The Executive Summary Dubai, like many other countries within the Middle East, is well known for oil production. Oil, being the rare commodity that it is, has enabled economies of countries where it is produce to blossom to envious levels. Most countries in the Middle East like Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have recorded huge and tremendous growths in their economies due to the availability of the oil deposits that they have. The same is true with the United Arab Emirates. But, due to the growing concerns of diversification, it has become necessary to invest in other sectors of the economy as well. It is against this backdrop that Dubai has put much infrastructural investments in the real estate (Pacione 2005, p. 259). As one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai has cut a niche to be one of the most desirable destinations in the real estate. The real estate projects are actually growing very fast in this emirate. In fact, it is reported that about a third of all the cranes in the world are involved in building properties in Dubai. Incidentally, according to the Interpol, the Emirate is ranked as one of the safest places to live in the whole world. This has made investors rush to the Emirate with various development projects. Key, among the projects, includes tourism and real estate development. However, in order to realise the efficient execution of any real estate project, adequate planning and control capabilities must be put in place. The main aim of this paper is to underscore various planning, execution and control problems in a specific real estate project in Dubai. The project under study apparently is the City of Arabia in Dubai (Pérez, 2007, p. 38). Introduction The city of Arabia is a multi billion dollar investment in the Dubai suburb at the heart of Dubailand. It is projected to offer residency and homes to more than thirty four thousand households upon completion. In addition, it contains the world’s largest Mall, the Mall of Arabia together with the Restless Planet, which is an internationally known dinosaur theme-park. This makes it assume the position of key destination within the new Dubai. This is based on the restaurants, shopping malls, clinic, administrative offices and schools that are contained within the city (Cooper 2008, p. 103). The city of Arabia is majorly divided into four elements which include the Mall of Arabia, the Restless Planet, the Wadi Walk and the Elite Towers. On the other hand, the Wadi walk consists of a water front community with outdoor cafes, stylish apartments and attractive retail outlets while the elite towers is a group of thirty four impressively residential and commercial apartments (Bagaeen 2007, p. 183). Upon completion, the city of Arabia is planned to have its own monorail system for purposes of reducing the use of cars within the city. Other major planning considerations for the city include thirty thousand, eight hundred residents who will occupy eight thousand two hundred residential units. In addition, there will also be a catchment area that has a total population of 1.87 million people. Research Aim and Objectives The aim of conducting this research is to determine the implications of project planning, execution, and control capabilities on project development and progress acc