Reem Mall (Arabic: ريم مول) is a shopping mall located in Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi. The mall will feature 400+ international and local store brands, approximately 85 restaurants, & "Snow Abu Dhabi", the first-ever indoor snow park in the capital & the second to open in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3][4]
| ريم مول | |
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| Location | Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 24°29′18″N 54°24′2″E / 24.48833°N 54.40056°E |
| Address | Hazza Bin Zayed the First Street, Abdullah Omran Taryam Street - Abu Dhabi |
| Opening date | 16 February 2023 |
| Developer | Al Farwaniya Property Developments |
| No. of stores and services | 400+ stores |
| Total retail floor area | 2,800,000 square feet (260,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 5 (excluding podium parking & VIP room) |
| Parking | Approximately 6,800 spaces |
| Website | reemmall |
The mall cost $1.2 billion to construct.[5] It has a retail space of more than 190,000 square meters (2,000,000 square feet), with a car park having approximately 6,800 spaces.[6][7] It will also have an on-premises logistics hub that allows store-to-door delivery anywhere in the UAE (up to 24 hours) and across the GCC (up to 72 hours), which is the first time it has been applied to a mall.[8]
Construction
editIn 2017, the mall started construction and was completed in the late 2020s.[9] The construction and development was led by Al Farwaniya Property Developments, with the lead contractor being Itinera Ghantoot,[10] and the interior fit-out contractor being JC Maclean International.[11] The size of the mall is nearly 260,000 square meters (2.8 million square feet).[12] The mall had a soft opening on February 16, 2023.[7]
Snow Abu Dhabi (snow park)
editSnow Abu Dhabi is a snow park under the ownership of the Majid Al Futtaim Group. The snow park features 12 rides and 17 attractions across the snow park with the temperature of −2 °C (28 °F) and with the snow depth of 50 cm (20 in).[13]
References
edit- ^ "Snow Abu Dhabi to open by mid-2023". Time Out Abu Dhabi.
- ^ "World's largest indoor snow park, 1,000 stores: UAE's new mega malls coming up in Abu Dhabi". Khaleej Times.
- ^ Lau, Evelyn (12 May 2023). "Snow Abu Dhabi at Reem Mall reveals opening date". The National. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi officially opens its first indoor snow park at Reem Mall". Construction Week. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Lillywhite, Imogen. "Abu Dhabi's $1.2bln Reem Mall will open in Q1 2022 - Agility". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Reem Mall". WME by Egis Group.
- ^ a b Diaz, One Carlo (7 March 2023). "Inside Reem Mall in Abu Dhabi: Shops, restaurants, and attractions to check out". The National. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Reem Mall Abu Dhabi 2023: An Exciting New Addition to the UAE's Retail Scene". Wego Travel.
- ^ "How the UAE's $1.2bn Reem Mall aims to revolutionize shopping". Arabian Business.
- ^ Graves, LeAnne (27 November 2017). "Reem Mall names a new contractor but opening date still unknown". The National.
- ^ "Fit-out contractor hired for Abu Dhabi's $1.2bn Reem Mall". Arabian Business. Arabian Business. 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Reem Mall". Al Rakha Group. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Snow Abu Dhabi to open "within the next four months"". What's On. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.