http://www.gk4.de/htm/grafik/prj_portsaeed.jpg

Hey guys there is a new project on the creek that will cost bn 3 dhs more details in al bayan newspaper.

check it out http://www.albayan.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=Article&cid=1148142455401&pagename=Albayan%2FArticle%2FFullDetail

looks awesome, can anyone give us the most important facts?

i think i know what it is

all you guys know this empty barren wasteland plot next to the entrance to the creek golf & yacht club
it's directly opposite to deira city centre mall

al maktoum bridge is right next to it

i'm convinced it's there

um..i have no idea what ur talking abt dubai lover...lol but the project looks pretty cool

anyway, can anyone translate what it says?

Dennis, I think you are right. The renders do suggest that it will be located on the old site of the Dubai Oil Fields, along Dubai Creek, next to Al Maktoum Bridge.

http://i5.tinypic.com/14t4yn6.jpg

I noticed alot of soil testing taking place on this site over the past few weeks, so this is probably the resulting project.

http://i5.tinypic.com/14t4p6g.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/14t4peg.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/14t4ppw.jpg

Now someone translate that article! :D

Fine, I will do a rough translation myself. Remember, this has been slighlty editted to make it more clear as I used a direct translation:

Revealed: Commercial, Tourist and Residential Project – Includes gardens, a theatre and water cascades.

Called the Al-Khor Gem, the project will cost in excess of 3 billion Dirhams

The engineer, Mazen, prides himself on his company “This is an international development for Dubai and will be built on the banks of Dubai Creek. We expect the project to be completed in four years”.

The project will be composed of up to 20 buildings ranging from heights of 20 to 23 storeys. The total built up area will be 6.7 million square feet on an overall land area of 1.3 million square feet.

Six engineering companies participated in an international design competition for the Al Khor Gem project and the entrants were given details of architectural requirements and the design is in keeping with Dubai’s future needs in terms of population growth.

The project will be environmentally sensitive and will feature water cascades along with vast green areas and a main water channel will run through the development. The project will feature a theatre at the centre of the development.


So now please rename the thread to: The Al Khor Gem :D

awesome for the creek, now the other site gets a sklyine as well :D

awesome for the creek, now the other site gets a sklyine as well :D

The other side already has a skyline, Flo! :tongue2: :cheers:

Oh and there will be a surprise for everyone soon in the Dubai Metro sub forum. A small project I have been working on. Should be up in a few minutes.... :D

post it now :D

i want to watch the game then..

the bur dubai site has a skyline? that is new to me ;)

edit: ah ok i see, nah i meant to say the other one should get a skyline as well.

post it now :D

i want to watch the game then..

the bur dubai site has a skyline? that is new to me ;)

edit: ah ok i see, nah i meant to say the other one should get a skyline as well.

Its been posted, though I think I need some help. Dunno why the resoltion is lost once I upload it to Tiny Pic. Have a look and see if you can offer any suggestions.

And no, Bur Dubai itself has no proper skyline, but this side of the Creek does :D
Deira has always had a skyline, infact thats the inspiration behind my little project :cheers:

^^ No more news on this? Has anyone else heard anything???

this project is sooooo awesome!!!! I love it!!!

R

Yup, small project but great though! :D

there was some blue boarding put up around the site today...

R

very weird.. still nothing from major press like ameinfo or gulf news

loadsa surveying work goin on...many ppl there and some site offices have also come up near the palm trees.

R

wud appreciate pictures.. thanks for the update

Some large renders:

http://www.gk4.de/htm/grafik/prj_portsaeed.jpg

http://www.gk4.de/htm/grafik/prj_portsaeed2.jpg

http://www.gk4.de/htm/grafik/prj_portsaeed3.jpg

http://www.gk4.de/htm/grafik/prj_portsaeed4.jpg

http://www.gk4.de/htm/grafik/prj_portsaeed5.jpg

20-30F towers. perfect. will be amazing for the creek skyline.

that looks really good.

R

^^ wow! That looks pretty amazing! :D

I cant wait for more details :colgate:

Thats snazzy. Very interesting architecture indeed. Any figures on this?

have seen them moving some machinery to the site

Ground testing possibly? It's compulsory in England when the land is next to water.

Looks excellent, reminds me of a mini-Dubai marina, don't you think?

^^ Ouch! That must have really hurt any JLT investor! :lol:

I went to that area at night before yesterday and there was only a blue fencing... Nothing started yet

very nice indeed :O

yest:

http://i17.tinypic.com/2gsodxi.jpg

R

So this is getting built then? Great! :)

i dont know if its for that or for the new bridge...

R

Is this for sale?

who owns it?

i want it.

for breakfast.

past by it again last nite...the sit offices have been set up rite near maktoum bridge and there were machines there too...

R

^^ seems to be lots of work going on here and dark blue boarding has been put up as well.... maybe something by Dubai Properties, or Emaar?

Anyone, any ideas/updates?

saw the site today. Massive amount of work going on and there is a board up as well. APCC are doing the piling work and ther are three or four piling machines on site already.......


