More power to Marina Square

Owners in the long-delayed Marina Heights project on Reem Island have been told the power has been hooked up to Marina Heights I and should be connected to the second tower soon.

More information on handovers will be sent "shortly," project owner Profile Group Properties told owners in an Eid Mubarak message.

"We wish you a delightful Eid," the notice said, with the emphasis on "light."

The notice is certainly good news for owners who have been waiting to receive keys to their apartments. Primary construction was completed months ago on Marina Heights, which consists of two 43-storey towers with a total of 704 apartments.

Tamouh, the master developer of the Marina Square project, announced in March the project was ready to start handing over apartments. But delays with permitting and utilities have kept the bulk of the 14 towers in the dark.

Last month Tamouh officials said six of the buildings in the 827,000 sq.-metre project had been turned over, but most of the residential towers, including the twin Marina Heights towers, were still waiting for the power connection.