NEW YORK | NY Times Tower | 1046ft | 319m | 52 fl | U/C

HEIGHT: 228M/748Ft (Functional height) HEIGHT: 347M/1140Ft (Architectural height) FLOORS: ?? ARCHITECT: Renzo Piano OFFICAL WEBSITE: ?? Construction Update Part 3 Last Update November 5th, 2006 by Fish >>

MIAMI | One Bayfront Plaza | 1180ft | 360m | 70 fl | PRO

Got this from SSP. Hope it really goes through this time unlike the world empire towers (they were but ugly anyway so doesn't matter but this design is great!). http://www.fecr.com/bayfrontPark/index.htm PROPERTY TYPE: A 70 Story Office Tower, reaching a height of 1,180 feet. With 2 million plus of Class A office space and 650 room Hotel LOCATION: 100 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33 >

INCHEON | Northeast Asia Trade Tower | 305m | U/C

Technically, the tower is being constructed in New Songdo City in the city of Incheon. However, I'll keep it as Incheon. Rising 984 feet above the Yellow Sea, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower (NEATT) will be the first of many commercial office buildings within Songdo International City. This landmark location for top-tier global and Korean companies will also provide impressive shopping opportunities and accommodations. This spectacular building will feature a sky lounge on the top floor with amazing views of the sweeping vistas of the island’s dotted Yellow Sea and nearby mountain peaks. The office space will set the benchmark in Northeast Asia for a prestigious, globally oriented, 24-hour business complex. It will be home to many leading international corporations and financial institutions. Service hotel space will serve to augment the amenities offered to tenants and guests. The tower’s retail space will be home to flagship boutiques of many famous international fashion names. This area will have one of the highest concentrations of fashion, jewelry, dining and lifestyle brands in Asia. With panoramic views of Central Park, the Yellow Sea and the city of Incheon, the hotel and office space will be fully equipped to appeal to discriminating tastes. Guests and owners will enjoy the finest interior details and finishes as well as be pampered with five-star service. The Northeast Asia Trade Tower: the landmark of Songdo International City. > http://www.songdo.com/default.aspx?p=1759 ----------------------------- Korean Towers Aimed to be among World's Tallest World's 3rd-Tallest Tower Planned for Seoul Korea has joined the race of nations competing to build the world's tallest buildings in an effort to mark themselves as global business centers. Thursday, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for a 65-story (300m) tower in Songdo International City in the Incheon Free Economic Zone. When it's completed in 2009, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower (NEATT) will be the tallest building in the nation, two stories higher than the 63 Building in Youido, Seoul. Built on a spacious 148,725-sq.meter site, the first 33 floors will house office space for multi-national businesses and financial firms. A hotel with more than 200 rooms and amenities will take the 34th to 64th floors. Finance Minister Kwon O-kyu said during the ceremony that the NEATT will become a landmark for Songdo International City and will play a significant role in attracting foreign investors. If things go according to plan, the NEATT's status as Korea's tallest building won't last long -- a competitor, the Incheon Tower, is going up just 30 minutes away. Planned to soar to 151 stories (550m), Incheon Tower is due to break ground late this year and reach completion in 2012. The projected cost is W3 trillion (US$1=W937). When it's done, the building should be the second highest in the world, behind the Burj Dubai which is under construction in Dubai and set to finish next year. Meanwhile, another skyscraper is going up in Busan -- the 107-story Lotte World 2, which its builders hope to complete in 2013. Equipped with high-tech facilities to support global businesses, the 300m 65-story Northeast Asia Trade Tower is aimed to become one of Korea's most prominent landmarks. ◆ The Sky's the Limit The sky's-the-limit competition to build the world's tallest towers seemed to come to an end in the 1970s with the construction of New York's World Trade Center (417m, 110 floors) in 1972 and the 110-floor Sears Tower (443m) in Chicago in 1974. But with the completion of the 88-story Petronas Towers (452m) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1999, the race was back on again. In 2004, the 508m Taipei 101 building in Taiwan finally exceeded the 500m mark and next year the Burj Dubai will hit 160 floors. Also on the way is the 101-story World Financial Center planned for Shanghai, China, and the 108-story World Commercial Center due for Hong Kong in 2010. The driving force behind the competition is prestige: high-rises are more than architectural wonders, they serve as landmarks that represent to the world an image of progress and financial might. By attracting hordes of camera-toting tourists and powerful corporate tenants, these monuments proclaim their city's standing in the international community and its power in the global economy. From left: 1) A bird's-eye view of the Northeast Asia Trade Tower (65 stories, 300m) in Incheon, scheduled for completion in 2009. 2) The Shanghai World Financial Center, a 101-story, 492m office building set to be done next year. 3) The Taipei 101, a 101-story, 508m skyscraper finished in Taiwan in 2004. 4) Incheon Tower will rise 151 floors (550m) above Korea when it’s done in 2012. 5) The Burj Dubai, a 160-story, 700m superscraper will be completed in Dubai in 2008. ◆ Incheon Has a Long Way to Go If its two super-tall towers are ever finished, the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) won't lag in the international building race. But the project has been slow to fulfill the ambitions of its planners. The total projected cost for developing IFEZ is a stunning W202 trillion, with 90 percent or more of that supposed to come from the private sector. However since the establishment of IFEZ in Oct. 2003, only a few businesses have chipped in for a total of W15 trillion, less than 10 percent of what is needed. Worse, only nine foreign companies are scheduled to move to the area, bringing along just W130 billion in foreign direct investment. If IFEZ is truly going to become the global power center that those giant towers suggest, experts say that restrictions must first be eased. (englishnews@chosun.com )> http://english.chosun.com/w21data/ht...702020005.html>

