The Greens Property Guide

The Area: Emirates Living

The Greens is part of Emirates Living, the collection of green, lake-side communities created by Emaar between Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road. Alongside The Greens, Emirates Living includes The Views, The Springs, The Meadows, The Lakes and Emirates Hills, and together they form a well-established residential district just behind Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Dubai Marina.

Emirates Living sits at the heart of a city that is growing fast. Dubai’s population has reached around 4.8 million, up from 3.3 million at the end of 2020, and grew by more than 225,000 people in the first nine months of 2026 alone. The Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan prepares the city for 5.8 million residents and names nearby Dubai Marina and JBR as one of the city’s main urban centres. As more professionals move to Dubai to work in its business hubs, well-located apartments close to the metro and major employers are in ever greater demand.

The Greens

The Greens is a leafy, low-rise apartment community designed around landscaped gardens, a central lake and tree-lined streets. Its buildings, grouped into neighbourhoods such as Al Alka, Al Arta, Al Dhafrah, Al Ghaf, Al Ghozlan, Al Jaz, Al Nakheel, Al Samar, Al Sidir and Al Thayyal, are set around shared courtyards, swimming pools and gardens, creating a calm, resort-like atmosphere just minutes from the city’s busiest business districts.

Every building cluster has its own pool, gym and green spaces, and the community also offers tennis and basketball courts, a dog park, a community garden, children’s play areas and a central lake. The Greens Souk and community centre bring together a supermarket, pharmacy, cafés, clinics and a mosque. The Greens is complete and fully lived in, with a lively, international community of professionals, couples and young families.

Developer

The Greens is developed by Emaar Properties, the developer behind Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Hills Estate and Arabian Ranches. Emaar planned the entire Emirates Living district, built The Greens’ buildings, gardens and community facilities, and continues to oversee its management, keeping the community beautifully maintained.

Location and Connectivity

The Greens enjoys an exceptionally central location between Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road, right beside Dubai Internet City, Barsha Heights and Emirates Golf Club. Dubai Media City, Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai Marina and Mall of the Emirates are only minutes away, and Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport are an easy drive.

•     Neighbouring communities: The Greens sits beside The Views, Barsha Heights, Emirates Hills, The Lakes, The Springs and The Meadows, with Dubai Internet City and Al Barsha right next door

•     Schools and education: Regent International School and Jumeirah International Nursery are inside the community, GEMS World Academy and Dubai National School are a short drive away in Al Barsha, and the universities of Dubai Knowledge Park are just minutes away

•     Healthcare: clinics and a pharmacy are inside the community, with many more medical centres in Barsha Heights and Saudi German Hospital, Al Zahra Hospital and Welcare Hospital close by

•     Shopping and dining: The Greens Souk handles daily needs, while Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai Marina Mall and the restaurants of Barsha Heights and Dubai Marina are a few minutes away

•     Metro today: Dubai Internet City station on the Red Line is within walking distance, linking residents directly with Dubai Marina, Mall of the Emirates, Downtown Dubai, Business Bay and Dubai International Airport, and feeder buses connect the community with nearby stations

•     Entertainment and leisure: Emirates Golf Club is next door, and the beaches of JBR and Palm Jumeirah, Ski Dubai at Mall of the Emirates and the attractions of Dubai Marina are all close by

Mega Projects and Tourism Driving Growth

The Greens sits at the heart of Dubai’s main technology, media and education hubs and close to the mega projects shaping the city’s future, bringing a constant flow of jobs and tenants to its doorstep.

•     Business hubs on the doorstep: Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Dubai Knowledge Park and Barsha Heights are home to thousands of international companies, from global technology and media brands to start-ups, creating a deep and growing pool of professional tenants within walking distance

•     Al Maktoum International Airport: Dubai is investing AED 128 billion to turn Al Maktoum into the world’s largest airport, with capacity for up to 260 million passengers a year. All of Dubai International’s operations will move there over the coming years, bringing a large new workforce to the south-west of the city

•     Palm Jebel Ali: Nakheel’s new island, twice the size of Palm Jumeirah, is set to become almost a city of its own, adding around 110 kilometres of coastline, more than 80 hotels and resorts and beachfront homes for around 35,000 families, drawing large numbers of visitors to this side of Dubai

•     Tourism on the doorstep: the beaches, marina and resorts of Dubai Marina, JBR and Palm Jumeirah welcome visitors from around the world, and metro-connected apartments in The Greens are ideally placed for short-term rentals

Upcoming Infrastructure

New transport projects will make The Greens even better connected.

•     Airport Express Line: a planned rail link between Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airports will run along Al Khail Road, with a new station in Jumeirah Village Circle and a branch to the Al Fardan Exchange station by Emirates Golf Club, right beside The Greens

•     Dubai Metro Gold Line: a brand-new metro line will run from Al Ghubaiba through Al Satwa, Business Bay, Meydan and Al Barsha South to Jumeirah Village Triangle and Jumeirah Golf Estates, with an Etihad Rail connection at Jumeirah Golf Estates, adding new rail options across this part of the city

•     Hessa Street and Latifa bint Hamdan Corridor: new bridges, a tunnel and wider roads on Hessa Street, together with a major new corridor linking Al Khail Road, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Sheikh Zayed Road and Emirates Road, will make cross-city journeys quicker and smoother

Property Types

The Greens is an apartment community, with homes in low-rise buildings set around pools and gardens:

•     Studios: compact, well-designed homes that are popular with young professionals and investors

•     One-bedroom apartments: practical homes with balconies or terraces, ideal for professionals and couples

•     Two-bedroom apartments: spacious layouts suited to small families and sharers

•     Three-bedroom apartments: generous family homes, many with a study, maid’s room or large terrace and garden or pool views

Life in The Greens

Life in The Greens combines a green, relaxed setting with a short walk to work. Residents start the day with a swim or a run around the lake, walk to the metro or their offices in Internet City and Media City, and come home to quiet courtyards and gardens. Evenings and weekends bring coffee at The Greens Souk, tennis with neighbours, or a quick trip to the beach or Mall of the Emirates. It is a friendly, convenient community that suits professionals, couples and young families alike.

Why The Greens?

The Greens gives investors a mature, metro-connected apartment community next to major international employers, with strong rental demand, steady capital growth and the backing of Emaar.

•     Strong capital growth: according to ValuStrat, apartment values in The Greens rose by 24.4% in the year to mid-2025, building on a Dubai apartment market whose values have climbed by more than 70% since the pandemic

•     Walk-to-work location: Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Dubai Knowledge Park are within walking distance, keeping demand from professional tenants consistently high

•     Attractive rental yields: apartments at accessible price points next to the metro and major employers deliver steady occupancy and attractive rental returns

•     Holiday home potential: a central, metro-connected location close to the beaches and the marina makes apartments here well suited to short-term rentals

•     Green, low-rise living: pools, gardens and courtyards in every cluster create a lifestyle that tenants value and that supports long-term demand

•     Limited supply: The Greens is complete, so its apartments form a fixed stock in a highly sought-after location

•     Future connectivity: the Airport Express Line and its branch to Emirates Golf Club will bring both airports within easy reach, a classic driver of higher property values

•     Trusted developer: Emaar’s reputation for quality and long-term community management underpins value

•     Population growth: Dubai’s record population growth and the steady arrival of new professionals keep demand for well-located apartments rising

Sources

•     Dubai Land Department

•     Property Finder

•     Bayut

•     ValuStrat

•     Emaar Properties

•     MEED

•     Middle East Construction News

•     Al Jazeera

•     Gulf News

•     Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)