Emaar has come up with a lot of great developments so far, especially the planned Burj Dubai. But I really do wonder what their architects were thinking when they came up with The Greens.
http://www.projectdubai.com/property/prj16_4.jpg
They really have to be one of the most ugliest freehold buildings I've ever seen, someone said they reminded him of council flats!

http://www.projectdubai.com/property/prj16_2.jpg

I know that they're one of the cheaper freehold aparments, but surely Emaar could have come up with a slightly better-looking design, or does anyone disagree?

these are those buildings directly located on szr, right? these are the greens? hardly to believe!!! will they be located on the highway? i thought that these were some offices!!! :weird:

i can't imagine that somebody wants to live in there!
but i can remember: on one of the walls of these house there's a huge poster for the STREET OF DREAMS sales center in the maedows, lakes,... community!

why does dubai build such garbage????????????????? :dunno:

Hello dubai-lover

Yep they are located just before Junction 5 of SZR, on your left if you are driving towards Jebel Ali. Some of the Greens buildings are hidden by the better-looking Emaar Business Park buildings, but you can still see a lot of them!

their actually ugly for dubai maybe, but these apartement buildings are way better then most buildings we have in canada in which i live in.

yeah, can't believe it! who the hell wants to live there!

so this is a mixed complex. residential in behind and offices at the front! looks so damned ugly!!!

zuhahmed - i can understand that not everything can be first class, but the design, OMG!!!

The office buildings don't look bad though - 95% glass.

It's just the residential ones :eek2:
http://www.projectdubai.com/property/prj16_1.jpg

I'll try and find pics of the office buildings if I can, otherwise i'll try and get a photo of them

yeah, that would be nice. i always passed through these as they didn't impress me much, so i though: ok some offices, but i never thought that this in area for residentials!!!!!

I've found a VERY small photo of one of the Business Park buildings (there are about 4-6 of them)

Here it is:
http://www.eqarat.com/english/newsletter/images/amlak98_inn.jpg

oh man dubai is getting me jealous :bash: :jk:

thanks for the pic juiced! now i know what the office buildings are!

I once had some aerial pics of various Dubai projects which I scanned from al-Khaleej Arabic newspaper, but they got deleted by mistake.

The one which showed "The Gardens" looked a lot like these. I dunno if it was The Greens or what the difference would be. From the aerial photo they had some trees and grass, so the whole place looked like somewhere in Turkey or Lebanon. Buildings like this are quite ugly, but in Turkey the weather is better and the scenery is better so its acceptable. Over here it's crap.

But I guess we do need another Karama. I noticed The Gardens have a very heavy Indian touch in their interior decor and style, and they're opening two Indian school there.. so I think they are targetting a particular group of people who are looking for affordable accomodation.

i'd also say this is the lowest level of these lakes, meadows,... communities!

Hi Bulldozer Girl
You just made me realise how similar The Gardens and The Greens are, in terms of target market, and design. It's ironic the developers are rivals - Al Nakheel and Emaar respectively. The only difference really is that The Greens is near Junction 5 of SZR, very close to Emirates Living (Lakes, Springs, Meadows, Hattans, etc) where as The Gardens is at Junction 6

Here's pics of the Gardens, in case you aren't sure what they look like.
http://www.thegardens.co.ae/inside/photogal/admin/pics/FA_8.jpg

http://www.thegardens.co.ae/inside/photogal/admin/pics/FA_10.jpg

http://www.thegardens.co.ae/inside/photogal/admin/pics/18.jpg

You might be on to something about The Gardens having an Indian touch, because a lot of the Greens residents are also Asian expats

but these are some promotional pics, right? i think the gardens haven't been finished by now!!!??? :dunno:

but it looks very similar to the greens!!! it's the same concept i'd say!

but these are some promotional pics, right? i think the gardens haven't been finished by now!!!??? :dunno:

but it looks very similar to the greens!!! it's the same concept i'd say!

The Gardens finished a long time ago, we're talking maybe a few years now. Those pictures were from their site www.thegardens.co.ae

They're not freehold, only for rent

that's funny :)! i didn't know this area was finished, beacuse the gardens shopping mall isn't finished!!! i thought they will be completed at the same time!!!
maybe this is the only area of dubai i've never been to!!!

There's one blond boy in that pic.. hehe.

Well there are a lot of people in Dubai who need accomodation of this type. Mabrook to them for their new home. Who cares what it looks like. It's not that bad, and it's way better than what you will find in other countries.

This is a pic taken from the balcony of my building in Dublin.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da22b3127ccebb8efc6e5d900000001610

And the size of the living room:

http://www.ayuplanet.com/images/myapt.jpg

It costs 1400 euro per month. The Gardens/Greens are great. Not everything has to be 7 star.

