HHHR Tower
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HHHR Tower is a supertall skyscraper
on Sheikh Zayed Road
, Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
. The construction of the 72-floor
, 317 m (1,040 ft) building started in 2006 and was completed in 2009. Designed by architect Al Hashemi
, the building is residential, and its side usages are as commercial. HHHR tower is the second tallest residential building in Dubai, and third tallest residential building in the world, behind The Marina Torch
, and Q1 tower
which stands 348 m (1,142 ft) and 323 m (1,060 ft) respectively. The tower comprises 454 residential apartments.
The building was built by a joint venture between Al Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Co., from the UAE and Hip Hing Construction Co. Ltd., from Hong Kong. Another hallmark project by this team is the Masdar Project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
on Sheikh Zayed Road
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 streches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf...
, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. The construction of the 72-floor
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
, 317 m (1,040 ft) building started in 2006 and was completed in 2009. Designed by architect Al Hashemi
Al Hashemi
Al Hashemi is a United Arab Emirates-based architectural firm. It designed the HHHR Tower in Dubai, a supertall skyscraper completed in 2009.- External links :* *...
, the building is residential, and its side usages are as commercial. HHHR tower is the second tallest residential building in Dubai, and third tallest residential building in the world, behind The Marina Torch
The Marina Torch
The Marina Torch, also known as Dubai Torch or just The Torch, is a supertall residential skyscraper at the Dubai Marina, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower became the tallest residential building in the world in 2011, surpassing Q1, in Gold Coast, Australia...
, and Q1 tower
Q1 (building)
Q1 is a supertall skyscraper located in Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast. It is the world's third tallest residential tower after the 348 metre building The Marina Torch in Dubai won formal recognition as the tallest residential building in the world on 29 April 2011 by the Emporis...
which stands 348 m (1,142 ft) and 323 m (1,060 ft) respectively. The tower comprises 454 residential apartments.
The building was built by a joint venture between Al Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Co., from the UAE and Hip Hing Construction Co. Ltd., from Hong Kong. Another hallmark project by this team is the Masdar Project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.