Dubai Island Sand Plot Sold for $34 Million in 'Record-Breaker' Deal
The Jumeriah Bay Island sand plot is half the size of a football field, and netted PrettyLittleThing founder Umar Kamani more than 242% profit.
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The Jumeriah Bay Island sand plot is half the size of a football field, and netted PrettyLittleThing founder Umar Kamani more than 242% profit.
Jumeirah Bay Island is on the left, near the Dubai shoreline. Boarding1Now/Getty Images A plot of sand in Dubai half the size of a football field sold for $34…
Kamani, 35, purchased the plot of land on Jumeirah Bay Island in 2017 for $8m (£6.42m) and has sold it to an undisclosed buyer - rumoured to be a member of the Saudi royal family - for $34m (£27.28).
The sale sets a new record for the most expensive vacant land transaction ever recorded on the island and nets the businessman a hefty profit.
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