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Mangrove Residences
Expo City Dubai · Dubai South Properties
Project factsheet
Units in the building 450
Developer Dubai South Properties
Status Under development
District Expo City Dubai
About the building
Located in Expo City Dubai. Developer — Dubai South Properties. Architect — Buro Kling Architectural Engineering Consultants.
What the building has
- Park and landscaping
Specifications for Mangrove Residences per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
Mangrove Residences is a residential complex of several buildings in Expo City Dubai, currently under construction.
The developer is Dubai South Properties. The architecture is by Buro Kling Architectural Engineering Consultants.
The complex holds 450 apartments in total.
There is not a single lot in this project in the database right now — it is refreshed every night, and listings here appear and go.
450 residences from Dubai South in Expo City, under construction. Price per square foot is AED 2,027 for units around 1,780 ft².
What it is
Mangrove Residences is a 450-residence Dubai South Properties complex in Expo City. Status: under construction. Our stock carries three listings: around 1,779 square feet, three bedrooms, prices from AED 3.35 to 3.8 million.
Expo City is a district that grew out of the 2020 World Expo site in the south of the city, next to Al Maktoum Airport.
The number of storeys isn't listed in the passport.
City districts: median and price per square foot
Expo City is an example of the median and the price per square foot pulling apart: the median, AED 6.45 million, is one of the highest in the table, while the price per foot, 2,002, sits in the bottom third.
| District | Median, million | AED per ft² | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewaters | 10.70 | 6717 | 149 |
| Emaar Beachfront | 5.60 | 4633 | 99 |
| DIFC | 6.50 | 4086 | 16 |
| Downtown | 4.70 | 3459 | 366 |
| Business Bay | 3.70 | 3635 | 368 |
| Al Wasl | 4.40 | 3286 | 33 |
| Central Park | 4.25 | 3261 | 24 |
| Madinat Jumeirah Living | 3.59 | 3208 | 33 |
| Dubai Marina | 3.80 | 2580 | 266 |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | 3.80 | 2772 | 117 |
| Dubai Hills Estate | 3.62 | 2617 | 108 |
| Dubai Media City | 2.44 | 2435 | 10 |
| Sobha Hartland | 2.70 | 2241 | 111 |
| Al Jaddaf | 1.90 | 2172 | 12 |
| Expo City | 6.45 | 2002 | 24 |
| JVT | 0.89 | 1848 | 22 |
| Dubai Land | 1.28 | 1770 | 10 |
| Majan | 0.97 | 1618 | 12 |
| Arjan | 1.15 | 1614 | 36 |
| Al Furjan | 4.45 | 1604 | 82 |
| JVC | 1.24 | 1474 | 276 |
Our stock as of 28 August 2026. The median is the price of the middle lot; price per square foot is calculated only for lots with a verified area. The gap between the top and bottom of the table is 4.6x per square foot.
A district with a high median and a low price per foot
Expo City in our database — 24 lots, median AED 6.45 million at a price of AED 2,002 per square foot.
That combination means one thing: the district sells large lots. The median is driven by size, not by price levels, and it can't be used to judge how expensive a district is.
We saw the same effect at The Oasis by Emaar — first place by median (16.9 million) and second-to-last by price per foot (1,606) — and at Al Furjan, with a median of 4.45 million at the cheapest per-foot price in the city.
The rule from these numbers: the median tells you what kind of lots are being sold, while the price per square foot tells you what the district actually costs. Don't conflate the two.
propsearch passport: 450 residences, developer Dubai South Properties, status 'under construction.' Our stock as of 28 August 2026: 3 lots (sizes, bedrooms, prices), medians and price per square foot across city and suburban districts.
What the complex has
Park and landscaping
Where it is
Nothing in the stock for this project right now
Listings for Mangrove Residences do not turn up every day. Message me — I will check the closed bases and suggest similar options nearby, in Expo City Dubai.
Ask about this projectFrequently asked about Mangrove Residences
Who is the developer of Mangrove Residences?
Dubai South Properties. The architecture is by Buro Kling Architectural Engineering Consultants.
When is Mangrove Residences handed over?
Construction is ongoing; the key-handover date for the unit you choose I check in the contract before you sign.
How much does an apartment in Mangrove Residences cost?
There are no open listings for this building in the database right now. I will check the price for a particular layout against the closed databases and send it with the deal costs worked out.
In the news
What has been written about the building, its developer and Expo City Dubai
Dubai South Properties: buying next to an airport that is still being built
The developer of the residential districts around Al Maktoum International. What an infrastructure-led location offers, and how to think about a thesis that depends on someone else’s timetable.
Expo City Dubai: what happened to the world exposition site
Exposition sites usually decay after closing — it is nearly a rule. Dubai converted its into a permanent district, and the reason it is growing is the opposite of the usual Dubai story: the infrastructure came first.
Where this project stands today
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