THE Habtoor Leighton Group has been awarded a $US515 million (AED1.9 billion) contract by the Al Habtoor Group as part of the $US1.33 billion (AED4.875 billion) Habtoor Palace hotels development in Dubai.
HLG will be responsible for the construction of what will become the largest integrated hotel complex in the Middle East, comprising a five-level podium, one 36-storey tower and one 25-storey tower within a total GFA of 350,000 sqm.
The development will include 1,600 rooms spread between three hotels (lifestyle, luxury and main); an aqua theatre; French provincial-inspired garden; and food and beverage venues.
The new development will be located on the site of the existing Metropolitan Hotel – Dubai’s oldest hotel – on Sheikh Zayed Road at the southernmost point of the “Old Town” development, which includes the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall.
Demolition of the existing Metropolitan is scheduled to commence in March with early works likely to begin in June 2012. The development is scheduled for completion on the second half of 2016.
HLG has constructed many of Dubai’s most well known hotels, including the 7-star Burj Al Arab, the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the Dubai Shangri-la Hotel and the Madinat Jumeirah.
PropertyReview
