Wadi Hills

Wadi Hills is a single residential building by HRE Development located in Dubai Residence Complex (DLRC), offering fully furnished studio and one-bedroom apartments priced from AED 731,000. Construction is underway, with the project currently at early-stage progress and a total of 16 units across the building.

# The building and its position in Dubai Residence Complex

Dubai Residence Complex sits in the broader Dubailand corridor, a district that has grown steadily as an alternative to the higher-density submarkets closer to Sheikh Zayed Road. The area is lower-rise in character and more spread out than districts like Business Bay or Downtown, which gives developments here a different quality of scale.

Wadi Hills occupies that context as a boutique project. Sixteen units across a single building is a deliberately small count, and it positions this as a quiet, low-traffic residence rather than a large-block investment tower. For buyers who find the anonymity of 300-unit buildings unappealing, that scale carries genuine appeal.

# Residences, layouts and specification

The unit mix runs from studios at roughly 401 sqft to one-bedroom apartments reaching up to 723 sqft. Studios are priced from AED 731,000, with the larger studio configuration at 419 sqft available from AED 764,000. One-bedroom units range from AED 1,024,000 to AED 1,120,000 across several floor-plan variants, the largest of which measure 723 sqft.

All residences are delivered fully furnished. That matters in practical terms: a buyer purchasing for yield avoids the fit-out delay and capital outlay that an unfurnished handover would require. For an end-user, it means moving in without a separate procurement process.

The service charge is set at AED 12 per sqft per year. On a 665 sqft one-bedroom apartment, that translates to roughly AED 7,980 annually, a figure worth factoring into any yield calculation from the outset.

# Amenities on site

The amenity offering is compact and deliberately so. Wadi Hills lists an infinity pool, a gym, and a sauna. There are no claims beyond those three.

For a 16-unit building, this is an appropriate footprint. Larger amenity lists in small buildings often mean shared costs across too few owners, pushing service charges up. A focused set of facilities keeps that exposure manageable.

# Location and the surrounding district

DLRC is bordered by Emirates Road and sits within reach of the Dubailand theme park cluster, which includes Dubai Parks and Resorts. The district has a range of outdoor and recreational infrastructure, including cycling tracks and parks, that suit residents who use their surroundings actively.

The absence of a central commercial hub within walking distance is a trade-off buyers should weigh. DLRC is a car-dependent address. That is common across much of Dubai, but it is worth understanding before committing to the location over, say, Dubai Hills Estate or Jumeirah Village Circle.

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

At AED 731,000 for a furnished studio, Wadi Hills sits at the accessible end of Dubai's new-build market. For a buyer from the UK or Europe working within a sub-AED 1.2m budget, or a GCC-based investor looking for a low-maintenance, furnished entry-level asset, the pricing and specification align reasonably well.

The early construction stage (4% complete at the time of writing) means buyers are acquiring off-plan with a longer horizon to handover. That carries the standard caveats: developer track record, escrow compliance, and completion certainty all need independent verification before proceeding. HRE Development is the name to research in that process.

The project makes no attempt to compete with branded residences or landmark towers. Its proposition is straightforward: a small, furnished building in a mid-market suburban district, priced at a level where the numbers can work for investors and first-time Dubai buyers alike.