Topped by private villas in 5642 buildings

11.8 thousand buildings under construction in Dubai by the end of 2021

The number of multi-storey buildings “under construction” reached 1082.

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Data published by the Dubai Statistics Center, issued by Dubai Municipality, revealed that the total number of “under construction” buildings in the emirate exceeded 11.8 thousand at the end of 2021.

According to data obtained by Emirates Today, the total value of completed buildings in the emirate during the past year, which amounted to 2,137 new buildings, reached 26 billion and 143 million dirhams, at a time when 2026 new building permits were issued in 2021.

In detail, data published by the Dubai Statistics Center, issued by Dubai Municipality, revealed that the total number of “under construction” buildings in the Emirate of Dubai reached 11,883 buildings at the end of 2021, compared to 11,519 buildings at the end of 2020, an increase of 3.15%. .

According to the data obtained by "Emirates Today", "private villas" ranked first in terms of the type of buildings that are still "under construction", with 5,642 buildings.

“Investment villas” came in second place, with 3,855 buildings, while the number of “multi-storey buildings” reached 1,082 buildings, compared to 810 public buildings, and 494 industrial buildings.

These figures include buildings under construction that are still in progress in the areas under Dubai Municipality only.

According to the data, 2026 new building permits were issued in 2021, and "private and investment villas" acquired the bulk of these permits, and more than 20,000 permits were issued for additions and modifications.

In addition, data published by the Dubai Statistics Center, issued by Dubai Municipality, showed that the total value of completed buildings in the emirate during the past year, which amounted to 2,137 new buildings, reached 26 billion and 143 million dirhams.

The data obtained by "Emirates Today", a copy of it, showed that the completed "multi-storey" buildings, numbering 367, topped the list in terms of value, registering 19 billion and 981 million dirhams, followed by "private villas", numbering 1163 buildings.

And "public buildings" came in third place with 184 buildings, and recorded two billion and 559 million dirhams.

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