Burj Azizi (Arabic: برج عزيزي) is an under construction skyscraper and a centrepiece of Sheikh Zayed Road, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3] It will have 133 floors for various purposes.[4] Burj Azizi could be the world's second tallest building once completed, if it reaches the proposed height of 725 meters (2,379 feet), which is 103 meters less than the height of the Burj Khalifa, the current world's tallest building, which is located 2 kilometers away from Burj Azizi.[5][6]
| Burj Azizi | |
|---|---|
برج عزيزي | |
 Render of Burj Azizi | |
 Interactive map of the Burj Azizi area | |
| Former names | Entisar Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Under Construction[1] |
| Type | Residential, hotel, retail, observation, restaurant |
| Location | Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°13′27″N 55°16′57″E / 25.224056°N 55.282611°E |
| Construction started | 29 August 2016 (restarted construction in August 21, 2024) |
| Estimated completion | 2030 |
| Owner | Azizi Developments |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
| Roof | 665 m (2,182 ft) |
| Top floor | 627 m (2,057 ft) |
| Observatory | 649 m (2,129 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 133 |
| Floor area | 279,200 m2 (3,005,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 44 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | AE7[2] |
| Developer | Azizi Developments |
| Other designers | Qualiconsult International, DSGN, Eversendai Corporation, International Foundations Group |
| Main contractor | Gardinia Contracting |
History
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In 2012, Meydan Group announced the Entisar Tower as a 570 m (1,870 ft) tower and 122-story skyscraper. Groundbreaking occurred in 2016. Construction was halted in 2017 due to Dubai's civic building proposals department issuing a stop-work order due to a payment dispute with the developers, with the ensuing property bust making the projects abandoned.
In 2018, Azizi Developments acquired the long-stalled Entisar Tower. In January 2024, the tower was rebranded, redesigned and renamed as Burj Azizi, and construction restarted in 2025.[citation needed] The building is named after Mirwais Azizi, the chairman of Azizi Bank and Afghanistan's richest man.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Burj Azizi". Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ "AE7 Home Page".
- ↑ Cairns, Rebecca (September 5, 2024). "Dubai is home to world's tallest skyscraper. Now it's building the second-tallest, too". CNN.
- ↑ "Entisar Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ↑ "Burj Azizi in Dubai to be world's second tallest building when built". Time Out Dubai. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ↑ "Burj Azizi, Dubai - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ↑ https://thenational.shorthandstories.com/dubai-afghanistan-azizi-billionaire/
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