14/October/2009

Marina 101 and Elite Residences

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http://i33.tinypic.com/33oqsg7.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/j7xpgh.jpg

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Kinda interesting the way this building is rising. While Marina 101 is building the floors right with the core, this one built the core first.

http://i37.tinypic.com/116mjaw.jpg


No way for Marina 101 to see the sun.....

^^ There is no sun from that direction (North-West) so the only thing the Elite Residence will block would be the sea view ... which by the way was never advertised as feature of the Marina101

Sure, they will not have both view and sun....

^^ Maybe, but Elite Residence will not be the culprit for that (sun) ... BUT, in this part of the World having exposure to direct sunlight is not exactly what people are looking for.

... something like the people on the Northern hemisphere celebrate Christmas in the snow, while Aussies on the beach. ;)

16/October/2009

Elite Residences

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http://i36.tinypic.com/2q8st3p.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/23hsieu.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/27xf1vq.jpg

diagram update
thanks to imre, now it should be correct:

http://i35.tinypic.com/11gizba.jpg

23/October/2009

Elite Residence

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http://i36.tinypic.com/xqkkgo.jpg

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http://i35.tinypic.com/2rhbpu0.jpg

Yes! Finally construction is ramping up!

Hi Imre.
Great pics.!!!!!
Regards.
Bocha.

30/October/2009

Elite Residence

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http://i36.tinypic.com/okac5g.jpg

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Damn o.o this one is growing very fast - like Marina 101 :)

^^ Core and slab both were raised by 1 floor in 1 week: this pace is good indeed...
...but still not equal to the high-speed of Marina 101 with 2 new floors in the same time!

So cool to see the floors rising here at ER. Everything looks great! :)

Ein weiterer hässlicher Wolkenkratzer in Dubai. Und wer jetzt sagt, das sei eben arabische Architektur, der soll sich mal das Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) in Paris anschauen. DAS ist moderne Architektur mit arabischen Einflüssen. Diese Elite Residence ist purer Kitsch.

^^ English please

Ein weiterer hässlicher Wolkenkratzer in Dubai. Und wer jetzt sagt, das sei eben arabische Architektur, der soll sich mal das Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) in Paris anschauen. DAS ist moderne Architektur mit arabischen Einflüssen. Diese Elite Residence ist purer Kitsch.

Jungchen schreib in Englisch hier. (englisch please)

I don't think it was supposed to have an arabic design!?

Ein weiterer hässlicher Wolkenkratzer in Dubai. Und wer jetzt sagt, das sei eben arabische Architektur, der soll sich mal das Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) in Paris anschauen. DAS ist moderne Architektur mit arabischen Einflüssen. Diese Elite Residence ist purer Kitsch.

Na ja, in Triengen gibt's schon bessere Wolkenkratzer!
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Lol. That's definitely one of the most ridiculous comments I read in the World Development News forum. And yes I speak and understand German.

^^

Shall I translate for the people who don't understand German? :D

wowww es muuuy alta

07/November/2009

Elite Residences, coming fast now

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The close-up of the top shows helpful numbers on the core (I guess they are fixed on top of each floor, not on bottom).
And lv30 is oversized and has a lateral door: this looks like a service floor to me.

^^ On the bottom actually. So that would be the 29th floor and based on the taller height, it's indeed a mechanical/service one.

Good to see us Aussies building in Dubai - Go Grocon - can you now build our 290m CUB building in Melbourne please? :)

WOW. they really are just 'throwing' up these towers!

I love these towers. The pace of construction is amazing! However I do feel sorry for the people stuck between 4 buildings without seeing the sun all day long. lol :D

13/November/2009

Elite Residences

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OMG, Marina 101 speed now:nuts:

20/November/2009

Elite Residences

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26/November/2009

Elite Residence

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http://i50.tinypic.com/2z73pqv.jpg

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Today

http://i48.tinypic.com/2pzd8p1.jpg

29/November/2009

Dubai Marina tallest block

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

Nice to see this going so well. Looks like they'll be closing in on floor 20 soon enough. Core looks like it's on 32-33..:)

I'm a little curious about those heavy pours for this design. In its present state, it looks like a huge bunker. Was climate a factor here?

^^ I see nothing strange structurally.

Agree - walls of Marina 101 nearby appear thicker than here. This clearly isn't just a curtain wall, but a high percentage of the load is carried by the outside, not only by the relatively slim core, I think.

04/December/2009

Elite Residence

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Agree - walls of Marina 101 nearby appear thicker than here. This clearly isn't just a curtain wall, but a high percentage of the load is carried by the outside, not only by the relatively slim core, I think.

Yeah, come to think of it, supporting reinforced concrete 380m high absolutely requires a lot of load-bearing pours. I think of a time when no one thought you could push cement that high. I'd love to see the effect when the interiors are finished.

06/12

http://i49.tinypic.com/27yx4qc.jpg

11/December/2009

Elite Residence

http://i46.tinypic.com/21jy8vo.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/beask1.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/23w164g.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/33maqlk.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2hh3hpe.jpg

Whats so special about this project? old design indeed and looks like a box really with small windows. The plot is so small hardly can come up with some sort of design. Yes it is a tall tower and who would want to live above 50+ floors except if they want to hibernate, I mean they would spend half their life going up and down the lifts if they want to enjoy living in dubai.

Anyway, does any one of you have experience of living in 80th ot 90th floor for a long time?

Cheers

Whats so special about this project? old design indeed and looks like a box really with small windows. The plot is so small hardly can come up with some sort of design. Yes it is a tall tower and who would want to live above 50+ floors except if they want to hibernate, I mean they would spend half their life going up and down the lifts if they want to enjoy living in dubai.

Anyway, does any one of you have experience of living in 80th ot 90th floor for a long time?

Cheers

Have you ever travelled in a high speed elevator before? Was in the John Hancock Centre before and the lift went from ground level to the observation deck in around 30 seconds or just a little bit more. :cheers:

... I mean they would spend half their life going up and down the lifts if they want to enjoy living in dubai...

