Socio Towers

Socio Towers is a completed Emaar development in Dubai Hills Estate, comprising two residential towers delivering one- and two-bedroom apartments designed around a co-living premise. The project reached handover in Q4 2023 and is now fully sold, positioning it as a secondary-market and rental-investment proposition.

# Two towers, one social premise

Dubai Hills Estate has attracted a particular type of resident: younger professionals, remote workers and urban transplants who want proximity to the city without the density of Downtown or Marina. Socio Towers sits within that district and takes the idea a step further, building its proposition around shared infrastructure rather than square footage alone.

The development spans two towers, each compact in footprint but deliberate in layout. The architecture leans contemporary without being austere, and the ground floor is given over almost entirely to communal programming. This is unusual for Dubai residential at this price point, where amenities are typically distributed across upper floors or podium decks rather than organised as a coherent social ground plane.

# Apartments built for flexibility

Residences run to one- and two-bedroom configurations. One-bedroom units range from approximately 476 to 487 square feet, with launch pricing between AED 1,108,555 and AED 1,127,255. The single two-bedroom format recorded sits at 722 square feet and was priced at AED 1,609,055. Both layouts include a balcony, and bedroom configurations connect directly to the living area to create a sense of openness that the raw floor-plate dimensions do not immediately suggest.

Finish is contemporary and kitchen-equipped. The apartments are delivered unfurnished, which gives buyers entering the rental market full latitude to specify to their tenant demographic.

Service charges run at AED 23 to 25 per square foot annually, a figure worth factoring into yield calculations.

# Amenities oriented around the working resident

The ground-floor social infrastructure includes a lounge, library, co-working and social space, and retail and food-and-beverage outlets. Upper amenity floors carry a swimming pool, gym, and tennis court.

# The co-working angle

The inclusion of dedicated work and social space is not decorative. It reflects how the project was conceived: for residents who want a credible place to take a meeting or spend a productive morning without leaving the building. For investors, this makes the offering coherent to a specific renter, particularly short-term and corporate tenants.

# Dubai Hills Estate as address

Dubai Hills Estate sits in what is broadly described as new Dubai, positioned between Al Barsha and the Jebel Ali corridor. Major arterials connect it to Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport without requiring the motorway exposure that some outer communities carry.

Dubai Hills Mall is the immediate retail and dining anchor, a large-format mall with a cineplex and hypermarket. Dubai Hills Park extends the green space offer. Both are within the estate boundary, which keeps daily logistics contained for residents who prefer walkable or short-drive errands over road dependency.

# A secondary-market buy for yield-focused investors

Socio Towers appeals to a specific buyer: one who is less concerned with floor area and more focused on occupancy consistency. The co-living format, the mix of work and social amenity, and the Dubai Hills location create conditions for strong rental demand from young professionals and short-term corporate visitors.

At the price points recorded at launch, gross yields at prevailing Dubai Hills rents remain attractive relative to comparable London or Singapore residential assets. With construction complete and units in occupation, the project carries none of the delivery risk that complicates off-plan underwriting. Buyers approaching it through the secondary market are pricing a known product in a district that has demonstrated stable demand since 2021.