Megaflat planned for Dubai… but it will be the second SKINNIEST building in the world with a width of only 22 meters

A mega skyscraper planned for Dubai will be the second thinnest building in the world.

The 1,247-metre-high Muraba Veil building will be just 23 meters wide, which would make the project the second-thinnest skyscraper in the world.

There will be 131 two- to five-bedroom apartments spread over 73 floors, according to plans by UAE-based developer Muraba.

Prices for the luxury apartments are expected to start at around £3.8 million (18 million dirhams).

Once built, the only skyscraper will be even skinnier than the Muraba Veil, the 1,428-foot-tall 111 West 57th Street in New York, which is just 60 feet wide.

The new skyscraper will include a huge spa, a restaurant, a gallery, a padel court and a private cinema

Each flat covers the entire building width of 23 meters and is designed after traditional Arabic houses

Each flat covers the entire building width of 23 meters and is designed after traditional Arabic houses.

There will be a courtyard in the middle of the tower that, according to the developer, should be ‘softened by shade and greenery’.

The new skyscraper will include a huge spa, a restaurant, a gallery, a padel court and a private cinema.

The skinny tower will be located next to a canal and Sheikh Zayed Road, one of Dubai’s busiest roads.

Award-winning Spanish architectural firm RCR Arquitectes is behind the design.

The firm, which won the ‘Nobel Prize for Architecture’ – the prestigious Pritzker Prize – in 2017, has already collaborated with developer Muraba on four other projects.

For the Muraba Veil, the architects have planned to cover the facade with a ‘stainless steel mesh’, symbolizing the first ‘layer’ of the building, the ‘veil’.

The veil should be ready in December 2028.

The revealed plans for the Muraba Veil come two years after developers revealed a ‘hypertower’ was planned in Dubai, which they hope will surpass New York’s 450-metre Central Park Tower as the world’s tallest residential building.

The building, called Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences, is a collaboration between Emirati real estate development company Binghatti and watchmaker Jacob & Co.

In a statement in 2022, they said the goal is “to set a record as one of the tallest residential structures in the world.”

The Central Park Tower has 98 floors – the plan is for the ‘ultra-luxury’ Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences to have 100.

Each flat covers the entire building width of 23 meters and is designed after traditional Arabic houses

The 1,247-foot-tall Muraba Veil building will be just 70 feet wide, which would make the project the second-thinnest skyscraper in the world. There will be 131 two- to five-bedroom apartments spread over 73 floors, according to UAE-based developer Muraba, whose plans were seen by CNN.

Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences will span more than 100 floors of lavish two- and three-bedroom residences

And it won’t just be the height that catches the eye, as renderings show how the building will support a ‘crown’ of diamond-shaped spires.

It’s promised that the building – which will sit ‘opulently in the heart of Dubai’s premier financial district, Business Bay’ – will also be glamorous on the inside.

A statement said: ‘The proposed design includes more than 100 floors made up of opulent two and three-bedroom homes.

‘This hyper tower is also home to a dedicated concierge team, offering a la carte services such as childcare, bodyguard, driver and private chef.’

Meanwhile, at the top of Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences will be ‘five of the most luxurious and exclusive penthouses in Dubai’.

The tower will also be home to an “exclusive” private club with “an expansive infinity pool” and a “grand” lounge.

The residential tower should be ready in June 2026.

Both The Veil and the Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences will join the world’s tallest building, the 2,723-metre Burj Khalifa, as part of Dubai’s ever-evolving skyline.