2. Community
Commercial
And
Residential
Development
As Yanbu continues to grow and develop, so do
opportunities to supply various goods and ser-
vices.
Population
The population has exceeded 122,000 with a 82%
of the population are Saudi citizens
Unsolicited commercial
opportunities
A commercial developer who senses a good
business opportunity, may submit a proposal
to the Royal Commission outlining his develop-
ment plans.
As an alternative, a commercial developer may
simply lease available space in an existing com-
mercial center at Yanbu and begin operations.
In both cases, Royal Commission staff will help
the investor acquire the necessary information
and permits and expedite hisbusiness proposal.
Investment opportunities
Periodically, the Royal Commission advertises
business opportunties and invites the private
sector participation.
Examples of such business opportunities in-
clude:
• Development of district and neighborhood
commercial centers.
• Construction and operation of private
educational, health care, and recreational
facilities.
• Development and subleasing of commer-
cially zoned land within the community.
Commercial Centers
Most retail and service operation at Yanbu are lo-
cated in two types of commercial centers:
• Neighborhood centers, offer goods accessi-
ble to local residents, include a market and
various small shops and restaurants.
• Districts centers are larger complexes that
offer consumers a greater range of products
and services.
Community Development
in Yanbu
Community districts are being developed incre-
mentally in line with Yanbu’s population growth.
Their development is the shared responsilbilty of
the Royal Commission and the private sector.
As the initial core of the community, the Royal
Commission built 16,123 villas, townhouses, and
apartments, plus dormitory units to house con-
struction staff and industry employees.
The Private Sector has built 5510 units of differ-
ent types Several attractive investment opportu-
nities that the Royal Commission is currently ad-
vertising, are described in this and the following
pages. Commercial entrepreneurs interested in
any of them should contact the Royal Commis-
sion at the address on the back cover.
Residential Development
in Yanbu
Large areas of land are available to investors
who wish to undertake the total development
of a site. These parcels constitute the districts of
Faisal, Al-Azizyah Al-Musherif and Al-Jar on the
northern side of the community.
The Royal Commission is encouraging investors
to develop these potential residential areas. As
long as an investor follows applicable zoning
guidelines and municipal codes, he may subdi-
vide and develop a neighborhood an entire dis-
trict as he wishes, then sell or lease the devel-
oped lots and any housing units built on them.
The first districts built by the Royal Commission
were Al-Nawa and Al-Sawari, located in the east-
ern part of the community area.
Then came the Radwa and Al-Semairi districts,
the first permanent residential areas, intended
primarily for families. The last unit built by the
Royal Commission house the students and staff
of Yanbu Industrial College (YIC).
The Royal Commission continues to regulate the
design and construction of all housing and pub-
lic facilties at Yanbu, private-sector developers
have taken a major role in meeting current re-
quirements for housing and other community
facilities.
To serve the new residential districts being built
at Yanbu, the private sector is invited to develop
commercial centers of both types. These may
be built and operated by the investor himself or
leased to commercial tenants.
City Center
The Yanbu City Center is destined to become the
focal point of the entire community.
Located at the heart of the residential area, the
City Center borders a circular lagoon that has
been dredged to form a navigable bay.
Steps ringing the bay provide public access to
the waterfront.
Conceptual plans for the City Center call for a
mix of residential and commercial facilities.
Investors are invited to work with the Royal Com-
mission to finalize plans for this area and begin
theirimplementationSeveraldistrictshavebeen
set aside for development by the private sector.
The Johaina, Abdulaziz, and Faisal districts, to-
gether with portions of Al-Jabriah and Ain Al-Na-
wa, have not yet been subdivided.
The others have been fully designed and subdi-
vided. Many of the city’s leading industries and
government agencies are developing whole
neighborhoods in these areas to accommodate
their employees.