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City of Arabia |
City of Arabia project, one of the region’s largest private projects and a key development in Dubailand is progressing on schedule. Recently conducted Dubailand media tour has thrown light on the developmental phase of City of Arabia. City of Arabia is a 20 million square foot development at Dubailand, from the Mall of Arabia and the Restless Planet, dinosaur theme park to the 10-kilometre river flowing through the Wadi Walk, The city of Arabia provides a superb open air leisure and entertainment facilities.
Construction Status
Mall of Arabia, 85% leased out
55% contracts signed, Soil investigation finished, Completion Aug 2010
32000 people will be residing over the area, Shops 1400 units125000 traffic expected.
Restless Planet Bridge completed, Reached second half of construction, 35 dinosaurs finished
Commercial and residential towers at City of Arabia
The high-rise towers will vary from 30-storeys to 45-storeys in height and are designed for both commercial and residential use. Meandering between these towers will be a 10-km flowing waterway, Wadi Walk lined by the Wadi Residences, low-rise five-storey blocks consisting of 1600 apartments, with shady promenades on either side. At street level, Wadi Walk will consist entirely of cafes, restaurants, convenience stores and boutiques, with basement parking facilities.
The first tower is the Metro Tower, a 45 storey, mixed residential and commercial block, incorporating the latest advanced concepts in international high-rise design. The second of the three towers, the Wadi Apartment Tower is one of ten, 30-storey residential towers situated in the centre of City of Arabia that forms two curves embracing the Wadi houses in the middle. The third tower, the I&M Tower are located in the heart of Dubailand and affords spectacular views of the Wadi Walk and the city of Dubai. Dubailand, is the 3 billion sq ft real estate development offering one of the biggest leisure, entertainment and tourism options in the Middle East
