Dubai To Stand Tall With 3,000 TowersThursday, August 07, 2008
Roughly 3,000 towers (both mid- and high-rise) are in various stages of planning, design, development and construction in Dubai between now and 2025.Dubai World Central (DWC) could have about 1,100 apartment towers in its residential cluster and 850 in the commercial zone.These are in addition to the nearly 200 towers under development in Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Lake Towers. A few hundred each will be built in Dubai Waterfront, Jumeirah Village South and Dubailand.This is a staggering development considering Dubai's relatively small land area of 4,114 square kilometres and a population of just over 1.4 million.In comparison, there are around 5,500 high-rise towers in New York City, according to Matthew Green, research manager at Cluttons UAE.Source: Gulf News
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