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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Burj Azizi Races for Second Tallest

  Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAzizi Developments

  

  Starts 12/31/2030ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsTwo estimates disagree. Gulf News^[3] (18 February 2025) reported the developer targeting 2028, while Wikipedia's^[2] infobox estimates 2030 and records that as of May 2026 only the raft foundation and the nine-level basement car park were in progress, with about 750 workers on site daily. The later, better-evidenced 2030 estimate is followed and dated to the last day of that year.

  Azizi Developments is building the 725m Burj Azizi on Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road, a tower meant to become the world's second-tallest building, though work was still on the raft foundation and basement car park in mid-2026.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Emaar Properties Opens Burj Khalifa as the World's Tallest Building

  1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai, UAEEmaar Properties

  

  Starts 01/04/2010CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE16.7 years agoGuinness World Records^[2] and The National both confirm the official opening ceremony took place on January 4, 2010.

  Emaar Properties officially opened the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai, timed to the fifth anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's accession to power. The tower took the world's-tallest-building title from Taipei 101 by a record margin.

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• Architecture09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Jeddah Tower Completion

  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  

  Starts 06/01/2028ESTIMATED64% CONFIDENCEin 1.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "…ed in January 2025, and the building is expected to be completed as early as 2028.[13] Site Jeddah T…"

  Construction resumed on the first building designed to pass 1,000 metres, intended to take the world's-tallest title from the Burj Khalifa. Estimated date.

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• Architecture06/21/2017@ThePinGang

  Jeddah tower: World's Tallest Building- 1Km+

  

  Starts 12/31/2020CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the pin description: "…ently under construction with a planned completion date of 2020. the tower is being build in Jeddah,…"

  Jeddah tower previously known as Kingdom Tower, is currently under construction with a planned completion date of 2020. the tower is being build in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will be about 1,000 meters, or one kilometer (3,280 feet) tall, Jeddah tower when complete in 2020 will be second tallest building in the world after ‘The tower at dubai creek harbor’in dubai ,UAE

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Egypt's Iconic Tower Completed

  New Administrative Capital, Egypt

  

  Starts 12/31/2024CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the Iconic Tower's "official completion date was 2024".

  The 394-metre Iconic Tower in Egypt's New Administrative Capital was completed in 2024, becoming Africa's first supertall skyscraper and its tallest building.

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• Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Al Maktoum International Airport Phase 1

  Dubai World Central, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDubai Airports

  

  Starts 12/31/2032SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEin 6.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per Dubai's Crown Prince and the source^[1]: "Phase 1 scheduled to begin operations in 2032."

  The first phase of Dubai's US$35BN Al Maktoum International Airport expansion, ultimately sized to handle more than 260 million passengers a year and become the world's largest airport.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Jeddah Tower Nears Completion

  Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaJeddah Economic Company

  

  Starts 08/31/2028SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEin 1.9 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "Jeddah Tower is on track to meet its planned completion date" of August 2028.

  Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower has passed its 100th floor and is on track to become the world's tallest building, edging past a kilometre in height once its spire is counted.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Merdeka 118's Spire Completes as World's Second Tallest

  Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPNB Merdeka Ventures

  

  Starts 12/31/2022CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE3.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "When its spire was completed in 2022, it took the building's height up above 600-metres."

  Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka 118 topped out with its spire in place, reaching 678.9m to become the world's second-tallest building and one of only four megatall skyscrapers on Earth.

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Dubai Metro's Blue Line Opens on the Metro's 20th Anniversary

  Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesRoads and Transport Authority

  

  Starts 09/09/2029SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEin 3.0 yearsThe report states the line "is expected to start operations on 9-9-2029, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced", a fixed announced day chosen to echo the metro's own 9-9-2009 opening.^[1]

  The 30 km Blue Line adds 14 stations across Dubai Silicon Oasis, Academic City, International City, Dubai Creek Harbour, Mirdif and Al Warqa, with 15.5 km of underground track and 14.5 km elevated. The RTA awarded the construction contract to a consortium of MAPA, LIMAK and CRRC in December 2024 and expects 28 trains to carry 200,000 riders a day by 2030, rising to 320,000 by 2040.

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• Property09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Nakheel Greenlights Palm Jebel Ali, Take Two

  Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesNakheel

  

  Starts 12/31/2028ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCEin 2.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "completion targeted for the fourth quarter of 2028."

  Dubai developer Nakheel had local authorities approve a new master plan for Palm Jebel Ali, reviving the shelved artificial island as a bigger sequel to Palm Jumeirah with the first villas due from 2027 and the project targeted for completion at the end of 2028.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  The Henderson Skyscraper Opens on Hong Kong's Priciest Site

  The Henderson, 2 Murray Road, Central, Hong KongHenderson Land

  

  Starts 06/30/2024CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE2.2 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Construction began in 2019 and was completed in 2024".

  The Henderson, a curved Zaha Hadid-designed office tower on the world's most expensive building site, was completed in mid-2024 in Hong Kong's Central district.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Dubai Creek Tower Construction Resumes With a Shorter Redesign

  Dubai Creek Tower, Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesEmaar Properties

  

  Starts 03/01/2024CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Construction restarted in March 2024".

  Emaar restarted work on the long-stalled Dubai Creek Tower after redesigning it to stand shorter than the Burj Khalifa.

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