Eligible for UAE 10-Year Golden Visa
EMAAR Terra Gardens Expo City Dubai
at Expo City Dubai1, 2 & 3 BR Apartments & TownhousesPrice (AED)2.46M*
Unit (Bedrooms)1, 2 & 3 BR
Sizes (Sq. Ft.)741 - 2,702
Booking Amt.10%
PossessionQ4 - 2029
Emaar Terra Gardens is a 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartment and townhouse community in Expo City Dubai, developed by Emaar Properties. The 560-home project sits in a district that retains 80% of the Expo 2020 infrastructure. Handover is Q4 2029. Units qualify for the UAE Golden Visa, This is the second residential release within Expo City, where the Metro and Expo Mall are already built, not promised.
Emaar Terra Gardens is a 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartment and townhouse community in Expo Living, Expo City Dubai, developed by Emaar Properties in partnership with Dubai World Trade Center. It is the second residential release inside Expo City, a district that retains 80% of the Expo 2020 infrastructure, where the Route 2020 Metro and Expo Mall are already built, not promised. Terra Gardens delivers 560 homes across a low-rise G+12 format, the second of five planned Expo Living communities that will total 3,555 units. Emaar Properties has delivered more than 118,000 residences across its global communities, including Downtown Dubai and Dubai Hills Estate, a delivery record that matters for a project handing over in Q4 2029.
Terra Gardens spans a clear range. One-bedroom apartments run 741 to 866 sq.ft, two-bedroom units 1,111 to 1,224 sq.ft, and three-bedroom apartments 1,096 to 1,676 sq.ft. The limited 3-bedroom townhouses sit in green courtyards, ranging from 2,579 to 2,702 sq.ft. Layouts are light-filled and open-plan, oriented toward landscaped courts and the surrounding green realm rather than packed onto a single elevation. Architecture favors organic lines, glass façades, shaded balconies, and earthy tones as design choices. and thermal efficiency in the Dubai climate, not decoration. The mid-rise G+12 format keeps the buildings low and the courtyards usable, so the green space reads as part of the home rather than a distant podium feature. Every home carries Emaar's signature finishing standard with energy-efficient systems built in, the same delivery grade buyers of Emaar's established communities already receive.
Expo City Dubai is built on the legacy of Expo 2020, retaining roughly 80% of that world-class infrastructure rather than starting from raw desert. The wider district is planned for 35,000 residents and 40,000 professionals inside a 15-minute, car-free, walkable ecosystem of schools, retail, and business parks. Terra Gardens sits directly adjacent to Expo Mall, a curated retail, dining, and leisure hub, and is wrapped around a central park with an outdoor jogging track, cinema, padel and volleyball courts, and workout stations. The Route 2020 Metro spur connects the community to the wider city without a car. For a resident, that means a Tuesday morning that runs on foot or on the Metro, not on a highway; the school run, the coffee, and the gym are all within a 15-minute walk. It is the rare Dubai South address where the surrounding district is a daily-life asset on day one, not a phase still under construction.
The Investment Case: An Early Ticket Into a Free Zone Built to Drive a Third of Dubai's GDP
Expo City Dubai is a designated free zone projected to generate over 35% of Dubai's GDP by 2030, with expected rental yields in the 7–8% band (Expo City growth data, 2026). Terra Gardens enters at AED 2.46M for a 1-bedroom apartment (Emaar Properties launch pricing, 2026), with 2-bedroom units from approximately AED 2.27M, 3-bedroom apartments from AED 3.43M, and townhouses from AED 4.88M. Units at AED 2 million and above qualify the buyer for the UAE 10-Year Golden Visa, extendable to spouse and children, a bar met across all 2BR, 3BR, and townhouse inventory. The UAE has a 0% capital gains tax and a 0% income tax on rental returns. Vikas Taneja, BRN 82127: 'In Expo City, you are not buying a promise; you are buying phase two of a district that already exists. Walk the Metro station and the Expo Mall before you sign, and you will understand the price.'
