{"id":1210,"date":"2016-02-03T13:53:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T09:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2016-02-03T13:56:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T09:56:04","slug":"aed1-4-billion-tower-rising-over-the-palm-jumeirah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/the-news\/aed1-4-billion-tower-rising-over-the-palm-jumeirah\/","title":{"rendered":"AED1.4 billion &#8216;Gateway&#8217; to the Palm Jumeirah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai developer Nakheel has awarded a construction contract worth nearly AED1.4 billion for The Palm Gateway, a new, three-tower residential, retail and beach club complex at the foot of its flagship master development, Palm Jumeirah.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Gateway includes <strong>1,265 luxury homes across three high-rise buildings<\/strong> \u2013 the tallest topping 285 metres \u2013 to be constructed on top of the existing Palm Monorail terminal, which includes 14 levels of parking spaces. \u00a0Apartments range from one to three bedrooms and will be available on lease.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/the-news\/aed1-4-billion-tower-rising-over-the-palm-jumeirah\/attachment\/gateway2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gateway2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1216\" src=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2.jpg\" alt=\"Gateway2\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway2-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The&#8221;waterfront living and leisure complex, set in extensively landscaped grounds, will also have an abundance of retail, dining and health and fitness facilities, including parks, pools, and sports courts&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Located at the entrance to Palm Jumeirah, The Palm Gateway will boast &#8220;convenient transport links to other parts of the island and to the rest of Dubai&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press release: &#8220;The Palm Monorail, which will remain operational throughout the construction of the project, <em>is already connected to the Dubai Tram and the Dubai Metro, giving residents and visitors easy access to alternatives to the car.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7.jpeg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/the-news\/aed1-4-billion-tower-rising-over-the-palm-jumeirah\/attachment\/gateway7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"862,575\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gateway7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1212\" src=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7.jpeg\" alt=\"Gateway7\" width=\"862\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7.jpeg 862w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7-180x120.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway7-360x240.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is currently not true. The Monorail only stops at the Atlantis, and is therefore not usable for residents. It is also too expensive to be an alternative to a car.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Gateway will also have its own beach club and park \u2013 &#8220;a shaded, landscaped complex with a diverse range of waterfront dining and shopping options, pool, barbecue areas and fitness facilities, including a jogging track&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Gateway at a glance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A trio of towers comprising 1,265 apartments and duplexes for lease<\/li>\n<li>5.5 million sq ft gross floor area<\/li>\n<li>Tubular Tower (285 metres, 59 floors including 44 above podium level); \u00a0Central Tower (205 metres, 48 floors including 33 above podium); Beach Tower (206 metres, 48 floors including 33 above podium)<\/li>\n<li>32 beach-facing apartments and 16 duplex within existing 14-storey Gateway building<\/li>\n<li>4,000 parking spaces<\/li>\n<li>15th floor landscaped podium deck with pool, sports courts and 8,600 sq ft of retail space<\/li>\n<li>Beach club with kiosks and restaurants<\/li>\n<li>Gym, spa, pools, sports courts and jogging track<\/li>\n<li>Supermarket and food court within podium building<\/li>\n<li>Palm Monorail onsite, with links to the Dubai Tram and Dubai Metro<\/li>\n<li>Extensive views of Palm Jumeirah, the Arabian Gulf and the Dubai skyline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nakheel has appointed Ssangyong Engineering &amp; Construction Co Ltd (Dubai Branch) and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Middle East) LLC to carry out the work, which is expected to begin in Q1 2016 and take just over two years to complete.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4.jpeg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/the-news\/aed1-4-billion-tower-rising-over-the-palm-jumeirah\/attachment\/gateway4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gateway4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1214\" src=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4.jpeg\" alt=\"Gateway4\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4-180x120.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Gateway4-360x240.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nakheel is also building The Palm Tower \u2013 a 52-storey luxury hotel and residential complex \u2013 at the centre of Palm Jumeirah, next to Nakheel Mall. \u00a0Construction is underway, following the award of a contract worth AED819 million in October last year. \u00a0 The Palm Tower comprises 504 luxury residences, on sale now, and a 289-room hotel, to be operated by Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts under its luxury St Regis brand.<\/p>\n<p>A very large question looms over impending traffic chaos &#8211; one Nakheel has yet to even acknowledge as a possible issue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai developer Nakheel has awarded a construction contract worth nearly AED1.4 billion for The Palm Gateway, a new, three-tower residential, retail and beach club complex at the foot of its flagship master development, Palm Jumeirah.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Gateway includes 1,265 luxury homes across three high-rise buildings \u2013 the tallest topping 285 metres \u2013 to be constructed on top of the existing Palm Monorail terminal, which includes 14 levels of parking spaces. \u00a0Apartments range from one to three bedrooms and will be available on lease.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The&#8221;waterfront living and leisure complex, set in extensively landscaped grounds, will also have an abundance of retail, dining and health and fitness facilities, including parks, pools, and sports courts&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Located at the entrance to Palm Jumeirah, The Palm Gateway will boast &#8220;convenient transport links to other parts of the island and to the rest of Dubai&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press release: &#8220;The Palm Monorail, which will remain operational throughout the construction of the project, is already connected to the Dubai Tram and the Dubai Metro, giving residents and visitors easy access to alternatives to the car.