Negative comments..I have never come across a more selfish forum than this even from people do not know anything or anywhere other than their backyards.

To VINCE fOSTER, your comments truly donot deserve a reply because u have not passed your grade school from all indications. The 'Mohammedan' culture that u like to refer to 'Islamic culture happened to have invented Algebra and many other scientific achievements that you know nothing about, and which forms the backbone of modern science..I think you should ask some saner people.

Surprised One, Lagos, Nigeria

Its easy to build, awash with petro dollars, land has been given away for free to quasi government entities. Its easy to make profits when you charge London prices and you have labourers toiling in servitude for less than US$ 500 a month. Its a flippers paradise. No social justice, no democracy and surrounded by geo risk the next 20 years....its takes a brave, greedy capitalist in Dubai.

Terry jones , Dubai, UAE

I think you will find that a significant percentage of that 30% from the UK investors would be primarily wealthy (upper/) middle class British Asians who have known for years that this market was much better value and return for money than investing in the UK. Dubai is perfectly located for trade between Europe and South Asia. However, it is still not going to be as impressive as any future port-city developments that are built between India and China. As that is where the real money and volumes will lie.

Kamal Sandhar, London, UK

What will happen to Dubai property prices when the Iran war begins?

Kara Swart, London, UK

Dubai's expansion is impressive but there are a few factors which give concern.

The market cost is supported by the recent huge increase in rents 100%++ - it is the only way the costs to purchase can be supported on paper, even then its weak.

Inadequate infrastructureThey are running finished developments from generators because they have insufficient power to supply them. Water is desalinated and again demand seems to be outstripping ability to supply. Projects are commonly 1+ years late.

They are concentrating on the high end of the market leaving the middle and lower class struggling to cover the rent.

People buying off plan without a mortgage in place assuming they can flip it at a profit however developers are now building who cannot offer mortgages..

The advantages are being watered down; quality of life is reduced by huge traffic problems and relentless construction.

Labour laws are draconian - 6 month ban for changing jobs with a mortgage to pay?!

Ginge, Stockport, UK

Like most boom / bust cycles, the completion of this tower will closely coincide with the end of this global property boom, as did the Empire State Building in the 1930's and other boom times (1880's/1980's) where the biggest and the best were proposed/built at the peak. History has a knack or repeating itself in different guises.

geoff, Melbourne, Australia

The new building in Dubai comes not from an already crowded urban infrastructure as in Chicago or New York but from the hubris and really childish game of one-upmanship presently conducted by that nation's male leadership.

It's just funny, ok? How these wealthy jokers in the Persian Gulf feel the need to go higher than anywhere else in the world is simply funny and sad. If they were smart as opposed to stupid, they'd build 21st Century cities with state of the art energy conservation and long term planning in mind. Then, they would really be heralded by the rest of the world; instead, Dubai is just seen as Las Vegas in the Persian Gulf. Not exactly something to which to aspire.

jmiller, Denver, Colorado

Once again, the defective Mohammaden "culture" relies almost 100% on the inventiveness, ambition, talent and resources of the West to accomplish something.

I give it 10 years, max.

Vince Foster, Washington, DC

The tower has a beautiful strong vertical architectural statement that is very reminisent of the murdered World Trade Center towers.

The new skyscraper should be a highly visible inspiration across the Arabian gulf to the peace-loving Iranians.

Joe Dozer, Bakersfield, CA, USA

Money generated from sale of oil which used to pump up stock market in western countries is now invested in the rigion specially in Dubai.The property market is not based so much on credit and is much less exposed to credit problems in USA etc. affecting housing market.
Amir,UK

Amir, London, UK

30,000 men, very few women. They should paint it pink and add that bit of colour it lacks, amongst other things!

PR, UK,

You fail to mention that property development has focussed at the higher end of the market and that profiteering landlords (and lack of lower-end property provision) will soon price-out the many, many people required to service this city. Coupled with an already creaking infrastructure I fear that Dubai will be unable to sustain its undoubted success to date.

You might also want to check the colour of the money being invested!

I predict that in a short space of time we will see the folly of attempting to delivery an undoubtedly grand and ambituous vision in the absence of coherent planning and control.

Transient worker, Dubai,

with the incumbent blast of the real estate bubble, all around the world, i am thinking that even in dubai there will be an escalation of bankruptcies due to the collapse of both financial and property market....Will Burj Tower be the symbol of the new 1929?!?

Claudio, Milano, Italy

30,000 people arrive each month. How many leave each month? How many are transient workers?

The infrastructure is appalling something that Abu Dhabi is addressing before development in its relentless growth.

Im also curious. Where is the enterprise in Dubai? Almost everything is imported and I cant see any wealth creation? Its all money from oil which it seems will be around for a while yet.

N Panasar, Birmimgham,

It will all end up in tears, they will be doing tv programmes in a couple of years time with people crying that they never told me it could fall in value.

Yacht Captain, Portsmouth. GB,