560 Homes, Phase Two of Five. Here's What to Do Next
Terra Gardens is the second of five Expo Living communities, releasing 560 of an eventual 3,555 units. Phase-two pricing is an early-entry position before later releases price against a more complete district. Booking is 10% of unit value, with 70% staged across construction milestones to Q4 2029 and the final 20% on handover. On Emaar launches, the lower-priced 1BR tier and the limited townhouse count are the first inventory to clear. Floor plans, the full 80/20 payment-plan PDF, and current availability are released by the Dubai Housing team on direct request. Speak to us before the launch-tier 1BR inventory closes
EMAAR Terra Gardens floor plan: Starting from its apartments: 1, 2, and 3-bedroom layouts; indicative sizes 742–1,676 sq.ft. Integrated into the smart layout to fetch the maximum space and comfort. Townhouses: 3-bed formats around 2,580–2,702 sq.ft., positioned in green courtyards. Smart, light-filled planning in the Terra series emphasizes views to green space and inner courts.
Terra Gardens treats amenities as a daily-use network, not a feature checklist. The community is wrapped around a central park with an outdoor jogging track, cinema, padel and volleyball courts, and workout stations, and it sits directly beside Expo Mall, so a resident's retail and dining run is a short walk, not a drive. Yoga and meditation gardens, BBQ courtyards, and a pet-friendly park stitch the courtyards together, while the wider Expo City realm adds green promenades and schools inside a 15-minute walkable radius. The depth comes from the district as much as the building; this is one of the few Dubai South addresses where the surrounding infrastructure is already in the ground.
Expo City Dubai sits in the Dubai South corridor, near the intersection of Dubai–Al Ain Road (E66) and Emirates Road (E611), with direct links toward Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road. Dubai's 2040 Urban Master Plan names this corridor as a primary growth zone, and Terra Gardens benefits from a district that already runs on the Route 2020 Metro and a finished Expo 2020 build. For a resident, that translates into a 10-minute hop to Al Maktoum International Airport for travel, a 10-minute drive to Dubai Marina, and a weekend at Palm Jumeirah inside 15 minutes. The community is not chasing a future road it sits on infrastructure that is already operating.
Content Reviewed By: Vikas Taneja — RERA Certified Broker (BRN: 82127), Honey Money Real Estates L.L.C. (ORN: 28658). Advising HNI and NRI buyers on Dubai off-plan and ready property, with direct transaction experience across Downtown Dubai, Dubai Creek Harbour, MBR City, Sobha Hartland, The Valley, and Dubailand communities.
Company Authority: Honey Money Real Estates L.L.C. is a DLD-registered brokerage (ORN:28658) operating under Dubai’s Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA). All project data on this page is cross-checked against the developer’s official documentation and DLD records. Pricing and availability are market-indicative at the time of review and subject to change.
Emaar Terra Gardens sits in Expo Living, within Expo City Dubai, in the Dubai South corridor near the Dubai–Al Ain Road (E66) and Emirates Road (E611) intersection. It is directly adjacent to Expo Mall and the Route 2020 Metro link, 10 minutes from Al Maktoum International Airport and 10 minutes from Dubai Marina.
Terra Gardens offers 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments plus limited 3-bedroom townhouses 560 homes in total across a low-rise G+12 format. Apartments range from 741 to 1,676 sq.ft and townhouses from 2,579 to 2,702 sq.ft. Layouts are open-plan with shaded balconies, oriented toward landscaped courtyards and green space.
You can book a Terra Gardens home with 10% of the unit value. Starting prices begin at AED 2.46M for a 1-bedroom apartment, which means a booking of approximately AED 155,000. Speak with the Dubai Housing team for current floor-plan availability, or browse more apartments in Expo City Dubai on our communities page.
Terra Gardens follows an 80/20 construction-linked plan. You pay 10% on booking, then 70% across staged construction milestones, and the final 20% on handover in Q4 2029. That spreads 80% of the price over the four-year build, with only 10% required to secure your unit and the launch price today.
Emaar Terra Gardens is scheduled for handover in Q4 2029. Emaar Properties has delivered more than 118,000 residences worldwide and has a long record of on-time or early handover across its Dubai communities. The 80/20 milestone-linked payment plan confirms the construction schedule in contractual stages.
Yes. Any unit at Emaar Terra Gardens valued at AED 2 million or above qualifies the buyer for the UAE 10-Year Golden Visa, which extends to spouse and children. With 2BR apartments from approximately AED 2.27M and townhouses well above the threshold, Golden Visa eligibility covers most of the inventory. Confirm specific unit value with the Dubai Housing team.
Three reasons stack up. One: it is an early-entry, phase-two ticket into Expo City a free zone forecast to drive 35%+ of Dubai's GDP by 2030. Two: expected Expo City rental yields sit in the 7–8% band, with 0% capital gains and income tax. Three: the district already exists Metro and Expo Mall are built.
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