Still better then spending 2/3 of your life going back and forth the endless labyrinths of suburbia.

Reached floorlevel 40 i think.



29/November/2009

Dubai Marina tallest block

http://i49.tinypic.com/qxrmkn.jpg

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

One question what will be in front of all those towers accros the street?

^^around floor 35 now...

across the street are tiny buildings like the civil defense building and some mid-rise-towers.

^^ The Summit, just next the Civil Devence building, is a 200+ meters tall tower (on top of spire)

Spectacular views of the Pentominium site in these last two shots! Imagine, fast forward these shots 5-7 years..:)

^^ The Summit, just next the Civil Devence building, is a 200+ meters tall tower (on top of spire)

Im told there are 3 other plots for supertalls on the piece of land between supertall block and off ramp ie next to fitre station and summitt

Yes but who will build there now? :)

18/December/2009

Elite Residences

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25/December/2009

Elite Residences

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

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

^^ +1 storey on core and +1.5 on slab in 7 days:
Elite Residence expanding at good pace now. :)

08/January/2010

Elite Residences

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Good to see that work hasn't stopped recently, in spite of all the festivities: lv40/41 under core framework (+3), floor slab at lv25.:)

^^ What festivities? ;)

^^ The Four Hills Tournament in ski jumping ;) And my father's birthday on Jan, 6th, of course ;) ;)

15/January/2010

Elite Residences

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http://i46.tinypic.com/1twnix.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/zw0q5h.jpg

21/January/2010

Marina 101 and Elite Residences

http://i49.tinypic.com/ne6qmr.jpg

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

http://i47.tinypic.com/nlbuv8.jpg

Remember when we were wondering why the tower wasn't rising? It seams just as it was yesterday: And look at it now, already 41 floors and rising :cheers:

Yep, ER looked for all the world like it was never going to get out of that hole. Now it's right up there and looking fantastic I have to say.

Similar scenario in relation to Pentominium ... now that too, is progressing so well. :)

29/January/2010

Elite Residences

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05/February/2010

Elite Residence

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^^ WTF no progress?! :sly:

^^ Look again, follow the numbers carefully and you'll see there's on more floor.

^^
oh, you are right...core +1 but the framework of regular floors jumped just by 1/2 floor... are they working at sandstorm days?

12/February/2010

Elite Residences

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http://i49.tinypic.com/1zz51fa.jpg

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^^and again no progress on floorplates!!!

Yeah, but the core is working on floor 47 now.

^^and again no progress on floorplates!!!

They might have hit a mechanical floor.

^^ Yes - looks like floorplate of level 29 is being made now, and in fact that's an oversized one (remember core on 2009/Nov/20 by Imre (http://i50.tinypic.com/2v9vpkl.jpg)). No need to worry. :)

In the Tameer-Floorplans is level 29, 60 and 76 a service floor.

http://i49.tinypic.com/33w8l0h.jpg

19/February/2010

Elite Residences

http://i49.tinypic.com/2vcast4.jpg

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damn this service floor need so much time, 3 weeks already!! :bash:

True! Also there's still not a bit of cladding. But the smokestack has grown once again... uh... I mean: core got two more levels this week ;-)

^^
yeah, the core looks already like an smokestack:lol:
Elite Residence is very crazy, never seen such a tall 'free-standing' core...

never seen such a tall 'free-standing' core...
Check some Doha, Qatar threads. Some of the 200m+ towers there were built core-first, then the floorplates after the core topped out. Looks bizarre as hell.

26/February/2010

Elite Residences

http://i45.tinypic.com/ab4l01.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/2s9ywy8.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/20svqqs.jpg

Core box in floor 49!!!!!!

Wow, the core is almost as tall at it's neighbors! Haven't checked up on ER for a while, but I'm happy to see such good progress here! :cheers:

^^
yeah, the core looks already like an smokestack:lol:
Elite Residence is very crazy, never seen such a tall 'free-standing' core...

Well, check this out: the slipformed service cores of the Barclays Tower in London:

http://www.slipform-int.com/images/barclays.jpg

04/March/2010

Marina 101,Elite Residences,Sulafa Tower,Marina Pinnacle

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^^ It looks as if the service level is done, so the floors should come quicker again.:) Meanwhile, corebox has been pushed up to level 50/51.

12/March/2010

Elite Residence, cladding started today, first panel already there

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12/March/2010

Elite Residence

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core at 50th floor, slab framework finally jumped, cladding started - Elite Residence is back!!
:dance:

^^ 51st actually

13/March/2010

Elite Residences, first glass also there

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Blue glass??? It should be green, or gold colored.....

let's just wait..I believe this is a test cladding ..anyway..I like the color :)

I hope that this is not the real color. :ohno:

^^ They made the hole a little bit too big for the glass... :lol:

Blue glass??? It should be green, or gold colored.....

Remember, the glass color is not only designed for the outside viewers. If you stand inside the building blue glass is the best since it filters yellow light. In a region like Dubai with quite a bit of yellow sand dust and sand covered land this is quite relevant.

19/March/2010

Elite Residence

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http://i41.tinypic.com/244v8yx.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/14nh9c6.jpg

Thank you IMRE!!!

So, this is not a facade testing, is the final cladding. I would like to know the color of the ornament.

Wow, I'm so glad to see the cladding has been started :)... but wasn't it supposed to be green according to the rendering?

It will be blue and white, like the Le Reve.

Imre, what exactly is that Goldbond stuff, I have seen it on quite some buildings, like the 57 swimming pools building (forgot it's name) what is it for?

Still will probably look better than in the rendering with the blue glass..

Imre, what exactly is that Goldbond stuff, I have seen it on quite some buildings, like the 57 swimming pools building (forgot it's name) what is it for?


