UAE developer Aldar Properties said it has started handover of all the 636 apartments within the first three towers at The Bridges on Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, while construction was advancing at a steady pace on the remaining three towers in the development. 

 

The Bridges will feature pop-up shops, a café, and outdoor fitness equipment. Also on the island, Reflection, a 374-apartment development, is making strong progress and is almost a quarter complete, stated the developer.

 

Solid progress is being made across all of Aldar’s developments on Yas Island, said Aldar, while providing an update on projects under development across Abu Dhabi.

 

The first two precincts at Yas Acres, the flagship golf and waterfront villa and townhouse development, have commenced handover to customers. 

 

Final installations are currently taking place in precinct D, with upcoming activity focused on laying asphalt and undertaking snagging works, it added.

 

Aldar has also made virtual home tours available for its customers. With numerous homes being handed over, specialised disinfection services are also taking place in line with Aldar’s efforts to ensure a safe and seamless handover process. 

 

New customers, or those who plan to register their titles during 2020 can avail themselves of Abu Dhabi Municipality’s recent waiver of the 2 percent registration fees, in addition they can benefit from Aldar service charge waivers for the first year, said the statement.

 

To support customers who have purchased, or are looking to purchase homes in The Bridges and Yas Acres, as well as the already handed over Mamsha Al Saadiyat and Jawaher, Aldar has partnered with leading finance providers ADCB, ADIB and FAB to offer conventional and Islamic home finance at 1.99 per cent fixed for three or five years and with payment deferrals up to six months.

 

Construction progress passed the half-way point for Aldar’s Water’s Edge development at the heart of Yas Island, which consists of 13 mid-rise residential blocks and comprises studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments. 

 

Onsite activity at the Lea development has focused on general surveying and ground preparation as well as trench lowering for sewerage and drainage for the 238 land plots.

 

Rashed Al Omaira, the Executive Director (Commercial) said: "The Bridges brings the very best of Reem’s canal, park, waterfront and city skyline views, and Yas Acres emphasises a sense of community with leisure at the heart of everyday life."

 

Progress continues at the Alreeman community in Al Shamkha, passing the quarter completion milestone. The mixed-use development has seen deep utilities installed, which will continue this quarter alongside installation of shallow utilities such as gas networks and irrigation, he explained. 

 

According to him, preliminary design approvals have been obtained for Aldar’s Alreeman II community dedicated to Emirati nationals. 

 

This quarter, detailed design will be completed, with earth works and sewer network installation commencing, stated Al Omaira.

 

The spacious Alghadeer development has reached the half-way point, with hollow core structure for all residences complete. Sitewide infrastructure including connecting houses to sewerage networks and the installation of the on-site gas network will continue throughout the next quarter, he added.-TradeArabia News Service