Overview
Emaar South is a master-planned community in Dubai South laid out around an 18-hole championship golf course, with apartments, townhouses and villas planned to a total of 22,700 homes. It is developed by Emaar Properties, listed on the Dubai Financial Market, on the edge of the district built around Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City.
Key facts
- Developer
- Emaar Properties
- Location
- Dubai South (near Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City), Dubai
- Unit types
- 1-3 BR apartments, 3 BR townhouses, 3-4 BR townhouses and villas, 4-5 BR villas
- Prices from
- 1,090,000 AED
- Areas from
- 990 sq ft (92 sqm)
- Handover
- Per portal listings: Golf Trails Q4 2030; Golf Fields and Golf Vale Q1 2030; Vista Ridge and Grove Ridge Q3 2029; Golf Point and Golf Dale Q4 2028 (Emaar publishes no handover date on its pages)
- Community size
- 22,700 residential units (15,360 apartments), 25 neighbourhood parks, 53,000 sqm retail and dining, 18-hole championship golf course
- Phases on sale
- Golf Trails (21 units remaining), Golf Fields (latest launch), Golf Vale (4 units remaining), Vista Ridge (4 units remaining), Grove Ridge (4 units remaining), Golf Meadow (6 units remaining), Golf Point (3 units remaining), Golf Dale (3 units remaining), Golf Hills 2, Golf Verge, Golf Acres (1 unit remaining each)
Golf at the centre
The plan is built around an 18-hole championship course with a clubhouse and a driving range, so the open frontage is permanent.
Next to the new airport
Emaar puts Al Maktoum International Airport 5 minutes away and Expo City 15 minutes away.
Parks and retail planned
The community plan sets aside 25 neighbourhood parks and 53,000 sqm of retail and dining space.
Status
Selling; latest launches Golf Trails, Golf Fields and Golf Vale, with Vista Ridge and Grove Ridge also listed as latest launches; limited developer inventory remaining in older phases
Location
Emaar South sits inside Dubai South, the district planned around Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City at the south-western edge of the city. Emaar's own figures put the airport at 5 minutes and Expo City at 15, with Dubai Marina at 25 minutes, Downtown Dubai at 35 and Dubai International Airport at 45. Access is by Emirates Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, so every trip into the older parts of Dubai is a highway drive and there is no metro line to the community. Inside Dubai South the basics already run, including the Saudi German Clinic in Dubai South Village and Greenfield International School.
- Al Maktoum International Airport5 min
- Expo 2020 (Expo City)15 min
- Dubai Marina25 min
- Downtown Dubai35 min
- Dubai International Airport45 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, plus about 1.4 million sq m of leasing assets and 41 hotels and resorts with over 10,000 keys.
Emaar has been releasing Emaar South in phases for years, from the Expo Golf Villas and Fairway Villas to the golf-view apartments and townhouses selling now at Golf Trails, Golf Fields and Golf Vale. Most of the earlier phases are down to a handful of units at developer level, which is the clearest measure of how the community has absorbed. Buyers here rely on two habits: Emaar publishes the payment schedule on the page of each unit, and it keeps building the same community for years instead of launching and leaving.
Why this project
- The master plan is built around an 18-hole championship golf course with a clubhouse and driving range, so the green frontage is permanent, not a phase that can be redrawn.
- Entry is low for an Emaar golf address: launch prices were published from AED 1.09M at Golf Vale, 1.25M at Golf Trails and 1.26M at Golf Fields, and what is left with the developer today starts at AED 1,819,888.
- Emaar publishes the payment schedule per unit: the current Golf Trails plan is 80/20, with the installments tied to construction milestones and 20% due at handover.
- Sizes start at 990 sq ft at Golf Vale and 1,096 sq ft at Golf Trails, which keeps the ticket well below the villa communities closer to town.
- The community is planned for 22,700 homes, 15,360 of them apartments, with 25 parks and 53,000 sqm of retail and dining, so the services grow with the population.
Master plan & phases
Emaar South is a set of golf-facing districts rather than one block: villa and townhouse clusters such as Expo Golf Villas, Fairway Villas, Greenway, Greenville and Golf Lane, and apartment buildings with townhouses at their base along the course. The releases selling now are Golf Trails, Golf Fields and Golf Vale, with Vista Ridge and Grove Ridge also listed among the latest launches. The earlier golf phases — Golf Meadow, Golf Point, Golf Dale, Golf Hills 2, Golf Verge and Golf Acres — are down to a few units each, which is why the asking prices on what remains sit far above the launch figures. In total the plan runs to 22,700 homes, of which 15,360 are apartments.
