Page 48 - March 2023 #179

Jeddah City Mall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Developer: Jeddah Econmic Company

and cafés. KEC Hub also delivers a 350-key, five-star hotel and 65 routes connecting them, resulting in the perfect shopping experience to all
branded residences for the Hilton brand. The design concept for KEC commuters, tourists, visitors and business people alike.
Hub by Chapman Taylor was inspired by the charm and character of the Jawharat Jeddah mall is one of the modern centres in the city of Jeddah,
traditional arabesque architectural style of the region. The construction which aims to establish a diversified centre as a new and integrated
of this socially and economically significant development began in 2021, destination for entertainment and shopping with the latest international
with the scheme to be completed in mid-2024. brands. Set to open in the first quarter of next year by developers
The Madinah Gate project is part of the Knowledge Entertainment Cenomi Centers, Jawharat Jeddah Mall will be built on a land area of
City Hub and is being designed as the first development project linked 170,746sq m and include a GLA of 87,145sq m. The entertainment on
to a railway station in the Kingdom and the project will include a four- site will be spread over 17,475sq m and the mall will include more than
star hotel tower to be operated by HDT (Hilton Double Tree), with 275 200 stores and have space for over 3,000 cars.
hotel keys, 50 suites & serviced apartments along with 23,000sq m retail Another mall being constructed by Cenomi Centers is Jawharat
space that is connected to the train station and bus station. DLR Group Riyadh, which will be the latest and most modern destinations for the
has been appointed as a leading consultant on this project as one of the residents of Riyadh and will contain the most luxurious international
leading architects and designers in similar projects around the world. brands with areas dedicated to entertainment to improve and enrich the
Still under construction by Jeddah Economic Company and lined experience of visitors in the market centres. This mall is being developed
strategically along the coastline of the Red Sea, Jeddah Economic City is on a land area of 505,509sq m and will have a GLA of 148,389sq m. Set
design to embody a new point of view in what a mega city is all about. to open in the quarter of 2025, the mall will feature an entertainment
The City in mind is planned to breathe life into the Northern area of area of almost 40,000sq m, be home to more than 350 international,
Jeddah, attracting investors, tourists, as well as business opportunities regional and local brands and have space for more than 6,000 cars.
that will break global records, becoming the first of its kind in city life. Saudi mall developer Arabian Centres Company (ACC) has signed
Planned to occupy a spectacular area of 5.3 million square meters of a lease and investment agreement to develop Jawharat Al-Khobar Mall
land, the Jeddah Economic City is envisioned to reflect a new era in urban and mixed-use commercial facilities (hotel and offices) on 300,000sq
development and living, providing the inhabiting community with all that is m of land located north of Al-Khobar city in Al-Kurnaish district. The
needed in amenities, facilities, residential quarters, business areas in shops company said in a stock exchange statement that it plans to build the mall
and commercial centres, in addition to diplomatic quarters. The Super in the coming six months with a budgeted development cost of between
Regional mall, to be called Jeddah City Mall and due to open in 2024 and $266M to $346M. The mall will have between 130,000 to 150,000sq m
be 490,000sq m in size, will be carefully designed within the City grid, laced of gross leasing area (GLA). The upcoming development is anticipated
with the convenience of restaurants, cafes, public parks, in addition to the to open between the second half of 2025 and the first half of 2026.

Knowledge Economic City Hub, Madinah, Saudi Arabia Souq7, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Developer: Knowledge Economic City Developer: Azad Properties