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Damac Hills 2 ... work includes the construction of 515 villas at the Camelia cluster.

Damac awards deals for two master communities

01 July 2023

Leading UAE-based real estate developer Damac Properties flagged off further construction work on two of its master communities – Damac Lagoons and Damac Hills 2 – with the appointment of contractors on the projects.

Contracts worth close to AED235 million ($64 million) were awarded to Hills & Fort Construction and Ancient Builders Construction for the Damac Lagoons project. Located adjacent to Damac Hills, the community is the Emirati developer’s third master community project in Dubai covering a total area of 45 million sq ft.

There will be several activity hubs and residential clusters in the community, all themed and named after Mediterranean countries and cities such as Nice, Morocco, Ibiza, Portofino, Monte Carlo, Marbella, Mykonos, Malta, Santorini, Costa Brava, and Venice.

According to Damac, Hills & Fort Construction has been awarded a contract for the community roads and infrastructure works at the Malta and Venice clusters, while Ancient Builders Construction has been awarded the main works package for 61 villas at the Portofino cluster.

“The new contracts are a testament of the construction speed and pace that we are maintaining in developing our third master community, Damac Lagoons,” remarked Mohammed Tahaineh, General Manager of Projects at Damac.

Meanwhile, the developer has awarded the main works contract worth AED236 million for Damac Hills 2 to UAE-based Al Qandeel Contracting. The scope of work includes construction of the main works package for 515 villas at the Camelia cluster, located within the 55-million-sq-ft master community.

Featuring three-bedroom luxury townhouses, the cluster offers state-of-the-art amenities and facilities in sports, rejuvenation, and entertainment. Each residential unit features premium designs with private gardens offering residents “a happy home, away from the city bustle.”

According to Damac, the community welcomed a host of new amenities recently, bringing Californian coast vibes to Dubai and for the residents to enjoy.

Among the key additions within the development are a waterpark, a bird aviary, and an array of fields, pitches and courts for sports enthusiasts, it stated.