Neighbourhood guide
Dubai Maritime City
An emerging waterfront district on a peninsula between Port Rashid and Drydocks World, with residential towers under construction.
Image: Omniyat, ANWA (artist impression)
Dubai Maritime City is a man-made peninsula of some 249 hectares between Port Rashid and Drydocks World, developed by Dubai Maritime City, part of DP World. Long a centre for ship repair and maritime services, it now includes a waterfront Commercial District where several residential towers are under construction.
- Master developer
- Dubai Maritime City, part of DP World
- Area
- 249 hectares
- Setting
- Peninsula between Port Rashid and Drydocks World
- Residential
- Commercial District, largely under construction
Landmarks and lifestyle
Around Dubai Maritime City
Four landmarks nearby. None of them is inside the district.
Queen Elizabeth 2
The former Cunard liner, moored at Mina Rashid as a floating hotel since 2018.
Photograph: CSphotos, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mina Rashid Marina
A marina at the historic Port Rashid, open since 2018.
Photograph: Iwona Rege, Wikimedia Commons
Etihad Museum
The museum of the UAE’s founding, opened in January 2017.
Photograph: Lxs, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Al Shindagha Museum
A renovated heritage museum inaugurated in March 2023.
Photograph: Akbarali, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)Market at a glance
Dubai Maritime City in figures
Registered home sales from October 2025 to September 2026, Dubai Land Department.
3,040Registered home sales in the last 12 months
AED 2.5mTypical apartment sale, the median of 3,040 sales
AED 3,189Median price per sq ft, all homes
+10.1%Change in median price per sq ft over 12 months
Available properties
Properties in Dubai Maritime City
20 available
3,537,000Redwood scorecard
Dubai Maritime City against 16 Dubai communities
Six measures, calculated the same way for every community we cover. Five dots means the strongest reading among them.
Liquidity●●●●○3,040 salesHome sales, last 12 months · Rank 3 of 16
Sales each month, October 2023 to September 2026April to September 2026: 90 a month, against 295 over the previous 30 months.
Price momentum●●●●○+10.1%Change in median AED per sq ft over 12 months · Rank 4 of 14
Median AED per sq ft by yearAED 3,020 in 2025, AED 3,198 in 2026 to September.
Five-year growthNot enough sales to scoreChange in median AED per sq ft over 5 years
Activity against its own historyNot enough sales to scoreLast 12 months against its 10-year average
Home sales by yearPeak of 4,505 in 2025. 2026 shows January to September.
Prime demand●○○○○0 salesSales of AED 36.7m (USD 10m) or more · Rank 11 of 16
What buyers spentUnder AED 2mUSD 10m and above68.4% of sales at AED 2m or more, the Golden Visa level.
Ready-home market●○○○○1.1% of salesShare of sales in completed homes · Rank 15 of 16
Off-plan against completed, per sq ftOff-planAED 3,197CompletedAED 2,0693,008 off-plan and 32 completed sales.
What homes sold for
Registered sales, last 12 months
| Home | Sales | Entry | Typical | Top | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | 3,040 | AED 1.4m | AED 2.5m | AED 4.6m | AED 3,188 |
| By bedroom, all homes | |||||
| Studio | 799 | AED 1.4m | AED 3,387 | ||
| 1 bed | 1,474 | AED 2.5m | AED 3,143 | ||
| 2 bed | 629 | AED 4.2m | AED 2,943 | ||
| 3 bed | 124 | AED 6.0m | AED 3,108 | ||
| 4 bed | 14 | AED 13.2m | AED 4,278 | ||
Entry is the 10th percentile, typical the median and top the 90th percentile of registered sale prices. Bedroom rows show the median and include villas; sizes with fewer than ten sales are left out.
Price per sq ft over time
Median AED per sq ft, all homes
*2026 covers January to September. Medians reflect the mix of homes sold each year as well as prices.
Source: Dubai Land Department transaction register, data.dubai extract of 20 October 2026. Homes are apartments registered for residential use and all villas; sales, pre-registration and delayed sales are counted. Analysis by Redwood Heritage.
The Redwood perspective
A newly planned district with a working waterfront
Character
High-rise apartments within what remains a working maritime precinct of shipyards and port services.
Who it may suit
Buyers with a longer horizon who want to be early in a newly planned district close to old Dubai.
Ownership
The master developer markets its plots as freehold, but Dubai Maritime City is not named in Regulation No. 3 of 2006, which lists Dubai’s designated areas by plot, so confirm the title of the specific plot or unit with the Dubai Land Department before you commit.
Trade-offs
Most towers are under construction, retail is limited for now, the shipyards remain active, and the QE2 and Mina Rashid lie outside the district. Service charges vary by building and are published in the RERA Service Charge Index on the Dubai Land Department website.
Further reading: Dubai Maritime City: strategic waterfront reawakening at the edge of the core.
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Communities priced closest to Dubai Maritime City
The three guides nearest in median price per sq ft over the last 12 months.
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What the brochures leave out
Honest trade-offs
- Much of the market is off-plan. 98.9% of home sales in the last 12 months were homes not yet completed, so handover dates and the developer record carry real weight.
- Service charges differ by building. The Dubai Land Department publishes them in its Service Charge Index. We obtain the current figure for any home before you make an offer.
Owning from abroad
For the international buyer
- Who can buy. Non-UAE nationals may hold freehold title without time limit in the areas Dubai designates for foreign ownership. We confirm the status of each home on its title deed before you commit.
- Golden Visa. Property worth AED 2m or more can support a UAE Golden Visa. 68.4% of registered home sales here in the last 12 months were at AED 2m or above.
- Purchase and yearly costs. The Dubai Land Department registration fee is 4% of the value, paid by the buyer. Service charges are the main yearly cost.
- Holding structure. Many families hold Dubai property through a company or foundation for succession. Our structuring colleagues at Redwood Heritage can arrange this alongside the purchase.
Questions buyers ask
Dubai Maritime City, answered
Each answer with its source. Figures are registered sales from October 2025 to September 2026.
Can foreigners buy property in Dubai Maritime City?
Non-UAE nationals may own freehold property without time limit in the areas Dubai designates for foreign ownership. We confirm the status of each home on its title deed before you commit.
Source: Regulation No. 3 of 2006, Government of DubaiDoes a home in Dubai Maritime City qualify for a Golden Visa?
A property worth AED 2m or more, wholly owned or financed by a local bank, can support a UAE Golden Visa. In the last 12 months, 68.4% of registered home sales in Dubai Maritime City were at AED 2m or above.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Tourism; Dubai Land DepartmentWhat does a home in Dubai Maritime City cost?
Typical registered sale prices over the last 12 months: apartments AED 2.5m. The buyer also pays the Dubai Land Department registration fee of 4% of the value.
Source: Dubai Land DepartmentHow have prices moved in Dubai Maritime City?
The median price per sq ft changed +10.1% over the last 12 months. The current median is AED 3,189 per sq ft.
Source: Dubai Land DepartmentWhat are service charges in Dubai Maritime City?
Service charges are set building by building and published by the Dubai Land Department in its Service Charge Index. We obtain the current figure for any home before you make an offer.
Source: Dubai Land Department, Service Charge IndexSources: Dubai Land Department transaction register, data.dubai extract of 20 October 2026; Regulation No. 3 of 2006; Ministry of Economy and Tourism, Golden Visa for real estate investors; Dubai Land Department, registration fees.
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