Symbolic Altus

Symbolic Altus is a single residential building by Symbolic Real Estate Development L.L.C, located in Wadi Al Safa 2 and currently under construction. The project comprises ten fully furnished one-bedroom apartments priced between AED 1.1 million and AED 1.19 million.

# The building and its position in Wadi Al Safa 2

Wadi Al Safa 2 sits within the broader Dubai Land corridor, a zone that has absorbed sustained residential demand over the past decade as the city's population spread eastward along the Al Ain road axis. Symbolic Altus occupies this setting as a compact, single-structure development, which puts it firmly in the category of boutique residential rather than large-scale master community.

With only ten units across one building, the scale is deliberate. Smaller unit counts typically translate to lower-density living, less pressure on shared amenities, and a quieter residential atmosphere than the larger multi-tower schemes that dominate nearby districts. The developer has positioned the architecture around clean geometry and a refined external finish, though the project has not yet broken ground beyond early construction stages, with readiness currently at zero percent.

# Residences: layouts, sizing and specification

Every unit at Symbolic Altus is a one-bedroom apartment. Floor areas run from 836 to 841 square feet, a range tight enough to suggest a standardised floor plate with minor variations between lower and upper levels.

At roughly 838 square feet on average, the apartments sit at the more generous end of the one-bedroom bracket for this price point in Dubai Land. Buyers get full furnishing included, which removes the fit-out lag common with off-plan purchases and allows the property to be tenanted or occupied directly upon handover. The specification incorporates smart-home automation and equipped kitchens, both of which have become standard expectations in this segment but are confirmed here rather than implied.

Service charges are fixed at AED 13 per square foot per year, placing annual running costs at roughly AED 10,900 for a mid-sized unit in the building.

# Amenities across the building

The amenity offering covers leisure, fitness and family use across several dedicated facilities.

# Wellness and recreation

The rooftop carries an infinity pool and Jacuzzi. Separately, residents have access to a gymnasium, steam and sauna facilities, and a jogging track. The combination covers the core expectations of health-conscious buyers without requiring membership elsewhere.

For families, the building provides a kids' pool, a kids' play area, a basketball court, and a soccer field. The soccer pitch is an unusual inclusion for a ten-unit building and signals either shared access with adjacent infrastructure or a larger site footprint than the unit count alone suggests.

# Location and district connectivity

Wadi Al Safa 2 connects into the broader Al Barsha South and Dubailand road network. The area has direct access to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), which links northward toward the city and southward toward Expo City and the Abu Dhabi corridor.

The district lacks the retail and dining density of established communities such as Jumeirah Village Circle or Downtown, but that gap has been closing as the surrounding master communities have matured. Schools, mosques and community retail are present within the wider Liwan and Wadi Al Safa cluster.

No nearby landmarks or journey times are currently published for this project, so quoted travel times would be speculative.

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

At a ceiling price below AED 1.2 million for a furnished, 840-square-foot one-bedroom, Symbolic Altus targets the yield-focused end of the Dubai property market rather than the primary-residence buyer.

The arithmetic is straightforward. Furnished one-bedrooms in Dubai Land and adjacent districts have historically achieved gross rental yields in the 7 to 9 percent range, depending on finishing quality and proximity to key routes. A fully furnished unit at this price point, held through to handover and let on a short or annual basis, sits within the standard buy-to-let investment thesis that has drawn buyers from the UK, South Asia and Eastern Europe into this corridor over the past five years.

The ten-unit structure limits resale liquidity compared to larger schemes, which is a genuine consideration for buyers who may want to exit within three to five years. Against that, the limited supply within the building itself constrains future competition from same-block resales, a dynamic that can support values in smaller developments relative to towers with hundreds of identical units. Buyers comfortable with early-stage construction risk and a longer hold horizon will find the entry price and running-cost structure more favourable than most comparable finished stock in the district.