Dubai developer Jumeirah Golf Estates (JGE) has awarded a contract to Sumer Contracting Company for the construction of 728 mid-market homes at its DP World Tour Championship golf course development.

The developer, which has been owned by the Dubai government since the global financial crisis, announced that Sumer would build 674 apartments and 54 townhouses at its proposed Alandalus neighbourhood, reported The National.

JGE said that apartments at the new development would start from Dh597,000 ($162,498) onwards.

It said that construction of the new development, which was first marketed in May, was due to start this month and is likely to be completed in 2018.

JGE has completed two of the planned four golf courses at the mega project and handed over the first of a planned 1,050 villas at Jumeirah Golf Estates in 2013.