Dorchester Magazine December 2012 | Page 19

4 vehicles . The project is expected to become a major income provider for rental .
Today Beirut city center is a livable area with a state of art infrastructure including a fiber optic broad band system for telecommunications and enhanced by high quality open space , landscaped streets , pedestrian areas , where traditional residential neighborhoods are re-emerging as urban villages at the periphery with other residential quarters emerging elsewhere in the center and on the waterfront . A heritage trail links
historic buildings and archeological sites . Retained buildings , which were restored and their interiors modernized , are ready to receive local and international companies while a steady stream of new owners and tenants has moved into the city center and hundreds of business companies , shops and restaurants have already settled there . Many new development projects have been completed by SOLIDERE and new investors including offices and residential buildings .
Development will continue over the next �
DORCHESTER December 2012 19