Almas Tower

Almas Tower
برج الماس
Almas Tower in November 2014
Alternative names	Diamond Tower
Record height
Tallest in Dubai from 2008 to 2009[I]
Preceded by	Emirates Office Tower
Surpassed by	Burj Khalifa
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	Jumeirah Lake Towers Al Thanyah Fifth, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°04′08″N 55°08′28″E / 25.0689°N 55.1412°E / 25.0689; 55.1412
Groundbreaking	16 July 2005
Construction started	29 March 2006
Completed	15 November 2008
Opening	12 January 2009
Cost	AED3.6 billion
Owner	Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
Height
Antenna spire	360 m (1,180 ft)
Roof	306.36 m (1,005.1 ft)
Top floor	279.3 m (916 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	68 5 below ground
Floor area	160,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	35
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Atkins Middle East
Developer	Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
Structural engineer	Atkins Middle East
Main contractor	Taisei Corporation
References
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Almas Tower (Arabic: برج الماس Diamond Tower) is a 68-storey, 360 m (1,180 ft), supertall skyscraper in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2008 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower. The building was topped out in 2008, and became the tallest building in Dubai until 2009 when it was surpassed by Burj Khalifa.