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is currently not true. The Monorail only stops at the Atlantis, and is therefore not usable for residents. It is also too expensive to be an alternative to a car.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Gateway will also have its own beach club and park \u2013 &#8220;a shaded, landscaped complex with a diverse range of waterfront dining and shopping options, pool, barbecue areas and fitness facilities, including a jogging track&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Gateway at a glance:<\/p>\n<p>A trio of towers comprising 1,265 apartments and duplexes for lease<br \/>\n5.5 million sq ft gross floor area<br \/>\nTubular Tower (285 metres, 59 floors including 44 above podium level); \u00a0Central Tower (205 metres, 48 floors including 33 above podium); Beach Tower (206 metres, 48 floors including 33 above podium)<br \/>\n32 beach-facing apartments and 16 duplex within existing 14-storey Gateway building<br \/>\n4,000 parking spaces<br \/>\n15th floor landscaped podium deck with pool, sports courts and 8,600 sq ft of retail space<br \/>\nBeach club with kiosks and restaurants<br \/>\nGym, spa, pools, sports courts and jogging track<br \/>\nSupermarket and food court within podium building<br \/>\nPalm Monorail onsite, with links to the Dubai Tram and Dubai Metro<br \/>\nExtensive views of Palm Jumeirah, the Arabian Gulf and the Dubai skyline<\/p>\n<p>Nakheel has appointed Ssangyong Engineering &amp; Construction Co Ltd (Dubai Branch) and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Middle East) LLC to carry out the work, which is expected to begin in Q1 2016 and take just over two years to complete.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nakheel is also building The Palm Tower \u2013 a 52-storey luxury hotel and residential complex \u2013 at the centre of Palm Jumeirah, next to Nakheel Mall. \u00a0Construction is underway, following the award of a contract worth AED819 million in October last year. \u00a0 The Palm Tower comprises 504 luxury residences, on sale now, and a 289-room hotel, to be operated by Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts under its luxury St Regis brand.<\/p>\n<p>A very large question looms over impending traffic chaos &#8211; one Nakheel has yet to even acknowledge as a possible issue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[62,57],"tags":[104,103],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AED1.4 billion &#039;Gateway&#039; to the Palm Jumeirah - Palm Jumeirah Guides<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/palmjumeirahguides.com\/the-news\/aed1-4-billion-tower-rising-over-the-palm-jumeirah\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AED1.4 billion &#039;Gateway&#039; to the Palm Jumeirah - Palm Jumeirah Guides\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dubai developer Nakheel has awarded a construction contract worth nearly AED1.4 billion for The Palm Gateway, a new, three-tower residential, retail and beach club complex at the foot of its flagship master development, Palm Jumeirah. 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The Palm Gateway at a glance: A trio of towers comprising 1,265 apartments and duplexes for lease 5.5 million sq ft gross floor area Tubular Tower (285 metres, 59 floors including 44 above podium level); \u00a0Central Tower (205 metres, 48 floors including 33 above podium); Beach Tower (206 metres, 48 floors including 33 above podium) 32 beach-facing apartments and 16 duplex within existing 14-storey Gateway building 4,000 parking spaces 15th floor landscaped podium deck with pool, sports courts and 8,600 sq ft of retail space Beach club with kiosks and restaurants Gym, spa, pools, sports courts and jogging track Supermarket and food court within podium building Palm Monorail onsite, with links to the Dubai Tram and Dubai Metro Extensive views of Palm Jumeirah, the Arabian Gulf and the Dubai skyline Nakheel has appointed Ssangyong Engineering &amp; Construction Co Ltd (Dubai Branch) and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Middle East) LLC to carry out the work, which is expected to begin in Q1 2016 and take just over two years to complete. 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The Palm Gateway includes 1,265 luxury homes across three high-rise buildings \u2013 the tallest topping 285 metres \u2013 to be constructed on top of the existing Palm Monorail terminal, which includes 14 levels of parking spaces. \u00a0Apartments range from one to three bedrooms and will be available on lease. The&#8221;waterfront living and leisure complex, set in extensively landscaped grounds, will also have an abundance of retail, dining and health and fitness facilities, including parks, pools, and sports courts&#8221;. Located at the entrance to Palm Jumeirah, The Palm Gateway will boast &#8220;convenient transport links to other parts of the island and to the rest of Dubai&#8221;. According to the press release: &#8220;The Palm Monorail, which will remain operational throughout the construction of the project, is already connected to the Dubai Tram and the Dubai Metro, giving residents and visitors easy access to alternatives to the car.&#8221; This is currently not true. The Monorail only stops at the Atlantis, and is therefore not usable for residents. It is also too expensive to be an alternative to a car. The Palm Gateway will also have its own beach club and park \u2013 &#8220;a shaded, landscaped complex with a diverse range of waterfront dining and shopping options, pool, barbecue areas and fitness facilities, including a jogging track&#8221;. The Palm Gateway at a glance: A trio of towers comprising 1,265 apartments and duplexes for lease 5.5 million sq ft gross floor area Tubular Tower (285 metres, 59 floors including 44 above podium level); \u00a0Central Tower (205 metres, 48 floors including 33 above podium); Beach Tower (206 metres, 48 floors including 33 above podium) 32 beach-facing apartments and 16 duplex within existing 14-storey Gateway building 4,000 parking spaces 15th floor landscaped podium deck with pool, sports courts and 8,600 sq ft of retail space Beach club with kiosks and restaurants Gym, spa, pools, sports courts and jogging track Supermarket and food court within podium building Palm Monorail onsite, with links to the Dubai Tram and Dubai Metro Extensive views of Palm Jumeirah, the Arabian Gulf and the Dubai skyline Nakheel has appointed Ssangyong Engineering &amp; Construction Co Ltd (Dubai Branch) and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Middle East) LLC to carry out the work, which is expected to begin in Q1 2016 and take just over two years to complete. Nakheel is also building The Palm Tower \u2013 a 52-storey luxury hotel and residential complex \u2013 at the centre of Palm Jumeirah, next to Nakheel Mall. \u00a0Construction is underway, following the award of a contract worth AED819 million in October last year. \u00a0 The Palm Tower comprises 504 luxury residences, on sale now, and a 289-room hotel, to be operated by Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts under its luxury St Regis brand. 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