Anara Tower in Dubai

Click image for large view  Anara Tower by Tameer is scheduled to be built within 2009. With its 2150 feet, it will be 500 feet shorter than Burj Dubai, but when it comes to design the tower will be amongst the most spectacular ever seen. Designed by the British firm Atkins Design Studio, Anara Tower... 

Azizi Platine revealed on Palm Jebel Ali

Azizi Investments, one of the Gulf’s fastest growing real estate developers, has today revealed its latest approved building design, the luxurious Azizi Platine, located on Palm Jebel Ali. Sleek, strong and elegant as its precious namesake, the Azizi Platine is the essence of pure luxury. Designed... 

Eco Towers launched

Connection Real Estate, an Abu Dhabi-based property development company, yesterday launched a Dh1 billion mix-use environmentally-friendly project in the capital – Eco Towers – comprising luxury apartments and commercial property. Chairman of the board of directors of Connection Real Estate,... 

Developers see challenges ahead

Despite tight credit weighing down on prices of property purchased in the secondary market, developers say a combination of continued strong demand and limited supply will sustain prices in the long term. Prices have dipped in the past few days after dramatic growth in the first half of the year as property... 

Mayadeen unveils Dh1.6b project in Abu Dhabi

National Ranges Company (Mayadeen), a Kuwaiti shareholding property development firm, has launched Aurora, its Dh1.6 billion landmark project in Abu Dhabi. Located in Shams on Al Reem Island, the project includes the construction of two residential towers, which will be 53 stories each and stand 208... 

Capital Gate, most inclined tower in the world?

As construction of Capital Gate continues in the UAE capital city, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), which is developing the iconic building, and RMJM, project architects, have submitted a joint application to the Guinness Book of Records to recognise the tower as the “most inclined... 

Dubai Fountain is winning name of Emaar’s water spectacle in Downtown Burj Dubai

The water, music and light spectacle being created by Emaar Properties on Burj Dubai Lake in Downtown Burj Dubai will be called ‘Dubai Fountain.’ Following the successful completion of the fountain naming contest on September 15, a distinguished panel has selected the name which echoes the... 

Memon launches Gardenia project in Jumeirah Village South

Luxury residential tower part of developer’s plans to launch AED 2.5 billion worth of projects by the second half of 2008 Memon Investments, a leading Dubai-based property developer and part of the international business conglomerate, the Memon Group of Companies, has announced the launch of ‘Gardenia... 

Nakheel’s Palm Deira on track

Click for large view Real estate developer Nakheel on Friday said land reclamation work on its Palm Deira development was progressing “as planned,” denying a report that it had scaled back dredging due to the global financial crisis.   The Palm Deira, which is one of the three palm tree-shaped... 

Ajman Gate launched

Falcon Eye, a UAE-based real estate developer, supported by Estate 400, a full service consultancy, marketing, sales brokerage and after sales management firm, is investing AED 1.5 billion in a commercial and residential development in Ajman offering investors. ‘Ajman Gate’ – at the...