Height approved for Dubai's 'Burj Azizi' - world's second tallest tower

Dubai: At 725 meters, the height of the world’s second tallest tower – the Burj Azizi on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road – has received all official approvals from the authorities.

This has been confirmed by the developer, Azizi Developments, as offplan sales start on Dubai’s latest skyscraper.  

“The height for Burj Azizi  was finalized following all authority approvals, including from Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Dubai Municipality, which were required for a building rising this tall,” said Farhad Azizi, CEO of Azizi Group.

“This height is now fully confirmed and will remain unchanged.”

Completion of the multi-billion dollar Azizi project is set for 2028.

The Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest, at 828 meter high, while Burj Azizi once completed will go past the Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, which is 678.9 meters, and Shanghai Tower’s 632 meters.

It was in 2022 that the developer confirmed it had bought the plot on Sheikh Zayed Road – already laden with a collection of eye-catching towers – and wanted to create something in ‘honor of the city of Dubai’. (The plot was earlier owned by Meydan City Corp.. It is next to the Dubai World Trade Center Metro Station 2.)

The square foot prices for Burj Azizi’s ultra-luxury units start at Dh7,149, with the highest weighing in at Dh34,000 psf.

Starting prices for the apartments are at Dh7.5 million and the most expensive will go for Dh156m.

“Along with our Monaco Mansions (in Dubai South) starting from Dh45 million and going all the way up to Dh221 million, our Burj Azizi residences are amongst our most luxurious offerings,” said Farhad Azizi.  

The global sales launch will happen simultaneously in several cities, including Dubai (Conrad Hotel), Hong Kong (The Peninsula), London (The Dorchester), Mumbai (JW Marriott Juhu), Singapore (Marina Bay Sands), Sydney (Four Seasons Hotel) and Tokyo (Palace Hotel). 

The most significant challenge is of the tower being so tall, yet being built on such a small, narrow plot,” said Azizi.” With this entailing not just a heavy building load, but also a substantial wind load, new and previously unseen construction methodologies are being applied.

“Further, the vertical circulation of the building must be paid attention to – aspects like how the elevators will function – with such a high volume of vertical traffic. We have partnered with Kone to innovate in this domain.”

Getting construction materials to and from site and storing them 'requires very extensive, meticulous planning'.

"Its central location also poses other challenges, for example in regard to the loading dock that will have to serve the hotel and vertical mall’s retail spaces, that we had to overcome," added Azizi. "Creating over 1,000 parking spaces in an area this tight also took rigorous planning."

The Burj Azizi will house a luxury mall with a mix of high-end fashion brands.

For every 20 floors of residences, a dedicated amenity floor is planned, featuring swimming pools with saunas and steam rooms, a fully fitted gym and yoga center, a spa, a games room including billiard, chess and ping-pong, a business center, cinema, and more.