Eagle Hills awards piling contract for Marassi Galleria

Manama : UAE-based private real estate investment and development company, Eagle Hills, in partnership with Bahrain developer Diyar Al Muharraq, yesterday announced the award of its contract for major piling works on Marassi Galleria, the lifestyle shopping and entertainment destination in Marassi Al Bahrain, Bahrain’s distinguished urban waterfront project. 

The significant contract has been awarded to German ground-engineering firm Keller Grundbau GmbH, who have a 40-year history in Bahrain.

Marassi Galleria will be an unsurpassed shopping and entertainment destination in the Kingdom, with 178,000 sqm of gross floor area featuring high-end retail, indoor and outdoor entertainment, a multiplex cinema, themed courtyards, etc. 

It will have direct access to two world-class hotels and serviced residences (The Address Hotels + Resorts and Vida Hotels and Resorts), which are new to the market in Bahrain. Vida Marassi Al Bahrain, a lifestyle boutique hotel and residence brand operated by Emaar Hospitality Group and geared towards today’s young professionals and entrepreneurs, offers 160 hotel rooms and 140 fully-furnished one, two and three bedroom residences with a modern aesthetic and a beachfront location. 

The Address Marassi Al Bahrain, a smart lifestyle brand with four properties across the UAE and three more under construction, will be a landmark hospitality location, offering 110 hotel rooms and 130 serviced apartments in the elegant yet modern style the brand has become renowned for.

The piling contract milestone marks the beginning of construction on the Marassi Al Bahrain site as planned. 

Low Ping, CEO of Eagle Hills, commented: “Eagle Hills and our development partners are mutually committed to delivering a superior quality of finishing throughout the entire project, providing a unique offering to the Bahraini market.”

Maher Al Shaer, Managing Director Eagle Hills - Diyar commented, “Our announcement today moves us closer to this reality, in partnership with Keller Grundbau GmbH, who have an excellent track record with projects of this size.” 

Geert Janssen, Managing Director - ME Business Unit, Keller Grundbau GmbH, said, “Keller has a long track record of development projects in Bahrain since 1973. Therefore buyers can be confident of on-time completion within all development guidelines and quality standards.”

Potential buyers are invited to contact Marassi Al Bahrain Sales Centre on +973 7789 0020 or register their interest on www.marassialbahrain.com. Sales Centre opening hours are Saturdays to Thursdays from 9am-6pm.