Nad Al Sheba Gardens Phase 9

Nad Al Sheba Gardens Phase 9 is a gated villa community by Meraas, located in Wadi Al Safa 3 on the southern side of Dubai Creek, with handover scheduled for April 2029. The project is currently under construction, with approximately 22 per cent of the build complete.

# A low-rise community in a district shaped by old Dubai geography

Nad Al Sheba sits in a part of the city that predates its glass skyline. The district occupies the corridor between Al Quoz, Meydan and Ras Al Khor, close to where residential Dubai first extended south from the Creek. That context matters architecturally. Phase 9 follows the pattern established in earlier stages of the Nad Al Sheba Gardens masterplan: low-rise villas arranged across landscaped grounds, prioritising horizontal space over vertical density.

Meraas has been the developer behind several of Dubai's more design-conscious communities, and the approach here reflects that track record. Natural materials, curated greenery and winding internal pathways shape the character of the neighbourhood rather than a conventional grid of plots.

# Villas from four to seven bedrooms, with double-height living and integrated lifts

The residences range from four-bedroom to seven-bedroom villas. Each configuration is built around an open-plan interior logic, with double-height living areas creating volume in the principal rooms. Terraces are generous, and selected units include integrated lifts, a detail that makes seven-bedroom homes more practical as multi-generational properties.

Kitchens come equipped. Finishes are unfurnished, which gives buyers flexibility on specification, though Meraas has used warm material palettes and natural tones throughout to establish a base quality level. Indoor-outdoor connectivity is considered at the floor-plan stage, not retrofitted.

The service charge is set at 5 AED per square foot, which is competitive for a gated community with this breadth of shared facilities.

# Community infrastructure built around movement and outdoor life

# Sport, water and social space

The amenity list at Nad Al Sheba Gardens Phase 9 is broad. There is a central lagoon and a wave pool, a yoga lawn, dedicated running tracks, and a range of sports facilities covering basketball, tennis and padel. An event lawn paired with an open-air amphitheatre gives the community a social infrastructure beyond sport. There is also a dog park, a detail that signals the developer's understanding of the buyer profile.

Children's play areas are distributed across the grounds. The overall approach positions the community as something closer to a resort-style campus than a conventional residential estate, without the transience that phrase usually implies.

# Eleven kilometres from Downtown, two from the Meydan corridor

The Nad Al Sheba Gardens site places residents within 1.8 kilometres of The Square retail and dining hub within the broader Nad Al Sheba Gardens development. Kinder Castle Nursery Meydan is 2.1 kilometres away, a practical consideration for families with young children.

Al Khail Mall sits 8.9 kilometres out. Downtown Dubai is 11.5 kilometres from the site, roughly a 15-minute drive in normal traffic along Al Khail Road. Dubai International Airport is 23.3 kilometres, placing the community within reasonable reach for frequent travellers without the constant aircraft noise that affects properties closer to the flight paths. Mercato Beach on Jumeirah is 14.2 kilometres.

The Meydan Racecourse is the area's best-known landmark, and its presence helps fix the postcode in the minds of buyers who know Dubai, particularly those from the GCC with a cultural connection to the site.

# The case for Phase 9 among buyers seeking scale and permanence

Buyers drawn to Nad Al Sheba Gardens Phase 9 tend to fall into two groups. The first is the Dubai-based family upsizing from an apartment or smaller villa in Business Bay or JVC, attracted by the combination of school proximity, space and community infrastructure. The second is the international buyer, typically from the UK, continental Europe or the GCC, looking for a main residence or long-term hold in a mid-city location that does not carry the premium of the Palm or Emirates Hills.

At 22 per cent construction progress with delivery in April 2029, the project sits at a stage where buyers can still negotiate on unit selection without the rushed timeline pressure of near-completion stock. Meraas's delivery track record on previous phases of the same masterplan provides a degree of confidence that more speculative off-plan projects in newer districts cannot yet offer. The escrow account is registered under number 1015865423601.