{"version":"1","article":{"id":"uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two","slug":"uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two?lang=en","title":"Dubai CommerCity plans second expansion phase exceeding AED1.8 billion","summary":"The digital-commerce free zone outlined office and logistics additions for delivery between early 2027 and late 2028, including the vertical Hive facility.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T04:19:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T04:19:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-04","event_period_basis":"source-review","sources":[{"name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM)","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2knrno-dubai-commercity-launches-aed18-billion-expansion","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"},{"name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM), Dubai CommerCity cross-border platform","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c0ahy10-dubai-commercity-enhances-cross-border-e-commerce","publishedAt":"2026-05-19","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-dubai-commercity-aed1-8bn-expansion-phase-two?lang=ar"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Dubai CommerCity has outlined a second expansion phase involving investment exceeding AED1.8 billion, according to an Emirates News Agency report dated 4 October 2026. The digital-commerce free zone, a joint venture between Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority and Wasl Group, plans delivery between the first quarter of 2027 and the fourth quarter of 2028. Reported occupancy across its offices, logistics and retail facilities was nearly 96%. These are development plans and a reported occupancy measure, rather than an announcement that the new buildings are already operating.","The Business and Social clusters are to add 86,000 square metres. Plans include offices in six buildings, with shell-and-core space, fitted offices and flexible workspaces. The first building-delivery stage is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2027 and the second in the first quarter of 2028. Retail, restaurants, cafés and other services are planned within the Social Cluster. The timetable describes phased delivery; it does not establish that every individual building will open on the first day of those quarters.","Within the Logistics Cluster, the Hive is a planned 5,600-square-metre vertical facility with 181 flexible units starting at five square metres. Its design includes climate-controlled fulfilment areas, managed loading zones and facilities for last-mile delivery, together with electric-vehicle charging and renewable-energy solutions. The announcement describes alignment with LEED certification requirements. It does not report an awarded certification or specify renewable generating capacity. Area, unit count and environmental design are different aspects of the proposed facility.","The expansion follows earlier work on the free zone’s cross-border commerce infrastructure. In a separate announcement on 19 May 2026, Dubai CommerCity described platform integration with Dubai Customs, Dubai Municipality and NAQEL Express. That initiative connected order processing, customs clearance and delivery, using a digital framework intended to improve shipment visibility and traceability. The May initiative provides context for the logistics functions of the planned expansion; it is not a new agreement announced in October. Neither statement supplies a measured reduction in delivery costs attributable to the second phase."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The digital-commerce free zone outlined office and logistics additions for delivery between early 2027 and late 2028, including the vertical Hive facility.\n\nDubai CommerCity has outlined a second expansion phase involving investment exceeding AED1.8 billion, according to an Emirates News Agency report dated 4 October 2026. The digital-commerce free zone, a joint venture between Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority and Wasl Group, plans delivery between the first quarter of 2027 and the fourth quarter of 2028. Reported occupancy across its offices, logistics and retail facilities was nearly 96%. These are development plans and a reported occupancy measure, rather than an announcement that the new buildings are already operating.\n\nThe Business and Social clusters are to add 86,000 square metres. Plans include offices in six buildings, with shell-and-core space, fitted offices and flexible workspaces. The first building-delivery stage is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2027 and the second in the first quarter of 2028. Retail, restaurants, cafés and other services are planned within the Social Cluster. The timetable describes phased delivery; it does not establish that every individual building will open on the first day of those quarters.\n\nWithin the Logistics Cluster, the Hive is a planned 5,600-square-metre vertical facility with 181 flexible units starting at five square metres. Its design includes climate-controlled fulfilment areas, managed loading zones and facilities for last-mile delivery, together with electric-vehicle charging and renewable-energy solutions. The announcement describes alignment with LEED certification requirements. It does not report an awarded certification or specify renewable generating capacity. Area, unit count and environmental design are different aspects of the proposed facility.\n\nThe expansion follows earlier work on the free zone’s cross-border commerce infrastructure. In a separate announcement on 19 May 2026, Dubai CommerCity described platform integration with Dubai Customs, Dubai Municipality and NAQEL Express. That initiative connected order processing, customs clearance and delivery, using a digital framework intended to improve shipment visibility and traceability. The May initiative provides context for the logistics functions of the planned expansion; it is not a new agreement announced in October. Neither statement supplies a measured reduction in delivery costs attributable to the second phase.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}