Nakheel’s 23 million sq ft of new Dubai projects – in pictures

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, tours the Nakheel sales centre. Wam

Deira Islands Mall. The new development is designed to symbolise the modern city of Dubai while reflecting its past, present and future. Deira Mall includes 2.9 million sq ft of leasable space and a car park for more than 8,400 vehicles. Courtesy Nakheel

Dragon City Towers. Dragon Mart – already the largest Chinese trading hub outside mainland China – is to be transformed into a giant retail, residential and leisure destination, called Dragon City, with a new, 6.5 million sq ft extension. The expansion includes a 2.2 million sq ft retail component with nearly 1.3 million sq ft of leasable space including a showroom-style area for events and exhibitions, as well as a car park with over 6,200 spaces. The new Dragon Mart extension also has a two-tower residential component with 1,120 one and two bedroom apartments, and a separate, 250-room hotel. This new expansion project complements the existing, 2.95 million sq ft Dragon Mart extension which includes a mall, car park and hotel. Dragon City will eventually span 11 million sq ft. Courtesy Nakheel

Dragon City, an extension of Dragon Mart, is pictured. Courtesy Nakheel

The Ibn Battuta Mall expansion. The mall is to undergo an extension spanning 4.7 million sq ft. The new complex will feature a 1 million sq ft retail component with 766,000 sq ft of leasable retail space; a new multi-storey car park for 7,000 vehicles and a four-star hotel with around 370 rooms. The centrepiece of the extension is a 300,000 sq ft courtyard, featuring extensive green landscaping and a retractable glass roof for year-round shopping and dining. The new extension announced today is in addition to Ibn Battuta Mall’s Phase 2 complex, currently under construction and due to open this year, and will bring the total size of Ibn Battuta to more than seven million sq ft. Courtesy Nakheel

Sheikh Mohammed tours the Nakheel sales centre on Tuesday, April 7. Wam

Nakheel has unveiled a range of new retail, residential and leisure developments for Dubai which have been endorsed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.