He is planning legal action against the investors who bought the property as well as others, building a similarly tall structure in the Mustafa Kamel district. But governorate officials told Al Ahram Weekly that the planned building does not violate construction regulations. There are no clear regulations for building on the Corniche. According to Abu-Zahra, however, investment considerations should not be allowed to take precedence over aesthetic and ecological factors. The entire Corniche is full of construction violations such as the Cotton Palace, a high-rise next to the French Consulate.
Worries extend to other buildings as well.