Dubai’s skyline is constantly changing, and the Burj Azizi, currently rising along Sheikh Zayed Road, is one of the most magnificent additions to date. This project repurposes an older, delayed site into a new landmark that will shortly become the world’s second highest tower. Standing 725 meters from base to architectural top, the tower will claim that global ranking once complete. The measurement puts it comfortably above of most recent supertall challengers, although being approximately 103 meters shorter than the adjacent Burj Khalifa.
Azizi Developments takes the lead on a project that has been stalled for years after purchasing the dormant Entisar Tower site. Meanwhile, construction crews are working long hours, day and night, to lay the groundwork for this massive skyscraper, which they want to finish by 2028. This behemoth will be a sight to behold, towering over 130 floors and packing an unexpected mix of functions into a sleek body. The top floor houses a 7-star all-suite hotel with a design influenced by seven different cultural themes, while the lower floors are filled with ultra-luxurious flats, penthouses, and holiday homes. Then there’s the vertical retail space, a sprawling shopping mall that rises level by floor across the building.
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What sets this skyscraper apart from others is not just its sheer height, but what they do with it. Try standing in the hotel lobby at 498 meters, which is the world’s highest position (for a hotel lobby). Then proceed to the highest-occupied hotel room, Dubai’s highest restaurant (544 meters), a theater (310 meters), a club (567 meters), a spa (415 meters), or the observation deck (649 meters). Residents will have access to a range of amenities, including health clubs, pools, gyms, saunas, cafes, a children’s play area, a ballroom, and, to top it all off, an adrenaline junkie zone for thrill seekers. This all adds up to a self-contained vertical neighborhood where you may work, play, interact, and dine all under one roof, without having to leave at any time.
You can expect to pay a significant fortune to live here, with prices ranging from around 10,000 Dirhams ($2,723) per square foot to ultra-high-end options. By mid-2026, the tower is beginning to block views along that strip, and workers are still hard at work on the building’s foundations and skeleton, under the close supervision of Azizi, who had no misgivings about investing the money. They have already spent over 6 billion Dirhams to get this project off the ground.
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