A total of 5,208 buildings are under construction in Dubai, according to figures released by the Building and Housing Department at Dubai Municipality.
These include 461 multi-storey buildings, which will add some 3,252 apartments, 536 shops, 330 offices and 55 hotel rooms to the emirate's growing property sector.
According to engineer Mohammad Abdullah Al Tawhidi, director of the department, apart from the multi-storey buildings, there are 4,747 other buildings, including villas, commercial buildings, labour accommodation and shops under construction in Dubai, of which 2,441 are in Deira, 2,051 in Bur Dubai and 255 in rural areas.
Al Tawhidi said the construction of 578 buildings was completed here during the second quarter of this year (April to June) at a total cost of more than Dh2.24 billion.
The second quarterly report of the building control section for this year shows that of the total number of buildings completed in the second quarter of the year, 258 were in Deira, 312 in Bur Dubai and eight in rural areas.
Of these, 393 were villas, 85 industrial or service buildings, and 100 investment properties, including one hotel and 99 multi-storey apartment buildings that contain a total of 1,394 apartments, 395 shops, 376 offices and 80 hotel rooms.
During the same period, the section carried out some 28,465 transactions, of which 22,075 were processed by the engineering supervision unit, 5,384 by the inspection unit, and 1,006 by the rural inspection unit.
The engineering supervision unit processed 697 transactions of completed buildings, 66 related to disputes, 95 for change of contractor, 65 related to the replacement of consultants, 50 for getting utility connections and 1,138 were related to reimbursement of the deposit.
The unit also issued 169 fines for violations of building rules and retained 37 caution deposits for breach of commitment.
During the second quarter of this year, inspectors of the building inspection unit conducted 5,384 spot checks at various construction sites. They imposed 225 fines and issued 1,762 warnings to firms and individuals for violating construction regulations.
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