•The project will be carried out in phases on an estimated area of 1.32 million square meters.  Individual developers will develop blocks in accordance with Sorouh’s master concept

•25 per cent of the area (134.6hectares) of the 633 hectare Al Reem Island will be developed by Sorouh with approximately 90 per cent of the area devoted to residential living environments and 10 per cent for the commercial and service sectors

•The project is expected to accommodate approximately 100,000 people and is one of largest in the region

•Building heights will be between 3 and 75 stories

•Shams Abu Dhabi will provide opportunities for other real estate developers from the UAE and internationally to create approximately 22,000 residential units

•The project will have an integrated infrastructure and network

•There will be a central park of 8.3 hectares or approximately one million square feet

•Four kilometers of water canals will run throughout the development with an average width of 15 meters

•Al Reem Island is 300 meters offshore and will be linked to Abu Dhabi by two bridges

•The entire project is scheduled for completion by 2011