Vida Residences by Emaar at Dubai Hills Estate

Emaar Properties was founded in 1997 by Mohamed Alabbar and is listed on the Dubai Financial Market. The group reported record property sales of AED 80.4 billion for 2025.

• Emaar Development revenue: AED 27.5 billion in 2025, up 44% on 2024
• Revenue backlog: AED 125.2 billion at the end of 2025, covering homes sold but not yet handed over
• Land bank growth: 36 million Sq.Ft. of new land added in 2025
• Global presence: 12 plus markets worldwide

Emaar works through 3 main businesses. Emaar Development builds and sells homes, Emaar Malls owns and runs retail centres such as Dubai Hills Mall, and Emaar Hospitality operates hotel and residence brands, including Vida Hotels and Resorts, the brand behind this tower.

Emaar Development, the homebuilding arm, recorded AED 71.1 billion in property sales in 2025, its highest ever, with net profit before tax of AED 15.5 billion and a proposed dividend of AED 4 billion.

Dubai Hills Estate is a 2,700 acre freehold master community in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, developed as a joint venture of Emaar Properties and Meraas. Al Khail Road (E44) and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) connect it to the rest of Dubai.

Dubai Hills Golf Club is at the centre of the community, with 1.2 million square metres of fairways, a driving range, a putting green and a golf academy, set against views of Burj Khalifa.

Dubai Hills Mall has more than 650 shopping and dining outlets, including an indoor rollercoaster, while Dubai Hills Business Park adds office space within the same community.

• Every payment toward a Vida Residences off plan unit goes into a project escrow account, as required by Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, and not straight to the developer.
• Money in the escrow account is released to Emaar in stages as construction progress is certified, under the oversight of RERA, the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department.
• Each sale is also registered with the Dubai Land Department through Oqood, the interim register for off plan homes, which records the buyer as owner until the title deed is issued at handover.

King's College Hospital Dubai is 5 minutes from Vida Residences by car, and 2 IB and British curriculum schools are about 10 minutes away.

Off plan property in Dubai Hills Estate lets buyers enter a community where the mall, park, golf club and hospital are already open, while the home itself is still being built.

For Vida Residences off plan buyers, the wait from the January 2024 sales launch to handover is the main trade off, set against a payment schedule that leaves the last 10% until completion.

Vida Residences offers a branded Emaar address with duplex townhouses, terrace homes and walkable access to the main hub of Dubai Hills Estate.

Branded design: interiors follow the Vida brief of Emaar Hospitality, with open plans, earthy tones and natural materials
Rare home types: ground level townhouses and Level 1 terrace homes are uncommon inside an apartment tower
Walkable routine: offices and the community mall can be reached on foot, cutting daily car use
Master developer: Emaar planned Dubai Hills Estate with Meraas and builds this tower, so it fits the master plan
Wide size range: 1 bedroom to 3 bedroom townhouses under 1 roof suits singles, couples and families

Vida Residences may not suit buyers who need keys or rent soon, rely on the metro, or want a Golden Visa from a 1 bedroom purchase.

UAE Central Bank rules cap mortgages on off plan homes at 50% of the property value, so a buyer funds the rest from their own money.

Off plan stage: banks lend against off plan units only within the 50% limit, and many prefer to lend at or near handover
After handover: a completed unit is assessed as a ready home, with higher loan to value limits for first homes
Mortgage registration: 0.25% of the loan amount plus an admin fee of about AED 290 at the Dubai Land Department
Valuation: bank valuation of the unit, usually AED 2,500 to 3,500

Before taking the keys in Q3 2028, each owner books a handover inspection with Emaar, walks the unit, and records any snags such as cracked tiles, door alignment or paint marks on a snag list that Emaar fixes before or soon after handover.

• The building insurance for Vida Residences covers the structure and common areas and is arranged by the management company, with its cost built into the annual service charges each owner pays.
• A building policy does not cover what is inside a unit. Owners who live in their home can add a contents policy for furniture, appliances and personal items, while owners who rent out can take landlord cover for loss of rent and liability.
• A buyer with a mortgage will be asked by the lender for life insurance on the borrower and property cover on the unit for the length of the loan.​

• Vida Residences resale data shows a 1 bedroom unit traded at AED 1,814,888 in July 2026, compared with the AED 1.6M starting price at launch in January 2024.
• Emaar's record of completed landmarks, including Dubai Hills Mall inside the same community, supports confidence that the tower will be delivered. 3 bedroom apartments in Vida Residences number only 45, which keeps larger family stock limited within the building.
• Returns on any unit depend on the entry price paid on resale and on market conditions when keys are released.