Dh340 million My City Centre coming up in Masdar City

By Rajive Singh

ABU DHABI 27 March 2018: Majid Al Futtaim has officially broken ground in Masdar City on its first shopping mall in Abu Dhabi – My City Centre Masdar.

Amana Steel Contracting LLC has begun main works as the company’s main contractor on the project.

Set to open in Q2 2019, the Dh340 million community-centric retail and leisure destination will be among the UAE’s most sustainable malls. It will feature more than 77 stores across 18,800 sqm of gross leasable area (GLA), including a 5,793 sqm Carrefour Hypermarket and a variety of dining options for both residents and professionals within Masdar City and the surrounding communities. When complete, My City Centre Masdar will be the largest Majid Al Futtaim community mall in the UAE.

 

From the construction phase to the finished mall, My City Centre Masdar will deploy resource- and energy-efficient processes that are vital parts of Majid Al Futtaim’s sustainability strategy. My City Centre Masdar will adopt an innovative waste management strategy to divert a minimum of 70 per cent of the total solid waste generated away from landfill, and collect and segregate food waste and landscaping waste for composting off-site.

In addition to reducing noise and dust on its site through safe building practices, My City Centre Masdar plans to reduce overall energy consumption at the mall by 40 per cent annually. All lighting in the mall will be of the energy-efficient LED variety. The consumption of potable water will be reduced by 40 per cent, with low-flow bathroom taps and grey water recycling for landscape irrigation and toilet facilities. The mall will generate 20 per cent of its electricity requirements from solar panels on the roof.

Accessibility to My City Centre Masdar is a key aspect of the mall’s design and eventual operation. It is close to Abu Dhabi International Airport and public transport options including local buses, group rapid transport and, when complete, the city’s proposed light rail and metro systems. Green vehicle owners will find 18 charging points, and a number of priority parking spaces under a vehicle sharing scheme. To encourage healthier lifestyle choices in Masdar City, the mall will also have bicycle parking facilities in prominent locations at the entrances to the mall.

My City Centre Masdar reinforces Majid Al Futtaim’s commitment made in 2016 to increase investments in the UAE by Dh30 billion by 2026, taking its total investments in the UAE to AED 48 billion.