Celesto 3

Celesto 3 is a fully furnished residential tower by Tarrad Development, currently under construction within Dubai Residence Complex (DLRC), a district in Dubai's inland development corridor that has attracted sustained attention from entry-level and mid-market investors over the past several years.

# The tower and its position in Dubai Residence Complex

DLRC occupies a broad stretch of Dubai's south-western inland zone, a long way from the waterfront but increasingly well connected as the emirate's infrastructure expands outward. The district has grown incrementally, mixing residential blocks with the leisure and theme park cluster that includes Dubai Parks and Resorts to the south-west. Celesto 3 rises as a single building within this context, its illuminated façade visible against a neighbourhood that is still very much forming around it.

The scale is deliberate. With 76 residences across one building, this is a boutique tower by Dubai's standards, positioned to attract buyers who want manageable service costs alongside the lifestyle infrastructure of a larger district. The service charge is priced at 13 AED per square foot, which sits within the range expected for mid-market residential product in this corridor.

# Residences, layouts and finish

The 76 units span studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom configurations, running from approximately 303 sq ft at the entry point to just over 1,428 sq ft for the largest two-bedroom floor plan. That range is wide, which means the building functions both as a buy-to-let proposition for investors buying compact studios and as a genuine primary residence for those who want two bedrooms with room to breathe.

Studios are priced broadly between AED 520,000 and AED 800,000 depending on floor and size. One-bedroom apartments range from AED 790,000 to just under AED 1 million, with the largest one-bedroom unit at 741 sq ft priced at AED 996,735. Two-bedroom apartments, which run from around 1,124 sq ft to 1,428 sq ft, are priced between AED 1.44 million and AED 1.75 million.

All units are delivered fully furnished. Kitchens come with built-in appliances, interiors feature floor-to-ceiling windows with contemporary soft-tone finishes, and a smart home system is integrated throughout. For international buyers purchasing remotely, the move-in-ready specification removes a layer of fit-out uncertainty.

# Amenities on site

The communal amenities are functional rather than extensive: a swimming pool, gym, BBQ area and children's play area. These cover the core requirements of a residential building of this scale without the overhead of a resort-style amenity deck that inflates service charges.

For buyers accustomed to the amenity-heavy towers along Dubai Marina or Downtown, the offer here is deliberately pared back. The logic holds for investors, particularly those targeting tenants who want a clean, well-specified apartment in a lower-cost district rather than paying a premium for facilities they may rarely use.

# Location: inland connectivity and the DLRC growth thesis

Dubai Residence Complex sits inland of the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road corridor, roughly equidistant from Dubai's older urban core and the expanding southern districts around Expo City and Al Maktoum International Airport. The area is not yet fully served by metro, but infrastructure investment in this part of Dubai has been consistent, and the proximity to the Expo-adjacent corridor is relevant to buyers thinking in five-to-ten-year time horizons.

The theme park and leisure cluster nearby gives the district a draw that purely residential communities lack, particularly for families with children. Day-to-day retail and dining remain thinner on the ground than in more established areas, though this is changing as population density in DLRC gradually increases.

# What Celesto 3 represents for investors and value-oriented buyers

At entry prices below AED 550,000, Celesto 3 sits at the accessible end of Dubai's freehold market, in the range that attracts buyers from markets where currency strength against the dirham makes Dubai property feel relatively affordable: sterling, euro and South Asian currencies have all performed in ways that sustain this arithmetic.

The project will appeal most naturally to investors seeking rental yield in a growing residential district, and to end-users, particularly younger professionals or small families, who want a fully fitted apartment without committing to the higher price-per-square-foot of more central neighbourhoods. The DLRC growth story remains unfinished, which introduces risk alongside the upside. Buyers who have tracked comparable inland districts in Dubai over a decade will have a reasonable framework for assessing both.