Dubai Design District
What apartments in Dubai Design District cost, how prices and rents have moved since 2023, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.
About Dubai Design District
Dubai Design District is a district of Dubai built around design, with a small residential part: 3 apartment buildings holding 528 homes. All three are in Design Quarter (Tower A, Tower B and Tower C). The developer is DHRE 2 Bts, and the towers are due for completion in 2027. Dubai Design District Walk is within walking distance, about 400 m from the homes. A walking path about 900 m away gives residents a nearby place to walk. The closest metro stop is Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station, about 3.7 km away. For healthcare, DermaPlus Clinic is about 1.2 km away.
Dubai Design District is an apartment district of about 528 apartments.
Over the last 12 months 19 apartments changed hands in Dubai Design District at a median of AED 2,551 per sqft, down 3.5% on the year before. The typical sale was AED 3.1M for a 1,168 sqft apartment. One-beds are the largest share of the apartments at 50%, followed by two-beds at 39%; three-beds are 11%.
- Under construction
- 3
- Homes
- about 528
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Average prices in Dubai Design District
In Dubai Design District, typical sale prices over the last 12 months were around AED 2M for one-beds, AED 3.2M for two-beds and AED 7.6M for three-beds. Per square foot the larger homes cost more too: three-beds at about AED 2,684 against AED 2,411 for one-beds. Sales ranged from AED 1.8M to AED 8.7M, and 8 of the 19 were one-beds, the most traded type.
Off-plan sales were 100% of the last 12 months (19 of 19).
| Type | Typical price | Per sqft | 12-mo change | Sales (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed | AED 1,985,000 | AED 2,407 | Few sales | 7 |
| 2-bed | AED 3,180,150 | AED 2,631 | Few sales | 9 |
| 3-bed | AED 7,604,500 | AED 2,684 | Few sales | 4 |
- Off-plan share
- 100% · 20 of 20
- Off-plan /sqft
- AED 2,548
- Completed /sqft
- Few sales
Medians of the last 12 months of DLD sales, per type. A change needs ten records in each year.
What is in Dubai Design District
About half of Dubai Design District's apartments are studios and one-beds; even so the typical sale here, 1,168 sqft, is larger than the Dubai median of about 826 sqft. There are no villas or townhouses. The three buildings under construction add about 528 homes, 100% of today's stock, with handovers in 2027.
| Type | Homes | Share | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed | 262 | 50% | 805–823 sqft |
| 2-bed | 208 | 39% | 1,168–1,185 sqft |
| 3-bed | 58 | 11% | 1,547–2,019 sqft |
- 2027
- 3 buildings528 homes
Counted from DLD unit records of 0 completed buildings.
Prices in Dubai Design District since 2023
- 1 year
- Down 3.6%
- Since 2023
- Down 7.1%
Dubai Design District's first registered sales, in 2023, were at about AED 2,740 per sqft. On the monthly median of every registered sale, prices are down 3.5% over the last 12 months and down 7.0% on the 2023 level.
What comes next is mostly supply. The three buildings under construction add about 528 homes, 100% of today's stock, with handovers in 2027; on the last 12 months' 19 sales that is about 27.8 years of demand. New homes let before they resell, so a wave of handovers tends to show in the rent line first. The figures on this page refresh monthly, so the charts above will show it as it happens.
The line is the monthly median of every sale, smoothed over three months; a month with fewer than ten records sits between its neighbours, and the latest such months are read together. The changes compare 12-month medians: the last 12 months against the 12 before. Source: Dubai Land Department.
Price history in Dubai Design District
Every registered sale in Dubai Design District in the last 12 months; the dashed line is the trend within those 12 months, grey dots are flagged outliers left out of it.
Transaction history in Dubai Design District
- 2-bed · 1,264 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower A 06 Nov 2026AED 2,690,0002,127 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,257 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower A 05 Nov 2026AED 3,210,0002,552 /sqft
- 1-bed · 822 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower A 15 Oct 2026AED 2,000,0002,430 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,167 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower B 13 Oct 2026AED 3,289,0002,817 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,257 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower A 24 Sep 2026AED 2,700,0002,147 /sqft
- 3-bed · 2,950 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower C 23 Sep 2026AED 5,350,0001,813 /sqft
- 3-bed · 3,131 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower B 04 Aug 2026AED 8,724,0002,786 /sqft
- 1-bed · 843 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower A 03 Aug 2026AED 1,985,0002,354 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,185 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower A 29 Jul 2026AED 3,180,1502,684 /sqft
- 1-bed · 859 sqftOff-planDesign Quarter - Tower C 01 Jul 2026AED 2,023,0002,355 /sqft
Over the last 12 months Dubai Design District recorded 20 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 3.09M (about AED 2,548 per sqft); with a median size of 1,185 sqft; most were 2-beds; from roughly AED 1.84M to AED 8.72M.
Buildings in Dubai Design District
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Every building in Dubai Design District, A to Z
- Design Quarter - Tower A AED 2,487
- Design Quarter - Tower B AED 2,801
- Design Quarter - Tower C AED 2,381
Rents and yields in Dubai Design District
Last 12 monthsNo rental contract for Dubai Design District was registered on Ejari in the last 12 months.
Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.
Buying or renting in Dubai Design District
Buying
Expect a 20% deposit as a UAE resident or 25% as a non-resident on a home under AED 5M, plus the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and about AED 5,000 of registration and trustee costs. On a typical one-bed at AED 2M, that is AED 398,000 down and AED 80,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page, the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.
Nearby areas compared
All Dubai areas →| Area | Sale /sqft | 12-mo change | Typical rent | Yield | Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Design District | AED 2,548 | Down 3.6% | 0 | ||
| Sobha Hartland | AED 2,046 | Down 2.0% | AED 100K | 6.2% | 33 |
| Meydan One | AED 2,008 | Up 0.2% | AED 55K | 6.6% | 62 |
| The Old Town | AED 2,349 | Up 5.7% | AED 130K | 5.0% | 35 |
| Horizon | AED 2,013 | Up 2.6% | 4 | ||
| Downtown Dubai | AED 2,770 | Down 3.5% | AED 147K | 5.0% | 104 |
| Sobha Hartland 2 | AED 2,430 | Up 0.2% | 10 |
Dubai Design District is about 25% dearer per square foot than Sobha Hartland, its nearest neighbour, at AED 2,551 against AED 2,048. Horizon is the cheapest nearby at AED 2,011. Its closest comparables on price are The Old Town and Downtown Dubai.
Dubai Design District in numbers
- Across 19 DLD sales in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, the median price in Dubai Design District was AED 2,551 per sqft and the typical apartment sold for about AED 3.1M.
- Prices are down 3.5% on the year and 7.0% since 2023.
Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 6 November 2026.
Questions about Dubai Design District
How much does an apartment in Dubai Design District cost?
Over the 12 months to 9 November 2026 the median was AED 2,551 per sqft, and one-beds sold for around AED 2M, two-beds sold for around AED 3.2M and three-beds sold for around AED 7.6M.
Have prices in Dubai Design District gone up?
No: down 3.5% in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, on the monthly median of every registered sale. Over the whole record they are 7.0% below the 2023 level.
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