#UNDER C: PRINCESS TOWER, 101F Res, 414m

[Parisian Girl]

Those shards of glass are just waiting to drop on some unsuspecting passers by! How incompetent can you get!? :runaway:

[TerryPop]

I'm a bit concerned at the way in which this glass has broken. You can't afford to have broken glass forming those lethal shapes and falling towards the ground.

Why is this not safety glass?????

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this is unbeleivable...well nothing surprises me anymore actually :booze:

[Imre]

20/August/2009

The Torch and Princess Tower

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[Imre]

21/August/2009

Princess Tower

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[Parisian Girl]

I've noticed that construction progress in Dubai appears to have improved in recent times, so really hope that Princess Tower will experience some of the same soon enough.

[Imre]

28/August/2009

Princess Tower

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[yecabel]

i really hope that the crown on princess will help it look less forgetable/ordinary.
still, this is one of the best plots in the marina, i envy all its investors.

[Parisian Girl]

Well, whatever some people may think about Princess Tower's appearance, you can't argue with it's location/plot! Outstanding IMHO, and is definitely one of it's best selling points! :)

[Imre]

04/September/2009

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

this one will be blocked the half Palm view of The Torch

[Imre]

08/September/2009

Princess Tower

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[Blue Flame]

Wow, this is slow!

[Axel_F]

^^Slow? Just look at the Freedom Tower (NYC) Thread! That is slow! Its not fast, but we see progress.

[_Barca_]

^^Slow? Just look at the Freedom Tower (NYC) Thread! That is slow! Its not fast, but we see progress.

:lol:

[DAMAC]

Is the tower 107 floors or 90 floors

[wise_zech]

wow nice view.....

[Parisian Girl]

Exclusive: Princess Tower on track for 2011

by Sarah Blackman Sep 8, 2009

Princess Tower is on track to be completed by August 2011, Tameer has told Construction Week.

The Dubai Marina project has reached the 54th floor and is continuing to advance in accordance to the developer’s schedule.

“The Princess Tower will definitely be a highly sought after address in the vibrant Marina area,” a Tameer senior official said.

The 107-storey tower will be the tallest residential building in the world once completed.

However, the 124-storey Pentominium tower, also located in the Dubai Marina is set to break this record if completed by the planned date, which is the second half of 2013.

Seven hundred and sixty three luxury residential apartments, including double, triple and four bedroom apartments as well as duplex villas and penthouses are planned for the project.

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6313-exclusive_princess_tower_on_track_for_2011/

[Parisian Girl]

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http://www.constructionweekonline.com/projects-653-the_princess_tower/

Must say Princess Tower looks awesome with those trees and clouds wrapped around it! lol :D

[Imre]

the reality is something else :)

[Dubai-Sail]

the reality is something else :)

Quite - This tower is progressing at around 1 floor every 2 weeks, which would suggest that it will not even be topped out until mid' 2011. At that stage I would estimate that the tower will be around 12 months from handover, bringing Sarahs date well in to 2012, and more than 4 years late. Unfortunately that's the reality unless floor construction rate improves.

I think there are one bedroom apartments in this tower too.

[Imre]

11/September/2009

Princess Tower

back to the reality :)

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[Blue Flame]

Top of the core is almost 70 floors up.:okay: If only it would look as good as the render.:lol:

[Imre]

18/September/2009

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

21/Sept/2009

Princess Tower, The Torch

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[Parisian Girl]

If only it would look as good as the render.:lol:

Yep, but isn't it always the way!? Another couple of years when PT is topped out (maybe even before if progress picks up from the present rate of construction) we will find out for sure just how good it will look. :D

I'm really hoping that the interiors of the building are damn good too though!

[Parisian Girl]

Cool, core on level 70 now! :)

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[Imre]

25/September/2009

Princess Tower

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[desieye]

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6313-exclusive_princess_tower_on_track_for_2011/

Princess Tower is on track to be completed by August 2011, Tameer has told Construction Week.

The Dubai Marina project has reached the 54th floor and is continuing to advance in accordance to the developer’s schedule.

“The Princess Tower will definitely be a highly sought after address in the vibrant Marina area,” a Tameer senior official said.

The 107-storey tower will be the tallest residential building in the world once completed.

However, the 124-storey Pentominium tower, also located in the Dubai Marina is set to break this record if completed by the planned date, which is the second half of 2013.

Seven hundred and sixty three luxury residential apartments, including double, triple and four bedroom apartments as well as duplex villas and penthouses are planned for the project.

