Jeddah Tower passes 480 meters and 120 floors on its way to a kilometer

Kingdom Holding owns developer Jeddah Economic Company. The 322,000 cubic meters equal 72% of the concrete planned for the tower, Construction Week Saudi reported. More than 3,900 facade panels are in place and mechanical, electrical and plumbing work is under way, according to Arabian Business. Talal Al-Maiman, Kingdom Holding's chief executive, said he expects the frame to hit roughly 500 meters before 2026 is out.

Height and concrete are moving at different speeds. At 482 meters the tower stands a little under halfway to the roughly 1,008 meters that Fabien Toscano, who runs Jeddah Economic Company, gave in September, yet almost three quarters of the concrete is already placed. By that ratio, the remaining 28%, about 125,000 cubic meters, has to take the structure up more than 500 meters.

Work stopped in 2018 with 63 floors built and resumed in January 2025, once the developer and Saudi Binladin Group agreed in October 2024 on a 42-month schedule, Construction Week Saudi reported. Since the restart, crews have added 57 floors in about 22 months, an average of roughly two and a half floors a month. Toscano has said the goal is to finish construction in late 2028.

Sales of apartments are planned for 2027. The tower will also house offices, an observation deck and a Four Seasons hotel. Arabian Business noted that the 2028 date still depends on how the rest of the program goes.