Esmeralda village, the fourth village of the Victory
Heights in Dubai Sports City, is close to reaching full handover of residences
Dubai is becoming more
sports engaged and also provides for the convenient accommodation which is
gaining a fast growing interest. Esmeralda, the fourth village of the Victory
Heights development in Dubai Sports City is close to achieving a 100 per cent
handover of residences, it has been announced. Esmeralda village, the fourth of
five villages that make up phase one of the Victory Heights, consists of 198 luxury
apartments and villas - 152 of these luxury apartments and villas are now
already occupied by homeowners. The community therefore joins the villages of
Oliva, Estella and Carmen in reaching full handover. The final village, called Novelia,
is set to be completed by the end of 2010.
Mr Yasser Abdulrahman Al Raee, the general manager at the Victory Heights,
said: "The villas in Esmeralda have proved incredibly popular with buyers
due to their high quality and spaciousness which is a trade-mark of all Victory
Heights' properties."
The Esmeralda village runs along the edges of the Els Club golf course, which
was designed by the world champion golfer Ernie Els and has already attracted
intense interest from many wishing to take advantage of the recent resurgence
of the Dubai
property market.
Dubai Sports City is also due to open five sporting academies which offer
world-class coaching to children of all ages in football, hockey, rugby, swimming
and cricket by the end of the year. Dubai Sports Complex, which is a
multi-purpose stadium situated off Dubai Bypass Road, has been officially
opened by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the crown prince of
Dubai.
The stadium, which was developed by the General Projects Department of the
Municipality, covers a good 61 acres of land and features an aquatic centre as
its core element.
It is described as a "two-tier golden teardrop-shaped facility", the
aquatic centre is due to host the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships from
December 15th-19th, which is being held for the first time in an Arab country. This
promises to be a very exciting event for the United Arab Emirates. The aquatic
centre incorporates an Olympic standard 50-metre pool as well as another
50-metre pool with a moveable floor. This stadium is a state-of-the-art project
which will provide excellent sporting and swimming facilities.
"With a seating capacity of 15,000, the facility will herald a golden era
in aquatic events in the region once it successfully hosts the FINA
championships in which 130 countries are expected to participate,"
commented the Dubai Municipality.
