http://www.gulf-news.com/images/2003/04/hi/16_council2.jpg
http://www.gulf-news.com/images/2002/04/hi/24_corn1.jpg
http://www.gulf-news.com/images/2002/04/hi/24_corn2.jpg
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/dubaidude1/-1967334579plan.jpg

The Deira Corniche will have a new frontage at a cost of Dh3.307 billion. Dubai Municipality will develop the corniche next year and it will cover the area between Al Hamriya Port and Rashid Port The area would be build close to, where deira hyatt regency is.That lonely building will have some friends now:laugh:.
The area covers about 5 sq km along Deira beach. As part of the project, Al Hamriya Vegetable and Fruit Market will be shifted to Al Awir and The car parking area will be demolished.
It is one of the most important development projects. It will develop the seafront which will be unique and beautiful. It will offer additional open and private beaches. The project will also offer land for urban development in the seafront.
It will also help in raising the economy. The project will offer new entertainment, commercial and residential areas.
The municipality has done intensive studies on the environmental, urban planning, engineering, transportation and commercial aspects. About 400 hectares of land will be reclaimed from the sea, but this will not affect the ports or Al Mamzar area.
According to the Planning and Survey report, the municipality will also improve the road network around the area.
The area will be able to accommodate 12,000 people, or 200 to 1,400 people per hectare to avoid pressure on the facilities.
There will be commercial buildings with super deluxe offices. Buildings will be around 30 storeys high and face the sea. There will have car parking facilities and the area will be accessed by buses and abras. There will be pedestrian crossings also.
A special area will be reserved for the monorail which will connect the Deira Corniche with Bur Dubai passing near the Al Shindagha tunnel.
There will be an art museum, Civil Defence station, social clubs and tourism centres near the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The residential area will be divided into two blocks with three types of buildings, 20 storeys, 13 storeys and five storeys. They will not be built directly on the sea. In addition, there will be an elementary school, mosque, shops and a nursery.
An artificial island will be built in front of the beach and will be connected to the corniche by a bridge. The island will have four hotels, with three being 20 storeys high and with a private beach.
The fourth hotel will not be on the beach. It will consist of chalets with an artificial lake where people can practise water sports.
There will be sports clubs, cinemas, coffee shops and shopping centres. There will be parks, a place for riding bicycles and a jogging track. The area will be landscaped. Al Hamriya Port will also be developed and expanded.

i always thought about that very tall building,and why it was so alone and for what reason it was build in a highrise scarce area?, but that building probably influenced a lot on the project, since it showed them that this area could also become a tourist destination. I always dreamt of something happening in this area, since it was surrounded by desert and in the middle was this very tall hyatt, but this project was more then what i expected.

That midrise cluster of buildings somehow reminds me of abudhabi, and a corniche right in front of them, very much like abudhabi!!

Sheikh Mohammed also make a speech on this project, and he always makes speech on project that will become reality one day. This project is vey true and definately will get build!! afterall dubai is amazing

Mashalah WOW :p this is great , whenever they wrote about this project in the newspaper , they alway put cappy photos of it , mostly small ones , so first of all thanks for the photos and second , can u like tell me exactly where this will be ((( dont know much about Dubai`s area planning , i mean i know the area of the hyatt but where will this project be exactly

Looks very coloful and lively!!! But then again where exactly is it located!!???!!!

The area will be build around this hotel, hyatt regency, this building
http://www.uaetrip.com/hotels/hyatt1.jpg
as you can see this building in the 1st and the 3rd picture
Well, i hope this map helps
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/dubaidude1/Pictureoo0.jpg

Wow!!!! All that area!!! Got it!!! Dubai is just exploding!!! :runaway:

What i like about this project is its just in deira, so you know this area will be crowded, which i like. Is'nt this project huge? is something like the marina but just right in the city! i can already see the abra service running down from here. All that yellow part is'nt actually land, when you go there, its actually water. But they are making islands on the water and then the buildings on the island. Dubai is building soo many islands, that its just crazy!

Well the corniche sucks compared to Abu Dhabi`s , But hopefully this project will imporve things and make things less fish smelly ;)

Well the corniche sucks compared to Abu Dhabi`s , But hopefully this project will imporve things and make things less fish smelly ;)

I havent seen the deira corniche!!!! Do u know how far the Abu Dhabi corniche construction has reached. I just want them to get over with it and have the place beautiful again!!!! :)

ok, this is my favorite project ! i have numerous childhood memories which involved deira corniche, and just that whole area of deira. it is wonderful to see it get developed.

