FOLLOW THE WORK

From announcement to skyline

6 project histories, with procurement, structural progress and occupancy kept separate. New relevant news joins each history automatically when the site rebuilds.

Project status labels reviewed 3 October 2026 (2026-10-03). Every milestone has its own evidence date.

Project overview
ProjectLocationRecorded stageLatest included milestone
Jeddah Tower ↓JeddahSaudi ArabiaUnder construction2026-05
Burj Azizi ↓DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesUnder construction2026-10-01
8 Shenton Way ↓SingaporeSingaporeUnder construction2026-01-30
400 Lake Shore: north tower ↓ChicagoUnited StatesTopped out; completion not established here2026-07-23
AURA at Melbourne Square ↓MelbourneAustraliaUnder construction2026-09-22
Al Habtoor Tower ↓DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesTopped out; completion under review2026-04-22
Jeddah · Saudi Arabia

Jeddah Tower

Under construction
  1. · 2026-05

    Structural engineer publishes site progress

    Thornton Tomasetti’s project page includes a May 2026 construction image. The dated image documents visible activity; it does not establish a verified percentage complete.

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  2. · 2026-04-20

    100 floors reported by the structural engineer

    Thornton Tomasetti reported that the tower had passed 100 floors and 400 metres. These figures describe the reported April milestone, not a live floor count or a completion percentage.

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  3. · 2025-10-10

    Elevator appointment announced

    KONE announced its partnership for the tower’s vertical transportation. The order includes UltraRope technology for exceptionally long travel.

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  4. · 2025-01-21

    Concrete pouring resumes

    The Saudi Press Agency reported the resumption of tower construction and concrete pouring. This provides a dated restart milestone.

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  5. · 2024-10-02

    Agreement to complete the tower

    Kingdom Holding announced a completion agreement through associate Jeddah Economic Company. A contract announcement is distinct from a measured construction milestone.

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Project context ↗
Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Burj Azizi

Under construction
  1. · 2026-10-01

    KONE announces Burj Azizi elevator contract with 631.5-metre travel

    The order includes a planned 631.5-metre single elevator journey and speeds up to 10 metres per second.

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  2. · 2026-04-14

    Structural steel contract awarded

    Dubai Media Office reported an AED 1.1 billion award to Eversendai. This is a procurement milestone, not a steel topping-out announcement.

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  3. · 2025

    Construction start in the building database

    The Skyscraper Center records 2025 as the construction-start year. Annual database dates do not identify an exact day or imply continuous progress.

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Project context ↗
Singapore · Singapore

8 Shenton Way

Under construction
  1. · 2026-01-30

    SOM reports the 15th floor

    The architect reports a 15th-floor superstructure milestone and describes a planned 2028 completion. The reported floor count belongs to this announcement date.

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Chicago · United States

400 Lake Shore: north tower

Topped out; completion not established here
  1. · 2026-07-23

    North tower topping out announced

    SOM announces the north tower’s topping out. This structural milestone does not establish completed cladding or occupancy. The development replaces the former Chicago Spire proposal.

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  2. · 2026

    SOM puts 400 Lake Shore’s first tower on its 2026 watchlist

    SOM’s annual outlook highlights a planned topping-out milestone and a unitized reinterpretation of Chicago’s bay window.

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Melbourne · Australia

AURA at Melbourne Square

Under construction
  1. · 2026-09-22

    Multiplex starts work on Melbourne Square’s 67-storey AURA tower

    The Southbank residential tower is the third stage of Melbourne Square, with completion targeted for early 2030.

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Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Al Habtoor Tower

Topped out; completion under review
  1. · 2026-04-22

    Developer confirms topping out

    Al Habtoor Group announced the highest structural point at 86 floors. The announcement forecast phased handovers while facade and interior works continued; it did not confirm occupancy completion.

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What the stages mean

Contract awards, construction starts, topping out and opening are different events. A forecast is not an achieved milestone. Supplier announcements do not by themselves establish completion. No floor count or completion percentage is inferred from photographs.