The Villa is a Dubai Properties Spanish-themed villa community off Al Ain Road — mature, lived-in, and trading at a price/sqft that reflects the distance discount and the ageing build stock. One project, 18 transactions, AED 143M of volume, average ticket north of AED 7.9M because the inventory is almost entirely large-plot villas. This is a specific buyer pool: families who want a 4-5BR villa with a real garden at a ticket that Dubai Hills has priced out of.
What the DLD data tells us about The Villa
One project, 18 transactions, AED 142.6M volume, AED 978/sqft. Average ticket AED 7.9M — luxury bracket driven by large plots and BUA rather than unit scarcity. Price/sqft at AED 978 is the lowest in the luxury bracket — you are paying for plot area and volume, not for price-per-sqft benchmark. Eighteen transactions on a single project means tight turnover within the gated community.
Who buys here
End-user dominant — 80% owner-occupier, 20% investor. Upper-mid families wanting large-plot villa living at a moderate ticket. Indian, Egyptian, Lebanese, British mid-career professionals. Investor pool is patient — AED 240-340k/year villa rentals on the corporate relocation market. Ticket clusters AED 5-9M on 4-5BR villas, AED 9-14M on larger plots. Holding periods long — this is a stay-put community.
What the units look like
Single-project Spanish-themed villa development — Mediterranean, Cordoba, Valencia, Hacienda, Centro villa types. 4BR villas AED 5-7M, 5BR villas AED 7-10M, larger 6BR villas AED 10-14M. Plot sizes 5,000-12,000 sqft, BUA 4,000-8,000 sqft. Build stock 2009-2013 handover, Dubai Properties spec — aged but structurally solid. Community amenities pool, sports courts, small retail.
The honest caveats
Renovation reality. Villa stock is 2009-2013 vintage — expect AED 600k-1.5M in interior refresh (kitchens, bathrooms, MEP) for a contemporary finish. Distance: The Villa sits 35-45 minutes from Downtown off-peak, longer in rush hour, no metro. Service charges are modest (AED 2-3/sqft on plots) but community fees AED 15-25k/year. Resale can sit 5-9 months on unrefreshed villa stock.
Related: Arabian Ranches II, Mudon, Serena.
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