Filter by
Emaar Properties PJSC, a Dubai-based Public Joint Stock Company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is a global property developer and provider of premier lifestyles. Emaar has been shaping the landscapes and lives in the Emirate since the company’s inception in 1997.
The company specializes in creating value-added, master-planned communities that meet the full spectrum of lifestyle needs. A highlight of Emaar’s approach to developing integrated lifestyle destinations is Downtown Dubai, home of Burj Khalifa.
While continuing to actively pursue expansion in its core business of innovative, high quality real estate development, Emaar has diversified into related business lines to further build value for its shareholders. Emaar’s focused expansion and diversification strategy sees it firmly positioned to take global center-stage as a multinational and diversified business group.
Developer; Financial Industry; Owner (Buildings, Land)
Membership Level
Gold
Member Since
2009
Member Offices
Dubai
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
||
2 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
||
3 |
425 m / 1,394 ft |
||
4 |
392.4 m / 1,287 ft |
||
5 |
370 m / 1,214 ft |
||
6 |
356 m / 1,168 ft |
||
7 |
331.8 m / 1,089 ft |
||
8 |
302.2 m / 991 ft |
||
9 |
301.5 m / 989 ft |
||
10 |
288 m / 945 ft |
CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Dubai, 2019 – Present
22 October 2018
The Future of Tall Building Technology
Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality
In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...
Rank |
Name |
City |
Completion |
Height |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2022 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
||
2 |
2021 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
||
3 |
- |
445 m / 1,460 ft |
||
4 |
2017 |
425 m / 1,394 ft |
||
5 |
2012 |
392 m / 1,287 ft |
||
6 |
2017 |
370 m / 1,214 ft |
||
7 |
2021 |
356 m / 1,168 ft |
||
8 |
2019 |
332 m / 1,089 ft |
||
9 |
2008 |
302 m / 991 ft |
||
10 |
2022 |
302 m / 989 ft |
||
11 |
- |
300 m / 984 ft |
||
12 |
2021 |
288 m / 945 ft |
||
13 |
2011 |
280 m / 919 ft |
||
14 |
2018 |
280 m / 918 ft |
||
14 |
2018 |
280 m / 918 ft |
||
16 |
2020 |
280 m / 918 ft |
||
17 |
2022 |
276 m / 905 ft |
||
18 |
2018 |
272 m / 892 ft |
||
19 |
2019 |
261 m / 856 ft |
||
20 |
2020 |
260 m / 853 ft |
||
21 |
- |
259 m / 849 ft |
||
22 |
- |
246 m / 805 ft |
||
23 |
2019 |
238 m / 782 ft |
||
24 |
2019 |
238 m / 779 ft |
||
25 |
2020 |
230 m / 755 ft |
||
26 |
2021 |
230 m / 754 ft |
||
27 |
2020 |
229 m / 753 ft |
||
28 |
- |
227 m / 745 ft |
||
29 |
- |
214 m / 703 ft |
||
30 |
2011 |
210 m / 690 ft |
||
30 |
2005 |
210 m / 690 ft |
||
32 |
2006 |
210 m / 689 ft |
||
33 |
2006 |
207 m / 679 ft |
||
34 |
2020 |
207 m / 679 ft |
||
34 |
2020 |
207 m / 679 ft |
||
36 |
2020 |
198 m / 650 ft |
||
36 |
2020 |
198 m / 650 ft |
||
38 |
2008 |
192 m / 629 ft |
||
39 |
2006 |
190 m / 623 ft |
||
40 |
2006 |
187 m / 614 ft |
||
41 |
2013 |
185 m / 607 ft |
||
42 |
2013 |
185 m / 607 ft |
||
43 |
2003 |
185 m / 607 ft |
||
43 |
2003 |
185 m / 607 ft |
||
45 |
2020 |
183 m / 600 ft |
||
46 |
2006 |
183 m / 600 ft |
||
47 |
2012 |
179 m / 588 ft |
||
48 |
2007 |
177 m / 581 ft |
||
48 |
2007 |
177 m / 581 ft |
||
48 |
2007 |
177 m / 581 ft |
||
51 |
2008 |
174 m / 571 ft |
||
52 |
2007 |
171 m / 561 ft |
||
53 |
2010 |
169 m / 553 ft |
||
54 |
- |
165 m / 541 ft |
||
55 |
2011 |
165 m / 541 ft |
||
56 |
2007 |
161 m / 528 ft |
||
56 |
2007 |
161 m / 528 ft |
||
58 |
2007 |
158 m / 518 ft |
||
59 |
2008 |
158 m / 518 ft |
||
60 |
2017 |
157 m / 515 ft |
||
61 |
2007 |
151 m / 495 ft |
||
61 |
2007 |
