{"id":37040,"date":"2026-01-07T09:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/?p=37040"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:14:23","slug":"private-developer-to-revive-dubais-big-ben-tower-but-without-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/it\/2026\/01\/07\/private-developer-to-revive-dubais-big-ben-tower-but-without-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"Private developer to revive Dubai\u2019s \u2018Big Ben\u2019 tower, but without clock"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tower was previously nicknamed ‘Big Ben’ as it mirrored London\u2019s famous clock tower<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A private developer is reviving the ‘Big Ben’ tower in Dubai after purchasing it from a local bank and is set to open its doors in the first quarter of 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe bought this building last year in July from the Commercial Bank of Dubai for approximately $120 million (Dh440.4 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we bought it, the idea was not to sell, because there was no freehold law on Sheikh Zayed Road at that time, so the building was a leasehold. We had bought it with the intention of converting it into offices and keeping it in our portfolio and renting it out,\u201d Abbas Sajwani, founder and CEO of AHS Group, told Tempi di Khaleej<\/em> in an interview on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the new law came, we decided that it could be a good idea to sell the units as off-plan strata sales. We opened the sales up more than a few months ago and saw great traction. We sold out 95 per cent of the building in just a couple of weeks\u2019 time, and we have just a few units left,\u201d added Sajwani, who is also a board member of Damac Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Skyscraper Center, the UAE is home to\u00a0over 100 towers\u00a0of more than 230 metres high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AHS founder and CEO is also the son of Dubai-based billionaire Hussain Sajwani, founder of Damac Properties \u2014 the largest private master developer in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Abbas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abbas Sajwani<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No clock<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The tower was previously nicknamed ‘Big Ben’ as it mirrored London\u2019s famous clock tower. Named AHS Tower now, the 70-floor building is over 200 metres tall but will not have the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Private<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are removing the clock from this tower as we are doing a new facade to give the building a new identity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI chose to buy a tower because of its landmark location, as it is very hard to find any empty land in that location with views of the DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre), the Museum of the Future, the Burj Khalifa, and the sea. Therefore, it made full sense for us to buy and convert it into a prime office tower. Given that the building\u2019s structure was already complete, it’s a much faster job to finish it than building from scratch,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortage of Grade A offices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Abbas Sajwani emphasised that it will be\u00a0another \u201ciconic tower\u201d\u00a0in Dubai and will meet the need for\u00a0Grade A office space\u00a0in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDubai lacks Grade A offices, and this will be one of the Grade A office towers with a full-glass exterior. We\u2019ve put in a private members club, business centre, two-floor spa, sauna, steam room, lounge, indoor pool, cigar room, indoor garden, full-floor gym, and triple-height lobby. All these aspects make it pretty unique in terms of an office building,\u201d added the CEO of AHS Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sajwani revealed there are multiple new projects coming in 2026, with a gross development value of over $12 billion (Dh44 billion) by the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Khaleej times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published: 6 January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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