Jordan Gate Towers
Jordan Gate Towers is a high class commercial and residential project in Amman, Jordan that has been under construction since its beginning in 2005. King Abdullah II laid its foundation with the developers which include Bahrain's Gulf Finance House, the Kuwait Investment and Finance Company, Al-Bayan Holding Company and DTZ.
| Jordan Gate Towers | |
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 View of Jordan Gate Towers from West | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Construction currently halted, will resume in 2022. |
| Type | High-class hotel and offices |
| Location | Amman, Jordan |
| Coordinates | 31°57′45″N 35°52′8″E |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Opening | unknown |
| Cost | $300 million |
| Owner | Jordan Gate Company |
| Height | |
| Roof | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 39-41 |
| Lifts/elevators | unknown |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ja'afar Tuqan |
| Developer | Al-Bayan Holding Company |
| Main contractor | Al-Hamad Contracting Company |
The project consists of two high-rises that are connected by a multi-story podium, located on an elevated area in West Amman near the 6th Circle. The towers are one of the best known skyscrapers in the city, and will become the tallest structures in Amman upon completion.[1]
The northern tower is 41 floors high hosting offices while the southern tower is 39 floors high and features a 540 room 5-star hotel operated by Hilton, thus becoming the largest hotel in Jordan. The multi-story podium will host a shopping mall, swimming pools, conference halls and restaurants.[2]
The project faced several accidents during its construction and was suspended for many years due to financial problems between the contractor and the owner of the project following the Financial crisis of 2007–2008.[3]
Construction resumed for few months in the summer of 2017, that included facade cleaning, tower crane replacing, and installing a steel structure on the roof, but progress didn't last long and was halted once again.
On 22nd of February 2022, Greater Amman Municipality announced that it entered as a partner in the project by acquiring 31% of the capital of the company that owns it, construction will resume within 8-10 weeks after preparing all structural and engineering drawings, and is due to finish in 18 months.[4]
Accidents
There were three major incidents during the project's contruction, two happened within three weeks:[5]
Fire
A fire broke out on the eighth story of the north tower in August 2006, but nobody was injured.[5]
Storeys Collapse
In September 2006, three storeys of the north tower collapsed, killing four workers and injuring 15 others.[5]
Crane collapse
In May 2009, a part of the crane on the north tower collapsed after it was overloaded. The crane, weighing 20 tons, was about 220 meters high. There were no injuries, but an Egyptian worker suffered from shock and was transported to a nearby hospital.[6] For three days following the collapse, families living near the site were evacuated to nearby hotels. The dismantling and removal of the broken crane began on Friday, 12 June 2009. Four additional cranes were bought to assist in the dismantling process. However, within a few months, the crane had been replaced with a new one and work was able to resume.[6]
See also
References
- "Jordan Gate". Edraj Real Estate. 2010-01-01. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- "A skyline of skeleton towers". Executive Magazine. 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- "مشاريع عقارية ضخمة في الأردن تحولت إلى خرائب و"مدن أشباح"". اندبندنت عربية (in Arabic). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- "الأمانة: 10 أسابيع لإنهاء الدراسات والمخططات لأبراج السادس". رؤيا الأخباري (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- Themeen Kheetan (12–13 June 2009). "Collapsed Jordan Gate crane to be dismantled this weekend". Jordan Times. Jordan Press Foundation.
- "Jordan Times". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2009-06-14.