page_title: The Pearl-Qatar
section_title: Qanat Quartier
hierarchical_section_title: The Pearl-Qatar / Residential development / Qanat Quartier
caption_attribution_description: English: Bridge in Qanat Quartier, The Pearl, Qatar.
context_page_description: The Pearl-Qatar in Doha, Qatar, is an artificial island spanning nearly four square kilometers. It is the first land in Qatar to be available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals. As of 2018, there are 27,000 residents.
  Once fully completed, The Pearl will create over 32 kilometers of new coastline, for use as a residential estate with an expected 18,831 dwellings and 45,000 residents by 2018. Developed by United Development Company and planned by architecture and design firm Callison, the island is located 350 meters offshore of Doha's West Bay Lagoon area.
  In 2004, when the project was first revealed, the initial cost of constructing the island stood at $2.5 billion. It is now believed the project will cost $15 billion upon completion.
context_section_description: The Pearl Qatar's "Venice-like community" has an extensive canal system, pedestrian-friendly squares and plazas and beachfront townhouses. The first residents started to live in Qanat Quartier in 2012. When complete there will be:
  977 residential apartments in 31 buildings
  188 townhouses
  15 bridges, including a replica of Venice's Rialto Bridge
  200 retail units
  320,000 square feet of retail space
  1,135 parking spaces for cars
  200 moorings in the marina
  Kempinski Resort and Spa
  Designed by Serendipity By Design LLC a Master Planning, Architecture and Interior Design consultancy based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
caption: Bridge in Qanat Quartier
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