
The Greens
What apartments in The Greens cost, how prices and rents have moved since 2007, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.
About The Greens
The Greens is a residential district of mostly low-rise apartment buildings in central Dubai. It sits just off Sheikh Zayed Road, between Barsha Heights and Emirates Hills, with The Views next to it. Emaar developed it as part of its Emirates Living master development. The district has 39 buildings with 3,357 apartments, set among shared gardens and shaded walkways. The largest buildings include The Onyx Tower 2, by The Onyx for Development, as well as Al Alka 1 and Al Arta 2. Everyday needs are close by. Greens Lake is within walking distance (about 200 m), as is The Greens Souk (about 300 m), and White Clinic is about 500 m away. Dubai Internet City Metro Station is about 1.1 km away, and Al Sufouh tram stop is about 2 km away.
The Greens is an apartment district of about 3,357 apartments, built from 2015 onwards. 39 buildings are complete. A typical building here has about 108 homes; the tallest, Al Alka 3, has 41 floors. Every building was built by one developer, The Onyx for Development.
Over the last 12 months 242 apartments changed hands in The Greens at a median of AED 1,713 per sqft, up 7.3% on the year before. The typical sale was AED 1.6M for a 816 sqft apartment. One-beds are the largest share of the apartments at 48%, followed by two-beds at 29%; three-beds are 13% and studios are 7%. Rents run at AED 105 per sqft a year, a gross yield of 6.1% at today's prices, in line with the Dubai-wide 6.0%.
1,804 rental contracts were registered in the same 12 months, 56% of them renewals, and a typical apartment rents for AED 95,000 a year.
- Buildings
- 39
- Homes
- about 3,357
- First completions
- 2015
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Average prices in The Greens
In The Greens, typical sale prices over the last 12 months were around AED 840,000 for studios, AED 1.4M for one-beds, AED 2.2M for two-beds and AED 3.2M for three-beds. Per square foot the order reverses: studios fetch about AED 1,843 and three-beds AED 1,723, because small units trade at a premium. Sales ranged from AED 637,000 to AED 4.6M, and 122 of the 242 were one-beds, the most traded type.
Every one of those sales was a completed home: nothing in The Greens sold off-plan in the last 12 months.
| Type | Typical price | Per sqft | 12-mo change | Sales (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 832,500 | AED 1,812 | Down 0.7% | 18 |
| 1-bed | AED 1,357,500 | AED 1,739 | Up 8.6% | 124 |
| 2-bed | AED 2,200,000 | AED 1,637 | Up 5.3% | 81 |
| 3-bed | AED 3,200,000 | AED 1,723 | Up 9.2% | 19 |
| 4-bed+ | AED 4,600,000 | AED 1,858 | Few sales | 1 |
Medians of the last 12 months of DLD sales, per type. A change needs ten records in each year.
What is in The Greens
About half of The Greens's apartments are studios and one-beds. There are no villas or townhouses.
| Type | Homes | Share | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 238 | 7% | 433–455 sqft |
| 1-bed | 1,628 | 49% | 752–811 sqft |
| 2-bed | 977 | 29% | 1,156–1,442 sqft |
| 3-bed | 449 | 13% | 1,652–2,076 sqft |
| 4-bed+ | 44 | 1% | 2,398–2,476 sqft |
- Tallest, 41 floors
- Al Alka 3
- Typical building
- 108 homes
Counted from DLD unit records of 39 completed buildings.
Prices and rents in The Greens since 2007
- 1 year
- Up 7.3%
- 5 years
- Up 103.6%
- Since 2007
- Up 306.8%
- 1 year
- Up 2.6%
- 5 years
- Up 82.7%
- Since 2012
- Up 43.7%
The Greens's first registered sales, in 2007, were at about AED 430 per sqft. They have risen in most years since, to AED 1,713 over the last 12 months. The steepest recent climb was in 2024, when the annual median rose 25%. Year on year the annual median has gone up 25% in 2024, up 13% in 2025 and up 6% so far in 2026. The busiest month of the last year was February 2026, with 32 sales registered. On the monthly median of every registered sale, prices are up 7.3% over the last 12 months, up 103% over five years and up 300% on the 2007 level. Rents are up 3.1% over the last 12 months, up 82.7% over five years and up 44.3% since 2012, so rents now rise more slowly than prices and gross yields are easing.
Nothing is under construction in The Greens today, so the stock is what it is: 39 buildings and about 3,357 homes. The figures on this page refresh monthly as new sales and contracts are registered.
