New Abdali is an area in the

Al-Abdali Abdali ( ar, العبدلي) is an area in the Greater Amman Municipality, it is named relative to King Abdullah I who founded it during the 1940s. It covers an area of in the heart of Amman, with a population of 165,333 in 2015. Large parts ...

district in Amman,

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. Its development plan, launched in 2005, consisting of hotels, apartments, offices, commercial outlets and entertainment to be developed on of land, intending to create a total built-up area of over . The area already hosts and will further host nearly all of the tallest buildings in Amman, including the current two tallest completed buildings of Amman which are Amman Rotana and W Amman. The first phase of the project is nearly complete with the second phase being still on hold.

History

The project's idea was conceived in the early 2000s during a meeting between the then Lebanese prime minister and business tycoon

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, and King Abdullah.

Project components

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Phase I

It is envisioned as the commercial and business center of Amman. Phase I contains the following built up area: * Residential 287,000 square metres (28%) * Offices 363,000 square metres (35%) * Hotels 111,000 square metres (11%) * Retail 273,000 square metres (26%) Total: 1,034,000 square metres

Phase II

It is envisioned with a central green park. Phase II contains the following built up area: * Hotels 62,000 square metres (9%) * Retail 47,000 square metres (6%) * Residential 457,000 square metres (63%) * Offices 156,000 square metres (22%) Total: 722,000 square metres

Overall project

* Hotels 173,000 square metres (10%) * Retail 320,000 square metres (18%) * Residential 744,000 square metres (42%) * Offices 519,000 square metres (30%) Total: 1,756,000 square metres

Developments

Phase I of Abdali Project

=Completed developments

= *Abdali Mall Company ( Abdali Mall) *Emirates Tourism Investment Company LLC ( Amman Rotana) *Abdali Boulevard Company ( The Boulevard) *Saraya Abdali for Real Estate & Investment (

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) *Al Riyah Real Estate Development Company (Kawar Keystone) *Jordan Dubai Properties for Land Development Company (Business Square) *Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank *Al Eqtidar for Real Estate Development *The Orphan Fund Development Corporation *Mr. Ziad Asaad Odeh *Mediterranean & Gulf Insurance & Reinsurance Company *AJIB Real Estate Investment Company *Juba Investment & Development Company (Commerce One) *Matrix Development (Crystalle Residence) *Sawa International Company *Irsa'a Real Estate Company *Sultan Bouran, Ishaq Bouran & Fawaz Shalan *Advanced for Real Estate Investment Company *Al Taher Real Estate & Development Company *Al Waleed Real Estate *Audi Bank *EDGO Ventures Ltd (The Atrium) *Adnan Saffarini & Sons *Societe Generale de Banque-Jordan *Abdali views (The Edge Tower) *Al Seraje for Real Estate Development (Abdali Gateway) *Damac Properties Company LLC (The Heights, Lofts & Courtyard) *Abdali Medical Center (AMC)

=Planned developments

= *Abdali Mall Company (Abdali Mall Tower) *Saraya Jordan (Capital Tower) *Abdali Investment & Development PSC (Al-Hamad 1B Tower) *Philadelphia for Commercial Complexes LLC (The Avenue) *Bank al Etihad (K Tower)

Phase II of Abdali Project

Reception

The Abdali development has been critiqued as creating a

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"urban enclave," the "auto centric" design of which "essentially exclud sthose who do not have access to a private vehicle."

Gallery

File:Al Abdali Project March Amman.JPG, One of the buildings in March 2010 File:Abdali Boulivard Amman 1.jpg, The Boulevard File:Regency Palace Hotel, Marriott, Le Meridien Amman,Le Royal Hotel, Housing Bank Center and Abdali.jpeg, View of Rotana Hotel Amman File:Eastern side of Abdali Project in Amman showing; from right to left; Abdali Gateway, The Heights and Clemanceau Medical Center in 2013.jpg, Eastern side of Abdali Project in 2013 File:Abdali Project 1.jpeg, Eastern side of Abdali Project File:Abdali Hospital.png, Abdali Hospital at night

References

{{reflist Buildings and structures in Amman Buildings and structures under construction in Jordan Economy of Jordan Tourism in Jordan