I`m not really sure if its going to get the green light , or if it will look like the renderings , the reason why i believe so is becoz there has not been any advertisements about this project ( no publicity )

Yeah! but i dont remember other major project being advertised very much when introduced such as grollo towers when introduced in dubai, did have much publicity. This is just a recent project and considered in the list of future constructing project that is something is still continuing on the project. The study on the project is going on. The project is very big, so it takes time to analyze it. There are soo many project under condtruction right now that this might take a liitle time. Many project even get build up without having too much publicity.

Sheikh mohammed has already called a council meeting on this project and said that this project will become reality one day. and you know him, he cant cancel something thats he has made speech on in a councill meeting.

Yeah! but i dont remember other major project being advertised very much when introduced such as grollo towers when introduced in dubai, did have much publicity. This is just a recent project and considered in the list of future constructing project that is something is still continuing on the project. The study on the project is going on. The project is very big, so it takes time to analyze it. There are soo many project under condtruction right now that this might take a liitle time. Many project even get build up without having too much publicity.

Sheikh mohammed has already called a council meeting on this project and said that this project will become reality one day. and you know him, he cant cancel something thats he has made speech on in a councill meeting.

I feel itll take another 10 years time!!!!!! By then all the other projects will be done!!!! :)

10 YEARS, THATS TOO MUCH FOR DUBAI
How many years of planing did it take dubai to build dubai marina, burj-al-arab, palm islands etc basically the "New Dubai".
i think i'll just take another 5-7 years, just after burj dubai and other major projects are completed. dont you agree?

I agree with that

But wont there be a saturation??!! It will be safer to have the projects that are being done completed well and then start on the next, which will probably take another 8 to 10 years dont u think??!!!

the new corniche project is going on.
you can clearly see that they have started to heap up the artificial island! see pictures 2 and 4!!
i'll upload some photos later!

can you imagine what will happen when the huge parking area in front of hyatt regency will be gone?? pure chaos i think!

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Corniche/Corniche1.jpg

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Corniche/Corniche2.jpg

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Corniche/Corniche3.jpg

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Corniche/Corniche4.jpg

btw: does somebody have some more info about this project. what will be built on it?

LIttle confused about this one is it like reclaimed Land of coast of Dubai
As I can see the hyatt regency Hotel Land Mark there

the vision is to gain new land, just like palm islands and the world!

well can see the great new beach front land this one will make and that area of Dubai needs some intrest. Honestly I have been down to this area like once in the past year. So dont know it very well. Only as I fly over into it to Dubai. But looks like great in the models I think I have some over head shots that I will find tonight

sweet project! is this one due to be built anytime soon?

Project: Deira Corniche Improvement

Date of Completion: 2004

Description: The Deira Corniche will have a new frontage at a cost of Dh 3.307 billion. Dubai Municipality will develop the corniche in 2003 and it will cover the area between Hamriya Port and Port Rashid. The area covers about 5 sq km along Deira beach. As part of the project, the Municipality will develop the existing Fish and Vegetable Market and the Hamriya Market will be shifted to Al Awir. The project will include commercial buildings, an art museum, social clubs, tourism centres etc. A special area will be reserved for the monorail which will connect the Deira Corniche with Bur Dubai passing near the Al Shindagha tunnel. An artificial island will be built in front of the beach and will be connected to the corniche by a bridge. The island will also have four hotels.

I dont know about these projects in Dubai.....It is just way to unbelievable.

Its started and the markets have moved which frees up all that land. All the reclemation needs to occur first and once thats done then the building will occur. This is great for dubai as it creates something world class on that side of the creek. The poor Hyatt has stood alone there for ages.

