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Habtoor Leighton wins Dubai hotel development
Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) has been awarded a US$515million (£325m) contract as part of the US$1.33billion Habtoor Palace hotels development in Dubai.
Under the agreement, HLG will be responsible for the construction of what will become the largest integrated hotel complex in the Middle East, comprising a five-level podium, one 36-storey tower and one 25-storey tower within a total GFA of 350,000 square metres.
The development will include:
•1,600 hotel rooms, spread between three hotels (lifestyle, luxury and main)
•An iconic Las Vegas-style ‘aqua’ theatre
•A French provincial-inspired garden
•Food and beverage venues
The new development will be located on the site of the existing Metropolitan Hotel - Dubai’s oldest hotel – on Sheikh Zayed Road at the southernmost point of the “Old Town” development, which includes the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall.
Design for the development began on 1 January this year. Demolition of the existing Metropolitan is scheduled to commence at the end of March with early works likely to begin in June 2012. The development is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2016.
HLG CEO and managing director, Laurie Voyer, said he was delighted to have reached agreement with the Al Habtoor Group on such a large-scale project.
“We have successfully completed a number of projects for the Al Habtoor Group in the past – including the Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa and Metropolitan Palace Hotel - and have always maintained a good working relationship with them.
“We look forward to working with them again to create a development that will be a landmark for not only Dubai, but the entire Middle East.
“Our team has spent the better part of six months working with the team from the Al Habtoor Group to finalise the contract for this prestigious project,” he said.
