Local developer Damac Properties says it has issued tender documents for the contract to build the second tower at its Aykon City development in Dubai.

The tower includes three basements, a ground floor, 10 podium levels, a lifestyle and entertainment level, 49 residential floors and a rooftop.  The total built up-area is about 160,000 square metres.

Located alongside Sheikh Zayed Road next to Safa Park and the Dubai Water Canal, the Aykon City development comprises six towers with residences, serviced apartments, a hotel and office space.

In February, Damac awarded Beijing-based China State Construction Engineering Corporation the estimated AED600m ($163m) contract to build the first of the towers.

The contract covers main works construction for a 53-storey serviced apartment tower. The tower includes two basements, a ground floor and 10 podium levels, a dedicated lifestyle and entertainment level, 53 residential floors and a rooftop.