Motor CityArea guide · Master development, Dubai

Motor City apartments trade at roughly AED 1,000 to 1,200 per square foot, about 39% below the Dubai-wide average. Older UpTown towers are around AED 1,100, newer residences near the Autodrome around AED 1,450, and Green Community villas and townhouses AED 1,250 to 1,600.

Motor City is in the Al Hebiah area of Dubai, off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), with Hessa Street and Umm Suqeim Road giving direct access. Arjan is to the north, Dubai Sports City to the south-west and JVC to the north-west. Mall of the Emirates Metro station is about 15 minutes by car, Dubai Marina about 20 minutes, Downtown Dubai and DWC about 25 minutes and DXB about 30 minutes.

Yes, largely. Motor City was built by Union Properties from 2004 to a Foster and Partners masterplan and the community is complete, so you can walk the finished streets and see what you are buying next to.

Apartments run about AED 14 to 18 per square foot and Green Community villas about AED 5 to 8. On a per-square-foot basis the villa carries roughly a third of the apartment load. Across the community, service charges account for between 15% and 25% of gross rental income depending on the unit and building.

Apartments sit in the 6.5% to 7.5% gross range and villas in the 5.5% to 6.5% range, reaching up to 9% gross on the cheapest entry stock. With service charges taking 15% to 25% of rent, the net figure depends on the building.

The nearest station is Mall of the Emirates on the Red Line, about 15 minutes by car, and bus links connect to nearby stations and malls. Road access is from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Umm Suqeim Road and Hessa Street.

The Dubai Autodrome and Dubai Kartdrome anchor the community and give it its character. Retail runs through a Spinneys and the revamped First Avenue Mall. Emirates Hospital Day Surgery sits alongside the Kartdrome, with Prime Medical Center, Medcare, Coopers Health Clinic and Medicentres also inside the community.