Industry News:
News about real estate development and construction industry.
 |
Expo 2020-linked project value hits $33bn as 3-year countdown for mega event begins
The combined value of the Expo 2020-related development projects has touched US$33 billion, AED 121 billion... Read more
|
 |
Sheikh Mohammed unveils Dh5.5bn Dubai Food Park at Dubai Wholesale City
The Park will benefit from Dubai's world-class infrastructure in land, marine and air transport, .... Read more
|
 |
Revealed: Expo 2020 Dubai central hub design
A heat-reducing translucent 360-degree projection dome to help naturally cool the main plaza will be among the futuristic features... Read more
|
 |
Revealed: Expo Metro station to be Dubai’s biggest
The Expo Metro station that is part of the under-construction Route 2020 will be the biggest railway station in Dubai, Gulf News can confirm... Read more |
 |
Construction starts on $8.1bn Dubai Wholesale City mega project
Dubai Wholesale City, the largest wholesale hub in the world, has announced the beginning of excavation works as construction of the AED30 billion...
Read more...
Click here for project website |
 |
Construction formally commences at Expo 2020 Dubai site
Construction at the Expo 2020 Dubai site in the Dubai South district has formally commenced, with the first of four infrastructure sections (worth collectively Dh1.3 billion) — or “packages” as the Expo 2020 Bureau calls it, underway, the Bureau said on Monday...
Read more... |
![Dubai’s property, business plan beyond Expo 2020 [video]](news-pics/2020plan.jpg) |
Dubai’s property, business plan beyond Expo 2020 [video]
Even as preparations are on in full swing to meet the ambitious target that Dubai has set itself for Expo 2020, have you ever thought about what will happen after April 10, 2021, the last scheduled day of the Expo?...
Read more... |
 |
World’s biggest roller coaster coming to Dubai
Dubai: Six Flags Dubai will reportedly host the largest roller coaster in the world when it opens its theme park in the emirate to the public in late 2019, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal... Read more... |
 |
Dubai Parks and Resorts to launch on October 31
Region’s largest theme park complex will have nearly 100 rides and attractions... Read more... |
 |
Dubai Parks & Resorts presses ahead with Six Flags theme park….
Dubai Parks & Resorts is pressing ahead with a second phase of its vast Florida-style theme park complex in Dubai... Read more...
|
 |
Dubai Roads and Transport Authority awards Dh10.6b contract for Route 2020 metro project
Dubai: Work on Route 2020 — metro Red Line extension — is set to begin by the end of this year, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Wednesday... Read more... |
 |
Dubai Metro Route 2020 work to begin shortly
Dubai: Work on Route 2020, the 14.5km-long extension of Dubai Metro’s Red Line will begin in the next few months, a top Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official revealed at the Middle East Rail Conference on Tuesday... Read more... |
 |
Dubai Metro 2017: Green Line to Silicon Oasis, International City
Dubai will start work on designing of the Dubai Metro Green line extension from 2017, according to a senior Road and Transport Authority (RTA) official... Read more... |
 |
Dubai unveils Dh10.6bn extension to 'Route 2020'
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved awarding the Dh10.6 billion contract of ‘Route 2020’ project to Expolink Consortium comprising French, Spanish and Turkish firms. Read more... |
 |
Watch: How Dubai Expo 2020 site will look like
Organisers have recently unveiled the master plan for Expo 2020 Dubai site, one of the most anticipated mega developments that will generate thousands of jobs and benefit the economy... Read more... |
 |
Expo 2020 Dubai plan: World's only 7-star airport terminal inaugurated
In what is being seen as a significant step towards realising Dubai's vision as the aviation capital of the world, a private jet carrying 13 passengers took off from the newly built VIP Terminal at Dubai South's Aviation District... Read more... |
 |
New DWC Expansion Project
Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) will undergo a US$ 32bn expansion, which will enable the airport to accommodate more than 220 million passengers a year... Read more... |
 |
LEGOLAND® Dubai Reaches New Milestone in Journey to October 2016 Opening with Launch of Annual Pass
Early Annual Pass holders enjoy 'first-to-play' experiences before Grand Opening, invites to exclusive... Read more... |
 |
Dubai Parks & Resorts to open in 2016
Phase 1 to Feature Three Theme Parks – Motiongate Dubai, Bollywood Parks Dubai, and LEGOLAND Dubai, Themed Family Hotel, Retail and Dining District ... Read more... |
 |
Global architects to design Dubai Expo 2020 theme pavilions
13 leading architectural firms had taken part in the competition. Dubai has announced winners of the three theme pavilions of Expo 2020... Read more... |
 |
6 new Dubai roads that might make you change your daily commute this year
As the new Sheikh Zayed Road Interchange 2 flyover readies to open to southbound commute, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai has unveiled its plans that will put the brakes on traffic as we... Read more... |
 |
Dubai realty remains strong, 2015 deals hit Dh267 billion
The total value of real estate transactions in Dubai jumped 22.5 per cent to Dh267 billion in 2015 compared to Dh218 billion in 2014, with the industry becoming more 'innovative and mature', according to the Dubai Land Department (DLD). Read more... |
 |
Dubai real estate is where the world is investing
There is no other place in the world other than Dubai where you have the world investing in real estate. There are more than 200 nationalities investing in the emirate’s resilient real estate sector, which is supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure. Read more... |
 |
Route 2020 construction to begin early next year
Construction work on Route 2020 is scheduled to begin early next year as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) kick-starts the formalities to select the contractor for the mega project.
More than 100 international contractors have shown interest in bagging the construction contract Read more... |
 |
Dubai Metro extension to connect Expo 2020 site, new residential and industrial zones
Dubai: Dubai Metro will be extended for 14.5 kilometres, branching out from Nakheel Harbour and Tower station to the Expo 2020 site near Al Maktoum International Airport, the Roads and Transport Authority has announced. Read more... |
 |
More to affordable housing than just the pricing
Dubai: Creating an ‘affordable’ housing development does not begin and end with setting a certain selling price to the units. It would be better for developers to take in a bird’s-eye view of what they are planning and then build accordingly. Read more... |
|
 |
