Emaar, Dubai Municipality beachfront development is expected to break ground early 2016 Dubai Municipality (DM) will commence work on a mega beachfront development set around Al Mamzar Lake in Deira, which will be akin to Jumeirah Beach Residence, according to a senior government official. “We are working on the project and the concept design has been agreed on. It is going to be a destination like others areas such as JBR,” Abdulla Mohammed Rafia, Assistant Director General for Engineering and Planning Sector, Dubai Municipality, told Emirates 24|7. The civic body is working with Emaar Properties, Dubai’s largest developer, on this project. The companies had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in May 2014. “We are expecting to break ground early next year,” he revealed, but declined to give the project cost. The project, which is being planned around the 53-hectare (131-acre) Al Mamzar Lake, will have waterfront residences, serviced residences, retail amenities, fou...