Overview
Dubai Hills Estate is an Emaar master community of apartments, townhouses and villas laid out around an 18-hole championship golf course, between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina off Al Khail Road. It is developed by Emaar Properties, and the backbone of the community — the golf club, the park, the mall and the schools — is already built and open.
Key facts
- Developer
- Emaar Properties
- Location
- Between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina, off Al Khail Road, Dubai
- Unit types
- 1-3 BR apartments, 3 BR townhouses, 1-2 BR apartments, 4-5 BR homes
- Prices from
- 1,680,888 AED
- Areas from
- 832 sq ft (77 sqm)
- Handover
- Greencrest (latest launch): Q2 2029 per portal; Emaar's site refers handover questions to its sales advisors
- Community size
- 2,700 acres (over 11 million sq m)
- Phases on sale
- Greencrest, Palace Residences Hillside, Rosehill, Parkwood, Hillsedge, Vida Residences Hillside, Golf Hillside, Club Place, Park Horizon, Mulberry, Parkside Views Residence, Golf Grand, Greenside Residence, Parkside Hills
Built, not promised
The golf club, Dubai Hills Park, Dubai Hills Mall and three schools are open, so you can walk the finished community before you buy into a new phase.
Golf at the centre
An 18-hole championship course runs through the middle of the master plan, and several phases are named for the fairways they face.
Green, not just glass
The community counts 1,450,000 sq m of parks and open space and a 54 km bicycle route, including Dubai Hills Park at 180,000 sq m.
Status
Selling; Greencrest (1-3 BR apartments) is the latest launch with units bookable online, alongside several other phases
Location
Dubai Hills Estate sits between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina, off Al Khail Road, which is the spine most residents use to reach the city. Emaar puts Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina at 15 minutes each, Dubai International Airport at 20 minutes and Expo City Dubai at 25. Al Maktoum International Airport is 30 minutes out, which matters more each year as the second airport grows. Day to day, the mall, the schools and the park sit inside the community, so a large share of trips never joins the main road.
- Downtown Dubai15 min
- Dubai Marina15 min
- Dubai International Airport20 min
- Expo site (Expo City Dubai)25 min
- Al Maktoum International Airport30 min
About the developer
Emaar Properties PJSC is listed on the Dubai Financial Market and has delivered over 130,900 residential units in Dubai and other global markets since 2002. It holds a land bank of approximately 590 million sq ft in the UAE and key international markets, and operates 41 hotels and resorts with over 10,000 keys.
Dubai Hills Estate is one of Emaar's flagship master plans, and the developer keeps launching inside it rather than moving on: Greencrest, Rosehill, Parkwood, Hillsedge, Vida Residences Hillside and Palace Residences Hillside are all recent additions to a community that opened years ago. Emaar sells these phases from its own site with the remaining unit count printed next to each price, so availability is public rather than negotiated. It also owns and runs the golf club and the mall that give the community its value, which is why buyers treat the master plan as managed for the long term.
Why this project
- The community spans 2,700 acres, over 11 million sq m, so the golf course, the park and the mall sit inside it rather than a drive away.
- Emaar publishes apartments and villas from AED 1,680,888, with 1-3 bedroom stock across Rosehill, Greencrest, Parkwood and Vida Residences Hillside.
- Palace Residences Hillside offers 3-bedroom townhouses inside the same master plan, so buying here does not force you into a tower.
- Parks and open space run to 1,450,000 sq m, and a 54 km bicycle route links the neighbourhoods to each other.
- Three schools, Dubai Hills Mall at 282,000 sq m and the golf club are already operating, which is rare when you buy off-plan.
Master plan & phases
The master plan is arranged as clusters around the golf course and the central park, with apartment buildings along the fairway edges and townhouses and villas behind them. Emaar currently lists fourteen phases with units still available: Greencrest, Palace Residences Hillside, Rosehill, Parkwood, Hillsedge, Vida Residences Hillside, Golf Hillside, Club Place, Park Horizon, Mulberry, Parkside Views Residence, Golf Grand, Greenside Residence and Parkside Hills. Greencrest is the newest launch, and most of the older phases are down to a handful of remaining units. Park Gate 2 is listed as 4-5 bedroom homes with no published price.
Unit types, areas & starting prices
Published prices
- 1-3 BR apartment — RosehillFrom 1,680,888 AED
- 3 BR townhouse — Palace Residences HillsideFrom 1,719,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — GreencrestFrom 1,743,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — ParkwoodFrom 1,762,888 AED
- 1-2 BR apartment — HillsedgeFrom 1,844,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — Vida Residences HillsideFrom 1,911,888 AED
Published areas
- Apartment — Greencrest (smallest unit currently listed)832 sq ft (77 sqm)
The community-wide starting price belongs to Rosehill; Greencrest, the newest launch, starts at 832 sq ft for the smallest apartment still listed, and every phase carries its own starting price.
Payment plan
Construction-linked payment plans extending through handover (Emaar does not publish the percentage split on its site)
Emaar states that most projects here carry construction-linked payment plans that extend through handover; it does not publish the percentage split, so we request the official plan for the phase you choose.
The honest drawbacks
What may not suit you, before you book, with the other side of each point.