Have some Images taken from the Air in early June
Also do you guys like larger images sizes or the smaller ones ?

http://athene.riv.csu.edu.au/~towers02/ForSkyScrapersCityPage/Corniche%20Area%20From%20Air%20Project/dsc06836fromAir2.jpg

http://athene.riv.csu.edu.au/~towers02/ForSkyScrapersCityPage/Corniche%20Area%20From%20Air%20Project/dsc06838FromAir.jpg

http://athene.riv.csu.edu.au/~towers02/ForSkyScrapersCityPage/Corniche%20Area%20From%20Air%20Project/dsc06838FromAir2.jpg

you can see the density and complete lack of free space then oddly open space on all sides for the water front ! Nothing appeared to be done much when I flow over head to Qatar that month. Of course the size again ( Dubai style is huge ) and the land being reclaimed I thing woukld be under the plane in these images as the porject covers a long strech of shore front.

this is how the corniche area still looks like!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/pa1bc7d52012d85ddc901631e0662ad08/f79d6f20.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/p22255f12006cd9d398a0f3fc5092ea3b/f799a4fa.jpg

will post pics from the other side later. you can already see a small island of sand!
will take pics asap!!! :)

cool so its underwork that much already

sorry, i totally forgot to take pics of the new island!

this is what it looks like at the moment, seems to be easy going!!!

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Corniche/2.jpg

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Corniche/3.jpg

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Corniche/4.jpg

What island ?

http://vgn.dm.gov.ae/DMEGOV/images/-406845540hamriya.jpg

Dubai Municipality will soon undertake a project for beautification of Al Hamriyah Corniche, the area between Al Hamriyah Vegetable and Fruit Market and Hyatt Regency Hotel. This was stated by Abdul Rahman Al Sharid, Director of the General Projects Department, who noted that work on the 15,000-sq metre project is expected to be complete by August. The project will target two areas. Benches will be placed along the shore and there will a modern cafeteria.


The southern side will feature umbrellas, benches, a stage for holding activities in addition to public toilets. Palm trees will be planted along both sides of the road and the whole area will be covered with grass.

26 April 2003

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Deira Corniche plan presented to Dubai Executive Council

The Dubai Executive Council, chaired by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence has discussed several development projects, specially the Deira Corniche plan. The plans for the Corniche were prepared by Dubai Municipality. The project is in keeping with the move to develop beaches and provide recreational facilities for tourists. The members also listened to a presentation by the project engineer on the objectives and cost of the project.


The project includes a commercial area of international standards facing the beach; a pedestrian walkway extending from Shindagha Tunnel to Corniche street. The walkway will be nine metres above sea level. The multi-billion project includes a bus station and another tunnel parallel to the present one; there will also be an administrative and services centre; a harbour; apartments; first class hotels; a fish market; and an artificial island to be installed there.

does not look like much out there

merged these two so reread as each has good points

why didn't they improve dubai's corniche long ago, i mean they should have improved in when hyatt was built 25 years ago, in my opinion its very late because dubai has a very unplaned dirty corniche

well i don't think the corniche is that dirty. especially this part around hyatt is clean. the new corniche project éxtends from dubai creek beginning at port rahid to close to the border of sharjah! ok the huge parking area is not that nice and the old inner city is a bit dirty, but this is nothing compared to other cities, even german cities are quite polluted.

Here is the latest on the corniche re-development: :pepper:

Taken from Gulf News Today:

Hamriyah vegetable market to be demolished

By Bassma Al Jandaly Staff Reporter

Dubai: By the end of next week, there will be no trace of the old Al Hamriyah Fruit and Vegetable Market, which has stood on an area of 450,000 square metres for nearly three decades.

After 27 years, the market will be demolished, leaving the area free for other ambitious plans which are yet to be unveiled, a civic official said.

The job of clearing and demolishing what remains of the market has been contracted out by the municipality to a private company that paid Dh1.3 million for windows, doors and scrap iron, said Mohammad Al Tawhidi, director of the Building and Housing Department.

"The idea of shifting the market from Hamriyah occurred to the planners and decision-makers as far back as 10 years ago," Al Tawhidi said. "The location at Hamriyah for the vegetable market was not suitable anymore and the area was to be re-planned. The old market in Hamriyah opened on May 12, 1977. Since then, studies and reviews have taken place and a suitable area for shifting the market was being looked for to accommodate growth."

The market shifted to its new location in Al Awir on Emirates Road in July.

Vendors from Al Hamriyah Fruit and Vegetable Market said they paid "inflated" fees to move from the old market to the new Dh152 million Dubai Central Fruit and Vegetable Market.

More than Dh140 million was earned when the rights were auctioned to the 132 shops, cold stores, stalls, bastas (racks for vendors), restaurants, cafés and office space.

The municipality official said the new market is designed to meet the requirements of the emirate's fruit and vegetable business until 2012.

The new wholesale market in Al Awir encompasses seven blocks with 284 outlets and occupies an area of 1.1 million square metres.