[Imre]

02/October/2009

Princess Tower

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[Dubai-Sail]

The Princess Tower has risen 6 floors in as many weeks, which sees the fastest rate of floor progress to date for this project. If this current pace is maintained the tower will top out by Q3 2010. Good news . . .

Thanks for the regular photographs Imre. It's your postings that make observations like the above possible, and from anywhere in the world.

[AltinD]

^^ If you mean including the dome and the spire, then it will be difficult. Those two take way to much time.

[Dubai-Sail]

^^ If you mean including the dome and the spire, then it will be difficult. Those two take way to much time.

Thanks for your input. You may be right about that. I was actually talking about floor level, based on 1 floor per week progress. If this pace continues the tower floors should be completed by early Q3 next year. It's good news to see the pace being one floor per week, instead of one floor every two weeks. With more than 40 floors to go that would take nearly a year off the completion date. Credit where it's due sort of thing.

What would your estimate be for the time it will take for the dome & spire to be completed/erected?.

I would think that the dome will be transported up the tower in kit form and assembled in to position in the space of a few weeks to a month. It's a big dome but at the end of the day it's an assembly type of evolution.

[Dubai-Sail]

So - AtlinD, would you like to share your knowledge of dome/ spire build time? I'd be interested to hear what you have to say.

[malec]

I really don't think large chunks of the top will be assembled at the bottom, then transported up. At least this hasn't happened yet in any construction I think. One of the best examples to compare to is the rose rotana tower since it has a similar sized roof structure and was also built by ACC. There they built it bit by bit with a steel structure (but then the whole tower was a steel structure), also the same happened for the top of the burj dubai. For the rose rotana it took around 6 months, not sure exactly but you can check it yourself in the thread. :)

Of course this is assuming they build the roof structure and not just cut the cost and chop off the spire like some other examples.

[Dubai-Sail]

I really don't think large chunks of the top will be assembled at the bottom, then transported up. At least this hasn't happened yet in any construction I think. One of the best examples to compare to is the rose rotana tower since it has a similar sized roof structure and was also built by ACC. There they built it bit by bit with a steel structure (but then the whole tower was a steel structure), also the same happened for the top of the burj dubai. For the rose rotana it took around 6 months, not sure exactly but you can check it yourself in the thread. :)

Of course this is assuming they build the roof structure and not just cut the cost and chop off the spire like some other examples.

As I said in post 1282, "I would think that the dome will be transported up the tower in KIT form and assembled in to position".
6 months seems a long time to me for the dome/ spire work - There must be a lot to it. We'll just have to see when the time comes. I'll have a look on the thread(s) as you suggested. ;) Thanks.

[Dubai-Sail]

Malec - I had a look at the Rose Rotana thread and it looks like the roof build time did indeed take more than 6 months to complete. It looks like there are penthouses in the roof structure as well, though. It would therefore have taken considerably longer to construct/ complete this type of roof design because the tower floors were still rising as the roof structure build was underway. The design of the top of the Rose Rotana tower is way more compex than that of The Princess Tower. Interesting, though. ;)

[Dubai-Sail]

^^ If you mean including the dome and the spire, then it will be difficult. Those two take way to much time.

Could you clarify, instead of just saying, "Those two take way to much time."

I just got the feeling that your response sounded more like you were contradicting me as opposed to informing me, especially since you haven't elaborated. What does way more time mean please, in terms of months? Thanks.

[AltinD]

^^ Building the top structure is a time consuming process, and it takes much longer then building regular floors. You can check the progress in any tower with a crown/roof feature and will notice that.

You also made a mistake a predicting a 2010 Q3 top out if the current rate of 1 floor / 6 days is maintained. There are less then 25 floors on the core and around 30 floor plates left so that will mean an additional 30 weeks which will make for a mid Q2 topping out (dome excluded).

BTW, the dome will not be assembled on the ground, it will be build out of steel sections assembled on top and then cladded. There are also sliding panels on the dome that allow the BMU crane arm to extend and do the job.

[AltinD]

Time for repost:

107 elevation levels
6 Underground floors (Parking)
5 Podium Floors (Parking + Main Entrance)
90 Residencial Floors
(30th level/23rd Floor is service floor)
(31st level/24th Floor is service floor)
(58th level/51st Floor is service floor)
(59th level/52st Floor is service floor)
(86th level/79th Floor is double height service floor)

2 Luxury Penthouses Floors
1 Playing Floor
3 Service Floors on top

Top of the Highest Habitable Floor 358.20 meters
Top of Main Structure (Where Dome Starts) 376.80 meters
Top of the Dome 392.00 meters
Top of the pinaccle base 399.00 meters
Top of the pinnacle 414.00 meters

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Happy now? Everything you may ask for is in there. ;)

[Dubai-Sail]

AtlinD - Thanks for some of the information you've posted, but not for your aggression! As a moderator you really should lead by example. I'm not going to get in to a debate about it though.

