The Acres

The Acres is a villa community by Meraas, located in Wadi Al Safa 7 on the edge of Dubailand, with an anticipated handover date of October 2027. It is currently under construction, with build progress recorded at just over nine per cent.

# A low-rise community in Dubailand's quieter western fringe

Wadi Al Safa 7 sits in the broader Dubailand corridor, a district that has matured considerably over the past decade from a largely aspirational land-use designation into a functioning residential zone. Meraas, the developer behind City Walk and Bluewaters Island in the urban core, has here taken a different approach: a horizontal, ground-level community rather than a tower, shaped around natural topography and water.

The project's organising principle is green infrastructure rather than built density. Gardens, lagoons and open lawns form the connective tissue between individual villas, with pathways linking the community's various outdoor zones. This is a lower-scale residential proposition, oriented around private outdoor space rather than shared vertical amenity.

# Villa architecture and interior specification

The villas at The Acres draw on a material palette of stone, wood and glass, with contemporary massing and open-plan interiors. Double-height living volumes and floor-to-ceiling glazing are signature features, designed to draw the surrounding landscape into the daily experience of the home.

Each villa includes a rear garden and what Meraas describes as a signature outdoor room, an intermediate space between fully interior and fully exterior living. The kitchens are fitted and equipped.

Precise unit sizes, bedroom configurations and pricing are not publicly available at this stage, as the project is currently out of stock.

# What the community grounds contain

Meraas has laid out a relatively broad amenity programme for The Acres, centred on outdoor recreation and communal green space.

# Water, gardens and social infrastructure

The most prominent features are swimmable lagoons and lakes alongside natural ponds. In terms of structured green space, the community includes a village garden, an edible garden, and a perfume garden, each serving a distinct landscaping and experiential function. An event lawn and event island provide space for communal gatherings at scale, while a lagoon clubhouse and a community clubhouse offer covered social facilities.

For active residents, there are jogging tracks and sports areas. Children's play areas are incorporated into the wider grounds.

# Connectivity and the surrounding district

Dubailand's road network connects comfortably to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road, which means central Dubai, including Downtown and the financial district at DIFC, sits within a commutable range. Dubai International Airport is accessible via the same arterial routes.

The area is home to established leisure and entertainment infrastructure, including the Dubai Parks and Resorts complex, which contains Motiongate, Legoland and Bollywood Parks. Day-to-day retail and dining options have expanded incrementally across Dubailand as residential density has increased.

# Who this project is built for, and where it sits in the market

The Acres addresses a specific and consistent demand strand in Dubai's residential market: buyers who want a standalone villa with meaningful private outdoor space, set within a managed community, at a remove from the density of central Dubai.

Meraas has a track record of delivering well-specified, design-conscious projects, which reduces some of the execution risk associated with off-plan purchases. The October 2027 completion target and the current nine per cent construction progress suggest buyers are acquiring well ahead of handover, which has historically created capital appreciation opportunity in comparable Meraas and Dubai-wide villa communities, though past performance in those projects does not guarantee equivalent outcomes here.

For international buyers, particularly those from the UK, Europe or Asia considering a primary relocation or a long-hold investment, the service charge of 7 AED per square foot is a useful planning figure. It places The Acres at the more moderate end of the Dubai villa community spectrum, where charges at comparable developments can run meaningfully higher.