Dubai to get new City Centre mall

Majid Al Futtaim plans to set up a new shopping mall, City Centre Me’aisem, in International Media Production Zone (iMPZ) in Dubai with the Phase 1 valued at Dh275 million, it said in a press statement on Sunday.

The mall will feature 60 international outlets, set within a spacious one million square feet of land, allowing for planned future expansions by 2020.

“City Centre Me’aisem is another milestone in Majid Al Futtaim’s Dh3 billion investment programme, and fulfills a growing demand for an integrated shopping and lifestyle destination within the burgeoning iMPZ and surrounding areas,” said Dimitri Vazelakis, Executive Managing Director, Shopping Malls, Majid Al Futtaim Properties.

“The mall’s considered retail mix will serve the immediate needs of residents and working professionals, and bearing the design and service excellence expected of the trusted City Centre brand.”

The project was first announced in March this year and phase 1 of City Centre Me’aisem will open by Q3 2015. The mall will be anchored by a 91,903-sq ft Carrefour Hypermarket and will also have a 6,243-sq ft Magic Planet family entertainment centre besides other retail, lifestyle, fashion, food and banking outlets and a walk-in medical clinic.

The mall will serve surrounding communities of Victory Heights, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Jumeirah Village Triangle, Jumeirah Village Circle, Motor City and Arabian Ranches as well as professionals working in iMPZ’s commercial zone.

It will sport a 750-car park space. Brookfield Multiplex has won the mall’s construction contract.

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