As I pointed out to Malec, QUOTE, "I think the dome will be transported up the tower in KIT form and ASSEMBLED in to position". In that statement there is no suggestion on my part that the dome will be assembled on the ground. Notice how I have put the words, "KIT", & "ASSEMBLED", in upper case to give you clue as to what the sentence means.

Secondly, 30 floors to go on the core is accademic. There are still more than 40 floors to go on the main part of this tower, and since these floors will be completed last, that's what we must use in any calculations/ predictions, (This is just logic). 40 weeks from now takes us in to July 2010, which is Q3. (This is another example of you contradicting me). If the last floor of this tower is completed in Q2 I'll be very happy.

As I said, I'm not going to get in to a debate about this. Sharing information/ learning is what this is about, not contradicting and showing aggression. These actions are easy. Grace, on the other hand, involves a little more.

Let's be friends AtlinD - You too Malec. ;)

[AltinD]

^^ Aggression? What aggression???? :weird:

[Dubai-Sail]

^^ Aggression? What aggression???? :weird:

When one generates a list of contradictions, (misplaced contradictions in this case), and then finishes with, "Happy now?", it reads as aggressive.

I mentioned that I didn't want to get in to a debate about it either.

If one posts something based on current observations, that should be the end of it, instead of two others attacking the post after misreading it. Now let's just be friends. ;)

[malec]

^^ I think you need to get a little more used to the internet. :)

[Imre]

09/October/2009

Princess Tower

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[Parisian Girl]

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The project's budget has increased by US $5.4mn

Princess Tower cost rises 3%

by Sarah Blackman on Oct 11, 2009

The contract for the Princess Tower, set to be the world’s tallest residential building, has increased by less than 3% in over two years, Arabian Construction Company (ACC) revealed to Construction Week.

The original contract for the tower was US $190 million (AED700 million) and has now increased by around $5.4 million.

“It terms of the original contract we are very close to meeting this budget. I think we have variations of around AED20 million, which is very small indeed – it’s less than 3%. This is a very good situation to be in at the moment,” said ACC project manager William Parker.

Construction on the 100-storey building began in February 2007, three months after the main construction contract was awarded, and is set to be complete by July 8, 2011.

ACC currently uses Primavera construction software to control its costs but will shortly be implementing an integrated management system.

“All of our projects are going live with SAP management software this month,” Parker added. “This reports at a site level, a regional level and a group level.”

Floor slabs on the development have reached the 58th floor and the core of the building is currently at level 70.

“At the moment we are completing floors every six to seven days and are ahead of schedule by around five to six days,” he said.

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6598-princess-tower-cost-rises-3/

[Blizzy]

This bullshit photograph is even better than the Pentominium bullpic :D

[Imre]

14/October/2009

Princess Tower and The Torch

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[Imre]

16/October/2009

Princess Tower

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[Blue Flame]

Nice!

[Parisian Girl]

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Standing on the 57th floor, ACC's bill parker says the princess tower overlooks the Dubai Marina and the whole of the Palm Jumeirah.

The crown jewel

by Sarah Blackman on Oct 19, 2009

As the princess tower gears up to become the tallest residential building in the world, Construction Week looks at the progress on the 420m-high development and discovers what makes building a tall tower different from any other project.

There’s no place like Dubai Marina to find a room with a view. With The Palm Jumeirah on one side and the city’s bright lights on the other, it’s no wonder that UAE developers are making their mark in the scenic location by constructing super-tall residential buildings.

In fact, building the tallest has almost become a competition in the area with 23 Marina and the Elite Residence Towers reaching new heights and set to stand at 90- and 91-storeys respectively upon completion. But, it is the Marina’s Princess Tower that is set to reign as the tallest residential building in the world upon its expected completion date of July 8, 2011.

The project was first announced by Tameer Holding Investments in November 2006 and, three months later, Arabian Construction Company (ACC) was awarded the main construction contract. Work began immediately and the development, which will stand at 100 stories, has now reached the 58th floor.

The Princess Tower consists of approximately 580 apartments. It has gymnasiums and swimming pools on levels five and six, and has six floors of parking below ground and four above.

There will also be some retail outlets facing Al Sufouh road and the side street running back to the marina. In addition, there will be a recreational area at level 97 for owners of the building and guests to enjoy the surrounding sights.

“Already the floor at level 57 is spectacular. It overlooks The Palm and the rest of the marina,” says ACC project manager Bill Parker.

