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#1 User is offline   Waqas Icon

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 01:09 AM

Designed by: CPG Corporation (Singapore)
Status: Under Construction
Developers: Enshaa Holdings - NLC Developers Pvt. Ltd. (Enshaa-NLC)
Contractors: Arabtec UAE LLC
Consultants: CPG Corporation
Project Management: Projacs International
Local Consultant: Engineering Associates
Sales: Colliers International
Media Consultant: Orient McCann Erickson
Building Type: Mixed Use
Area: 12,950 square yards
Height: 525 ft; 160 m
No. of Towers: 2
Floors Above Ground: 42
Floors Under Ground: 3
Shopping Floors: 2
Office Floors: 33
Parking Floors: 7
Location: I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

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Inshaa Holdings has planned to invest $200 million in Karachi where the company has bought 13,000 square yards of Pakistan Railways land in an open bid against the price of Rs2.3 billion. The land has been sold by Railways in line with the directions of prime minister to sell the access land to improve Railways' efficiency and infrastructure.

This project is expected to be at display at IPEC 2006 in Karachi.

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Website: Enshaa NLC
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Construction Date: January 2007
Completion Date: 2010
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Posted 01 September 2006 - 06:27 PM

CPG Consultants Wins 6-Million Square Feet Mixed Development Project in Pakistan

PRESS RELEASE - 19 JUNE 2006

CPG Consultants and Enshaa – NLC Developers Pte Ltd (Enshaa - NLC) have inked a contract on Thursday, 15 June, for the former to provide master planning and architectural design, as well as engineering, quantity surveying and interior design consultancy services, for a major mixed development project on Chundrigar Road, Karachi. This 6-million square feet development comprises hotels, residential, retail and offices. One of the towers will be an iconic building and will be the tallest buildings in Pakistan.

First phase of the development which involves the office blocks will commence immediately after the signing. The entire project is expected to be completed by end 2009. This is CPG Consultants’ largest project in Pakistan to-date.

Dr Timothy Seow, the CPG architect-in-charge of this project, said, “The master plan which aims to create a fully integrated living, working and leisure environment of international standard allows each of the land parcel in the development to be owned and developed independently but planned such that all the land parcels are accessibly interlinked to each other. The project will be a landmark in Karachi.”

Mr Mazhar ul Haq, CEO of Enshaa – NLC said, “CPG Consultants has established a reputable brand name in the Middle East, being the firm behind the design of the Emirates Financial Towers. As such, we have no doubt of their design capabilities and professionalism and confident that they are the ideal firm in master planning and designing this new mega development on Chundrigar Road.”

"The Pakistani economy has made an amazing rebound since the Asian financial crisis in the late nineties. We recognise that it is well on its way to being a sound platform for local and international investors alike” said Mr Pang Toh Kang, president and CEO of CPG Consultants. “We are proud to work with Enshaa - NLC on this ground breaking project. I am certain that this development will become an architecture icon in Pakistan.”

CPG Consultants is a Singapore-based design and consultancy services provider and has undertaken many prominent projects in the Asia-Pacific region. Some of the more notable projects include the Emirates Financial Towers in Dubai, the Youth Cultural House in Vietnam, Sun Star City Commercial Development (plot C) in the PRC, Singapore Changi Airport Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and a golf and country club in Lahore, Pakistan.

Source: http://www.cpgcorp.c...ss.asp?PRID=344
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Posted 01 September 2006 - 06:29 PM

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Posted 01 September 2006 - 06:30 PM

I light of the above developments, I am changing the projects status to approved. I request somebody in Pakistan, especially Techo, to kindly confirm this.
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Posted 02 September 2006 - 11:30 AM

The rendering looks absolutely stunning to me!! Kindov better than SZC!!
I dont have much info on this project yet...........
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Posted 02 September 2006 - 10:37 PM

Salam,

Rendering, for sure, is better than any project that i have seen in Pakistan. It is on par with that 7-star hotel towers in Islamabad. So, we have a symbolic project for Islamabad and a symbolic project for Karachi. Lets see if we can find a symbolic project for Lahore!
SZC?? May be.

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 12:03 PM

The building is up to the standard of any building in Toronto or Abudhabi , trust me , theres no doubt in that...infact its probably better , the design is unique I like it....

The thing is the state of II. Chundirgar road is not pretty , if they are going to have buildings like the UBL tower and this one then they should atleast improve the way the road looks.....The current buildings should be renovated and as much land as can be sold so that the II Chundrigar area can become an international class downtown......
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Posted 09 September 2006 - 01:44 PM

Wen does the work start on this project?
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Posted 12 October 2006 - 04:48 PM

We are not yet sure of when it will start but it will take until January probaly just to get some plans.
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Posted 27 October 2006 - 01:01 AM

View Postwebmaster, on Oct 13 2006, 02:48 AM, said:

We are not yet sure of when it will start but it will take until January probaly just to get some plans.


Hi Muhammad,



With regards to your queries on CPG Consultants’ Karachi project, the project is expected to commence in Jan 2007 and complete by end 2009. As for the location, it’s located at I I Chundrigar Road Plot 80.



Please email us the link when you have posted the news in your website for our reference.



Warmest Regards

Eileen Ong

Corporate and Marketing Comms, CSV

CPG Corporation Pte Ltd

Tel : (+65) 6357 4005



This is the reply which I got from them,.....
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Posted 27 October 2006 - 03:43 PM

Project starting in Jan 2007. Thats a good news! I hope they really do~!
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Posted 12 December 2006 - 06:01 PM

very nice design indeed. finally we seeing some change the way our designers view the modern buildings should look like instead of brick and mortor blocks without aesthetics.

hope to see all of these stunning projects completed in couple of years time and hence changing the perception of Pakistan and putting it on the world map as progressive nation. Inshallah!
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Posted 12 December 2006 - 06:31 PM

It will take time even after this buildings are complete. We can just hope the economy can fight the problems that are starting to arise.
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Posted 12 December 2006 - 07:23 PM

now this looks out of this world man it looks so cool the design..
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Posted 14 December 2006 - 02:14 PM

this tower looks nice but i am disappointed with the city planners ... i was expecting that railway land to be used to widen the Chundigar road coz the present road isn't even sufficient for one way traffic let alone two way traffic... but i guess we'll have to live with it now... maybe in future they'll make it a No car zone and only bycycle would be allowed :P
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Posted 15 December 2006 - 04:19 AM

These two have too be the most beautiful buildings going up in Pakistan, after the centaurus complex in Islamabad offcourse..
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Posted 15 December 2006 - 07:22 AM

View PostCableModem26, on Dec 15 2006, 05:19 AM, said:

These two have too be the most beautiful buildings going up in Pakistan, after the centaurus complex in Islamabad offcourse..


Check the Sheikh Zayed Centre! :thumbup:
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Posted 19 December 2006 - 09:08 AM

View PostAzaadi, on Dec 12 2006, 06:31 PM, said:

It will take time even after this buildings are complete. We can just hope the economy can fight the problems that are starting to arise.


Hey man what problems for the economy are you refering to.
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Posted 19 December 2006 - 03:45 PM

View PostMAA, on Dec 19 2006, 10:08 AM, said:

Hey man what problems for the economy are you refering to.

Rising trade defceit and the possibility of the devaluation of the rupee.
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Posted 02 January 2007 - 02:50 AM

hey guys jan is dere wen will be da ground breaking,by da way dese renderings r not enshaa towers dey r actually creek towers which will be construct in DHA
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