Uptown Dubai is a district of Dubai, 1.1 km from DMCC Metro Station.
Uptown Dubai is a large-scale mixed-use district within the Jumeirah Lakes Towers area of Dubai, masterplanned to combine high‑rise residential towers, Grade A commercial space, retail and public plaza areas. The site is being developed by DMCC and designed as a new urban node intended to host corporate, leisure and residential uses in close proximity to Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah.
Uptown Dubai occupies a designated district inside Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JL T), positioned on Dubai’s western shoreline corridor. The masterplan envisions a cluster of seven towers on a shared multi‑level podium, several luxury hotels and a large public plaza. The scheme was originally developed under the Burj2020 masterplan and has been planned by Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG). Two of the towers in the concept stage were designed as super‑talls by Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill. The district is being advanced by DMCC, which has announced major commercial components and activation of a central open‑air venue called The Plaza at Uptown Dubai.
Uptown Dubai is positioned for direct road access to several of Dubai’s key nodes and is within walking distance of a Dubai Metro station on the Red Line.
The district is conveniently located for road trips to Dubai Marina and JBR (roughly a few minutes by car) and provides a strategic location between central Dubai and the Palm Jumeirah corridor.
Uptown Dubai is conceived as a multi‑phase, masterplanned district combining residential, commercial and retail space on a raised podium. DMCC has announced a significant commercial expansion within the district, adding more than 560,000 sq ft of Grade A office space and taking the total commercial footprint to over 1 million sq ft. Leasing for new commercial towers has been signalled to open in the second half of the year with a scheduled completion milestone reported for the first quarter of 2028.
The district includes a large raised podium—reported at 28 metres above ground—with a two‑level central plaza intended to act as a public event and pedestrian hub; the podium perimeter is planned to accommodate world‑class outlets and a retail mall below comprising over 200 retail and F&B units. DMCC has also opened an open‑air venue named The Plaza at Uptown Dubai to host corporate gatherings, concerts and large‑scale events; operation of the plaza has been appointed to 7 Management.
Contract awards and specialist works have been reported for the next phase: Ali & Sons Contracting Company has been awarded a main works contract for two commercial towers delivering approximately 62,000 sq m of premium Grade A office, F&B and retail space. DMCC statements have also noted that the district will contain more than 10 million sq ft of combined commercial and residential development and around 3,000 apartments across the masterplan.
The concept designs show two super‑tall towers planned to exceed 600 metres in height as part of the original vision for the district; projects are being progressed in phases and some components have been activated while others remain at various stages of delivery and marketing.
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Uptown Dubai targets a mix of occupants and users:
Where is Uptown Dubai located? Uptown Dubai is a DMCC masterplanned district within Jumeirah Lakes Towers, positioned near Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah.
How do you get there by public transport? The district is served by the Red Line (station code R37), at roughly 1.1 km from the central area and considered walkable; road access links directly to Dubai’s main corridors.
What major developments are planned? DMCC has announced significant commercial development including two new commercial towers adding over 560,000 sq ft of Grade A office space, expansion to more than 1 million sq ft of commercial footprint, a large central plaza and a multi‑level podium with retail and F&B. Reported plans also reference super‑tall towers as part of the masterplan.
Are there on‑site projects I can review? Yes. See Mercer House listed on the site; project records also list Mercer House by Ellington Properties with status ACTIVE and a 2024 start year.
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How to cite:Uptown Dubai — Continental Club Property, 2026-07-30, https://continentalclub.ae/location/uptown-dubai/
The figures below come from registered Dubai Land Department transactions, not from listings. We show the median rather than the mean, so that one-off penthouses do not distort it.
The yield is calculated across the whole district rather than the buildings on this page: there are still too few rental contracts for them, as the buildings are under construction or only recently handed over. Both rent and price in this ratio are district figures for the same 12 months.
| Building | Deals | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|
| MERCER HOUSE - NORTH TOWER | 128 | 27 582 |
| MERCER HOUSE - SOUTH TOWER | 60 | 28 685 |
Source: Dubai Land Department transaction registry. Prices per square metre, sale transactions.
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Largest management companies in the area: Highrise Owners Association Management Services (6), Provis Owners Association Management Services (6), Dh Community Management (5).
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RERA-approved 2026 budgets from the DLD service charge index (Mollak); residential buildings. Rate is AED per sq ft per year; YoY compares the same buildings in 2025.
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