Sidr Residences

Sidr Residences is a low-rise residential cluster of three buildings in Dubai Expo City, developed by Expo City Development and scheduled for handover in Q4 2027. The project comprises 17 apartments across two and three-bedroom configurations, priced from AED 2.59 million.

# The buildings and their setting within Expo City

Expo City Dubai occupies the former Expo 2020 site in the south-western corridor of the emirate, roughly 20 kilometres from Al Maktoum International Airport. The district has retained several of its signature structures, among them Al Wasl Plaza and the UAE Pavilion, and the masterplan organises residences, offices, cultural spaces and retail into a largely pedestrian environment. That pedestrian orientation is the defining spatial quality here: shaded walkways, solar-powered infrastructure and a low-rise street grain distinguish it sharply from the tower-dense corridors of Downtown or Business Bay.

Sidr Residences sits within this fabric as three separate buildings rather than a single monolithic block. With only 17 units across the cluster, the scale is deliberately intimate. Construction is under way, at approximately 10 per cent completion at the time of writing, putting handover on track for late 2027.

# Residences: layouts, floor sizes and specification

The two-bedroom apartments range from 1,376 to 1,492 square feet, priced between AED 2.59 million and AED 3.165 million. Three-bedroom units come in at 1,922 square feet, with pricing from AED 3.655 million to AED 4.08 million. Both configurations are generous by Dubai standards for their bedroom count: a 1,376-square-foot two-bedroom typically sits above the city average for mid-market product.

Finish specification includes modern materials and equipped kitchens. Units are delivered unfurnished. Floor-to-ceiling windows feature across the residences, and outdoor terraces are included, offering views toward the Expo City landmarks. Service charges are set at AED 17 to 20 per square foot annually.

# Amenities and shared spaces on site

The amenity programme covers the practical and the social. Swimming pools, a gym, a clubhouse and a BBQ area form the core of the shared facilities, supplemented by a kids' play area and open-air spaces. Retail and food and beverage outlets are part of the development.

The list is focused rather than exhaustive. For buyers accustomed to amenity-heavy towers where the inventory of facilities is used to justify pricing, the approach at Sidr is more restrained, scaled to a community of 17 households rather than several hundred.

# Connectivity and what sits nearby

Jubilee Park is 300 metres from the development. Alesca Academy is 2.2 kilometres away. Al Maktoum International Airport, which is undergoing a major capacity expansion that will eventually make it one of the largest aviation hubs in the world, sits 20.5 kilometres out. Marina Beach is 21.5 kilometres.

The Expo City metro station connects the district to the broader Dubai network, making the location workable for residents who travel frequently or commute across the city. Dubai Marina and the established residential neighbourhoods of JBR and Emirates Hills are accessible without crossing the full length of the urban core.

# Who this project suits and where it sits in the market

Sidr Residences occupies a specific and narrow position: a small-batch, low-rise project inside a planned sustainability-focused district, at price points that sit below the luxury threshold but above the volume end of the Dubai off-plan market.

The buyer profile likely skews toward end-users or long-term investors rather than short-term flippers. Expo City's pedestrian design, cultural programming and green infrastructure appeal to families and to professionals working within the district or in the adjacent Dubai South employment zone. For international buyers from the UK or Northern Europe, the sustainability credentials and human-scale planning offer a point of reference that the city's more maximalist developments do not.

At 17 units total, resale liquidity will be limited, and buyers should price that into their calculus. The upside is a level of exclusivity and community coherence that larger schemes structurally cannot offer.