The line is the monthly median of every sale and rental contract, 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 The Greens
Every registered sale in The Greens 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 The Greens
- Studio · 432 sqftCompletedAl Dhafrah 4 10 Nov 2026AED 770,0001,780 /sqft
- 1-bed · 751 sqftCompletedAl Arta 2 09 Nov 2026AED 1,685,0002,241 /sqft
- 2-bed · 2,026 sqftCompletedAl Dhafrah 1 06 Nov 2026AED 3,270,0001,613 /sqft
- 1-bed · 739 sqftCompletedAl Arta 3 06 Nov 2026AED 1,525,0002,062 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,304 sqftCompletedAl Thayyal 1 02 Nov 2026AED 2,500,0001,916 /sqft
- 1-bed · 752 sqftCompletedAl Ghozlan 2 26 Oct 2026AED 1,420,0001,888 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,312 sqftCompletedAl Ghozlan 1 22 Oct 2026AED 2,050,0001,561 /sqft
- 1-bed · 761 sqftCompletedThe Onyx Tower 2 21 Oct 2026AED 1,705,0002,240 /sqft
- 1-bed · 764 sqftCompletedAl Samar 3 20 Oct 2026AED 1,140,0001,491 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,156 sqftCompletedAl Arta 4 16 Oct 2026AED 1,810,0001,565 /sqft
Over the last 12 months The Greens recorded 244 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 1.57M (about AED 1,714 per sqft); with a median size of 816 sqft; most were 1-beds; from roughly AED 637K to AED 4.6M.
Buildings in The Greens
39 completed| Al Alka 1Building | 118 | AED 1,732 | Up 2.3% | AED 115 | 6.6% | 18 | |
| Al Samar 3Building | 116 | AED 1,703 | Up 12.8% | AED 104 | 6.1% | 15 | |
| Al Dhafrah 3Building | 116 | AED 1,714 | Up 5.0% | AED 106 | 6.2% | 13 | |
| Al Alka 3Building | 118 | AED 1,758 | Up 10.5% | AED 106 | 6.0% | 11 | |
| Al Arta 3Building | 118 | AED 1,791 | Up 9.5% | AED 104 | 5.8% | 10 | |
| Al Arta 4Building | 108 | AED 1,739 | AED 101 | 5.8% | 10 | ||
| Al Dhafrah 4Building | 114 | AED 1,695 | Up 3.2% | AED 103 | 6.1% | 10 | |
| Al Ghozlan 1Building | 118 | AED 1,748 | Up 9.8% | AED 111 | 6.4% | 10 | |
| Al Ghozlan 3Building | 108 | AED 1,801 | Up 13.3% | AED 102 | 5.7% | 10 | |
| Al Samar 2Building | 107 | AED 1,714 | Up 7.7% | AED 101 | 5.9% | 10 |
The eight busiest buildings account for 97 of The Greens's 242 sales in the last 12 months: Al Alka 1, Al Samar 3, Al Dhafrah 3, Al Alka 3 and Al Arta 4 and three more. Gross yields run from 5.2% to 6.7% across the buildings with enough sales and lets to measure. Every building links to its own page with each unit's sales and rents.
Every building in The Greens, A to Z
- Al Alka 1 AED 1,732
- Al Alka 3 AED 1,758
- Al Arta 1 AED 1,591
- Al Arta 2 AED 1,683
- Al Arta 3 AED 1,791
- Al Arta 4 AED 1,739
- Al Dhafrah 1 AED 1,848
- Al Dhafrah 2 AED 1,847
- Al Dhafrah 3 AED 1,714
- Al Dhafrah 4 AED 1,695
- Al Ghaf 2 AED 1,591
- Al Ghaf 3 AED 1,723
- Al Ghaf 4 AED 1,579
- Al Ghozlan 1 AED 1,748
- Al Ghozlan 2 AED 1,711
- Al Ghozlan 3 AED 1,801
- Al Ghozlan 4 AED 1,713
- Al Jaz 1 AED 1,544
- Al Jaz 2 AED 1,683
- Al Jaz 3 AED 1,708
- Al Jaz 4 AED 1,600
- Al Nakheel 1 AED 1,780
- Al Nakheel 2 AED 1,627
- Al Nakheel 3 AED 1,747
- Al Nakheel 4 AED 1,576
- Al Samar 1 AED 1,669
- Al Samar 2 AED 1,714
- Al Samar 3 AED 1,703
- Al Samar 4 AED 2,000
- Al Sidir 1 AED 1,726
- Al Sidir 2
- Al Sidir 3 AED 1,690
- Al Sidir 4
- Al Thayyal 1 AED 1,663
- Al Thayyal 2 AED 1,675
- Al Thayyal 3 AED 1,820
- Al Thayyal 4 AED 1,676
- The Onyx Tower 1
- The Onyx Tower 2 AED 2,240
Rents and yields in The Greens
Last 12 months| Studio | AED 56,529 | AED 127 | AED 833K | 7.0% | 169 |
| 1-bed | AED 80,000 | AED 105 | AED 1.36M | 6.0% | 987 |
| 2-bed | AED 130,000 | AED 101 | AED 2.2M | 6.2% | 459 |
| 3-bed | AED 180,000 | AED 92 | AED 3.2M | 5.4% | 190 |
| 4-bed+ | AED 207,500 | AED 90 | AED 4.6M | 4.8% | 7 |
- New contract vs renewal
- +3%
- Renewals
- 55% of 1,818
1,804 rental contracts were registered in The Greens in the last 12 months, 56% of them renewals. New contracts were signed about 3% above renewals of the same size per sqft, so a tenant renewing is still paying below the market rate. Gross yields run from 6.9% on studios to 5.4% on three-beds, before service charges of AED 14 to 23 per sqft a year.
Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.
Who builds in The Greens
1 developer- The Onyx for Development2 buildingsAED 2,240 /sqft
The Onyx for Development built every one of The Greens's 39 completed buildings, so the area has one look, one management company and one service charge regime.
Buying or renting in The Greens
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 1.4M, that is AED 270,000 down and AED 54,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page (AED 14 to 23 across The Greens), the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.
Renting
A typical one-bed rents for AED 80,000 a year, a studio AED 56,765 and a two-bed AED 130,000. New contracts run about 3% above renewals, and increases on renewal are capped by the RERA rental index. Landlords in Dubai usually take one to four cheques and a 5% security deposit, and every contract is registered on Ejari, which is where the figures on this page come from.
Living in The Greens
Most of The Greens's buildings are mid-sized, with a typical 108 homes each. Service charges run from AED 14 to 23 per sqft a year, set building by building and listed on each building page.
Nearby areas compared
All Dubai areas →| Area | Sale /sqft | 12-mo change | Typical rent | Yield | Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Greens | AED 1,714 | Up 7.3% | AED 95K | 6.1% | 39 |
| The Views | AED 2,016 | Up 4.8% | AED 120K | 5.8% | 21 |
| Barsha Heights | AED 1,751 | Up 6.4% | AED 94K | 5.1% | 14 |
| Dubai Internet City | AED 3,708 | Up 9.5% | AED 780K | 4.2% | 2 |
| The Lakes | AED 2,774 | Up 20.3% | AED 290K | 3.7% | 0 |
| Dubai Media City | AED 2,835 | Up 4.0% | 2 | ||
| The Hills | AED 2,542 | Up 8.5% | AED 170K | 5.1% | 5 |
The Greens is about 15% cheaper per square foot than The Views, its nearest neighbour, at AED 1,713 against AED 2,015. Dubai Internet City is the most expensive of the areas around it at AED 3,708 per sqft, 116% more. Its closest comparable on price is Barsha Heights. At 6.1%, its gross yield is the highest of the group.
The Greens in numbers
- Across 242 DLD sales in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, the median price in The Greens was AED 1,713 per sqft and the typical apartment sold for about AED 1.6M.
- Prices are up 7.3% on the year, 103% over five years and 300% since 2007; rents up 3.1% and 82.7% over the same periods.
- 39 completed buildings from 1 developer; about 3,357 homes, 56% of the apartments studios and one-beds.
- Gross yields of 6.9% on studios, 6.1% on one-beds, 6.2% on two-beds and 5.4% on three-beds, before service charges of AED 14 to 23 per sqft.
Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 12 November 2026.
Questions about The Greens
How much does an apartment in The Greens cost?
Over the 12 months to 9 November 2026 the median was AED 1,713 per sqft, and studios sold for around AED 840,000, one-beds sold for around AED 1.4M, two-beds sold for around AED 2.2M and three-beds sold for around AED 3.2M.
Have prices in The Greens gone up?
Yes: up 7.3% in the 12 months to 9 November 2026 and up 103% over five years, on the monthly median of every registered sale. Over the whole record they are 300% above the 2007 level.
What is the rental yield in The Greens?
About 6.1% gross across all types at today's prices: 6.9% on studios, 6.1% on one-beds, 6.2% on two-beds and 5.4% on three-beds, before service charges of AED 14 to 23 per sqft a year.
Which are the most traded buildings in The Greens?
Al Alka 1 (18 sales), Al Samar 3 (15 sales), Al Dhafrah 3 (13 sales), Al Alka 3 (11 sales) and Al Arta 4 (10 sales) in the last 12 months.
What is the service charge in The Greens?
Between AED 14 and AED 23 per sqft a year, set building by building; Al Thayyal 1 is AED 14.39. Each building page lists its own.
How many buildings are there in The Greens?
39 completed apartment buildings, with about 3,357 homes between them. Every one has its own page here.
What does it cost to rent in The Greens?
The median contract in the 12 months to 9 November 2026 was AED 95,000 a year: AED 56,765 for studios, AED 80,000 for one-beds, AED 130,000 for two-beds, AED 180,000 for three-beds and AED 207,500 for four-beds and larger, across 1,804 Ejari registrations.
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