The tower is currently progressing five to six days ahead of the planned schedule but, according to Parker, the development hasn’t always been a smooth process.

“With the financial crisis we had a slow down period but, together with the client, we have managed the process so that the project has continued to develop steadily through the period, albeit a little slower,” he explains.

“We have a typical floor cycle of around six to seven days, but during the slowdown period we were completing a floor every two weeks. This was to help assist the client in managing its finances. In the last month, however, we have resumed
full production, so we are now working towards completion.”

However, there is more to building a skyscraper than simply constructing a few additional floors.

At the base of the Princess Tower, concrete elements are 130cm-thick and ACC is currently using 60cm-thick concrete at level 57; the contractor will later reduce the thickness to 30cm by the 100th floor. The building perimeter structure is progressively becoming thinner, so that the floors below can handle the load.

“Effectively, what we are doing with the very tall structure is constructing one building on top of another,” explains Parker.

The composite slab is made up of steel beams, a corrugated metal deck and reinforced concrete with strengths of around 80 megapascals (MPa). The metal deck is stud-welded to the steel beams, so there is complete composite action, with rebar coming from the core and from the perimeter columns completing the slab.

“The slab acts as a diaphragm connecting the concrete core and perimeter columns. This structure system is known as ‘tube in tube’ construction.”

According to the project manager, Tameer chose ACC as the main contractor because of its expertise in very tall buildings. Parker himself also has a lot of knowledge in this particular field.

“I was involved in Eureka in Melbourne [Australia], which at the time was the tallest residential building in the world. This was completed in 2006 and I came to the UAE in the same year to join ACC,” he says.

“I came from a tall building expert company and joined ACC for the specific task of building the next tallest building and the next after that.”

It is because of ACC’s specific construction knowledge that the Princess Tower is able to withstand seismic activity and damage caused by the elements.

Last month, S K Ghosh of S K Ghosh Associates, a seismic and building code consulting practice, told Construction Week that even in the Gulf, where there are few earthquakes, seismic provisions should be considered.

“There aren’t many earthquakes in the Gulf but they are quite common in Iran and an earthquake there would definitely be felt out here,” he said.

“Ground motion caused by earthquakes can be significant, so provisions definitely need to be considered.”

According to Parker, on a tall structure such as the Princess Tower, the need to protect the building against strong winds overrides the need for seismic provisions.

“Because this is a very tall building, levels six, 24, 52, 79 and 96 have been designed with wind resistant belt structure elements. So, the columns and beams you find on all the other floors are supplemented by these belt structures, which are part of the wind resistance of the building,” he says.

Building the tower has also created logistical challenges for ACC. The sheer height of the building has made it difficult to transfer men and materials to a particular workface.

In order to combat this problem, the company implemented systems such as Grocon’s jump form system (a climbing formwork system), which according to Parker, reduces crane hoisting requirements for the concrete structures. In addition, staircases, which can be accessed immediately after concrete is poured are used on site.

Health and safety is also being taken very seriously during the construction of the 420m-high tower.

“Falls are the greatest danger on a construction site and we are very conscious of that,” Parker insists.

“We train our workers by holding weekly tool box talks and make sure the appropriate equipment is used. We also have a site nurse and clinic for the small injuries and so on. Furthermore, we have an alarm system, which runs throughout the building and sounds if there is a potential problem.”

Implementing health and safety systems and investing in strong building materials are small prices to pay for building what will be the second tallest structure in the world – a development that will stand the test of time.

And, according to Parker, even after taking steps to improve the quality of the building, ACC is very close to keeping to its budget.

The contract for the tower has increased by less than 3% in over two years. The original contract for the tower was US $190 million (AED700 million) and has now increased by around $5.4 million.

“I think we have variations of around AED20 million, which is very small indeed. This is a good situation to be in at the moment.”

ACC currently uses Primavera construction software to control its overall costs but will shortly be implementing an integrated management system.

“All of our projects are going live with SAP management software this month,” Parker adds. “Our cost reporting has been spreadsheet based but SAP is an integrated system, which reports at site level, regional level and group level.”

The Princess Tower is expected to lose its crown as the tallest residential building in the last quarter of 2013 when The Pentominium, a 129-storey project, also being built by ACC in Dubai Marina, is completed.

But, the location of the towers still remains one of the most desirable and sought after places to live and, with more and more exciting new developments progressing there, it may well keep its place on the throne.