Does no one know anything more about this? SA Boy?:)

aerial update coming in few minutes

here we go:

http://i19.tinypic.com/4by15r6.jpg

aerial update coming in few minutes

here we go:

http://i19.tinypic.com/4by15r6.jpg


Cool update... those actually look like bits of the floating bridge in the Creek and on the land. I saw the APCC machines on site closer to Al Maktoum Br.

1/May/2007

JEWEL OF THE CREEK

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4576/imresolt006as1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/903/imresolt007ny1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I think the buildings are quite simple its only that they being glass buildings it will look spectacular at night with the lights on but I don't think it will be attractive in the day time.

Alot of ground work happening on the site:

http://i16.tinypic.com/664xirq.jpg

Does anyone know who the developer and / or owner of this development is? Any info would be great!!

Thanks!

^^ We don't know, but one thing we know: This complex is not frewehold and it will not be for sale.

That's cool. Thanks!

:doh: just kidding

it is in a non freehold area to begin with anyway...



^^ We don't know, but one thing we know: This complex is not frewehold and it will not be for sale.

:doh: just kidding

it is in a non freehold area to begin with anyway...
i like the fact that there is no high rise around that area



^^ We don't know, but one thing we know: This complex is not frewehold and it will not be for sale.

^^ There are highrises around that area, build and being build.

its the old oil fields supply site and altin is correct its between maktoum br and the creek golf course

You think it is going to be for rent like Emaar Towers?

^^ AFAIK Emaar Tower is FREEHOLD (actually 99 years lease hold)

Yes Emaar Towers are 99 year lease hold

[QUOTE=malec;9771018]Some large renders:

http://www.gk4.de/htm/grafik/prj_portsaeed.jpg

[QUOTE]

board up, render up and it is this...kling consult's name is one the board and I even got a shot of...but it isnt clear...will put it up soon! :cheers:

R

^^ THANK GOODNESS!!! ... hopefully they'll not change their mind halfway.

its not the best pic in the world but a pic none the less:

http://i15.tinypic.com/4zn6ykx.jpg

R

This project rocks! :D

I hope we get more details soon. And seeing as how its U/C, I am surprised that we don't know more already :(

PS - Judging by the bright blue boarding around the site, I would not be surprised if this turns out to be another Dubai Properties project...

No I don't think so, plus the one who uses more the blue boarding is actually EMAAR. I am not saying it is an Emaar project though.

well thats true but dont emaar also use yellow...rite at the top...

R

^^ Not in Burj Dubai and where DP has ever used blue boarding?

However all this discussion is pointless becouse we know very well none of them is behind this project.

^^ Not in Burj Dubai and where DP has ever used blue boarding?

However all this discussion is pointless becouse we know very well none of them is behind this project.

^^The Lagoons? :dunno:

I e-mailed Kling Consult, so lets see if they tell us anything....:)

^^ Wouldn't be just easier if R went and took another look of the project board? It is written there who the client is (see post 53) and it ain't DP. :D

well R wuld but the board is near the lane that goes from the maktoum bridge to city centre and u cant really stop there...and no DP isnt the client...dubai international real estate is...thats wat I saw today...

R

^^ freaks me out when people talk in third person

does it still matter if you freak even more out...

i still think one of the big ones could be the developer..

^^ It might be on of the Maktoums, maybe Shaikh Hamdan.

does it still matter if you freak even more out...

i still think one of the big ones could be the developer..

Yeah, I think so too....

What surprises me most is that such a massive project is getting no media coverage... Usually, we hear A LOT even before the project board is up, but this time its completely different. :dunno:

this is from ameinfo

DIRC to have $3.81bn projects

United Arab Emirates: Thursday, August 02 - 2007 at 08:43

The firm will have projects worth $3.81bn running by the end of 2007. The majority will be located in one of the emirates, without naming which one. DIRC, the real estate arm of Dubai Investments, currently has around $1.09bn of projects.

R

ain't that too random for this thread?

ain't that too random for this thread?


Nah.... I think he was just trying to say that DIR, who are the developers (apparently) for this project, have a large development portfolio planned and since this project is worth about a $1b, it fits in perfectly with their development portfolio value :)

What surprises me most is that such a massive project is getting no media coverage... Usually, we hear A LOT even before the project board is up, but this time its completely different. :dunno:

Don't ... the key word is "NOT FREEHOLD, NOT FOR SALE" here. ;)

^^ Whats going on with this project? Altin, the least we can expect from you is an update! :bash:




:D

The entire site is escavated but I don't think is completed yet (I mean the excavation).

The entire site is escavated but I don't think is completed yet (I mean the excavation).

more talk and lack of pics :fiddle:




:D

Don't ... the key word is "NOT FREEHOLD, NOT FOR SALE" here. ;)

So what will it be used for? Isn't this kinda too huge for some investment companys HQ...?

^^ So all the "old" Dubai including SZR towers is just a huge HQ of some investment company and everybody actuially lives in Sharjah? :dunno:

^^^^ What's wrong with both of you? LOL

^^ Why "both of you"? Aren't you actually reading?

any update !!!

A.P.C.C. is doing a coffer dam wall some 15 - 20 meters off-shore. Of course wall completed they will drain the place and fill in with sand to create a buffer zone as a protection against water.

any update !!!

