Damac completes structures of two prime towers

Damac Properties has announced that both Business Tower and XL Tower were officially 'topped off' at floors 18 and 19 respectively in Business Bay. The company's twin tower development Park Towers at the nearby DIFC are also expected to reach the top floor within the next six weeks.

Fu He, Chairman of CSHK Dubai Contracting and Peter Riddoch, CEO of Damac Properties, performed a special ceremony to mark the event. Construction of Business Tower and XL Tower commenced in January 2008 and forms part of Damac's extensive portfolio of eight projects that are currently under way in the Business Bay area. Both towers are due to be completed by the end of this year.

Riddoch said: "We are delighted to mark the structural completion of these first two towers in the Damac family of properties planned for Business Bay. It is has been a great pleasure to work with the teams from CSHK, who have totally lived up to their reputation of being focused and committed to deadlines."

Business Tower's sustainable design is in direct response to the path of the sun as it moves around the building during the day thus encouraging maximum natural light into the offices.

The 18-floor tower, which has 187,000sq ft of office space with retail on the ground floor, overlooks the waterfront at Business Bay next to Downtown Dubai. It is adjacent to the company's XL Tower - a 19 storey oval shaped building that will offer 191,000sq ft of office and retail space.

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