Leading UAE developer Arada has awarded the main construction contract for W Residences at Dubai Harbour to UAE-headquartered Engineering Contracting Company.

All three towers of the luxury waterfront destination will be delivered under the terms of the AED1.55 billion ($422 million) deal, it stated. Enabling works, including excavation and piling, at the mixed-use project have already begun, following the award of a AED51 million contract to APCC Piling & Marine Contracting.

The main construction contract will see the development of 490 luxury branded residences across three towers, plus a host of premium amenities located within a landscaped connecting podium. 

Valued at AED5 billion, W Residences at Dubai Harbour will feature a wide range of apartments and duplexes, including rooftop penthouses with private pools, it added.

Operated by Marriott International, the 40-storey LEED Silver-certified destination will include the longest infinity pool in Dubai, a 40,000-sq-ft Wellfit fitness centre, a spacious residents lounge, a music recording studio, a sports simulator room, a games room, an in-house cinema, guest suites, fine dining outlets and co-working spaces.