Traders have not been happy with the move to the new location because it is too far away from the city centre, they said. Two months after the move, business has yet to pickup, they said. They are still waiting for a surge in customers. The facility is located in an area that links Dubai with Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates.

The new market has all the modern amenities as well as the necessary space to accommodate an increased number of vendors and customers.

The civic official said the location of the new market is suitable for inter-state transportation and for the re-export of fruits and vegetables.

The location of the old market added to traffic congestion because of the number of heavy vehicles at the market delivering and picking up goods.

Goodbye Hamriyah Fruit and Veg market! :fiddle:

http://face81.5u.com/veg.jpg


And this is something I found from mid 2002:

So finally we can start looking forward to scenes like these (instead of those open sandy plots near the Hyatt) :


:soon:

http://face81.5u.com/c3.jpg


:applause:

http://face81.5u.com/c2.jpg


The Deira Corniche will have a new frontage at a cost of Dh3.307 billion. Dubai Municipality will develop the corniche next year and it will cover the area between Al Hamriya Port and Rashid Port, according to Qassim Sultan, Director General of the civic body.

"The area covers about 5 sq km along Deira beach. As part of the project, the municipality will develop the existing Fish and Vegetable Market and Al Hamriya Vegetable and Fruit Market will be shifted to Al Awir. The car parking area will be demolished.

It is one of the most important development projects. It will develop the seafront which will be unique and beautiful. It will offer additional open and private beaches. The project will also offer land for urban development in the seafront.

"It will also help in raising the economy. The project will offer new entertainment, commercial and residential areas."

The municipality has done intensive studies on the environmental, urban planning, engineering, transportation and commercial aspects. About 400 hectares of land will be reclaimed from the sea, but this will not affect the ports or Al Mamzar area.

According to the Planning and Survey report, the municipality will also improve the road network around the area.

The area will be able to accommodate 12,000 people, or 200 to 1,400 people per hectare to avoid pressure on the facilities.

There will be commercial buildings with super deluxe offices. Buildings will be around 30 storeys high and face the sea. There will have car parking facilities and the area will be accessed by buses and abras. There will be pedestrian crossings also.

A special area will be reserved for the monorail which will connect the Deira Corniche with Bur Dubai passing near the Al Shindagha tunnel.

The existing Fish and Vegetable market is expected to be in the same location, but will be developed by the municipality to serve the area for 10-20 years.

There will be an art museum, Civil Defence station, social clubs and tourism centres near the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The residential area will be divided into two blocks with three types of buildings, 20 storeys, 13 storeys and five storeys. They will not be built directly on the sea. In addition, there will be an elementary school, mosque, shops and a nursery.

An artificial island will be built in front of the beach and will be connected to the corniche by a bridge. The island will have four hotels, with three being 20 storeys high and with a private beach.

The fourth hotel will not be on the beach. It will consist of chalets with an artificial lake where people can practise water sports.

There will be sports clubs, cinemas, coffee shops and shopping centres. There will be parks, a place for riding bicycles and a jogging track. The area will be landscaped. Al Hamriya Port will also be developed and expanded.


Enjoy

Face81
:jippo:

this is good news. finally they remove this one! second step so far after the beginning of the artificial islands! so this means there will be some construction in next few months! but what about the mosque there! will they demolish it too? this one was waking me up sometimes, especially in winter when windows open at night! praying starts at 5am or something!

In general mosques are only relocated in extreme cases, but never demolished......but who knows for certain. As for the bad traffic in the area, one can only assume that its going to get much worse. Sorry about that! All those Sharjah people coming thru from Mamzar will have to get back onto the highway.hahahahaha Good luck to you all!

-Face81
:jippo:

so they cant ever take it down
can they be moved ?

Oh and does anyone know what all those buildings on the top right side of this pic are:

http://www.face81.5u.com/c1.jpg

There seem to be too many buildings planned for this area........just extra pressure on poor Shindagah tunnel if u ask me!

-Face81
:jippo:

i'm very excited about how they will manage the traffic!!!

have a look at this image:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/p22255f12006cd9d398a0f3fc5092ea3b/f799a4fa.jpg

ths parking space will soon be closed and high-rises will be built! i suppose road to al shindagah tunnel will be in trouble and also the corniche road on the right side of the pic (towards port rashid)! streets will be relocated abnd with this huge construction site traffic will be blocked. i think the real problems are still ahead of us!!!! :(

the ones i the beaches i guess would be large hotels

also some residential complexes!