151 m / 495 ft |
||
61 |
2007 |
151 m / 495 ft |
||
61 |
2007 |
151 m / 495 ft |
||
65 |
2007 |
149 m / 488 ft |
||
66 |
- |
146 m / 480 ft |
||
67 |
2006 |
145 m / 476 ft |
||
68 |
2008 |
145 m / 475 ft |
||
68 |
2008 |
145 m / 475 ft |
||
70 |
2017 |
142 m / 466 ft |
||
71 |
2010 |
141 m / 463 ft |
||
72 |
2007 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
73 |
2007 |
139 m / 456 ft |
||
74 |
2010 |
139 m / 456 ft |
||
75 |
2003 |
138 m / 453 ft |
||
76 |
2007 |
136 m / 446 ft |
||
77 |
2007 |
136 m / 446 ft |
||
78 |
2009 |
134 m / 440 ft |
||
78 |
2009 |
134 m / 440 ft |
||
80 |
2007 |
134 m / 440 ft |
||
81 |
2009 |
133 m / 438 ft |
||
81 |
2009 |
133 m / 438 ft |
||
81 |
2009 |
133 m / 438 ft |
||
84 |
2007 |
133 m / 436 ft |
||
84 |
2007 |
133 m / 436 ft |
||
84 |
2007 |
133 m / 436 ft |
||
84 |
2007 |
133 m / 436 ft |
||
84 |
2007 |
133 m / 436 ft |
||
89 |
2007 |
130 m / 425 ft |
||
90 |
2007 |
127 m / 415 ft |
||
90 |
2007 |
127 m / 415 ft |
||
92 |
2003 |
124 m / 407 ft |
||
93 |
2007 |
123 m / 404 ft |
||
94 |
2008 |
122 m / 400 ft |
||
94 |
- |
122 m / 400 ft |
||
96 |
2007 |
122 m / 400 ft |
||
97 |
2007 |
120 m / 394 ft |
||
97 |
2007 |
120 m / 394 ft |
||
99 |
2010 |
119 m / 390 ft |
||
99 |
2008 |
119 m / 390 ft |
||
99 |
2010 |
119 m / 390 ft |
||
99 |
2009 |
119 m / 390 ft |
||
99 |
2008 |
119 m / 390 ft |
||
104 |
2008 |
118 m / 387 ft |
||
105 |
2007 |
116 m / 381 ft |
||
105 |
2007 |
116 m / 381 ft |
||
107 |
2007 |
115 m / 377 ft |
||
108 |
2010 |
115 m / 376 ft |
||
108 |
2010 |
115 m / 376 ft |
||
110 |
2007 |
114 m / 373 ft |
||
111 |
- |
112 m / 367 ft |
||
112 |
2007 |
111 m / 363 ft |
||
112 |
2007 |
111 m / 363 ft |
||
114 |
- |
105 m / 344 ft |
||
115 |
2007 |
104 m / 342 ft |
||
116 |
2007 |
103 m / 337 ft |
||
117 |
2008 |
102 m / 335 ft |
||
118 |
2004 |
98 m / 322 ft |
||
119 |
- |
88 m / 289 ft |
||
120 |
2007 |
87 m / 285 ft |
||
121 |
2006 |
85 m / 279 ft |
||
122 |
2008 |
85 m / 279 ft |
||
123 |
2004 |
85 m / 279 ft |
||
124 |
- |
82 m / 269 ft |
||
125 |
2005 |
76 m / 249 ft |
||
126 |
2017 |
70 m / 230 ft |
||
127 |
2017 |
70 m / 228 ft |
||
128 |
2017 |
68 m / 223 ft |
||
129 |
2017 |
62 m / 204 ft |
||
130 |
2017 |
54 m / 177 ft |
||
131 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
||
132 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
||
132 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
134 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
135 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
136 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
||
136 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
138 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
139 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
140 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
140 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
142 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
142 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
144 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
145 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
145 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
147 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
148 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
149 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
150 |
- |
- m / - ft |
150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
15 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential (81%), 116 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete (96%), 135 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 144 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
Create your own charts using the Explore Data tool.
