2024-05-07T12:00:36-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150055262/work-to-begin-on-dubai-s-second-tallest-and-world-s-fifth-tallest-skyscraper Alexander Walter 2018-03-19T14:52:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/jj/jjfcdf757au39f18.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Azizi Developments will begin work on what will become the world&rsquo;s fifth tallest skyscraper in the third quarter of the year. Being developed at a cost of $816m (AED3bn) on Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road, the 570-metre tall, 122-storey residential and commercial tower will house residential apartments on the first 100 floors, and a luxury hotel on the remaining 22. In an update, the Dubai-based developer said that it is currently consulting with Atkins to finalise the design based on its feedback.</p></em><br /><br /><p>It looks like there's new life in a flagship development on <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10250/dubai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dubai</a>'s&nbsp;Sheikh Zayed Road: after a previous proposal for the supertall Entisar Tower by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/113507088/ae7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AE7</a> with Meydan was sold to Azizi Developers, the company announced plans to work with global architectural firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/24512203/atkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atkins</a> on the designs and make the 570-meter plus project a reality within the next 39 to 44 months.</p>