CHICAGO | Chicago Spire | 2000ft | 610m | 150 fl | PRO

The last thread was near 500, and since some new renderings were posted today on SSP, we might as well start a new thread. Previous Thread Chicago Spire Roof: 2000' (~610 m) 150 floors Developed by Shelbourne Development Designed by Santiago Calatrava Version F: Previous versions for reference: Version A: Version B: Version C: Version D: Version E: >

CHONGQING | Century Star Plaza | 330m | U/C

City Crown Project of Chongqing with the ownership of ASE Taiwan,the famous chips manufactory. This project is divided into 2 parts,one is the hotle and office building,the other five are the international apartments.The hotel and office building is planned 330 meters. The other five apartment buildings are planned higher than 200 meters. I'll give you the exact information about this project immediately after it holds the press of the project openning ceremony maybe on 8th this mounth.>

DUBAI | Al Burj | 1200m | PRO | Possible WTB

updated 3/16/2007 jasonhouse Thanks to Shahid, Dubai-Lover, wjfox2002, abbas786_ali Waterfront tower to be world’s tallest landmark CONSTRUCTION UAE 16 Mar 2007 Al-Burj centrepiece set to dwarf Burj Dubai at 1,200 metres The Al-Burj tower being planned by local real estate developer Nakheel will be the world’s tallest, according to those close to the project. Construction will begin later this year and form the centerpiece of the Madinat al-Arab at Dubai Waterfront. The final height of the tower has not been confirmed but it will be taller than the Burj Dubai which is expected to exceed 800 metres. Companies involved in the project under pre-construction agreements last year have said the initial height was 1,600 metres but that was scaled back to 1,200 metres. “The tower’s height is confidential but I can confirm it will be taller than the Burj Dubai,” says a source close to the project. Nakheel has previously only said that Al-Burj will be one of the world’s tallest towers. The piling and excavation package is due to be tendered soon. “We expect to receive documents in a few months,” says a local piling contractor. The tower was originally conceived as the focal point of the Palm Jumeirah and known as the Pinnacle. It moved to Dubai Waterfront where it was renamed Al-Burj and received a major design overhaul (MEED 27:10:06). The consultancy team is led by the UK’s WSP and includes Australia’s Van Der Meer Consulting and US-based Leslie E Robertson Associates. A US team of Pei Partnership Architects and Axis Design Group (ADG) completed the preliminary designs. Two other kilometre-tall towers are planned in the region – the 1,001-metre Mubarak al-Kabeer in the Silk City project in Kuwait and a 1,022-metre tower in Manama, Bahrain. OLD RENDERING __________________________________________________________________________________________ Decmber 7th, 2005 this is in the news since years and it has become serious today it was announced last year with the launch of dubai waterfront, the world's second largest construction project after dubailand, also in dubai, followed by dubai marina and various other projects in dubai rumours came out nakheel plans a mile-high tower, it could be this one at least, it will be built and is min 700m tall might be taller dubai always has a surprise in the pocket and knows how to drive people crazy enjoy Burj Dubai gets a rival By Saifur Rahman, Staff Reporter Published: 12/07/2005 12:00 AM (UAE) Dubai: Burj Dubai, which is on its way to becoming the tallest tower in the world, could be dwarfed by another Dubai landmark, Al Burj, before its completion in 2008, officials told a Meed Projects conference on Tuesday. "With more than 700 metres in height and more than 160 floors, Burj Dubai will be the tallest tower in the world," Abdullah Lahej, Emaar Properties director of construction, told delegates at the second Major Project Developments in Dubai conference, organised by Meed Projects, an online projects tracker. "We are now pouring concrete for the 17th floor." Though it is unclear as to which Burj will eventually dwarf the other, one thing is pretty clear: Dubai will have the two tallest towers. Following the launch of Burj Dubai, Nakheel, a Dubai-based property developer, last year announced Al Burj, which was initially planned to be developed on the Palm Jumeirah's trunk, where the Palm Trump Hotel and Tower is being planned. Al Burj has been presented to General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence. The location of Al Burj was later shifted to Dubai Waterfront the world's largest man-made waterfront development. However, its height remained a secret until yesterday as Nakheel did not want the public to speculate on it. "At the moment, I can only say that Al Burj will be at least 700 metres tall and one of the tallest towers in the world," Robert Lee, Nakheel's director for development, said, avoiding further queries on its actual height, or if it would challenge Burj Dubai. "Al Burj will be a mixed-use project with a combination of offices and residences. We are currently working on its design." Construction officials are certain that it will be higher than Burj Dubai. "I can't imagine anyone spending so much money to raise it up to 700 metres and not make it the tallest tower. It would be foolish of any developer not to stretch further to make it the tallest one in the world," said an official of a large contracting company. "I hear, Nakheel is looking to stretch Al Burj to around one kilometres in height, that is 1,000 metres," said a participant. Nakheel, owned by Dubai Government, and Emaar, a listed company, which is 32.5 per cent owned by the government, are two of the three entities mandated by the government to offer properties on a freehold basis to expatriates. Together with Dubai Holding, the government's investment arm, they are rapidly transforming the emirate.>

Future WTB | DUBAI | Burj Dubai | 808m | 162 fl | U/C

Part 27: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=445168 Official height remains a secret, predictions are between 705m -1011m Official Website: http://www.burjdubai.com/ According to this website current height is: 406.5m and 116 floors Unofficial website: http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/ Recent Updates: >