New launchHRE Development
Community · Downtown & Urban
EstablishedAl Jaddaf
A metro station, a hospital, a library and a gallery already here, and towers still going up between them.
- StageStage
- Established
- TypesProperty types
- Apartments
- FromFrom
- AED 775K
- HandoverHandover window
- Q2 2027
What it is
An old working creek, rebuilt in stages.
Al Jaddaf runs along the western bank of Dubai Creek, between the Business Bay extension and Dubai Festival City. The name means the rowing place: this was Dubai's boatbuilding stretch long before it was a residential address, and the dhow yards are still part of the picture.
Two Green Line stations and a hospital within walking distance, at a price no comparable central district asks. There is a reason, and the reason is coherence.
What exists today
What is physically there in Al Jaddaf.
Al Jadaf metro station on the Green Line has been open since 2014, and Creek station, the line's terminus, also sits within the district.
Latifa Women and Children Hospital and Clemenceau Medical Center operate here, with Mediclinic City Hospital in the adjoining Dubai Healthcare City.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library and the Jameel Arts Centre are open, as are Zabeel Stadium and the Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park.
A number of residential towers are complete and occupied, among them Binghatti Avenue, Azizi Aliyah Residence and Emerald Tower, alongside operating hotels: Palazzo Versace, Marriott, DoubleTree by Hilton and Premier Inn.
Swiss International Scientific School operates in the district, with Dazzle Kids and Chubby Cheeks nurseries. Everyday retail inside Al Jaddaf is small supermarkets and ground-floor units; Dubai Festival City Mall is a few minutes away.
D-Marin's Jaddaf Waterfront marina operates at the foot of Palazzo Versace, with 62 berths for boats up to 30 metres.
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2 and parts of Jaddaf Waterfront are still being built out, and several residential towers are under construction.
Last verified
- Buyers who want a central, metro-served address and will trade a designed neighbourhood for the price difference.
- Investors letting to Healthcare City and Downtown workers, with genuine tenant demand already established.
- Less suited to
- anyone who wants a single developer's public realm, a beach, or a district that has stopped building.
Two Green Line stations serve the district — Al Jadaf and Creek — which is unusual for a Dubai neighbourhood at this price.
Sheikh Zayed Road (E11), Al Khail Road (E44) and Oud Metha Road all reach it, and Dubai International Airport, Downtown and Business Bay are each a short drive.
Two metro stations, three motorways and the airport close by. Few central districts at this price are this well connected.
Existing — built and open
- Al Jadaf metro station (Green Line)Metro
- Creek metro station (Green Line)Metro
- Latifa Women and Children HospitalHealthcare
- Mohammed Bin Rashid LibraryOther
- Jameel Arts CentreOther
- D-Marin Jaddaf Waterfront marinaMarina
- Palazzo Versace, Marriott, DoubleTree by Hilton and Premier Inn hotelsHotel
Schools — operating
- Swiss International Scientific School, inside the district
- Dazzle Kids Nursery and Chubby Cheeks Nursery
Healthcare — operating
- Latifa Women and Children Hospital and Clemenceau Medical Center inside the district; Mediclinic City Hospital in the adjoining Dubai Healthcare City.
Who it suits, and who it doesn't
- Buyers who want a central, metro-served address and will trade a designed neighbourhood for the price difference.
- Investors letting to Healthcare City and Downtown workers, with genuine tenant demand already established.
- Less suited to
- anyone who wants a single developer's public realm, a beach, or a district that has stopped building.
Connectivity & infrastructure
Two Green Line stations serve the district — Al Jadaf and Creek — which is unusual for a Dubai neighbourhood at this price.
Sheikh Zayed Road (E11), Al Khail Road (E44) and Oud Metha Road all reach it, and Dubai International Airport, Downtown and Business Bay are each a short drive.
Two metro stations, three motorways and the airport close by. Few central districts at this price are this well connected.
Existing — built and open
- Al Jadaf metro station (Green Line)Metro
- Creek metro station (Green Line)Metro
- Latifa Women and Children HospitalHealthcare
- Mohammed Bin Rashid LibraryOther
- Jameel Arts CentreOther
- D-Marin Jaddaf Waterfront marinaMarina
- Palazzo Versace, Marriott, DoubleTree by Hilton and Premier Inn hotelsHotel
Schools & healthcare
Schools — operating
- Swiss International Scientific School, inside the district
- Dazzle Kids Nursery and Chubby Cheeks Nursery
Healthcare — operating
- Latifa Women and Children Hospital and Clemenceau Medical Center inside the district; Mediclinic City Hospital in the adjoining Dubai Healthcare City.
Projects in this community
When the supply lands.
5 projects we cover in Al Jaddaf, grouped by the year they are due to hand over — so you can see where completions cluster before you pick one.
2027
Handover 2027 · 1 project- New launchHRE Development
Handover to be confirmed
4 projects
New launchBinghatti
New launchBinghatti
Under constructionBNW Developments
AnnouncedBinghattiAl JaddafBinghatti Starfall
List price not yet released
- Launch
- To be confirmed
Studios – 2 bed · Apartments
Next step
Availability in Al Jaddaf comes from a person.
What is for sale in Al Jaddaf changes week to week, project by project and building by building. Tell us the budget and the bedrooms you have in mind and we will send what is genuinely open, at today's prices, with our view on which to look at first.
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OAC18 Perspective
Central, connected and comparatively cheap. Buy the building, because the district is not one thing.
- Where it is strong
- Two Green Line stations, a hospital, an international school, a library and an arts centre all operating, with the airport and Downtown minutes away.
- Where it falls short
- No single custodian and no coherent public realm, ongoing construction on several plots, small everyday retail, and a stock of towers whose quality varies widely.
- Supply and handover
Plots continue to come forward here individually rather than in planned phases, so new supply arrives steadily and unpredictably rather than in a clustered wave. That protects against the handover crush other districts face, but it also means a resale is always competing with something newer on the next plot.
We would recommend it to a buyer who values the commute and the price over the address, and to an investor who does the work on the specific building. We would not recommend it to anyone buying primarily for the waterfront, and we would always compare it against Business Bay before committing.
Compare with nearby communities
Where else the same money goes.
EstablishedBusiness Bay
The same central, tower-led proposition with far more retail and a deeper resale market, at a higher price.
First phases handed overDubai Creek Harbour
Further up the same creek, built by one developer to one plan, and still years from finished.
Ask what we would avoid in Al Jaddaf.
Twenty minutes on Al Jaddaf specifically — which phases, which developers, and where the handover and resale risk actually sits.