Trump International Hotel and Tower (Dubai)

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The Palm Trump International Hotel & Tower
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The Al Ittihad Park (formerly Trump Tower) monorail station on the Palm Jumeirah, located at the proposed site of the skyscraper
Trump International Hotel and Tower (Dubai)
General information
StatusProposed [1]
TypeResidential
Hotel
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates 25°06′35.55″N55°08′40.24″E / 25.1098750°N 55.1445111°E / 25.1098750; 55.1445111
Construction startedNovember 29, 2025
Completed2030
CostUS$600 million
Height
Roof270 m (890 ft)
Technical details
Floor count62
Design and construction
Architect(s) HHCP Design International, Inc.
WS Atkins plc (updated concept)
Developer Nakheel
The Trump Organization
References
[2] [3] [4] [5]

The Palm Trump International Hotel & Tower was a proposed skyscraper hotel and residential complex at the trunk of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. It was a joint venture between the Trump Organization and Dubai-based Nakheel, a government-owned company, and was announced on October 5, 2005. This building and other prestigious building projects throughout Dubai in late 2008 were never built, largely as a result of the global credit crunch. [6]

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The project was officially cancelled by Nakheel in February 2011, [7] and Nakheel opened Al Ittihad Park on the site in November 2012. [8]

History

The Trump International Hotel & Tower was to be the first development from the Trump Organization in the Middle East, but the project ultimately failed. During the planning phase, Donald Trump stated "When I look at potential sites for real estate investment, I concentrate on 'location, location, location' – and this is the best location not only in Dubai but the whole of the Middle East." [9] Christina Aguilera was booked to entertain guests at Trump's Los Angeles estate for the launch party on 23 August 2008. [10]

The joint venture of Al Habtoor Engineering and Murray & Roberts was selected as the preferred construction bidder in late 2007, and the estimated completion date was set to 2009 at a cost of US$600,000,000(equivalent to $846,800,000 in 2022). Foundation work started in August 2007. [11] By 2008, the estimated cost had increased to US$789,000,000(equivalent to $1,072,410,000 in 2022). [10] In late November 2008, the Trump International Hotel & Tower was one of three "landmark projects" to be delayed by Nakheel, as it was struggling with the global financial crisis. [12]

During construction, one bidder offered US$3,022(equivalent to $3,931 in 2022) per square foot for one of the two planned penthouses. [13] By February 2011, the status of the project was unclear. [14] After the project was cancelled, Trump stated "[he and Nakheel] were smart and we got a little bit lucky that we never started that job" in a 2014 interview. [8]

Design

Orlando-based HHCP Design International, Inc. (Managing Partner, Gregory Dungan, AIA) created the master plan for the Palm Jumeriah and the original design for the Trump International Hotel & Tower. The first design was nicknamed the "Golden Tulip" [15] and featured a circular tower surrounded by four large golden petals attached to the sides. [16] The Golden Tulip design won an award from the American Resort Development Association in 2006. [17] Trump stated that he "wasn't a huge fan of [the Tulip design]". [15]

HHCP’s design for the tower, due to begin construction at end of next year, merges traditional Arab/Islamic design philosophies with an innovative sense of modernity. The result is an exciting and inspiring architectural icon that stands in tribute to the forward-looking spirit of the “new” Dubai—in short, an ideal property for the famous Trump style of branding.

— HHCP 2006 Annual Profile [16]

Atkins Global was asked to evaluate the HHCP design in February 2006, [15] and responded by revealing an updated concept design in November 2006. [18] The senior design architect was Lee Morris. [19] In Morris's design, two asymmetrical towers, linked at the 40th storey, form an archway over the Palm Jumeirah Monorail. The 62 storey-high towers feature stainless steel, glass, and stone facades, and a monorail station is located at the base of the two towers. The towers were planned to include a 378-room hotel (in the shorter tower) and a 397-apartment residential component (including two penthouse apartments, in the taller tower). [11] [15] [18] [20]

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