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Nov 2024
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Meet the Developer - How success breeds ...

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Select Group Commercial Director Georges El Hachem joined us to talk about building (literally) on the stellar reputation they've earned for high quality developments with next level community amenities. Known for their projects in Dubai Marina, they discussed successfully branching out into the rest of the city, notably with the amazing Peninsula. The chat also turned to the soaring Dubai population, city traffic woes, and taking the company's winning formula to London. Check it out.

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