I am no religious expert, but as far as i know, Mosques can be re-located, but not completely removed from a specific area. I think i saw a mosque planned in the vicinity of the current mosque in the renderings for the redevelopment.

So lets call in the mosque experts...........where are you?

Face81
:jippo:

Those trucks on that plot of sand will be gone too. They were only there because they were delivering consignments of fruits and veg to the market, so i think you will see a better set of vehicles in the area, although the traffic will be alot worse if you ask me. :dunno:

-Face81
:jippo:

perhaps they should push for another crossing here then !

I once heard rumours of plans to build another tunnel alongside Shindagha and make the existing one-way. Never heard anything more on that though.

But its going to be a chain reaction when construction kicks off here. All the way from Mamzar to Jebel Ali.....Dubai will be a traffic nightmare (not that it isnt already)

Not looking forward to that extra time on the raods! I even read that the artificial islands linked with the redevelopment would have their own trains. Any updates on that?

Oh and I think they should push for atleast half a dozen more crossings if they want to improve the flow of traffic. Perhaps some could be pre-paid toll bridges or something. That way there would be no queues at toll booths.

-Face81
:jippo:

heard about another tunnel too, but long time ago. but on the renderings there still is only al shindagah tunnel. nothing will change.

That will be a shame if they dont take into consideration the worsening traffic situation. Such a beautiful new area, but with bad traffic. Very sad indeed. :cry:

Maybe they could widen the roads in the area?

And does this plan include that huge sand plot that borders the Hyatt? Next to the round-about that goes to Naif, Mamzar and Abu Hail? The one that has nothing on it- no trucks either. I think its next to the minature golf course.

I hope they will redevelop that too. A possible extension to the Hyatt maybe? :)

Cant wait for more details. They should be coming along soon now that they are demolishing that market.

Werent there plans for a fishing museum too?

-Face81
:jippo:

yes, on the other side of hyatt reg also is a sand plot and there are some small homes for workers.

widen the roads would be possible, but need for new tunnel or bridge at al shindagah tunnel. widening roads behind tunnel is no problem, especially bur dubai side. there is so much free space. but on the big junction after the tunnel and after carrefour, next to port rashid you could even pass by the junction. this keeps the traffic fluent, but the problem is at night in the other direction (to hyatt). and as all cars have to go on two lanes through the tunnel, it's slowmotion!

Has any of that land reclaimation work started? I havent been in that area for a while now.

And wont the Hyatt need a face-lift to fit in with all the new swanky surroundings? Is it just me or it starting to look a little dated? :ancient:

Face81
:jippo:

Huyatt definitelly needs a meticulate clean up of the fasade.

yes! watch my pics in post #31! not too much happened but you can clearly see it!

have to leave now for basketball! cu in 2 hours??? ;)

i should have been asleep 3 hours ago still jet lagged

u really should get some sleep mate. Dont let that nasty jet lag get the better of u.

And the Hyatt is looking very tired indeed!

Woohoo.....50th post!:D
:pepper: :carrot: :banana: :cucumber:
:dance:


Face81
:jippo:

the hyat is under serius refit right now! there is a large area with site offices on the sharjah side of it at the moment.

yes hyatt reg will be redesigned. a bit chaotic there. they get a totally new entrance area and the hotel rooms will totally renewed! after completion it should fit to the new corniche!

All in all the Hyatt really need to be renovated or replaced with a new property. The refurbishment is only to improve the lobby area of the hotel.......as far as i know there are no plans to improve the exterior of the building, which in my opinion is starting to look fairly bad. what do you think?

:ancient:
http://face81.5u.com/hyatt.jpg

Oh and the area I am talking about is the sand patch that can be seen just to the right of the right most buliding in the pic above

right, they won't redesign the outside of the hotel, only the entrance! some hotel guests and galleria residents already have complained about the noise! at least the hotel rooms will be refurnished! inside the hotel there is a rendering of how it will look like when finished. pretty nice, but won't fit to the ugly brown!!! :(

i'm sure they will demolish it within the next 5-10 years!!! it also won't fit to the new corniche!

It doest deserve to be torn down Dubai Lover. That is one of Dubai's landmark buildings along with the Trade Centre. It just needs a face lift to get rid of that horrid brown colour. Maybe they could clad it in glass like they did to the old DNATA building in Deira which is home to the Emirates Group now.

