The Greens is Emaar’s 2005-vintage low-rise community tucked between Emirates Hills, Media City and Sheikh Zayed Road, and it has quietly compounded into one of Dubai’s best established rental-yield apartment markets. The buildings are dated. The tenants do not care. The location is excellent and the community is walkable, which is rarer in Dubai than most brochures admit. Four projects, 18 transactions โ turnover is tight because owners do not sell. When a unit lists, it prices firm and moves fast.
What the DLD data tells us about The Greens
Four projects, 18 transactions, AED 58.4M volume, AED 2,808/sqft. Average ticket AED 3.2M โ upper-mid bracket. Price/sqft at AED 2,808 is 15% above Barsha Heights and 5% below JLT newer stock for comparable apartment inventory. Four-and-a-half transactions per project is low velocity โ classic owner-occupier market where sellers are scarce. AED 58M total volume reflects stable, end-user-held inventory.
Who buys here
End-user dominant โ 70% owner-occupier, 30% investor. Long-term Dubai residents, Media City and Internet City professionals, families with children in Dubai American Academy or Regent International School. British, Indian, European, Lebanese demographics. Investor pool is yield-driven โ AED 110-160k/year rents on 1-2BRs, stable tenant turnover. Ticket clusters AED 1.8-3M for 1-2BRs, AED 3.5-5M for larger. Holding periods 7-10 years normal.
What the units look like
Nine sub-clusters โ Al Dhafrah, Al Ghozlan, Al Jaz, Al Mass, Al Samar, Al Thayyal, Arno, Travo, Dania โ boutique low-rise apartment blocks. Studios 400-550 sqft AED 900k-1.4M, 1BR 700-900 sqft AED 1.6-2.2M, 2BR 1,150-1,400 sqft AED 2.5-3.2M, 3BR 1,800-2,200 sqft AED 3.5-4.8M. Build stock 2005-2007 vintage, aged but well-maintained. Lake and golf views on specific clusters add 10-15% premium.
The honest caveats
Build is 2005-era โ expect AED 150-400k in refresh costs on resale stock (kitchens, bathrooms, AC). Service charges AED 14-18/sqft. Parking scarce in some clusters โ peak-time resident parking can overflow. The community is walkable but retail (Onyx, Greens Village) is limited; meaningful shopping means driving. Resale liquid on 1-2BRs, slower on 3BR.
Related: The Views, Emirates Hills, The Lakes.
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