22 October 2018 | Dubai
The Future of Tall Building Technology
Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...
22 October 2018 | Dubai
Polycentric vs. Monocentric: The Future of Vertical Urbanism?
Numerous cities are now developing along polycentric lines, with several urban “nodes” focused around tall building clusters that often compete for commerce, attention and investment...
21 October 2018 | Dubai
A Monument to the World: Dubai Creek Tower
The Dubai Creek Tower’s monumental design is influenced by the natural forms of the lily and evokes the shape of a minaret, a distinctive architectural...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Jon Pickard
Jon Pickard of Pickard Chilton is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jon discusses the local economic impacts of tall buildings.
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
16 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Abrar Sheriff
Abrar Sheriff of Turner International is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Abrar discusses the planning and construction process for supertall...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Nicholas Billotti, Chairman, Turner International LLC, discusses the contruction industry with Chris Bentley, during the 2015 CTBUH Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute of Technology....
26 October 2015 | New York City
Adrian Smith of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award: Wind Engineering the World’s Tallest
Peter Irwin, one of the founding partners of Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI), has led wind engineering on many of the world’s tallest...
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality
In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...
30 January 2020
The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2019
In 2019, 126 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This was a 13.7 percent decrease from 146 in 2018. The total number...
12 December 2019
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019
The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...
28 October 2019
Fifty Years of Fire Safety In Supertall Buildings
As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...
29 July 2019
Highest Special-Purpose Spaces
Since humans first began constructing tall buildings, history has been cluttered with claims of all manner of “highest” records. In this study, we examine those...
31 January 2019
The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2018
In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it...
12 December 2018
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...
20 October 2018
The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall
The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or...
20 October 2018
Towering Aspirations in Dubai and Beyond
In 2008, CTBUH held its Eighth World Congress in Dubai, at which time the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, was still under construction. His...
04 April 2018
CTBUH is pleased to announce that Emaar Properties is supporting the 2018 Conference as Diamond sponsor, and will host the Opening VIP Reception at Burj Khalifa.
31 January 2018
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood and Events Manager Jessica Rinkel-Miller traveled to Dubai in preparation for the 2018 Middle East Conference.
04 October 2017
CTBUH Dubai and AIA Middle East partnered to host an event that focused on this year's top Middle Eastern architects and interior designers.
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
20–21 September 2014
The tour began with the Broad Sustainable Building (BSB) campus including the New-Ark Hotel. The group also visited Broad’s construction site of a 59-story tower.
23–27 March 2014
Georges Binder, Belgium Country Leader, recently joined with Executive Master Immobilier to conduct a study trip on tall buildings to the United Arab Emirates.
Subscribe below to receive periodic updates from CTBUH on the latest Tall Building and Urban news and CTBUH initiatives, including our monthly newsletter. Fields with a red asterisk (*) next to them are required.
View our privacy policy