Hello everyone,

Everywhere I go I am noticing new buildings going up left and right. Since I dont have enough info on them at the moment I thought I would just start a thread for all the projects underway that we dont have much info on. Hopefully as time goes by and we learn more we can start a new thread for each one.


Please post any pics of U/C projects that you dont know much about or that dont fit in anywhere else.

Near the Marriot - Beirut:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/DSCN3477.jpg

Near the UNESCO Center:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/DSCN3483.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/DSCN3482.jpg

Renovating and older building near Verdun Street:

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/417/dscn3506pg9.jpg

?

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/3342/dscn3507rw5.jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/8466/dscn3508th9.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6793/dscn3564cv9.jpg


http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1315/dscn3562pu4.jpg

A building going up at Sodeco Square:

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2881/dscn3567hu6.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7976/dscn3569xn5.jpg

Near Rouche:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9681/dscn3571tw9.jpg

Also near Rouche:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1116/dscn3573ym3.jpg

In Achrafiyeh:

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4161/dscn3582kx9.jpg

Some renovations in Achrafiyeh:

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3741/dscn3588fl7.jpg

Near the BHV-Monoprix mall:

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6493/dscn3479fa4.jpg

A new residential tower near the AUB campus:

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4738/dscn3727rl0.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/3686/dscn3726ub7.jpg

Near the Saudi embassy:

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4053/dscn3871xb3.jpg

Does anyone know what building this is? I took it randomly while driving through the BCD...

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/6800/dscn3791zq5.jpg

Same with this building...

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/2553/dscn3789fb7.jpg

This is also in the BCD, have no clue what it could be sorry...

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/7024/dscn3766cj7.jpg

Heres another U/C building in the BCD:

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/8373/dscn3798ll4.jpg

Most of them are residential buildings.
The first and the second stand side by side.
The third one is next to 1330 Park Avenue.
The forth one is few metres away from Martyrs Square.

^^ Thanks, but I was hoping to get these projects named and into their own thread. Hopefully we will find some more info...

Ok,i'm all mixed up,i guess i know this U/C tower,but i just can't remember the name!!!!!!!! HELP

http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/4894/under12ju0.jpg

^^ This pic is sooo old. This is the Manara Tower which has been complete for a few years now. I posted some pics of it in the Completed Towers thread.

The 2 U/C towers in the CENTER:

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/261/dscn1053rw3.jpg

Ok guys,Does anyone have any information on the 'HUGO 43' Tower in Ashrafieh ,Architect Pierre Bassil ????????????

^^ After an Internet 'research' I found info about this tower on APAVE's 2005 Business Report.
It seems it is located on Victor Hugo Street.
According to the report, it is 20-story residential building.

I extracted the render from the PDF file. It is too small but gives an idea.

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6924/hugo43zc9.jpg

Tallest unidentified project

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3658/beirut6uh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Is that tower U/C?

I guess that building is not U/C. Moreover, it seems to be tall because it is located on one of the hills of Ashfrafieh.

Here is a picture posted by Nadini. (I guess Nadini posted in one of the Photo Forum threads months ago).

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9089/515181511mbehayph1on4.jpg

I searched this building and probably this is its location on Google Earth: 33°53'39.35"N, 35°31'31.08"E

what is the new building located on the foreground of this photos, appears to look like a shopping plaza or hotel???

^^ It's the ABC shopping mall in Ashrafieh :)

Whats this building on the left?
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/3695/52370914wv2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Whats this building on the left?
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/3695/52370914wv2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Well it's near UNESCO...right?

Yes,Right
and the building on the Right >>>>> is the NEW Education ministry Building.

Whatever happened to the ugly old cinema in BCD? sorry if I'm asking in the wrong thread.


Please refer to this thread:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=365183

is there any law consirning unfinished buildings (as in ones that have been standing with no facade, just cement blocks, for ages)? not so much in central beirut, but u see them EVERYWHERE in the suburbs. in dubai i heard that if a building is not completed within 2 years, the government then has the right to keep the property...?

Tallest unidentified project

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3658/beirut6uh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

alrighty we got the name for this tower, its the Karam Tower, hurray

http://www.skyscrapers.com/en/wm/bu/?id=karamtower-beirut-lebanon

there own site
http://www.karamtower.com/

Gr8 Job Nadini , So it's KARAM TOWER :) and it's 26 floors,Cool to know :)

any clue where this place is located?

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/4164/4607174502c33cc58cabis2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Yes, I have a clue.

This is located to the opposite of Saifi Village I. The petrol station is on George Haddad Street. The construction activity seen in the picture is part of Elie Selwan's projects (contracting company).

