ADHA starts handover of $270m-villa project in Al Ain
It includes integrated community and service facilities, comprising three commercial complexes with 18 stores, three mosques with a total capacity of 2,260 worshippers in addition to 34 parks and a community centre (majlis).
The project features five-bedroom villas spanning 505 sq m, built on plots of 2,025 sq m each.
Early last month ADHA had stated that it had distributed housing benefits worth over AED63 billion in the emirate over the past five years. -TradeArabia News Service
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