Construction Magazine April 2018 | Page 14

LEADERSHIP SHOWCASE

our ongoing business success .
Nakheel is set to become the biggest retail developer in the Middle East through a $ 4.3billion expansion that will add another 12.5mn sq ft of leasable retail space to the 4.6mn sq ft currently in operation .
Meanwhile , our $ 1.3bn hospitality expansion will see the delivery of 6,000 hotel rooms and hotel apartments across 17 resorts and hotels in Dubai . Two are already open , with the rest at various stages of construction and development . Residential leasing is also a significant business for Nakheel . The current strategy is to double the existing number of units to more than 35,000 .
What do you think Nakheel does differently to its competitors ?
Nakheel is a trusted master developer and is key to the development of local real estate sector . The most
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