- CEO
- Talal Jassim Mohammad Al-Bahar
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Real estate development
- Address
- Kuwait City Kuwait
- IPO Date
- Sep 29, 1984
- Business
- Kuwait Real Estate Company KPSC (AQARAT) is a Kuwait-based integrated real estate development, investment, and asset management enterprise engaged in the acquisition, development, operation, and leasing of commercial, residential, retail, and hospitality properties. The company structures its operations across three core business segments: Real Estate, Investment, and Services. AQARAT offers a comprehensive suite of products and services, including: commercial and retail property development, leasing, and asset management, encompassing prominent mixed-use, retail, and office complexes such as Souk Al-Kuwait, Souk Al-Kabeer, and Arabella; residential community development and property management, featuring upscale residential complexes such as Pearl Marzouq as well as purpose-built corporate and hospitality staff accommodation communities developed under the Domus brand; international hospitality investments and operations, holding strategic ownership stakes and asset partnerships in global hotel brands such as YOTEL and Courtyard by Marriott; comprehensive property and facilities management solutions, comprising leasing administration, facility maintenance, tenant relations, and operational management for third-party and proprietary properties; real estate project management and development consultancy, providing feasibility studies, master planning, architectural oversight, and construction management; real estate investment advisory, appraisal, and portfolio valuation services; and lifestyle and wellness center operations conducted through its subsidiary Active Holding. Headquartered in Kuwait City, Kuwait, and founded on May 16, 1972 as the first real estate firm listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Boursa Kuwait: KRE), the company maintains operational and investment assets across Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, the wider Middle East, the United States, and Europe. In recent strategic developments, AQARAT successfully executed a substantially oversubscribed capital increase to accelerate its regional development pipeline; launched the AED 3.5 billion Al Tay Hills master-planned residential community in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; completed strategic land acquisitions in Sharjah through an associate company to support upcoming mixed-use developments; broadened its domestic service offerings through health and fitness expansions under Active Holding in Kuwait; and pursued targeted portfolio rebalancing, including the structured exit from the 501 First Residences project in the United States.