ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 07 October 2006, ArabianBusiness/News
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 14 October 2006, ArabianBusiness/News
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 28 October 2006, ArabianBusiness/Comment
The pace of development in the Middle East has been explosive and FM needs to keep pace, says Mick Dalton, chairman of BIFM.
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Sunday, 01 October 2006, ArabianBusiness/Comment
Rather than slowing down, Dubai’s developers are continuing to dream up new projects, meaning more and more opportunities for investors. Hashim Al Dabal, CEO of Dubai Properties, reveals his multi-billion dollar plan to take one of Dubai’s largest developers forward
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Thursday, 31 August 2006, ArabianBusiness/Interviews
There are not many bigger jobs than delivering a trio of unprecedented, man-made islands, but as Chris O’Donnell, chief executive of Nakheel explains, he believes the doubters will soon be eating their words
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Tuesday, 31 October 2006, ArabianBusiness/Interviews
Pressure on resources is forcing the entire construction industry to search for environmentally sustainable alternatives. Christopher Sell has a dig at the landscaping sector to see how green-fingered firms in the region are rising to the challenge.
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Friday, 17 November 2006, ArabianBusiness/Features
Chris O’Donnell, chief executive of Nakheel talks to Construction Week about the handover of the first apartments on the Palm Jumeirah and what the future holds for the company in Dubai.
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 11 November 2006, ArabianBusiness/Interviews
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 25 November 2006, ArabianBusiness/News
Health and safety
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Friday, 01 December 2006, ArabianBusiness/News
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Friday, 01 December 2006, ArabianBusiness/News
Land reclamation of 300 islands now 90% complete; developer Nakheel has announced details of how the project's vital services - from transport to sewage - will work.
Ben Flanagan, Sunday, 03 December 2006, ArabianBusiness/News
Nakheel subsidiary, Dubai Waterfront Company, has released 2,500 Sobaity and Safi Arbi fish into the sea near the Dubai Waterfront Site
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 16 December 2006, ArabianBusiness/News
Nakheel has selected Switzerland-based TGEC BRIGHT to do the interior design and fit-out of the Palm Jumeirah Show Villa.
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 30 December 2006, ArabianBusiness/News
India-based construction company, Larsen & Toubro, plans to compete for more work in the GCC after recent contracts wins on several major projects.
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 06 January 2007, ArabianBusiness/News
Nakheel has signed Japan-based Osaka Monorail Company to provide technical support for its US $381 million (AED1.3 billion) monorail project on the Palm Jumeirah.
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 13 January 2007, ArabianBusiness/News
Plans to slice the East and West Parallel Roads through the Springs and Meadows have been met with defiance by local homeowners. Conrad Egbert reports on how the residents committee is proposing an alternative route for the East Parallel scheme to lessen the impact on 6,000 families.
Conrad Egbert, Saturday, 20 January 2007, ArabianBusiness/News
Buildings under construction set to be closely monitored following Fortune Tower disaster, say officials.
Angela Giuffrida, Thursday, 25 January 2007, ArabianBusiness/News
Home owners frustrated as Palm Jumeirah's master developer continues to tinker with plans.
Rob Corder, Friday, 02 February 2007, ArabianBusiness/News
The Manchester Business School in Dubai has launched an MBA course for Construction Executives
ArabianBusiness.com staff writer , Saturday, 10 February 2007, ArabianBusiness/News
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Posted by jack t, Toronto, Canada on 13 August 2008 at 02:02 UAE time
The issue is far more deep rooted than the bursting of a sewage pipe. It stems from a basic tenet of human greed (to make money at every opportunity), combined with total disregard for consumer rights (consumer beware) and no doubt laced with a generous dash of arrogance.
