About us
Gulf Housing Solutions (GHS) is a premier provider of staff accommodation in the UAE and the rest of the GCC. Today, GHS is a leading independent provider of employee housing solutions in the highly dynamic UAE market.
read moreOUR VISION
To be a premier full-service solutions provider of housing and employee services to the hospitality sector and other large employers in the UAE and the rest of the GCC.
read moreNajem is a new brand recently launched under the GHS umbrella. Born of a grand vision, Najem will meet the demand for high quality accommodation specially built for hospitality staff. Under the Najem brand, top quality staff accommodation complexes are proposed in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and selected other GCC countries.
read moreGulf Housing Solutions (GHS) is a premier provider of staff accommodation in the UAE and the rest of the GCC. Today, GHS is a leading independent provider of employee housing solutions in the highly dynamic UAE market.
With offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the company’s vision is fuelled by experienced and high caliber professionals who hail from international backgrounds with an unparalleled breadth of expertise and extensive client coverage in the UAE. Backed by leading institutional and international investors, GHS has the financial muscle to steadily grow its business and extend its portfolio across the GCC.
GHS has a wide range of offerings, from leasing to build-to-suit developments including near, medium and long-term solutions. Through careful assessment of the market and staying attuned to the needs of our clients, GHS has the ability to create solid, lasting, fulfilling and mutually beneficial partnerships.
With diverse experience and sound financial strength, Gulf Housing Solutions has the full capability to actively participate in a wide breadth of business models including:
- Build-to-suit scenarios
- Long leases
- Joint and co-venture opportunities
- Turnkey
- Property and Facilities management
- Sale and lease back
To be a premier full-service solutions provider of housing and employee services to the hospitality sector and other large employers in the UAE and the rest of the GCC.
To significantly grow the business in the UAE and extend across the GCC targeting current and future housing demands of the growing regional hospitality and service sector.
GHS operates according to the highest ethical, moral and professional standards in dealing with clients and partners. GHS adheres to and strives to surpass the highest standards of excellence while remaining steadfast in growing the business and seizing opportunities.
GHS ensures that all its buildings are maintained and operated according to international best practice and standards of quality, safety and health.
GHS works closely with each and every client to assess and define their organization’s specific needs and to deliver customized solutions. GHS knows that success goes alongside creating solid and long-term partnerships with each and every client.
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- Our properties are unique and customized to suit the specific needs, individual standards and objectives of our clients
- Our modern facilities offer a variety of amenities and recreation options to suit client requirements
- Our properties include experiential elements such as landscaping, dynamic common areas, green building standards and stringent health and safety standards. GHS complexes are well located and provide a clean and comfortable environment for the staff of our tenant companies.
- Our facilities are designed to maximize the utilization of the facility and improve the quality of life of the tenants
- We offer variety of options for customization including furniture and finish options, recreational facilities and room allocations catered to the specific needs of tenant companies as well as brand and theme incorporation of the tenant company
- Our leases are available on FRI or IR terms
- We adopt model lease terms and conditions
- We support the RICS method of service charge accounting
- We instigate a strict health and safety regimen in all our buildings
- We undertake systematic testing of all fire and life support systems
- We operate a planned maintenance and improvement policy
- Our buildings meet 1st class workers accommodation standards
- We believe in environmental issues as a primary focus in all our activities
Najem: a star on the rise
Najem is a new brand recently launched under the GHS umbrella. Born of a grand vision, Najem will meet the demand for high quality accommodation specially built for hospitality staff. Under the Najem brand, top quality staff accommodation complexes are proposed in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and selected other GCC countries.
Najem will explore dynamic new construction methods, such as the latest technology in modular construction. This method is a fast, flexible, innovative and superior quality technique capable of producing a variety finishes and layouts that precisely meet distinct client specifications and requirements.
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Prior to founding GHS, Juan Fernando was the founder and Managing Partner of Dubai Equity Partners, a US-based real estate investment company. He was also founder and Partner with Park Street Advisors, a boutique strategy consulting firm. Juan Fernando began his career as a Junior Partner of McKinsey & Company. He worked in 14 different offices in 9 countries, primarily in projects in telecom, financial services and petroleum, with a special focus on strategy, business building and post-merger management. Juan Fernando holds a Masters of Business Administration from MIT Sloan School of Management. He also holds Bachelor of Arts degrees from Lafayette College, summa cum lauda, in Economics, Business and International Affairs. Juan Fernando was also awarded the Wall Street Journal Achievement Award in Economics, as one of the top Economics undergraduates in the United States
Christopher brings to GHS over 25 years of diverse experience in the international property development and asset management industry. His career highlights include taking ALDAR from its initial conception in 1999 through it’s record breaking IPO launch in 2004 and culminating as its founding CEO as a PJSC with eight operating divisions in 2006. Thereafter, he was Executive Vice President of the DWTC’s Property Asset Management division, managing their CBD property asset portfolio and spearheading their multi-billion dollar property development program. Prior to this he has held senior management positions with the Hong Kong Land Company, Prudential Portfolio Managers Ltd, the London Dockland Development Corporation and Bovis Abroad; the international property arm of Bovis Lend Lease Construction Group
Muneef is a senior advisor to Governments and leading corporations. He was formerly the CEO of Istithmar PJSC with investments that included Atlantis, The Palm; easyHotel, 230 & 280 Park Avenue, Inchcape SS., LOEHMANN’s. Prior to that, Muneef was a senior executive at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) where his role was to head the ADIA’s European Asset Management team - one of the largest in the world. Muneef has held Board positions in various global funds and corporations. Muneef is a Qualified Professional Member of IIMR (Institute of Investment Management and Research, London). He holds a BSc in Business Studies from Middlesex University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Strathclyde.
Contact Us
| Gulf Housing Solutions | www.ghs.ae |
| PO Box 86577 | |
| Dubai, UAE | info@ghs.ae |
| +971-4-395-0057 (Office) | |
| +971-4-395-0067 (Fax) |
