Dubai Motor City

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Dubai Motor City
Dubai Motor City
Country	United Arab Emirates
Emirate	Dubai
City	Dubai
Established	2004
Community statistics
Area	3.5 km²
Neighbouring communities	Arabian Ranches, Dubai Sports City, Dubai Studio City
Coordinates	25°03′02″N 55°14′21″E / 25.050633°N 55.239129°E / 25.050633; 55.239129Coordinates: 25°03′02″N 55°14′21″E / 25.050633°N 55.239129°E / 25.050633; 55.239129

Dubai Motor City is a property development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Union Properties (a UAE based property development company). The development is based on a motor-sport theme and includes residential units, business towers, motor-sports facilities, retail and a theme park.

The key components of Dubai Motor City are^[1]:

• Dubai Autodrome - A 5.39 KM FIA certified track which opened in October 2004. The first Dubailand attraction to ever open.

• UpTown MotorCity - A low-rise residential apartment development including recreational areas, parks and schools.

• Green Community MotorCity - Residential development consisting of family villas, townhouses, and bungalows as well as luxury terraced apartments.

• Business Park MotorCity - Office space in several high rise towers and retail space including automobile showrooms and other automobile related shops.

• F1-X Dubai - A Formula One theme park.

Apart from Dubai Autodrome which was opened in 2004 the remaining developments within MotorCity were due to be completed in 2009. However in February 2009 Union Properties announced that the F1-X theme park would be put on hold and delayed by at least a year due to the global financial crisis and problems with obtaining credit. Handover of UpTown MotorCity to owners started in phases during March 2009 and was due to be fully handed over by end of 2009 but as of late 2011 this has still not happened.

Since the Global Financial Crisis decimated Dubai's economy in late 2008 work on the project has completely ground to a halt, leaving things such as the Marriot Hotel half built.

Things to do

• Karting
• Laser Tag

External links

• Dubai Motor City - Official site
• Dubai Motor City Community - Dubai Motor City Community Forums
• Union Properties - Developer's site

References

1. ^ About Dubai Motor City