Superblock with full moon and Jupiter almost in the zenith :drool:
...and Princess Tower crane beam looks still busy in the middle of the night.
Nice moonlight reflection in the white protection foil of Elite Residence by the way.

2011/November/10 by amplesou from skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?402-Dubai-Marina-General-Photography/page6):

http://www.ablazewithlight.com/cityscapes_dubai_DSC_5422_sRGB_y.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/11vtj5z.jpg
...

Because of the design of the tower, looking at these construction pics makes me feel like im revisiting an old thread in the archive section, of a building that's completed in 1998.

Nice picture 'Princess Tower'....

Because of the design of the tower, looking at these construction pics makes me feel like im revisiting an old thread in the archive section, of a building that's completed in 1998.

Was that a residential tower too? ;)

Do you know, how many skyscrapers do you have. I think more than 500.:nuts:

MORE THEN 9000!


... seriously: There aren't that many skyscrapers, highrises probably, but skyscrapers no.

For skyscrapers (200 meter +) I dont think there is more than 500 world wide. I checked on emporis, most of the major cities which Hong Kong, NY and Dubai were at the top with no more than 50-60 buildings each. The rest will be distributed on all the other major cities with average of 10 in each large city.
It sound unbelievable but true

^^ At Skyscraperpage I counted 700 buildings that are 200m or higher, and that are alle the finished buildings at this time, but in 2 or 3 years this number will be much, much higher.

So clustered...

nice pics from the monorail

Eid Weekend

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/DubaiMarinaPrincessTower2.jpg





this picture is really amazing´!

17-nov

four petals installed with the globes ontop now. look much smaller from a distance. bling, bling.

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

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

17-nov

low res sample of my pano from today:

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

20/November/2011

23 Marina , Princess Tower, Elite Residence

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

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

From that vantage point, the tallest block actually looks pretty nice. But while all of those cranes are still there, I don't think it can look amazing.

Don't developers have to pay for cranes hourly or daily or something? Why don't they remove them what with some of the towers being on hold?

20/November/2011

View from Palm Jumeirah palace

http://i43.tinypic.com/10wsbkj.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/6fteec.jpg

...

nov-21

work on the entire tower is progressing well overall.

a first black mesh sheet is being installed on the crown the minute I took the picture.

large plant compartments on the podium are already filled with soil. at least the ones I could see.

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/PrincessTowerDubaiMarina007.jpg

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/PrincessTowerCrown002.jpg

21-nov

Dubai Marina Night Skyline seen from the sea in front of Jumeirah Beach Residence. Panorama compressed to 1024 width.

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

25/November/2011

Princess Tower

http://i41.tinypic.com/xpwj1j.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/239lxe.jpg

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http://i39.tinypic.com/1zcpfg5.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2unzv9f.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/qx8bbc.jpg

Crown is looking awesome! :)

Crown is looking awesome! :)

Yeah building coming up soon.... I have pictures from the 85 floor will share them... Finishing is ok nothing spectacular though....

1/December/2011

Princess Tower

http://i41.tinypic.com/18g45g.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2mc9h82.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2u8goxs.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/jrw4nl.jpg

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

http://i43.tinypic.com/t65ks6.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/k2k0ed.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/azi81j.jpg

^^ Everything's progressing well at the top: dome steel, glass, decoration collar, windows... then the spire addition can't be far, I bet. :)

is there any chance that this building be complete by next year?

^^ Definitely sometime next year.

Nice update.

They build it very fast.

Who will live there? :lol:

good progress :)

Who will live there? :lol:

The people who bought the condos, or the people who rents from them.

Dec 3rd, 2011 (camera-phone pictures)

http://i44.tinypic.com/9ubxwh.jpg

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

http://i44.tinypic.com/21jumud.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/10fu7fm.jpg

The people who bought the condos, or the people who rents from them.
I know but who will actually buy it :cheers:

I know but who will actually buy it :cheers:


what do you mean by "will buy"?

virtually all units have been sold a long time ago. some are available on the secondary market (i.e. re-sale). and very few had been reposessed by the developer due to defaulting investors and are for sale again.

