New QR500m ‘Alaateda’ mall to be built in Doha’s old downtown

A new QR500 million (US$137.31 million) mall is set to be built near the Msheireb district in Doha’s old downtown, offering new accommodation for many of the small shops forced to close due to demolition in the area.

Barwa Real Estate announced that the Alaateda (“mechanical machinery” in English) mall, which will be located on A-Ring road/Rawdat Al-Khail, will feature 650 outlets.

The shops will include a hypermarket and are expected to offer a new venue for small and medium-sized stores previously located in the old souqs that were dotted throughout the area.

Units will be 70-80 sq meters in size and rents will be “affordable,” a Barwa official told The Peninsula.

Work on the site is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2015, with completion planned for early 2017, Barwa said in a statement.

Original article by Leslie Walker

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New QR500m ‘Alaateda’ mall to be built in Doha’s old downtown