Burj Azizi
| Burj Azizi | |
|---|---|
برج عزيزي | |
 3D rendering 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[2] |
| 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[3] |
| Developer | Azizi Developments |
| Other designers | Qualiconsult International, DSGN, Eversendai Corporation, International Foundations Group |
| Main contractor | Gardinia Contracting |
Burj Azizi (Arabic: برج عزيزي) is an under construction skyscraper and a centrepiece of Sheikh Zayed Road, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4] It will have 133 floors for various purposes.[5] Burj Azizi could be the world's second-tallest building once completed, if it reaches its proposed height of 725 meters (2,379 feet); this is 103 metres (338 ft) shorter than the Burj Khalifa, located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away.[6][7]
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.[8] As of May 2026, works were progressing on the tower's raft foundation and its nine-basement-level automated car park building, with around 750 workers on site daily.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Burj Azizi". Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ "Burj Azizi, Trade Center 1: off-plan prices and project data". dataHabibi. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "A Dubai property tycoon's $10 billion plan to save Afghanistan". The National. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
- ↑ "Azizi ramps up construction on 725-metre Burj Azizi tower". Zawya. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
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