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Burj Dubai apartments finished, set for Sept opening
Construction of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai, will be completed in time for a soft opening in September, a top official with construction firm Arabtec has said.
“The spire is done, what you can see now is its maximum height. On the issue of finishing, the cranes are being removed, the cladding is almost done. I believe it will be finished on time,” chief financial officer Ziad Makhzoumi told Arabian Business.
Asked if the construction of the tower had been slowed by the global credit crunch, Makhzoumi said: “It depends what you mean by slowed? When I was there on Saturday, there were lots of apartments that were finished. They are ready to be occupied. So when people are saying it is not finished, probably parts of it were not planned to be finished by now.
“I am not aware of all the details, because different contractors do different parts. But I know the hotel is being fitted, and the apartments are being fitted. There should be a soft opening in September, and I think all the indications show that that will happen.”
No one working for Arabtec had died while working on the tower, he added.
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Posted by Mohamed, Dubai / Singapore on 11 June 2009 at 18:52 UAE time
I think its fantastic that the building has been completed in time. Even if some sections inside aren't scheduled to be completed before opening, it doesn't take away the pride that the people who worked on the building and in fact, all the people in the UAE must be feeling during the opening ceremony.
Kudos!
Posted by Jon, Dubai, UAE on 10 June 2009 at 17:10 UAE time
Be nice if it did open on time - I suspect the buidling will be visually complete from the outside by that time; but the fit out works will still be taking place for a long long time to come...
The problems of the Metro are a little more obvious to see however, with work seemingly grinding to a halt on more than half the stations. It's going to be a big rabbit out of the bag to see the red line fully operational on 09.09.09
Posted by Deepak, dubai, uae on 10 June 2009 at 15:11 UAE time
its excellent to know that burj is opening on sept inspite of crisis which has hit all over the world . I am also waiting to see the metro in dubai which is also opening from september .
Posted by tahir fazal, dubai, united arab emirates on 10 June 2009 at 14:34 UAE time
Congratulations to Emaar and all people involved in the bringing up of the Great Burjj
Posted by shakir on 10 June 2009 at 07:34 UAE time
This is a fantastic achievement and a proud moment for Dubai. I believe, with current global recession, Burj Dubai should hold its world record for a longer period, perhaps for the next ten years.