Construction Week Middle East – August 03, 2019

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Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC),
which is owned by Dubai Financial Market-listed
Dubai Investments, is developing Mirdif Hills – a
mixed use development covering an area of 9.3ha
adjacent to Dubai Municipality’s Mushrif Park in
Dubai’s suburban Mirdif neighbourhood. Valued at
$816.7m (AED3bn), Mirdif Hills – which is the only
freehold project in the suburb of Mirdif – is made up
of three clusters, named Janayen Avenue, Nasayem
Avenue, and Multaqa Avenue.

MIRDIF HILLS

Location
Dubai, UAE

Visited
May 2019

The World islands are a man-made archipelago located
4km off the coast of Dubai, with 300 islets reclaimed from
the sea to form a collection of private residential and
resort-style islands. Dubai-based real estate developer
Kleindienst Group has acquired six islands, known as
Germany, the Floating Venice, Sweden, Switzerland, St
Petersburg, and Main Europe. These islands comprise
the Heart of Europe, which will feature underwater living
experiences called “ȍ oating Seahorse Villas”, located
around the heart-shaped St Petersburg Island.

THE HEART
OF EUROPE

Location
Dubai, UAE

Visited
April 2019

King Abdullah Financial District (K AFD) station is one of
the four main stations of Riyadh Metro, an infrastructure
megaproject set to transform the way people travel in
Saudi Arabia’s capital city. Touted as the biggest elevated
metro transfer station in the world at 32m high, 42m
wide, and 232m long, it is raising the bar for architectural
design and engineering. Located west of King Fahd Road,
adjacent to the under-construction K AFD, the station
will serve as the main interchange for Riyadh Metro,
connecting Lines 1, 4, and 6.

RIYADH METRO

Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Visited
May 2019
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