^^The Building on the left is designed by Bernard khoury :)

Ahh thank you, those apartment on the left sure look weird, any render of the building u/c in the right side of the picture?

^^ That's the same building that we have been having trouble identifying for a while now (it is next to the Sursock Tower).

Ahh thank you, those apartment on the left sure look weird, any render of the building u/c in the right side of the picture?

I actually like the Building on the left,IB3 Building By Bernard khoury :) Completed in 2006.

http://www.bernardkhoury.com/ProjectBigPictures/113_113_IMAGE-03.jpg

http://www.bernardkhoury.com/ProjectPictures/113_IMAGE-02.jpg

it looks rusted, and whats up with the all concrete side of the building, im not a big fan of this khoury and what building is that in the second pic of ur last post?

^^ I donnu what that Building is??i guess it's the same Building we all asking about :D

^^ ehh you're right, oufff its pretty tall we have to find out what it is, yalla im investigating

^^ I like it very much, it reminds me of a residential low-rise in an American city.

I guess this Gives you an idea :)

http://www.bernardkhoury.com/ProjectBigPictures/113_IMAGE-01.jpg

Notice the crane in the center plot? Anyone know about what type of building is going up there?

Anyone have a clue?

http://community.iexplore.com/photos/journal_photos/beirut4.jpg

What about this plot?

http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Shan+Lee/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/Picture%20057.jpg

I dont know how to include the previous message in this comment but...Comment 97- It looks like the building next to the Pavilions...in the pavilions post it shows the "finnished side" from the front..#99 could that be La residence by Ivana Trump?

AmeriLEB, post 99 does not show DAMAC Properties' La Residance. That is the Science Museum. The plot of land where there is an activity will include private residential low-rises and most probably villas.

Are these the unidentified towers with the sursock???? They have an impact on the skyline thats for sure
(my cousin found it somewhere on the net)
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3384/portbydarknephilimrr5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ I wonder how recent this pic is.... both towers seem to have topped out, but I cant tell from this angle if the Sursock is one of them.

It is recent enough. One of them is Sursock Tower and the other one the famous unidentified.

One question if anyone knows : I see works has been made to the huge parking beside the Holiday Inn tower, anyone has a clue what they are doing?

Before
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4438/13150893td3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

After
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1349/42268397wi9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ I noticed construction there last summer...but heard nothing about any new project. It is a HUGE plot though, so hopefully a nice tower.

There's a building rising quickly near Sursock Tower:

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/7370/beirut226xv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Could this be a new tower rising behind the Bahri Gardens?


http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/587/beirut238so1.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2413/538443300a7de425ae0oib6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4141/5385599750fee0fb295ooy6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ These are old pics, this building has been completed for a while now

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4017/beirut240ra6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Could this be a new tower risig behind the Bahri Gardens?

Yes.. it's shown better in this pic

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6498/beirut239rn2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

courtesy of emi_projects
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1655/622062303c6f8cf62edbvb5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/3043/62206247919a6147f7ebzz8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/8618/622062547124e04b289bwr7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ First we need to determine the neighborhood... it might be a school or hospital, or maybe even a shopping center or supermarket.

^^ It is located on the new Mansourieh road. It is a low-rise. But I'm not sure what is its usage.

Could this be a new tower rising behind the Bahri Gardens?


http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/587/beirut238so1.jpg

There shouldn't be a tower here, i found some renders in a magazine and this land is suppose to be connected with th Bahri Gardens
take a look:

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/2848/bahrigardensrender001ws7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ I had thought the same thing... it seems plans have changed because obviously a building is u/c now. I hope it is a highrise of the same height...

Could this be a new tower rising behind the Bahri Gardens?


i have finaly figuered out the solution:banana: :banana: :the problem is with the angle of the pic because in reality, this new tower u/c is behind the tower next to bahri gardens and not behind B.G. itself

^^ OH YES, you are right! Now if we can only find out its name...

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/802/92918636hf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

What building is getting build in the backgound. I am not very sure if it is the "Le Gray" hotel.

^^ I think its Saifi Village 2

From the pic that Hassoun posted in Skyline thread. Good progress.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7993/beirut111lx1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

There's a building rising quickly near Sursock Tower:

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/7370/beirut226xv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ yep and here's a close look of the progress
courtesy of carmenduran
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7074/carmenduranel5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ The one with the cladding work going on is starting to look a bit like Ashrafiyeh tower

any more information regarding this building on the mountain hehe
Courtesy of nycGRAEME
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7652/nycgraemeay5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ It looks like its U/C but its been like that for many years...

