Downtown Dubai · Emaar Properties
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A residential community in Downtown Dubai. Developer — Emaar Properties. Architect — HOK Canada, Inc..
Specifications for The Opera District per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole community, not the individual unit.
Opera District is a residential community in Downtown Dubai.
The developer is Emaar Properties. The architecture is by HOK Canada, Inc..
The database currently holds 1 lot in this project, from 9 100 000 AED.
An Emaar quarter around Dubai Opera in Downtown, architecture by HOK. Nineteen of our own lots — completed apartments from AED 2.5 to 9 million at AED 4,003 per square foot.
The Opera District is a part of Downtown developed by Emaar around the Dubai Opera building, with HOK Canada as master architect. The factsheet describes it as a quarter rather than a single building, and that's accurate — several buildings share the name and a common concept.
The quarter's concept is cultural, and that sets it apart from the rest of Downtown. Where most of the district was built around Burj Khalifa and the mall, the Opera District is built around a theatre, and the residential buildings here sit lower and feel calmer.
All nineteen of our lots are completed units. The mix: one- to three-bedroom apartments from 805 to 1,921 square feet.
Prices run from AED 2.5 to 9 million with a median of AED 5.8 million. The average price per square foot is around AED 4,003 — that's Downtown-level pricing, and it confirms the quarter isn't a discount alternative to the district but is priced right alongside it.
A median of AED 5.8 million sits well above the midpoint of that range, meaning the distribution skews upward: cheap lots here are the exception, and most of the supply sits in the top half of the range.
All nineteen lots are listed at a discount, averaging 9.6%. For a completed, premium segment, that's a meaningful figure and a sign that negotiation is possible on nearly every unit.
First — the view. In Downtown that's the main price driver, and the Opera District has its own split: some apartments look onto the opera house and fountains, others face internal courtyards or neighbouring buildings. The price gap between them is bigger than any difference in floor area.
Second — the specific building. The quarter is made up of different buildings from different years and grades; a lot should be compared within its own building, not against the quarter as a whole.
Third — the service charge. In the premium part of Downtown it runs high, and over a long holding period the gap between buildings adds up. Ask for the per-square-foot annual figure before signing.
propsearch factsheet (developer, architect, district, entry type) and our own stock as of 28 August 2026: 19 lots — price range and median, sizes, price per square foot, bedroom mix, completion status, number of discounted lots and average discount.
Emaar Properties. The architecture is by HOK Canada, Inc..
Downtown Dubai. The Burj Khalifa district — the most recognisable address in the emirate and the densest piece of it.
The database currently holds 1 lot in this project, from 9 100 000 AED. Prices in the base are live and update every day; ask for the current list for the building before deciding.
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