Community
Culture Village
A development overlooking the Dubai Creek, home to the exclusive Palazzo Versace, apartment buildings, shops and exhibition centres. A mid-market apartment market where most homes sell off-plan.

01 / Transactions
Latest Culture Village transactions
02 / About
About Culture Village
Culture Village is a waterfront development in Al Jaddaf lying between the two bridges over the creek; Al Garhoud Bridge, carrying the E11, and Business Bay Crossing, carrying the Al Khail Road. Besides the cultural and exhibition centres implied by the name, Culture Village is also home to the Palazzo Versace hotel as well as some 30 apartment buildings, shops and over 2,000 parking spaces.
History and development
Formerly known as Arabian Bays, the AED 50,000 million ($13,600 million) mixed-use Culture Village development covers an area of four million square metres on the banks of the creek between Garhoud bridge and the Jadaf shipyards. At its launch in 2006, Dubai Properties, the master developer, said that "the scheme will feature traditional wind towers, waterways and bridges, souks, restaurants, an amphitheatre for live performances and cultural festivals, an exhibition hall, museums and a traditional dockyard".
Culture Village at a glance
- Area
- Al Jaddaf
- Developer
- Dubai Properties Group
- Also known as
- Jaddaf Waterfront
Getting around
- Dubai Mall
- 13 min
- Palm Jumeirah
- 25 min
- Burj Al Arab
- 23 min
- The Walk JBR
- 29 min
Travel times are approximate driving estimates reported by the source and vary with route and traffic.
Construction and handover
The estimated handover date was Q3 2019.
- Estimated Completion
- Q3 2019
Nearby neighbourhoods
- Al Jaddaf1.3 km
- Dubai Festival City1.8 km
- Healthcare City Phase 22.5 km
- Bur Dubai4.1 km
Culture Village recorded 303 market sales from 5 Jan 2026 – 13 Oct 2026, at a median price of AED 1,715,975 (AED 1,892/sqft). Culture Village's median price per sqft (AED 1,892/sqft) is 9% above the Dubai median (AED 1,737/sqft).
03 / Prices
Culture Village prices by property type and bedrooms
Median prices of market sales; open a row for that segment's own price page.
| Property | Sales | Median · AED | AED / sqft | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 980K AED | 1,861 | ||
| 92 | 1.29M AED | 1,888 | ||
| 136 | 1.91M AED | 1,874 | ||
| 18 | 3.41M AED | 1,866 | ||
| 1 | 12.8M AED | 2,429 | ||
| 22 | 1.69M AED | 2,499 | ||
| 4 | 1.76M AED | 3,777 |
04 / Rents
Renting in Culture Village
From 32 registered market rents. Gross yield: apartment rent per sqft against the sale price per sqft.
- Median rent / yr
- AED 152,500
- Per sqft / yr
- AED 96/sqft
- Gross yield
- 5.1%
Market pulse / weekly
Culture Village sale price history
Weekly median of market sales (sales, mortgages and gifts are not mixed). Periods without sales are not shown.
Median sale price · AED
Registered market sales only
View data table
| Period | Sales | Median · AED | AED / sqft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week of 5 Jan 2026Total AED 15,066,445 | 8 | AED 1,884,500 | AED 1,822/sqft |
| Week of 12 Jan 2026Total AED 22,954,916 | 12 | AED 2,086,958 | AED 1,822/sqft |
| Week of 19 Jan 2026Total AED 30,628,977 | 18 | AED 1,645,935 | AED 1,961/sqft |
| Week of 26 Jan 2026Total AED 11,208,500 | 8 | AED 1,436,500 | AED 1,950/sqft |
| Week of 2 Feb 2026Total AED 28,095,850 | 17 | AED 1,716,228 | AED 1,870/sqft |
| Week of 9 Feb 2026Total AED 31,242,973 | 10 | AED 2,040,000 | AED 1,809/sqft |
| Week of 16 Feb 2026Total AED 13,616,618 | 8 | AED 1,345,100 | AED 2,016/sqft |
| Week of 23 Feb 2026Total AED 34,837,625 | 19 | AED 1,811,000 | AED 2,029/sqft |