Unit types, areas & starting prices
Published prices
- 1-3 BR apartments / 3 BR townhouses — Golf Trails (available units, 'Prices from')From 1,819,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartments / 3 BR townhouses — Golf Trails (page 'Starting price')From 1,250,000 AED
- 1-3 BR apartments / 3 BR townhouses — Golf Fields (page 'Starting price')From 1,260,000 AED
- 1-3 BR apartments / 3 BR townhouses — Golf Vale (available units, 'Prices from')From 1,987,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartments / 3 BR townhouses — Golf Vale (page 'Starting price')From 1,090,000 AED
- 1-3 BR apartments / 3 BR townhouses — Vista Ridge (available units, 'Prices from')From 2,614,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartments / 3 BR townhouses — Grove Ridge (available units, 'Prices from')From 2,626,888 AED
- 1-3 BR — Golf Dale (available units)From 2,701,888 AED
- 1-3 BR — Golf Meadow (available units)From 3,138,888 AED
- 1-3 BR — Golf Hills 2 (available units)From 3,259,888 AED
- 1-3 BR — Golf Verge (available units)From 3,417,888 AED
- 1-3 BR — Golf Point (available units)From 3,601,888 AED
- 1-3 BR — Golf Acres (available units)From 4,727,888 AED
Published areas
- Apartment/townhouse — Golf Trails1,096 sq ft (102 sqm)
- Apartment/townhouse — Golf Vale990 sq ft (92 sqm)
- Apartment/townhouse — Vista Ridge1,286 sq ft (119 sqm)
- Apartment/townhouse — Grove Ridge1,283 sq ft (119 sqm)
The AED 1,819,888 starting figure belongs to the units still held at Golf Trails; the launch-page prices for Golf Trails, Golf Fields and Golf Vale were lower, and those releases have largely sold.
Payment plan
80/20 construction-linked: 5 installments of 10%, then 10% at 40%, 60% and 80% construction, and 20% at 100% construction and handover (Golf Trails unit 6-615)
80/20 here means 80% is paid in installments tied to construction milestones and 20% falls due at handover; Emaar prints the exact milestone table on the page of every unit, and older phases split the same 80% differently.
The honest drawbacks
What may not suit you, before you book, with the other side of each point.
This is the far south-west edge of Dubai. Emaar's own figures are 25 minutes to Dubai Marina, 35 to Downtown Dubai and 45 to Dubai International Airport, and no metro line reaches the community, so a household here needs a car per working adult.
CounterweightIf your work or your travel sits around Al Maktoum International, Expo City or the logistics zones, the same map works the other way: the airport is 5 minutes away and the morning commute runs against the traffic.
Much of the investment case depends on a timeline the developer does not control: the expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport and the growth of Dubai South around it. If that build-out slows, so does the demand story here.
CounterweightThe airport expansion is a government programme already under construction, and today's prices still reflect an area in progress rather than a finished one — which is the only moment the entry price is low.
The retail and school offer is thin right now. The 53,000 sqm of retail and dining is part of the plan, and today the community leans on one clinic and a small number of schools, so anything bigger means driving north.
CounterweightDubai South keeps adding facilities as residents arrive — the Saudi German Clinic and Greenfield International School are already open — and the community centre, parks and pools inside each cluster cover daily life in the meantime.
Emaar publishes no handover date for Emaar South. Portal listings place the newest golf phases in 2029 and 2030, which means years of construction around whatever you buy, and a date you only fix in your own contract.
CounterweightThe near-finished phases give a shorter route — portals list Golf Point and Golf Dale for 2028 — and the plan is construction-linked, so most of the money follows the build rather than preceding it.
A community planned for 22,700 homes will put a lot of similar apartments into the same resale and rental market at the same time, and the newest phases compete directly with each other.
CounterweightScale is also why the golf course, the 25 parks and the retail exist at all, and golf-frontage units, townhouses and the larger villa clusters do not compete with the standard one-bedroom stock.