Is'nt it annoying when the only contribution a person makes to the forum is to ask for an update?

^^iam actually investor but because for love of dubai i can be one of contribution in this forum like others mod or others people here actually all peoples here they can updates any site :|...includin you :)

The entire site is escavated but I don't think is completed yet (I mean the excavation).

this is true...its a HUGE SITE!!!! and they have removed the render...I dont know wats going on with that but I will check on it again!

R

Have anyone updates and the new render? :master::master::soon:

^^ So all the "old" Dubai including SZR towers is just a huge HQ of some investment company and everybody actuially lives in Sharjah? :dunno:

I was of course pointing at the not-for-sale part. :nuts: But I suppose it just means they'll just lease or rent out.

Have anyone updates and the new render? :master::master::soon:

its not that easy to get a pic...the only way to get it is if u own a helicopter or u r at the courts or with a boat or when driving from the deira side to the bur dubai side on the floating bridge. No new render yet.

R

The hole is MASSIVE!!!!!!!!:nuts:

let's hope there are no flooding accidents!!!!! :runaway:

VB4AmiUHIDc

Has anyone driven past the site lately? The amount of work going on here rivals that of the DWTC Phase I site and I think the hole dug for the construction of this is MUCH MUCH deeper than the DWTC Phase 1 site....

What an amazing video, King... I counted 20 buildings, two hotels (A 5* Luxus and some other 4*). I love the way it lays out the three main components: Wadi Walk, The Island and The Green.

This is going to be an amazing project when it's done. I am surprised there have not been many press releases considering how massive it is!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2398065501_aa4168a6fb_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2398069045_5b271e62e9_o.jpg

The pics aren't visible... Try uploading it with Imageshack or Tinypic, please :)

taken may 8th

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4729/imresolt022tj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

R

Is that bridge in Imre's pic a temporary one?

Is that bridge in Imre's pic a temporary one?

Yes. It is the Floating Bridge. It will be replaced in a few years with a "real" bridge.

Several pages back, several people mentioned this is the site of the Dubai Oil Fields. What exactly are they? Is someone able and willing to explain a short history of this plot?

It used to be the site of the Dubai Oil Field Supplies back in the day. It was where they manufactured oil rigs before they were floated up the Creek and out to sea. Today, the manufacturing of oil rigs has been shifted to Jebel Ali.

yest:

http://i27.tinypic.com/f0ni1k.jpg

R

Check out the retention wall and that massive hole!!! :eek:

also from yest:

http://i27.tinypic.com/715myh.jpg

R

6 july 2008

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/2796/dsc0035jg0.jpg

This is massive :O

huge underground it seems..

Yes, it is massive! :eek2:

SAdly, completion is sceduled for 2014 :(

01/11/08
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/6444/helicoptertour01nov0800jg4.jpg

On hold?

Looks that way, and would seem likely in the current market. But has anyone got official news before we jump to conclusions?

:omg: Hope that retaining wall wasn't built by the same guys that did the one for Infinity tower. Doesn't bear thinking about that giving way..........

^^ Actually the same guys (A.P.C.C.) ... but they build a 10 meters wide coffer dam, pushing back the creek waters.

pics from the seventh crossing thread...thanks smussuw..

http://images.zawya.com/images/features/081116_creek_02.gif

http://images.zawya.com/images/features/081116_creek_01.gif

http://images.zawya.com/images/features/081116_creek_03.gif

R

From the new renders of the seventh crossing it looks like its had a redesign.
Dosen't seem a grand as the renders I first saw.

site looks huge.

Slightly off topic but has anyone been to the fish restaurant in one of these buildings (I don't remember which one) - very nice fish!

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9264/27306676nc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/27306676nc6.jpg/1/w711.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img140/27306676nc6.jpg/1/)

site looks huge.

Slightly off topic but has anyone been to the fish restaurant in one of these buildings (I don't remember which one) - very nice fish!

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9264/27306676nc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/27306676nc6.jpg/1/w711.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img140/27306676nc6.jpg/1/)

The creekside residence building, the bulding on the left.....Samaach Restaurant...right?

I live in that building :D

It must be that restaurant as the location looks very similar to what I remember, I don't remember the name - it's run/owned by a Lebanese guy.

I'm siting here in London craving for fish from Samaach :drool:!!!

Any news???....I can't see any progress on the project!

05/1/09

http://i41.tinypic.com/nogchx.jpghttp://i41.tinypic.com/2nbyrg1.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgtcaboose/3221646813/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgtcaboose/3222496870/sizes/l/

hey bizzy, thanks for reposting!

but the date is 05/01/09 :)

I didn't expect so much work there, I thought we had something new for never built section :banana:

17/03/09
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3379749359_0ba8294c20_b.jpg
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749727@N08/3379749359/in/set-72157615819420816/

piling has recommenced..i was driving past yesterday when i saw a lot of machinery in action. piling was taking place closer to the floating bridge end of the project.

Hello
does anyone know who is the contractor that is working on the piling??
thnxxx :D

26/November/2009

Jewel of the Creek

http://i49.tinypic.com/2me5gk.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/30jllef.jpg

This job got mentioned to me last night?
Do we know who the main contractor is yet?
It looks massive?? (what are they building, how many basements,floors, towers etc??)

