Ocean Heights (Dubai)

Ocean Heights
General information
Status	Complete[1]
Type	Residential[2]
Location	Area 392-Block Marsa Dubai Dubai
Coordinates	25°05′26.13″N 55°08′55.83″E / 25.0905917°N 55.1488417°E / 25.0905917; 55.1488417Coordinates: 25°05′26.13″N 55°08′55.83″E / 25.0905917°N 55.1488417°E / 25.0905917; 55.1488417
Construction started	2007[2]
Estimated completion	2010[2]
Opening	2010 (est.)[3]
Height
Roof	310 m (1,017 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count	83 (3 basement floor)[2]
Floor area	789,274 m2 (8,495,675 sq ft)[4]
Design and construction
Architect	Andrew Bromberg, Aedas[5]
Developer	Damac Properties[5]
Structural engineer	Meinhardt[5]

Ocean Heights is a supertall skyscraper designed by Andrew Bromberg of Aedas, in the Dubai Marina of greater Dubai. The tower stands 310 metres (1,017 feet) tall and has 83 floors.^[5] The building was topped-out on 22 December 2009, ^[6]and completed in 2010.^[7].Currently Ocean Heights is the fourth tallest residential building in the world, and third tallest residential building in Dubai, behind The Marina Torch, and HHHR Tower.

The tower, with its unique curves and twisting motion as one ascends, is actually the third version of the tower proposed by DAMAC Properties Co. The first version had the tower at a much shorter 38 floors, the second had 50.^[5] The 83 floor tower houses more than 519 condominiums and is located along Al Sufouh Road in Dubai Marina.^[8]

Construction gallery

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  21 September 2007
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  22 November 2007
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  20 December 2007

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Dubai

References

1. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=446
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Ocean Heights". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=33906. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
3. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=446
4. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=446
5. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Ocean Heights". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=217285. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
6. ^ "Damac Properties announces concrete frame completion of Ocean Heights". AMEinfo. 2009-12-22. http://www.ameinfo.com/219462-large.html. Retrieved 2009-12-23. 
7. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=446
8. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=446

External links

• CTBUH
• Skyscrapercity Forum
• Agent website with current availability and prices
• View on the map