Amenities & services
Life here is organised around the course and the parks: an 18-hole championship layout with a clubhouse and driving range, 25 neighbourhood parks, pools for adults and children, gyms and play areas inside each cluster, and a community centre with multi-purpose rooms. Errands and eating out are meant to stay inside the community, where 53,000 sqm is set aside for retail and dining. The first healthcare and schooling already serve residents through the Saudi German Clinic in Dubai South Village and Greenfield International School.
- 18-hole championship golf course
- Golf clubhouse and driving range
- 25 neighbourhood parks
- 53,000 sqm retail and dining space
- Adult and kids' swimming pools
- Fully equipped gyms and health clubs
- Kids' play areas
- Community centre and multi-purpose rooms
- Healthcare incl. Saudi German Clinic (Dubai South Village)
- Schools incl. Greenfield International School
Who this project suits
- The end-user family that wants a 3-bedroom townhouse with a garden, a school and a clinic inside the district, and is willing to trade city minutes for space.
- The investor renting to the workforce around Al Maktoum International, Expo City and the logistics zones, where the airport is 5 minutes away and apartments start at 990 sq ft.
- The upgrader leaving a one-bedroom closer to town for a 3-bedroom townhouse at Golf Trails or Golf Fields at a similar ticket, who can wait out an off-plan handover.
- The second-home buyer or golfer who wants a lock-up-and-leave apartment on an 18-hole course, 5 minutes from the airport they fly through.
Before you book: points to verify
- Fix the exact cluster, building, floor and unit number of what is offered, and get the handover date written into the sale and purchase agreement — Emaar publishes no date on its pages, so the quarters circulating online come from portals.
- Check that the project is registered with RERA and that your unit is issued an Oqood registration with the Dubai Land Department in your name before you pay beyond the booking.
- Ask for the escrow account of that specific phase and transfer only into it; the account number should appear on the contract, not only in an email.
- Get a service-charge estimate per sq ft for that cluster in writing; golf-facing buildings, townhouses and standard apartment blocks are budgeted differently.
- Confirm the view and floor premium you are paying and the resale rules during construction — Emaar sets a minimum percentage paid before a unit can be transferred to another buyer.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the starting price at Emaar South?
Emaar's community page shows prices from AED 1,819,888 for the units it still holds. The launch pages published starting prices of AED 1.09M at Golf Vale, 1.25M at Golf Trails and 1.26M at Golf Fields, and those releases have largely sold. Request today's price list and we send it as issued.
What unit types are available?
The golf releases offer 1 to 3 bedroom apartments and 3 bedroom townhouses at Golf Trails, Golf Fields, Golf Vale, Vista Ridge and Grove Ridge. The wider community adds 3 and 4 bedroom townhouses and villas at Greenway, Greenville, Expo Golf Villas and Fairway Villas, and 4 to 5 bedroom villas at Golf Lane and Fairway Villas 3.
When is handover?
Emaar does not publish a handover date for Emaar South. Property portals list Golf Trails for Q4 2030, Golf Fields and Golf Vale for Q1 2030, Vista Ridge and Grove Ridge for Q3 2029, and Golf Point and Golf Dale for Q4 2028. Treat these as expected dates only and confirm the date for the specific unit in its contract.
What is the payment plan?
The current plan on a Golf Trails unit is 80/20: installments during construction and 20% at handover. Emaar varies the split by phase and by unit — an older Golf Point unit used a different sequence of the same 80% — so ask for the plan attached to the unit you are considering, and we send it as issued.
How far is Emaar South from the city?
Emaar's figures are 5 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport, 15 to Expo City, 25 to Dubai Marina, 35 to Downtown Dubai and 45 to Dubai International Airport, by Emirates Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. There is no metro line to the community, so plan on driving.
Does a unit here qualify for the golden visa?
Units bought at or above the current investment threshold set by the government qualify, provided the property is registered in your name with the Dubai Land Department. The threshold is not set by the developer, so we confirm it against the unit and its title status before you book.
Is Emaar South off-plan or ready?
The releases selling from Emaar today are off-plan. The earlier villa and townhouse phases are effectively sold out at developer level, so what you see advertised in them is resale, at prices set by owners rather than by Emaar.
Can foreigners buy in Emaar South?
Yes. Emaar South is in a designated freehold area of Dubai, so buyers of any nationality can own the unit outright and register the title in their own name.