Dubai to get 100-storey plus megatall tower

Dubai’s Meydan Group is set to launch an over 100-storey ‘megatall’ tower on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Named ‘Entisar Tower’, it  will be 100+ storey on Sheikh Zayed Road and a landmark skyscraper, the developer said in a media invite.

Details of the tower will be announced on the opening day of three-day Cityscape Global, which opens on October 8.

‘Emirates 24|7’ had revealed about the project launch in May revealing that the tower would be 111-storey high — the second highest tallest tower in the UAE.

“We launch the tower in the next six weeks. It will be 111-storey high and will be the second tallest tower on Sheikh Zayed Road after Burj Khalifa,” Meydan Chairman Saeed Humaid Al Tayer had told this website.

The tower, market sources, said will be located close to Radisson Royal Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) data reveals there are only 21 towers in the world (constructed/under construction/proposed) over 100-storey high. The UAE, it says, is ranked third among countries having most buildings taller than 200 metres.

UK-based EC Harris said last week that within the next decade, the trend of building ‘megatall’ towers – those which reach more than 600 metres high – is likely to increase, particularly in the Middle East.

In its 2012 review on tall buildings, the Council said: “Dubai continues to be a significant market for tall building construction, despite the much-publicised drop in development after 2008.”

The average height of the four of the tallest buildings completed in 2012 in Dubai were 385 metres, while the four buildings completed in Guangzhou province in China averaged 310 metres and five buildings completed in Makkah, Saudi Arabia averaged 319 metres.

In Dubai alone, there are 19 buildings taller than 200 metres and 18 of them are on Sheikh Zayed Road. Burj Khalifa, 828-metres high (160 storey), is the tallest tower in the world, while Princess Tower, 413-metres high (99 storey), is the tallest residential tower in the world.

Entisar Tower (Meydan Tower: the proposed name earlier) is the Meydan Group's first foray outside its iconic sporting, business and lifestyle destination Meydan City. The new property will offer residential, commercial and leisure options.

Last year, the developer said the Meydan Tower will have office and retail spaces, serviced residences and a boutique hotel in addition to a select number of residential units, all designed with a signature interior by a top fashion brand.

It was also disclosed that tower will have one of the largest spa and fitness centres in the region, featuring an indoor running track and tennis courts, while the community tower will house nine pools as well as private and community Sky Gardens. One of the other attractions would be the Club House, located on the top floor, home to a late-night Rooftop Nightclub.

The project was displayed at Cityscape 2013 just to gauge investor response only after which the company was to take the final decision on whether launching the project or not.

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