Al-Qudra Real Estate, part of the local Al-Qudra Holding, has launched its first major project. Known as Danet Abu Dhabi (Pearl of Abu Dhabi), the mixed-use complex will be built on Airport road and will comprise 34 towers ranging in height from 15-23 storeys and a shopping mall.

Al-Qudra will act as the master developer for the project and will develop one of the towers as a 200-room hotel, which will be operated by Holiday Inn. The remaining towers will be developed by private investors. The project covers an area of 210,000 square metres and will be split into five districts: Jumana, Doora, LouLou, Giwan and Gemash.

The project manager is 3D/I+PI, made up of US-based 3D/I, Bahrain's Projacs International and Al-Qudra Holding; the architect is the local Architectural & Engineering Consultants; the infrastructure consultant is the UK's Maunsell with US-based AECOM Group; and the infrastructure contractor is the local Emirates Utilities Company, made up of the local Pal Company, Kuwait's Mohamed Abdulmohsin Kharafi & Sons and Al-Qudra.