I didn't know where to post this but I just wanted to say that there are some nice project going on there, it's near verdun and Four points by Sheraton:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/nearverdun.jpg


+There is a nice tower named "Kronfol Tower" u/c (not really u/c but this site is closed with a wall with some really nice renders). I'm not sure at all but I think that it is arround 18 floors. As for the location, I don't know the exact name, it's somewher near Baribr, the biggening of the cola bridge, somewhere behind the USJ "sciences humaines" campus, near the Palace of Pins or the Residence of the french Ambassador...i couldn't find it on google Earth

any clue what this building is?
courtesy of carcura
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3762/19811240293664b97156bwy6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Hugo 43

There is a nice tower named "Kronfol Tower" u/c (not really u/c but this site is closed with a wall with some really nice renders). I'm not sure at all but I think that it is arround 18 floors. As for the location, I don't know the exact name, it's somewher near Baribr, the biggening of the cola bridge, somewhere behind the USJ "sciences humaines" campus, near the Palace of Pins or the Residence of the french Ambassador...i couldn't find it on google Earth

To the best of my knowledge, the location on Google Earth is 33.8788°, 35.5081°.

courtesy of Carcura

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5008/1982362764f001a6c260bdb5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^sursock tower is the One on the right,what's the tower on the Left???

^^ The one on the left is one of the unidentified towers in that area.

From my observation, and with comparison to a few renderings I have, the tower on the left is named Aridi Tower. I'm 95 per cent sure.

^^ Much progress! The entire facade seems complete and since we had no renders I had no idea what to expect.


...and the crane on the left? what is going on there?

whats this building up front? is it some kinda office building thats been retrofitted into a historic building?

^^ it's centrale, restaurant/bar, by bernard khoury if I'm not mistaken

...hmm interesting. bernard khoury is such a pioneer in those things. well ...from what i've learned of him off SSC

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

^^ Unnamed residential tower in Ras Beirut.

alot of new buildings being built in Ras Beirut. By the way were you all find these renders and stuff on the internet ? I cant seem to find any.

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

^^ Unnamed residential tower in Ras Beirut.

Looks like it's on the Corniche

Maybe it's not U/C and i know it's not in Beirut,i guess this is Anfeh???

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2394/2190546806_ba4f591fdc_b.jpg

^^ I believe this is Jounieh?

Somewhere in Ras Beirut - on the corniche

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

^^ looks nice nothing wow ... I wounder if there getting rid of the old ugly buildings to build the news ones.


Maybe it's not U/C and i know it's not in Beirut,i guess this is Anfeh???

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2394/2190546806_ba4f591fdc_b.jpg

I think that Building in Jounieh has been like that for a long time. They need to renovate the resorts there... there so outdated.

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

^^ Unnamed residential tower in Ras Beirut.

Notice the similarity in the renderings (the people in the foreground)

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


...are there really enough empty plots along the corniche for these towers?

maybe they will bulldoze old ones to make way for new ones.

Maybe it's not U/C and i know it's not in Beirut,i guess this is Anfeh???

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2394/2190546806_ba4f591fdc_b.jpg

This is Tabarja Beach & Aquamarina to the right

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=34.016544&lon=35.631602&z=16&l=0&m=a&v=2

Does any one know what building this is that is undergoing some sort of construction/renovation? The angle of the pic is throwing me off but that is the UN building in downtown in the center of the pic.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/capt_bei10202201452_mideast_lebanon.jpg

If you look in the background it appears there is a tall tower under construction (see billboard) in Dbayeh...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/posche-carrera-4s-dbaye11231-gk.jpg

What project is that on the left??

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2283048675_dcbf1082bd_b.jpg

You can see a building under construction in the background. This pic was taken in Verdun...any ideas on the exact location/project?

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/4range-verdun3123-gk.jpg

What project is that on the left??

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2283048675_dcbf1082bd_b.jpg

This is the "Beirut Gardens" project. When was this pic taken?

^^It was taken on February 11 2008

^^ Thanks, I moved it into its respective thread.

Large building U/C on the right. I believe this is (near) Achrafiyeh...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/20112007988dm6.jpg
Courtesy of OmarPERU

????

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7969/43996551dd1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8003/dsc04897ki4.jpg
By rabih_alt (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/rabih_alt), shot with W810i (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=W810i&make=Sony+Ericsson) at 2008-02-24

Large building U/C on the right. I believe this is (near) Achrafiyeh...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/20112007988dm6.jpg[/
Courtesy of OmarPERU

In this part of Achrafieh, there's an U/C bldg every 100m..

