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Australian-based developer's dare to be different results in a new standard of Dubai luxury Despite only operating in the Dubai market since 2006, the Australian-based developer Sunland Group is causing a stir with the unprecedented sales success of its luxury residential developments, which is credited by the company's ethos of 'daring to be different' when it comes to creating new standards of living extravagance.The developer's credentials include 74 per cent of its 27 storey, 191 one and two bedroom development Nur being ... Read More

The quality of housing in Dubai has "a long way to go" before it reaches the building standards around the globe, according to local analysts."I think the quality of housing is certainly improving in Dubai but there is still some way to go before reaching the standards expected in the western world," said Matthew Green, research director at Cluttons UAE. Read more @ the SOURCE: Gulfnews: Housing quality in Dubai has a 'long way to go'. Read More

Architects who wish to enter a competition to create a tall emblem structure for Zabeel Park in Dubai must submit designs by August 31, Dubai Municipality has said.“So far 959 teams from 88 countries have submitted entries,” said Roxy Binno, an architect with the municipality. “And 31 teams from Dubai have submitted proposals.” Read more @ the SOURCE: Emirates Business 24/7 – Park emblem deadline set. Read More

Local developers have been altering many of Abu Dhabi’s 200 islands – some natural, some man-made – to make way for high-rise buildings, marinas and luxury villa developments.These shoreline reclamations and island re-shapings are being closely watched by the Urban Planning Council, because it is one of the capital’s defining policies to maintain the islands’ natural beauty and wildlife. SOURCE: Island projects taking shape in Abu Dhabi - The National Newspaper. Read More

Major road projects, including the upgrade of the international highway and reconstruction of the Mafraq interchange, will impact a lot on the realty development on Abu Dhabi mainland, a senior official said. SOURCE: Gowealthy.com –  Major road projects to enhance realty developments in Abu Dhabi  Read More

Spending recreation time on the beach in the capital has been improved with the support of Hyder Consulting, the award winning international advisory and design consultancy, who has implemented the design and supervised the redevelopment of the Abu Dhabi Beach.The new Abu Dhabi Beach was officially opened on Wednesday 2 of July, with its new look of graceful palm trees, updated recreational facilities and plush landscaping. The project was initiated by Abu Dhabi Municipality under the patronage of HH General Sheikh Mohammed ... Read More

XPRESS reveals the master plan behind the demolition notices handed out to residents of Satwa. The area has been earmarked for a multi-billion dirham transformation project that aims to change the landscape of Dubai in dramatic fashion.Dubai may soon become the Venice of the East.According to a draft master plan, a copy of which was obtained by XPRESS, winding waterways, lush green gardens and parks and waterfront properties are set to replace the dilapidated buildings and shanty neighbourhoods of Satwa. SOURCE: Xpress: News ... Read More

The country's single largest nursery is being developed at the Tiger Woods Dubai, a residential golf course development at DubailandDubailandLoading..., at a cost of around Dh80million.The 80-hectare nursery is home to more than a thousand trees and shrubs that will be transplanted across the development in several phases. Following the completion of the Tiger Woods Dubai development, plans are on to expand the nursery by another 20 hectares to cater to DubailandDubailandLoading... project.Being built on an area of 55 million square feet ... Read More

race yourselves. Just when you thought rents couldn't go higher, it looks like they can and will. Going green may be good for the environment, but it's not so good for your bank balance, according to speakers at a Building Sustainability into the Middle East conference last week.Steven Miller, managing director of Dubai architectural, planning and urban design firm FXFOWLE Architects, said that green buildings really do produce higher rents."Properties in western Europe and North America, if it's a green building, had ... Read More

Dubai is using record oil revenues to secure multibillion dollar deals with major US entertainment companies to draw 15mn tourists a year by 2015.One of the world’s fastest growing tourism hotspots, Dubai will invest almost $350bn on leisure projects over the next 12 years; SOURCE: Gulf-Times(Qatar) – Dubai eyes tourist dollars with theme park splurge  Read More