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6657-the-crown-jewel/

[Parisian Girl]

^^ Is this one real enough for ya?? :D

This bullshit photograph is even better than the Pentominium bullpic :D

:laugh:

I'll say one thing for PT, the views will be out of this world! :banana:

[Imre]

23/October/2009

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

26/October/2009

Princess Tower

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[Blue Flame]

Slow and steady.:)

[Imre]

29/October/2009

The Torch,Princess Tower, Ocean Heights

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[Anjam]

Dispute over Tameer’s ownership moves into courts
Bradley Hope and Awad Mustafa
Last Updated: November 02. 2009 9:14PM UAE / November 2. 2009 5:14PM GMT DUBAI // An ownership row over Tameer Holding Investment, a large property developer building towers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has erupted into the legal domain with at least four cases in the region’s courts.

The Dubai Civil Courts last week froze Dh4 billion (US$1.08bn) of assets controlled by Ahmad al Rajhi, the Tameer chairman, after a former business partner claimed he had not lived up to obligations to pay him for shares.



“We have submitted this order as a precautionary measure before we submit our case to the courts,” said Dr Habib al Mulla, the lawyer for the plaintiff Omar Hassan Ayesh.

Mr Ayesh sold a 75 per cent stake in the company to Mr al Rajhi but was not fully paid, Dr al Mulla alleged yesterday.

“The claim filed was due to non-payment and accounts problems with the defendant,” he said, adding that a civil case would be lodged within eight days.



The courts last Thursday notified Dubai Islamic Bank of the attachment order on Mr al Rajhi’s accounts, Zawya Dow Jones reported.

Mr al Rajhi hit back yesterday and said Tameer Holding filed three criminal complaints against Mr Ayesh for alleged “embezzlement and breach of trust”.

Two of the cases were filed in the UAE and a third was filed in Jordan, Mr al Rajhi said in a statement.

Mr Ayesh was not available for comment.


Mr al Rajhi, who is also the vice chairman of the Al Rajhi Investment Group in Saudi Arabia, said the case Mr Ayesh filed against him was “in response to all legal action being lodged against him [Mr Ayesh]”.

“In order to validate this claim, Mr Ayesh must register a civil lawsuit against Mr al Rajhi, who remains confident that the claim will be dismissed by the Dubai Courts, as it has no merits evidenced by previous Courts’ decisions,” the statement said.



Mr al Rajhi also said the matter “will not have operational or financial implications on Tameer Holding Investment LLC as the company is not involved in this dispute”.

Tameer is the developer of the Princess Tower in Dubai Marina and the Tameer Towers on Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, among other high-rise projects around the country.

The company has undergone several management shake-ups and cut its staff to 120 from a peak of 300 since the beginning of the property downturn, executives said previously.

[Imre]

04/November/2009

Dubai Marina

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[Imre]

06/November/2009

Princess Tower

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[Parisian Girl]

^^ Just look at the size of that hole in that bottom window! These things happen during construction of course, but you'd think they'd remove it, or just board it up altogether..:runaway:

[Imre]

07/November/2009

Princess Tower

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[AltinD]

Height report:

Floor 75 up to 277.9 m
Floor 76 up to 281.5 m
Floor 77 up to 285.2 m
Floor 78 up to 288.3 m
Floor 79 up to 294.0 m (service floor)
Floor 80 up to 297.7 m
Floor 81 up to 301.3 m

the above figures include also the slab of the floor on top of them (more or less 20 cm I would say)

:cheers:

[Imre]

13/November/2009

Princess Tower

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[Wannaberich]

TAMEER completes level 65 of world’s tallest residential tower

http://www.tameer.net/newsdetail.asp?nIdArg=93

[scoot68]

World's dullest.

[Wannaberich]

Actually this is going to be the world's tallest resi tower.
This is awesome(or will be if it gets completed)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ak8sOnk_SxXw
http://wibiti.com/images/hpmain/440/208440.jpg

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070219/Chicago%20Spire2.jpg

Chicago Spire


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Top: artist's conception; Bottom: location map
Information
Location 400 N Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Status On Hold
Groundbreaking June 25, 2007[1]
Estimated completion Unknown
Opening Unknown [2]
Use Residential[3]
Height
Roof 2,000 feet (609.6 m)[3][4]
Technical details
Floor count 150[6]
Floor area 3,000,000 square feet (278,700 m2)[5]
Companies
Architect Santiago Calatrava
Perkins and Will
Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti
Contractor Case Foundation[7]
Developer Shelbourne Development[7]

The Chicago Spire is a skyscraper under construction in the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois. Construction work began in 2007 but was put on hold in 2008 before any of the superstructure had been built. The building was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and is being developed by Garrett Kelleher of Shelbourne Development Group, Inc.[3][4][8] If completed, at 2,000 feet (610 m) and with 150 floors, it will be among the world's tallest buildings and freestanding structures.[2]