I have yet to meet somebody who has personally experienced the views from the Princess Tower and wasn't impressed.

I know but who will actually buy it :cheers:

Certanly not the Khao San crowds :cheers:

what do you mean by "will buy"?

virtually all units have been sold a long time ago. some are available on the secondary market (i.e. re-sale). and very few had been reposessed by the developer due to defaulting investors and are for sale again.

I have yet to meet somebody who has personally experienced the views from the Princess Tower and wasn't impressed.
i was just joking… its nice to see that they could fill the whole building up. :)

I thought it would be hard for it to sellout since its such a huge project

i was just joking… its nice to see that they could fill the whole building up. :)

I thought it would be hard for it to sellout since its such a huge project


I see. It is actually quite surprising how easilythese huge developments fill up after handover. The neighboring Torch Tower is filling really quickly. It would be a huge project for a small town, but at the speed Dubai is growing right now these super tall towers are only a small drop to fill. The city is expected to break the 2 Million mark the next couple of weeks.

06-dec

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/IMG_4264b.jpg


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

new pics uploaded on tameer website:

http://www.tameer.net/projects/pricess_tower/project_photos.asp

by the way, I saw they have started to install some of the the second row petals (upper row) on the crown already.


ConstructionStatus
-Superstructure: 100%
-MEP works continue –levels 94 -100
-Kitchen cabinets 81 -90 (50%)
-Floor tiling: Level 94
-Plastering: Level 94 -97
-Painting stage 2: Level 92
-Internal doors levels 89 –93
-Ground Floor entry progressing
-Dome work is progressing
-Curtain Wall: 90%
-Podium Cladding is progressing
-Podium landscaping is progressing

09/December/2011

Princess Tower

http://i40.tinypic.com/23u31hk.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/23hkuu9.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/35datfa.jpg

http://www.ablazewithlight.com/cityscapes_dubai_DSC_6691_sRGB_y.jpg
..

^^ I love the lighting on Ocean Heights. That's awesome!

waaaaaw

nice picture

that last shot is amazing!

Imre, why not go easier on the the image compression? You always hurt what could be good shots by inducing those artifacts.

This tower suffers more from it because of its detailed, scattered facade.

^^ There's nothing wrong with Imre's pictures. Are you referring perhaps to those of Princess Tower and myself?

That is one of the greatest.

Wonderful photo.

^^ I love the lighting on Ocean Heights. That's awesome!
that's what I thought when I first saw the picture, amazing!

^^ There's nothing wrong with Imre's pictures. Are you referring perhaps to those of Princess Tower and myself?I had to look twice to recognize artifacts on Imre's Dec 09 pics, especially around the crane shaft. But no big deal... what can you expect from a 60 KB foto? PrincessTower's second Dec 06 pic is perfect, but almost 10 times bigger. Normally I'd overlook these details, and just enjoy watching. :)

PrincessTower's first Dec 06 pic has a reduced color palette, but for the sake of arts, I bet... anything goes. So thanks for sharing to you all!

Btw. the strange reflection on the new crown glass doesn't look like artifacts to me, perhaps there's still a protection foil layer on it.

Last photo is nice.

Btw. the strange reflection on the new crown glass doesn't look like artifacts to me, perhaps there's still a protection foil layer on it.

it looks funny in reality, too. not sure it it is foil - I'd say they've just never been wiped down. well, it will be shiny at the end of the day. can't wait for Elite Residence huge glass section on the top to receive its polish.

Regarding picture compression, maybe the guy was referring to the pixel size as well. I always find it annoying to re-size my images to 1024 max, which is the limit in photobucket (at least I naively assume that). my camera is full frame, so most of the details do get lost in fact.

