2013-11-17

Top ranked as the World’s fastest growing real estate market, United Arab Emirates will have 192 skyscrapers by 2015 escalating each tower with over 150 meters high.

This new report presented by Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) said that 149 towers will be built in Dubai, the other 32 will be located in Abu Dhabi, 8 in Sharjah, 2 in Fujairah and one in Ajman.

Notably, the first 150-metre plus skyscraper were built in Dubai in 1999 named Burj Al Arab. However, Dubai has only two 100-storey plus towers for the record; the Burj Khalifa with 160 meters height is the World’s Tallest Tower and Princess Tower with 101 meters height, still the record holder as the World’s Tallest Residential Tower.

The dominance of the UAE in housing the tallest residential towers in the world is currently unchallenged as the seven tallest residential towers in the world are located in country, with the top four in Dubai Marina district.

The report added that by 2015, The Middle East will have 289 towers as overall that crosses 150 meters in height

Presently, are only 21 towers in the world (constructed/under construction/proposed) with over 100-storeys high.

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