Dubai Investment Property

Dubai City Tower

The professional project pitch details 400 habitable stories, topped by a 400m energy-producing spire, making it 2.4km high. The tower is proposed to be sited along the Persian Gulf where part of the building could push into the ocean creating a marina and a destination for cruise ships and tourism.

Dubai Towers

Dubai Towers – this is a cluster of aesthetically designed towers that will symbolize a new phase in Dubai’s architectural standards and establish path breaking definitions in structural brilliance and engineering innovation worldwide.

Dubai Promenade

Dubai promenade’ is another project developed by Nakheel. Located in between Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah, this wheel shaped five star hotel is built on a man-made peninsula. It will be accompanied by a series of sister towers that will create 2,000 residential units.

Dubai Opera House

Jean Nouvel submitted this proposal for the Dubai opera house. the futuristic building is meant to differentiate itself from ‘the vulgar hotels and office buildings’ of Dubai. its design resembles a cliff face or a waterfall and is capped with a giant dome featuring a semi-permeable skin.

Trump International Hotel & Tower

Having been called upon by the client to carry out a review of the original design of trump international hotel and tower in Palm Jumeirah.

Dubai Death Star

Jutting into the waters of the gulf, the Dubai waterfront project will contain ten districts, capable of housing 1.5 million people.

Hydropolis

The news in the air is that the world’s first luxury underwater hotel, the Hydropolis undersea resort, is all set to open its doors in Dubai this December. the £300 million, 220-suite hotel is a one of its kind resort …

Dubai Hub One

Dubai Hub One is a design proposal for a cultural hub, serving the UAE. designed by studio nova, the
space has been created to work in much the same way as a shopping mall, except for the consumption of culture instead of goods.

Dubai Renaissance

A single monolithic volume constructed, like an elevator core, in one continuous operation – 200 meters wide and 300 meters tall comprising of offices and business forums, hotel and residential suites, retail, art and urban spaces.

The Palm Tower

The Palm Tower is as its name implies, inspired by the trunk of a palm tree. it is located in the center of Jumeirah village. it measures 150 meters tall holding offices, retail space and gardens. designed by Sybarite UK, it contains 60,000 square meters of interior space.

Porsche Towers

Situated in the heart of Dubai’s business bay at the waterfront, the project comprises of a 85,000sqm office tower and a 30,000sqm residential tower.

The Cloud

The Cloud is a speculative design for a resort city elevated 300 metres in the air above Dubai
and supported on slanting legs resembling rain.

Dancing Towers

Zaha Hadid Dancing Towers are planned to be located in Dubai’s business bay development area. The plan consists of three buildings which rise up from the ground bending and intertwining with each other to create fluid animation of the forms.

0-14 Tower

0-14 Tower was designed by Resier and Umemoto and Rur architecture PC along with Dubai developer,
Shahab Lutfi.

ETA Hotel

The ‘ETA Hotel’ is a 68-room boutique hotel complete with restaurant, bar and roof top pool located in a high density commercial neighborhood in Dubai. The structure was designed by Sanjay Puri & Mimish Shah, an Indian firm.

Dubai Grand Pyramid

Dubai grand pyramid’ obviously derives its form from the Egyptian pyramids, with a modern twist. this pyramid will be a multi-use space and will be flanked by two smaller pyramids housing the developer falconcity’s offices and commercial space for a theme park.

Arabian Blade

The ‘Arabian Blade’ is a mixed-use tower designed by Claudio Catalano. The building was inspired by plant forms and combines several volumes into one unit. It will contain residences, a hotel and commercial space.

Madrid’s A-Cero architects led by Joaquin Torres has designed a new tower for the city of Dubai. ‘The Wave Tower’ is a high-rise proposed to be installed on the city’s waterfront, the first skyscraper to do so.

The Pixel Tower

‘The Pixel Tower’ by light architecture is on the Palm Jebel Ali overlooking the lagoon and bay. The building’s twisted core gives it a light and flexible appearance. The 45 degree twist allows the uppermost apartments to have optimal views, despite the buildings footprint.

The Infinity Tower

‘The Infinity Tower’ is designed by Skidmore Owings and Merrill and is located directly on Dubai’s waterfront. When complete it will be the world’s tallest tower to feature a 90-degree twist.