Originally announced in May 2005 by Christopher T. Carley of the Fordham Company, the project was supported by many Chicagoans and city officials.[9][10][11] After several months of development, Carley failed to acquire necessary financing and the project was taken over by Garrett Kelleher of the Shelbourne Development Group. Since that time, three major revisions were made to the design.[12] Construction of the Chicago Spire has stopped and will not resume until the markets improve from the subprime mortgage crisis.[13] On October 8, 2008, Santiago Calatrava filed a lien on the project stating that the developer has yet to pay him the $11.34 million owed for his work,[14][15] casting some doubt over the future of the project.[16]

[Parisian Girl]

http://i46.tinypic.com/9pqn7r.jpg
Bird's eye view from Princess Tower core level 75

Tallest residential building past half way

by Greg Whitaker on Nov 16, 2009

Building work on the Princess Tower is now past floor level 65 and core level 75, according to developer Tameer today – but the project is a long way from the planned 107-storey topping out height.

However, the project is on schedule and – as previously reported (http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6598-princess-tower-cost-rises-3/) – the contractor says that it has so far stuck to the original cost projection, with less than a 3% overrun.

On completion, the developer claims that this will be the tallest residential building in the world – though in fact the project is to a degree mixed use as it is planned to have a mix of shops and ‘recreational clubs’ across the 37410ft2 footprint.

Commenting on the progress of the project, Federico Tauber, president of Tameer stated, “The Princess Tower once complete, will be a significant landmark in the Dubai Marina area and the UAE, and we are committed to ensuring the success and timely delivery of this project.”

Earlier this year Tameer told Construction Week that the project was planned for completion (http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6313-exclusive-princess-tower-on-track-for-2011/) in August 2011.

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6929-tallest-residential-building-past-half-way/

[malec]

Actually this is going to be the world's tallest resi tower.
This is awesome(or will be if it gets completed)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ak8sOnk_SxXw
http://wibiti.com/images/hpmain/440/208440.jpg

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070219/Chicago%20Spire2.jpg

Chicago Spire


The thing is that's on hold, and if it does ever restart they will just add the spire back onto the pentominium :lol: :tiasd:

[Imre]

20/November/2009

Princess Tower

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[letchkof]

Does anyone have any experience on dealing Tameer on any Scheduled payment problems. I am some way behind on some payments and have had some difficulties raising money over the last year or so.
I have been informed that i have had AED 320,000 penalties added to my account and that my contract may soon go to RERA for termination.
If they have no flexibility on this.What happens to my investment,which is close to £65,000. Tameer have only just informed me of this without ever having sent me a statement.
I think my original contract stated that my unit would be sold by Tameer if agreement was not adhered to and clients would get any proceeds from the Re-sale minus about 5%.
But they also tell me that a new SPA(?) should have been signed by clients,which i never did.
The new purchase schedule says completion of project is November 2009, which is never going to happen. So how can Tameer stick to these Scheduled payments?
Any experience or advice please.

[Imre]

25/November/2009

Dubai Marina tallest block

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[Imre]

its interesting , one crane coming down or just reducing the height?

26/November/2009

Princess Tower

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http://i45.tinypic.com/2r5b3wg.jpg

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[letchkof]

Is this forum just for people that like to see pretty pictures of there skyscrapers or are problems delt with too.knowone has posted any replies to my message below.
In light of the news about Dubai in the last few days, I would be astounded if people other than me are not struggling with there investment.
Warning to all. I have an investment in cyprus, Units in a 5 * Hotel complex, that has completed all floors.I have since found out that the developer has run out of money and is not going to complete project.
These companies in Dubai can obviously take our money to build these developments and basically never finish them.Isn't anyone worried?
The news in the last few days should wake people up to the possible problems ahead.

Does anyone have any experience on dealing Tameer on any Scheduled payment problems. I am some way behind on some payments and have had some difficulties raising money over the last year or so.
I have been informed that i have had AED 320,000 penalties added to my account and that my contract may soon go to RERA for termination.
If they have no flexibility on this.What happens to my investment,which is close to £65,000. Tameer have only just informed me of this without ever having sent me a statement.
I think my original contract stated that my unit would be sold by Tameer if agreement was not adhered to and clients would get any proceeds from the Re-sale minus about 5%.
But they also tell me that a new SPA(?) should have been signed by clients,which i never did.
The new purchase schedule says completion of project is November 2009, which is never going to happen. So how can Tameer stick to these Scheduled payments?
Any experience or advice please.

[The-King]

just leave politics and investment out of the threads. We have special threads to discuss 'worries'.

