Dubai Review

Dubai Review

Fast Forward

Construction continues at a blistering pace in Dubai, where real estate has become the focal point of the economy, says Patrick Michael as he looks at the myriad projects...

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Runaway success

Dubai World Central, one of the largest of the multi-billion-dollar mega developments under way in the Gulf, has already moved into first gear with work on the first...

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Dubai Metro gets rolling

Studies to evaluate the most efficient and cost-effective solution to combat the growing traffic congestion, commissioned by the Dubai government 10 years ago, have now...

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All red and green

The Red LineThe Red Line runs elevated from Rashidiya to Al Garhoud through Dubai International Airport terminals. After serving Deira City Center and adjoining areas in...

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RTA plans MetroCities

The Roads and Trans-port Authority (RTA) will be embarking on a groundbreaking property development, which will bring Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) to the region...

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A whole new ball game

Infrastructure works for Dubai Sports City, the world’s first purpose-built sports city that’s set on 50 million sq ft within the Dubailand development, is fast nearing...

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Dubai’s new Manhattan

Business Bay, a Dh150 billion ($40.87 billion) creekside master development that is now under way, is being positioned as the region’s business capital. ...

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Fantasy Land

Work is well under way on the first phase of Dh50 billion ($13.6 billion) mixed-use development that aims to maximise the waterfront potential of the Creek while...

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MotorCity shifts gears

MotorCity, a multi-million-dollar, multi-facility futuristic development by Union Properties, is in the very early stages of construction with work on the buildings...

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Growing Taller

Urban planners are increasingly placing importance on micro-cities – master-planned environments within cities that encompass all the facets of modern living – and one...

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DIP spreads its wings

More than Dh20 billion ($5.44 billion) worth of residential projects will be constructed in Dubai Investments Park (DIP), bringing the total value of investments in the...

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Atlantis rising

Recreating the mythical lost city of Atlantis in a desert belt is no mean task, but this is exactly what leading planning and landscape architecture firm EDSA has been...

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Just for the jet set

Dubai World Central will have a dedicated Executive Jet Centre that will be among the industry’s best, competing with Van Nuys in California, Teterboro in New York, Le...

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Ritaj residences rise

Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC), the real estate arm of Dubai Investments, has awarded the construction, maintenance and engineering work of the Dh800...