| Described as "The world's largest waterfront | | | | range of affordable housing options and a variety of |
| development in the world's fastest growing city", Dubai | | | | accommodation for Dubai's working community. All of |
| Waterfront is an extraordinary offering on an | | | | these come complete with a whole range of |
| inconceivable scale. | | | | state-of-the-art amenities and services. |
| Dubai Waterfront: The Dream | | | | Additionally, the Waterfront project is also committed |
| Slated to be larger than Manhattan and offering | | | | to setting up 5 square kilometers of coral reef and |
| investors over 250 master-planned communities, Dubai | | | | constructing multiple waterways and roads. |
| Waterfront comprises of a conglomeration of islands | | | | Dubai Waterfront: Minimizing Ecological impact |
| and canals studded with luxury homes and hotels. This | | | | Minimizing ecological impact is of prime concern and |
| unprecedented property development will transform 1.4 | | | | this can be seen in every detail of the city's |
| billion square feet of barren desert into an international | | | | construction, design and operation. Resource efficiency |
| community of an estimated 1.5 million people. It is an | | | | combined with social equity and economic prosperity |
| ambitious project by all means, and one that will extend | | | | are the foundation upon which the Waterfront has |
| the Dubai coastline by an astounding 800kms, which by | | | | been designed. |
| itself is 12 times the length of the existing Dubai | | | | Water and energy conservation goals have been |
| coastline. | | | | achieved through a nifty integration of utilities in |
| The sheer scale of this property development has | | | | specially designed dedicated utility centers where the |
| already earned it a place in history as the largest | | | | various process streams are interconnected and |
| man-made property development in the world. | | | | waste is converted into energy, which then powers |
| Dubai Waterfront is the successful outcome of two | | | | the city. |
| years of stringent feasibility studies and meticulous | | | | Dubai Waterfront: The Location |
| work sessions by a consortium of world-renowned | | | | Located on the western shores of Dubai, with the |
| engineers, architects, consultants, planners and urban | | | | commercial hub of Dubai to its east and Abu Dhabi to |
| developers. | | | | its west, Waterfront is in close proximity to prime |
| Dubai Waterfront: The Master Plan | | | | international commercial and industrial hubs, the Jebel |
| The Dubai Waterfront is designed as a series of ten | | | | Ali Free Zone, World Central airport and Jebel Ali Port. |
| mixed-use zones, each of which is designated for a | | | | Its strategic location makes it easily accessible for local, |
| different purpose ranging from commercial and retail | | | | regional and international trade purposes. |
| space to schools and residential as well as recreational | | | | Dubai Waterfront: The Future |
| areas. It will consist of 10 kms of canal, 7.5 miles or 12 | | | | Right now just a vacant beachfront strewn with |
| kilometers of natural beachfront and a 2 km wide | | | | cranes, but when it is complete Dubai Waterfront will |
| harbor. | | | | be a self-contained, self-sufficient community that is |
| This colossal property development will encompass a | | | | larger than Manhattan and capable of housing 700,000 |
| new city center, anchored by Al Burj, one of the | | | | people. |
| world's tallest skyscrapers; exclusive luxury hotels and | | | | Will it, like other property developments in Dubai, be |
| resorts; an underwater hotel, Hydropolis, and a wide | | | | visible from space? It promises to be. One thing is for |
| array of shopping centers, cultural arenas and | | | | sure, the Dubai Waterfront property development is |
| entertainment venues. | | | | destined to claim a place among the other famous |
| Besides the high-end residential and business | | | | landmarks of the world. |
| properties, the development will also offer a wide | | | | |