Jumeirah Lake Towers
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The Jumeirah Lake Towers is a huge development in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
which consists of a 79 towers being constructed along the edges of four artificial lakes (Lake Almas West, Lake Almas East, Lake Elucio, and Lake Allure) as well as the JLT Embankment of 8 tower facing Jumeirah Islands. The lakes (which are about 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep) will be completely filled by end of 2009. The total area covered by the lakes, waterways and landscaping will be 730000 sqm. The towers will range from having 35 floors to having 45, except for the centerpiece, which is 66 floors. The tallest tower and the centerpiece of the entire complex is Almas Tower
which will be situated on its own island
between Lake Almas West and Lake Almas East. All residential towers will be placed in clusters of three. This therefore makes the areas easier to navigate when mail
is distributed.
The completion of Saba Tower in December 2006 marked the first tower to be completed in Jumeirah Lake Towers. The final tower is expected to be completed in 2011. The majority of construction will take place in 2008. By April 2011, over 80 per cent of the towers in JLT have been completed. While the entire development is expected to be completed in 2012.
(DMCC) head office as well as Dubai Diamond Exchange. All office owners and tenants of the tower are Jewellery traders and manufacturers. The basement of the tower houses the main diamond vault.
Another two DMCC owned buildings, the Au and Ag, will house the Gold and Silver exchanges respectively and will also only be occupied by DMCC members.
There will be two stops for the Dubai Light Rail project along the site and a shuttle bus from the clusters to the Light Rail stops is planned.
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
which consists of a 79 towers being constructed along the edges of four artificial lakes (Lake Almas West, Lake Almas East, Lake Elucio, and Lake Allure) as well as the JLT Embankment of 8 tower facing Jumeirah Islands. The lakes (which are about 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep) will be completely filled by end of 2009. The total area covered by the lakes, waterways and landscaping will be 730000 sqm. The towers will range from having 35 floors to having 45, except for the centerpiece, which is 66 floors. The tallest tower and the centerpiece of the entire complex is Almas Tower
Almas Tower
Almas Tower is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower. The building topped out at in 2008, becoming the third-tallest...
which will be situated on its own island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
between Lake Almas West and Lake Almas East. All residential towers will be placed in clusters of three. This therefore makes the areas easier to navigate when mail
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
is distributed.
The completion of Saba Tower in December 2006 marked the first tower to be completed in Jumeirah Lake Towers. The final tower is expected to be completed in 2011. The majority of construction will take place in 2008. By April 2011, over 80 per cent of the towers in JLT have been completed. While the entire development is expected to be completed in 2012.
Clusters
The towers in JLT proper are organised in 26 clusters of three named from A to Z, each cluster has its own parking structure and a retail waterfront. The towers are officially numbered 1, 2 and 3 but also have official names. The clusters are not named.Hotels
Four hotels are to be constructed in the Project, the Mövenpick Hotel on plot A2, the Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers on plot J3, and unspecified hotels on plots T3 and Z2; there will also be a few serviced apartment buildings.Al Mas and the Jewellery Business
The centerpiece is Al Mas building (Arabic for "the Diamond") comprises floors and houses the Dubai Multi Commodities CentreDubai Multi Commodities Centre
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre is the free zone authority for the Jumeirah Lake Towers free zone. It was established in 2002 as a strategic initiative of the Government of Dubai with a mandate to provide the physical, market and financial infrastructure required to set up a commodities market...
(DMCC) head office as well as Dubai Diamond Exchange. All office owners and tenants of the tower are Jewellery traders and manufacturers. The basement of the tower houses the main diamond vault.
Another two DMCC owned buildings, the Au and Ag, will house the Gold and Silver exchanges respectively and will also only be occupied by DMCC members.
Population and Facilities
The project is estimated to have a resident population of around 60,000 and a working population of another 120,000; it will include 5 children playgrounds, 3 mosques, a police station, a civil defense station and other facilities.There will be two stops for the Dubai Light Rail project along the site and a shuttle bus from the clusters to the Light Rail stops is planned.
Fire
On January 18, 2007, two workers were killed and at least 40 injured (four seriously) when a fire broke out in the under construction Fortune Tower. The Fortune Tower was delayed for several months, but is expected to be completed by the end of 2007.External links
- Jumeirah Lakes Towers Official Site
- Emporis.com
- In pictures: Dubai tower fire - BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...