Goldbond is the name of the brand :


ELITE RESIDENCE
Name of project: Elite Residence
Location: Dubai
Client: Tameer Real Estate FZCO
Architect: Eng. Adnan Saffarini (EAS)
Facade Area: 61.700 sqm

http://www.cladtech-int.com/projects/projects.php

COMPANY INTRODUCTION
Cladtech International LLC was established in 2006. The Company has its production facility in Ras Al Khaimah.
It provides aluminium, glass, doors and windows hightech curtain wall packages including project management, design, production and installation complemented with in house state of the art anodizing and powder coat finishing.

OWNERSHIP
Cladtech International is a Company 100% owned by Al Rajhi Investment Group (ARIG) of Saudi Arabia.
ARIG’s decision to invest in a State of the Art Aluminium production to
manufacture the external envelope for high rise buildings ,windows and doors coating and anodizing was taken due to the enormous demand in the market for high quality products and the major growth of the Group in the construction and building materials sector. The emerged shortage of suitable suppliers for high standard Glass/Aluminium packages is a result of the ongoing fast, explosive expansion of the construction market in the UAE and the whole region in recent years.
Al Rajhi Investment Group being one of the major conglomerates in the GCC has therefore decided to penetrate into this sector.

More info here:

http://www.cladtech-int.com/

It will be blue and white, like the Le Reve.

Imre are you sure??
looks like the ornaments are orange!
http://i39.tinypic.com/8vsn7p.jpg

he was refering to the glass color.

Imre are you sure??
looks like the ornaments are orange!


You right , orange is there:)

I just checked all pics , I thought the white because saw it on a pic . (http://i44.tinypic.com/16gn8eh.jpg)

I found the factory:

http://www.xin-bang.com/english/index.asp

http://www.xin-bang.com/english/products.asp

let's wait a bit..we'll find out soon ..I just hope it's not white :)

19/March/2010

Elite Residence


http://i41.tinypic.com/244v8yx.jpg



apartments will always be in shaddow :ohno::ohno:

Great to see the cladding finally going on. And level 52 at the core. :cheers:

apartments will always be in shaddow :ohno::ohno:

Only in the morning....

apartments will always be in shaddow :ohno::ohno:

That's probably a good thing in a hot climate like Dubai.

Chinese exports again to build these...

That's probably a good thing in a hot climate like Dubai.

can you imagine day and waking up without sun @ morning :ohno:

can you imagine day and waking up without sun @ morning :ohno:

It would be a blessing!

And trust me, you wouldnt wish it any other way!!
But I guess you mean missing the view not the sun

can you imagine day and waking up without sun @ morning :ohno:

I guess in Dubai you would prefer to wake up without the sun because of the high temperatures..

Pic of merged snapshots I made from
gerald's recent gigapixel pano (http://gigapan.org/gigapans/45839/).

Yes, Elite Residence is a SKYSCRAPER now, with core at lv 55 and circa 205m.
Floorplates have sped up as well: outer walls of lv 35 are under way. And above the base there's more than just a sample of cladding, it's more than a full floor. Looks a bit like Sulafa Tower there atm, but all will be different when laminations get off, I suppose.

29/March/2010, taken from the original panorama by gerald d.:
http://i39.tinypic.com/mhccwm.jpg

What happens to some topics of the SUPERTALLS thread? Many titles aren't corect. This is DUBAI, not SHANGHAI!

What happens to some topics of the SUPERTALLS thread? Many titles aren't corect. This is DUBAI, not SHANGHAI!

Didn't you know? You can read it a few pages back that they are gonna lift this building here from Dubai with 10 Apache helicopters to Shanghai. Because of the economic crisis they can't find any tenants here in Dubai, but due to the economic boost in China they likely will find tenants there.

Yes it's true, like Atmosphere's said !

^^ :baeh3: Yesterday was the best day for all the skyscraper-transportations around. I bet all helicopters will bring the towers to their ancestral places in a few hours... and this won't happen again during the next 364 days... Btw. good idea, admins! :naughty:

16/April/2010

Elite Residences

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http://i40.tinypic.com/r8w83p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/1zyy134.jpg

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

^^ Elite Residences is now taller than Le Reve with core formwork at lv 57 (+2 in April) and floorplates at about lv 38 (+3 in April).

Cladding and ornaments are coming quick now. I like the blue color of the glass, though the planned smaragd green woud've been a nice contrast.

Estranhíssimo.

Is the cladding blue and white, or is it all blue with paper still on some of it? I really hope that is blue and white. :okay:

Is the cladding blue and white, or is it all blue with paper still on some of it? I really hope that is blue and white. :okay:

sorry, but i doubt it.
protection layers still there and cladding might be orange (as i mentioned before).

edit: it seems to be partly white, we can see few unprotected panels already.

Ornaments are in white. Cladding is copper with details in white.

^^copper?
that should be interesting.
will it be a coated copper to keep the colour, or will it be uncoated so it turns the copper turquoise colour? (like the Statue of Liberty in NY)

Wow, the cladding and the ornaments look really nice. With a copper cladding it will be a really classy tower! Great!

23/April/2010

Elite Residences

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23/April/2010

Elite Residences

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http://i41.tinypic.com/15fkpbt.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2s0mexv.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/29f5mpe.jpg

^^
Thanks Imre!
orange color cladding :banana:

http://i41.tinypic.com/2rynb05.jpg

^^
orange AND white as we can see now :banana:

30/April/2010

Elite Residences

http://i44.tinypic.com/35a7u9v.jpg

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http://i39.tinypic.com/24pm03r.jpg

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

http://i44.tinypic.com/nbq1j5.jpg

^^ Good speed now: 3 more floors clad and 1 new floor on top this week. :)

Wow, core on 58! The building looks great IMO! :) Thanks Imre :cheers2:

06/May/2010

Elite Residences

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http://i43.tinypic.com/6i8n6p.jpg

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http://i40.tinypic.com/wuow0h.jpg

Its looking good. Orange cladding fits very well on the base as well as combined with white color.

