Dar Global, the London-listed luxury real estate developer, and The Trump Organization have announced a major joint venture for the Maldives. The partnership includes the debut of the Trump International Hotel Maldives and the launch of the world’s first tokenised hotel development tied to the project. Located 25 minutes from Malé, the hotel will feature 80 ultra-luxury beach and overwater villas and is expected to open by the end of 2028.
JLL Capital Markets announced it had arranged a $43.27 million floating-rate construction loan for 5400 South, a three-building industrial warehouse development in West Valley City, Utah. The project, totalling 470,334 square feet, is being developed by ViaWest Group and GEM Realty Capital. The scheme will offer flexible units from 19,500 to 218,499 square feet, with features including 32 to 36-foot clear heights and 110 dock-high doors.
Verdion and Legal & General’s Industrial Property Investment Fund (IPIF) have secured a key urban logistics development site in the London Borough of Greenwich. The 2.6-acre brownfield site on Nathan Way has a GDV of £30 million. This deal marks the first collaboration between the two firms. Verdion will act as the developer, creating 78,987 sq ft of new floorspace across six small to mid-box units.
H.E. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, the Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, has inaugurated the Agility Logistics Park – Jeddah. This massive project represents a SAR 611 million private-sector investment by Agility Logistics Parks (ALP). The complex spans over 576,760 sqm and includes six Grade-A warehouses built to high international standards. Strategically located near Jeddah Islamic Port, the park is designed to serve high-growth sectors including e-commerce, retail, and technology.
Dar Al Majed Real Estate has entered a major partnership with the Jadwa 47 Fund, managed by Jadwa Investment Company, to build a high-quality mixed-use project in Riyadh. The development, located on King Salman Road next to the SABB station, covers over 8000 square meters. Its estimated total development cost is approximately one billion riyals. Dar Al Majed will act as the exclusive developer and holds an option to invest 50 million riyals in the fund
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, head of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has signed a $1 billion investment agreement with the Zimbabwean government. The deal was formalised following a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare. The funds will be directed towards key strategic sectors in Zimbabwe. These include cement manufacturing, power generation, fertiliser production and infrastructure. The cornerstone of the investment is a petroleum pipeline project.