Almas Tower 1 Almas Tower Almas Tower ﺑﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺱ The Almas Tower General information Status Complete Type Commercial Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates Coordinates 25°04′08.25″N 55°08′28.34″E Construction started 2005 Completed 2008 Opening 2009 Height [1] Architectural 360 m (1,181 ft) [1] Top floor 279.3 m (916 ft) Technical details [1] Floor count 74 (68 above ground, 5 basement floors) [1] Floor area 160,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft) [1] Lifts/elevators 35 Design and construction Owner Dubai Multi Commodities Centre [1] Architect Atkins Middle East [1] Developer Nakheel Properties [1] Main contractor Taisei Corporation Almas Tower 2 Diamond Tower) is a supertall skyscraper in JLT Free Zone Dubai, United Arab ﺑﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺱ :Almas Tower (Arabic Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower. The building topped out at 360 m (1,180 ft) in 2008, becoming the third-tallest building in Dubai, after Emirates Park Towers and Burj Khalifa. Almas Tower has 74 floors, 70 of which are commercial alongside four service floors. The tower is located on its own artificial island in the centre of the Jumeirah Lakes Towers Free Zone scheme, the tallest of all the buildings on the development when completed. It was designed by Atkins Middle East, who designed most of the JLT Free Zone complex. The tower is being constructed by the Taisei Corporation of Japan in a joint venture with ACC (Arabian Construction Co.) who were awarded the contract by Nakheel Properties on 16 July 2005.[2] Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the owner of the tower, was the first to move in. The DMCC moved its corporate offices along with the Dubai Diamond Exchange to the unfinished tower on 15 November 2008.[3] Almas Tower now houses facilities that provide a wide range of services for the region’s diamond, coloured gemstones and pearls industry. Along with the Dubai Diamond Exchange, these include the Dubai Gems Club, the Dubai Pearl Exchange, the Kimberley Process Certification offices and access to secure transportation agencies such as Brinks and Transguard, in addition to networking and meeting rooms.[4] Diamond cutting and exchange take place at the tower. Due to the type of transactions taking place at the tower, high security is installed. Almas tower ranked 8th in the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2010[5] References [1] "Almas Tower - The Skyscraper Center" (http:/ / skyscrapercenter. com/ dubai/ almas-tower/ ). Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. [2] Nakheel awards Almas Tower construction contract (http:/ / www. gowealthy. com/ realestate/ news/ 164/ detail. asp) on gowealthy.com [3] Dubai Diamond Exchange opens new trading floor in Almas Tower. (http:/ / www. dmcc. ae/ en/ dmcc-news/ dmcc-news/ precious-commodities-news/ dubai-diamond-exchange-opens-new-trading-floor-in-almas-tower. html) DMCC website [4] Jumeirah Lakes Towers construction progresses on schedule. (http:/ / www. dmcc. ae/ en/ dmcc-news/ dmcc-news/ jumeirah_lakes_towers_construction_progress_on_schedule. html) DMCC website [5] "Emporis Skyscraper Award 2001 | Emporis Awards | EMPORIS" (http:/ / awards. emporis. com/ ?nav=award2009& lng=3). Awards.emporis.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21. External links • Almas Tower (http:/ / skyscrapercenter. com/ dubai/ almas-tower/ ) on CTBUH Skyscraper Center • Emporis.com (http:/ / www. emporis. com/ en/ wm/ bu/ ?id=210141) • Skyscraperpage.com (http:/ / www. skyscraperpage. com/ cities/ ?buildingID=31745) • DMCC entry (http:/ / www. dmcc. ae/ facilities_almas_tower. htm) • Almas Tower (http:/ / realestate. theemiratesnetwork. com/ developments/ dubai/ jumeirah_lake_towers/ almas_tower. php) - Development Profile • Faithful+Gould Middle East & India (http:/ / www. fgould. com/ middle-east/ projects/ almas-tower/ ) Article Sources and Contributors 3 Article Sources and Contributors Almas Tower Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=518877948 Contributors: AJCham, Aausterm, Anna Lincoln, Boyfriendtogirlsaloud, Butseriouslyfolks, CommonsDelinker, Crazyo007, Dstary, Epolk, Erebus555, Extra999, Frimi, GPI-MediaWiki Union, GREENPUFFLES, Gilliam, Hydrogen Iodide, Ikh007, Jawadreventon, Jonkerz, Leitmanp, Materialscientist, Michael Barera, Mocineli, Nabil rais2008, Nikthestunned, Orionist, Plasticspork, Plastikspork, Rahmalec, Raime, Rentaferret, Rich Farmbrough, Seb35, Shona isbister, Stepheng3, Stormchaser89, Thiejess, Timsdad, Traveler100, Vegaswikian, Vegaswikian1, Xhienne, 獺 海, 29 anonymous edits Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors File:ASBS0006.jpg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:ASBS0006.jpg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors: User:Dmcccomms License Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported //creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.