Work restarted on Dubailand's mid income homes

Construction work has started again on Queue Point in Dubailand after delays forced the developer to put the project on hold earlier this year.

Al Mazaya said on Sunday that work had resumed on all buildings in the project, which is aimed at middle income earners, and that delivery was set for 2010.

"The Queue Point project has faced many challenges that have affected progress and delivery time, such as delay in delivering plots, development of infrastructure and choosing the right contractors for the project,” said Khalid Esbaitah, managing director and CEO of Al Mazaya.

“But we have overcome all these challenges and are set to deliver the project in 2010.”

Esbaitah said finding the right contractor during the current financial crisis was “one of the hardest tasks” because of a drop in available funding and the fluctuation of building material costs.

He said that the project, located at Al Liwan in Dubailand, was 40 to 60 percent complete and that 95% of the units had already been sold.

Buildings in Queue Point will be between five and 15 storeys, and will be interspersed with gardens, green spaces and waterfalls.

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