This is a mature, high-priced community. Entry-level stock is thin — Emaar's own cards show single-digit unit counts on several phases — and the cheapest layouts are the first to go.
CounterweightThin stock is the other face of a finished community: the golf club, the park, the mall and the schools are already open, and Emaar keeps releasing new phases inside the same master plan rather than closing the book on it.
Service charges sit at the premium end. A championship golf course, 1,450,000 sq m of landscaped parks and a mall-grade public realm are paid for by the owners, per square foot, every year.
CounterweightThe charge buys upkeep you can inspect before you sign rather than a promise. Ask for the current estimate per sq ft for the exact building and weigh it against the rent or the use you expect.
Emaar publishes no handover date. Its own FAQ sends the question to a sales advisor, and the dates in circulation, such as Q2 2029 for Greencrest, come from property portals and are indicative only.
CounterweightThe date that binds is the one written into the sale agreement for your unit, and the construction-linked plan runs against it. We confirm the current expected handover with the developer, per unit, before you book.
The community is finished, but the newest phases are not. Buildings such as Greencrest, Hillsedge and Parkwood are under construction, so plots near them live with site traffic, hoarding and cranes until they top out.
CounterweightConstruction is confined to specific plots instead of spreading across the master plan, and on the same visit you can stand in the finished part of the community — mall, park and golf course.
There is no metro station in the community. Reaching the rest of the city means driving on Al Khail Road, which is slow in the morning and evening peaks.
CounterweightEmaar's own figures put Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina at 15 minutes outside peak hours, and the mall, the schools and the park are inside the community, so much of the week never reaches the highway.
Amenities & services
The rhythm here is golf, park and mall. A round or a lesson on the championship course, a walk or a ride on the 54 km bicycle route, and a school run that ends inside the community instead of on a highway. Dubai Hills Mall covers the weekly shop, the cinema and dinner without leaving the master plan.
- 18-hole championship golf course (Dubai Hills Golf Club)
- 1,450,000 sq m of parks and open spaces
- Dubai Hills Park (180,000 sq m)
- Dubai Hills Mall (282,000 sq m)
- 3 schools
- 54 km bicycle route
Who this project suits
- End-user families: three schools, Dubai Hills Park and the mall inside the community mean the week is spent inside the gates rather than on Al Khail Road.
- Investors: a finished, occupied community with golf and mall frontage lets easily, and stock is limited per phase; entry prices are already mature, so this is an income-and-hold case, not a discount one.
- Upgraders: buyers moving up from Motor City, Al Barsha or Jumeirah Village get a golf-course address, with a townhouse option at Palace Residences Hillside.
- Second-home buyers: Gulf families who want a Dubai base between Downtown and the Marina, in a managed building with the golf club and the mall minutes away.
Before you book: points to verify
- Confirm the exact phase, building, floor and the expected handover date written into the sale agreement; the dates circulating for Dubai Hills Estate are portal estimates, not Emaar's.
- Check the Oqood interim registration with the Dubai Land Department for an off-plan unit, or the title deed for a resale, before you pay anything.
- Ask for the RERA-approved escrow account of that phase and transfer only into it.
- Request the current service-charge estimate per sq ft for the building; golf-frontage and park-frontage towers do not all carry the same rate.
- Read the premiums charged for golf, park and skyline views, and the developer's resale rules during construction, which normally require a minimum paid percentage and a no-objection certificate.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a home at Dubai Hills Estate start from?
Emaar publishes apartments and villas from AED 1,680,888 across the community, which is the Rosehill card. Each phase prices separately and stock per phase is limited, so we request today's official price list for the phase you want and send it as issued.
What unit types are available?
1-3 bedroom apartments at Rosehill, Greencrest, Parkwood and Vida Residences Hillside, 1-2 bedroom apartments at Hillsedge, 3-bedroom townhouses at Palace Residences Hillside, and 4-5 bedroom homes listed at Park Gate 2 without a published price.
When is handover?
Emaar publishes no completion date for the phases on sale and refers the question to its sales advisors. Property portals indicate Q2 2029 for Greencrest, which we treat as indicative; the binding date is the one in the sale agreement for your unit and we confirm it with the developer.
What is the payment plan?
Emaar states that plans here are construction-linked and extend through handover, but it does not publish the percentage split, and the plan differs by phase. Request today's plan and we send the official version as it is issued.
Where is it and how is the commute?
Between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina, off Al Khail Road. Emaar quotes 15 minutes to Downtown Dubai and to Dubai Marina, 20 to Dubai International Airport and 30 to Al Maktoum International. There is no metro station inside the community, so the commute is by car.
Does a unit here qualify for the golden visa?
Units at or above the current property-investment threshold qualify, and homes here generally sit above it. Eligibility still depends on the specific unit and the amount paid, so we confirm it per unit before you commit.
Is Dubai Hills Estate off-plan or ready?
Both. The community itself is delivered and lived in, with the golf club, the park, the mall and the schools operating, while the phases Emaar sells today are off-plan buildings inside it.
Can foreigners buy, and what are the service charges?
Yes. Emaar states that Dubai Hills Estate is a designated freehold area open to international buyers. Service charges are billed per sq ft, differ by building, and the estimate is confirmed with the sales advisor for the exact unit.