Dubai is one of the best known skyscraper cities, not just for the city is home to current world's tallest building, also for its large amount of highrise buildings. Dubai has more supertall towers (buildings higher than 300 meters) than any other city in the world.
Below is a list of tallest buildings in Dubai, with some basic information about each building. The buildings are ranked by architectural height. Buildings not completed but have topped out are also included. Skyscrapers in Dubai are mainly clustered in three districts: Downtown, Dubai Marina and Business Bay, "location" listed under each building refers to the district of the building.
NOTE: Because of the development of Dubai, things are subject to change, the content below will get updated time to time, updates occur on an irregular basis, usually in response to the completion or topping out of one or more new buildings.
The last update was done on September 30th, 2019, please note the content below is all based on that time.
1. Burj Khalifa
Standard height: 828 meters
Total height: 829.8 meters
Built year: 2010
Location: Downtown
Architect: Adrian Smith (SOM)
Developer: Emaar Properties
Burj Khalifa has been the tallest free standing structure since 2008 when it surpassed the 553 m CN Tower, it is expected that this title will not be replaced by other buildings until about 2023, when a tower reached a height taller than it. That tower could be Dubai Creek Tower which was also proposed by Emaar, or it could be Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia.
2. Maria 101
Standard height: 427 meters
Built year: 2017
Location: Dubai Marina
Architect: National Engineering Bureau
Developer: Emaar Properties
Marina 101 is a mixed-use tower in Dubai Marina, its first 33 floors are occupied by a Hard Rock Hotel, featuring 281 suits, and above 33rd floor are all residence units with the exception of the top floor being used as restaurants.
The tower was proposed in 2005, the construction began one year later, and was originally scheduled to be completed in 2012, however due to the global financial crisis the progress of construction has drastically slowed down, leaving the tower still under construction until in late 2017. The building has surpassed 432 Park Ave as the tallest residential building in the world.
3. Princess Tower
Standard height: 414 meters
Roof height: 392 meters
Built year: 2012
Location: Dubai Marina
Architect: Eng. Adnan Saffarini
Developer: Tameer Holding Investment
Princess tower was once the tallest residential building, the title was overtaken by 432 Park Ave in 2016, and its height had been surpassed by Marina Dubai which just near it. However, with the location in which no other buildings can block it from the sea, and the unique design, Princess Tower is still one of the most recognized iconic building of Dubai Marina.
4. 23 Marina
Standard height: 393 meters
Roof height: 370 meters
Built year: 2012
Location: Dubai Marina
Developer: Emaar Properties
This is a residential building just like other buildings located in Dubai Marina that feature large amount of residential floors, but it's also an all-residential building. It used to be the tallest all-residential building of the world before the completion of Princess Tower.
5. Elite Residence
Standard height: 381 meters Roof height: 350 meters
Built year: 2012
Location: Dubai Marina
Architect: Eng. Adnan Saffarini
Developer: Tameer Holding Investment
Elite Residence is mainly occupied by residences as its name suggests, the tower also has floors for other amenities, including swimming pools, retail facilities, and a gym.
6. The Address The BLVD
Standard height: 370 meters Roof height: 308 meters
Built year: 2017 Location: Downtown
Architect: Atkins Developer: Emaar Properties
This building is basically a 308m building with two matching spires atop its crown, making its architectural height boosted to 370 meters. The building situated just next to Burj Khalifa, it contains a hotel and 530 apartments.
7. Almas Tower
Standard height: 360 meters
Roof height: 308 meters
Built year: 2009
Location: Jumeirah Lake Towers Complex, near Dubai Marina
Architect: Atkins
Developer: The Dubai Multi Commodities Center
Almas Tower was topped out in 2008 and temporarily held the title of the tallest building in Dubai before the completion of Burj Khalifa, it's the centerpiece and the tallest tower of the Jumeirah Lake Towers Complex, a development comprising multiple office buildings. The complex is located in close proximity to Dubai Marina, only 1.2 miles away.
The name of the tower Almas means diamond in Arabic, as its name suggests, the podium of the tower is the most striking feature of the tower, resembling to a diamond, it's designed to house the Dubai Diamond Exchange.
8. JW Marriott Marquis Dubai 1 & 2
Standard height: 355 meters ×2 Roof height: 310 meters ×2
Built year: 2012 Location: Business Bay
Architect: Archgroup Consultants Developer: Emirates Airline
Although the hotels in the towers are not as high as Ritz-Carlton on International Commerce Center and the Fairmont in Abraj Al Bait, these two buildings are regarded as the world's tallest pure hotel buildings, and also one of the tallest twin towers complexes.
10. Emirates Office Tower
Standard height: 354 meters
Roof height: 311 meters
Built year: 1999
Location: Downtown
Architect: NORR Limited
Emirates Office Tower also named Emirates Tower One, it is one of two supertall towers of the Emirates Towers complex, and it's taller than the neighboring Emirates Hotel Tower.
Built in 1999, Emirates Office Tower is the first supertall skyscraper built in Downtown Dubai, and the second in whole city, after the Burj Al Arab, which was built a few months earlier, and with the roof height of 311m it's first building in Dubai that surpasses the 300m supertall mark by roof.
11. Al Attar Tower
Standard height: 342 meters
Roof height: 334 meters
Built year: 2017
Location: Downtown
Architect: Eng. Adnan Saffarini
Developer: Al Attar Properties
This tower is one of the most distinctive towers in Downtown for its gold color facades. Like other buildings with Islamic style the tower is topped with a pyramidal crown. The construction for the tower began in 2005, the structure topped out in 2015, and completed in late 2017.