^^ There's nothing wrong with Imre's pictures. Are you referring perhaps to those of Princess Tower and myself?
Your cellphone pictures are a physical limitation. I'm pretty sure Imre's are just a post-processing limitation, namely way too strong JPEG compression. I don't think it's necessary in the age of broadband internet, and i'd rather see them less tempered with.

http://i.imgur.com/8fpCw.png
Left (Princess Tower's Photo, moderate compression), Right (Strong JPEG Compression)

^^ I don't know, I personally use the "Smart Resize" option when I resize my pictures in Paintshop Pro. I've noticed that's seams to be the best option (or compromise if you will)

Your cellphone pictures are a physical limitation. I'm pretty sure Imre's are just a post-processing limitation, namely way too strong JPEG compression. I don't think it's necessary in the age of broadband internet, and i'd rather see them less tempered with.



I am not doing anything special, the program resizing the photos, reduce the quality and place the watermark on photos, thats all. :lol:

Well just don't reduce the quality then, that's all i'm asking. I hope you can appreciate the difference in my sample. If a crane or an antenna becomes a *blob*, it's just not the same.

What program do you use? Maybe i can point you to the setting.

Ok, I will try different settings tomorrow and we will see, I have visual watermark and ec watermark.

Great, thanks Imre.

If there is a setting in percent, around 90% is perfect (usually indistinguishable from the original), 85% is what i would use, 80% is fine, and the lower limit. Respectively, if it is not in percent but goes from 1 to 10, 8-9 is the sweet spot. Anything lower will introduce considerable artifacts in images. If your program allows you to simply keep this setting as a default, then it should cost you no extra time :)

I tried but the result the same, probably during the resizing the quality became worst or maybe the size is small but I think enough for forums and internet.

LOL an construction update is well an update. We have something called UPC for artistic photography. I am more than happy with Imre's pictures all the years i am here.

16/December/2011

Princess Tower

http://i39.tinypic.com/2zrhwf6.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2drf0op.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2i72qz5.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/20j33wm.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/23rlhrp.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/mx1mi1.jpg

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

the silver spire has arrived onsite. there are two huge pieces pieces ready to be mounted. at the base the diameter is about 1.2m I would say, and slightly reducing to 0.9m at the top. looks quite massive and very heavy on the ground.

thank you imre for the photo update!!

That's great news. Hopefully it'll be topped out in another day or two. :banana:

19-dec

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/xPC190006.jpg


http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/xPC190008.jpg


http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/xPC190005.jpg

@princess tower
hopefully it will be finished next year, so I can visit you ;)

next year is in two weeks. or 12 months. so somewhere in between we shall expect handover...

It looks nice.

23/December/2011

Princess Tower

http://i42.tinypic.com/2vcssg1.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2uqyyi9.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/34dlpup.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/so8hsg.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2ry0rap.jpg

23/December/2011

Princess Tower

http://i44.tinypic.com/3523p89.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/28vt0f4.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/71pi1j.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/aeqxb7.jpg

23/December/2011

Princess Tower

http://i42.tinypic.com/fd63om.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/141jt3.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/k4y2rn.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/fk1pts.jpg

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

http://i43.tinypic.com/2j2f40p.jpg

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

It's almost time for the spire!

Nice to see that the small parts of the top are very large on the ground.

looks like they are still missing one piece of the spire ie, the top most one

101 floors, that's crazy :nuts:

Great update, nice to see there is lighting on the spire. Lets hope its a bit better then the torches effort ;) :cheers:

The spire parts remind me of Xmas-presents for us, ready to be unpacked. :)

24/December/2011

Princess Tower

http://i43.tinypic.com/nmns76.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2yuxg76.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/23si648.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/1zn09jr.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/25iwtb6.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/23wsgtu.jpg

I love the top of this tower!! :D

Thanks for update.

What's the quality of the interior fittings like? Anyone know?

I really hope the top will be just as nice as the renders.

What's the quality of the interior fittings like? Anyone know?

Average, nothing special apparently ... although, nothing one can't change and replace.