????

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7969/43996551dd1.jpg]

I think this is Beirut Souks..

????

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7969/43996551dd1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Most Probably Beirut souks

i kinda knew it but wanted to be sure thanx

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Since this is already identified as the Hatab Tower, I will make a thread for it... do you know exactly where it is located? For instance, what is it near?

Thanks!

Hatab Tower, 15f
Verdun, near Concorde
behind the glass bldg where Lina's sandwiches is...

come to think abt it, i dont think we're giving that area enough credit!
where is the thread for BLOM HQ? it's one of the most beautifull bldgs in Beirut and the glass bldg with lina's and united colors of beneton...
(sorry, i'm a little ignorant on bldg names :))

w kamen, what abt that bldg in UNESCO? where the new ministry of education is gonna be... the huge gorgeous bldg is completed...

^^The problem is to find photos :) Why don't you take some photos of the projects going on in this part of Beirut? In that Rond Point where the new ministry of education is located, there are some nice highrises that are going built...

We posted Pics for the Ministry Of Education New building B4 , but i don't remember where Exactly.

^^They were posted in this thread actually :)

^^ Yes, but we need new pics of this building now that it is complete.

Hatab Tower, 15f
Verdun, near Concorde
behind the glass bldg where Lina's sandwiches is...

come to think abt it, i dont think we're giving that area enough credit!
where is the thread for BLOM HQ? it's one of the most beautifull bldgs in Beirut and the glass bldg with lina's and united colors of beneton...
(sorry, i'm a little ignorant on bldg names :))

w kamen, what abt that bldg in UNESCO? where the new ministry of education is gonna be... the huge gorgeous bldg is completed...


About the other buildings you mentioned, those are no longer under construction so there is no need to make threads for them. However, you can find some pics in the Architecture subforum in the Completed Towers thread and I encourage everyone to add some more to that thread - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388877

Completed towers:
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/9851/2056745230048871983mkatgy0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2773/dsc00662gz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

anyone knows what this building houses?
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3334/2327422728699463fe45bhm2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^That's a convention Center in Metn coast area.I forgot Its name,Maybe MURR convention center or so.

That's the Emile Lahoud convention center in Dbayeh.

its very nice and modern though ! .... just need a name change.

U/C - Achrafieh - Beirut

SLIM building

http://i27.tinypic.com/i79bwx.jpg

This building is located in Achrafieh, facing AUST University. It's a Residential project. The triangular plot is only 200 squre meter.
Is should be topped out or completed by now, because last summer (2007) the bldg was U/C and was at arroung the 4th Floor.

This project is very small and "slim" so I dont think it desrves a whole thread..

La Merveille - Horsh Tabet - Beirut

http://i29.tinypic.com/28bcrkn.jpg

The project is located in Horsh Tabet, near the old Noura Palace. La Merveille is one of the rare project in Horsh Tabet. There haven't been any new projects in this area for arround 10 years. The plot size is 1 800 square meters. The project is composed of ten 350m2 appartements. Construction started 2 weeks before the 2006 war and are expcted to be done in december 2007, wich means that this bldg should be completed by now...

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

What's that tower on the right?? Is it Astoria?

^^ Isnt that the Horizon Tower?

^^Hmm..maybe...I think you are right, but isn't HT located between 2 towers? Or maybe we can't see the tower on the right because the pic is croped??

^^ yes that is the Horizon tower knowing from the green nets lool, it is located between two buildings but they're not as close as they seem. You can see the AUB clock beside the other building on its left ;)

The unidentified bldg in Achrafiyeh near Sursock Tower is called Aidi Tower

http://mkaristeel.com/main.htm

^^Actually...the unidentified tower isn't Aidi Tower, as you can see on this photo (taken by Rabih):
http://i25.tinypic.com/vfh9gi.jpg

^^ Yes, we knew about Aidi Tower, although not soon enough to start a thread for it! I wish you found the website sooner Lirtain but its still nice to see their construction pics.

Now as for the infamous unidentified tower in the Sursock area, lets hope we can find some info/renderings before it is completed!

^^ I found the website by accident only yesterday.. after seeing IBC tower, I started looking for more info on buildings in Beirut with Glass facades (such as Aresco Center) to see who did them and it turned out that company provided the steel to Aresco Center and Aidi Tower among other projects

@ beirut guy.. yeah I know.. I was refering to the one on the left

Damn you, unidentified u/c tower in Tabaris area (ring) next to surscok tower, Damn you!

