Strong Corporate Demand Has Increased Occupancy to over 70% at Dubai Property Group’s Nuzul Development

New Recreation Area Provides Healthy Living and Leisure Environment for Skilled Labour

Dubai-UAE: 19 March, 2011 – Dubai Properties Group (DPG), a member of Dubai Holding, today announced that occupancy at Nuzul, a new generation of skilled labour accommodations in Jebel Ali, has exceeded 70 per cent.  In the past few months, occupancy has risen sharply as businesses place a greater focus on quality standards for regional workers.

Extensive new landscaping and a recently launch recreation area, including a football/cricket field, rounds off the holistic amenities at this innovative development. The community was meticulously planned to provide an enhanced quality of life for the region’s skilled labourers and promotes increased productivity among its inhabitants. 

In addition, Regency Properties has leased 8,700-sq ft. of commercial space and begun fit-out of the retail facilities that will include a supermarket and food court.

The strong interest in Nuzul reflects the new market demand for alternative labour accommodations in the region. 1,556 units at the development are now occupied by companies including MASAR, Cleanco, Dubai Asset Management, FTV Proclad, Gulf Landscape and Irrigation System, Milestone Exhibition, Dubai Security Group, Modern Building Maintenance, Emirates Pallet Factory, Magnum Security Services, Jebel Ali Construction, TTS International and ACICO.

Khalid Al Malik, Group CEO of Dubai Properties Group, said “Under the supervision of community manager Eng. Hassan Ali Taher, Nuzul is thriving and we are thrilled to be able to offer the business community an alternative in the region.  Nuzul has become a benchmark for skilled labour accommodations in Dubai and is an important part of our comprehensive real estate portfolio.”

Located in the Jebel Ali Industrial Area 1, with easy connectivity to Sheikh Zayed Road, Emirates Road and other main highways, Nuzul can house up to 10,000 skilled residents and provides an enhanced lifestyle for Dubai’s workforce with 2,230 apartments in 13 buildings, on a built-up area of 92,000 sq. ft.

Nuzul features dedicated recreation and entertainment areas, a food court, supermarket, retail outlets and a mosque. A clinic, pharmacy, emergency treatment room, game rooms, library and an Internet café are in the pipeline. It also has on-site, dedicated centralized parking for heavy vehicles and staff buses.

Designed to be an environmentally friendly community, Nuzul has a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) Sewage Treatment Plant with a capacity of 3,000 cubic meters. The treated water is pumped for re-use in landscaping.

Dubai Properties Group is currently leasing residential and commercial units at Jumeirah Beach Residence, Shorooq and Ghoroob in Mirdif, Layan in the heart of DUBAILAND, Al Khail Gate, and Office Park 1 and 2 in Dubai Internet City.