....Lets hope its a bit better then the torches effort ;) :cheers:

what "effort"???? ;)

Exactly ;)

Tameer Holding Investment LLC
United Arab Emirates
Concord Tower, Media City
P.O. Box: 47748, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 447 22 88
Fax: +971 4 447 22 66

I'll say 2 months till the T/O

latest interior shots from tameer website

http://www.tameer.net/projects/pricess_tower/project_photos.asp

6/January/2012

Princess Tower

http://i43.tinypic.com/2wdd4k9.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/28m1o47.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/sb69tg.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/24y7afb.jpg

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http://i41.tinypic.com/2nb505y.jpg

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

http://i41.tinypic.com/33e1vlh.jpg

good progress. which material will cover the dome?

good progress. which material will cover the dome?


same as below. aluminum unit panel silver grey. only the lower section with the horizontal beams will be covered. the upper section will stay half open for the chillers to be able to "breathe".

First part of the spire is already there!

At this pace, the building will be topped out very soon!!! :banana::banana:

First part of the spire is already there!

http://i44.tinypic.com/2e5tyf4.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/25yvig9.jpg

:banana:

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

http://i41.tinypic.com/1gtbwx.jpg

Here it comes... PT has passed the 400m mark. :cheers1:

It's the 16th skyscraper project ever to do so, IMO, and - with Pentominium on hold and DAMAC Heights on flooding delay - will remain Dubai Marina's tallest for some years now. Well - in theory there'd be the chance to add some extra meters to the Marina 101 crown after a restart, but I wouldn't bet a penny on that.

^^ Did you count the Twin towers in NYC. Because that would make it the 18th. ;)

8/January/2012

Princess Tower

http://i39.tinypic.com/34gvs40.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/70ar9y.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2ahjtk.jpg

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http://i39.tinypic.com/14ced86.jpg

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

http://i41.tinypic.com/2v3myo1.jpg

Almost T/O :banana:

Yes, wonderful progress. Nice!

Almost T/O :banana:

It looks like without the "Almost" part to me ;)

:dance::drunk::rock: Another supertall Topped out.

:cheers: Wow, i've been waiting for the Princess Tower to top out for along time now. And now it finally has, :). Thanks for all the great updates Altin, Princess, Imre and all the others who gave updates. I absolutely love the princess tower, it has to be by far my most favorite supertall in the tallest block. :)
Also can someone give me tips if this diagram looks right?
(Yes, I know I exaggerated the colors on top alittle too much. :tongue2:)
http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/4650/75071199.png

...Also can someone give me tips if this diagram looks right?

the top section above the penthouses (94 and above) appears to be too wide. otherwise looks good, nice job! a bit like the drawing from JIAYU Group (cladding).

Finally there. :cheers: I love the amount of detail in the crown.

Yeayy!!

Topped out, that's great, will probably be the second to last building to be completed in Marina, next to Infinity Tower.

Almost T/O :banana:

Having seen the pics, the status should be changed to T/O

The head of this building does deserves the word "Princess".

Supertall nr. 76 Topped out :cheers:

Astonishing, how fast the crown is getting done now. It may be a bit over the top, but emblazons the tower and compensates the many repetitive floors along the shaft. :cheers:

Now there are 9 buildings with spire-crowns in the Marina superblock, most of them around the ruling Princess Tower. And this is the last one - the missing towers don't have spires...
^^ Did you count the Twin towers in NYC. Because that would make it the 18th. ;)Yes... but I took the WTC and Petronas twins as one project each.

Shit. Am I late to the T/O party?

YAY!

Looks great, I don't really like the tower block it's built in but I guess thats the Dubai style. I really like the spire also, great addition to Dubai!

13/January/2012

Princess Tower

http://i40.tinypic.com/huf3td.jpg

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

http://i40.tinypic.com/b493ev.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2d94cxg.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/n3wyzn.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/256r9ms.jpg

The spire really complements the dome nicely.

Agreed. Of all the monolithic square towers in the Marina, this is certainly the one that looks the nicest. Except of course Marino 101 in it's current state. Damn she's a fine skeleton.

on the podium you can now see through the scaffolding covered with green net that they have build this big arab gate style ornament over the entrance (similar to the ones close to the top). looks beautyful. i'm very impressed with how diligently they are adhering to all those little details initially invisioned by the architects years ago. bravo.

