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Ushering in a new era: A game changer in Doha’s shopping experience

Published: 14 Mar 2013 - 01:22 am | Last Updated: 03 Feb 2022 - 07:04 am

 

By Satish Kanady

Qatar’s upcoming Barwa Commercial Avenue will be Doha’s ultimate retail and residential destination that would offer “unlimited choices” to its clients as well as the shoppers. The impressive 8km-long iconic commercial corridor, comprising five distinct interconnected zones — Jeera, Safwa, Arkan, Sayer and Joud — will be a game changer in Doha’s retail businesses.

Jeera offers a unique community of contemporary low-rise buildings offering unrivalled facilities and the lifestyle you and your family demand with space to live, work, breathe and enjoy life to the full. Setting the pace of life in Doha, Jeera is a proof of how an integrated commercial, residential and retail space creates the atmosphere for the desirable modern Qatari lifestyle.

With built-up areas of 187,000m2 and a total leasable area of 109,000m2, 48 percent of the space is dedicated to luxury apartments, 40 percent to retail space and 12 percent to Landmark and Plaza space.

Jeera pays homage to the respected Qatari tradition of ‘taking care of your neighbours’. Resdients will welcome living in a community surrounded by neighbours who share their desire to find happiness at Barwa Commercial Avenue.

With retail gross leasable area of 58,800m2. Jeera has got a mix of retail ranging from automotive, healthcare, family joining centres, anchor store, fashion accessories, community essentials and food and beverages.

It’s residential segment is designed by award-winning architects, each Jeera Residence is fashioned to create a unique and luxurious lifestyle, from the sense of space produced    by the generous ceiling heights to the superior quality of its materials.

Contemporary 1,2 and 3-bed room apartments featuring modern, high quality kitchens, secure underground parking, advanced telecommunications, central air conditioning, access control & CCTV security system, and a host of extra amenities with easy reach.

The 460 luxury apartments embrace every imaginable lifestyle. It features elegant entry doors leading to spacious foyer, natural wood joinery, flow-through floor plan with panoramic views with high ceiling. Kitchen features quality cabinets and Corian tops. Master bed rooms are fitted with high class international sanitary wares. The Porcelain flooring residence unit will be high-efficient central-air-conditioned ones.  

The Barwa is developing a total of 80 one-bed room residence units, 340 units of 2-bed rooms and 40 3-bed room units.


Jeera has a dedicated 45,000m2 for different showrooms starting from 200m2 for individual units. There will be a total 117 units of showrooms. Jeera will feature seven units of  “Landmarks”, each includes basement, ground, mezzanine and three typical floors covering up to 2000m2. The total leasable area of module 1 (four units) is 7,180m2 and module 2 (3 units) is 6,150m2.

 Safwa is set to become one of Qatar’s most sought after office locations, rewarding investors with a completely flexible and sound business environment.

With a built-up area of 171,000m2 and a leasable area of 104,000m2, a total of 49 percent of the space is dedicated to offices, 38 percent to retail space and 13 percent together for Landmark and Plaza.

Safwa offices arrive with integrated facilities and services to make Barwa Commercial avenue a competitive business address in Doha. Safwa is a refreshing new development built to make a lasting impression. 

It reflects the desire of Barwa Commercial Avenue to accommodate the Gulf’s business elite with an advanced infrastructure, telecommunications and office spaces with a retail mix of healthcare, furniture, white goods, home decoration, food and beverages, community essentials covering a total gross leasable area of 56,200m2, boasting more than 2,300 parking spaces.

The Safwa office specifications feature striking architectural design of modern facades, open plan floor plates, flexibility of tenant fit-out, quality toilet and handicap facilities. 24 hour  CCTV security surveillance system and underground parking spaces.

Sayer is located at a strategic position in Ain Khaled and benefitting from immediate access to a nationwide highway network. Sayer offers a unique business solution combining units with excellent road and transport communications to all areas of Qatar.

Stamping its authority on the urban Doha skyline with its stylish glass and shining façade, Sayar at Barwa Commercial Avenue is a modern architectural icon and a perfect base for local, regional and international business operations.

Covering  a built-up area of 277,000m2, Sayer office suites feature outstanding architectural design. The 324 plush office suites are spread across a total leasable area of 84,000m2.; and a total of 177 units of showrooms across 66,000m2 area.

While Arkan  will bring together discerning shoppers and carefully chosen retailers that attracts families. It also features a total of 144 contemporary office units and 78 units of showrooms starting from 300m2; and space for Landmark and Plaza.

Joud is a perfect location to mix business with pleasure. It would be Qatar’s new shopping, commercial and lifestyle destination. It boasts Qatar’s first outlet mall surrounded by a carefully chosen mix of retail brands, enticing restaurants, specialist shops, vibrant entertainment attractions, offices, hotel apartments and other  facilities including health and business centres. 

Joud will be a truly outstanding attraction one must experience. After sunset, Joud’s enticing blend of cafes, restaurants and bistros, diverse ethnic cuisine from every corner of the world is expected to attract many food lovers.

 Joud will also feature hotel apartments, business and medical centre with a parking space that could accommodate 1,735 vehicles at a  time.

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