CDA Grants In-Principle Approval to Five Major Projects Including 659-Foot High-Rise Tower in Blue Area

ISLAMABAD : The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken a major step towards modern vertical development in the federal capital.

On the directions of Federal Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi and under the leadership of Chairman CDA Sohail Ashraf, the CDA’s Design Vetting Committee (DVC) has granted in-principle approval to five major building projects.

The meeting of the DVC was chaired by Member Planning & Development CDA Muhammad Umair.

*Tallest Tower in Islamabad’s History:*

According to CDA, the most prominent project is a *45-storey mixed-use tower, approximately 659 feet high*, planned for *Plot No. 13, Blue Area (Sector F-8/G-8)*. This will be one of the tallest buildings ever proposed in Islamabad. The project covers 557,641 sq ft and includes five multi-level basement parking floors, ground-floor retail outlets, restaurant floors, residential apartments and penthouses.

The second major approval is for *Plot No. 09, Blue Area (Sector F-9/G-9)* – a *42-storey, 580 feet high tower* with additional service floors.

Three other projects also got in-principle approval including *Tremezzo Mall in Bahria Garden City, Plot No. 62 Business Park Gulberg Greens, and Plot No. 108 Park Avenue North, Gulberg Greens.*

Chairman CDA Sohail Ashraf said CDA is committed to facilitating investors, promoting high-rise buildings, modern commercial plazas and international-standard hotels to make Islamabad a modern, beautiful, tourist-friendly and environmentally sustainable capital.

CDA clarified that all projects will have to fulfill strict planning parameters, structural stability, parking, and fire and life-safety standards before final approval.