January 12th
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/19/113527106.0/0_8779b_fbd35b_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/keyone94/view/554907/)
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/keyone94/view/554907/

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4425/113527106.0/0_8779d_fab3caa4_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/keyone94/view/554909/)
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/keyone94/view/554909/

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4424/113527106.0/0_8779c_b32fce14_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/keyone94/view/554908/)
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/keyone94/view/554908/

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4424/113527106.0/0_8779e_ae54b76b_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/keyone94/view/554910/)
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/keyone94/view/554910/

20/January/2012

Princess Tower

http://i42.tinypic.com/35c4bv8.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/6nvvhc.jpg

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

http://i39.tinypic.com/znl9b8.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2ij0uq.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/20j4nyh.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/23lo9ag.jpg

really interested to see the lighting of the tower now that it has topped out, congrats Dubai another supertall for the book!

Finally!

The crown looks beautiful. Handover this year?

Hope to see the restart of the "Marina 101" soon to get a beautiful Tallest Block skyline.

This building and the tallest block overall are a brand new cluster but look very dated and out of place already.

*_*

This building and the tallest block overall are a brand new cluster but look very dated and out of place already.

You mean brand new buildings with an old design.

21/January/2012

Princess Tower

http://i43.tinypic.com/1562rf4.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2m3046c.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/24bqa39.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/dr30vn.jpg

not too much to go now :)

Such a boring bunch of towers. :\

damn, that twisted tower is awesome!

how can they buuild such thin supertall in sand ??

^^ By building the appropriate foundations for the soil compossition they're on.

very deep foundation for sure.

Such a boring bunch of towers. :\

Yep. Huge failure.

I like it!

http://i3.tinypic.com/23r64uf.jpg

anoquechabacana

25/January/2012

Princess Tower

http://i41.tinypic.com/ilvh53.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/168czyb.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/j6o1lk.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/x6ir78.jpg

27-jan

the fence around the podium is coming down and they start to clean up that area.

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/Princess-Tower-Dubai-Marina-Walk.jpg

^^ Boring view, such a huge failure the area is :ohno:

^^ Finding it hard to tell if thats sarcasm or not? I hope it is, that area looks great, probably the first shot that of Dubai that has made me go 'it would be nice to go there'........Other then to see the buildings of course, looks like a nice place :)

:cheers:

wow! What a beautiful place!!!!!!!!!

^^ Finding it hard to tell if thats sarcasm or not? I hope it is, that area looks great, probably the first shot that of Dubai that has made me go 'it would be nice to go there'........Other then to see the buildings of course, looks like a nice place :)

:cheers:

Ha, yes I think it's sarcasm. For me it's also one of the better shots of that district.

^^ Boring view, such a huge failure the area is :ohno:With these words, the little girl from bottom right of the pic walks away and decides to move to the Antarctic. An here's the irony icon that Altin has left out: ;)

Nice restaurant by the way - and so much greenery!

If you're wondering about my post, read also 1877 & 1882 .....

...Nice restaurant by the way - and so much greenery!

they have live music at ninght in the warmer months (we consider it cold now).

Went to see Mission Impossible last night. You can see Princess Tower in a night shot. When tom cruise leaves the billionnaires palace in the car, which is supposed to be set in India. the billionnaires palace scene has been shot in a hotel on the palm.

Went to see Mission Impossible last night. You can see Princess Tower in a night shot. When tom cruise leaves the billionnaires palace in the car, which is supposed to be set in India. the billionnaires palace scene has been shot in a hotel on the palm.

Yes, Zabeel Saray :lol:

is this view towards or away form sheikh zayed road?

^^which view? the one on the picture above is towards the sea. there are boats on the left actually, behind the palm trees.

Technically speaking, the view is more or less paralel to SZR

so you saying to the left of this pic is the palm and right is SZR?

