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Sep 11 2006

Kuwait firm to invest $1.4b in Dubai market

DUBAI -- Kuwaiti real estate developer backed by one of the country's most powerful investment groups -- Aayan Leasing and Investment Company and Al Rashdan Group -- has entered the UAE market with plans to invest up to $1.4 billion in Dubai over the coming year.

Abyaar Real Estate Development says its Dubai projects will impact the emirate's residential, commercial, hospitality and retail segments and will be phased in over the coming 12 months. First off the anvil for the company's Dubai operations are two upscale service apartment projects at the exclusive Dubai Marina.

The company has invested over $150 million in the luxury serviced apartment towers Pier 24 and Pier 8 and is in final negotiations to have the facilities managed by a first-class brand of Rezidor SAS Hospitality -- the fast-growing, Brussels-based hospitality firm.

"Our mission is to build excellence and to bring international real estate opportunities to global investors that deliver incomparable value to our stakeholders," said Hisham Al Obaid, Chairman, Abyaar Real Estate Development .

The 20-storey Pier 24 will be operated under Rezidor's Radisson SAS brand. It will house 153 luxury apartments ranging from studio, one bedroom and two bedrooms. The management contract for the 40-storey Pier 8 is nearing finalisation. Pier 8 will feature 234 apartments including studios, one bedroom and two-bedroom flats as well as three townhouses and two penthouses.

"Pier 24 and Pier 8 will be the first of several projects to be rolled out by the company in Dubai this year. Other projects on the drawing board will further demonstrate our commitment to the UAE market and our belief in its long-term investment potential," he adds.

Pier 24 is expected to be completed by next summer while Pier 8 will ready in June 2008.

(BY A STAFF REPORTER)

© Khaleej Times 2006

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