Al Sharq Tower

‘The Al Sharq Tower’ will be the tallest building on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed road when it will be completed. Measuring 360 meters tall, the tower will contain 268 luxury apartments. The building features eight interconnected cylinders which covered in a spiraling filigree. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill designed the structure which is currently under construction.

The Emaar Towers

‘The Emaar Towers’ are located at the entry point to the Burj Dubai development, right across from the Burj Dubai tower. The towers are 42 and 34 stories each and will mostly house offices. An articulated skin covers the buildings and recalls the layers of traditional Islamic architecture.

The Lighthouse

Atkins architects also designed ‘the lighthouse’ a new tower located in the middle of Dubai’s financial center. The 400 meter tall office tower which hopes to set a new standard for sustainability among Dubai’s towers. It plans to reduce its total energy consumption by 65% and its water consumption by up to 40%.

Tiara United

‘Tiara United’ is a pair of office tower located near the financial district in Dubai. Its multi-colored facade features branch like structural components. The two buildings are joined at the base with a glass atrium.

Dubai Arch Bridge

If any real city on our planet can claim an active stake in creating the urban landscape of the future, it’s probably Dubai. Artificial islands arranged in the shape of the world? Check. The world’s only seven-star hotel? Check. And in 2012, it will also become home to the largest, tallest arch bridge ever.

Al Burj

Al Burj (the tall tower) project being planned by Nakheel will be 1,050 metres tall, comfortably exceeding the height of the rival Burj Dubai and making it the world’s tallest building.

Dubai Ski Dome

Dubailand Ski Dome: this indoor ski resort will contain a rotating ski slope, mountain run, training area, snowboarding area etc (with 6,000 tonnes of real snow). There will also be 4-season aquaria, snow castle, ice rink, cold and hot spas and an iceberg-shaped five star hotel, among other luxuries.

Space Science World

Space is one of the subjects explored in this immense theme park, with areas including: attractions and experience world, sports and outdoor world, eco-tourism world, themed leisure and vacation world, retail and entertainment world and downtown.

Stellar Tower

The 255 meter ‘stellar tower’ was designed by London-based architects. It was commissioned to honor the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Pal Jebel Ali

Royal Haskoning architects were invited by Nakeel development to create a master plan design for Pal Jebel Ali, off the coast of Dubai.

The Apeirin Hotel

‘The Apeiron Hotel’ will be a 7-star hotel built on an island off of Dubai. The arched 185 meter tall hotel will cost 500 million US dollar.

The Empire Tower

‘The Empire Tower’ is located in the heart of Dubai. It uses an array of splayed vertical layers which are unified at the bottom and rise up into the sky with gentle curves. It measures 230 meters overlooking the sea and nearby parks.

P-17

Mixed-use tower, standing tall at 379 metres and just 30 metres wide, which gives the illusion of constantly changing its appearance with the movement of people and the sun.

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‘Synergy’ is another building designed by India’s Sanjay Puri for Dubai’s business bay area. The 20-story building was designed to appear like a stack of cubes that were fluidly merged. One side overlooks the promenade in front while the other side faces a lake. The facade is punctured by a decorative motif derived from Islamic art.

Vision Tower

TVS architects were commissioned by Dubai properties to design ‘Vision Tower’, a 51 story office building in the business bay district. The tower features a canted and bent glass facade to light its 650,00 square feet of office space.

Lam Tara Towers

Situated at Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed road across from the Burj Dubai are ‘The Lam Tara Towers’. The two towers are 60 and 70 stories, measuring a total height of 360 meters. While currently under construction, the towers are planned to be complete by 2010.

Golden Dome

Standing an impressive 455 meters high, with 2.2 million m² of total surface area, this will be one of the largest buildings in the world in terms of surface area and height. It will contain 500,000 m² in commercial space and 50,000 m² in convention centres and arenas.

Atrium City Towers

AC is a cluster of three supertowers – rising above 100 floors, to be connected at base with an atrium and with skybridges.

A mixed-use project, it will have a built-up area of 800,000 to 900,000 square metres and parking facilities for more than 6,000 people. It will have a hotel, and residential, commercial, retail and entertainment space for people to be able to live and work.

Dubai Mall

The Dubai mall has a total internal floor area of 5.9 million square feet and leasing space of 3.77 million square feet, about same as west Edmonton Mall.

The Dubai Mall, with 10 – 15 individual smaller malls built inside it, consisting of 9 million ft² of shopping retail space (comprising of a total of 1200 stores).