^^ More or less yes

Such a boring bunch of towers. :\

Yep. Huge failure.

^^ Boring view, such a huge failure the area is :ohno:

What were you expecting from a bunch closely packed of 400 meter towers?

I think the only difference between this (http://www.travel-images.com/pht/brazil78.jpg) and these towers is that the ones at the bay are just way taller and have more storeys.

so you saying to the left of this pic is the palm and right is SZR?


the atlantis hotel on the tip of the palm is straight ahead in this shot (between infinity and marriott). the front row of towers is parallel to SZR.

Certanly not the Khao San crowds :cheers:

Are you mocking my country?

Theres absolutely no soul at all in those buildings

Are you mocking my country?

No, just the crowds that lodge on that particular area ... that aren't even from your country to begin with :tongue3:

Feb 1, 2012


http://www.thenational.ae/deployedfiles/Assets/Richmedia/Image2/princess.jpg
The dome and mast of Dubai's landmark Princess Tower has been completed, making it the world's tallest residential tower at a final height of 414 metres, says its developer.
Amy Leang/The National


THE NATIONAL

The dome and mast of Dubai's landmark Princess Tower has been completed, making it the world's tallest residential tower at a final height of 414 metres its developer said today.

The Dubai Marina development stands at 107 storey tall and encompasses basement floors, one ground floor and 100 above-ground levels. The project is in its final stages of development and expected to be handed over in the second quarter of this year.


http://www.thenational.ae/business/property/dubais-princess-tower-becomes-worlds-tallest-residential-tower

^^

This pic little bit old :)

3/February/2012

Princess Tower

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http://i43.tinypic.com/34zh7o7.jpg

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


it is amazing to stand on a supertall tower on a balcony 1000 feet above ground and still have to look up.

^^ MUst be an amazing feeling! :)

nice pic P.T do you have any more pics of the view?

try this one (by skyscraperlist)

http://gigapan.org/gigapans/98124

The tallest completed residential tower in the world (The "un"-Torch Tower, in the middle of the pic) in comparison to Princess.

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

One word, amazing.:)

Great angle that last one.

main entrance

9-feb
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/xIMG_0166.jpg

Finally an entrance that looks good.:)

there's still a lot of work to be done

Finally, the Princess ready to show up.

straight from simcity.
http://i42.tinypic.com/9bk8i9.jpg
it'd be interesting to know how many of those apartments are occupied?

^^ Check Sim City, info's there.

10/February/2012

Princess Tower

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http://i40.tinypic.com/9kv293.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/ws63pk.jpg

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http://i42.tinypic.com/4t0rqe.jpg

Crane is coming down!

^^ Since yesterday morning actually :cheers:

That ugly washing cranes.:ohno:

^^ Which ones, the ones that looks exactly the same as any other BMU (that's the name), or the ones covered in protective orange wrapping?

^^ Which ones, the ones that looks exactly the same as any other BMU (that's the name), or the ones covered in protective orange wrapping?

well, if those orange covers are meant to stay on permanently, I will sneak up some night and spray paint them grey...

14-feb

it's been a long wait, but worth it.

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/xIMG_0219.jpg

^^ Which ones, the ones that looks exactly the same as any other BMU (that's the name), or the ones covered in protective orange wrapping?

The ones covered in protective orange wrapping, they aren't ugly ( how can they look nice anyway:) ), but they do not bother to eliminate the stuff. So they stand there ugly in sight.

^^ You do realize that:

1. They are the same as the other beneath that wrap
2. It's still under construction and the wrap is there for protection during transport and instalation, and will be removed ..... right?


I mean .... a pointless rant :tongue3:

It's just that they are very good visible at the moment.

So is the tower crane ;)

:doh: So I would expect they become less visible when the tower is finished.

i like the crown =) so royal =)

:doh: So I would expect they become less visible when the tower is finished.

i think so :)

any interior photos of the princess villa

Snagging starting next week :banana:

Impressive. But, surely there is a lot of space in Dubai... so why are these buildings crammed together like they are in Manhattan?

