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Industry
  
Real Estate

Owner
  
TECOM Group

Type of business
  
Mixed use

Founded
  
2013

Headquarters
  
Dubai

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Area served
  
Business Bay, Trade Centre 2

Website
  
www.dubaidesigndistrict.com

Similar
  
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Dubai design district


Dubai Design District, d3, is a purpose-built master-plan development in Dubai dedicated to the design community including startups, entrepreneurs and established international design, luxury and fashion brands. It is a TECOM Group freezone business park consisting of 3 phases the first of which is 11 building office completed in 2015. d3’s facilities will include residential, hospitality, retail and office space. The development will include a 1.8 km waterfront development which will be populated with food and beverage outlets, hotels, retail outlets and a multi-use outdoor space. d3 is located close to Mohammed Bin Rashid City and adjacent to Dubai’s Business Bay. The District is situated beside Dubai Creek, and behind Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall.

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Dr Amina Al Rustimani is CEO of the development company behind d3, which will be Dubai’s home for fashion and design

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Phases

Development of d3 has been separated into 3 phases.

Phase 1

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Phase 1 was completed in 2015. This phase contains 1.2m sq. ft. of offices, studios, ateliers, showrooms, and over 200,000 sq. ft. of retail space. It contains 11 Buildings with an estimated 100 Retail Units and 1,000 office units.

Phase 2

Phase 2 will see the construction of the creative community which will house a range of design industry workshops, studios and showrooms. This phase is due for completion in 2019. The creative community is being designed by Foster and Partners

Phase 3

The third phase of the development will focus on d3's 2 km long Creek side promenade which will feature hotels, international and regional food and beverage offerings with a wide selection of hospitality and leisure facilities. This phase is due for completion in 2018.

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References

Dubai Design District Wikipedia