Burj Al Alam

Designed by award willing architects, Burj Al Alam (the world tower) is the world’s tallest commercial building at 108 stories, which creates a business district all its own. The building itself is a sight to behold, masterfully crafted and an efficient use of commercial space. This combination of structure and style houses a variety of office and retail companies and offers some of the best residential and recreational facilities in Business Bay.

Meydan Godolphin River City

The Godolphin River City is a celebration of the river fronts as the focal point for cities of the 21st century. Exceptionally planned to create a iverine city, Godolphin river city becomes a model for development that merges sustainable ecological engineering with urban lifestyle sophistication.

RTA Headquarters

Zwarts & Jansma architects won the competition for the design of the new headquarters of the road & transport authority (RTA) in Dubai 2007. RTA Headquarters will be built in an artificial lake at Al Garhoud on Marrakech road, adjacent to the new Ras Al Khor bridge and neighboring the new interchange of Rabat road and Marrakech road.

Nakheel Tower

The latest design attempting to breach the dizzying heights of the Burj Dubai has been revealed as the multibillion dollar Nakheel tower. Designed by the developments wing of major investment company Nakheel, the tower will be more than a kilometre high, covering a space of around 270 hectares, and will become home to around 55,000 people, a workplace for 45,000, and is hoped will attract millions of visitors each year.

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After the financial crisis, debt crisis, the government was caught in debt crisis and investors confidence was badly shaken. It was once widely rumored Burj Dubai is likely to be the deep-debt contraction. However, now the building is finally completed, and naturally become the world’s attention.

It is said that the property price of Burj Dubai going to shrink about 50%, but the price per square meter is still as high as 10,000 U.S. Dollar. The height of Burj Dubai reached 828 meters high and you can say that for this height, it not only dominate the heart of Dubai people, it has conquered the world as well by letting capital continuously flowing in.

The high cost expense on this building has make Burj Dubai tower synonymous with luxury. Many economists have concerns and fear that Dubai tower will once again making Dubai real estate falling into another crisis.

Many people are crazy about the officially launched of Burj Dubai’s, including the government of Dubai and RERA Dubai. Burj Dubai real estate developer Elma company and the property owners, no matter they have earned or loss in property and real estate market, at least for now they can continue their dream of making money in Dubai real estate and property.

Many local people confirmed that due to the property price in Dubai has felt 30-40% during the Dubai crisis, it is now attract a lot of investors all around the world to invest again in Dubai property.

Thus, the truth is, Dubai property and real estate is still a money game.

Burj Dubai tower (Burj Khalifa) seems to be called a shock with it total height of 828 meters, the most distant can be seen is from 95 kilometers away. It has more than 160 story, the surface of the outer layer built from about 28000 plates, the glass enough to cover 14 standard football field. In addition, the building is equipped with the world’s fastest elevator, a maximum speed of 64 kilometers per hour. Also it has the world’s highest swimming pool and mosque. But when you think of Dubai current outbreak of the debt crisis, people are inevitably worried about the future of Dubai – Is it the beginning of recovering? Or a sign of declination?

At 4th January 2010 8pm Dubai local time, the world’s tallest building Burj Dubai(Burj Khalifa) was inaugurated. With 868 large flash lights and minimum of 50 fully computer-controlled sound effects, as well as 10,000 of the silhouetted against the large-scale fireworks show, the world’s nearly two billion television audiences witnessed this historic moment. But that created a “Desert Myth” of the “Dubai model”, more people are thinking of what is broken in such a gorgeous or rebirth after?

Lincoln Cathedral in the United Kingdom that built in 1311 once replace the Giza pyramids in Egypt to become the world’s tallest building. Today, the world’s tallest buildings title again return back to the Middle East.

Name change to Burj Khalifa

So far in human history, the tallest building – Burj Dubai officially inaugurated today and the name been changed to Burj Khalifa. It is the world’s first and by far the only one over 800 meters high building which beat Taipei 101 tower, before that was the tallest skyscraper on earth.

From the building itself, the first impression of Burj Dubai(Burj Khalifa) shows to people is shocking. The design incorporates traditional Islamic architectural style, from many parts of the core gradually into a coherent body, appearance effects like spiral pattern, rotating rushed into the sky. The top gradually transformed into the highest steeple, gives a straight, punctured to sky feeling. Internal including master of style designed by Giorgio Armani’s “Armani” hotel, thousands of sets of apartments, office buildings, as well as the world’s highest swimming pool and a Mosque. To resolve the problem for carry people up and down the tower, Dubai tower is also equipped with the world’s fastest elevator, the speed of up to 17.5 meters per second. In which the main lift height of 504 meters, also the world’s highest lift.

