Build your own warehouse
The right plot. The right building. Then the lease.
We source the industrial plot, bring in the engineers, the architect and the contractor from our industrial partner network, keep the build on programme, and when it is complete we let the building to an occupier or sell it to an investor.
Coordinated by Castilion
What is included.
A warehouse is a precise instrument. Clear height, floor loading, dock count, power allocation, yard depth and fire strategy decide which occupiers can use it and what an investor will pay for it. The right building on the wrong plot, or the right plot with the wrong permissions, is an expensive lesson. We start with the operation, or the target tenant, and work back to the land.
We search industrial land in Dubai Industrial City, Dubai South, Jebel Ali, Al Quoz, Dubai Investments Park, KEZAD and the Northern Emirates, check zoning, title, utilities and the permitted use, and negotiate the purchase or the lease. We then introduce structural and MEP engineers, an architect, approvals consultants and pre qualified contractors from our industrial network, run the tender with you and coordinate them through design, authority approvals, construction and the completion certificate.
The engineering and construction is carried out and contracted by these partners. Our role is to hold the brief, the budget and the programme, to report monthly and to be on site on your behalf. When the building is complete, Castilion's commercial desk lets it to an occupier or sells it, let or vacant, to our investor base.
The specialist work is contracted with and carried out by independent, licensed partners. Castilion introduces them, agrees the scope with you and coordinates on your behalf.
- Brief and feasibility: use, clear height, docks, power and zoning
- Industrial plot sourcing, purchase or lease negotiation
- Engineer, architect and contractor selection from our industrial network
- Coordination of authority, Civil Defence and utility approvals
- Oversight of construction, testing and the completion certificate
- Operator fit out coordination through partner contractors
- Leasing to occupiers or sale to investors through Castilion's commercial desk
Build your own warehouse
From an industrial plot to a Grade A asset that pays you.
Occupiers pay for the right building in the right place; investors pay for the lease that follows. We source the plot, bring in the engineers, the architect and the contractor from our industrial partner network, and when the building is complete we let it or sell it for you.
The land
The interior
Concept visualisations produced for Castilion to illustrate the service. Not a specific property, plot or mandate.
Built in layers
Every warehouse is five decisions stacked on one plot.
Each layer has its own specialist. Our job is to choose them well, put them in the right order and keep them talking to one another.
The process
Land, architect, contractor, income.
Seven stages, one adviser. You can join at any of them: with a plot already owned, with drawings already approved, or with nothing but the idea.
- 01
Brief and feasibility
Clear height, floor loading, dock count, power, cold or ambient, owner occupied or let. We test the brief against zoning, plot ratios and what the free zone or municipality will approve.
Castilion
- 02
Source the land
We search industrial land in Dubai Industrial City, Dubai South, Jebel Ali, Al Quoz, DIP, KEZAD and the Northern Emirates, check title and utilities, and negotiate the purchase or lease.
Castilion
- 03
Appoint the architect
From our network of licensed practices we shortlist two or three whose work suits the brief, run the selection with you and coordinate concept, planning and detailed design.
Partner architect, coordinated by Castilion
- 04
Approvals
Authority design approval, building permit, Civil Defence fire strategy, DEWA or free zone power allocation and the environmental and traffic approvals the use requires.
Approvals consultant and architect
- 05
Appoint the contractor
Tendered to pre qualified contractors from our network, compared on price, programme and the people they will put on site, and contracted on terms your counsel has reviewed.
Main contractor, selected with Castilion
- 06
Build and report
Monthly reporting against brief, budget and programme, site visits on your behalf when you are abroad, and one point of contact when a decision is needed.
Castilion with the project manager
- 07
Handover, then let or sell
Completion certificate, title and the operator's fit out. Then Castilion's commercial desk lets the building to an occupier or sells it to an investor.
Castilion
Our industry partners
A large network, used sparingly.
We do not build, design or engineer. We know who does it well, we have seen their work on site and we put the right ones in front of you for each layer.
Architects
Licensed Dubai and international practices, residential and industrial, chosen for the brief rather than the brand.
Structural and MEP engineers
Foundations, frame, power, cooling and fire, from concept through to the authority submissions.
Main contractors
Pre qualified builders with current trade licences, insurances and a record we have seen on site.
Interior and landscape studios
The finishes, lighting, planting and pool that turn a shell into the place you pictured.
Approvals consultants
Specialists who deal with the master developer, the municipality, Trakhees and Civil Defence every week.
Leasing and sales
Castilion's own residential and commercial teams, ready before the completion certificate is issued.
Rent or sell
After the development.
A new build warehouse is either your own operating base or an income asset. Castilion's commercial desk handles both outcomes.
Let it
We market the building to logistics, e commerce, manufacturing and cold chain occupiers and structure a lease that an investor will later value.
The commercial deskSell it
Let or vacant, a new Grade A warehouse with full documentation goes to our investor base under a gated process before it goes to market.
How a mandate runsWho it is for
Made for clients like these.
“I want a warehouse built to my operation, or an industrial asset built to let.”
- Operators who have outgrown leased space and want a building built to their process
- Investors who want a new Grade A industrial asset with a lease attached
- Family offices and funds assembling an industrial portfolio in the UAE
- Clients abroad who need one adviser on the ground from plot to tenant
Questions
Frequently asked.
Does Castilion build the warehouse?
No. Engineering and construction are contracted with and carried out by licensed partners. Castilion sources the plot, selects and coordinates the partners, and lets or sells the finished building.
Freehold or leasehold land?
Both exist in the UAE's industrial zones, and the right answer depends on the holding period, the occupier and the exit. We set out the options for each plot before you commit.
Can you find the tenant before the building is finished?
Often, yes. A pre let to a named occupier is the most valuable way to build, and our commercial desk markets the scheme from the approved drawings onward.
Who do I contract with?
You contract directly with the engineers, the architect and the contractor on terms your own counsel reviews. Castilion is appointed separately as your adviser and coordinator.
Build your own warehouse
Talk to an Advisor.
A first conversation carries no obligation. Share as much or as little as you wish.
Prefer to talk now? Call +971 58 670 0664 or write to info@castilion-estates.com.
