Urban Form and Real Estate Value in Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar
In the late 20th century, Doha’s rapid urbanization and globalization led to the loss of housing and the compact, traditional urban fabric in the old city center. The Qatari government and Msheireb Properties developed Msheireb Downtown Doha to bring urban living back with a contemporary re-interpr...
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In the late 20th century, Doha’s rapid urbanization and globalization led to the loss of housing and the compact, traditional urban fabric in the old city center. The Qatari government and Msheireb Properties developed Msheireb Downtown Doha to bring urban living back with a contemporary re-interpretation of the traditional urban fabric and modern life conveniences. Our study's primary objective is to investigate the relationship between urban form and the rental value of residential units, identifying factors that might influence rental asking prices. The paper examines morphological characteristics through field surveys and the real-estate variables such as location, floor area, number of bedrooms/bathrooms, and asking price collected from publicly available real estate websites. The findings indicate that the residential units' layout and adjacent streets' morphological characteristics clearly define specific targeted user groups. Larger residential units target Qatari families via more bedrooms/bathrooms and quieter urban settings, emphasizing Islamic cultural values. Smaller units target ex-pat workers (especially Westerners) using open-plan layouts in more lively urban environments of the development. The price per square meter also increases for residential units closer to the Doha Metro station. The study reiterates the success of compact living for improving urban living in other neighborhoods of old Doha.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e37654766065404daebe517d32e596522025-08-20T03:19:24ZengAlanya ÜniversitesiJournal of Contemporary Urban Affairs2475-61642023-06-0171Urban Form and Real Estate Value in Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar Adheena Kottappurath Aliyar0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6570-0655Mark David Major1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3203-8794Heba O Tannous2Fatima R A Al-Esmail3Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University, QatarDepartment of Architecture and Design, Abu Dhabi University, UAEDepartment of Interior Design, American University of Palestine, Palestinian TerritoriesDepartment of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University, Qatar In the late 20th century, Doha’s rapid urbanization and globalization led to the loss of housing and the compact, traditional urban fabric in the old city center. The Qatari government and Msheireb Properties developed Msheireb Downtown Doha to bring urban living back with a contemporary re-interpretation of the traditional urban fabric and modern life conveniences. Our study's primary objective is to investigate the relationship between urban form and the rental value of residential units, identifying factors that might influence rental asking prices. The paper examines morphological characteristics through field surveys and the real-estate variables such as location, floor area, number of bedrooms/bathrooms, and asking price collected from publicly available real estate websites. The findings indicate that the residential units' layout and adjacent streets' morphological characteristics clearly define specific targeted user groups. Larger residential units target Qatari families via more bedrooms/bathrooms and quieter urban settings, emphasizing Islamic cultural values. Smaller units target ex-pat workers (especially Westerners) using open-plan layouts in more lively urban environments of the development. The price per square meter also increases for residential units closer to the Doha Metro station. The study reiterates the success of compact living for improving urban living in other neighborhoods of old Doha. https://ijcua.com/ijcua/article/view/365Urban Form Real Estate value RegenerationUrban StudiesQatar |
| spellingShingle | Adheena Kottappurath Aliyar Mark David Major Heba O Tannous Fatima R A Al-Esmail Urban Form and Real Estate Value in Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Urban Form Real Estate value Regeneration Urban Studies Qatar |
| title | Urban Form and Real Estate Value in Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar |
| title_full | Urban Form and Real Estate Value in Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar |
| title_fullStr | Urban Form and Real Estate Value in Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar |
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| title_short | Urban Form and Real Estate Value in Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar |
| title_sort | urban form and real estate value in msheireb downtown doha qatar |
| topic | Urban Form Real Estate value Regeneration Urban Studies Qatar |
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