There is only piling going on so no main contractor yet probably.

Still on hold?

I was driving past for the past couple of days and noticed that a crane has come up close to maktoum bridge. this is new as the workers just put this up.

R

yup the new crane is up...AND there is a new project board but with no render yet...the board itself was too far away for me to see what was on it.

R

Is Dubai still on its frenetic builing spree or has there been some attenuation with the global recession?

Of course there has. Just look at all the on hold projects and their original delivery dates. DBD, Business Bay, offshore developments, lagoons, jumeirah gardens... the list of projects affected goes on and on and on...

from today:

http://i54.tinypic.com/1zg8b3k.jpg

R

Looks like the project has been removed from the "On-Hold" list from Zawya and BNC. ProLeads shows it as hold.
I hear that it is being put to tender again. Can anyone give a list of participants for the role of the main contractor for this project?

Any updates on this one? What's the current status? :dunno:

Only at the corner near Maktoom Bridge seams to be work going on

Only at the corner near Maktoom Bridge seams to be work going on

Is it foundation work, or still site preparation?

^^ I think foundation work was completed on that corner

I wonder what they will build first? The opera house or some resi towers? :dunno:

Single crane on site. The development closest to Maktoum Bridge is under construction with a lot of activity for that specific building. No other activity on the entire site.

We need to get a master plan! :tongue2:

The area right above the "D" in the picture below is where the site activity is concentrated - infact, it's even cordoned off in the pic....

http://i5.tinypic.com/14t4yn6.jpg

^^ Actually, I saw it today: Yes there was a crane on that corner ... yes the structure there was above street, or should I say, water level ... and yes ... the rebar on the pillars were covered in plastic. :runaway:

^^ Actually, I saw it today: Yes there was a crane on that corner ... yes the structure there was above street, or should I say, water level ... and yes ... the rebar on the pillars were covered in plastic. :runaway:

Perhaps it's now on hold? Or a new contractor is being sought? So much work has been done so far!

It is still under construction. :)

I made a snapshot called "Workers at the Jewel of the Creek" of workers working on it on one of gerald.d (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=207227)'s new gigapan panoramas.

Link to panorama:http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/72785/

^^ And I took a snapshot from Gerald's panorama too :)

http://i56.tinypic.com/20kt65i.jpg

Source: http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/72785/

It is still under construction. :)

I made a snapshot called "Workers at the Jewel of the Creek" of workers working on it on one of gerald.d (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=207227)'s new gigapan panoramas.

Link to panorama:http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/72785/

Here's your snapshot :D

http://i53.tinypic.com/34io7xh.jpg


Altin, looks like work has resumed? :)

Here's your snapshot :D

Thanks :)

Here is another Gigapan, taken from the D1 Tower, were you can see the tower being built in this development from the other side if you are interested.:)

http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/69403-1231x178.jpg

Link: http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/69403/

There's a huge pit with a board between the two highways in the area of the sport stadiums.
Does anyone know what's going on there?

There's a huge pit with a board between the two highways in the area of the sport stadiums.
Does anyone know what's going on there?

thats the Zaabeel Corporate Park/Wasl City

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=75353189#post75353189

R

credit to Dubaiiscool:) for these updates!

http://i54.tinypic.com/13z8hdy.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2i0cdw3.jpg

http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/69403/

R

Cool update! Wish we knew what they were building!! :)

they are now ATLEAST two floors above the road. I will try and take some pics.

R

Thanks for the update! :)

Are there any new renders to show what they are building?

correction make that almost one floor...I guess I wanted to see it was two...and no there is NO new render...its that same one up there rusting away...

http://i54.tinypic.com/14j3oeg.jpg

R

^^ Thanks!

from yesterday:

http://i55.tinypic.com/15y68fq.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2m29d7m.jpg

R

from yesterday:

http://i55.tinypic.com/15y68fq.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/2m29d7m.jpg

R

Thanks for the update :cheers:

It's rising again...... slowly, but surely!!!

When this project is complete, it will be really amazing, IF it gets built as per the original design.........

a SECOND crane has been put in place in the middle of the plot...

http://i52.tinypic.com/osg6z5.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/qrdli8.jpg

R

^^ So it's now back on track, just a t a revised schedule? Cool! :cheers:

from yest:

http://i54.tinypic.com/11ty69h.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/kaieyd.jpg

doesnt this look like a substation to you?
http://i53.tinypic.com/nyy2pl.jpg

R

Wow!!! :eek2:

That's quick progress and now a second crane too?? Any updated project boards? :D

Wow!!! :eek2:

That's quick progress and now a second crane too?? Any updated project boards? :D

no updated anything...but there is work going on around the second crane...

