The main construction contracts for the two developments will be tendered in August this year
Expo City Dubai has formally launched the residential projects it has been planning at the Dubai Expo site.
Within the Expo site there is Expo Central, which is made up of three clusters of buildings known as the Mangrove Residences, the Sidra Residences and the Sky Residences. There is also a community of villas known as Expo Valley.
“The residential component is important for Expo City,” said Ahmed al-Khatib, chief development and delivery officer, Expo City Dubai in an interview with MEED at the launch of the project. “Today we are launching the mangrove residents. The residences consist of 450 units between one bedroom, two bedrooms and three bedrooms and lofts that were designed with a careful attention to sustainability.
Located where the Kuwait pavilion was located during the Expo, the Mangrove Residences are located close to several key attractions at the Expo site. “They [the Mangrove Residences] are about 60 metres away from the Surreal water feature, about 40 meters away from the Jubilee Garden, and overlooking the Sustainability Pavilion,” said Al-Khatib in an interview with MEED at the launch of the project.
The building is also rated LEED Gold for sustainability and environmental performance.
The project is due to be completed in January 2026 and construction work is started. “We are have started site clearance and we are out to market for the foundation works,” said Al-Khatib.
“The main contractor is our plan is to tender towards the end of August.”
The other residential development is Expo Valley, which is located on a plot adjacent to the Expo site. It is made up of 532 villas, townhouses and semi-detached properties that will be built on a rolling landscape scape to give villas unblocked view of the sunset in the west. “For the construction we have started site clearance. They were main contractor will be appointed around the same time as the Mangrove. The good news is that we have the infrastructure in place,” said Al-Khatib. “This helps us more to focus on the actual product.”
Apartment buildings will be built at Expo Valley as part of a later phase.
MEED reported in February that the architect working on Expo Central is Singapore’s DP Architects. The architect for Expo Valley is U+A.
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