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Striking structures inspired by the twin sails of a catamaran are planned to rise in the kingdom promising home-hunters a range of spacious dwellings and modern amenities.
Situated in Seef, right across from City Centre Bahrain, the shimmering Catamaran towers will feature 560 units in a range of sizes from 54sq/m to 234sq/m including studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments.
The Catamaran complex is set to be completed by October 2018 with apartments starting from BD30,000.
Each building will boast its own facilities such as indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a gym, a ladies spa as well as restaurants, coffee shops and three floors of parking with approximately 600 spaces. The buildings will also feature sauna and steam rooms, a kid’s playground, a supermarket, a salon and laundry facility.
The towers, owned and marketed by Alyal Real Estate and constructed by Kooheji Contractors, were recently unveiled at the Gulf Property Show held as part of the gulfBID triple expo at Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre in Sanabis.
Camille Carpio, Alyal Real Estate’s executive secretary, said: “Visitors flocked to our stand to take pictures of the model of the project because they really loved the design.”
Another plan that captured the attention of property-seekers and investors was the waterfront project Dilmunia, a $1.6 billion resort-style health island developed by Ithmaar Development Company.
Situated off the northeast coast of Bahrain, the 60,000sq/m design will boast gardens, cascading waterfalls, canal walkways and other scenic attractions.
It will also include health facilities, hotels and spas, shopping and entertainment along with studio apartments, waterside townhouses, condominiums, lofts and waterfront sea villas.
Mona Elmenofy, Dilmunia exhibit promoter, said investors snapped early release villas and further projects within the development, such as The Seavilla and the Treasure Tower, should be ready by the end of the year.
Seavilla is named and modelled after the seaside Spanish town of Seville and will include 32 three-storey private waterfront homes positioned in a cluster spanning more than 20,000sqm.
The Treasure, a project by Bin Faqeeh Real Esyaye Investment Company, will have a range of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments along with a health club, outdoor swimming pool, a conference hall and business centre. There will also be a garden level coffee shop, Jacuzzi as well as salons and spas.
Miss Elmenofy added: “There will be a shopping mall and a medical centre. The canal walkway, measuring 2.6km, will be another way to help promote healthy living.
“There will also be three hotels, a Thai-inspired hotel, a Chinese-themed boutique hotel and a French Riviera-style boutique hotel.”
Another mixed-use waterfront development called Marassi Al Bahrain, located at the entrance to Diyar Al Muharraq, is being developed as a joint venture between Diyar Al Muharraq and Eagle Hills, a private real estate investment and development company based in the UAE.
Its sandy beach is already a huge draw with families across the kingdom who are currently able to sample its delights.
Nabil Kakish, Eagle Hills head of sales in Bahrain, said: “Marassi Al Bahrain includes gardens and 2km of sandy beaches plus a promenade.
“The Marassi galleria, our mall, will consist of about 125,000sqm of leasable spaces. On top of that, we have six medium rise buildings including The Address Hotel serviced apartments which will be sold this year and Vida Hotel serviced apartments. The Marassi Residences, which we successfully launched in January, have sold 95 per cent of the current inventory.
“The first phase of the plan will be completed in 2019. Marassi Residences will also be out in 2019 and in a few months the mall along with the Vida Hotel and Address Hotel will be completed.”
Impact Estate exhibited two of its new properties located in Amwaj Islands. Modern Residence 2 is set to be completed in a month and Rayyan Residence which will be completed by the end of July.
Manara Developments, the strategic partner of the exhibition, showcased three residential projects called Hasabi, a large mix-use project situated in the south of the kingdom along with Wahati and Kenaz Al Bahrain. It also offered the last phase of sales for land plots in the Investment Gateway-Bahrain project which is dedicated to light industry activities.
Hasabi will host units with seafront views, each with its own private jetty and accommodate retail shops, cafes and restaurants. The project also offers a wide range of water facilities in addition to multi-storey three- and four-floor residential buildings. The company had appointed its main contractor to undergo the waterway and land reclamation works in preparation to offer unit sales in the first quarter of next year.
