Dubai Creek Tower
Dubai Creek Tower is Emaar Properties' landmark observation tower at the heart of the Dubai Creek Harbour district, on the edge of the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.
Official WebsiteBroke ground October 2016.
After foundation works and a long pause, Emaar put the scheme through a full redesign, shifting the brief away from record height toward architectural presence and a viewing-deck-led visitor experience, with the chairman saying the new tower may not be the tallest in Dubai. It remains the intended centrepiece of the wider Creek Harbour waterfront masterplan, which Emaar is building out around it.
Emaar pushed the main construction tender a further three to four months over construction costs, port closures and supply-chain pricing, after saying in January it would go out within three months.
zawya.comFoundation (145 barrette piles) complete 2018 then stalled; Emaar relaunching with NEW design, construction tender to be issued ~2026, vertical begins once contractor appointed.
constructionweekonline.comMohamed Alabbar confirmed Emaar has replaced the previously announced scheme and said the new design may not be Dubai's tallest, resetting the brief away from record height.
khaleejtimes.comEmaar founder Mohamed Alabbar said a construction tender for the redesigned Dubai Creek Tower would be issued within three months; height and completion not disclosed.
khaleejtimes.comFounder Mohamed Alabbar said in January 2026 that a tender for a redesigned Dubai Creek Tower would go out within three months, restarting a project stalled for most of a decade after the 2016 foundation works, with no completion date set.
constructionweekonline.comMohamed Alabbar says the redesigned tower will be a smaller, more elegant 'female' counterpart to Burj Khalifa rather than a record-breaker, abandoning the plan to rise 100m above it.
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Where is Dubai Creek Tower located?
Dubai Creek Tower is located in Dubai.
When will Dubai Creek Tower be completed?
Dubai Creek Tower is breaking ground.
Who is developing Dubai Creek Tower?
Emaar Properties is the developer behind Dubai Creek Tower.
Who designed Dubai Creek Tower?
Dubai Creek Tower was designed by Santiago Calatrava.