[Dubai-Sail]

letchkof -

I understand that you may be worried about the current situation. It's a big gamble, investing in Dubai. All can be lost, or a few $s can be made. In short, as far as The Princess Tower goes, I think your investment is safe. I firmly believe that this project will be completed.

On a more personal note, I think you need to talk to Tameer about your future payment schedule, and negotiate a repayment time frame regarding any arrears. Historically I have found Tameer, "hard to get a hold of", but once you do, I think you'll find them accommodating.

This is not a pretty pictures forum . . .

PM me and we can talk further. I will help you in any way I can.

[AltinD]

29/11

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[Imre]

29/November/2009

Dubai Marina tallest block

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

[234sale]

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

[Imre]

01/December/2009

Princess Tower

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http://i46.tinypic.com/so0f44.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/ieijd4.jpg

[Imre]

04/December/2009

Princess Tower

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[AltinD]

From Palm Jumeirah (Dec 6th)

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

Currently on the 79th floor, which is a service one.

[Imre]

10/December/2009

Princess Tower

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http://i47.tinypic.com/2us7a6f.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/k33ipx.jpg

[Imre]

11/December/2009

Princess Tower

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http://i46.tinypic.com/125gqxt.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/293yc0i.jpg

[Imre]

18/December/2009

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

25/December/2009

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

30/December/2009

Princess Tower

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[Dubai-Sail]

The Princess Tower is now the talllest building in the whole of The Marina, and will be for the next 4 years! Well done to all who've invested in this project. It hasn't been easy sailing along the way. One floor every 6-7 days is a great rate of progress. I still maintain that we'll have our keys in around Q3-Q4 2011, though Atlin and Malec may have other views. ;-)

[Imre]

08/January/2010

Princess Tower

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

[Wannaberich]

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[Imre]

13/January/2010

Princess Tower and The Torch

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[True Blue]

Looks like it's now the tallest structure in the marina!

Comparing to this picture taken 5 weeks ago, looks like this project is making very good progress, at least a floor a week.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2us7a6f.jpg

[Imre]

15/January/2010

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

21/January/2010

Princess Tower and The Torch

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

http://i48.tinypic.com/2lv23iu.jpg

[Imre]

22/January/2010

Princess Tower

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http://i48.tinypic.com/2d2bv9i.jpg

[Imre]

29/January/2010

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

05/February/2010

Princess Tower

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http://i47.tinypic.com/rc8vb4.jpg

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http://i45.tinypic.com/347inu0.jpg

[ramzur]

So, what is the current height?? Floors, Core. Any idea?

[Dubai-Sail]

So, what is the current height?? Floors, Core. Any idea?

The 78th floor is being worked on in the main part of the stucture, and the core is up at about 87th or 88th floor.

[Imre]

12/February/2010

Princess Tower

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[Dubai-Sail]

Hey IMRE, do you know why The Princess Tower's now not progressing at the same rate that it was during the last 8 months? A floor every 6-7 days was pretty much the norm up until, well two weeks ago, but there's been nothing in the main over this period.

I know you do the picture updates, and on many threads too, I'm just concerned that's all. Any local knowledge would be appreciated. Thanks pal.

[Imre]

Probably financial problems again , Elite Residences also slow now, same developer.

[malec]

Probably financial problems again , Elite Residences also slow now, same developer.

Are we sure that's the reason?
You can see the core is still going up but the main towers have stalled (for both projects). I think they are both stuck at mechanical floors. Princess Tower has one around where the main tower is now, you can from previous pictures. Elite Residence has one at floor 29 and it looks like that's where the main tower is now.

[Dubai-Sail]

Probably financial problems again , Elite Residences also slow now, same developer.

Thanks EMRE - Hope the reason's not financial, and that it's just coincidental they've both slowed at the same time. It was the same case up until June least year. Interesting point malec. The 'main' formwork is up at the 78th floor, and the 79th level is a service floor. Let's see what happens over the next few weeks.

[Imre]

Maybe that is the reason but I heard they dont like to pay :)

We will see soon .

[Imre]

19/February/2010

Princess Tower

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[Dubai-Sail]

Thanks for the picture EMRE. 3 weeks for the main to raise by 1 floor. Looking back to the 50th -51st floor, there was a similar delay, and that pace continued between the 51st - 52nd floors, but progress resumed to 1 floor per week after that.

[Imre]

23/February/2010

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

24/February/2010

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

26/February/2010

Princess Tower

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[jsmith6]

Any idea what floor this is at? I can't make it out from Imre's (as always invaluable) pictures.

[Dubai-Sail]

Any idea what floor this is at? I can't make it out from Imre's (as always invaluable) pictures.

