United Development Company (UDC), owner and developer of the Pearl-Qatar project – the multi-billion-dollar offshore island and one of the largest real estate developments in Qatar - is set to open a new hi-tech sales and marketing centre on site by the end of this year.

Once complete, the centre will be home to the sales and retail marketing team for the real estate development project.
“The new 3,500 sq m centre, which is currently under construction on the island, will give investors a one-stop destination to experience the facilities and services that the Pearl-Qatar is offering and see the project first-hand. The new centre will showcase a massive 30 m by 18 m model of the entire island providing investors a detailed view of island’s shape and design,” says Nick Bashkiroff, development director of UDC.
The two-storey centre will have conference rooms and comprehensive audio and visual services to accommodate the island development’s glitzy multimedia presentations. With its exquisite contemporary design, the sales and marketing centre will also host major events and presentations for VIPs, the general public, and visiting dignitaries.
In addition to the building itself, the new centre will also have a docking berth for a yacht that will be used to give tours around the island for investors and interested buyers.
The Pearl-Qatar is one of the largest and most prestigious real estate projects in Qatar, offering true freehold investment opportunities to international buyers. All the tower plots in Porto Arabia, the first district of the island to be developed, have already sold out. The tower plots in Viva Bahriya, the second district of the island, continue to generate wide interest and are 60 per cent sold while sales of its residential units will be launched in September this year.
Construction of The Pearl-Qatar, covering 985 acres of reclaimed land, has been racing ahead and can be viewed from Doha's waterfront. The island will be home to some 40,000 residents by 2010 and the first units at Porto Arabia will be ready for occupants in late 2007.