R

Interesting..... I wonder if the project will end up looking totally different to what was originally announced? :dunno:

well its STILL on their website...http://www.dire.ae/ ...and is infact the first thing u see when u go on their site! but the pic looks a bit different from what we have seen so far...

http://i52.tinypic.com/1z23ms8.jpg

and then there is their map which we have seen and which was in the original press release i think... its in upcoming projects...its the only one in this section...

http://i55.tinypic.com/358wgu8.jpg

and then there was this TINY TINY pic at the top of their page...its jewel of the creek...but only part of it...I know this thing will prolly be built in phases so is this phase one shown here?

http://i55.tinypic.com/xla6og.jpg

R

and Kling Consult were working on this project till last year acc. their website...

http://www.klingconsult.com/portfolio_detail.aspx?ID=219

Facts:
High-class Hotel, Residential and Office Development including Marina and Waterfront Restaurants
Convention Center with Ballroom, Recreation Center
8 Apartment Buildings (4B + G + 19)
4 Waterfront serviced Apartment Buildings (4B + G + 19)
3 Office Tower (4B + G + 17)
5* Hotel + amenities (4B + G + 17)
4* Hotel + serviced Apartment Tower (4B + G + 17)

Service rendered
Lead Consultant
Architectural Design
Structural Engineering
Landscape Design
Quantity Surveying
Site Supervision
Partner: Kieferle & Partner
MEP Engineering: Ian Banham

Period
2005 - 2010

Client
Dubai International Real Estate (DIRE)

Cost estimate
1.1 Billion USD (3.9 Billion DHS)

well looks like they are down from 22 towers to 17! :P :nuts::nuts::nuts:

also pics...

http://i54.tinypic.com/25pid8m.jpg

R

http://i52.tinypic.com/1z23ms8.jpg



i prefer this design...it kinda reminds of of the OLD fesitval city plans...

R

i prefer this design...it kinda reminds of of the OLD fesitval city plans...

R

and Kling Consult were working on this project till last year acc. their website...

http://www.klingconsult.com/portfolio_detail.aspx?ID=219

Facts:
High-class Hotel, Residential and Office Development including Marina and Waterfront Restaurants
Convention Center with Ballroom, Recreation Center
8 Apartment Buildings (4B + G + 19)
4 Waterfront serviced Apartment Buildings (4B + G + 19)
3 Office Tower (4B + G + 17)
5* Hotel + amenities (4B + G + 17)
4* Hotel + serviced Apartment Tower (4B + G + 17)

Service rendered
Lead Consultant
Architectural Design
Structural Engineering
Landscape Design
Quantity Surveying
Site Supervision
Partner: Kieferle & Partner
MEP Engineering: Ian Banham

Period
2005 - 2010

Client
Dubai International Real Estate (DIRE)

Cost estimate
1.1 Billion USD (3.9 Billion DHS)

well looks like they are down from 22 towers to 17! :P :nuts::nuts::nuts:

also pics...

http://i54.tinypic.com/25pid8m.jpg

R

well its STILL on their website...http://www.dire.ae/...and is infact the first thing u see when u go on their site! but the pic looks a bit different from what we have seen so far...

http://i52.tinypic.com/1z23ms8.jpg

and then there is their map which we have seen and which was in the original press release i think... its in upcoming projects...its the only one in this section...

http://i55.tinypic.com/358wgu8.jpg

and then there was this TINY TINY pic at the top of their page...its jewel of the creek...but only part of it...I know this thing will prolly be built in phases so is this phase one shown here?

http://i55.tinypic.com/xla6og.jpg

R



Great find!!!

And you're right, it does look a bit different and definitely very Dubai Festival City-ish. Once done, it will make a great extension to the Downtown Deira skyline past Maktoum Bridge :D

I have a feeling the delay was part due to the global slowdown but also becuase of a change in design...i think the bldgs with the squares was the original and then the latest designs are ones on the right...i like the squares...but then with the new version, I like that tower in the front with that gold cube...I would go for that in the front and the building with the squares at the back, which faces baniyas rd.

http://i54.tinypic.com/34zyvfb.jpg

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ok...WOW...i just found MORE stuff on this...and one more set of designs! :O

http://www.kieferle-partner.com/news_5423_2008081548a57d357a629-Jewel-of-the-Creek.html.en

and I think the transport peeps will like this...its a traffic study done of the area...which looks like it was conducted AGES ago...or they just used an old pic i dont know but here

http://www.traffic-safety.ae/RTTSRC/Projects/Jewel.htm

and here is a close up of that pic
http://www.traffic-safety.ae/RTTSRC/Projects/jewel1.jpg

ok this is all TOO MUCH! im going to rest now..

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^^ Great updates, though I think this is the new render....
http://i52.tinypic.com/1z23ms8.jpg

I am sure we will be hearing a lot more about this project very soon..........

whatever they are building there now, concrete pours ARE happening at nite...drove past it yest and there were three trucks there...

work is also continuing at the base of the second crane...and the sign on the crane...to me...looks like its Habtoor Leighton.

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^^ Great updates, though I think this is the new render....
http://i52.tinypic.com/1z23ms8.jpg

I am sure we will be hearing a lot more about this project very soon..........

This looks like a render of the D1 Tower in Culture Village!

This looks like a render of the D1 Tower in Culture Village!

^^ ha! Good point! Maybe a mini D1? :lol:

I got this off the DIRE website....

I wonder what that the round building is?

http://i51.tinypic.com/32zjpue.jpg

im not sure...but in other news...i think i saw piles coming out of the ground...near the floating bridge...

