Escan Tower

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Escan Tower
General information
StatusCancelled [1]
TypeResidential, Commercial
Location Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.
Technical details
Floor count60
Design and construction
DeveloperDAMAC Properties

Escan Tower was a mixed-use skyscraper proposed to be built along Sheikh Zayed Road, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower would be 60 storeys high, with 40 residential floors and 20 floors for commercial purposes. The tower was initially expected to be completed by 2011, but it was cancelled in the wake of the 2007 Financial crisis.

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References

  1. "Escan Tower, Dubai | 333636". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-03.