The Gardens are finished. But the mall will be ready in February and they are also working on something called "Discovery Gardens" which I think is an upclass version of The Gardens.

what do you guys think of everyone of us taking pics of our homes and posting them in a special thread? just an idea!

what do you guys think of everyone of us taking pics of our homes and posting them in a special thread? just an idea!

Hmm.. well if you like. I've already posted my house pics a few times.. and smussuw has posted his. Dubai is so small you can know where these houses are located. I have one satellite pic of mine from the exploredubai site. Was just curious to know what it would look like if someone was gonna bomb it from the air :D

The greens are designed for a certain budget in mind. The rentals are 40000 for a 3 bed so you can see who lives there. They seve a purpose and I think they look good considering they could look like BurDubai, which has the same density but is not a controled development. The greens have pools,parks, bsketball courts basement parking etc which Bur Dubai has none of.

morbid there Bgirl about the bombing from the air
Yes i dont get these Greens
i dont think they went wrong but are just not the best choicebut for service and locations then maybe they not that bad
I am all for low rise res develoments that are not 5 start
but I would have to look closer and drive around before I say these types of things
reading waht SA boy seem they have some use around them

The Gardens were constructed to try to pursuede Jebel Ali Free Zone emploees from looking at Sharjah as a cheaper accomodation alternative to Bur Dubai/Deira/Karama.

Most of them are Indian nationals, that's why you see a "flavour of India" on them. Afterall is market exclusively to them.

The Greens, by the other hand are the same exact concept marketed toward the DIC and DMC employees.

Emaar hands over nearly 1,950 popular residential units at The Greens
Emaar Properties has handed over nearly 1,950 residential units in The Greens to families across all nationalities, since the affordable housing options were launched two years ago to an overwhelming response.

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/2/8282-emaar.jpg

Several more families will join the community by the end of the current year, making the master-planned development the most popular of all Dubai real estate offerings.

'In many ways, The Greens is exactly what the Dubai real estate market needed. Competitively priced, high quality accommodation with enhanced facilities in a prime location – little wonder it has been so attractive to the buyers,' said Ahmed Al Falasi, Senior Manager, Property Management, Emaar Properties.

'Such was the response for The Greens that the apartments were sold out in just a few hours. Today we have a very long waiting list for studio, one and two bedroom apartments in this community. People continue to walk into our sales centre seeking information on the availability of units or on further launches. This goes to show that the popularity of The Greens community has not abated.

'What is particularly nice about The Greens is that unlike many other apartment developments in Dubai, The Greens are low rise. None of the apartment blocks have more than seven floors,' Ahmed said.

'Most importantly the development is prime real estate in terms of its position along Sheikh Zayed Road and close to the big city buzz. All these factors make buying an apartment at The Greens a highly attractive proposition,' he added.

The Greens, located next to Emirates Golf Club, is a master-planned community of modern buildings that punctuate the skyline with attractive streetscapes and private courtyards for all residents to enjoy.

The lush landscape with swimming pool and gymnasium facilities, along with non-congested road network, provide a perfect environment for residents to unwind with family and friends. The development also includes all the peripheral amenities necessary for ease of living such as community shopping centre facilities for basic necessities.

I don't think that their that bad. They look ok to me!! About the ppl who live in england and ireland, they have the smallest apt. My god whenever our student friends from england visited us in texas they couldnt believe half of us lived in rented homes or very large apt. that have walk in closets and oval baths. All this for half the price of what they were paying for their mouse holes. I never understand why students still go to the UK the US is much cheaper.

now look at this!!!

Emaar's fresh release of The Greens is another smashing success
Hundreds of home buyers across all nationalities thronged The Greens sales centre this morning to snap up all available studio, one and two bedroom apartments at The Greens.

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/1/8301-emaar.jpg

A huge crowd of homebuyers patiently stand in queue at The Greens Sales Centre, Emaar Properties, on Saturday morning.

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This response from the crowd, many of who had arrived at the sales centre well before dawn, was overwhelming and followed news of a fresh release of Dubai's most popular residential real estate.

Security had to be beefed up as the queue, which snaked around the building and car park areas, surged forward when doors to the sales centre were opened at 9am. Dozens of eager people had to be content with having their names registered on the waiting list.

The crowd today was reminiscent of that witnessed in July two years ago when the property major launched the competitively priced master planned community located next to the Emirates Golf Club.

Emaar has already handed over nearly 2,000 apartments to families who have begun to enjoy the perfect environment provided within a community which boasts facilities like lush landscaped areas, non-congested road network, swimming pool, gymnasium and a community shopping centre.

Wow.......
This response from the crowd, many of who had arrived at the sales centre well before dawn, was overwhelming and followed news of a fresh release of Dubai's most popular residential real estate.
Buying property in Dubai is really different isn't it, it's about the only place in the world that I've ever heard of people queuing up well before dawn to buy a house!