UAE real estate: Nord launches $136mn HENGE Residences in Abu Dhabi
Nord Lifestyle Development has announced its entry into the UAE real estate market with HENGE Residences, a AED500 million development on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi.
The project, developed under parent company Goldfield Holding, represents the first venture of Italian design house HENGE into the Abu Dhabi property sector.
'The project marks HENGE's first entry into the Abu Dhabi real estate market and is set to roll out a new perspective to luxury residential living in the capital,' the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
Italian design house HENGE makes Abu Dhabi debut with Saadiyat Island project
The development marks Nord's official debut in the UAE market, with the company operating with what it describes as 'a long-term vision to elevate urban living through a distinct, design-led approach.'
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