Yasmina Duet Villas

Yasmina Duet Villas is a low-rise residential collection developed by Expo City Development within Dubai Expo City, the purpose-built district on the city's south-western edge that succeeded the World Expo 2020 site. The project comprises four- and five-bedroom duet villas, with completion scheduled for January 2026.

# The community and its position within Expo City

Expo City Dubai is one of the few districts in the emirate conceived as a complete urban environment rather than a residential precinct bolted onto existing infrastructure. The master plan retains the pedestrian logic designed for Expo 2020: wide, shaded walkways, a network of 4.5 kilometres of pedestrian tracks and 5.2 kilometres of cycling trails, and civic landmarks including Al Wasl Plaza and the Vision Pavilion. These are not typical amenity add-ons. They were designed for tens of millions of visitors and have since been adapted for daily residential life.

Yasmina sits within this framework as a villa sub-community, offering a density and character markedly different from the high-rise corridors of Business Bay or Dubai Marina. For buyers who want freehold ownership with a tangible sense of ground-level space, the district's design logic works in their favour.

# Residences: four and five bedrooms across generous plot sizes

The two configurations are four-bedroom villas at 385 square metres and five-bedroom villas at 440 square metres. Average plot sizes run to 783 square metres, which is substantial by Dubai villa standards and accounts for the private outdoor space each unit carries.

Every bedroom is ensuite. The master includes a walk-in wardrobe, and all bathrooms are finished with double sinks, walk-in showers and freestanding bathtubs. A separate powder room serves the main living areas.

The ground floor incorporates a flexible room that functions as a home office or gym, a layout decision that reflects how owner-occupiers actually use domestic space. The kitchen is open-plan with a feature island. A second living area sits on the upper level, which creates a practical separation between the household's shared and private zones. An ensuite maid's room is included, as is covered basement parking for three vehicles with direct villa access and additional covered bays for two more cars.

Villas are delivered unfurnished, with built-in cabinetry and white goods including a cooking range and extractor hood included in the specification. Service charges are set at 5 AED per square foot.

# Amenities within the Expo City master plan

The amenities list draws on the broader district infrastructure rather than a single residents-only clubhouse. Three clubhouses serve the community alongside swimming pools, splash pads, a yoga studio, a health and beauty salon, a spa and sauna, and both indoor and outdoor fitness facilities. Playgrounds are distributed across the community. An outdoor cinema, restaurants and retail outlets, and the Women's Pavilion are all within walking distance on the Expo City campus.

The service charge of 5 AED per square foot is worth contextualising: for a 385-square-metre villa, that equates to roughly 4,145 AED per month, a figure buyers should model against comparable villa communities before committing.

# Access and surrounding connectivity

Dubai Expo City sits adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport, which remains under expansion and is positioned as the emirate's primary aviation hub over the long term. The district has its own metro station on the Route 2020 extension of the Red Line, connecting residents to the wider network without requiring a car. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Sheikh Zayed Road are both accessible, placing central Dubai within a 25-to-35-minute drive depending on traffic conditions.

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

Yasmina Duet Villas is currently out of stock, which in Dubai's primary market typically signals either full sellout or a temporary pause in releases. Buyers monitoring the project should follow Expo City Development directly for any future phases.

For the buyer the project addresses, the appeal is structural. A four- or five-bedroom villa on an 800-square-metre-plus plot, within a walkable, low-density district with mature civic infrastructure, is a combination that remains difficult to find in Dubai at this price point. The district still carries a degree of locational risk: it is not yet a mature residential neighbourhood in the way that Emirates Hills or Jumeirah Islands are, and demand from tenants and resale buyers will depend heavily on how quickly the surrounding Expo City ecosystem fills out commercially. That said, for owner-occupiers prioritising space, specification and a coherent urban environment, the fundamentals of Yasmina are more convincing than much of what the villa market currently offers at comparable sizes.