UAE-based Palma Development has announced two significant construction milestones across Serenia District, its AED5 billion ($1.36 billion) master-planned community in Jumeirah Islands. 

The Emirati developer awarded the piling and shoring works contract for Phase Two of the Serenia District, and confirmed the completion of foundation works at West Residence and the mobilisation of the main contractor, Khansaheb Civil Engineering, for the signature tower in Phase One.

APCC Piling & Marine Contracting has been signed up for the Serenia District East project work, as it brings directly relevant experience to it, having previously delivered the piling and shoring scope for Serenia District West and Serenia Living on Palm Jumeirah, it stated. 

Its familiarity with Palma’s standards and the demands of the Serenia brand made it the natural choice for this next phase of the masterplan, said the developer.

Spanning more than 600,000 sq ft of land with a total built-up area of 3.5 million sq ft, Serenia District at Jumeirah Islands will comprise six integrated towers centred around unique lifestyle zones. 

Designed by Nikken Sekkei, Japan’s leading architectural firm, the community draws inspiration from the Japanese Ireko philosophy, blending serenity, simplicity, and the mindful use of space.

Palma said the completion of foundation works at West Residence marks a key structural milestone for the 46-storey tower, which represents Phase One of Serenia District.

Khansaheb clinched the AED760 million construction contract last December, has now mobilised on site and commenced operations, keeping the project firmly on its delivery schedule.

These milestones come on the heels of Palma’s completion of Serenia Living on Palm Jumeirah, where the majority of owners have already taken over their units following the project’s on-time completion, it added.