This is a road, not a neighbourhood. The towers we list stand along it either side of Downtown, all within about 3 km in a straight line of the area centre by Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station. The Red Line runs along the whole road.
About 3 kmthe furthest tower we list from the area centre by Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station, in a straight line
4Red Line stations within 3 km of the area centre in a straight line, from Business Bay to Emirates Towers
AED 4,833DLD median per sq ft for off-plan sales, against AED 1,483 for ready homes
2028 to 2031handover years in the projects we list
Trump International Hotel and Tower is the closest to Downtown, 0.9 km in a straight line from the area centre, and Sol Luxe is 1.4 km. The other five stand 2.6 to 3.1 km out: ONE B Tower, Burj Azizi, the two DAMAC towers on the Al Safa side, and Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers by DIFC. So the tower you pick decides your daily life, with Al Safa at one end and DIFC's offices at the other. All are flats in towers on one of the city's busiest roads, and none is due before 2028.
Damac The Sapphire, image 3Damac Safa Gate, image 1
Walk
The road itself is not for walking, and you cross it on the bridges at the metro stations. The walks are off the road, in Downtown and City Walk close to the area centre, and by the canal and Safa Park at the Al Safa end.
Central Park at City Walk
0.8 km
A park inside City Walk, with shops and cafés around it, 0.8 km in a straight line from the area centre.
Burj Park
1.01 km
A park in Downtown at the foot of Burj Khalifa, about 1 km in a straight line.
Dubai Water Canal
2.36 km
Paths along the water for walking, running and cycling, towards the Al Safa end of the road.
Safa Park
2.72 km
A large public park with lawns and shade, near the two DAMAC towers at the Al Safa end.
Sol Luxe, image 4
Swim
Most of the projects we list mention a pool. The sea is not a walk away: the nearest public beach, Mercato Beach, is 2.5 km in a straight line from the area centre.
Your building's pool
Most projects
Most of the projects we list mention a pool. On this road it is the swim you will use most days.
Mercato Beach
2.5 km
The nearest public beach on the Jumeirah coast, 2.5 km in a straight line. You go by car or taxi.
La Mer
3.12 km
A beach with places to eat along the seafront, 3.12 km in a straight line.
Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers, image 2
Eat
Downtown is the nearest place to eat out: Souk Al Bahar and The Dubai Mall are about 1.2 to 1.3 km in a straight line from the area centre. Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers is next to DIFC, so its buyers have DIFC's restaurants close by.
Bay Avenue Mall
1.13 km
A mall in Business Bay with cafés and restaurants, 1.13 km in a straight line.
Souk Al Bahar
1.22 km
Restaurants by the Burj Khalifa lake in Downtown.
The Dubai Mall
1.29 km
Food courts, restaurants and a big supermarket. Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station, 0.31 km from the area centre, links to the mall by a covered walkway.
The Gate Avenue
1.61 km
Shops and restaurants in DIFC, 1.61 km in a straight line.
Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers, image 5
A Saturday in Sheikh Zayed Road
A weekend from a tower near Downtown: the metro for the mall, the car for the beach.
7:00A run around Burj Park and the Burj Khalifa lake, about 1 km from the area centre.
8:30A swim at Mercato Beach, 2.5 km away by car, before it gets hot.
11:00The children in Central Park at City Walk.
16:00The metro to Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station and the walkway to Dubai Mall for the weekly shop.
19:30Dinner at Souk Al Bahar by the Burj Khalifa lake.
What homes cost
Off-plan apartments sold most often here, at a median of AED 7,117,000 in the last 12 months.
The median is the middle price: half the homes sold for more, half for less. A sea view or a high floor can cost a lot more than the median.
Source: Dubai Land Department, sales in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Ready apartments
2 bedrooms21 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
3 bedrooms7 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
4 bedrooms3 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan apartments
1 bedroom69 salesAED 4,104,000
2 bedrooms141 salesAED 6,674,000
3 bedrooms55 salesAED 10,811,000
4 bedrooms2 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Ready apartments: median price in the 12 months to each dateReady apartments: the median price went from AED 2,900,000 in the 12 months to Dec 31, 2024 to AED 3,275,000 in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Dec 31, 2024AED 2,900,000
Sep 30, 2026AED 3,275,000
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 30, 2026
AED 3,275,000
31 sales
Jun 30, 2026
AED 3,350,000
41 sales
Mar 31, 2026
AED 3,100,000
59 sales
Dec 31, 2025
AED 3,200,000
55 sales
Sep 30, 2025
AED 3,100,000
51 sales
Jun 30, 2025
AED 3,012,000
48 sales
Mar 31, 2025
AED 2,928,000
43 sales
Dec 31, 2024
AED 2,900,000
43 sales
Sales in 12 months
378
Off-plan: 345 sales, against 33 ready homes
91%
Ready apartments: median price
AED 3,275,000
Ready apartments: median price per sq ft
AED 1,483 per sq ft
Ready apartments: median price compared with a year earlier
Up 6%
Sales and rents from Dubai Land Department open data. DLD area: Trade Center Second.
Rents and yields
The median yearly rent of new Ejari contracts, and the gross yield: a year's rent before costs, as a share of the median price of ready homes. We show a yield only where both have at least 30 contracts and sales.
Ready apartments
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
Studio
AED 70,000
40
–
1 bedroom
AED 95,000
168
–
2 bedrooms
AED 115,000
230
4%
3 bedrooms
AED 140,000
146
–
Rents from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. Prices from Dubai Land Department.
What's near Sheikh Zayed Road
Within 3 km of the middle of the area.
11schools
4metro and tram stops
11malls
18parks
7hospitals
2beaches
Schools by curriculum
Curriculum not listed8
Indian1
IB1
British1
Nearest
Metro or tramBurj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station0.3 km
More than the road suggests. Several schools are within 2 km in a straight line of the area centre, including GEMS Wellington Primary School (1.28 km), JSS School (1.71 km) and Al Safa High School (1.92 km). Horizon English School and Jumeirah Baccalaureate School are just over 2 km. Central Park at City Walk is 0.8 km and Burj Park about 1 km. The downside is the road: these are flats in towers, with no gardens, on one of the city's busiest roads.
Is there a metro on Sheikh Zayed Road?
Yes. The Red Line runs along the road. From the area centre, Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station is 0.31 km in a straight line, Business Bay 1.22 km, Financial Centre 1.46 km and Emirates Towers 2.27 km. The towers are spread along the road, so the walk to a station differs from tower to tower. Check it for the one you pick.
What will a 1-bed off-plan flat cost on Sheikh Zayed Road?
In the projects we list, flats that start at one bedroom are priced from about AED 1.9 million to AED 3.5 million. Trump International Hotel and Tower starts at two bedrooms, from about AED 3.85 million. DLD figures for Trade Center Second, the land department area we map to this road, give a median off-plan 1-bed sale of AED 4.1 million in the year to September 2026. Prices were checked in November 2026 and change as units sell.
What rent can a landlord expect?
For Trade Center Second, DLD and Ejari data give a ready 2-bed flat a median price of AED 2.9 million and a rent of AED 115,000 a year, a gross yield of about 4%. Those are older ready towers. New off-plan flats there sell at about three times the price per sq ft of ready ones, so do not assume the same yield on a new unit.
When will the new towers be finished?
Not soon. Most of the projects we list are due in 2028 and 2029. The last, Trump International Hotel and Tower, is due in December 2031. The DLD register for Trade Center Second also shows one project that has not started yet, promised for September 2030.
