Al Barsha
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About the district
Al Barsha is one of the most well known commercial and residential districts in Dubai. The large community consists of many hotels, restaurants and shopping centres. Residents of Al Barsha district have access to the metro, supermarkets, schools and hospitals. According to Bayut’s Market Report for 2020, Al Barsha is the third most popular community with luxury villas and apartments among residents in the city.
The district consists of five neighborhoods: Al Barsha First, Al Barsha Second, Al Barsha Third, Al Barsha South and a new developing neighborhood, Barsha Heights. The majority of the multi-apartment buildings, shops and restaurants are situated in Al Barsha 1 and Barsha Heights and the villas are primarily built in Al Barsha 2, Al Barsha 3 and Al Barsha South.
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Infrastructure
From Al Barsha residents can quickly and easily reach any part of Dubai due to the ideal location between two major highways – Al Khail Road and Sheikh Zayed Road. Moreover, Al Barsha 1 has two metro stations: Mall of the Emirates and Sharaf DG within close proximity. Between Al Barsha South and Mall of the Emirates there are a number of public buses running through the area, buses J01 and F32 will get you to and from the mall from Al Barsha. One can take the bus routes from Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing, Aswaaq Mall and Dwight School Dubai bus stations. From Al Barsha 3 one can take the F33 bus from Emirates ID Centre, Bin Lahej Mosque and other bus stops which are named after the streets where they are located. The same bus (F33) can also be taken from Street 43 Park 3 or Street 43 A1 bus stations at Al Barsha 2 to Mall of the Emirates. Dubai International Airport is a 25 minute drive away.
Dubai Internet City is in close proximity to the community where many leading IT companies such as Dell, Microsoft, IBM, HP, Sony Ericsson, Cisco, Canon and Siemens have their regional offices located.. The northern part of Al Barsha is also adjacent to the districts of Al Quoz Industrial, Al Sufouh and The Greens. To the south, the area borders Jumeirah Village Circle, Motor City and Arabian Ranches.
Al Barsha offers several schools and kindergartens for families with children. Cherry Town Nursery in Al Barsha 1 teaches children according to British EYFS early years development program. There are also nurseries, such as Dewdrops Nursery and Seashells Nursery.
Children of school age can attend King’s School in Al Barsha 3, which follows the British curriculum. GEMS Dubai American Academy, situated in Al Barsha 1 follows the American IB program and is one of the most popular American schools in Dubai according to the KHDA rating 2020 report. The district also includes GEMS Al Barsha National School, Safa Community School, Nord Anglia International School Dubai, Brighton College Dubai, Dwight School Dubai just to name a few. For those who want to explore higher education or retraining, there is an international branch of Middlesex University London, MODUL University Dubai and American University of Dubai that offer numerous subject options for potential students.
Al Barsha district has the best in class medical centers such as Aster Clinic, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital and IMC Medical Center. The Saudi German Hospital and Al Zahra Hospital are available for providing emergency medical care to residents of Al Barsha Neighbourhood.
Entertainment
Al Barsha Pond Park has a beautiful large lake where visitors can rent a boat or catamaran and is located at the intersection of Al Barsha 1, Al Barsha 2 and Al Barsha 3. There are running and cycling tracks around the lake as well as tennis courts, basketball courts, fitness equipment and children’s playgrounds. On Saturday’s Al Barsha Pond Park offers a Ripe Market, where one can buy various nick nacks from independent local stalls and visit children’s parties and free yoga classes. In the evening visitors can have dinner outdoors and watch a movie in the free cinema space.
Fitness First and Gold’s Gym are the premises available for fitness and exercise in the district. If residents want to relax after a workout, they can visit the onsite spas; Dollhouse Salon, Tips & Toes Spa and Posh Beauty Salon.
Mall of the Emirates attracts visitors and residents from all over Dubai and is situated in Al Barsha 1. There are more than 600 different clothing, footwear, electronics and household appliance stores in the mall as well as the large hypermarket store, Carrefour. There is an indoor ski resort, Ski Dubai, VOX Cinemas, a drive-in cinema and Dreamscape VR adventure park.
Other shopping malls in the district are Al Barsha Mall, Galleria Mall and My City Centre Al Barsha, which are located in the south. Restaurants in the area offer a variety of cuisines. The Taiwanese diner Din Tai Fung is the most popular place among residents. If you want to try Pakistani cuisine, you can go to Samarkand and Wakha restaurants. In Barbeque Nation (Indian restaurant) dishes are cooked on a barbecue in front of diners, and then served on a smorgasbord. Two other restaurants that serve Indian snacks are Calicut Notebook and Motafish Restaurant. If you fancy a sweet treat like desserts and milkshakes, you can visit the Shakeism Milkshakes Cafe.
Dubai Miracle Garden is located in Al Barsha South. Here visitors can see exquisite displays made of 50 million beautiful living flowers. There is another attraction across the road – Butterfly Garden, which has more than 35,000 species of butterflies in 9 domes.
