Dubai Buildings: Background to Property & Architecture

Low interest rates and poor stock markets are making investment in The Dubai Palm attractive. Also the Dubai government is assisting the real estate market, attracting wealthy immigrants to the city thus much property is being retailed below market value.

The purchasers of apartments and villas on Dubai Palm Island will start to move in at the end of 2005. Property on the islands is due to take four years to complete. It is being developed by a company titled Dubai Palm Developers. The supply of property in Dubai is not keeping up pace with demand. Apartments on Dubai Palm will be for sale to foreigners as well as Emiratis

UAE Property
With oil resources running out, Dubai - part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - has launched a multi-billion dollar tourism drive in an effort to establish itself as the Gulf's leisure hub.

The Abdullah al-Futtaim Groupare developing Dubai Festival City along a 4km stretch of the emirate's southern creekside at a cost of 1.6 billion dollars.

A new city - Dubai Marina - a 10-billion dollar project is also underway. It is to house 100,000 people around a water basin. Emaar Properties are developing the related Arabian Ranches villa development.

In May 2005 images were unveiled of the Dubai Torch, a phenomenally tall tower on the ocean edge with a torch shaped top



UAE Property News (chronological) - Dubai + Abu Dhabi:

Palm Tower - proposal
Dubai building

The Apeiron - proposal
Dubai hotel building

ETA Hotel, Dubai
Dubai hotel building

Wave Tower building
Dubai tower building

Aldar Central Market, Abu Dhabi
UAE building

Nebula Dubai building
Dubai building

Burj Dubai : tallest building in world
Dubai skyscraper

AL MANAKH release: analysis of The Gulf development

Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre
Dubai architecture

Abu Dhabi Convention Centre
Abu Dhabi building

Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
Dubai property development

2CDE Dubai, UAE
Dubai building - Skyscraper

Sheth Tower, Iris Bay, Dubai
Dubai Building - Skyscraper

Pentominium, Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina

Pier 8 Tower - Dubai Marina, United Arab Emirates
Dubai tower

Dubai Convention Centre
Dubai building

Trump International Hotel & Tower, The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Dubai tower building

Palm Island Dubai
Dubai buildings

Abu Dhabi Masterplan
UAE buildings in Abu Dhabi

Time Residences Dubai, UAE
Dubai building



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