Dubai Industrial City (DI), a member of Tatweer, has announced that construction work for four office buildings has commenced with investments of over Dh200 million ($54.4 million).
The new buildings will increase commercial space offered by the industrial township to eight buildings. Four buildings that are currently operational at DI are fully leased out. With the new buildings, office space will increase by an additional 235,000 sq ft to meet the escalating demand for retail commercial area.
Rashed Al Ansari, vice president, DI, said: “The momentum gained by Dubai Industrial City through adding new components and business-friendly amenities is rapidly enhancing its appeal as a preferred choice for major industry players. Given its strategic location, the level of overall integration and convenience provided to our tenants and employees successfully ensure the creation of an ideal work, living and play environment.”
Offering uninterrupted office floors that will be leased to clients as per their individual requirement, the buildings will also boast 90-minute fire resistant doors, validating Di’s priority to assure optimum safety measures across its facilities.
“These offices come as part of our strategy to extend comprehensive facilities to our industrial investors. Apart from building their factories across the six industrial zones, our clients will now have the ease to deliver holistic services through locating their administrative support system in the new offices located within the same premises,” said Al Ansari.
Scheduled for completion in early 2010, the floors of each of the four buildings will be designed on raised levels to give tenants the freedom of re-planning their office layouts.
The buildings will also include a total of 416 parking slots, including 326-spot underground parking and 90 open-air parking bays. It will also boast a food court servicing the four buildings, and a business centre equipped with state of the art technology and exhibition areas. Convenient banking services and a government service centre will provide further services to industrial entities based at the township.
Located adjacent to the Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central) and in close proximity to Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone, with easy accessibility to major highways such as Sheikh Zayed Road, Emirates Road and the Dubai Ring Road, the 560 million sq ft Dubai Industrial City is a dedicated industrial destination comprising six industrial clusters for food and beverage, base metal, mineral products, chemicals, transport equipment and parts, and machinery and mechanical equipment.
Complementary facilities for logistics, warehousing, labour villages and industrial training in addition to commercial, residential and entertainment zones position Dubai Industrial City as a comprehensive one stop-shop destination. It also provides tenants with a critical competitive advantage in human resources, logistics and business operations.