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Al Seef Towers

{{Short description|Cluster of 3 towers in Dubai}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox building

|name = Tamweel Tower

|image =

|caption = Tamweel Tower nearing completion on 10 September 2007

|building_type = Residential

|location = Dubai, United Arab Emirates

|coordinates = {{coord|25|4|47.17|N|55|9|11.85|E|region:AE|display=inline,title}}

|roof =

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|start_date =

|completion_date = 2008

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|developer = Nakheel Properties

|architect = DAR Consult

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The Al Seef Towers is a cluster of three residential buildings in the Jumeirah Lake Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The complex has two towers that are 35 floors and one tower that is 40 floors. Construction of the Al Seef Towers was completed in 2008.

Towers

The complex consists of 3 buildings:

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Height*
metres / ft

! Floors

! class="unsortable" |Notes

1

| Al Seef Tower 2

| 179

| 40

|{{Cite web |title=Al Seef Tower 2 |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=seeftower2-dubai-unitedarabemirates |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410183655/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=seeftower2-dubai-unitedarabemirates |url-status=usurped |archive-date=10 April 2013 |publisher=Emporis.com |accessdate=2008-04-22}}

2

| Al Seef Tower 3

| 160

| 35

|{{Cite web |title=Al Seef Tower 3 |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=seeftower3-dubai-unitedarabemirates |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728204309/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=seeftower3-dubai-unitedarabemirates |url-status=usurped |archive-date=28 July 2012 |publisher=Emporis.com |accessdate=2008-04-22}}

2

| Tamweel Tower

| 160 / 525

| 35

|{{Cite web |title=Tamweel Tower |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=tamweeltower-dubai-unitedarabemirates |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728185433/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=tamweeltower-dubai-unitedarabemirates |url-status=usurped |archive-date=28 July 2012 |publisher=Emporis.com |accessdate=2008-04-22}}

Fire 2012

At 1:30 am on 18 November 2012 a fire broke out at Tamweel Tower, which forced the temporary evacuation of the building.{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/fire-breaks-out-at-tamweel-tower-in-jumeirah-lake-towers-1.1106387 |title=Fire breaks out at Tamweel Tower in Jumeirah Lake Towers |work=Gulf News |date=2012-11-18 |access-date=2012-11-18 }} The fire was later proven to have been started by a cigarette butt, discarded by a careless smoker.{{cite web |url=http://www.7daysindubai.com/Resident-slams-careless-culprit-discarded/story-17495653-detail/story.html |title=Resident slams 'careless' culprit after discarded cigarette caused JLT fire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207024435/http://www.7daysindubai.com/Resident-slams-careless-culprit-discarded/story-17495653-detail/story.html |archive-date=2012-12-07 |date=2012-12-05 |work=7 Days in Dubai |url-status=dead}} In the aftermath of the fire, the building became uninhabitable and needed reconstruction. In January 2014, Emirates 24/7 reported that the work at the building had not been started due to legal disagreement between Tamweel (the developer) and the building's Owner Association (OA) on who would sign the restoration contract.{{cite news | title = Delay in gutted Tamweel Tower restoration due legal issues | first = Majorie | last = van Leijen | newspaper = Emirates 24|7 | date = January 15, 2014 | access-date = March 13, 2025 | url = https://www.emirates247.com/delay-in-gutted-tamweel-tower-restoration-due-legal-issues-2014-01-15-1.534825 }} By November that year, the pledged cost had reached Dh78 million. However the work was still not started at that time.{{cite news |title=Dubai Tamweel Tower still in ashes two years on |first=Janice Ponce |last=de Leon |date=2014-11-16 |access-date=2015-02-21 |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/dubai-tamweel-tower-still-in-ashes-two-years-on-1.1413031 |work=Gulf News }} On 17 December 2015, the Arabian Business reported that repair work on the tower had already begun in October that year.{{cite magazine | title = Repairs start on fire-ravaged Tamweel Tower | first = Sarah | last = Townsend | magazine = Arabian Business | date = December 17, 2015 | access-date = March 13, 2025 | url = https://www.arabianbusiness.com/interviews/property/repairs-start-on-fire-ravaged-tamweel-tower-615737 }} The building was then restored in June 2016.{{cite news | title = Tamweel Tower finally restored four years after fire | first = Janice Ponce | last = de Leon | newspaper = Gulf News | date = October 10, 2018 | access-date = March 13, 2025 | url = https://gulfnews.com/going-out/society/tamweel-tower-finally-restored-four-years-after-fire-1.1936508 }} Residents were finally allowed to return to Tamweel Tower on 7 September 2017.{{cite news | title = Tamweel Tower residents move back home - five years after fire | first = Ramola Talwar | last = Badam | newspaper = The National | date = September 7, 2017 | access-date = March 17, 2025 | url = https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/tamweel-tower-residents-move-back-home-five-years-after-fire-1.626428 }}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060528093134/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=111462 Emporis]}}
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nob1qGFA95w Tamweel Tower Fire] (video, 27 secs)

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Category:Residential buildings completed in 2007

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