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Almas Tower (Arabic: برج الماس Diamond Tower) is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and is expected to be completed in 2009. The building was topped out at 360 m (1,200 ft) in mid-2009, becoming the the second-tallest building in Dubai, after Burj Dubai. Almas Tower will have 74 floors, 70 of which will be commercial and four service floors.
The tower is located on its own artificial island in the centre of the Jumeirah Lake Towers scheme, the tallest of all the buildings on the development when completed. It was designed by Atkins Middle East, who designed most of the JLT complex. The tower is being constructed by the Taisei Corporation of Japan in a joint venture with ACC (Arabian Construction Co.) who were awarded the contract by Nakheel Properties on 16 July 2005.[1]
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the owner of the tower, was the first to move in. The DMCC moved its corporate offices along with the Dubai Diamond Exchange to the unfinished tower on 15 November 2008.[2] Almas Tower now houses facilities that provide a wide range of services for the region’s diamond, coloured gemstones and pearls industry. Along with the Dubai Diamond Exchange, these include the Dubai Gems Club, the Dubai Pearl Exchange, the Kimberley Process Certification offices and access to secure transportation agencies such as Brinks and Transguard, in addition to networking and meeting rooms.[3] Diamond cutting and exchange will take place at the tower. Due to the type of transactions taking place at the tower, high security will be installed.
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Coordinates: 25°04′08.25″N 55°08′28.34″E / 25.0689583°N 55.1412056°E / 25.0689583; 55.1412056