Economic attractiveness
The Al Barsha district offers a variety of real estate: cozy studio apartments, spacious apartments and luxury villas. The purchase price for furnished studios with a property size of 400 sq. ft starts from AED 260,000, USD 17,000. Owners of villas with a property size of 13,595 sq. ft and a private swimming pool can ask up to AED 14,000,000, USD 3,900,000.
The district is situated in the centre of Dubai and provides easy access to commercial centers such as Dubai Media City, Dubai Internet City and Jumeirah Lake Towers as well as tourist areas; Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence. As a result, real estate here is in high demand among both buyers and tenants.
Residential property investment profitability depends on the location, the number of bedrooms and onsite facilities. In the case of buying a 7-bedroom villa, the profitability constitutes around 2.6% or above per annum, and for renting a studio apartment, the owner can expect a profitability rate of up to 6.8% per annum.
You can also buy commercial real estate here:
- The land area of 10,764 sq. ft – AED 10,300,000, USD 2,900,000
- A commercial building with an area of 10,000 sq. ft – AED 20,000,000, USD 5,500,000;
- An exhibition hall with an area of 27,500 sq. ft – AED 25,000,000, USD 6,900,000
- A building of 30,000 sq. ft which consists of five exhibition halls – AED 37,000,000, USD 10,100,000.
Popular real estate
The neighbourhoods Al Barsha 1 and Barsha Heights include the largest concentration of commercial real estate, so they are the perfect choice when it comes to looking for a home for people who prefer a fast paced lifestyle and do not want to spend a lot of time on the road traveling to work. According to information on Bayut, the most popular property among tenants and buyers in this area are apartments with two bedrooms.
Al Barsha 2, Al Barsha 3 and Al Basha South neighborhoods have a suburban quality to them and are popular among families who prefer comfort and tranquility. According to Bayut, the most in demand properties here are villas with three bedrooms. However due to the popularity both villas and apartments are also selling here but apartments in these neighbourhoods are cheaper than in Al Barsha 1 and Barsha Heights.
For sale
Property in Al Barsha 1, 2 and 3 can be purchased only by UAE citizens. The exception is Al Murad Tower in Al Barsha 1, where apartments are available for any foreign citizen to acquire. Furthermore, foreigners can buy real estate property in Barsha Heights and Al Barsha South.
- An apartment studio with a property size of 485 sq. ft in Al Murad Tower can be bought for AED 575,000 (USD 157,000). One-bedroom apartments with a property size of 775 sq. ft – for AED 750,000 (USD 205 000) and two-bedroom apartments with a property size of 1238 sq. ft – for AED 945,000 (USD 258,000).
- In the Sky Central Hotel, situated in Barsha Heights, the cost of apartments start at AED 330,000, USD 89,900 (for a studio with a property size of 301 sq. ft). In Al Fahad Towers complex, which is also located in Barsha Heights, a two-bedroom apartment with a property size of 1238 sq. ft can be purchased for AED 825,000 (USD 225,000).
- A studio with a property size of 538 sq. ft in the Cayan Cantara by Rotana, located in Al Barsha South is on sale for AED 425,000, USD 116,000. Two-bedroom apartments with an area of 1130 sq. ft in the Montrose complex, which is also situated in Al Barsha South, can be bought for AED 780,000 (USD 212,500).
- In Al Barsha South, an unfurnished four-bedroom villa with a property area of 1442 sq. ft sells for AED 1,500,000 (USD 408,500). A furnished two-bedroom villa with an area of 2583 sq. ft can fetch up to AED 1,900,000, USD 517,500. A spacious five-bedroom villa with a property size of 5800 sq. ft is offered for sale at AED 3,700,000 (USD 1,100,000).
For rent
Al Barsha offers many options for renting real estate by management companies. The owner does not have to look for tenants as this is managed by the company, they only need to invest in the apartment and then receive a stable revenue from the lease. Usually the rental payment is paid in one transaction annually to the Landlord or Owner, however it is possible to choose quarterly or monthly payments upon agreement between both the tenant and the owner.
- The rental cost for a studio apartment in Al Murad Tower, situated in Al Barsha 1 starts at AED 39,000, USD 11,000 per year. In Al Shahd Tower, which is located in Barsha Heights, the initial rental payment for a studio starts at AED 28,000, USD 8,000 per year. If an apartment owner leases a studio in the Bella Rose complex, situated in Al Barsha South, they can expect to receive around AED 23,000, USD 6,500 per year.
- Two-bedroom apartments in Al Murad Tower can be rented for AED 60,000, USD 16,500 per year. In Al Noor Towers, located in Barsha Heights, the rent of a similar apartment costs from AED 45,000, USD 12,500 per year, and in Montrose, located in Al Barsha South – from AED 50,000, USD 14,000 per year.
- The rental price of villas in Al Barsha South starts from AED 145,000 (USD 40,000) per year for a three-bedroom villa, and rises to AED 650,000, USD 180,000 per year for a seven-bedroom villa.
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