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The TorchDownload Project Factsheet

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Facts
Official Name The Torch
Type building
Status Completed
Country United Arab Emirates
City Dubai
Street Address / Map Area 392-204 Dubai Marina
Building Function residential
Structural Material concrete
Start of Construction 2005
Completion 2011
Global Ranking #35 tallest in the World
Regional Ranking #11 tallest in Middle East
National Ranking #9 tallest in UAE
City Ranking #9 tallest in Dubai
Figures
Height: Architectural 336.8 meter / 1105 feet
Height: Occupied 276.3 meter / 906 feet
Height: To Tip 336.8 meter / 1105 feet
Floors Above Ground 79
Floors Below Ground 3
# of Elevators 8
Top Elevator Speed 6 m/s
Tower GFA 100,059 m² / 1,077,026 ft²
# of Apartments 676
Companies Involved
Owner Al Rashideen Trading Company
Developer Dubai Select LLC
Design Architect Khatib & Alami
Structural Engineer Khatib & Alami
MEP Engineers Red Engineering Design Dubai;
Khatib & Alami
Main Contractor Dubai Civil Engineering
Other Consultants KONE;
(elevator supplier)
BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd.;
Dow Corning Corporation
Other CTBUH Links
A Year in Review: Trends of 2011
CTBUH Report, 2012
Tallest Buildings Completed in 2011
CTBUH Poster, 2012

News Articles
World's tallest residential tower set to welcome occupants soon
Gulfnews.com, 2011-04