Motor City
Low rise Uptown flats and villas around Dubai Autodrome
Community guide
Curtis Palmer from Vestavia Hills (Birmingham), Alabama, USA, CC BY 2.0
Motor City is a freehold Union Properties community built around the Dubai Autodrome, mixing low rise Uptown apartments with Green Community villas and townhouses. It suits families and investors: a typical one bedroom sold for about AED 1.11M in DLD deals over the last 12 months, with a gross yield near 8%.
Key takeaways
- Off plan towers drove trading: about 75% of the 3,324 DLD sales we track were off plan, led by Binghatti Skyterraces (623) and Sobha Solis (616).
- One bedrooms are the most traded home, with 1,781 sales at a typical AED 1.11M and rents of about AED 75,000, a gross yield near 8%.
- Three bedroom homes sold for about AED 2.32M at roughly AED 928 per sq ft, well below the overall rate of about AED 1,843.
- GEMS Metropole School Motor City, Renaissance School Dubai and Dwight School Dubai are all within about a kilometre of homes.
- Motor City is freehold and open to foreign buyers.
Motor City is worth a look if you want a settled, walkable neighbourhood with parks and schools, plus a pipeline of new apartment towers. Union Properties planned it around the Dubai Autodrome, south west of Arjan, with Hessa Street and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road on its edges and Dubai Sports City across the road. Uptown Motor City holds the low rise apartment blocks, First Avenue Mall and green spaces such as Windsor Park and Camden Park, while Green Community Motor City is a gated pocket of villas and townhouses. One bedrooms trade at about AED 1.11M, two bedrooms near AED 1.82M and three bedroom homes around AED 2.32M, which draws both families and landlords.
Key facts
- Location
- Between Hessa Street and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, around Dubai Autodrome
- Master developer
- Union Properties
- Property types
- Uptown apartments, Green Community villas and townhouses, new towers
- Typical 1 bedroom
- AED 1.11M (DLD, 12 months), rent about AED 75,000 a year
- Typical 3 bedroom home
- AED 2.32M, rent about AED 250,000 a year
- Tenure
- Freehold, open to foreign buyers
- Best for
- Families, young professionals, buy to let investors
Building guides in Motor City
Facts, live asking and sold prices, yields and amenities for each tower.
Market data
Motor City prices and rents by bedroom
Dubai Land Department registered sales and Ejari registered rents from 26 Sept 2025 to 25 Sept 2026, across the 30 buildings and communities we track in Motor City.
- Sales registered
- 3,324
- 2,490 off plan
- Rents registered
- 274
- Typical price per sq ft
- AED 1,843
- Homes listed now
- 1,148
| Size | Sales | Typical price | AED per sq ft | Typical rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 801 | AED 815K | 2,081 | AED 50K a year | 8.1% |
| 1 bed | 1,781 | AED 1.1M | 1,867 | AED 75K a year | 8.0% |
| 2 bed | 603 | AED 1.8M | 1,646 | AED 138K a year | 7.3% |
| 3 bed | 89 | AED 2.3M | 928 | AED 250K a year | 5.6% |
| 4 bed | 49 | AED 4.2M | 1,100 | AED 310K a year | 3.4% |
| 5 bed | 1 | · | · | AED 450K a year | · |
What sold here
3,324 homes changed hands in Motor City over the last 12 months, 75% of them bought off plan.
Most traded: Binghatti Skyterraces (623, AED 815K); Sobha Solis (616, AED 1.1M); Sierra by Iman (523, AED 1.3M)
Top buildings in Motor City
| Building | Developer | Completion | Sales, 12 months | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghatti Skyterraces | Binghatti Developers | off plan | 623 | AED 815K |
| Sobha Solis | Sobha Realty | off plan | 616 | AED 1.1M |
| Sierra by Iman | Iman Developers | off plan | 523 | AED 1.3M |
| Sobha Orbis | Sobha Realty | off plan | 277 | AED 1.2M |
| Rabdan | Al Fahim | 2020 | 224 | AED 900K |
| Eden Apartments | National Properties (National Bonds) | · | 112 | AED 940K |
| 15 Cascade | Iman Developers | off plan | 171 | AED 1.6M |
| Oia Residence | Union Properties | 2018 | 71 | AED 1.9M |
Typical figures are medians weighted by the number of deals. Yields are gross: typical rent divided by typical price.
How Motor City is laid out
Union Properties conceived Motor City as a motorsport themed district with the Dubai Autodrome at its heart, and the circuit still defines the map. Homes sit in two main parts. Uptown Motor City, on the eastern side, is a neighbourhood of six and seven storey buildings such as the nine Fox Hill blocks and Oia Residence, arranged around First Avenue Mall, Camden Park and Windsor Park, with shops and cafes at street level.
