MUSCAT : Oman has unveiled an integrated tourism complex on the Muttrah waterfront that will include about 1,500 residential units across an 18.5-hectare site, Oman News Agency reported.
His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat presided over the announcement ceremony for the Al Yazan project, located along the waterfront of Port Sultan Qaboos.
The development by VA Group will combine residential accommodation with shops, restaurants, landscaped grounds and recreational facilities in an area between Muttrah’s mountains and the sea.
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According to project details, more than 170,000 square metres of residential space will be developed across three phases. The first phase will comprise two residential towers, offering homes ranging from studios to four-bedroom penthouses and garden duplexes.
Plans include a waterfront promenade stretching more than 400 metres and a 20,000-square-metre courtyard park within 30,000 square metres of landscaped grounds.
About 25,000 square metres will be allocated to shops, restaurants and cafes along a pedestrianised street. Other planned facilities include a public plaza, an amphitheatre, fine-dining pavilions, sports facilities and children’s play areas.
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