JUMEIRAH Golf Estates (JGE), a luxury residential golf community located between Green Community and Dubai Sports City off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, has launched the second phase of its Fireside community villas.

Aside from introducing the latest batch of 19 exclusive units in the Fireside community, JGE also announced the handover of the first phase of its Whispering Pines Villas following the installation of a power grid. This was announced at Cityscape Global, a real estate development and investment exhibition, held in Dubai last month (October 8 to 10).

JGE is the master developer for Phase A of JGE, which includes the Fireside, Flame Tree Ridge and Whispering Pines communities; the other communities are being built by JGE’s various sub-developers. JGE also offers plots in the Juniper Way and Wild Flower districts, where buyers can build their dream home around a golf course.

The Fireside community is part of JGE’s Fire Zone, which also includes Orange Lake, Sienna Lakes, Sienna Views, Juniper Way, Valencia Grove and Flame Tree Ridge East and West residential communities. Whispering Pines and Wildflower, on the other hand, are located at the Earth Zone, which also comprises Sanctuary Falls, Olive Point, Lime Tree Valley, and The Sundials communities.

The approval for a 120 MW power grid for Phase A of the JGE development from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has put JGE on track to handing over the initial 160 villas of the Whispering Pines portion of Phase A’s ‘Earth’ zone shortly.

The Whispering Pines community includes three- and four-bedroom villas constructed from authentic Tuscan-inspired materials. Each European country-styled villa comes with two-car garages and an exterior swimming pool.

Phase A of the development covers 13 residential communities of 1,100 villas adjacent to the 18-hole for each Fire and Earth courses – designed by golfing legend Greg Norman. The Earth Course serves as the annual venue for the DP World and Tour to Dubai Championships.

“The approval of the Dewa facility marks a major milestone in Jumeirah Golf Estates’ evolution and affirms our ability to meet our commitments,” said Yousif Kazim, general manager, Jumeirah Golf Estates.

Seven 11 kV substations under this grid are already supplying an aggregate of 12 MW to the Whispering Pines community of the luxury residential golf community. JGE’s contractor has installed LV (low voltage) cables for Whispering Pines villas and MV (medium voltage) cables for the entire Phase A grid at a total cost of more than Dh130 million ($35.39 million).

JGE revealed that villas in the Lime Tree Valley, Olive Point and Sienna Lakes communities will also be provided with electricity during this period and handed over soon.