The Executive Towers is a complex of 12 towers in Business Bay development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They comprise 10 residential towers, one commercial tower known as Aspect Tower, and one hotel tower 'The Taj Hotel'. They are the first buildings to be completed in Business Bay, and are located near its entrance.
A three-storey podium connects all the towers in addition to the nearby Vision Tower, which is going to be connected by a special passage.[1] The first two levels of the podium comprise Bay Avenue shopping mall, with retail space of 175,000 square feet (16,300m2) and water-front terraces.[2] The third level (Plaza Level) is called The Courtyard, it contains communal facilities, landscaped plazas, children’s play areas, fountain yards, courtyards, and covered walking arcades.[3]
View from Aspect Tower - The Executive Towers, facing Happiness St.
Towers
The complex consists of twelve skyscrapers:
Rank
Name
Height metres / ft
Floors
1
Executive Tower M / West Heights 1
210 / 689
52
2
Executive Tower B
190 / 623
47
3
Executive Tower K / West Heights 3
186 / 610
46
4
Executive Tower H / West Heights 5
182 / 597
45
5
Executive Tower L
182 / 597
45
6
Executive Tower G / West Heights 6
170 / 558
42
7
Executive Tower J / West Heights 4
170 / 558
42
8
Aspect Tower
135 / 443
39
9
Executive Tower F / East Heights One
120 / 394
30
10
Executive Tower E
118 / 387
29
11
Executive Hotel Tower
114 / 374
28
12
Executive Tower C
114 / 347
28
Progress
The towers are complete with also parks, water fountains and car parking space. In addition, the Executive Tower Hotel at the end of the podium, had stalled pending obtaining financing for the fit out. The Hotel was taken over by the Taj Hotel chain and opened its doors early 2015.
Footnotes
↑ Vision Tower brochure, can be downloaded here (PDF)
↑ Bay Avenue brochure, can be downloaded here (PDF)
↑ Executive Towers brochure, can be downloaded here (PDF)
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