Impressive. But, surely there is a lot of space in Dubai... so why are these buildings crammed together like they are in Manhattan?

New York & Chicago have also a lot of space; the driving force behind this kind of buildings is primarily the ambition.

Economics and politics mostly. They can't sell properties to foreigners on already build up or occupied areas, so they venture on free land that the Goverment can manage freely .... and those places aren't exactly mid-town ... not that the vicinity of the Airport and the aproach flight paths would have permited that anyway.

congrats princess tower on title of worlds tallest resi. mush deserved. ive watched it rise from hole in ground to compeltion. awesome

24/February/2012

Princess Tower

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The most beautiful building in Dubai and arguably the Arab World

The most beautiful building in Dubai and arguably the Arab World

that certainly is arguable

24/February/2012
Princess Tower
http://i42.tinypic.com/21km9uu.jpg

amazing photo :cheers:

The new podium entrance with the setting sun motive is a nice surprise. Eclectic, but it's working well as a counterpoint to the crown. :)

The new podium entrance with the setting sun motive is a nice surprise. Eclectic, but it's working well as a counterpoint to the crown. :)

I'm sure you noticed it's the same design as below the crown.

One of the front corners of the podium is bevelled (towards the street corner). there is a big area with black cladding. I believe this is where they will put a large Princess Tower logo.

lovely building

is it open already

08/March/2012

Princess Tower

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The crane is coming down :banana: On the outside everything is finished now except some small cladding parts.

The crane has been comming down for weeks now ;)

It will be soon finish.

The crane has been comming down for weeks now ;)

So it is coming down.;)

Does anyone know when they will handover the apartments? Thanks.

10/March/2012

Princess Tower

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/423239_10151376158440648_741515647_23373803_1590365602_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/431420_10151376159085648_741515647_23373807_2118061325_n.jpg

Could someone please post photos of the interior please. Thanks

^^ There have been heaps posted, just look back through the thread.......

14/March/2012

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so, this is the second tallest building in dubai for now?

so, this is the second tallest building in dubai for now?

Yup. And 15th tallest topped out or completed in the world ATM.

thanks! :) is not what I expected architectural talking but is not bad at all. i like it but no for a second tallest not even for third or fifth is monotonous for this city! in my opinion!

16-march

these pics now show how the grid on top of the glas on the crown is going to look. there were a few pieces built weeks ago already, but only recently more has been added. Extra detail - I like it. Does that mean I will have to update my avatar?! ;)


http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/xIMG_5227.jpg


http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/xIMG_5229.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6997715341_2d01e39c16_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69183746@N07/6997715341/)
feyzzz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69183746@N07/6997715341/) by 06TLG06 (http://www.flickr.com/people/69183746@N07/), on Flickr

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/292965_412638602094962_100000464767170_1611608_410085547_n.jpg

25-March

not much to see on the outside, only tiny litte hidden details, but they will shine at night... thought the lighting scheme was going to be 'value-engineered' and not going ahead.

But Tameer is delivering the promised details. Again and again. Good job, guys!!!!! This truly made my day.


http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_0488e.jpg

not much to see, but look closer, they are installing something on the cladding...

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_0488.jpg

LED linear light along the corners, and....

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_0488b.jpg

Spot lights down the podium wall, and larger ones from the bottom up.

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_0488c.jpg

this is the design by Light Concept (http://www.lightconcept.ae/ongoingprojects3.html). The also have Elite Residence shown on their website.

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_0488f.jpg

and the last pic is my sneak preview mockup a few tallest block towers lit up. I have a much better version, but not ready to share.

Not visible: The Un-Torch Tower... Select, we are still waiting for you to brighten up your beauty.

oh no VE!!!!

It's going to look pretty cool.

wow!!! really nice!!! I love shanghai because of the LEd lights. I`d like Dubai would do the same with its skyscrappers

http://i40.tinypic.com/vcs9yr.jpg

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What a shot, that's just godly!

