Olympic Village
Coverage of Olympic Village in the Nexus archive.
- Capital Development Authority moves for early start of work on cricket stadium
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) plans to construct a 35,000-capacity cricket stadium near D-12 in Islamabad's Zone III, modeled after Dubai International Stadium. A joint venture of Habib Construction Service and ZKB-EA submitted the lowest bid of Rs8.9 billion for the project, which includes a three-kilometre road network. The construction falls under permissible recreation projects in Zone III, and the CDA is seeking federal approval for hotels and commercial areas.
- The 'unsellable' Olympic Village homes: How the cladding crisis and plummeting property values has left Londoners trapped in flats they raced to snap up after 2012 Games
After the 2012 London Olympics, many buyers purchased homes in the Olympic Village, but now they are struggling to sell due to a cladding crisis and plummeting property values. The crisis has left owners trapped in their flats. Property values have decreased significantly.