12. The Torch
Standard height: 336 meters
Total height: 348 meters
Built year: 2011
Location: Dubai Marina
Architect: National Engineering Bureau
Developer: Select Group
The Torch is a residential tower close to Princess Tower and Marina 101, it takes its name from its iconic crown atop the roof, which looks like a torch.
By coincidence, an unclear fire broke out in this building named "The Torch" in 2015, and the cladding of upper 30 floors was charred, the renovation work proceeded in 2016, now the appearance of the building seems recovered and same as it used to be before the fire.
13. Rose Tower
Standard height: 333 meters
Built year: 2007
Location: Downtown
Architect: Khatib & Alami
Developer: BONYAN International Investment Group
This tower is the second tallest hotel building in the world, only after the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Twin Towers miles away in Business Bay.
14. Al Yaqoub Tower
Standard height: 342 meters Roof height: 328 meters
Built year: 2013 Location: Downtown
Architect: Eng. Adnan Saffarini Developer: Remamco Real Estate
The building's design was inspired by Big Ben, but no such clocks installed on it, if clocks were installed, then it could be the second tallest clock tower in the world, after the Abraj Al Bait in Mecca.
15. DAMAC Heights
Standard height & Roof height: 335 meters
Built year: 2018 Location: Dubai Marina
Architect: Aedas Developer: DAMAC Gulf Properties
16. The Address Fountain Views III Supertall
Standard height & Roof height: 331 meters
Built year: 2019 Location: Downtown
Architect: Atkins Developer: Emaar Properties
The project consists of 3 buildings, the middle one is a supertall.
17. The Index
Standard height: 326 meters
Roof height: 326 meters
Built year: 2010
Location: Downtown
Architect: Foster+Partners
Developer: Union Properties
This tower is the one of the most distinct buildings that can be seen from the observation deck in Burj Khalifa for the building's chunky shape and the foremost location among the buildings along the Sheikh Zayed Road and also it faces almost directly toward the Burj Khalifa.
Despite of its chunky shape, the building is not only occupied by office floors, the building is a mixed-use building that contains offices and residences. The floors below 30th floor are mainly office spaces and above those are all for residential use.
18. Burj Al Arab
Standard height & Total height: 321 meters
Height without spire: 272 meters Roof height: 204 meters
Built year: 1999 Location: Jumeirah Beach, near Dubai Marina
Architect: Atkins Developer: Jumeirah Group International
The tower is the first supertall skyscraper built in Dubai, and one of the only two skyscrapers built on artificial islands in Dubai. Before all the other skyscrapers built, it had been the landmark and icon of Dubai. The hotel in the building is widely known as 7-star hotel, though in fact it has never been recognized that.
19. HHHR Tower
Standard height: 317 meters
Roof height: 294 meters
Built year: 2011
Location: Downtown
Developer: Dubai International Real Estate
20. Ocean Heights
Standard height: 310 meters
Roof height: 310 meters
Built year: 2010
Location: Dubai Marina
Architect: Aedas
Developer: DAMAC Gulf Properties
The tower is visually very similar to the initial design of the Damac Heights, which situated hundreds meters away, both towers are developed by DAMAC Gulf Properties.
21. Emirates Hotel Tower
Standard height: 309 meters Roof height: 260 meters
Built year: 2000 Location: Downtown
Architect: NORR Limited
Together with Emirates Office Tower which is mentioned above to form into twin towers.
22. Al Habtoor City Towers 1 & 2
Standard height: 307 meters × 2
Topped out year: 2018
Estimated built year: 2019
Location: Business Bay
Architect: Atkins
Developer: Al Habtoor Group
Al Habtoor City Towers consists of two supertall residential buildings, which are called Amna Tower and Noora Tower.
24. Cayan Tower
Standard height: 306 meters
Built year: 2013 Location: Dubai Marina
Architect: SOM Developer: Cayan Group
Cayan Tower was formerly known as Infinity Tower, the tower looks very similar to Turning Torso in Sweden but rises much taller, it was the tallest twisting tower in the world before the completion of Shanghai Tower.
25. The Address Downtown Hotel
Standard height: 302 meters
Built year: 2008
Location: Downtown
Architect: Atkins
Developer: Emaar Properties
Tallest Buildings in Development in Dubai:
Dubai already has the world's largest amount of supertall skyscrapers, the number of these buildings is still fast growing, and may never stop.
Check out the list of tallest buildings in development in Dubai at here.
Introduction to supertall towers in Dubai:
Since 2009 Dubai has been having the most completed supertall skyscrapers of any city, much more than any other city in the world.
In terms of proposals, the amount of proposed supertalls in Dubai is still ranked first. With the coming of 2020 World EXPO which will be held in Dubai, there will be more skyscrapers built, containing many hotels, in response to the demands of future tourists, and to show a brand new image of the city to the visitors.
As of September 2019, 23 supertall skyscrapers have been completed or topped out in Dubai, more than any other city on the planet, same goes for proposed supertalls, the amount of which even surpasses 20.
Unlike New York City in which the skyscrapers are mainly situated in Manhattan area, Dubai's skyscrapers are more sporadic, most of them are situated in two boroughs, Downtown (which also known as Sheikh Zayed Road) and Dubai Marina, the two boroughs are about 17.5 km apart, the rest of skyscrapers are located at the boroughs like Business Bay, Dubai Creek or some places near these districts.
The tallest building in the city remain the Burj Khalifa, which is also the tallest of the world in the same time.
On February 6th 2016, a plan to construct a new tallest building was announced, according to the developer, the construction of new tallest building will complete before 2020 EXPO, the name and the height of the building was not stated, and will not be unveiled until it is opened. This tower will be a centerpiece project of 2020 World EXPO.