Emaar Properties or Emaar Developments is an Emirati multinational real estate development company located in the United Arab Emirates. It is a public joint-stock company, listed on the Dubai Financial Market, and has a valuation of US$15.5 billion as of June 2021. The company operates internationally providing property development and management services. With six business segments and 60 active companies, Emaar has collective presence in 36 markets across the Middle East, North Africa, Pan-Asia, Europe and North America.
Emaar Properties Dubai is one of the largest real estate developers in the UAE and is known for various large-scale projects such as developing Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
Emaar Properties was founded and incorporated in 1997 by chairman Mohamed Alabbar. As one of the leading developers in the UAE, Emaar has diversified interests in real estate including both commercial and residential property development, as well as malls and hospitality.The Dubai government initially owned 100 percent of the company while the founding shareholders held 24.3 percent when operations as a public company commenced after the IPO in 2000/ The following year, Emaar announced plans to build Dubai Marina. In 2000, Emaar Properties was listed on the Dubai Financial Market and became the first property company to offer shares to foreign nationals. The first phase of the company’s developmental projects began in 2001 when Emaar awarded the contract in a joint venture to build three of the six apartment towers.
A scale model of The Dubai Mall
In 2003, the company revealed its plans for a signature development project, later known as Downtown Dubai. The project consisted of two developments of historical proportions: Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, the world’s tallest building and world’s largest mall respectively.
Emaar International LLC was established in 2004 and signified Emaar’s expansion into foreign markets. The company has ongoing projects in Africa, Asia, North America, and throughout the Middle East. In 2005, Emaar Hotels & Resorts LLC was established in an exclusive deal with Giorgio Armani to launch a collection of luxury hotels in the designer brand’s name. Also in 2005, the high-rise Emaar Square Lifestyle Center was built in Istanbul, Turkey on top of the subterranean Emaar Square Shopping Mall. The 14-story mixed-use building provides residential units, amenity spaces, and retail space at the plaza level.
Emaar Developments, Emaar International, Emaar Hospitality, Emaar Malls, Emaar Hotels & Resorts, Emaar Retail, Emaar Community Management, Emaar Technologies, Emaar Industries and Investments, Emaar El-Wigh, OBC El-Wigh Dubai, Amlak Finance, Emaar Investment Holdings, Hamptons International
Emaar Pakistan
Emaar India
Founded 1997
Services Commercial and residential property development
Number of employees 6,600
Emaar owns Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building standing at 828-metre (2,717 ft).
The Springs community
The Dubai Fountain
The Dubai Marina district
Countries – Egypt,India,Saudi Arabia,Syria,Turkey,Pakistan,Kurdistan region, Iraq