06/May/2010

Dubai Marina

http://i42.tinypic.com/10574ex.jpg

About a floor / 1,5 floor a week. Good progress. Working on the 59th floor (core)

This is a pic I took with my cell phone at the Tameer office.

It gives a pretty good idea of what the cladding color is going to look like after completion.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/4585871103_076a025f82_o.jpg

^^ That model looks great, do you have a picture of the whole building? Great design imo!

^^ That model looks great, do you have a picture of the whole building? Great design imo!

I took one other picture. Image quality is mediocre though.


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4586143283_2e0355f4bc_o.jpg

This is a pic I took with my cell phone at the Tameer office.

It gives a pretty good idea of what the cladding color is going to look like after completion.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/4585871103_076a025f82_o.jpg

Great tower, great design... (the green glass looks much better than blue one, IMO)

Thanks for those pics, PT!

(btw, your avatar is great:lol:)

I so so so so so so hope they gonna stick to the roof design shown on the pictures from the model. And i agree the green glass looks better.

The crown of ER is just stunning! It's a beautiful building indeed.

it will take though very long time to complete the complicated top feature

I don't think they are able to build such a structure on top which is open on such a height. And what's on top of the open part? Something where people regularly come? I think it will be very very windy at that open part, if there are stairs in there it will just be blown away lol.

^^ You're totally exaggerating. There is no problem building the top crown, but no people will be "visiting" there except the maintenance personnel.

ive worked out its about 216m atm?
btw great model

^^ You're totally exaggerating. There is no problem building the top crown, but no people will be "visiting" there except the maintenance personnel.

But what about possibility on building a rooftop pool or some other recreational area? For me that would be a shameful waste of space and a sea view!

Hello Everybody.
First of all, thank you very much for regularly posting construction updates on this forum. I look at this page every few days and enjoy following the progress. I am barely in Dubai otherwise I would also provide you guys with a few pictures.

The reason I write here is, I have a question concerning payments and penalties. Maybe one of you has an answer.

As I have payment issues, I asked Tameer if I could pay everything at once in half a year. They rejected and talked about a 5000 Dirham fine for every delayed month. I am willing to take that fine as with the exchange rate of the euro and my current financial situation, this would make more sense for me. However, I wanted to aks if in return I can also demand fines from them through an attorney for the delay. Does anyone know the contractual framework and the law in the UAE? Sorry for posting this here, but I thought this might be a forum where others also have similar problems or solutions.

Thank you and i will continue to enjoy watching the Elite Residence grow ;)

06/May/2010

Elite Residences


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They are almost (i mean today) at core 65 :nuts: .

The cladding will catch up by now.

Waiting for new splendid updates... Dubai Marina is evolving amazingly fast !!!

But what about possibility on building a rooftop pool or some other recreational area? For me that would be a shameful waste of space and a sea view!

There will be enough machineries and equipments to be positioned on top, plus above 300 is way to high for a public roof pool.

But what about possibility on building a rooftop pool or some other recreational area? For me that would be a shameful waste of space and a sea view!

Even if there was available space not needed for service equipment etc, I don't see additional public facilities as an option. Who would be willing to pay for such a non-profit installation? Would be nice though if anybody did...

Nice. :)

21 May 2010

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Thanks for all your updates SkyscraperCity man! Much appreciated.

Construction of a 91-storey exclusive residential tower in Dubai Marina is making good progress and is on schedule to be completed by March 2011.

The Tameer Holiding Investment project, otherwise known as Elite Residence Tower worth a massive AED 1.7 billion, will stand at 380 metres and accommodate up to 1,500 residents in one of Dubai’s most sought-after districts.

Originally due for completion in 2009, the development is now successfully underway and scheduled to open to the public in March next year.

Master developer Emaar and main contractor Arabian Construction Company are reportedly making good progress on its construction, Cladtech International having already made a start on the cladding work.

In October 2009, KONE were appointed to supply a total of 12 elevators for the project using the company’s JumpLift technology to hoist up goods and supplies during the building’s construction.

[B]Tameer President Federico Tauber said: “Cladtech, a leading UAE based cladding contractor, has commenced work and is progressing at an excellent rate on the Elite Residence project.

"The Elite Residence will offer one of the most desirable addresses in Dubai Marina, the city's most sought-after residential district.

He added: “Once completed in 2011, the new landmark development at a height of 380 metres will become one of the world's tallest residential towers and will house around 1,500 residents."

Providing 695 residential units and covering a total built up area of 139,920.00m2, the high rise is set to feature more than a few characteristics of its neighbour The Princess Tower, currently one of the tallest residential towers in the world.

Located close to The Palm Jumeirah and The Mall of the Emirates, the tower will havepanoramic views over The Palm Jumeirah and Marina, and will be just a few minutes’ walk from industry free zones Dubai Media City, Dubai Internet City - with Jebel Ali a short drive away.

It will also offer excellent access to the new Dubai metro system, particularly the Dubai Metro Red Line and the future Al Sufouh tram line.

Uniquely designed, it will have four parking floors, two health clubs and a state of art business centre, alongside temperature controlled swimming pools, a gymnasium and a children’s day care nursery.


http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-8495-elite-residence-tower-on-track-for-2011-completion/

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^^ Elite Residences could be circa 230m now. And at level 60, the next oversized service floor has appeared: ready for the upper part of the shaft. :)

09/July/2010

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^^ Also ER is progessing very well with 4 more floors and 5 levels in the core constructed in 1 month. The cladding looks very nice!

All that projects are insane

12/July/2010

Elite Residence

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July 13, 2010

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View of the Palm Jumeirah from the 64th floor of the Elite Residence tower.

Developers of the Elite Residence project in Dubai have announced that Tiger Steel will be providing fabricated steel for the development.

The supplier, which will be awarded the contract officially by main contractor Arabian Construction Company later this week, has been chosen because of its proven track record and competitive edge.

It will be one of three steel suppliers to the project, alongside Cicon, which is providing reinforced steel (rebar), and Freyssinet, which is currently supplying steel for the post-tensioning.

