Meydan One · Meydan Group
Photos and renders of the community and grounds — not of this particular unit.
A residential community in Meydan One, completed in 2018. Developer — Meydan Group. Architect — AE7.
Specifications for District One per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole community, not the individual unit.
District One is a residential community in Meydan One, completed in 2018.
The developer is Meydan Group. The architecture is by AE7.
The database currently holds 5 lots in this project, from 2 600 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 4%.
Villas by a crystal lagoon in Meydan, near Downtown. The district was completed in 2018, developer Meydan Group, architecture by AE7.
District One is a gated villa quarter within Meydan, fifteen minutes from Downtown. The property record dates completion to 2018, developer Meydan Group, architecture by AE7.
The quarter's signature feature is an artificial lagoon with clear water and a sandy shore inside the residential area. That's a rare format for the city: water within walking distance without heading out to the coast, while Downtown is close by and Burj Khalifa is visible from some of the houses.
The resident mix here is distinctive: this is home to wealthy families and public figures, and that affects both price and how fast deals move. The market is narrow, few properties are for sale at any time, and a buyer arrives with a specific brief rather than browsing listings.
A telling example is a corner five-bedroom villa with seven bathrooms and a modern finish, listed at AED 22 million while comparable listings in the district stood higher. The seller was motivated, and that — not the market — explained the discount.
A buyer's calculation on lots like this is built not on rent but on renovation: putting AED 2–3.5 million into refurbishment raised the expected exit price to AED 33–35 million. The idea works for a district where decade-old finishes clearly lose out to fresh design, but it needs two things checked.
First, work needs sign-off from the quarter's management company: in a gated community at this level, remodelling and changes to façade elements are regulated. Second, the real cost of the work in dirhams per the contractor's estimate, not the seller's reference figure — the gap between those two numbers is what eats the margin on deals like this.
The district is complete, and that changes the whole inspection checklist. For a 2018 villa, the priorities are the condition of the systems, the pool and the roof, plus the community's payment history — the service charge in a quarter with a lagoon runs higher than usual, because water needs constant upkeep.
Separately, look closely at what a 'lagoon view' actually includes. In District One price depends heavily on plot placement: direct waterfront, second row and interior streets differ from each other far more than by square footage alone.
The right comparison for this address isn't Dubailand or new villas on the outskirts, but finished communities at the same distance from the centre. It's the combination of proximity to Downtown with its own water that keeps the price here where it is.
District One is still being added to. In October 2023 Nakheel launched Naya, a gated enclave inside District One with its own promenade and gym. In March 2024 District One West followed: four- to six-bedroom villas facing the lagoon or gardens, from USD 3.27 million, handover in Q1 2028, with a family lagoon and a clubhouse.
High-end deal data backs up the address: in 2024 District One was among Dubai's leading locations for homes sold above USD 10 million, behind Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills and Jumeirah Bay. Its crystal lagoon, about 7 km long, was billed as the longest man-made lagoon in the world.
The propsearch property record (completion year, developer, architect, district) and a public listing for a specific unit from 13 November 2024 — villa parameters, the seller's asking price, the renovation cost estimate and expected exit price. Naya and District One West launches (prices, timing, format) — announcements of October 2023 and March 2024; the district's place in USD 10m+ deals — 2024 market results.
Our own photographs of the finished development: the gym, the pools, the terraces, the playground, a kitchen and the views from the balconies. The renders above are what the developer drew — comparing the promise with the result beats looking at either one alone.
Photos and renders of the community and grounds — not of this particular unit.
Meydan Group. The architecture is by AE7.
Yes, the building was handed over in 2018. This is ready housing: you can move in or let it out right after the deal.
MBR City. Mohammed Bin Rashid City: lagoon communities and villa districts between Downtown and Nad Al Sheba.
The database currently holds 5 lots in this project, from 2 600 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 4%. Prices in the base are live and update every day; ask for the current list for the building before deciding.
What has been written about the building, its developer and Meydan One
In March 2024 Nakheel and Meydan were folded into Dubai Holding and their boards dissolved. By 2026 Palm Jebel Ali has 544 villas on Fronds A–F and 728 on K–P in finishing works, and 892 homes at Jebel Ali Village are being handed over. What changed for buyers, and what did not.
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