With the latest cycle of real estate activity, a new generation of developers has sprung up. Some of them have come to the excavation sites with approaches that could be refreshing for the whole sector. Zardman is a young company that leapt straight into ambitious projects in the urban core, surrounding communities and outside of Lebanon. Executive quizzed general manager Makram Zard about the company’s performance and the force of experience that stands behind it. What are your main lines of activity at Zardman? We have two sides to the business, addressing the middle class in the Metn region and the higher-end market in Ashrafieh. As a third section we are now increasingly stepping into leisure with Nikki Beach [resort development in Damour] and a project in Faraya that is in the pipeline. Between your projects in Metn and in Ashrafieh, and in the leisure developments, how much does each
