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Nakheel, one of the largest real estate developers in the Middle East has commenced work on ‘Al Burj’ or the ‘Tall Tower’ in Dubai, which when complete would be the tallest building in the world, surpassing Emaar Properties’ ‘Burj Dubai’.
Nakheel has still not finalized the details for the structure of the building; Al Burj’s height and date of completion remain a closely guarded secret. However initial plans put the building at over one kilometre high. The current tallest building, Burj Dubai which too is located in the emirate of Dubai in the UAE, is expected to around 900 metres upon completion by the end of 2008.
Project ‘Al Burj’ was launched in 2006 and was initially planned to be part of the Dubai Waterfront development, but was later shifted to a location between Jumeirah Lake Towers and Ibn Battuta Mall on Sheikh Zayed Road. The tower would be officially unveiled sometime during mid-2008.
The total built up area of Al Burj will be 1.49 million square metres, with 492,000 square metres of usable space. This real estate development in Dubai will offer house offices, apartments and hotels. The top habitable floor will be at 850 metres, topped by a 200-metre central spire with a three level function area and three service floors.