The fabricated steel will be used for the roof feature at the very top of the 91-storey building, which will take the form of a crown in line with the ‘elite theme’.

Tameer’s development director Darren Ingram said: “The tendering is already done and we have made the decision to use Tiger Steel for the structural steel for Elite. The nomination is currently under process, and ACC will be announcing the contract officially later this week.

“Tiger Steel has already done work on the Elite project. We chose the company based on its proven track record here as well as its competitive edge.”

When finished, the Elite Residence project, which is already half constructed and progressing well towards its completion date, will provide 697 residential units overlooking the Palm Jumeirah, located close to Dubai Marina.

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-8920-tiger-steel-awarded-elite-residence-contract/

The Palm Jumeira views show best how this tower has grown during the last months:
core is at 69th level under framework / +250m,
regular floors at 55th and 56th level / +200m.

The change of the core above lv60 is remarkable, guess they need less elevators in the upper third.

Also the cladding pattern is different in the middle section above tech level 29. According to the renders, this reminds me of the Princess Tower shaft (columns with alternating two joined and one seperated floor).

16/July/2010

Elite Residence

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Jul 19, 2010: CW visits the 91-storey Elite Residence construction site

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I hope those interiors are not the best ones...

High Prospects, constructionweekonline
by Elizabeth Broomhall on Jul 19, 2010
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-8964-high-prospects/1/

It is, one of several high-profile residential projects in Dubai to get back on its feet this year, but Elite Residence is by far among the fastest-progressing.

Constructed as far up as the 64th floor with just 20 residential levels and a roof still to go, the tower, quite literally, has high prospects.

Advancing quickly and efficiently alongside its sister project The Princess Tower, (located just metres away), Tameer’s second-tallest, quickest-moving development is a clear indication that Dubai is looking forward to an upturn.

“The recession has had an impact on the Elite, I would be lying if I said otherwise,” says Tameer’s chief development officer John Zwets.

“Although we had sold the majority of the [residential] units at that time, the financial crisis impacted on how people deployed their capital and paid their bills. One of those bills was to satisfy their agreements with the developer. It became more labour intensive to get people to make payments.”

He goes on to say how, as a result, it became more difficult to pay the main contractor Arabian Construction Company, which in turn slowed construction down and delayed the project by as long as six months (though he reiterates that the scheduled completion date has not changed since the project received RERA approval in August 2009).

And yet today, it is almost as if the downturn never happened. Up on the 64th floor, a level which so far consists of just the lift shaft or ‘core’ of the building, workers are preparing steel for concrete casting, and ‘jumpform’ formwork is in place ready to be deployed for further upward excursions.

Luckily for the workers, safety seems to be a priority for the developer. As well as being equipped with safety hats, the men are enclosed by what looks like a rather secure fencing structure. “We are very focused on safety,” says Tameer’s development director Darren Ingram, adding: “as a result, we have had no major incidents on site.”

Valued somewhere between US $250million and US $299million, with a total built-up area of 135,760m2, the project involves construction of a 380m tower located close to Dubai Marina, facing The Palm Jumeirah – the aim being to provide panoramic views of one of Dubai’s most prestigious stretches of real estate.

When finished, it will have a total of 91 floors, including four basements, the ground floor and an additional 86 floors above ground level, with four parking decks and 82 residential levels.

It will offer 697 residential units to wealthy investors, with amenities such as temperature-controlled swimming pools, high speed elevators, a ballroom and a billiards hall.

With this in mind, it becomes difficult to see how Elite Residence is any different to the large number of other prestigious, residential developments that are back in business this year now that the worst of the downturn has passed. According to the developers, it’s all about architecture.

“If you look at the shape and the formation of the building, it could probably be described as an interesting blend of what people consider to be modern architecture and what obviously is a remarkable building that really drove the emergence of technologies and architectural expression,” says Zwets.

“You can’t call Elite a traditional building, because it is simply not. I think what the architect was trying to do was give it a ‘Dubai flavour.’

And by this, I mean something different to the bland sky scrapers you would see in another metropolis like Hong Kong, or New York. I think he tried to give it a bit of soul.”

This so-called ‘Elite theme’ is perhaps better depicted by reference to the project’s unique features. According to Ingram, the colour scheme is particularly important, as are the finishes and structural idiosyncrasies.

“Among the things that distinguish Elite Residence from other developments are the location and the unique design attributes,” he says. “The façade system will provide a superior external finish, quite unlike some other residential buildings, and for this particular tower, there is a very unique roof feature.”

Otherwise known as the ‘crown’, the roof, as explained by project manager Frank Zaid, is a key part of the Elite theme, and will be fitted with 400 small lights that will change colour at night. These lights are in addition to lighting down the mast and sides of the building.

Customised by a specialist lighting consultant, the external lighting for the tower is itself another fundamental element of the design, which according to Ingram, highlights Elite’s unique architectural features. :banana:[/COLOR]

With the tower standing at 380m high however, it is important to consider how the roof will be constructed, and indeed how the lights will be fitted safely. “The roof will be pre-fabricated at ground level, and lifted up to the top of the building in stages and installed by crane,” explains Arabian Construction Company’s (ACC’s) project director Bill Parker.

“The light fittings will be pre-installed into the cladding at the cladding factory, to avoid having to fit the lights at height and ensure safety.”

But the developers are keen to stress that Elite as a project is “not a pre-fabricated development but a built building”, which may explain why lower levels of the project are at different stages to those higher up.

The first floors for example, are complete with plastered walls, windows and kitchen furnishings, in sharp contrast to level 64 which remains an open air space. Parker explains why.

“The construction of Elite is all being done in a planned sequence. Effectively what you have is a vertical climbing of trades, which is an efficient way of constructing this kind of building. The nature of high rise demands a vertical progression based on the structural plans.”

He adds: “What we like to talk about is a typical ‘floor cycle’ where each trade is trying to meet its own target within that cycle.”