Green Community Motor City, in the south west corner between Hessa Street and the circuit, came first, with its original villas completed in 2010. It later grew with the Casa Flores townhouses and Eden Apartments by National Properties, both launched in 2017. Newer towers such as Rabdan on Joud Boulevard West, finished in 2020, and a wave of off plan launches by Sobha Realty, Binghatti and Iman Developers are now adding higher density homes to the community.
Schools, shops and getting around Motor City
Motor City works well for families because schools, a supermarket and parks are all within a short walk or drive. There is no metro station, so residents rely on cars and taxis, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Hessa Street connect quickly to Al Barsha, Jumeirah Village Circle and the rest of the city.
- •GEMS Metropole School Motor City is in Uptown, opposite Oia Residence and about 0.5 km from Fox Hill.
- •Renaissance School Dubai and Dwight School Dubai are both under a kilometre from Green Community.
- •Victory Heights Primary School is about 1.1 to 1.3 km from the western side of the community.
- •First Avenue Mall and Spinneys in Uptown Motor City cover everyday shopping.
- •Windsor Park and Camden Park give Uptown residents green space right beside their buildings.
- •Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club is about 1.2 km from Oia Residence, and Dubai Miracle Garden about 2 km away.
Motor City prices and rental returns
These numbers are DLD registered deals in the 12 months to September 2026 across the 30 Motor City buildings and clusters we track, 3,324 sales in all at a typical AED 1,843 per sq ft. One bedrooms of around 747 sq ft were the core of the market at about AED 1.11M, letting for roughly AED 75,000 a year. Studios of about 392 sq ft typically sold for around AED 815,000, the highest rate per sq ft at about AED 2,081, as most were new off plan units. Two bedrooms traded at about AED 1.82M with rents near AED 137,800, a gross yield of about 7.3%.
Houses tell a different story. Three bedroom homes of roughly 2,413 sq ft sold at about AED 2.32M and rent for around AED 250,000, a gross yield close to 5.6%, while four bedroom villas changed hands for about AED 4.23M across 49 deals. Off plan sales made up 2,490 of the total, about 75%, with Binghatti Skyterraces, Sobha Solis and Sierra by Iman the busiest launches. On the ready side, Rabdan (224 sales) and Eden Apartments (112) led, and about 1,150 units were listed for sale or rent in September 2026.
Reasons people settle in Motor City
- •Walkable Uptown streets with parks, cafes and First Avenue Mall at the centre.
- •A choice of homes from studios to four bedroom villas within one community.
- •Gross yields near 8% on one bedroom apartments.
- •Several international schools within about a kilometre of most homes.
- •Freehold title, open to buyers of any nationality.
Things to weigh up in Motor City
- •Off plan accounts for a large slice of today's deals: line up the developer's handover date and payment schedule with when you actually need the home.
- •Race and event days at the Autodrome bring extra visitors; view a home on a busy weekend if you value total quiet.
- •There is no metro station, so plan on a car for commutes to Downtown or DIFC.
- •Since the towers were completed over more than ten years, service charges and upkeep can differ from one building to the next, so ask for each building's figures.
Good to know
Motor City questions, answered
Is Motor City a good place to live?+
Motor City is a good fit for families and anyone who likes a calmer, low rise setting. Uptown has parks, cafes, First Avenue Mall and a Spinneys within walking distance, and three international schools sit within about a kilometre of most homes. Green Community adds gated villas and townhouses. You will need a car, as there is no metro.
How much is a one bedroom apartment in Motor City?+
A typical one bedroom in Motor City sold for about AED 1.11M in DLD registered deals over the 12 months to September 2026, for around 747 sq ft. Two bedrooms were about AED 1.82M. Many recent sales were off plan in new towers, so ready resale units in older Uptown buildings can price differently.
What are rents like in Motor City?+
Rents in Motor City were about AED 75,000 a year for a one bedroom and around AED 137,800 for a two bedroom across the buildings we track. Three bedroom homes let for roughly AED 250,000 and four bedroom villas for about AED 310,000, so houses give lower gross yields than apartments.
Can foreigners buy in Motor City?+
Yes. Motor City is a freehold community, so buyers of any nationality can own apartments, townhouses and villas outright, with the title registered at the Dubai Land Department. Choices range from Uptown flats and new off plan towers by Sobha Realty and Binghatti to houses in Green Community Motor City.
Which schools are in or near Motor City?+
GEMS Metropole School Motor City is in Uptown, opposite Oia Residence. Renaissance School Dubai and Dwight School Dubai are both less than a kilometre from Green Community, and Victory Heights Primary School is a little over a kilometre from the western side. Check the latest KHDA inspection ratings before you apply.
Is Motor City a good investment?+
For apartment investors the numbers are attractive: one bedrooms bought at about AED 1.11M let for around AED 75,000, a gross yield near 8%, and two bedrooms return about 7.3%. Villas and townhouses yield less, around 3.4 to 5.6%, but attract long staying family tenants. Check the handover date carefully on off plan purchases.
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