UAE-based property developer Meraas has opened the doors to its mock-up apartments on site at Bluewaters, a mixed-use destination taking shape on a manmade island off the Jumeirah Beach Residence coastline in Dubai.

MAG Lifestyle Development, the development arm of MAG Group, has appointed Dar Alwd Contracting as the infrastructure contractor for MAG Creek Wellbeing Resort, the first wellness-inspired development in the Middle East. Under the management of lead consultant VX and architects A++, construction is well under way and the Dh2.

UAE-based Gemini Property Developers says it has signed up National Piling as the piling and shoring contractor for Symphony – Business Bay, a 29-storey tower coming up in the heart of Dubai’s new business district.

UAE-based developer Sweid & Sweid has signed up Civilco Civil Engineering and Contracting Company as the lead contractor for the first Banyan Tree Residences project in the Middle East being built in Dubai.

Aldar Properties of Abu Dhabi says it will continue to deliver homes at its Ansam and Al Hadeel developments as well as start handover of plots on Nareel Island and at Al Merief this quarter. Construction also continues to make strong progress across Aldar’s remaining developments, says the company.

Azizi to deliver $489m Al Furjan projects in 2018 Azizi Developments of the UAE says it has seven projects, worth a combined Dh1.8 billion ($489 million), at its Al Furjan community lined up for delivery ahead of schedule this year, mainly in the first and second quarters.