Sherwoods Independent Property Consultants has launched the Santaville Apartments, a brand new and highly affordable residential complex, as part of its anniversary showcase at Cityscape Dubai.

Santaville Apartments would be one of the major attractions of Cityscape as the project offers a wide selection of reasonably priced units that are ideally suited for those who are looking to get off the rental ladder and buy their own properties, said a company official.

Santaville Apartments, which is developed by AC Holdings Limited, offers 111 units of spacious and well appointed studios, one-bedroom apartments and duplexes, on top of a wide range of leisure and recreational facilities.

'Sherwoods has offered excellent packages for the project, which has fully complied with the government's escrow account law, with easy and flexible payment schemes for prices starting as low as Dh650,000 ($176,981),' said Iseeb Rehman, managing director, Sherwoods Independent Property Consultants.

'At the moment, most of the really affordable residential properties are in Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah, but the distance and the stress of daily travel have discouraged many people from moving north,' he opined.

'Sherwoods is thus pleased to launch a residential project that will allow them to finally buy their own properties and forget about renting without stepping out of Dubai.'

'Santaville Apartments breaks the monotony of spiralling real estate prices as it provides truly affordable residential choices in a highly accessible and centralised location,' Rehman noted.

'Sherwoods has committed to deliver genuinely attractive real estate products and services to commemorate our 20th anniversary celebrations at Cityscape; we are fulfilling our promise by offering a wide selection of offerings that suit the diverse preferences of end buyers and real estate investors,' he added.

Strategically located in Jumeirah Village District 11 at the junction of Emirates Road and Al Barsha Road, Santaville Apartments sits within a prestigious neighbourhood of high-profile developments such as the Jumeirah Islands Villa and the Emirates Hills.

It is also linked via monorail, Dubai Metro and an excellent road network, providing easy access to key destinations such as Mall of the Emirates, Internet City, Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai International Airport, Sharjah Airport and even Abu Dhabi Airport, which is only 50 minutes away.

Moreover, Santaville Apartments is part of a fully integrated community development project that will include international schools, town and country clubs, community centres, jogging and cycling trails, sports and leisure facilities and 24-hour security. Construction of the project is poised to start in February 2009 and is expected to be completed by December 2010.

Other key amenities of Santaville Apartments are private Jacuzzi, private balcony, spacious and comfortable interiors, fully equipped kitchen, built-in closets in all bedrooms and private gardens in selected units.

Founded in 1988 in the UK by Rehman, Sherwoods has grown to become one of the region's fastest growing real estate companies. Sherwoods has expanded to seven branch offices all over the UAE.

It has regional offices in the UK, Doha, Bahrain, France, Moscow and will soon open units in other key locations around the world.-TradeArabia News Service