Jeddah Tower
Jeddah Tower or Burj Jeddah (Arabic: برج جدة), previously known as Kingdom Tower (برج المملكة), is a skyscraper construction project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is planned to be the first 1 km (3,281 ft) tall building and would be the world's tallest building or structure upon completion, standing 180 m (591 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa. Located in the north side of Jeddah, it is the centerpiece of the Jeddah Economic City project. After almost five years of inactivity, development work on the project resumed in 2023.
| Jeddah Tower Burj Jeddah | |
|---|---|
برج جدة | |
Jeddah Tower in May 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Status | in development |
| Type | Mixed-use: office, hotel, residential, apartments, observation, retail |
| Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
| Location | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Construction started | 1 April 2013 |
| Cost | SR4.45 billion (US$1.23 billion) (preliminary) |
| Owner | Jeddah Economic Company; Kingdom Real Estate Development |
| Management | CBRE Group |
| Height | |
| Architectural | At least 1,008 m (3,307 ft) |
| Roof | At least 1,008 m (3,307 ft) |
| Top floor | 668 m (2,192 ft) (if completed as planned) |
| Observatory | 652 m (2,139 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reinforced concrete and steel, all-glass façade |
| Floor count | 165 |
| Floor area | 243,866 m2 (2,624,950 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 59 (55 single deck and 4 double deck), made by Kone |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Jeddah Economic Company (JEC) |
| Engineer | Langan International (sub-grade and transportation planning) |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| References | |
The design, created by American architect Adrian Smith, who also designed the Burj Khalifa, incorporates many unique structural and aesthetic features. The creator and leader of the project is Saudi Arabian prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a grandson of Ibn Saud, and nephew of the Kings of Saudi Arabia after Ibn Saud. Al-Waleed is the chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), which is a partner in the Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), which was formed in 2009 for the development of Jeddah Tower and City.
Progress towards construction was halted in January 2018, when building owner JEC stopped structural concrete work. At the time, the tower was about one-third of the way completed. The development halt stemmed from labor problems with a contractor following the 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge. No firm timeline for completion has been provided, but in September 2023, a new request for proposals was issued to a multinational group of construction firms to complete the project.