The marina skyline is becoming quite a handsome group - it composes well. Will be looking forward to the niceties of landscape and lighting.

Nice pics...:okay:

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/zIMG_0488f.jpg

nice fun fair.

30/March/2012

Princess Tower

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are they done with the dome? looks like there's still some missing panels for those strands but no workers are on top.

Surely there will be no workers on Friday ... it's weekend

I didn't know friday was day-off over there.

I didn't know friday was day-off over there.

I think in all Arabic countries Friday is a off day. It's like sunday or weekend on westerns countries. I find it weird though to work on sunday xD.

I didn't knew that too.

why has the height been changed to 413m?

why has the height been changed to 413m?

http://skyscrapercenter.com/building.php?building_id=206&building_name=Princess-Tower

Height to tip: 414 m

Height Architectural: 413.4 m

^
That's probably why.

16-apr

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/xIMG_5479.jpg

16-apr

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/2012-04-16PrincessElite1b.jpg



...birds mirroring skydiver formation about 20min later.

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/PrincessTower/2012-04-16PrincessElite2small.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6958897358_cdfe0a1c3e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53262996@N05/6958897358/)
IjKINGDOM'S (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53262996@N05/6958897358/) von Ij KINGDOM (http://www.flickr.com/people/53262996@N05/) auf Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5079/6947439138_637e76e7a4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82748479@N00/6947439138/)
IMG_1221 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82748479@N00/6947439138/) von irkindip (http://www.flickr.com/people/82748479@N00/) auf Flickr

How many people will be living in the Marina cluster at one time? 100,000? 150?
Does anyone know?

There are 763 apartments in the Princess tower and you can multiply that by roughly 4 since most families and people also have maids. so that is up to 3000 people just in that tower.

and its seven towers 300m pluss in the tall block wich each probably has about 500 apartment each, making out for 14000 people all in all and then we haven't even started yet on all of the smaller towers. Between 130m and 250m so about a hundred thousand sounds right. there dont seem to be any official numbers easily accessible. and some other sources do state around hundred thousand.

There are 763 apartments in the Princess tower and you can multiply that by roughly 4 since most families and people also have maids. so that is up to 3000 people just in that tower.


Only the penthouses have maids rooms. I would say the occupancy of those high rise apartments is typically 2 people on average. Families tend to choose to live in villa developments. Some units will be holiday homes and not used all year round, and a few other vacant between tenants moving in and out.

So all in all 1,500 residents maximum at any one time in Princess.

My guess for the marina is 70% working couples and bachelors, 10% tourists, 10% rich retirees, 8% children, 2% maids. Villa developments would be totally different.

ahh i see thanks for the insider info Princess tower

Yesterday

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There are 763 apartments in the Princess tower and you can multiply that by roughly 4 since most families and people also have maids. so that is up to 3000 people just in that tower.

and its seven towers 300m pluss in the tall block wich each probably has about 500 apartment each, making out for 14000 people all in all and then we haven't even started yet on all of the smaller towers. Between 130m and 250m so about a hundred thousand sounds right. there dont seem to be any official numbers easily accessible. and some other sources do state around hundred thousand.
that's about the population of my city :cheers:thx

Wonderful pics, thank you for sharing them!

Wonderful pics, thank you for sharing them!
+1, spectacular stuff there!

Amazing shots.

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Hey PrincessTower guy, I have a question.
Are you in your apartment near the top of the princess tower now? Because if the tower is topped out, isn't it still U/C on the inside and outside until it's finished? Or do I have it all wrong?

^^building is not handed over yet. snagging of the apartments is going on and getting close to the top by the end of this month. handover expected to start in a couple of months.

Ugly name and ugly building. Too bad.

Snagging is in the 60s already.

Facade cleaning is going on right this minute on the sea side, which means completion is soon.

Never-before-seen pictures of the view from the top of 414-meter Princess Tower in Dubai

By Parag Deulgaonkar
Published Tuesday, May 08, 2012

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Very nice view.:yes: