DUBAI | The Pentominium | 1,693 FT / 516 M | 120 FLOORS | ON HOLD - Page 12

Lecom · #**221** Posted **Jul 24, 2009, 6:14 PM**

Any reasonable estimate on how much the units would go for?

JDRCRASH · #**222** Posted **Jul 24, 2009, 9:17 PM**

^ From what i've seen on their website concerning the square feet, they probably go from $2 to 5 Million, AT LEAST.

malec · #**223** Posted **Jul 26, 2009, 12:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by ahmed

A sign on site shows as Swissboring is main contractor, is this false?
if not, is swiss boring the first main contractor and now it is changed and Swissboring is restricted to only for piling work?

Swissboring is the piling contractor only, they've now finished their work.
A main contractor is now supposed to take over who should build the whole tower including cladding, etc. We just don't know what the story is with the main contractor.

Anyway, some updates, slightly old.

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Originally Posted by Imre

17/July/2009

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dewatering in progress ,the site is blocked by the Marina Arcade staff

malec · #**224** Posted **Jul 28, 2009, 8:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by JDRCRASH

^ From what i've seen on their website concerning the square feet, they probably go from $2 to 5 Million, AT LEAST.

Yes, they start from $2 million I think. Remember though, these are 6,000 square foot apartments though.

Apparantly stuff is happening on site, don't know what though. Let's hope it's the main contractor moving in.

malec · #**225** Posted **Jul 28, 2009, 5:25 PM**

From today. Some more excavation happening now.

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Originally Posted by Imre

Swissboring there , main contractor still not , access road clean so they can work again

28/July/2009

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malec · #**226** Posted **Aug 8, 2009, 10:11 AM**

Updates

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Originally Posted by Imre

dewatering still in progress, I spoke with the watchman and he confirmed that the ACC coming soon

07/August/2009

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So main contractor is definitely ACC then. They have loads of experience with supertalls by now. Rose rotana, almas tower, princess tower, elite residence, central market in abu dhabi, etihad towers, etc.

Aleks · #**227** Posted **Aug 8, 2009, 10:17 AM**

Damn, I was comparing your Sketchup model to buildings that I'm familiar with and placing it in various skylines and I underestimated the height of this tower! I know it was tall but DAAAMMMNNNN!

Duffstuff129 · #**228** Posted **Aug 9, 2009, 11:54 PM**

I knew they would get this one going, because to sell half of the units, they had to sell just 60 of them. That's nothing.

But hopefully now, with the CS (likely) out of the way they can get rid of the awful spire.

malec · #**229** Posted **Aug 10, 2009, 6:58 PM**

Actually there's an insider on SSC who seems to be working for one of the companies involved in the construction of this and when asked about the spire he basically said "what spire?"

malec · #**230** Posted **Sep 9, 2009, 12:03 PM**

ACC are now working on the site.

The foundation is due to be poured in december, we will see if that will happen or not.
Completion of this is supposed to be at the end of 2013 but as usual, I think delays will mean it will actually be completed at the end of 2014. I'd say topping out will happen at the end of 2013 though.

They are breaking the pile caps now. This excavation is insanely deep. I think there are supposed to be 6 basements.
You can also see the ACC sign on the site offices.

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Originally Posted by Imre

08/September/2009

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malec · #**231** Posted **Sep 11, 2009, 9:44 AM**

You can see the progress

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Originally Posted by Imre

11/September/2009

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malec · #**232** Posted **Sep 18, 2009, 11:24 PM**

Updates:

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Originally Posted by Imre

18/September/2009

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the sand ramp gone , good progress here

malec · #**233** Posted **Sep 25, 2009, 10:06 AM**

Good progress here. Apparantly the raft foundation will be 5m thick in the middle!

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Originally Posted by Imre

25/September/2009

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malec · #**234** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 3:59 PM**

Updates:

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Originally Posted by Imre

02/October/2009

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they closed the site , security said not allowed to take pics there so in the future I will take pics from the bridge or maybe from another towers only.

malec · #**235** Posted **Oct 4, 2009, 1:04 PM**

I'm going to change this to 516m since all indications tell us the spire is gone (which makes since with the chicago spire firmly in the ground

).

Basically all recent renders show no spire, the insider on SSC (maybe from ACC) when confronted with the question about it said "what spire?" and also recent articles about this tower all mention the height as 516m not 618m as before.

malec · #**236** Posted **Oct 6, 2009, 8:29 AM**

At cityscape 2009 both versions of this tower were exhibited.

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Originally Posted by Imre

05/October/2009

Cityscape 2009 , The Pentominium , without spire

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Originally Posted by Imre

05/October/2009

Cityscape 2009 , The Pentominium , with spire

malec · #**237** Posted **Oct 17, 2009, 5:51 PM**

Updates:

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Originally Posted by Imre

16/October/2009

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newstl2020 · #**238** Posted **Oct 17, 2009, 11:16 PM**

Tower crane. Looks like somehow this one might be getting off the ground.

malec · #**239** Posted **Oct 18, 2009, 4:48 PM**

^^ According to the insider on SSC, this crane isn't the main one which will rise with the tower. It's only temporary for helping with lifting stuff into the site for the foundation, etc.

Austinlee · #**240** Posted **Oct 18, 2009, 5:24 PM**

The design of this tower is so cool. One of my favorites in Dubai. Hope it turns out looking decent.