(let's start a competetion for who finds the name & rendering for it 1st)

That same unidentified tower again...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/2362995177_3e68f41c79_b.jpg

^^ It looks like they have begun with the cladding, right?

^^Exactly! The cladding was also visible in Rabih's photo posted earlier.

^^ It doesnt seem to look topped out though... I wonder how many floors it will be?

Here is a rendering of a tower that is currently U/C somewhere in Ras Beirut:

http://www.sakanmp.com/hot-deals/jdrb.jpg

I think it's in Hamra, near makhoul street
I'm not sure though!
I remember a completed high rise (maybe Al-Hassan) and an u/c next to it which looks like ur rendering Beiruti

The new ministry of education bldg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/6514/dsc04984sm0.jpg
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^^Rabih, there are several buildings under construction or at least that will be built in that area, arround the big Rond Point. Can you take any pics of the renders that are on the walls? If I'm not wrong, one of the bldgs' is called "Mirna Tower" or smthg similar..

^^they started floor one last week on mirna tower

^^ The Mirna Tower (next to the Sheraton) was well U/C back in 2006... dont you think it is completed by now?

^^euh...I don't think we are talking about the same building...Mirna Tower, from what I remember, is not really next to Sheraton. In the same area, yes, but maybe 100m far from it...

It's a residential highrise, right? I think 18+ floors....totally forgot...Ali, were you able to count the number of floors on the render?

But this tower isn't modern at all...another beiruti residential, but it's a bit tall compared to other bldgs..

^^ Sorry I meant MARRIOTT not Sheraton.

Yes its just like you described... there are at least three or so similar towers U/C right next to each other on the right side of the Marriot on the highway.

^^Yes, those are nearly completed. And there are also many towers that will be built facing the old Marriot. I think we can talk of a residential towers boom in that area :)

^^ But what about all the illegal slum-housing there? Are the residents being bought-out and their shacks demolished?

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/marriott-1.jpg

^^Unfortunatelly, they're not demolishing those slum-housing. Although, Iran fixed the road as part of the war 2006 helps. They separated the going/coming sides, added flowers...Nothing special but it's still better than nothing..

There are plenty of empty plots in that part of Beirut:
http://i30.tinypic.com/1zf0i7d.jpg

Near the ministry of education:
http://i25.tinypic.com/fpes7.jpg

^^This area should only be Chalets and green spaces.
those slums must be demolished and people must go back to where they were living b4 they came to this land.

^^Yes, those are nearly completed. And there are also many towers that will be built facing the old Marriot. I think we can talk of a residential towers boom in that area :)


If you look at the old Marriott from the image angle that I posted, you can see 6 towers on the left side - those were all U/C in 2006 before the war. It looks like they are all complete as of now. I just thought that the Mirna Tower was one of them since I remember reading the name off of the billboard as I drove by... but you could be right in the plot you outlined.

The Jnah area has amazing residential architecture, esp around BHV...
There's also another u/c bldg next to Mirna tower called Panda-Hindawi
(hehe I thought it should be mentioned coz it's sounds funny, like "Hello, plz can u deliever 2 large pepperoni to Panda Hindawi")
ok I'm going over board...
Cheers

^^Do you have any photo of Mirna Tower and Panda-Hindawi?
Is Panda-Hindawi under construction? And is it a tall building?

I love Jnah area .......... so quite and luxurious
rabih r Mirna tower and Panda-Hindawi close to spinneys ?? cant seem to id them

^^This area should only be Chalets and green spaces.
those slums must be demolished and people must go back to where they were living b4 they came to this land.

arent those slums the hezbollah strong hold?
those people have been living there (illegaly) for decades, they wouldnt want to leave (wouldnt be able to afford to either). best solution to reclaim that area is to build high density housing north-east of the airport and concentrate as many people possible into as little land as possible. leaving us most of that area open for development (maybe a large industrial estate would be nice, to employ the people living there)!
to south-beirut :cheers:

^^ an Industrial area along the beach ?
It would be good if they cleared those slums and use the land for something good

Inbetween Mirna tower and Panda-Hindawi there's a bldg with a commercial glass space on the first 2 floors, they usually have a hariri poster there.

I guess I should cruise in that area more often... i'll try to get more pics

And the ministry of education is not where the box is, it's downwards of it built instead of the white bldg after demolishing it...

