Venus Towers launched in Lebanon

Valued at around $500m, the project stretches over a surface of 7,510 meters in the region of Marina, Solidere. Located at the heart of the capital Beirut, "Venus Towers" enjoys a highly strategic placement as it is surrounded with luxurious hotels, restaurants, offices and many other touristic attractions. In addition, all project's apartments benefit from a panoramic sea view or a panoramic mountain view of mount Sannine, with some apartments enjoying both views for a fulfilling living experience. The project's location also benefits from state of the art buildings designed with a modern architectural eye, which gracefully adds to the neighborhood's perfect harmony.

"Venus Towers" consists of three luxurious residential buildings each offering special features that cater to a modern resident's lifestyle. Bloc A rises up to 30 stories with one apartment per floor while Bloc B goes up to 26 stories and two apartments per floor, and Bloc C stretches over 20 stories with 4 apartments per floor. In total, Venus Towers comprises of 162 luxurious residential apartments, which surface varies between 250 and 650 square meters.

Thus, this residential project offers a wide selection of luxurious apartments for those who wish to buy their own houses in Beirut's Central District as they can chose amongst vast, middle sized and smaller flats according to their different needs.

As for the project's architecture, it has been assigned to Spanish Pritzker award winner Raphael Jose Moneo. The latter is internationally renowned for havng left his distinguished mark on several important worldwide landmarks including the National Museum of Roman Arts in Merida, Spain; the Museum of Modern Arts and Architecture in Stockholm, Sweden; and Beirut Souks, Lebanon developed by Solidere. Furthermore, locally, the project benefits from the valuable architectural consultancy of Said Khairallah & Partners Architecture company.

Commenting the project, Mr. Wajih Al Bazri, official spokesperson of Venus Real Estate Development Co., said:

"The marina region in Beirut Central District is constantly changing facets, as new luxurious buildings and modern residential complexes are rising up. However, the concept of Venus Towers remains unique, whether in terms of external architecture, combining a modern contemporary style with a traditional Arabic print, or in terms of services offered to the residents. From our end, we have made sure to use the best raw material and cutting edge technology - in full compliance with international quality standards - in order to offer a comprehensive residential experience to future buyers"

That being said, the company contracted with ACW to handle the construction of the project.

From his end, Mr. Georges Chehwan, President of Plus Properties - the party in charge of all sales and marketing matters in regards to the Venus Towers - confirmed that "Venus Towers is the kind of projects that speaks for itself, as it offers numerous advantages. Indeed, this residential complex combines comfort, luxury, beauty and practicality. Most importantly, the project enjoys a harmonious neighborhood, in addition to a bouquet of diversified services to be provided to the future tenants. We are indeed proud to be responsible of the marketing of this landmark project'.

In fact, Venus Towers are surrounded by 3,500 square meters of greenery and spacious gardens in addition to special jogging tracks and children playgrounds. As for the services, these include: Swimming pool, one state of the art Gymnasium, guest parking places, a storage room, drivers' quarters with kitchen and toilet, fire detection and prevention systems, automatic gates, CCTV monitoring systems, automatic irrigation system, 24 hours security and a commercial area at street level to enrich the living experience of future tenants.

Plus Properties is showcasing the project for the first time to potential buyers on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th, September 2009 at Phoenicia Intercontinental, Beirut.