Alamgir Tower Lahore

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name=Alamgir Tower


previous tallest=
built= Under Construction
use= Commercial
location= flagicon|PAK Lahore, Pakistan
roof= 198+ m (650+ ft.)
floor_count=31
floor_area= Unknown
elevator_count= Unknown
architect= Alamgir Developers
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The Alamgir Tower is a high rise building currently under construction in Lahore, Pakistan. It will have 31 floors with 5 basement floors. The project was proposed by the Alamgir Developers was approved by the government. The construction started during the start of 2006 and is expected to be completed in the next two years in 2008.

The location of the building is on Main Boulevard, Gulberg III in the city of Lahore. It will include shops, shopping malls, luxury apartments and business offices to suit all types of stakeholders.

On August 3rd 2007, a division bench of the Supreme Court fined Alamgir Tower 5 million Rs and ordered the owner of Alamgir Tower, Farhan Younis (brother of Zubair), to fill six basements of the tower out of the 9 story trench currently dug up. Alamgir Tower, had only gotten approval for 3 basements from the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) but had dug up 9 basements to support the buildings' 31 story high structure.

Alamgir Tower had applied for approval of digging 80 feet deep below ground level but the application had not been approved yet. Alamgir Tower has till August 20th to pay the fine.

See also

* Economy of Pakistan
* List of tallest buildings in Pakistan
* Tallest buildings in Pakistan

External links

* [http://www.urbanpk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=204 UrbanPK]
* [http://www.alamgirtower.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com SkyscraperPage]