Deerfields Town Square appoints Jones Lang LaSalle to advise on set up and operation of new community mall in Abu Dhabi

Anchored by Carrefour, Centrepoint and Grand Cinemas Deerfields Town Square will incorporate over 200 outlets in approximately 80,000 sq m of new retail space, food and beverage outlets and family entertainment facilities. Situated on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway, Deerfields Town Square is currently under construction with over 50% of the retail space leased and with numerous other retailers very close to leasing in this community mall.

Banu Tas, General Manager of Deerfields Town Square said, "Jones Lang LaSalle's experience of operating and managing shopping malls around the world will help us deliver the very best in new community facilities, providing a quality shopping experience for those living and working in Al Bahia, Shahama, Rahba and Khalifa Cities as well as the wider catchment area. Jones Lang LaSalle has provided on-site property management services for properties totalling approximately 1.2 billion sq ft globally. In addition to the property management team, Jones Lang LaSalle's retail division is also helping us with our leasing and retail mix strategy and we have already successfully leased 50% of the development."

Graham Howat, Head of Property and Asset Management at Jones Lang LaSalle in MENA commented that "We are extremely honoured to have been selected by Deerfields Management to develop their management systems and procedures for the new mall. Property management is becoming increasing sophisticated in the Middle East and we are pleased to see developers like MBI embrace the opportunity of having professional mall management in place from day one to ensure success for their tenants and their shopping public."