Floor plans from the developer's own materials. The areas and the unit split on them
were correct when the drawing was issued — check them against the plan attached to
the contract before the deal.
About the building
Located in City Walk. Developer — Meraas Holding. Architect — U+A Architects.
What the building has
Shops
Specifications for Verve at City Walk per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department.
They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
Verve is a residential complex of several buildings in City Walk, currently under construction.
The developer is Meraas Holding. The architecture is by U+A Architects.
The complex holds 427 apartments in total. The tallest tower rises 37 storeys.
The database currently holds 5 lots in this project, from 2 380 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 6%.
City Walk's only high-rise, built by Meraas: 37 storeys and 427 apartments. Developer sales closed within an hour of the launch.
What this building is
Verve is a multi-building project in City Walk by Meraas. The building passport lists 37 storeys and 427 apartments, with architecture by U+A Architects; the confirmed amenity is a retail gallery.
City Walk is a pedestrian district in the city centre, built up mostly at mid-rise scale. Verve stands out as the district's only high-rise, and at launch it was described as the most expensive building in the district.
For a buyer, height here means not prestige but view: in a district where everything else is lower, the upper floors get an open panorama that later construction on neighbouring plots can never block.
What the launch showed
Developer sales ended within an hour of the presentation day. That's a rare scenario even for Dubai, and it says two things at once: how much demand there is for City Walk, and that the entire supply went to a narrow circle of buyers in that first hour.
The practical consequence for the market: after a launch like that, all further turnover in the project runs through resales, and price is set not by the developer but by the first buyers. That's exactly why cancelled reservations turn up regularly in buildings like this.
An example of such a listing: a 74 m² apartment for AED 2.124 million with no commission, put up after a client cancelled. At roughly AED 28,700 per square metre for City Walk, that's a level explained by the location and the shortage of supply in the district.
How to evaluate this address
First — compare only within the district. City Walk's price per square metre is closer to Downtown than to neighbouring districts, so comparing it to the city average doesn't work here.
Second — the floor. In the district's only high-rise, the difference between lower and upper levels drives price more than the layout does: from the lower floors you see the neighbouring buildings, from the top you see the city.
Third — the mechanics of buying. If the entire project sold out on presentation day, access to units runs through resale, and the price may carry the first buyer's markup. Check it against the developer contract price, which is always disclosed in a resale.
propsearch building passport (storeys, number of apartments, developer, architect, district) and a public listing for a cancelled unit dated 22 July 2024 — size, price, terms and the circumstances of the sales launch.
The final payment on this building falls in 2028 — under off-plan plans that is
40–60% of the price in one go. A UAE bank closes it: the flat becomes the security,
and nothing is added on top of what the developer has already been paid.
Up to 80% of the appraised value, no extra down payment
3.99% fixed for three years, up to 25 years in term
6–12 months before the keys — the bank wants six months of income history
Already been invoiced, or missed the date? That is not a dead end either — write and
we will look at what the developer will accept.
Meraas Holding. The architecture is by U+A Architects.
How many floors does Verve have?
37 — that is the tallest building of the complex. The complex has 427 apartments.
When is Verve handed over?
The project is under construction. I check the exact date for a particular unit in the contract before the deal.
Where is Verve?
City Walk. Meraas’s low-rise urban district off Al Wasl Road: shopfronts at street level, apartments above, and pavements people actually use.
How much does an apartment in Verve cost?
The database currently holds 5 lots in this project, from 2 380 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 6%. Prices in the base are live and update every day; ask for the current list for the building before deciding.
Thyme is a low-rise Meraas building in Central Park at City Walk with one- to four-bedroom homes, sold by ballot in May 2023 from about AED 2.1–2.3m for a one-bedroom. Handover was set for Q3 2026; portals now list it as ready and sold out, like Celadon, Viridian, Erin and Castleton.
A pedestrian quarter in the centre, with shops at street level and homes above. Walkability is rare in Dubai — and it comes with a price tag worth understanding.
Part of Dubai Holding, responsible for City Walk, Bluewaters and La Mer. The approach — public space first, housing into it — and what it means for rents, resale and the annual cost of holding.
Where this project stands today
I will tell you which layouts are available now, what entry really costs and what the people who live in or let the building think of it — no marketing language.