Jumeirah Lake Towers
The Jumeirah Lakes Towers (Arabic: ابراج بحيرة الجميرا) is a large development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which consists of 79 towers being constructed along the edges of four artificial lakes (Lake Almas West, Lake Almas East, Lake Elucio, and Lake Allure) as well as the JLT Embankment of 8 tower facing Jumeirah Islands. The lakes (which are about 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep) will be completely filled by end of 2009. The total area covered by the lakes, waterways and landscaping will be 730,000-square-metre (7,900,000 sq ft). The towers will range from having 35 floors to having 45, except for the centerpiece, which is 66 floors. The tallest tower and the centerpiece of the entire complex is Almas Tower which will be situated on its own island between Lake Almas West and Lake Almas East. All residential towers will be placed in clusters of three. This therefore makes the areas easier to navigate when mail is distributed.
The completion of Saba Tower in December 2006 marked the first tower to be completed in Jumeirah Lakes Towers. The final tower is expected to be completed in 2011. The majority of construction will take place in 2008. By April 2011, over 80 per cent of the towers in JLT have been completed. While the entire development is expected to be completed in 2012.
Read more about Jumeirah Lake Towers: Clusters, Hotels, Almas and The Jewellery Business, Population and Facilities, Fire
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