In the case of Elite, the first stage in the cycle is the structural works, followed immediately by the cladding to enclose the building quickly and maintain safety, and additionally because the walls and ceilings act as a buffer for the skin of the building.

The block work, plaster work and tiling is next, followed by the MEP works, joinery, ceiling grids, ceiling plaster, paint work and finally the fit outs.

The whole process takes approximately nine months, suggesting that the structural works for the last main floor must be completed by early 2011, should the tower be constructed in time for its scheduled completion date – the end of Q3/October next year.

The question is: are the time schedules feasible?
“I think it is a reasonable programme,” confirms Parker. “We’re working steadily towards completion.”

To achieve it however, he suggests that coordination between the main contractor and subcontractors is critical, which at Elite, is being well managed by the site engineers.

Certainly the developer seems happy with the site’s progress. Speaking about the structural works, Zwets says, “The project is currently progressing at around four, sometimes five floors a month, so that’s a five to seven-day cycle per floor."

"The contractor, ACC, is doing remarkably well, so we’re very happy with them. We hadn’t used them before except for The Princess Tower [also under construction] and we’ve had a similar experience there. They are a very good contractor.”

Subcontractors include MEP firm Reliance Electro-Mechanical Contracting (REMCO), lifts provider Kone and cladding expert Cladtech.

The steel is being supplied by three different contractors, including Cicon (which is providing the rebar), Freyssinet (which is supplying the steel for post-tensioning) and Tiger Steel, which was only recently awarded the contract to provide the fabricated steel for the roof feature.

Concrete is being supplied by Universal Concrete Products Limited Company. The developer anticipates that the project will require 17,900 tonnes of steel and 75,000m3 of concrete to complete.

To reduce the volume of steel and concrete used however, and minimise material handling on-site, not to mention the time and costs of the overall project, post-tension reinforcement technology has been incorporated into the structural design for the floor slabs in the place of traditional reinforced concrete.

“Post-tension concrete slabs are leaner so your building gets lighter and you need less traditional reinforcement,” explains Zwets.

“This reduces the mass of the building, and means you can construct faster because the slabs require less steel and less steel fixing, therefore less action by the workforce, so there is a reduction in time as well as costs.

“It is also means the floors are lower and around 5cm thinner than traditional concrete, which makes quite a difference when you’re building a 91-storey tower, with 5m less to build to achieve the same number of floors.”

Time and efficiency certainly seem to be of the essence with the completion date little more than 12 months away. “The structure is reinforced steel because this is more efficient for the vertical structure, but the floor slabs will rely on post-tension reinforcement as it carries the load better,” adds Parker.

Efficiency seems to be important for Tameer both in terms of the construction of the building and its long-term operation. Though they maintain that “Tameer’s objective is to be a developer and not an asset manager,” executives at the firm are keen to emphasise their consideration for the building’s long-term maintenance.

According to Zwets, an example of this was when they employed an internal facilities management team to carry out a comprehensive service review at the beginning of the project, which meant that managers were able to rule out any concerns over how the building would be managed and operated efficiently in the long term.

To encourage environmentally-friendly living, Tameer has also installed a central chilled water system on site for the air conditioning of the building (with a view to reducing energy costs).

This system will be in addition to relying on a high-tech cladding system that will maximise insulation.

“The cladding system consists of unitised panels which are manufactured in the quality-controlled factory situation and then installed on site as complete panels,” says Ingram. “This provides excellent thermal insulation and acoustic properties, as well as minimising the amount of work on site.”

As it stands there is a significant amount of work currently taking place at Elite, all the major contracts having been awarded to subcontractors and as many as 1,400 workers on site at any one time. As the tower grows in height, Tameer expects an increase in man power, with a peak of around 2,400 workers as the project draws closer to completion.

Thus, the only outstanding concern is how a 697-capacity residential building will manage to fill its units in the context of Dubai’s housing surplus. Zwets is quick to answer.

“The easiest thing to say is that this building was designed and started a few years ago before the recession. To date we are 95% sold out.” he says.

Perhaps then, there is room for more residential projects after all? Maybe another Elite-themed tower – continuing the brand name? “It’s an idea,” he says, “but not something we’ll be doing right now. I don’t know if the market is ready for new buildings at the moment. Like all developers in the region, and probably across the world, Tameer is focusing on delivering its existing projects, rather than starting new ones.”


Elite Residences key contractors

Main contractor: Arabian Construction Company
Design, architect and lead consultant: Adnan Saffarini Design
MEP works: Reliance Electro-Mechanical Contracting (REMCO)
Foundations and piling: Zemin Teknolojisi A.S. Foundation Technology
Elevators: Kone
HVAC systems: UTS Carrier
Cladding and aluminium: Cladtech
Concrete: Universal Concrete Products
Safety products: Combisafe
Formwork: Grocon Lubeca Systems
Formwork: Doka Gulf
Steel: Cicon
Post-tensioning steel: Freyssinet
Fabricated steel: Tiger Steel

30/July/2010

Elite Residence

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Nice tower. The roof looks good and odd :)
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What's the tower on the right in Imre's first pic?

What's the tower on the right in Imre's first pic?

Le Reve

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=108946&page=20

Is that a helipad on the roof? Because it seems sort of weird to have one when there's so many taller buildings around it. Or is it just a decorative feature?

no helipad there..

Okay, question answered then. :)

... Certainly the developer seems happy with the site’s progress. Speaking about the structural works, Zwets says, “The project is currently progressing at around four, sometimes five floors a month, so that’s a five to seven-day cycle per floor." ...No problem to keep the goals so far, actually fast paced: level 70 visible now, so +3 in 12 days = four-day cycle per floor, same for floorplates.
Cladding has been put on even quicker, 6 new floors are covered up to lv 38.
And floorplates are at around 59, right below service floor, that could last a bit longer then.:)

Great to see such good progress here. Cladding looks very good also. :cheers2:

Could someone please change the title to:
DUBAI | Elite Residence | 380m | 1247ft | 87 fl | U/C

^^ No, 87 might be only the residental/service floors but there are more as parking above ground.

