Jumeirah Village begins to take shape

- 60% of Infrastructure completed -

Dubai, 26th June 2008: Nakheel, a Dubai World company and one of the world’s largest and most innovative real estate developers has completed 60% of the infrastructure on Jumeirah Village, marking a major milestone in the ongoing development of the project.

Spread across 811 hectares at the geographic centre of Dubai, Jumeirah Village will be comprised of a variety of residences, offices, commercial property, retail and leisure facilities, with an approximate population of 300,000. Announced in 2004, in the past year the development has made major progress under a new management team.

Marwan Al Naqi, General Manager, Jumeirah Village, said:

“The largest inland project in our portfolio, Jumeirah Village is a major part of Nakheel’s vision to transform the desert of Dubai into a series of vibrant communities. Reaching 60% completion of the infrastructure is a major accomplishment and reflects the pace at which the development is progressing.”

“In the design of the masterplan, we have used some of the key principles of ‘new urbanism’. A balanced community mix will be achieved through a combination of distinct architecture, extensive landscaping, connected parks and boulevards.”

During planning of Jumeirah Village there has been a major focus on the provision of amenities, such as parks, sports fields, schools, mosques, shopping centres, cafes and restaurants, with easy access to community service hubs and public open spaces. All of this will combine to ensure that although Jumeirah Village is the size of a city, it will retain the community feel of a village.

Marwan Al Naqi, General Manager, Jumeirah Village, added:

“Jumeirah Village is designed with the objective of targeting specific shortfalls in the Dubai property market. Jumeirah Village’s location at the very centre of the emirate means it has excellent access to the older parts of Dubai, Jumeirah and the new emerging areas such as Jebel Ali. With such emerging areas, there is a huge demand for a wide variety of housing, office space, retail and leisure, and Jumeirah Village will satisfy a significant percentage of this demand. As we continue to develop the project, it is essential that we take into account the changing face of Dubai and as such, the masterplan is designed to evolve with the changing demands.”

Located north of Emirates Road and west of Al Barsha Road, Jumeirah Village is bisected by Al Khail Road into triangular and circular portions. The Circle is comprised of commercial, residential and retail components and The Triangle is predominantly made up of villas surrounded by residential towers.

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About Nakheel:

Nakheel is one of the world's largest privately held real estate developers, and a key player in realising the vision of Dubai for the 21st century: creating a world class destination for living, business and tourism.

Nakheel is developing an iconic portfolio of innovative landmark projects in Dubai, and now in key markets around the globe, across a range of sectors - residential, commercial, hotels, retail, and leisure. Nakheel's projects are conservatively estimated to be worth US$80 billion. Upon completion Nakheel's waterfront projects will have added more than 1000km of shoreline to Dubai's coastline.

Nakheel's Dubai portfolio currently includes The Palm Jumeirah, The Palm Jebel Ali, The Palm Deira, The World, Waterfront, The Universe, Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Village, Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Heights, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Ibn Battuta Mall, Al Furjan, International City, and Dragon Mart.

Nakheel is a key entity within Dubai World. Dubai World is one of the world's largest holding companies and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for the Dubai government across five continents and more than 100 countries.

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