The Corporate
United
Real Estate Company. K.S.C.P (URC) is one of the leading real estate developers
in Kuwait and the MENA region, with consolidated assets of Approx. KD 651 million (US$ 2.12
Billion) as of 30 March 2024. Head quartered in Kuwait, URC was founded in 1973 and was listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange in 1984.
URC primarily operates through a number of operating subsidiaries and investment arms across the MENA region. URC's core business is real estate development and operations and enjoys a diversified portfolio of assets that include retail complexes, hotels, residential properties, and high-rise office buildings.
URC’s operations extend to construction and
contracting services, facility management, and project management through its
several subsidiaries. URC's portfolio of assets is geographically spread
throughout the MENA region and includes an all-inclusive community,
lifestyle hub, and mixed-use development located at Hessah AlMubarak District
in Kuwait, Marina World, Marina Hotel, and KIPCO Tower in Kuwait, Salalah
Gardens Mall & Residences in Oman, Abdali Mall in Jordan, Raouche View 1090
in Lebanon, Hilton Cairo Heliopolis & Waldorf Astoria Hotels, and Medius
Residences in Egypt, and Assoufid development including a golf resort,
five-star hotel, and premium residences in Morocco.
URC is the real estate arm of its majority shareholder, Kuwait Projects Company – Holding (KIPCO Group), a holding company that focuses on investments in the Middle East and North Africa. It’s strategy of acquiring, building, scaling and selling companies in the MENA region has worked successfully for over 30 years. KIPCO’s main business sectors are financial services, media, real estate, and industry. KIPCO’s financial service interests include holdings in commercial banks, insurance companies, asset management, and investment banking.
Mission & Vision
URC’s vision is to be Kuwait’s leading diversified real estate company.
URC’s mission is committed to developing properties which are superior in both form and function, thereby creating added value to its shareholders, customers and communities, while conducting business in a professional, honest, transparent approach, and working with its teams and stakeholders to create a culture of inclusion that is built on trust, respect and integrity.
URC believes that its success is dependent on the competencies and excellence of its people and it is
committed to investing in their careers and empowering them to lead.