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‘World’s biggest’ mall to be built in MBR City

01 January 2013

Emaar Properties and Dubai Holding, the development partners of Mohammed Bin Rashid City (MBR City) – the largest joint venture in the region’s real estate sector – have announced plans to open the world’s biggest mall and a park larger than London’s Hyde Park as part of the city.

Envisaged as a brand new city that redefines the context of urban development, MBR City will focus on family tourism with a central park that is 30 per cent bigger than Hyde Park in London, a new mall and a family entertainment centre. The city will also have a dedicated area for promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in the region. Being developed to meet the future needs of Dubai, MBR City is also aligned to Vision 2030 to boost the UAE economy to enter a new era where it becomes the capital of entrepreneurship, arts, culture and family tourism.

The Mall of the World will have a capacity of 80 million visitors a year to become the “largest in the world,” the developers said.

It will be connected to a family entertainment centre to be developed in cooperation with Universal Studios International that will be the largest in the region, aiming to attract six million visitors a year.

Meanwhile, the first project that is coming up in MBR City is the Dubai Hills, a gated community that will provide ultra-luxury residences and prove a landmark in the residential project development history of the city.

Dubai Hills will set a new benchmark in high-end lifestyles. It is designed around a new 18-hole championship golf course to be developed by world-renowned golf course experts, with the villas to overlook the rolling greens and fairways. Each villa will be set on spacious plots of 20,000 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft, giving customers the option to develop mansions of their choice in the heart of the city.

Ahmad Al Matrooshi, managing director, Emaar Properties, said: “As the first project in MBR City, which reflects the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed on the future growth of the emirate, Dubai Hills will bring an unprecedented dimension to luxury living. The highest benchmarks in quality and design aesthetics that are envisaged for every aspect of MBR City will be highlighted at Dubai Hills, which will become a referral point in the region for superior residential lifestyle development. With demand for premium homes in the city increasing, led by Dubai’s status as the region’s business and lifestyle hub, Dubai Hills is set to be the first choice for the discerning property investors.”

The Dubai Hills development will be located between Emirates Road and Al Khail Road, with easy access to all the business and tourism landmarks in the city.