There are 91 floors total. Four basements, the ground floor and an additional 86 floors above ground level, with four parking decks and 82 residential levels. Please change the title.

^^ Comparing with rendering and model, Bizzy could be right. Assuming a hollow crown, I never got where the floors 88 and above should be.

^^ This is not counting from the model/renders, this is taken straight from the construction week online article posted above.

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Read in full >> Source (http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-9118-crowning-glory/)

Altin, why are you so stubborn? It says 91 Floors: 4B+G+4P+82 right there on the tameer website (http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_residence.asp). Any secret knowledge you wanna share about those extra 4 floors even developers don't know about?

IF NOT, PLEASE CHANGE THE TITLE

I don't moderate here, ask the concerned ones .... or on the concerned thread.

Oh, I thought you did. Well, whoever changed the title - than you!

Here's a nice one by Mariana Lasprilla from 2010/August/09.
Elite Residence's core formwork at lev 72 and 73 then:

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Three new levels on top in August, level 73 visible... the core reaches high up to the range of Ocean Heights, Emirates Crown and Infinity Tower. Elite Residence will be the next u/c supertall soon:

29/August/2010 by 234sale:

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great updates, keep it up guys ~

About another 15 or 17 floors to go! Not so far from the top now.

That area is insane dense!!! All those craper rising up... really amazing.

I just noticed something odd on the last pic (http://i36.tinypic.com/2sbvl06.jpg) ... number labelling mistake between 67 and 68 or is there a mezzanine level!?:weird:

Now more recently... 9 floors cladded in about 5 weeks, one more floorplate (but it's service floor 60) and 3-4 new core levels, at least 76 should be u/c now, if my counting is correct. So the top part of the tower with taller floors must've started. The two last visible core openings already appear bigger to me, but that might be an optical illusion on the following picture.

13 Sep 2010 by 234sale
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thanks for posting the update picture! i really love the cldding :D

The cladding has gone up real quick.

the cladding looks like crap :lol: but its a nice tower cause its tall

Now the first of the tall upper floors are clearly indicated on the core, which must be lev 77 or 78 now. That's +2 from 8 days before, while floorplates have entered the upper third and got +1 level (62nd floor). Cladding progress is again faster with +4 (53rd floor).

With the setting suns reflected in the neighboring towers, the few pieces of uncovered orange cladding in the lower part don't contrast that much.

27/September/2010 by 234sale:

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Here Elite Residence seen from The Torch, somewhere around 70th floor.
The tower will soon pass the 300m-limit and also Ocean Heights to the right:

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

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oh, this is so beautiful!!
i remember the time when everybody said 'what a slow pace on this tower', and now it's close to 300m!
just incredible :nuts:

The protection layers have been stripped off above the almost finished base of Elite Residence.
The streetlights gives a reddish impression, but Princess Tower declares that it would be rather golden.
Now at night, new green neon lights shine from the front and back balconies of every 2nd floor... maybe it's still light effect testing.

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

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The design and color is too garish for me. But I guess if your name is "Elite" Residence, that's kinda what your going for.

the cladding looks way nicer in this pic

16 Oct

think the golden color effect is more visible on this one. I like it.

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the green lights at night must be testing or something. you can see an electric cable running on the outside of the balconies connecting the neon lights for the time being.

I really love the cladding and the total design of this building! Really a classy tower!

This would be much better with better materials like on marina crown

It looks better during the day. But still looks cheap.

Okay, here some day pictures made from Palm Jumeira and just posted on http://www.skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?402-Dubai-Marina-General-Photography/page2). Kudos, 234sale!

Visually, Ocean Heigths is only a bit ahead, so Elite Residence now seems to enter the supertall club! :cheers2:

14/October/2010 by 234sale:

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They made a lot of progress on the floors since 234sale's last pic (9/27).

They made a lot of progress on the floors since 234sale's last pic (9/27).Indeed, 5 more slab floors, about 4 new cladded floors and 3 tall floors on core, up to lev 80 or 81 ain't bad in 16 days.
The recent top floor is going to be the last floor with orange cladding according to the model, I think.

Jul 19, 2010: CW visits the 91-storey Elite Residence construction site



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Those kitchen tiles look exactly the same as JBR kitchen, looks like something out the 1970s, not exactly a slick "Elite" design :ohno:

From what I saw today, the building seams to have reached the supertall status :cheers:

princess tower kitchens look the same... not very creative job.

princess tower kitchens look the same... not very creative job.
Same developer right? - guess they got a good deal on buying in same tiles etc for both towers, more like Clone Residence than Elite Residence was seriously thinking of buying in, superb render vids etc but this has put me right off.

From outside the Princess one looks like it might be quite dark inside with the small tinted windows and that internal kitchen window is plain ugly. I like the fact that Ocean Res has clear glass balconies and big windows and great lobby but then the layouts aren't ideal and as I'm looking for one to live in it has to be right...

I think i'd have to see the layout in reality like from these pics as read too much heartache on reality vs plans like over on the Tridnet Grand Residence thread with the photos vs plan sketch comparison

From outside the Princess one looks like it might be quite dark inside with the small tinted windows...


The windows only look small from the outside, but all the windows go floor to ceiling, which I like a lot. Most of the new towers in the tallest block have floor to ceiling windows nowadays.

Of course corner rooms will be brighter than middle ones.

23 Oct
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Elite Residence has gone up a couple of floors. You can see the difference counting from the mechanical floor. Eveytime I walk by their concrete pumps are running.

Those kitchen tiles look exactly the same as JBR kitchen, looks like something out the 1970s, not exactly a slick "Elite" design :ohno:

+1 it looks hideous :lol:

Next tall core level visible, and slab got +2 this week, I think...

23/October/2010 by 234sale on skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?469-ELITE-RESIDENCES-91F-Res-380m):

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And let's put our heads back to the nape...