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/781/fpes7hp8.jpg
By rabih_alt (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/rabih_alt) at 2008-04-05

A really nice new bldg in Sakiet El Janzir (where i live)

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3/dsc04955xk9.jpg
By rabih_alt (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/rabih_alt), shot with W810i (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=W810i&make=Sony+Ericsson) at 2008-04-05

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6711/dsc04958hp8.jpg
By rabih_alt (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/rabih_alt), shot with W810i (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=W810i&make=Sony+Ericsson) at 2008-04-05

^^

A really nice new bldg in Sakiet El Janzir (where i live)




I use to walk/drive through this area all the time when I stayed in Raouche. .. but I'm having a hard time visualizing where this building is in my mind. Is it near the mosque and former basketball courts? There were also a couple halted buildings in that area that were almost topped out a couple years ago...are those complete?

^^ These are pics I took back in 2006 of the area I am referring to:


http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9681/dscn3571tw9.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1116/dscn3573ym3.jpg

It's near Takaya suits hotel, on ur way up to Pace et Luci in Verdun :)


^^




I use to walk/drive through this area all the time when I stayed in Raouche. .. but I'm having a hard time visualizing where this building is in my mind. Is it near the mosque and former basketball courts? There were also a couple halted buildings in that area that were almost topped out a couple years ago...are those complete?

It's near Takaya suits hotel, on ur way up to Pace et Luci in Verdun

I'm not sure I know those places exactly...it is near the school approaching Verdun?

I'm not sure I know those places exactly...it is near the school approaching Verdun?


no, it's not there...
can u get a google image of that area, I'll mark on it where these bldgs are!
(or you can tell me how to do it, and i'll upload the google image myself :master:)

^^ u dont have Google earth??

what u mean?
I access it from google.com then maps, right?

the problem is that i don't know how u guys cut an image from google earth and save it as an image

^^ nop :) google earth is a program
anyway maps is fine too ........... just click the "print screen" button and then paste it in Paint .... then save and Upload

^^Or just File>>>Save as>>>Image

ok thanx guys (i'm a bit of a pc nurd)

*pic from yesterday

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/135/dsc05010aq5.jpg

^^What's the U/N Tower on the Left???

^^This is Saifi Homes...That tower next to Sursock Towers seems to be topped out!! It's tall!!

Saifi Homes is rising too fast,So bad it's not That Tall.

no, it's not there...
can u get a google image of that area, I'll mark on it where these bldgs are!
(or you can tell me how to do it, and i'll upload the google image myself :master:)


This is WikiMapia, where you can pinpoint locations...

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=33.888283&lon=35.47745&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2

(This is the link of the u/c towers I was talking about, where the + sign is)

Is that Hugo under construction?
courtesy of Moe Mak
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5054/moemak2gd8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

May 1st 2008
Courtesy of Luciana
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2207/2456431687_c0de17e8d8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2457260354_4032a64304_o.jpg

April 29 2008
Courtesy of blinkofaneye
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2477532999_a329f28be9_o.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8504/2499385988fc136541a1bfs4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ I think this is the New Building of Ministry of Education from behind.

^^ yup.. but i think the pic is a little bit old ..

Markaz Offers Luxurious Apartment Units in Clemenceau, Lebanon



A luxurious Residential Tower that Oversees Ras Beirut Seafront and The AUB Campus

Marrkaz, one of the leading investment banking and asset management companies in the Middle East, announced that it has begun offering luxurious apartment units for sale in Clemenceau, Lebanon.

said "The project is a luxurious 23 story residential tower that oversees Ras Beirut seafront and the AUB campus. We are offering 26 medium size apartments (420m2), eight large apartments (520 m2) and one (700m2) duplex. Renowned project developers and engineers were appointed to this project. The initial work has already started and the construction is to be completed in 2010."

markaz's soon to be launched a representative office in Beirut is a testimonial to our strong conviction in the opportunities residing in Lebanon. The Clemenceau project is just the beginning".


Mr. Al Abdul Jaleel concluded "We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Lebanese brothers and sisters".


Mr. Al Abdul Jaleel heads the newly established Private Banking Department, which provides exclusive and individualized financial planning to private individuals. He joined MarkazMarkazKuwait Financial Centre in 2005 and has more than 11 years of experience in the areas of private banking and wealth management. He is backed by a team of Certified Wealth Managers.


What building is this? This artiucle is written today

^^Will be announced soon as the article say,Cool news !!! 23 Story residential tower in Ras Beirut :)

Markaz Offers Luxurious Apartment Units in Clemenceau, Lebanon



A luxurious Residential Tower that Oversees Ras Beirut Seafront and The AUB Campus

Marrkaz, one of the leading investment banking and asset management companies in the Middle East, announced that it has begun offering luxurious apartment units for sale in Clemenceau, Lebanon.

said "The project is a luxurious 23 story residential tower that oversees Ras Beirut seafront and the AUB campus. We are offering 26 medium size apartments (420m2), eight large apartments (520 m2) and one (700m2) duplex. Renowned project developers and engineers were appointed to this project. The initial work has already started and the construction is to be completed in 2010."

markaz's soon to be launched a representative office in Beirut is a testimonial to our strong conviction in the opportunities residing in Lebanon. The Clemenceau project is just the beginning".


