Dubai Hills Estate
Emaar's master community in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. First villas handed over in 2016; current phases are due between 2027 and 2029.
Short answer
Dubai Hills Estate has no single handover date. Emaar began handing over the first villas in 2016, and the community is still being built out today. Phases currently on sale carry handover dates between Q1 2027 and Q4 2029, for example Park Gate Phase 2 (Q1 2027), Avra and Aurora (Q2 2028), and Rosehill and the Palace Residences Hillside towers (Q2 to Q4 2029). Check the completion date in the sale and purchase agreement for the exact phase you are buying.
- Status
- partly handed over
- Handover
- First villas from 2016; new phases due 2027 to 2029
- Payment plan
- Typically 10/70/20 on new phases (varies)
- Starting price
- From AED 1.68M (new phase, Sep 2026)
Off-plan sales, AED 20M+ tier, H1 2026
178
AED 6.02bn, rank 2 in Dubai for that tier. Reliant Surveyors, Aug 2026
Villas, average price
AED2,116/sq ft
Property Finder, accessed 28 Sep 2026
Rosehill entry price, current phase
From AED1.68M
Emaar via EZRE, Sep 2026
First villas handed over
2016
Propsearch
When will Dubai Hills Estate be handed over?
There is no single handover date for Dubai Hills Estate. Emaar, working with Meraas, began the community in 2014 and handed over the first villas from 2016. Many neighbourhoods, including Sidra, Maple, Fairways Vistas and Parkway Vistas, are complete and occupied. New phases are still launching and being built today.
| Phase | Home type | Handover |
|---|---|---|
| Park Gate Phase 2 | Villas | Q1 2027 |
| City View Dubai Hills Residences | Apartments | Q1 2027 |
| Avra and Aurora | Villas | Q2 2028 |
| Rosehill | Apartments | Q2 2029 |
| Palace Residences Hillside A | Mixed apartments | Q2 2029 |
| Palace Residences Hillside B | Mixed apartments | Q4 2029 |
Dates are as published by Emaar and listed on Property Finder. Check the date in the sale and purchase agreement for the exact phase and building.
What is the Dubai Hills Estate payment plan?
Payment plans differ by phase. Rosehill, currently on sale, is 10% on booking, 70% during construction and 20% on handover.
As a worked example only, for a Rosehill one-bedroom apartment listed from AED 1,680,888: the 10% booking payment is about AED 168,089, plus the 4% Dubai Land Department registration fee of about AED 67,236. That is roughly AED 235,325 due at booking, before the construction and handover instalments.
What do homes in Dubai Hills Estate cost?
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill apartment, entry price | From AED 1.68M | Emaar via EZRE, Sep 2026 |
| Park Gate Phase 2 villa, entry price | From AED 14.12M | Property Finder, Sep 2026 |
| Community villas, average | AED 2,116 per sq ft | Property Finder, accessed 28 Sep 2026 |
| Community villas, average price | About AED 20.9M | Property Finder, accessed 28 Sep 2026 |
These are current listed prices on Property Finder, not confirmed transaction prices for every unit.
How many homes have sold?
Dubai Hills Estate ranked second in Dubai by transaction count in the AED 20 million and above tier in H1 2026, with 178 sales worth AED 6.02 billion and an average ticket of AED 33.8 million. Of those, 138 were off-plan and 40 were ready homes, per Reliant Surveyors’ H1 2026 market report. That figure covers the top price tier only, not every sale in the community.
What to check before booking
- The exact phase and building name, since handover dates and prices vary widely across Dubai Hills Estate’s more than 20 sub-communities.
- The handover date in your sale and purchase agreement, not a general date for the wider community.
- The payment plan for your specific phase, since new launches can differ from Rosehill’s 10/70/20 structure.
- Recent transaction prices for your exact unit type, since averages across the whole community can differ sharply between an apartment and a villa.