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im not sure...but in other news...i think i saw piles coming out of the ground...near the floating bridge...

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This project has suddenly accelerated!:banana:

work is also continuing at the base of the second crane...and the sign on the crane...to me...looks like its Habtoor Leighton.

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It reads HLT ... and that crane has been there since the last week of July

What's HLT? :dunno:

It reads HLT ... and that crane has been there since the last week of July

is that a 'T'? ok...i will go with that...and yes it has.

drove past it again today...and there are A LOT more piles coming out of the ground...and that structure near maktoum bridge has another level...

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"recently awarded contracts include $817m Jewel of the Creek in Port Saaed, Dubai"

http://www.ameinfo.com/273161.html

random fact but we did already know that contracts have been awarded, since some construction started and now we know the new cost. HOPEFULLY we wont have to wait till NOVEMBER to hear news on this...

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Sorry, HLG :wallbash:

Sorry, HLG :wallbash:

see i thot was that...but I wasnt sure...anywho...you seeing HLG just re-confirms it is Habtoor Leighton.

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update from today...

http://i54.tinypic.com/2yziy6h.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/20tqfxk.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/22cexe.jpg

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the building close to maktoum bridge looks T/O but im not sure...they seem to be adding something to it...will try and and take pics...

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^^ What a massive increase in the pace of construction!!! :eek2:

from today:

http://i51.tinypic.com/2cmvls2.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/detbgk.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/x2qcrs.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2psk19y.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/w6pjq9.jpg

from the city centre car park.

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found this new image on DIRE's website...i think it is the jewel of the creek...

http://i56.tinypic.com/jzb5p2.jpg

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^^ Thanks for the updates. Seems the design is evolving all the time!

I saw scaffolding near the project board and that can only mean one thing: a new render which will finally show which design they have chosen!

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Pictures please! :D

from yest:

http://i52.tinypic.com/2q8bza9.jpg

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Suspense!!!

this website...supposedly shows the chosen design...they have gone for the slightly more boring design IMO...maybe its cheaper...or they didnt get approval...

the no. of buildings for the project are still 17...

The project involves construction of a commercial and residential development comprising a convention center, 12 residential buildings each comprising 4 basement levels, a ground floor and 19 additional floors, 3 office buildings each comprising 4 basement levels, a ground floor and 17 additional floors as well as a 5 and 4 star hotel both comprising 4 basement levels, a ground floor and 17 additional floors.

http://www.bncnetwork.net/pgs/display/ProjectDisplay.aspx?ProjectID=40448

I guess that means we can say goodbye to the gold cube and D1's mini me...

:fiddle::fiddle::fiddle::fiddle:

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^^ Still looks like a fantastic development! :)

Al-Habtoor Leighton wins Dubai work.(Brief article)

Article from: MEED Middle East Economic Digest | July 1, 2011 | Copyright
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The local/Australian Al-Habtoor Leighton Group has won the estimated AED400m ($109m) substructure contract on the Jewel of the Creek development in Dubai.

The client, the local Dubai International Real Estate, selected Al-Habtoor Leighton after it received bids from contractors for the package in November 2010.

The works involve the construction of a four-level basement for the development, which is located on the banks of the creek in the Port Saeed area next to Al-Maktoum bridge. Another contract will be awarded for the building works. The scheme is a mixed-use development, with 17 main buildings surrounding …

http://business.highbeam.com/409213/article-1G1-262886831/alhabtoor-leighton-wins-dubai-work

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Thanks for sharing :)

so the crane closer to maktoum bridge is gone...which makes me think even more that the structure built is a substation or something...

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from today:

http://i44.tinypic.com/2607rwi.jpg

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^^ what is it??

a substation???

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Looks like Tabreed on site .

from yest:

http://i39.tinypic.com/v7w5fs.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/16husde.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/14siog5.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/214e3co.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/14xdtau.jpg

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^^ Excellent update! Looks like they are getting pretty busy!

Past by the project board today...its still old and rusty...and from the looks of it...the render hasnt changed either...

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from this pic we can see the slight difference in those ovalround shaped structures...

http://i39.tinypic.com/5u0gt1.jpg

http://www.bncnetwork.net/pgs/display/ProjectDisplay.aspx?ProjectID=40448

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^^ Not sure I follow. Please elaborate :)

ok so here are the three renders we found...the top one is from Kling Consult, the middle one is from that BCN website and the last one is from the DIRE website...notice the differences between the first two...

http://i41.tinypic.com/2qi1tl5.jpg

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^^ Ah, ok. i get it now. The design seems virtually unchanged, except for that circular building on the corner. I guess we will just have to wait and see :)

Who is handling the real estate ... would not mind living in this small but convienant area.

Who is handling the real estate ... would not mind living in this small but convienant area.

its a DIRE project so I guess its them...

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they have started working on the project board again...maybe this time we will get a new render!

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Busy, busy, busy!!!

http://i44.tinypic.com/2l8uono.jpg

Good update! thanks!

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the project is beautiful. it is not as spacious as other projects going on in other parts of Dubai, it is still beautifully designed. uses a small area conveniently and yet in a designer way.