Mr. Al Abdul Jaleel concluded "We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Lebanese brothers and sisters".


Mr. Al Abdul Jaleel heads the newly established Private Banking Department, which provides exclusive and individualized financial planning to private individuals. He joined MarkazMarkazKuwait Financial Centre in 2005 and has more than 11 years of experience in the areas of private banking and wealth management. He is backed by a team of Certified Wealth Managers.


What building is this? This artiucle is written today

I'm pretty sure this is the Clemenceau Tower.

I think so also...will you please move it to that thread ?

^^ I just did. I will also leave it here as well just because we cannot be 100% sure yet.

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know the exact name of the project next to Elie Saab in Downtown? is it "The school" ? or "Building 1380" ? it's by Solidere Management Services.

Somewhere in Achrafieh...
Courtesy of julieharbin
taken on March 24 2008
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2358/2357821452_267af06299_o.jpg

^^ That is Hugo 43 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=478955).

does anyone have the rendering of the reconstruction project in da7ya ?
i think it is a big project
up to 650 milliondollar

^^ I think it was posted somewhere in the post-war reconstruction threads in the Development sub-section.

I know a person who went to Dahieh few weeks ago, and he said "hundreds of buildings were built".

I go to Dahieh every summer, but I can't take the risk of taking any photo there, sorry.

does anyone have the rendering of the reconstruction project in da7ya ?
i think it is a big project
up to 650 milliondollar

http://www.waad-rebuild.com/Home/index.php

is it iranian funded?

hi everyone
i would really like to see an " elyssar " thread
with the master plans
and who long it would take ( yet :) )
news about it
budget
photos ( if anything is already benn built )
such things
thx
btw anyone here live in lebanon ?

^^ what's Elyssar??

^^elyssar was the name given to the dahye reconstruction project that rafic harriri had but HA and Amal didn t let it go thru, i guess he is talking about the reconstruction of dahye after the 06 war

^^ aha..I knew about a project he had for ouzahi not for the hole dahye ... that's a shame :ohno:

^^ Yes, it was just for Ouzai... anyway they whole project was scrapped for political reasons.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8426/lebanon204largexe2.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1392/lebanon344largeqw3.jpg

Kuwait National RE To Start Work On 2 Beirut Projects -Report-

This was announced today...anyone know which projects these are? I couldnt get the article

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know the exact name of the project next to Elie Saab in Downtown? is it "The school" ? or "Building 1380" ? it's by Solidere Management Services.


I saw it last night (although the project hasnt risen above ground yet) and the billboard said "Building [####]" - I'm not sure exactly if it is 1380.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk7/mohamadm/IMG_1343-1.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk7/mohamadm/IMG_1345.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk7/mohamadm/IMG_1379.jpg

^^ Where is this tower located exactly?

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P6190153.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P6190153b.jpg

Near Jnah...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P6160100.jpg

I drove by this tower around the Manara area of Ras Beirut but there was nothing posted at the construction site...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P6160110.jpg

^^ Where is this tower located exactly?

The first pic is the unidentified tower in the Sursock area.
As for the second and the third pics, I'm 95% sure that it is Hugo 43.

^^Actually, the first 2 photos were taken between Hamra and Downtown, the third one is in the Sursock area.

@Beiruti (post #205) : I saw this tower too. And I don't know if you noticed, but facing it, more to the sea, there's a huge plot beig digged, but no billboard. And on the same road, if you continue more up, to Qorietem, you'll see the plot of Qoreitem Garden. It's closed and there are renderings all over it.

^^ Oh, I mistyped in my previous reply.

The first and the second pic show most probably Hugo 43.
The building in the third pic is the unidentified tower in the Sursock area.

@Beiruti (post #205) : I saw this tower too. And I don't know if you noticed, but facing it, more to the sea, there's a huge plot beig digged, but no billboard. And on the same road, if you continue more up, to Qorietem, you'll see the plot of Qoreitem Garden. It's closed and there are renderings all over it.

Yes, I know what you are referring to...there are many plots preparing for construction across this area. That road in Qoreitem (where the Saudi embassy is located) is filled with construction because of Qoreitem Gardens and Zeino Tower One and Sky Homes among others.

This unidentified tower is actually facing the backside of the Astoria tower.

