DAMAC Heights

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Damac Heights

General information
Status	Under construction^[1]
Type	Residential
Coordinates	25°05′14.06″N 55°08′44.41″E / 25.0872389°N 55.1456694°E / 25.0872389; 55.1456694Coordinates: 25°05′14.06″N 55°08′44.41″E / 25.0872389°N 55.1456694°E / 25.0872389; 55.1456694
Construction started	2011
Estimated completion	2014
Opening	2015 (est.)
Height
Roof	420 m (1,378 ft)^[2]
Technical details
Floor count	85,plus 5 basement floors^[2]
Floor area	114,000 m² (1,227,086 sq ft)^[3]
Design and construction
Architect	Aedas
Developer	Damac Properties

DAMAC Heights, formerly named Ocean Heights 2, is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Dubai Marina of Dubai. It will be the second, supertall project by Damac Properties, the first being Ocean Heights which will also be located in Dubai Marina. The building will overlook the Palm Jumeirah. The tower is set to rise to 420 meters (1,378 feet) and have 85 floors for residential use.^[2] When completed on 2014 Damac heights will become one of the tallest buildings in Dubai and the third tallest residential building in the world surpassed only by Pentominium and World One.

After much delayed the construction was resumed in June 2011, the foundation work of the supertall structure is in progress, while the piling has already been completed.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=185
^ ^a ^b ^c "DAMAC Heights". CTBUH. http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/index.php?do=building&building_id=185. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
^ "DAMAC Heights". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=47209. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
^ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=321957&page=44
^ http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-12813-construction-of-138m-85-storey-damac-tower-begins/
^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=185

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Proposed	Dubai City Tower · 1 Park Avenue · Marina 106 · Dynamic Tower · P-17 · The Wave Tower · Signature Towers · His Highness Sheikh Hasher Tower · Beachfront Tower Hotel · Beach Towers · Time Residences · Al Ghaith Tower

See also: Dubai skyscrapers and List of tallest buildings in Dubai

Supertall skyscrapers

Current

North America	Aon Center Bank of America Plaza Bank of America Tower Chrysler Building Empire State Building First Canadian Place Franklin Center (Chicago) JPMorgan Chase Tower John Hancock Center The New York Times Building Trump Tower Chicago Two Prudential Plaza U.S. Bank Tower Wells Fargo Plaza Willis Tower

Asia	Baiyoke Tower II Bank of China Tower The Center Central Plaza China World Trade Center Tower III CITIC Plaza Guangzhou International Finance Center Hanging Village of Huaxi International Commerce Centre International Finance Centre Jin Mao Tower Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Kingkey 100 Menara Telekom Minsheng Bank Building Nanjing Greenland Financial Center Nina Tower Northeast Asia Trade Tower Pearl River Tower Petronas Towers Shanghai World Financial Center Shimao International Plaza Shun Hing Square Taipei 101 Tianjin World Financial Center Tuntex Sky Tower Wenzhou World Trade Center We've the Zenith

Europe	City of Capitals

Australia	Eureka Tower Q1

Middle East	Abraj Al Bait Almas Tower Aspire Tower Arraya 2 Burj Al Arab Burj Khalifa Emirates Office Tower Etihad Towers Emirates Towers Hotel HHHR Tower Kingdom Centre Rose Tower Ocean Heights Sky Tower The Address Downtown Dubai The Index The Marina Torch

Under construction

North America	Three World Trade Center Two World Trade Center Carnegie 57 One World Trade Center

South America	Gran Torre Santiago

Asia	Abenobashi Terminal Building Skyscraper (Abeno Harukas) Busan Lotte World Tower Busan International Finance Center Chow Tai Fook Centre Dalian Eton Center Dalian Greenland Center East Pacific Business Center Forum 66 Gate of the Orient Gate of Taipei Global Financial Building Goldin Finance 117 The Gramercy Residences Grand International Mansion (The Pinnacle) Leatop Plaza Lotte World Tower Lokhandwala Minerva MahaNakhon Orchid Crown Orchid Heights Palais Royale, Mumbai Pingan International Finance Center Ryugyong Hotel Shanghai Tower Sino-Steel Tower South Asian Gate The Stratford Residences The Wharf Times Square We've the Zenith White Magnolia Plaza World One Yantai Shimao No.1 The Harbour

Europe	Federation Tower Mercury City Tower Shard London Bridge

Middle East	23 Marina Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Al Hamra Tower Al Yaqoub Tower Central Market Project DAMAC Heights Dubai Pearl Elite Residence Emirates Park Towers Infinity Tower Lamar Towers Qatar National Bank Tower The Landmark Marina 101 Princess Tower

Construction suspended

Al Quds Endowment Tower Barwa Tower BDNI Center 1 Burj Al Alam Dalian International Trade Center Doha Convention Center Tower Dubai Towers Doha Eurasia Faros del Panamá India Tower JW Marriott International Finance Centre Pentominium Parc1 Tower A Plaza Rakyat Skycity Square Capital Tower Waterview Tower Xiamen Post & Telecommunications Building

Former

World Trade Center

See also: Proposed supertall skyscrapers; List of architects of supertall buildings

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