Dubai Real Estate Project News

Khalaf Al Habtoor to Buy Two New Hotels

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:02:00 +0000

Dubai's Al Habtoor seeks to buy 5-star hotels in Europe
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dubai's Al Habtoor Group is seeking opportunities to buy at least two 5-star hotels in London and Paris, and plans to build two new hotels in Dubai, its chairman told Khaleej Times.
Khalaf Al Habtoor said the hotels in Dubai will be on Palm Jumeirah Island and Shaikh Zayed Road.

The group is a holding company for business ranging from construction, hospitality, automotive, real estate, education, and others, run by Habtoor, ..

Al Habtoor Leighton in Partnership Talks with Saudi Arabia Construction Companies

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:49:00 +0000

Al Habtoor Seeking Saudi business
National
Al Habtoor Leighton is in talks with two construction firms to form a partnership in Saudi Arabia as it seeks to expand its business in the kingdom and shelter from the slowdown in the Emirates.... The contractor, along with its partner Murray and Roberts, has been shortlisted to build the Louvre museum on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi and is bidding ...

Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company Awards Two Contracts

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +0000

TAKREER Awards $5.2 Billion Refinery Contracts
Zawya

TAKREER (Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company) announced that two Contracts worth $ 5.2 billion have been awarded to two international companies as part of the overall plan to expand the oil refining capacity in the Ruwais refinery.…

Ferrari May Bring Dubai Back on Track

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Telegraph.co.uk

Opening of Ferrari store indicates Dubai is back in the driving seat
Telegraph.co.uk

If Ferrari carries the whiff of wealth, there could be a smell of recovery in the crisis-ridden air of Dubai. It may not be to the taste of egalitarians and bears. On Wednesday Ferrari chose one of its signature shopping malls to open the largest of its worldwide chain of merchandising stores. ...

Deyaar, the city's second biggest developer, said it was going to start rolling out new housing projects across the region, almost exactly a year after the ...

Cityscape Dubai 2009 Opens - October 5th

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:12:00 +0000

Cityscape Dubai 2009 opens tomorrow
Zawya
Most talked about real estate show a platform for industry challenges - comprehensive study of Dubai market to be published.

Cityscape Dubai 2009 - the most talked about exhibition dedicated to the real estate industry, now in its eighth year, opens its doors tomorrow (Monday 5 October 2009.)...

Hines to Buy $1bn UAE Distressed Asset Fund

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:02:00 +0000

Hines plans $1bn UAE distressed asset fund | Real Estate | AMEinfo.com
US-based real estate developer and investor, Hines plans to buy up heavily discounted properties from hard-pressed owners and developers through a new $1bn distressed asset fund, The National has reported. ...

US$95.3bn Jumeira Gardens Project Moves Ahead

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:56:00 +0000

Green shoots for Jumeira Gardens
National

Cityscape Dubai may be more exciting this week than people have been predicting, as Meraas Development emerges from a hiatus brought on by the property slump to announce a plan to move ahead with its Dh350 billion (US$95.3bn) Jumeira Gardens project. ...

Majid Al Futtaim Properties in $1Bn Damascus Project

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:31:00 +0000

Majid Al Futtaim in $1bn project
National - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Majid Al Futtaim Properties, the company behind Dubai's Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre, is pushing ahead with its regional plans despite the economic downturn.

The firm had drawn up a master plan for a mixed-used development that will be built across a 100-hectare site in the Sabboura Yafour district of Damascus in Syria, and will begin construction over the next 12 to 18 months, said Peter Walichnowski, the chief executive of Majid Al Futtaim Properties.. ...

Cityscape Dubai 5-8 October 2009

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Drake & Scull Won Thailand Contract

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:34:00 +0000

Drake & Scull International Win First Contract in Thailand
Drake & Scull International PJSC (DSI) has been awarded its first contract in Thailand, a AED 130 million Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) contract for The River development, a luxury condominium building located on the Chaophraya River in Bangkok.

The project win follows the establishment of DSI Thailand offices earlier this month...

Canadian Gulf Construction (CGC) Awarded Contract for the New Dubai Autism Center Building

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Dubai-based Construction company secures high-profile construction deal
Zawya
27 July 2009 Foundations have been laid on Dubai's largest center for children with autism disorders. The company Canadian Gulf Construction Co., (CGC), a Dubai-based construction company, has been awarded the contract for the erection of the new Dubai Autism Center building.

GTCC Awarded AED 250 Million Contract in Dubai Marina

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:48:00 +0000

DSI Subsidiary Awarded Contract Valued at AED 250 Million in Dubai Marina
Zawya
Awarded by Marina Exclusive Limited, the contract is for the design and build of the residential tower comprising five basement levels and ground plus 38 floors. The tower will contain studios, one and two bedroom apartments and penthouses as well as pool, fitness centre and parking.

Injazat Capital Limited Would Provide Advisory Services to White Nile Sugar Company

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Injazat Capital to advise on a $1 billion Agricultural project in Sudan
Al-Bawaba - Amman, Jordan
Injazat Capital Limited, the leading investment bank in the MENA region, announced today that it would provide advisory services to White Nile Sugar Company Ltd. (WNSC) on completing the financing of its new $1 billion sugar refinery and related products in Sudan....

