Cherrywoods is Meraas’ small-footprint townhouse community off the Al Qudra Road corridor — one project, 7 transactions, AED 23.8M volume. The inventory is almost entirely 3-4BR townhouses aimed at the mid-market family buyer who wanted Meraas design quality at a moderate ticket. The community is niche and quiet. The buyer pool rotates slowly. This is a long-hold yield play, not an appreciation story.
What the DLD data tells us about Cherrywoods
One project, 7 transactions, AED 23.8M volume, AED 1,482/sqft. Average ticket AED 3.4M — upper-mid bracket, entirely townhouse stock. Seven transactions is low velocity — niche owner-occupier market. Price/sqft at AED 1,482 is 10% above Villanova and 25% below Arabian Ranches III townhouses. AED 23M volume on 7 transactions suggests ticket clusters AED 3-4M.
Who buys here
End-user dominant — 75% owner-occupier, 25% investor. Middle-class families drawn by Meraas design quality at a non-District-One ticket. British, Indian, Egyptian, Lebanese mid-career professionals. Investor pool is patient — AED 150-200k/year rents on 3-4BR townhouses. Ticket clusters AED 2.8-4M on townhouses, no larger villa stock. Holding periods 6-9 years typical.
What the units look like
Single-project townhouse development — 3BR townhouses AED 2.6-3.3M, 4BR townhouses AED 3.3-4.2M. Plot sizes 1,800-3,000 sqft. Build stock 2020-2023 handover, Meraas contemporary spec (tighter than Emaar standard). Community amenities pool, parks, walking paths, small retail precinct. No branded residences, no apartment layer.
The honest caveats
Distance. Cherrywoods sits 30-40 minutes from Downtown, no metro. Thin market — 7 transactions means resale timing can swing price by 10-15%. Service charges AED 3-5/sqft plus community fees AED 10-16k/year. Community retail is basic; schools within a 10-15 minute drive. Resale can sit 4-7 months. The small-community dynamic means any service-charge or management friction affects the whole market.
Related: Tilal Al Ghaf, Villanova, Mudon.
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