Good update! thanks!

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You're most welcome :)

while I may have not gone in a while HLG's website gave us another angle of the site which was in their online AKHBAR ALDAR magazine...in the Jan 2012 issue.

http://i39.tinypic.com/11hyp80.jpg

http://www.hlgroup.com/en/section/media-centre/publications

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^^ Wow! Excellent update - looks like a lot of foundation work has now been completed! :eek:

And today morning, while driving over the floating bridge, I could see concrete pouring on the area in the foreground of the picture (Post 207)

And today morning, while driving over the floating bridge, I could see concrete pouring on the area in the foreground of the picture (Post 207)

No photgraphy stunts while driving this time? Should have been easy on the Floating Br as it has a lower speed limit than SZR :lol:

It was also 6 AM in the morning ... still dark :lol:

Two more HLG cranes are up on site. One not far from the existing one, near the water edge of the site, and the other on the water edge - floating bridge corner. :cheers:

^^ Pictures please! :D

altin is rite...they have put up two more cranes and the insides of that structure near maktoum bridge have been painted blue...

I will try and take pics this weekend.

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^^ Thanks :)

Dubai International Real Estate (DIRE) has signed a contract with Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) for part of a AED3bn redevelopment of Dubai Creek, it was announced on Monday.

HLG has been awarded the AED480m ($130m) Package 7 of the Jewel of the Creek development in Port Saeed, Dubai, a statement said.

HLG's contract involves the construction and completion of the substructure works for four basement levels and ground floor slabs on the waterside site between Al Maktoum Bridge, Baniyas Road and the Floating Bridge, the statement added.

Package 7 forms part of the AED3 billion "Jewel of the Creek" development which will be a multi-use development including four and five star hotels, furnished serviced apartments, a convention centre, a ballroom, office buildings, residential buildings, a marina and landscaping.

HLG chairman Riad T Sadik welcomed the new project to HLG's project portfolio, saying: "We are confident that this landmark development will be a great success."

Laurie Voyer, HLG CEO and managing director, added: "The award of the project demonstrates that HLG has an established reputation and is a preferred contractor by major clients in the Dubai market."

Construction works on Package 7 have already begun and completion is expected in August 2013, he added.

HLG, a joint venture between the Al Habtoor Group and Australia’s Leighton Holdings, last week said it had won a $515m deal to build a luxury hotel in Dubai.

The deal is part of the Al Habtoor Group’s $1.3bn overhaul of the Metropolitan Hotel.

HLG will construct a hotel complex, comprising a five-level podium, one 26-storey tower and one 25-storey tower.


http://www.arabianbusiness.com/habtoor-leighton-wins-130m-dubai-creek-deal-447425.html

The objective of the Jewel of the Creek development is to transform the location into a vibrant urban centre and a prominent landmark in the heart of Dubai.

The vision is to create a project of strong identification, a complex as a unit unparalleled along the Creek with functions linked to each other, yet each part of the development with its own expression and values. The project and its onsite infrastructure are designed by the joint venture partnership of Kieferle & Partner and Kling Consult.

this is the pic that was in ther papers...

http://i44.tinypic.com/2vrx2j6.jpg

http://gulfnews.com/business/construction/habtoor-unit-wins-jewel-of-creek-contract-1.987252

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The objective of the Jewel of the Creek development is to transform the location into a vibrant urban centre and a prominent landmark in the heart of Dubai.

The vision is to create a project of strong identification, a complex as a unit unparalleled along the Creek with functions linked to each other, yet each part of the development with its own expression and values. The project and its onsite infrastructure are designed by the joint venture partnership of Kieferle & Partner and Kling Consult.

this is the pic that was in ther papers...

http://i44.tinypic.com/2vrx2j6.jpg

http://gulfnews.com/business/construction/habtoor-unit-wins-jewel-of-creek-contract-1.987252

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I'm starting to like this project a lot more now :)

Master plan:

http://www.traffic-safety.ae/RTTSRC/Projects/jewel1.jpg


Project details:
High-class Hotel, Residential and Offi ce Development including Marina and Waterfront Restaurants

Convention Center with Ballroom, Recreation Center

8 Apartment Buildings (4B + G + 19)

4 Waterfront serviced Apartment Buildings (4B + G + 19)

3 Office Towers (4B + G + 17)

5* Hotel + amenities (4B + G + 17)

4* Hotel + serviced Apartment Tower (4B + G + 17)

TOTAL: 17 buildings



New renders:

http://www.kieferle-partner.com/dna_media/JOC_CreekV4c5194f7467cb.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/143jk78.jpg


The masterplan suggests that the new Creek crossing will be coming soon as well... 2014 here we come! ;)

good find.

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also there is another tender out...i wonder for what...

Name : Jewel of the Creek Mixed-use Development Project
Description : Development of Jewel of the Creek mixed-use scheme comprising four-star and five-star hotels, furnished service apartments, a convention centre, ballroom, office buildings, residential buildings, a marina and landscaping.
Territory : Dubai
Updated : February 28, 2012
Status : Current Project

http://www.emiratestenders.com/CategoryResult.asp?CategoryId=40

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^^ Well the previous tender for for the 4 basement and ground level, so essentially the old tender is/was for the underground podium and this new one is for everything upwards of that :)

If there are two tenders out, then the first one has been awarded to Habtoor Leighton group as it's parent company Hochtief is reporting here (http://www.hochtief.de/hochtief/201.jhtml?pid=9063).

