Aldar Properties (Aldar) continues to make strong progress across its portfolio of projects, including at West Yas, the developer’s first villa community on Yas Island, with piling, sewerage, utility, telecommunication and lighting work almost complete.
The main school, to be operated by Aldar Academies, is currently in the process of being handed over, the company said in a project update. Following an evaluation by Urban Planning Council in May, the project was awarded with a two pearl rating, confirming its compliance with Estidama goals.
Aldar is close to appointing main contractors for Shams Meera, a mid-market development located in Abu Dhabi’s Reem Island; Nareel, a master planned island community and Al Merief, a community specifically designed for UAE Nationals in Khalifa City. All authority approvals have been secured and the tendering process is in the evaluation stage.
The development structure at Al Hadeel, a residential community at Al Raha Beach, and at Ansam, an apartment development on the West side of Yas Island, are now complete, with MEP and internal block works ongoing.
Work on the closed canal and streetscape of Shams Abu Dhabi is progressing well with backfilling in both the central park and marina now complete. Concrete casting is in progress and the project remains on target.
Al Jimi Mall in Al Ain is in the process of a significant expansion to add a further 65 stores, including a 10-screen cinema, and a retail park to the existing 94 outlets. Civil and MEP works have commenced and remain on schedule whilst shoring, excavation and structural works are progressing well across the construction site.
Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is on track for delivery during Q1 2017. The integrated mixed use development includes residential apartments, commercial offices, a retail mall, a hotel, and a serviced apartment building.
Progress is being made on the structural work across towers within the development and with MEP, block work, cladding and interior work all underway across the hotel and serviced apartment blocks.