Future World’s Tallest Building About to Hit Major Construction Milestone
Summary
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower has reached its 121st floor, at about 1,587 feet, and its construction team expects it to reach the halfway point near Thanksgiving 2026. The project is still nominally on track for completion in 2028, though the team distinguishes structural completion from being fully finished and occupied.Key Facts
- The planned Jeddah Tower height is approximately 3,281 feet.
- When completed, the tower is expected to surpass the 2,717-foot Burj Khalifa as the world’s tallest building.
- The tower had reached its 121st floor and a height of about 1,587 feet when the article reported it.
- The team identifies the 125th floor, at about 1,640 feet, as the halfway point.
- The contractor’s senior executive project director said construction had recently advanced at a rate of about four floors per month.
- Architect Ben Johnson said the tower was nominally still on track for completion around August 2028.
- Structural topping out is expected around the fourth quarter of 2028, according to project manager John Peronto.
- Architect Gordon Gill has argued that sustainable architecture should focus on improving existing buildings as well as new construction.
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