79th Floor - The tower has progressed 1 floor since post number 1347


(873)

[PrincessTower]

Hi everybody,

I'm fairly new to this forum. I recently bought a PT apartment and am now studying the long history of news, comments, and thoughts in this forum, which is great fun.

I've seen a comment on the PT cladding in this forum before. On Imre's picture it looks like a small piece of a protective coat has come off (2nd tile from the bottom).

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1395/imresolt059ff6.jpg

Does this mean the tower will be much brighter grey/silver after completion?

[PrincessTower]

Has anybody news on what the development plan is on the plots in front of the tallest block??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/liver4eva/New%20SSC/2008/April/April%2022%20Drive%20and%20shoot/Photo079.jpg[/QUOTE]

[Imre]

02/March/2010

The Torch and Princess Tower

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[Imre]

04/March/2010

Princess Tower and The Torch

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[Imre]

04/March/2010

Princess Tower and The Torch

http://i50.tinypic.com/2uhnu4o.jpg

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[Imre]

11/March/2010

Princess Tower

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[Imre]

12/March/2010

Princess Tower

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[PrincessTower]

I've spoke to Tameer today. The expected completion date is August 2010. They say currently construction and internal work is slightly ahead schedule - so it might be a couple of weeks earlier.

Though I'd say you usually get unexpected stuff happening (e.g. dome being more difficult than anticipated, or issues with technical equipment) - so my personal expecation is August/September 2010.

Tameer also said that some of the finishing elements (bathrooms, kitchens, etc) is not decided yet and they're currently in the screening process of different supliers. I hope they're not going to go for the 60's look as we seen in a couple of pictures from MAG218.

By the way: my personal experience with the Tameer customer service and contact has been great so far. In these forums you often read complaints about that. Just wanted to share that this is not always the case. I got friendly and quick responses to all of my inquiries so far. Hope this continues... :)

[Imre]

I've spoke to Tameer today. The expected completion date is August 2010.

They gave you unrealistic handover date , its impossible.

I think 2011 is more possible , still lots of works left.

[Dubai-Sail]

They gave you unrealistic handover date , its impossible.

I think 2011 is more possible , still lots of works left.

I agree with you IMRE. I'm surprised TAMEER are still maintaining the, 'Everybody will be happy soon', philosophy, when it's physically impossible for that to be the case any time in 2010, never mind the first half of 2011. This tower can come to the point of it's 'roof' just after July,(this year). And that's only if we see the next floor rise by the weekend! (20 Floors to go after that tick in the box). The above is a fact people. It's now not useful to get in to a debate about how long the 'dome' will take. Even after that, I still feel we're talking at least October 2011 before anyone gets their keys. . . . REALITY. Sorry.

Princess Tower - You've been misinformed, or you're misinforming. Hope I've helped you work out which. - You've been lucky to have received timely responses in you comms with Tameer too. I've made attempts at same on three seperate occasions most reacently, with no response at all. The last two way comms I had were as a result of me having to travel 6000 miles to talk. That worked. Only that has worked for me.

[PrincessTower]

Sorry, I meant August 2011 fo course is what Tameer said!!!!

Typing is a challenge...:nuts:

[Dubai-Sail]

Sorry, I meant August 2011 fo course is what Tameer said!!!!

Typing is a challenge...:nuts:

Thanks be to . . . Tameer are with us here. . . I thought I'd be in the tower 6 months ago. Instead I feel like a prisoner :( or ;)

[High Times]

Tameer also said that some of the finishing elements (bathrooms, kitchens, etc) is not decided yet and they're currently in the screening process of different supliers.

They gave you unrealistic handover date , its impossible. I think 2011 is more possible , still lots of works left.

If they havnt even chosen the bathrooms and kitchens yet, then none of the units are even fitted out lower down the tower so 2012 is more likely.

There are around 840 units to finish in the one. :)

[CIPUS]

By the way: my personal experience with the Tameer customer service and contact has been great so far. In these forums you often read complaints about that. Just wanted to share that this is not always the case. I got friendly and quick responses to all of my inquiries so far. Hope this continues... :)


Thanks for information.

About Tameer customer service i disagree with you. I asked several time and never get, photo or written update of the construction. I only have to thanks IMRE and the other people of the Forum for the update.:ohno:

[True Blue]

If they havnt even chosen the bathrooms and kitchens yet, then none of the units are even fitted out lower down the tower so 2012 is more likely.

There are around 840 units to finish in the one. :)

^^You are getting much better at this. I will soon be able to retire:)

[Imre]

18/March/2010

Princess Tower and The Torch

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