Zayed and British Museums on Saadiyat Island

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:49:00 +0000

British Museum to help launch Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi
eTurboNews - Haleiwa, HI, USA
Foster, whose Abu Dhabi plans will be revealed later this year, will not be the only architect flying the cultural flag for Britain on Saadiyat Island. ...

Expert advice for Zayed National Museum
GulfNews - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Zayed National Museum is scheduled to open in 2013 as the cornerstone project of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District. The 12000 square metre museum ...

Zayed Museum finds new avenues
Emirates Business 24/7 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the developer of Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island Cultural District, yesterday announced the signing of an ...

Zayed and British museums collaborate
The National - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
This is part of the Cultural District to be built at Saadiyat Island. ... TDIC, the developer of Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island Cultural District

Abu Dhabi Hotel Contract Awarded to Al-Habtoor JV Murray Roberts

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:43:00 +0000

Murray Roberts and Al Habtoor JV bags Abu Dhabi hotel contract
SteelGuru - Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Cramer Media reported that South African construction firm Murray & Roberts and JV partner Al Habtoor have been awarded a AED 1.8 billion contract in Abu Dhabi.

The companies would construct the St Regis Hotel and Residences on Saadiyat Island for the Tourism Development and Investment Company,...

Drake & Scull International (DSI) Secured Two New Projects Worth Dh500 Million in Dubai

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:40:00 +0000

DSI subsidiary bags two Dubai contracts worth Dh500 million
By Sadik Al Rumaithi
Drake & Scull International (DSI), has announced that it has secured two contracts worth about Dh500 million in Dubai. The sources close to the company said that the work on the projects is expected to commence within the coming few months. ...

UAE Projects' $900 Billion in Value

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:37:00 +0000

Value Of UAE Projects Rises To $930 Billion
Zawya

The UAE is carrying out projects in construction and other sectors with a total value of nearly $930 billion (Dh3.4 trillion) - some 45 per cent of all projects planned in the Gulf, a Kuwaiti bank said yesterday. ...

Sale of Mirador Villas - Emaar Properties Pakistan

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Emaar Pakistan to launch sale of Mirador Villas
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Emaar Pakistan, the country subsidiary of global property developer Emaar Properties PJSC, will be offering sale of a limited number of fully-constructed Mirador Villas at the Canyon Views development in Islamabad on July 25, 2009. ...

Murray & Roberts JV Al-Habtoor Awarded Abu Dhabi Hotel Contract

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:24:00 +0000

Murray & Roberts, Al Habtoor win Abu Dhabi hotel contract
Creamer Media's Engineering News - Garden View, South Africa
South African construction firm Murray & Roberts (M&R) and joint-venture (JV) partner Al Habtoor have been awarded a 1,8-billion dirham (around R3,7-billion) contract in Abu Dhabi. The companies would construct the St Regis Hotel and Residences on Saadiyat Island for the Tourism Development and Investment Company, M&R said in a statement late on Friday. ...

Al Manar Shoppimg Mall Ras Al-Khaimah Renovations at Dhs 500 Millions

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:37:00 +0000

Al Manar Mall To Spend Dh500M In Renovation
Zawya
Al Manar Mall, one of the first shopping malls in the Northern Emirates, will go in for a total revamp and renovation soon to meet growing competition in the emirate. ...

Dubai Lifestyle City DHS 400 Millions Contract Awarded to Saleh Construction

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:29:00 +0000

Saleh Wins DLC's Dh400m Contract
Zawya
Saleh Construction, a major UAE construction and engineering company, has won the Dh400 million main contract for the first phase core and shell construction for Dubai Lifestyle City (DLC), according to a senior official of the project.

Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund to Invest US$1 Billion in Malaysia

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:44:00 +0000

Abu Dhabi Mulls US1 Bln Investment In Malaysia
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ABU DHABI, July 21 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has announced a major initiative by the Abu Dhabi government whereby a sovereign wealth fund it wholly owns is set to make a US$1 billion investment in Malaysia in the energy, real estate and hospitality sectors. ...

UAE’s Dhabi Group in Talks Over African Investment

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:38:00 +0000

Essar Group and UAE's Dhabi Group in talks over African investment Options
TeleGeography - Washington, DC, USA
India's Essar Group has begun discussions with UAE-based Dhabi Group, an investment firm led by the Abu Dhabi royal family, with a view to investing in African telecoms assets, the Economic Times is reporting. ...

Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments Planned JV Austria's Berndorf

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:35:00 +0000

UAE's Aabar in Austrian JV, eyes tech, property
Forbes - NY, USA
ABU DHABI, July 21 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments , which took a stake in Daimler AG this year, said on Tuesday it planned a joint venture with Austria's Berndorf to invest in technology firms and property in Europe. ...

Knowledge Economic City (Saudia Arabia) Awarded to AECOM (US)

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:20:00 +0000

AECOM bags Knowledge Economic City contract in KSA
Construction Week Online - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
US conglomerate AECOM has won a US $15 million (SAR 56 million) contract to provide programme management services for phase one of Knowledge Economic City in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. ...