If they could make that hideous building look as good as new, I am sure they could work wonders with the Hyatt. The same thing goes for those Trade Centre Apartments. Very ugly indeed!

-Face81
:jippo:

hmm, yes it's one of dubai's first landmarks, but my dad has an short-term apartment there and this is the place i go when i visit him! only residents can go up to the top. at the moment they redesign the pool area which was really old un uncomfortable. and from the galleria residence (taller tower of hyatt regency you can look down to al dawaar revolving restaurant. it's so damned ugly on the top. dirt, dust everywhere.

to redesign this hotel it would take years and would cost as much money as a new hotel!!

LOL......Maybe they could invest in some white paint then? That way it would look just like the Grand Hyatt: White with black stripes!

Or they could try the sand blasting method they used on the Inter Continental Hotel and Reem Tower in Deira last year. Those buildings were looking very ugly and they just sand blasted them.....and look at them now.....as good as new........even the Inter Continental changed from ugly brown to a nice yellow shade.

-Face81
:jippo:

that's the least they can do. but the surface of this brown-colored concrete is coarse/rugged (don't know exact word). maybe the should even the surface and paint it in a new light brown? windows could be changed as well! brown and brown is not so good. btw: they are quite old and it's not nice to look outside through these!

I know the stuff......uneven with a bumpy texture. I have that on my balconies at home.....It used to be grey, but the building landlord recently painted it white and it looks fine:
http://face81.5u.com/wall.jpg

Its not the prettiest wall on Earth, but its better than that brown facade of the Hyatt! That bumpy effect can never be totally removed either....would cost too much.

Oh and maybe some new coloured glass on the Hyatt might look nice too.
-Face81
:jippo:

Aghh , the walls of the house we lived in back when we were in sharjah was covered in that stuff :\ if it rained real hard it would crumble !!!

and i do agree with face :) they shoudlnt demolish the hotel , renovating it is a better idea

My parents had their first honey moon meal in the revolving restaurant 20 odd years ago

"It doest deserve to be torn down Dubai Love"
Building can eb redeveloped you
Torn right back to their shell and redone
I dont know i like the idea of this one being left as it so what if it not match
Some buildings are classics and despite the mistakes they are now are important parts of the past ( Some think i belive dubai may be in danger of forgetting )

yep, i agree it's a true landmark and maybe was dubai's first real hotel, but if you have ever been inside and had a closer look for a long time you recognize that redesigning the entrance is 1% of what has to be done!!!

things that have to be renewed: residence bathrooms (everything in there), windows (dirty and scratches), pool area, restaurants on ground floor, entrance, small mall at ice rink, cinema, bar at residence upper floor, restaurant upper floor,....

well maybe its a lost cause
just seems like a big change thats all

Trances is right, maybe we are being too critical of this ancient structure.Perhaps we should wait to see how it manages to blend in with its new surroundings before we condemn it......I found this picture where the photographer has actually managed to capture it in all its glory:

http://face81.5u.com/hyatt2.jpg

And just for the sake of interest, here is a map of the area. Has anyone seen one with the new coastline drawn in, including those artificial islands?

http://face81.5u.com/hyatt3.jpg

-Face81
:jippo:

yes, this pic is from their website. from far away it looks ok, but the closer you get the worse it is! especially the back entrance where the indian cinema is (at car park)! this whole area is ugly!

i have forgot to mention someting positive: the entrance of galleria residence has been totally redesigned from last december on! it's finished now and has a glass front. makes the entrance area quite nice!!!

you can download the map from here (http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Major Projects 2.pdf)
click right button and save target as...

seems like something is now happening
you can see the huge parking space closed at the end
normally thousands of cars park right in front of hyatt regency

http://vgn.dm.gov.ae/webcam/liveimages/server4/cam3_image.jpg

this is how the parking space looked a couple of weeks ago
cars all over the place at the bottom right
http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Miscellaneous/6.jpg

Cool lets hope there is action before new year

work seems to start now
the fruit and vegetable market on the sharjah side of hyatt regency is being removed these days!!

Article in Gulf News, Jan 11 2005

Residents move out as house demolition begins in Abu Hail

Dubai: Dozens of bulldozers are demolishing more than 150 old houses in the Abu Hail area of Dubai.

