Trade Arabia reported that the world's tallest skyscraper Burj Dubai will open on December 2nd 2009 on the 38th UAE National Day.

Mr Mohammed Alabbar chairman of Emaar Properties said that “We are shooting for the National Day. I think it is achievable; lot of challenges but we will get there.”

He said that “We have about 12,000 people inside the building and outside trying to achieve the December 2nd 2009 opening.”

As per report, construction of Burj Dubai which shoots 800 meters into the skies over Business Bay began on September 21st 2004 as part of the USD 20 billion Downtown Burj Dubai real estate development.

The reported said that the opening of Emaar’s flagship project has met with delays. It was originally scheduled to open last September. Since then there has been suspense over whether it would, in fact open by the end of 2009.

Mr Alabbar said that all units in Burj Dubai had been sold out well before Dubai’s property sector slump upon the global recession that began in September 2008.

He said that the Burj was sold almost three and half years ago, the day we launched this. The 162 floor tower, whose glass cladding lends it a metallic sheen in the sun aims to be Dubai’s signature.

He added that property prices in Downtown Burj Dubai area are much higher than anywhere else because of the high quality of development and environment. We are still doing much better than other locations when it comes to sales even though prices have softened.

(Sourced from Trade Arabia)