06.29.08
Asmaran at Bawadi unveils the Maysan Towers
Emaar Bawadi, the joint venture between Emaar Properties PJSC and Bawadi, a member of Tatweer, has unveiled the Maysan Towers, the first residential tower complex comprising three high-rise apartment towers within the 70 million sq ft Asmaran master-planned community in Bawadi.
Potential customers must register interest online at www.emaar.com on June 29, 2008 from 6am to 6 pm only. Registered customers can purchase homes on a ‘first registered, first served’ basis on June 30 at a sales event to be held at the newly opened Asmaran Sales Centre located on Al Qudra Road. Read the rest of this entry »
Environmental Impact
Sure its exciting to talk about all the great things happening in Dubai, but there is a downside to the construction boom – the devastating impact on the UAE’s environment and ecosystem. Now Im not one to preach about being “green”, but this is definately an interesting read from Newsweek. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice Skating in Dubai
Nothing like bringing the whole family along for a nice afternoon of ice skating…in the desert!!!
Emaar’s Dubai Mall is getting ready to open Dubai’s first and only Olympic sized ice skating rink. You can’t help but wonder how many people in the mideast like to ice skate?
There will also be events held at the ice rink, though, as the rink will :…host a diverse calendar of events from figure skating competitions to hockey matches and live concerts.” Read the rest of this entry »
06.28.08
Paramount Dubai
Here is a brief glimpse into a new mix-use residential development proposed for Dubai called Paramount that could house 7,000 people.
Questions that need to be asked…and answered
Dubai projects 15 million tourists per year by 2015. That is a might big number. Dubai is in the mideast, in the desert, and pretty far from most large, rich, developed countries. So a logical question would be who is going to trave there. And then the follow question would be, once they get there, will they want to return because Dubailand and the other mideast tourist destinations cant be viable unless the get return visitors. Read the rest of this entry »