The Burj Dubai(Burj Khalifa) is also become the limelight in the inauguration. During the ceremony, the organizers used a lot of shot in, including 868 large-scale flash and at least 50 kinds of fully computer-controlled audio. The Ceremony include three main themes namely, “Desert Huadao Burj Dubai”, “heartbeat moment” and “From Dubai to the world,” and finally with 1 million units as a end of the large-scale fireworks show. Burj Dubai Dubai fountain at the foot of the fountain also 275 meters height has attracted world attention. According to the organizers estimated that nearly 2 billion television viewers witnessed this historic moment.

Another attraction of the inauguration is the height of Burj Dubai(Burj Khalifa). In order to compete for the title of the world tallest building, Burj Dubai has heighten it initial designed of 560 meters to 650 meters, and then further to 705 meters, with the final design height of 819 meters. But in today’s ceremony the actual height is officially announced at 828 meters. Many comments that this is not only an incredible height, but also a difficult for others to compete it’s height.

Dream & Myth of Burj Khalifa

Dubai was first docummented as a village in 1799. Not until 1971 before the United Arab Emirates is formed, Dubai’s economy is relying on pearls export which produced a minor celebrity in the region. But today, Dubai has one of the world fashion capital

Although United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country, but the Emirate of Dubai has proven oil reserves account for only 4% of the country’s total reserves. As a result, Dubai, with its advantages of geographical location and re-export trade, it has expedites it’s business, trade, tourism, finance and other areas of development, and gradually established its presence in the Middle East, re-export, transportation, tourism, shopping and financial center. Today, this former fishing and pearl-based small villages, have turned into the world’s fashion capital, which is synonymous with dream. Dubai in particular, out of a non-resource-consuming path of development is unique in the Middle East, has been called “Dubai model.”

“Dubai model” is the main features of a high degree of liberalization of capital markets and real estate market which is growing like crazy. Since 2000, the Dubai government and RERA Dubai began massive construction projects from the Jumeirah coastal area to the Alishan area. It was estimated that the world’s 1/4 of the construction machinery were in Dubai. Beginning in 2002, RERA Dubai has modified the Real Estate Law which allowing foreigners to own property in Dubai.

In addition, Dubai is also implementing a comprehensive tax free system. There is no import tax for any class of goods. Many luxury items in Europe that were levied heavy taxes have become a big bargain when they export to Dubai. Many of Dubai’s neighboring countries can only afford to buy Japanese car, but Dubai people able to buy luxurious European car. Rolex and Omega Swiss watch in big shopping malls are selling even cheaper than the country of origin. This series of implementation quickly attracted many investors in the world. Many world’s well-known enterprises have moved their Middle East regional headquarters to Dubai, because in Dubai they only need to pay rent without having to pay taxes. The transportation and costs of living also become not expensive due to duty-free .

At the same time, with 90% of the land are covered by desert, Dubai now has become tourists hot spot. What support Dubai tourism industry is a large number of artificial landscape: the world’s most luxurious seven-star Burj Al Arab Hotel, the world’s most beautiful man-made island “Palm Island”, the world’s largest shopping malls “Dubai Mall”, the world’s largest indoor aquarium’s “Atlantis hotel” and so on.

Almost overnight, Dubai village grew from desert to an international-class city. Many has called Dubai the “myth of the desert.”

Revival & Fading
Local media said Dubai is the pride of the United Arab Emirates, is the symbol for UAE people to pursue higher, larger and more distant goal. But the western countries has commented Burj Dubai(Burj Khalifa) as “ghost building” due to its low occupancy rate.

In 2008, Dubai property prices have up 43% in 3 months time. However, since the international financial crisis, the “Desert Myth” created by Dubai has began to burst. Property prices in Dubai has plummeted about half from the highest level in 2008 and is expected to continue to decline 30% more before reaching its bottom. Particular in 27th November 2009, when the sovereignty of the UAE-owned Dubai World companies request it creditors to defer repayment of debt due for 6 months, which has further damage the Dubai’s financial system. “Dubai model” began to be questioned.