Contract value is 480m AED for 124000 sqm in the 4 basement levels. Completion of this part is scheduled for August 2013.

not the best pic...but it is an update...taken a few days ago.

http://i40.tinypic.com/wcffc4.jpg

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A new crane (foreground) on site

from today:

http://i39.tinypic.com/u9eoi.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/25iu1ko.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2mwock.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/29scuh.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/vvp69.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/zjyvcw.jpg

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^^ Activity has certainly picked up here! :eek:

Thanks for the updates :)

I haven't listen any of the project laying in Deira been cancelled......every bit of this part of the city is occupied.....!

There is a higher resolution picture available on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7073180707_4d4fe2f835_b.jpghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rapsak/7073180707/

A superb update! Thanks :D

Looks like it may be amongst the city's biggest construction projects at the moment! :eek:

There is a higher resolution picture available on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7073180707_4d4fe2f835_b.jpghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rapsak/7073180707/

a close up

http://i43.tinypic.com/2rd85jn.jpg

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a close up

http://i43.tinypic.com/2rd85jn.jpg

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^^ Wow! Thanks :D

Dubai International Real Estate prepares Jewel of the Creek tenders

22 April 2012, 13:42 GMT | By Colin Foreman

The local Dubai International Real Estate is preparing to issue tender documents for the next phase of its Jewel of the Creek development in Dubai.

The contract will involve building the superstructure of the mixed-use development that will have 17 main buildings surrounding a marina. The buildings include:

A convention centre with ballroom and recreation centre
A 17-storey luxury hotel
A 17-storey four-star hotel and serviced apartment building
Eight 19-storey apartment buildings
Three 17-storey office towers
Four 19-storey serviced apartment buildings

The local/Australian Al-Habtoor Leighton Group won the estimated AED400m ($109m) substructure contract in July last year. That contract involves the construction of a four-level basement for the development, which is located on the banks of the creek in the Port Saeed area next to Al-Maktoum bridge.

The piling works were completed by the local APCC. Germany’s Kling Consult is the consultant for the architectural design, structural engineering, landscape design and quantity surveying

http://www.meed.com/sectors/construction/dubai-international-real-estate-prepares-jewel-of-the-creek-tenders/3134537.article#ixzz1swYjVhkK

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How does whole area look a like after completion...?.......seems they are in hurry to complete.......:banana:

Go DIRE! :tongue2:

What's the estminated completion for this monster project?

Dubai International Real Estate prepares Jewel of the Creek tenders

22 April 2012, 13:42 GMT | By Colin Foreman

The local Dubai International Real Estate is preparing to issue tender documents for the next phase of its Jewel of the Creek development in Dubai.

The contract will involve building the superstructure of the mixed-use development that will have 17 main buildings surrounding a marina. The buildings include:

A convention centre with ballroom and recreation centre
A 17-storey luxury hotel
A 17-storey four-star hotel and serviced apartment building
Eight 19-storey apartment buildings
Three 17-storey office towers
Four 19-storey serviced apartment buildings

The local/Australian Al-Habtoor Leighton Group won the estimated AED400m ($109m) substructure contract in July last year. That contract involves the construction of a four-level basement for the development, which is located on the banks of the creek in the Port Saeed area next to Al-Maktoum bridge.

The piling works were completed by the local APCC. Germany’s Kling Consult is the consultant for the architectural design, structural engineering, landscape design and quantity surveying

http://www.meed.com/sectors/construction/dubai-international-real-estate-prepares-jewel-of-the-creek-tenders/3134537.article#ixzz1swYjVhkK

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How does whole area look a like after completion...?.......seems they are in hurry to complete.......:banana:


u just have to go a page back...we have a render...several actually...but there is one here:

http://gulfnews.com/business/construction/habtoor-unit-wins-jewel-of-creek-contract-1.987252


Go DIRE! :tongue2:

What's the estminated completion for this monster project?

not sure...but it shuld need atleast 2-4 more years, right?

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i think they may have already issued some:

Name : Jewel of the Creek Mixed-use Development Project
Description : Development of Jewel of the Creek mixed-use scheme comprising four-star and five-star hotels, furnished service apartments, a convention centre, ballroom, office buildings, residential buildings, a marina and landscaping.
Territory : Dubai
Updated : April 23, 2012
Status : Current Project

http://www.emiratestenders.com/CategoryResult.asp?CategoryId=28

http://i45.tinypic.com/29c2kxk.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2a4o1gl.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/wuhun4.jpg

this is one hell of a construction activity! :)

WOW! Such fantastic updates!

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^^ Master of Update....thanks ........'Chakazoolu'

Awesome updates! Thanks :cheers:

WOW, like in the good old days... and this explains why they have their own power substation and concrete plant! :nuts:

thanks for the updates

commercial places in this area , shops ?

^^ Yes, read the first page.

thanks :) :)

what is the official page of this project