Projects on track
In recent weeks, delays have beset several massive projects, according to several architects and articles in The National. Dubai Waterfront is moving much...
Dubai Reveals World Expo 2020 Plans for Investments, New Construction Projects
New details on Dubai’s plans for World Expo 2020 were unveiled yesterday during an investment conference in the city. From the government to property...
Dubai’s Construction Boom May Need Building Quotas Rather Sooner Than Later
What is a building quota?
The implementation of building quotas is a measure aimed at limiting the number of annual building permits for a certain...
Companies behind London Olympics Won Dubai Expo 2020 Contract
An international consortium, led by US-based CH2M HILL and UK-based Mace, will deliver the construction components for the Dubai Trade Centre Jebel Ali development....
Nakheel offers early debt repayments, according sources
Nakheel PJSCÂ is offering to expedite payment of arrears to contractors who are willing to reduce the debt, Arabian Business reported, citing a contractor.
The...
Price index for building materials
The statistics section at the Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) is planning to issue general price index for basic building materials similar to...
Municipality plans new projects to improve infrastructure
The Dubai Municipality plans to complete several landscaping projects over 283.6 hectares in the city. The projects will improve the city's infrastructure through cultivation...
SZHP is considering a decision to increase the minimum limit for...
The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP) is considering a decision to increase the minimum limit for housing loans administered as part of the programme,...
Skyscrapers to Plyscrapers – Will Dubai Give in to the Trend
Dubai skyline is famous for high-rise unique buildings. The emirate is home of over 910 skyscrapers, nearly 90 of which are taller than 180...
Palazzo Versace Dubai 80% completed
Emirates Sunland Group has confirmed that its AED 2.3bn Palazzo Versace Dubai, one of the UAE’s most highly anticipated five-star hotels and high-end residences,...
21,000 Hotel Rooms Under Construction in Dubai
STR’s April 2016 Pipeline Report shows 152,580 rooms in 541 hotels Under Contract in the Middle East and 55,078 rooms in 289 hotels Under...
Emirates Building Systems launches revamped website to support expansion
As part of its corporate positioning exercise ahead of the proposed expansion of its factories, Emirates Building Systems (EBS), a subsidiary of Dubai Investments...
Majid Al Futtaim’s Elan Development Begins Construction Phase Following Noteworthy Buyer...
Majid Al Futtaim Communities has underlined the resilience of the UAE real estate market by holding a ground-breaking ceremony for their recently launched Elan...
Al Habtoor Leighton Group & partners withdraw from Dubai Airport Concourse...
The Al Habtoor Leighton group and its joint venture partners Murray & Roberts and Takenaka had come to a mutual agreement with the Dubai...
New retail strip ‘The Avenue’ enters phase 1
Meraas announced it has appointed Al-Futtaim Carillion as project contractors for phase-1 of 'The Avenue', which is part of a three-phase project spanning 1.1 kilometers at a prime location in Dubai.
$196 Million Road Project Opens in Dubai This Month
Dubai’s RTA (Roads & Transport Authority) shared that the Rashid Hospital Tunnels project is finally completed. RTA informed that after a few “finishing touches”...
Construction market in UAE expected to exhibit most favourable growth prospects,...
The construction market in UAE is expected to exhibit the most favourable growth prospects in the near term besides Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
A key...
Middle East’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Counts Essentially Even Year-Over
Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) state in the 2019 year-end report that the hotel construction pipeline in the Middle East stands at 618 projects/178,384...