Posted by Chris J, Dubai, UAE on 11 August 2008 at 09:54 UAE time
We see the fiasco of sewerage, but even when you are paying fees you still are ripped off here. Imagine buying an apartment from a major developer beginning with the letter E. This year the Maintenance fees have risen by an astonishing 45% over last year. There is no accountability as the books finalising costs for 2007 have not been done and the books for 2006 have just been finalised. The books for the towers in question are not even available for viewing at our location although we are only two towers. We have to drive elsewhere where the developer has installed paid parking to deter us from viewing the books. There has been no maintenance committee set up as required by law, and there is no accountability for the massive expenditure to residents. It is about more than sewerage. It is about honesty by these developers! Buying in Dubai.....Caveat Emptor!
Posted by Aadil, Johannesburg, South Africa on 30 July 2008 at 01:42 UAE time
We're thinking of moving to Dubai. The whole world's perception is that companies like Nakheel and Emaar are world class, but this doesn't seem to be the case.
It's even more worrying for Dubai, if Nakheel and Emaar are cutting corners, imagine what the smaller developers are doing.
Tight deadlines, increasing costs, etc. Are these buildings going to fall apart?
Posted by Dreamer, Dubai, uae on 10 July 2008 at 14:45 UAE time
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BIG DEVELOPERS LIKE EMAAR AND NAKHEEL ARE BUILDING PROPERTIES IN THE LOCALITY WITH BIG PROMISES WHEN THEY CANNOT KEEP THEIR WORD AND GIVE WHAT THEY SAID THEY WOULD.
PLEASE PROVE THAT YOU ARE MAKING HOMES THAT HUMANS CAN RESIDE IN.
Posted by J K Motwani, Dubai, UAE on 6 July 2008 at 17:33 UAE time
The sewage overflow at International City shows the city's over burgeoning infrastructure is unable to cope. However the response by Nakheel to deal with this problem or to reassure the homeowners is even more worrisome. The stench problem is nothing new and has existed a long time. New investors do need to understand that the only so-called "Cheapest/Affordable" apartments in Dubai come with a very heavily smelling neighbour (i.e. the sewerage plant).
Posted by J. Prior, Dubai on 6 July 2008 at 15:39 UAE time
Dumping of raw sewage into city storm drains is also causing substantial deterioration in sea water quality. For the first time, I was unable to go for a swim on my usual stretch of Jumeirah beach due to a substantial sewage slick and accompanying unpleasant whiff. Very sad, and I am sure not what all those expected tourists are expecting to find on arrival in their desert paradise.
Posted by Chezca on 6 July 2008 at 09:44 UAE time
I just have one question for Nakheel Management and DEWA...and here it goes:
IS THIS YOUR VISION OF "BUILDING THE FUTURE OF DUBAI?!"
Posted by matthewwuillemin on 5 July 2008 at 12:39 UAE time
I totally agree that the folks that plan these developments need to get sorted on this issue - I have been in Dubai for 9 years and it was only recently that I found out that the treatment plants are in the residential areas _ I assumed that the continuous digging of roads and putting in pipes was for sewerage systems!!! but not so! I even saw an orange truck heading onto the Palm the other day - so much for iconic wonders of the world! With the huge amount of funds available to the Dubai management you would think they could sort this very quickly... it will only take an outbreak of typhoid or such to hit the place and see what effect that has on tourism!! more than the other T word will!!
Posted by Salim, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 4 July 2008 at 22:23 UAE time
That's what happens to Nakheel when they build the sewer system, when there is a Muncipality which specialises in sewer works.
I think if the Muncipality has been advised they can take over and fix the problem, but it will need time now.
Which is kinda too late...
Posted by Kinnie Rassineux, Dubai, UAE on 4 July 2008 at 00:10 UAE time
I don't really understand that, why these Sewage problems are still remain unsolved since the opening of the international city. I live there for the last 18 months, we are suffocated with the Sewage smell every night ever since. Nakheel continue promised solutions to end this misery. The sewage smell is part of the affordable rental package to be living in INTERNATIONAL CITY.