I took this pic about a week ago; tower is directly facing Ramlet al Bayda beach:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P6140022.jpg

Same tower as in post #205

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2637402322_e4acb64e86_o.jpg

I took this pic about a week ago; tower is directly facing Ramlet al Bayda beach:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P6140022.jpg

Has that Building been Renovated or is that a new Apperment Building ?

^^ looks like it's new

I took this pic a couple days ago in the Sodeco area:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P7050111.jpg

^^ The same building, Hugo 43, as shown in the first two pics of post 201 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=22135113&postcount=201).

Topped-out in Sanayeh:

(I took this a couple days ago)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P7170053.jpg

Ain El-Tineh:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6702/DSC05143.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2175/DSC05145.jpg

Jnah:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/899/DSC05150.jpg

Ain El-Tineh:





This is Schubert st in Ain El-Tineh where I used to live, It changed a lot!

^^ With the Nabih Berri road blocks sure!
I live on street in the opposite direction (Sakiet El Janzir) il-panino

Here are a couple different plots where the foundations are being worked on. They are near each other faceing the highway along the port area of Beirut...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270079.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270080.jpg

(I took these pics on Aug. 28, 2008)

On Corniche el Mazera:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270090.jpg

(I took this on Aug. 28, 2008)

Near Burj Hammoud area...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270088.jpg

(I took this on Aug. 28, 2008)

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9681/dscn3571tw9.jpg




Here is this building now that it is complete (I took this pic on Aug. 28, 2008):

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270097.jpg

Here is an old building on the corniche (next to Dream Bay) that is under renovation:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270091.jpg

(I took this pic on Aug. 28, 2008)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270079.jpg


This is the foundation of Harbor Tower. You can see in the rendering of the backside in post #5 that white building.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=490184

^^ Thanks, I will add the pic in that thread.

At the Cola Intersection:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270113.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/P8270114.jpg

(I took these pics on Aug. 28, 2008)

September 28th 2008
Courtesy of Luciana
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2898897094_5ec732c57a_o.jpg

^^ I think the massive tower is Sky Homes.

this pic looks awefull! looks like a slum... WTF?
MAybe it's the image quality! isn't this the same part of town that we see when landing in Beirut? it usually looks so hot! but anyway, this is what building with no urban planning give you! Also these buildings that only have a facade and no windows on the side really mess up the skyline... they should do something about it! This is not to mention those unfinished buildings that litter Lebanon! In any other country, they give you a yearly fine if your building is unfinished...

^^ The angle is very akward and the image is not clear. Also remember that beirut is very uneven due to all the hills.

It look bad from up high but when your on the ground its nice ( most parts)
so many 20+ buildngs are being built.

over all .. its really bad picture. They need to the opposite of Build, Demolish alot of buildings, far to many concrete buildings.

Courtesy of Hossam Adly
http://i36.tinypic.com/2uo4eo4.jpg

You can also see 580 Residences in the background.

^^ This project is located in Wadi Abu Jamil. If the tree wasn't in the way we would be able to see the project name. It looks like they are in the digging/excavation phase.

^^
it's NOOR

very happy to see so many developments in beautifull lebanon..keep going

Is Noor is going to be that old building waiting to be restored or its a complety new building ?

completely new one :)

this picture shows Beirut as a junk :bash:
it should be deleted

For the most part, Beirut is junk with the exception of some areas such as West Beirut and the BCD. It is just a dense concrete jungle with building after building and it is all thanks to poor planning laws and corruption.

can someone make a thread for this noor project and locate it for us on the wikimapia pls.

^^ We cant open a thread unless we have a clear rendering.
I for one am not sure about the exact location within Wadi abu Jamil.

anyone knows what these cranes are for?
courtesy of jenstern
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9683/jensternxo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ It's not the CMA-CGM HQ?

^^ Yes it is.

Ashrafiyeh

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/Products_0_4507517_pa.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/Products_0_8707196_pa.jpg

Ashrafiyeh:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/Products_0_1636515_p5150024.jpg

Sodeco:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/Products_0_1501123_p4150235.jpg

Sodeco:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rhmud/Products_0_1501123_p4150235.jpg

This is the Dakota at Sodeco, there's a thread for it.

Well,for some reason i can't tell what are these projects

courtesy of Luciana

Today

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/3049308009_738c11af2d_o.jpg

It's totally strange, It might as well not be Beirut..

But if I had to make a guess and based on that this area looks "higher" than the surroundings.. I would say it's Koreitem shot from a different angle and those are "Nova Towers" & "Sky Homes" :D