The Diplomat Residences

The Diplomat Residences is a completed residential building by Nshama Group, situated within Town Square, one of Dubai's larger master-planned communities on the southern edge of the city. The single tower reached handover in December 2024 and holds 152 apartments across studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations.

# The tower and its place in Town Square

Town Square is a substantial low-rise community that Nshama has been building out over several years along Al Qudra Road. It operates as a self-contained district: parks, retail, schools and sports facilities are woven through the development rather than bolted on at the edges. The Diplomat Residences sits within this fabric as one building among several, its scale modest by Dubai standards and deliberately so.

The architecture follows the broader community aesthetic: clean facades, podium-level retail access and an emphasis on outdoor amenity space at the base of the tower rather than height and spectacle. At 152 units, it is compact enough to maintain a sense of building community.

# Residences, layouts and specification

The building offers four distinct formats. Studios come in at 317 sq ft. One-bedroom apartments range from approximately 590 to 699 sq ft, and two-bedroom units span 865 to 1,217 sq ft. Three-bedroom apartments, the largest in the building, run from 1,460 to just under 1,630 sq ft.

The developer's specification for finished units includes glazed porcelain flooring in bedrooms, in-built wardrobes and en-suite bathrooms to master bedrooms. Kitchens carry scratch- and stain-resistant countertops with overhead cabinet storage. Living and dining areas are positioned to draw natural light. Apartments are delivered unfurnished, which suits buyers intending to specify their own interiors.

There are also retail or ancillary units within the building's podium ranging from around 103 to 565 sq ft, noted separately in the breakdown.

# Amenity provision on site

The building's own amenity floor covers the fundamentals expected at this tier of the market. Residents have access to a swimming pool, gymnasium, squash and tennis court, and basketball courts. A kids' play area sits alongside these. A shopping podium at ground level reduces the need to travel for everyday retail.

These facilities complement rather than duplicate what Town Square Park offers at the community scale, including green open space and jogging routes that extend through the wider development.

# Distances and daily connectivity

The Diplomat Residences sits roughly 32 minutes by road from Downtown Dubai, which positions it clearly as a suburban address rather than a city-centre one. Fairgreen International School is 11 minutes away, a detail relevant to the families that make up a large share of Town Square's resident base. Cityland Mall and Dubai Miracle Garden are both reachable in around 18 minutes. Sufouh Beach is the furthest named point at 27 minutes.

Al Qudra Road connects the community to Dubai's main arterial network, making the commute to business districts manageable, if not short.

# Who buys here and why

The Diplomat Residences completed in late 2024, meaning buyers avoid construction risk entirely. The building is sold out at the developer level, so any available stock comes through the secondary market.

The profile that suits this building is fairly clear. End-users, particularly families drawn by Fairgreen International School's proximity and the parkland setting, have historically dominated Town Square sales. Buy-to-let investors targeting mid-market tenants who prioritise space per dirham over a central postcode also find the community's rental fundamentals consistent. The apartment sizes are practical rather than architectural statements, and the community's relative distance from the coast and the city core is reflected in pricing that has historically sat below more central Dubai submarkets. For international buyers calibrating a Dubai entry point against comparable suburban stock in London or Singapore, Town Square offers a legible value proposition backed by a completed, occupied community rather than a rendering.