Motor City
What is Motor City in Dubai?
Who Motor City suits: and who it doesn't
Motor City is the sleeper community regulars refuse to leave: low-rise Green Community-style apartments with unusually large layouts, tree-lined courtyards and the Autodrome as a neighbour. It suits space-per-dirham buyers and families wanting villa-adjacent calm at apartment prices, units here run 20-30% larger than equivalent new stock. It doesn't suit investors wanting glossy product. What to watch: the OG Green Community phases versus newer towers differ completely; the originals are the reason people stay. , Equity Edge analyst note
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Where Motor City sits
What is being built in Motor City
All Motor City launches →1 project is selling in Motor City today, from AED 781K, built by Binghatti, with handovers from 2027.
Unit types on sale: apartments, retail.
The numbers, registered
All rent prices →All sold prices →The buildings of Motor City, by the registered numbers
All sold prices →Every development in Motor City with five or more registered sales in the current window: what buyers actually paid, not asking prices.
| Building / development | Median price | AED/sqft | Registered sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binghatti Skyterraces | AED 893,999 | 1,765 | 893 |
| SIERRA BY IMAN | AED 1.30M | 1,672 | 540 |
| Sobha Solis | AED 1.11M | 2,015 | 358 |
| ANANDA RESIDENCES | AED 563,885 | 1,297 | 171 |
| Sobha Orbis | AED 1.28M | 1,980 | 160 |
| Rabdan | AED 929,000 | 1,167 | 154 |
| Takaya | AED 2.29M | 1,912 | 138 |
| Mirdad | AED 1.44M | 1,879 | 126 |
| Beverly Grande | AED 1.10M | 1,574 | 115 |
| 15 CASCADE | AED 1.56M | 1,854 | 110 |
| Velos Residence | AED 1.25M | 2,011 | 78 |
| CASA FLORES AND EDEN APARTMENTS | AED 1.16M | 890 | 78 |
| OIA Residence | AED 2.06M | 1,050 | 71 |
| BARTON HOUSE 1 | AED 811,911 | 927 | 46 |
| The Community Motor City | AED 755,000 | 1,322 | 43 |
2 more developments carry registered cohorts here. See the full sold-price picture →
All 17 towers and developments of Motor City
Every one has its own page with sold prices by bedroom count, straight from the registry. Every tower, by community →
How Motor City compares
Upcoming launches in Motor City
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Commercial launches in Motor City
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Schools within reach of Motor City
School checker →Latest published inspection ratings, KHDA (Dubai) and ADEK (Abu Dhabi): verify at the source. Drive times approximate.
Attractions within reach
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Questions buyers ask about Motor City
What does an apartment cost in Motor City in 2026?
The median registered sale price for a Motor City apartment is AED 1.1M (3,392 DLD-registered sales, 12 months to Nov 2026), or AED 1,714/sqft. The median 1-bedroom sold for AED 1.12M.
What rent does an apartment achieve in Motor City?
The median registered apartment rent is AED 80K/year across 1,915 Ejari contracts (12 months to Nov 2026). These are registered contracts, not asking prices.
What rent does a villa achieve in Motor City?
The median registered villa rent is AED 275K/year across 106 Ejari contracts (12 months to Nov 2026). These are registered contracts, not asking prices.
What gross yield do Motor City apartments deliver?
7.3% gross, median registered rent divided by median registered sale price, both from the trailing 12 months. Asking-price yields quoted elsewhere usually flatter; this is the registered number.
Why do Motor City apartments feel so big?
They were built pre-2010 to suburban specs, two-beds of 1,800+ sqft are normal in the Green Community phases, versus ~1,100 in today’s launches. Price per sqft looks average; price per usable home is among Dubai’s best.
Is the Autodrome noisy?
Track days are audible in the nearest buildings and a non-event elsewhere, visit during an event if you’re sensitive. Most residents consider the motorsport identity part of the charm.
What’s coming to Motor City?
Union Properties holds development land, and newer towers plus the planned metro corridor conversations keep the area on upgrade watch. The established phases’ scarcity is the constant either way.
What does buying in Motor City cost on top of the price?
On a resale, budget the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee, the AED 580 DLD admin fee, the trustee office fee of AED 4,200 (AED 2,100 under AED 500,000) and agency commission of 2% plus VAT. Buying off-plan from the developer, you pay the 4% through the developer’s Oqood registration, with no trustee office fee and no buyer commission. A mortgage adds 0.25% of the loan plus AED 290 to register it.
What are the service charges in Motor City?
They are set building by building in Motor City. Each building’s budget is approved by RERA and invoiced through the DLD’s Mollak system, and the approved rate per square foot is published on the DLD service charge index, so check the figure for the specific building before you buy.
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