Burj Azizi, Skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Burj Azizi is an under-construction skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, planned to rise 725 metres across 133 floors. Its lower and middle sections are stacked dark glass volumes with vertical mullions, narrowing into a smooth, lighter-toned shaft with a flat top. It stands beside an elevated transit line and a road.
Meydan Group announced the Entisar Tower in 2012 as a 570 m, 122-storey project, and groundbreaking followed in 2016. A stop-work order over a payment dispute halted construction in 2017, and the tower stood abandoned until Azizi Developments bought it in 2018. It was rebranded and redesigned as Burj Azizi in January 2024, with construction restarting in 2025.
The project takes its name from entrepreneur Mirwais Azizi, whose development company revived the construction after years of inactivity. The tower adds to the ongoing transformation of Sheikh Zayed Road, where high-rises continue to shape the city's identity.
The construction site sits along Sheikh Zayed Road, one of the main thoroughfares through the city. Access and completion depend on ongoing work, so checking the current status before planning a visit is advisable.
KONE is to supply 59 elevators and 15 escalators, and the longest planned elevator ride is 631.5 metres at up to 10 metres per second. That exceeds the 578.5-metre elevator travel in Shanghai Tower by 53 metres, using lightweight UltraRope composite ropes instead of steel.
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