| Week of 2 Mar 2026Total AED 28,403,524 | 16 | AED 1,569,500 | AED 1,809/sqft |
| Week of 9 Mar 2026Total AED 15,785,827 | 7 | AED 2,000,828 | AED 1,781/sqft |
| Week of 16 Mar 2026Total AED 12,026,720 | 7 | AED 1,812,000 | AED 2,079/sqft |
| Week of 23 Mar 2026Total AED 19,185,152 | 10 | AED 2,007,358 | AED 1,863/sqft |
| Week of 30 Mar 2026Total AED 22,495,735 | 15 | AED 1,699,194 | AED 1,914/sqft |
| Week of 6 Apr 2026Total AED 2,735,200 | 2 | AED 1,367,600 | AED 1,667/sqft |
| Week of 13 Apr 2026Total AED 8,938,998 | 4 | AED 1,714,499 | AED 1,931/sqft |
| Week of 20 Apr 2026Total AED 4,400,000 | 2 | AED 2,200,000 | AED 2,747/sqft |
| Week of 27 Apr 2026Total AED 17,650,000 | 4 | AED 1,935,000 | AED 2,052/sqft |
| Week of 4 May 2026Total AED 4,344,214 | 2 | AED 2,172,107 | AED 1,774/sqft |
| Week of 11 May 2026Total AED 11,005,825 | 8 | AED 1,219,525 | AED 1,857/sqft |
| Week of 18 May 2026Total AED 16,752,798 | 10 | AED 1,896,000 | AED 1,869/sqft |
| Week of 1 Jun 2026Total AED 5,933,998 | 4 | AED 1,400,000 | AED 2,020/sqft |
| Week of 8 Jun 2026Total AED 15,323,589 | 8 | AED 1,882,000 | AED 2,082/sqft |
| Week of 15 Jun 2026Total AED 15,062,963 | 9 | AED 1,657,999 | AED 1,886/sqft |
| Week of 22 Jun 2026Total AED 11,152,890 | 8 | AED 1,403,825 | AED 1,916/sqft |
| Week of 29 Jun 2026Total AED 4,737,000 | 3 | AED 1,575,000 | AED 1,800/sqft |
| Week of 6 Jul 2026Total AED 9,159,955 | 4 | AED 1,729,978 | AED 2,011/sqft |
| Week of 13 Jul 2026Total AED 21,655,299 | 10 | AED 1,728,150 | AED 1,681/sqft |
| Week of 20 Jul 2026Total AED 9,356,828 | 3 | AED 3,500,000 | AED 1,564/sqft |
| Week of 27 Jul 2026Total AED 23,205,829 | 11 | AED 2,058,000 | AED 1,804/sqft |
| Week of 3 Aug 2026Total AED 1,272,744 | 2 | AED 636,372 | AED 1,628/sqft |
| Week of 10 Aug 2026Total AED 1,300,177 | 2 | AED 650,089 | AED 1,916/sqft |
| Week of 17 Aug 2026Total AED 13,380,619 | 8 | AED 1,295,500 | AED 1,932/sqft |
| Week of 24 Aug 2026Total AED 7,831,448 | 5 | AED 1,180,000 | AED 2,044/sqft |
| Week of 31 Aug 2026Total AED 9,426,279 | 6 | AED 1,321,590 | AED 1,759/sqft |
| Week of 7 Sept 2026Total AED 10,334,320 | 6 | AED 1,764,845 | AED 2,098/sqft |
| Week of 14 Sept 2026Total AED 8,792,699 | 6 | AED 1,403,900 | AED 1,999/sqft |
| Week of 21 Sept 2026Total AED 5,358,147 | 4 | AED 1,405,438 | AED 1,959/sqft |
| Week of 28 Sept 2026Total AED 11,918,500 | 5 | AED 2,200,000 | AED 1,670/sqft |
| Week of 5 Oct 2026Total AED 24,216,375 | 9 | AED 1,805,000 | AED 2,052/sqft |
| Week of 12 Oct 2026Total AED 3,990,400 | 3 | AED 1,100,000 | AED 2,027/sqft |
05 / Projects
Projects in Culture Village
Ranked by number of market sales.
| Project | Sales | Median · AED | AED / sqft | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1.82M AED | 2,015 | ||
02 | 46 | 1.64M AED | 1,866 | |
| 41 | 1.9M AED | 2,010 | ||
04 | 22 | 2.25M AED | 1,778 | |
| 21 | 950K AED | 1,790 | ||
06 | 21 | 1.93M AED | 2,143 | |
| 20 | 1.39M AED | 2,049 | ||
08 | 18 | 1.27M AED | 1,697 | |
| 13 | 4M AED | 2,166 | ||
| 12 | 925K AED | 1,910 | ||
| 9 | 2.08M AED | 1,452 | ||
| 5 | 3.37M AED | 1,697 | ||
| 5 | 1.03M AED | 1,629 | ||
| 4 | 1.99M AED | 1,577 | ||
| 4 | 2.31M AED | 1,217 | ||
| 4 | 1.2M AED | 1,694 | ||
| 4 | 1.61M AED | 1,190 | ||
| 4 | 1.51M AED | 1,849 | ||
19 | 2 | 775K AED | 957 | |
| 1 | 2M AED | 2,243 | ||
| 1 | 1.11M AED | 1,776 |
06 / Nearby
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,105 | 2.24M AED | 2,458 | ||
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04Al Satwa | 1,199 | 1.47M AED | 2,264 | |
| 1,065 | 2.12M AED | 2,379 | ||
| 1,046 | 1.03M AED | 2,105 | ||
| 1,024 | 2.55M AED | 2,338 | ||
| 1,012 | 2.3M AED | 3,257 |