JEDDAH | Lamar Towers | 1,056 FT / 322 M | 72 FLOORS | 961 FT / 293 M | 62 FLOORS

malec · #1 Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 6:44 PM**

http://www.lamar-towers.com/
Developed by same developers as infinity tower in Dubai

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Originally Posted by CoolSaudi

ACC awarded SR2bn Lamar construction contract

Saudi Arabia: Thursday, October 16 - 2008

Arabian Construction Company (ACC) has been awarded the SR885m construction contract for Lamar Towers in Jeddah.

for full article: http://www.ameinfo.com/171530.html

These are pictures from August 18th. Sorry can't find anything more recent

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Originally Posted by thefreestyler

Aleks · #2 Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 9:00 PM**

Reminds me of the Time Warner Center in NY but with a little twist. I like it. Looks like a very promising project and the colors make the towers look very classy...

Rilestone75 · #3 Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 5:32 PM**

These are nice towers, but COMPLETELY misplaced! What is the point in building 1000+ft towers when there is absolutely nothing around? It isn't as if the view is going to get better after the 50th floor...

Hoodrat · #4 Posted **Nov 12, 2008, 3:31 AM**

Nice...I like the twin diamonds motif.

jaga185 · #5 Posted **Nov 12, 2008, 5:06 AM**

I love it!

Fabb · #6 Posted **Nov 12, 2008, 8:26 AM**

Is the cross section a triangle or a parallelogram ?
I'm confused.

NYC4Life · #7 Posted **Nov 13, 2008, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Aleks0o01

Reminds me of the Time Warner Center in NY but with a little twist. I like it. Looks like a very promising project and the colors make the towers look very classy...

Definitely resembles the Time Warner Center, could be the same architect.

[SP]Neo · #8 Posted **Nov 13, 2008, 8:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rilestone75

These are nice towers, but COMPLETELY misplaced! What is the point in building 1000+ft towers when there is absolutely nothing around? It isn't as if the view is going to get better after the 50th floor...

you could always say this...what if people like you had stopped the ESB in the 1930s because there was nothing around? or the sears tower...one building will everytime be the first..but we can discuss if jeddah will have a real skyline in a few decades..
btw: really nice towers!

JDRCRASH · #9 Posted **Nov 13, 2008, 8:54 PM**

^ Except back then, there WASN'T nothing around in Midtown Manhattan...

As for the tower; its beautiful, but I agree, it's definately too tall for the area.

TANGELD_SLC · #10 Posted **Nov 25, 2008, 7:24 AM**

These are very nice and modern international style!

malec · #11 Posted **Feb 28, 2009, 11:28 AM**

Site looks abandoned in these pictures but according to the people living there it's not. I think piling is finished now since ACC will be coming to start work soon

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Originally Posted by rakan

here are pictures i took TODAY

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Aleks · #12 Posted **Feb 28, 2009, 8:49 PM**

I hope it's not abandoned! This is a pretty cool project and I'd hate to see it go down...

TANGELD_SLC · #13 Posted **Feb 28, 2009, 11:10 PM**

Ya never know, especially with how global demand for oil has gone down

Complex01 · #14 Posted **Mar 5, 2009, 4:52 AM**

Oh hey they look nice...

malec · #15 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 11:45 PM**

Updates

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Originally Posted by thefreestyler

By Saudi Guy

Full Size

munda · #16 Posted **Mar 25, 2009, 1:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rilestone75

These are nice towers, but COMPLETELY misplaced! What is the point in building 1000+ft towers when there is absolutely nothing around? It isn't as if the view is going to get better after the 50th floor...

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Originally Posted by JDRCRASH

^ Except back then, there WASN'T nothing around in Midtown Manhattan. Do your homework....

As for the tower; its beautiful, but I agree, it's definately too tall for the area.

this little downtown is in the same area/neighborhood that Lamar Towers are being built so you do have a view. the area/neighborhood is called Jeddah corniche. Also Jeddah has four buildings that are completed that are over 500 feet tall, one tower is over 800 feet tall
so you do have a view. basically this tower is not in downtown, but more closer to the sea then the other tall structure.

rehman · #17 Posted **May 18, 2009, 5:28 PM**

can anyone tell me wat is da current situation of this building??? how long will it take to build??

malec · #18 Posted **Jun 20, 2009, 12:10 AM**

^^ Arabtec have now been appointed as the main contractor.

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Originally Posted by malec

http://www.constructionweekonline.co...r_towers_deal/

Arabtec Saudi Arabia announced it has been awarded a US $533 million (SAR2 billion) contract to build Lamar Towers in Jeddah.

“The Lamar Towers project is an important strategic high rise luxury project on the Jeddah Sea Front Corniche,” the company said in a statement.

The joint venture between Dubai-based Arabtec Holdings; CPC Services, a member of the Saudi Binladin Group; and Prime International Group Services said it received the letter of award today.

The project consists of two towers, one 68 storeys and the other 60 storeys, and incorporates residential and commercial units as well as a shopping mall.

The main investor is Zahran Real Estate Company and the main developer is Cayan Investment & Development Company.

The project is scheduled to start immediately since the major enabling and site preparations work is already completed and the project is expected to take 36 months to complete.

Arabtec Saudi Arabia was formed in March and is 40% owned by Arabtec, 35% owned by CPC Services and 20% owned by Prime International Group Services.