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

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Those kitchen tiles look exactly the same as JBR kitchen, looks like something out the 1970s, not exactly a slick "Elite" design :ohno:

just look at the ceiling. gypsum board ceiling tiles. i don't think it get's much cheaper than that.

just look at the ceiling. gypsum board ceiling tiles. i don't think it get's much cheaper than that.

Obviously you've never seen a place with central air conditioning and pipes running all over.

Pictures directly from Tameer website
http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_towers/project_photos.asp

http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_towers/photos/september2010/003.jpg

http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_towers/photos/july2010/008.jpg

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Absolutely LOVE the kitchen design!! :doh::nono::old:
http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_towers/photos/july2010/006.jpg

http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_towers/photos/july2010/001.jpg

http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_towers/photos/august2010/001.jpg

http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_towers/photos/august2010/004.jpg

thanks for posting PT :)
man, this tower is as perfect as it can be, and thats why it's my avatar for a long time already :D

http://www.tameer.net/projects/elite_towers/photos/july2010/006.jpg

OMG... :doh:

ugly kitchen in the "Elite Residence"... :no:

hey guys, what's your problem with the kitchen??
i wish i would have such a pretty one :(

I wish we had such nice kitchens in the Princess Tower. Look at ours below - no comparison against Elite. ;D


http://www.tameer.net/projects/pricess_tower/photos/june2010/002.jpg

...I guess somebody went for economies of scale and volume discount big time!!

thanks for posting PT :)
man, this tower is as perfect as it can be, and thats why it's my avatar for a long time already :D


...if it's your favorite tower you'll be happy so see it's gone up one more floor just this afternoon:

27-oct
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Grüße nach Speyer!

I wish we had such nice kitchens in the Princess Tower. Look at ours below - no comparison against Elite. ;D


PT's kitchen is even better looking, but i like both though they are very similar.

...if it's your favorite tower you'll be happy so see it's gone up one more floor just this afternoon:

tanks for the update :) great to see the next floor already :)

Grüße nach Speyer!

hey, du (ich darf doch du sagen?) sprichst deutsch? cool, kommst du aus deutschland?

oh und grüße nach Dubai :D

Those kitchens are horrible! How can they put that in a brand new development? It seriously looks fresh out of the 1970s... The wall tiles and the cupboards especially.

^^
ok, we all know everyone hates it.
and now stop that stupid kitchen style discussion, please :bash:

Komme aus der Nähe von Freiburg, bin seit zwei Wochen fest hier.

28-oct 10pm heavy traffic in front of elite residence
4 trucks on the picture, another 3 waiting behind where I was standing.
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I wish we had such nice kitchens in the Princess Tower. Look at ours below - no comparison against Elite. ;D


http://www.tameer.net/projects/pricess_tower/photos/june2010/002.jpg

...I guess somebody went for economies of scale and volume discount big time!!


What is up with the ugly ghetto kitchens? They make even the cheapest models in Toronto condo's look like high end.

Oh my god street level in this part of the city is worse than downtown tampa....parking garages as far as the eye can see, what a shame.

And again Elite Residence has made a jump and has clearly surpassed Ocean Heights, the height looks like around 320m.

10/November/2010 by 234sale on skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?469-ELITE-RESIDENCES-91F-Res-380m):

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Apparently the core has already got all 8 tall floors that Imre's pic of the tower model at cityscape'07 shows, there's only the hollow crown above. If they stick to this design, the core should've topped out now! What do you think?

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The update pictures are amazing ..the marina has changed so much since last time I like it :cheers:

Yes, still the progress is visable almost weekly here, at least for Elite Residence:
cladding at lev 62 (2+ in 13 days), slab at lev 76 (+3) and core at lev 85 (+1... so there're more tall floors near the top than I'd expected).

Actually ET got three different main colors: concrete grey at the top,
paper white in the middle, and the final kind of orange-brown (that sometimes appears yellow in the sun) at the bottom.

23/November/2010 by 234sale from skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?469-ELITE-RESIDENCES-91F-Res-380m):

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This one is flying! Probably one of the fastest growing supertalls anywhere in the world ATM.

Actually ET got three different main colors: ... kind of orange-brown (that sometimes appears yellow in the sun) at the bottom.


That's because it's actually golden! Hard to tell on the pictures, but clear when you stand in front of it.

nice update :)

http://gigapan.org/gigapans/65771/

nice hey..

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Amazing! :applause:

I see this sight everyday and it never ceases to amaize me how ridiculously small the ''older'' towers that we used to consider biggies, appears now next to the giants. :D

Emirates 24|7 (http://www.emirates247.com/property/world-s-tallest-residential-tower-will-be-ready-next-year-2010-11-27-1.321743)

...“We are planning the handover of the 414-meter PrincessTower (763 units) and 381-metre Elite Residence (696 units) in Dubai Marina, and Imperial Residence (510 units) in Jumeirah Village South by the fourth quarter of 2011,” company President Federico Tauber told.

So there's plenty of time for the building the top and finishing the interior. I think they could do faster, if they'd have to. Probably there'll also be a visble slowdown after reaching the top floor like for their "classmates" Marina 101 and Infinity Tower (though the latter is special and even doesn't finish the final slabs).

29-nov
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kool

November 10th

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5229317723_afa4a3debc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229317723/)
Dubai Marina, Al Sufouh Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229317723/) by Stewie1980 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stewie1980/), on Flickr

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Dubai Marina, Al Sufouh Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229911258/) by Stewie1980 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stewie1980/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5229913034_bf74788f10_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229913034/)
Dubai Marina, Al Sufouh Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5229913034/) by Stewie1980 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stewie1980/), on Flickr

In December, Elite Residences is still on the rise... slab could be at the transition to the taller upper floors now. And the core has gone up once again, more than I'd expected from the model.

Btw. here the outer walls look light golden... indeed better than the flashy orange, that it seemes to be sometimes.

15/December/2010 by 234sale on skyscraperlist.com (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?469-ELITE-RESIDENCES-91F-Res-380m):

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