In the current circumstances of sluggish capital markets and real estate market, Dubai government wants to stimulate and revive the old glory of Dubai with the completion of Burj Dubai tower. Generally, the local media in United Arab Emirates are optimistic with the role play by Burj Khalifa to revive the economic. Almost all has praise on the completion of the Burj Dubai, and describe it will effectively making economic revitalization.

But the Western world is not optimistic about the economy in the short term in Dubai. The American media ridiculed although Burj Khalifa is the highest in the world, but there were 30 million square meters of office space is not sold. Those owners will be lamented when they get the keys since the property that they paid has depreciated by 50%. British media even using “ghost building” to describe the Burj Dubai to ridicule its low occupancy rate.

Burj Khalifa inauguration ceremony

During the inauguration of the Dubai Tower, there is one French media sighing while viewing the gorgeous fireworks: “Dubai tower can be the beginning of revival for the local economy, but it could be a sign of decline as well. No matter how, only time will tell.”

The United Arab Emirates is scheduled to be broadcast live on the 4th January 2010 for the Burj Dubai tower inaugurated, the world’s tallest building unveiled this exact a high degree of mystery. To ensure that this more than 800 meters tall with clean appearance ceremony, 12 “Spider-Men” have prepared fro themselves for finished cleaning the surface of the glass of Burj Dubai tower.

Million of fireworks to celebrate the completion

Dubai Government’s intend to celebrate the inauguration of Burj Dubai tower together with Dubai chief Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Celebrations include fireworks and parachuting performances, fireworks discharge volume will more than 1 million.

As the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Al-Maktoum will do the open ceremony for Burj Dubai tower. The authorities are expected around 2 billions audiences around the world will watched the live ceremony. About 400 members of the press will be live coverage of the ceremony.

Burj Dubai started in 2004, originally scheduled for completion in September 2009, but then been delayed by the financial crisis.

This tall building constructed with about 330,000 cubic meters of concrete and about 31.4 thousand tons of steel. It has 160 storeys, 49 storeys are office space.

The building is equipped with 57 elevators, including the maximum speed of 64 kilometers per hours elevator, which is by far the world’s fastest elevator.

Local housing prices fell more than half

Dubai real estate developer Aimar has been to refuse to publish the exact height of this building, but said is more than 800 meters tall, many people estimate the exact height of 818 meters.

Building civil engineer Bill Baker is participating in the Burj Dubai tower design. He said: “We thought that it would be slightly higher than the current world’s tallest building, Taipei 101 building.” Taipei 101 Tower is stand at 508 meters high.

“They have been asked us to increase the design height, even we do not know to what extent the high end can be,” Baker said, “we like to debug the same instrument to adjust the design, a high degree of rising … … the ultimate story far beyond what we can expect. ”

However, the higher the building is construct, the more the price is dropped. Dubai real estate prices fell more than 50% last year. Real estate agent told AFP that Dubai house prices also fell.

One Palestinian businessman who wish to has his name keep anonymous said: “I bought a set of 80-layer one-bedroom apartment in year 2008 by spent three million U.S. dollars. Now, with the falling housing prices, I am going to suffer huge losses, at least in paper loss.” Burj Dubai has 1044 apartments.

Some analysts expect real estate prices in Dubai will get lower in the next four to six quarters.

“Spider-Men” struggling 3 months for glittering Dubai tower

James Bunn is very pleased while he see Dubai tower is glittering from sun shining in the winter. To give this high-rise wash “the first bath after the birth,” they risk hard work for 3 months.

Burj Dubai’s surface is constructed from about 28000 of outer plates, the glass enough to cover the 14 standard football fields. Over the past 100 days, there were 12 men tied a rope standing on the daily cleaners mobile platform, scrub the glass.

As a “bath” project leader, Bunn said this job is full of challenges. First of all, a number of stain on the windows are quite “stubborn.” “As this is the first major wash for the building, there are a lot of sediments. They look clean after we get rid of them.”

Height is another tough challenge. “Spider-Men” often found they were like living in the clouds. “Like the foot of snow covered with a large blanket,” Bunn said, looking down from a few hundred meters height is tense, “but you have to adapt.”

Strong winds have also increased the risk and difficulty of cleaning work. Bunn said: “One day, we are ready to clean the floor at the side, but it was windy. We had to recover all the equipment, we were not able to work throughout the whole morning.”