Dubai South Properties

Dubai South Properties, a government owned entity, is the master developer, and foreign buyers can own freehold units in designated zones. In April 2024, Dubai approved an AED 128 billion passenger terminal that will give the airport capacity for 260 million passengers a year, with 5 parallel runways and 400 aircraft gates. Off plan apartments and townhouses here start at AED 673,000.

Property in Dubai South is spread across several sub communities. Emaar South has an 18 hole championship golf course with apartments and townhouses beside it, the Residential District has apartment buildings with direct access to Emirates Road, and Expo City Dubai has its own metro station at the end of Route 2020. All operations at Dubai International Airport are set to move to Al Maktoum International Airport in the coming years, and Dubai plans housing for 1 million people around the new airport. From the residential areas, the airport is about 10 minutes by car, Dubai Marina about 25 minutes and Downtown Dubai about 35 minutes. Developers active in Dubai South real estate today include Emaar, Ellington, Imtiaz and Samana.