Dubai-based developer, Nakheel, posted a net profit of AED4bn for the first nine months of 2017, a 2.5% increase on the same period last year.
Nakheel has handed over almost 1,200 units to customers so far this year. The companys core business of residential development combined with its growing hospitality, retail and leasing businesses all contributed to the results for the period ending September 30, 2017.
Nakheel chairman Ali Rashid Lootah said: The growth in our net profit signals stability and maturity in Dubais real estate market, and reflects our ongoing strategy to diversify our business in order to build a long-term, sustainable business and achieve our financial objectives.
Nakheel has awarded construction contracts worth over AED7bn so far this year, including an AED4.2bn contract for Deira Mall and an AED1.5bn contract for The Palm Gateway, with more due by the end of the year.
Other milestones include completing Warsan Village and Jumeirah Islands Townhouses communities and 401 homes at Al Furjan. Nakheel also broke ground on hotels at Ibn Battuta Mall and Dragon Mart, made significant progress on joint ventures with Centara Hotels & Resorts and RIU Hotels & Resorts, and opened Jumeirah Islands Pavilion neighbourhood retail centre.
Nakheel has more than 23,200 residential units under construction at various locations across Dubai, including Palm Jumeirah, Nad Al Sheba and Jumeirah Park. Its current and future retail portfolio comprises over 158sqm of leasable space, including 121sqm under development. Its hospitality collection has 17 hotels and serviced apartment complexes, two of which are open, with 6,000 rooms between them, as well as a growing number of clubs and restaurants.