Abu Dhabi’s leading real estate developer, Sorouh Real Estate, announced the start of construction of its AED 729 million project, Golf Gardens. Overlooking Abu Dhabi Golf Club, the 347,000 square meter development will feature 390 luxurious residential villas and townhouses with occupancy slated for the last quarter of 2008.
“The Golf Gardens will be the first commercial venture in Abu Dhabi to combine golf and real estate. With its beautiful villas and town houses overlooking the golf course, the Golf Gardens will raise the level of residential property in Abu Dhabi,” said Mounir Haidar, CEO of Sorouh Real Estate. “This project will provide an alternative suburban lifestyle, as it offers residents a living environment that promotes an overall sense of well-being - by providing for physical, intellectual, spiritual and social needs. In short, it will provide life in perfect balance.”
The Golf Gardens will have a self-supporting infrastructure including convenience stores and a well-developed recreational element, with the Golf Gardens Club located in the heart of the development. The club will feature high-end restaurants, state-of-the-art health and fitness centers, large swimming pools, tennis and squash courts and beautiful parks and gardens.
There will be a range of residential options for buyers to choose from. The Golf Gardens will boast four separate styles of villas with swimming pools – Orchid, Lailak, Narjis and Gardenia – which will range from six to three bedrooms with built up area ranging from 575 to 235 square metres. In addition, two styles of townhouses – Jouri and Khuzama –are also available. These offer four and three bedrooms respectively, with built up area ranging from 300 to 235 square metres.
“PIVOT Engineering & General Contracting Co was selected from 8 companies who submitted bids for the Golf Gardens. The project is designed and supervised by the international multi-disciplinary company OTAK and managed by the Australian Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation (S.M.E.C.). This reflects Sorouh’s stringent policy which prioritized corporate credentials and an innovative approach to construction” added Haidar.
About Sorouh Real Estate
Sorouh Real Estate is the leading real estate development company in Abu Dhabi.
Sorouh was established on June 26, 2005 with a capital of AED 2.5 billion.. Today it is the largest Abu Dhabi based, real estate developer listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market with a market cap close to AED 5.75 billion and is one of the most widely held issues with approximately 65,000 shareholders.
Sorouh's corporate vision is to "bring communities to life in perfect balance". Its real estate projects are master-planned and designed to meet the four core needs of human wellbeing: physical, intellectual, social and spiritual. SOROUH employs in excess of 120 highly qualified professionals operating in the field of master-planning and master-development.
Sorouh’s now has around AED 50Bn of projects under development. These include:
Shams Abu Dhabi, Sorouh’s flagship project is an AED 25Bn landmark development on Reem island. A complete new city of 75,000, Shams Abu Dhabi will be self sustaining city of Canals and Parks which integrates world-class master planning practices and extends the lush green of Abu Dhabi’s landscape.
The Gate District on Shams Abu Dhabi is a cluster of 8 towers located at the entrance to Shams, Abu Dhabi. Now architecturally renowned worldwide the AED 11Bn residential, office and retail development is designed as a Gateway to the Peninsula from Reem Island. The Gate District also includes the AD 2.2Bn 83 storey Sky Tower which will be a pinnacle of luxury for its residential and commercial occupants as well as Abu Dhabi’s tallest building when completed.
Lulu Island opposite the Abu Dhabi Corniche will be the City’s most prestigious and sought after district. Housing 45 – 50,000 residents 85% of whom will have sea views this AED 14.5Bn development will be one of the most beautiful places in the entire region
Sorouh has also the Golf Gardens overlooking the Abu Dhabi Championship Course, the Abu Dhabi Aviation Authority residential project, Al-Shamkha national housing project, the Tala Tower and Saraya on the Abu Dhabi Corniche. In its first venture outside the UAE Sorouh will also be involved in developing the 7,000,000 m Sq ft Bab Al-Bahr project in Morocco.
About PIVOT Engineering & General Contracting Co
PIVOT Engineering and General Contracting began building in Abu Dhabi in 1978. Since then, business has been transformed by new technologies, construction methods, project types, and safety practices. With headquarters in Abu Dhabi and a full-service office in Dubai, Pivot is a locally owned company with a strong sponsor and full support of our local partners. Pivot’s experience spans a wide array of project types. We build everything from substations and desalination plants to high-rise towers, commercial and residential complexes, palaces, villa compounds, hotels and shopping centers.
About SMEC
SMEC, originally Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation, is one of the leading engineering and development consultancies in the world. Over the last several years SMEC has been consistently ranked in the annual survey listings of the US technical publication Engineering News-Record and in 2005 was listed at 68 in their listing 'The Top 200 International Design Firms'.
Providing multidisciplinary consulting services in engineering, project management, environmental science and development activities, SMEC has been engaged in assignments throughout the world for 30 years.
About OTAK International
Otak International is a multi-disciplinary firm whose experts help public and private entities design, plan, and engineer projects and communities. Recognized as an industry leader, Otak International specializes in residential, commercial, mixed-use development, infrastructure, and transportation projects and is actively involved in master-planning resort and residential communities in the United Arab Emirates.
