their interior decorations which took a long time due to the fact that a lot of the owners/investors were not too excited about putting money into their apartments because of the political instability before the elections and therefore kept postponing working on the interiors. Residents only started working on their interiors after elections.
Therefore with people still hauling all kinds of construction materials into their apartments through the front balconies , the front facade had to be halted until everyone completed their interior decoration. Most apartments are now finished but not all however the decision has finally been made to remove the tower crane and complete the front facade and the few apartments left that haven't finished will just have to make do with the building service elevator :)

^^ Thank you for sharing this information with us - very helpful! We were all very curious about this situation.

this is so heavy

courtesy of miranada
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courtesy of fabian
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It's not that bad, I actually like it
courtesy of Pieter
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courtesy of frans
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courtesy of johannes
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^^ Can someone remind me the name of the u/c next to it?

Sea View Residence

Nov 2010

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22 January 2011

By Ferhat Yurdam

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courtesy of ayskrim
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We should change the status of this building to finally COMPLETED :tongue2:

^^ FINALLY!

Courtesy of me. Taken on 19-6-2011.

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Taken by me last month

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November 2011, by me.

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af175/_Zippo_/SSC%20Projects%20Pictures/Horizon%20Tower/november-2011-Zippo.jpg