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Property developers work on their image
UAE developers’ names are a case in point: Aldar translates as “the home” in English. Emaar is “constructing”, Nakheel means “palm trees”, while Sorouh is the Arabic for “edifices”. Simple concepts, perhaps. But after the global economic crisis and UAE property slowdown, a more complex question beckons: how do these brands really translate in a wary and uncertain consumer market?
Ferrari World to bring boost to Yas Island real estate
“Ferrari World is certainly going to impact Abu Dhabi’s property market in that the areas surrounding Yas Island such as Al Raha Beach and others will attract more visitors enabling these new communities to receive greater attention,” Loshini Lawrence, operations manager at the Better Homes real estate agency in Abu Dhabi told Arabian Business.
Race to completion
Benoy has been involved in Ferrari World since before the beginning, with the project part of the architecture firm’s concept masterplan for Yas Island, working with Aldar, Ferrari, and the Abu Dhabi government.
Aldar unveils new brand direction
Aldar today unveiled a new brand direction that reinforces its evolving consumer focus and embraces its position as a contemporary Arab company and leading contributor to the development of the Emirate under Plan Abu Dhabi 2030.
Yas Tunnel opens to the public
Yas Tunnel, which connects Al Raha Beach to Yas Island officially opened to the public today. The 1.1KM long tunnel, which is 43m wide and has a height clearance of 4.5m, is made up of six lanes and will play a vital role in connecting key attractions on the island such as Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island Hotels and Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to residential communities such as Al Bandar and Al Raha Gardens, and improve connection times to and from Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Shows Off Al Bandar Community
This week I joined a press tour of the Al Bandar community that sits on the coast north of Abu Dhabi island looking across a small harbor to Yas Island, home of the Formula 1 Grand Prix track and Ferrari World. Al Bandar is the northernmost portion of the Al Raha Beach development that includes HQ, the iconic disc shaped office building. Yas Island and Al Raha Beach are among Aldar’s signature projects.
Developers keep capital’s gas network plan alight
Property companies are pressing ahead with the development of gas networks in outlying parts of Abu Dhabi even though the Government has yet to give the green light to a comprehensive plan for the rest of the city. It is four years since the local gas distribution company Q Energy completed a critical preliminary stage of the project known as a “front-end engineering and design study”.
A&O, BLP, DLA make Aldar’s first panel
Aldar, the major Abu Dhabi-based developer of projects, including the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi theme park, has finalised its first panel.