The majority of the 10,000 residents who have lived in the area for decades have already moved, but about 2,000 are still living there as they try to find suitable accommodation.

Dozens of houses and shops have already been razed as trucks remove the debris to clear the area for the new project.

The demolition being carried out by Dubai Development Board is part of an ambitious tourism plan for the Deira Corniche area.

The project involves rebuilding the area with modern designs. The project requires demolishing the old buildings and constructing quality residential units to boost the image of Dubai.

Residents in the area were issued eviction notices in November 2003. Most people in the area were those working at the Hamriyah Fruit and Vegetable Market, which was moved to Al Aweer a few months ago.

With the demolition move, the workers have also relocated to be closer to the new market.

"It was a difficult move because apartments are very expensive in other areas of Dubai," said Amar Ali, who moved to Sharjah. "I was paying just Dh15,000 for a two bedroom villa, but now I am paying Dh25,000 for a one-bedroom flat," he said, adding he had moved his family back to India because of financial constraints.

There is a deserted look about the area because demolition work continues on at least three streets. Some of the houses are still occupied by UAE nationals. "We will move as soon as our new house is ready," resident Abdul Rahman said.

Under the project, buildings owned and occupied by UAE nationals will be rebuilt by the Development Board in the first phase and returned to the owners.

The second group of residential units, those owned by UAE nationals but leased out, will be rebuilt and managed by the Development Board, which will lease them out as residential units and turn over 30 per cent of the profit to the landlord.

The third group will include empty land, which will be developed into residential units by the board, with part of the profits going to the owners of the land.

Didn't they change the plan to build Palm Diera !

No fahad , both projects willbe carried out as previously planned

How come!

The bottom design of the palm is different than the expansion of corniche. I guess that they will develop the same area without reclaiming land!

I have those PDFs of major projects in Dubai (The old without palm and the new) and there is no Diera Corniche project in the new one.

the artificial island planned for the new corniche will be cancelled
but all the stuff planned for the continent will be built

the artificial island planned for the new corniche will be cancelled
but all the stuff planned for the continent will be built

I think this proves that all projects in Dubai are not actually pre-planned all together and then released gradually. Some of the projects they come up with are quite newly thought of, otherwise, they wouldn't conflict with other projects.

I think this proves that all projects in Dubai are not actually pre-planned all together and then released gradually. Some of the projects they come up with are quite newly thought of, otherwise, they wouldn't conflict with other projects.

"all" << قوية

I just think that they came-up with a better plan.

Dubai-Lover

Thanks for clarifying it up :)

I think this proves that all projects in Dubai are not actually pre-planned all together and then released gradually. Some of the projects they come up with are quite newly thought of, otherwise, they wouldn't conflict with other projects.


i wouldn't say that.
construction on the palm deira has started months before it's announcement
the new corniche project only existed on the drawing boards and then they thought the new conriche was too small so they decided to build another palm

the corniche was considered to be built but plans have been changed before the corniche project could have been announced!

i claim once more the government has created some kind of masterplan for the whole of dubai. all projects already launched and still to be launched already have their corresponding plots, doesn't matter if they'll be launched in 2 years or even later
otherwise this whole infrastructure thing wouldn't work

D-L do you have a update of this project? I would love to see them if so. :)

I guess now that Diera Palm is a reality, it is back to the drawing board for the Corniche project. It will go ahead but as part of the Island development and not a stand alone project.

i wouldn't say that.
construction on the palm deira has started months before it's announcement
the new corniche project only existed on the drawing boards and then they thought the new conriche was too small so they decided to build another palm

the corniche was considered to be built but plans have been changed before the corniche project could have been announced!

i claim once more the government has created some kind of masterplan for the whole of dubai. all projects already launched and still to be launched already have their corresponding plots, doesn't matter if they'll be launched in 2 years or even later
otherwise this whole infrastructure thing wouldn't work
I agree and as an example the Jebel Ali Airport City was originally planned for 2015 even though it was never announced as such. The city has now been bought forward 10 years.

ok, let's start discussing about this one again

as you can see the huge parking space has been blocked
i expect something to happen here soon

on the other side of the hyatt regency everything has been removed as well

taken a few seconds ago

http://tinypic.com/5l8k2c

I expect the mother of all road junctions to go their to help with palm deira traffic.

The city has now been bought forward 10 years.

that sent shivers down my spine :) :runaway:

lol the other one for palm jum is soo huge already...