Meraas
Dubai Design District · Dubai
Design Quarter by Meraas in Dubai Design District (d3): three residential towers planned with 558 units, plus office buildings and 24 retail units on one site.
At a glance
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The brief
Design Quarter is a mixed residential, office and retail scheme by Meraas in Dubai Design District, the creative business district known as d3. It is under construction and is one of the district's sub-communities. The residential part is three towers, planned to hold 558 apartment units between them.
Design Quarter's three residential towers are named Tower A, Tower B and Tower C. The scheme also has office buildings, planned with 229 office units in all, and it takes in 24 retail units.
On the western side, the residential towers connect directly to a car park building of several storeys.
Meraas describes the apartments in Design Quarter as having one, two or three bedrooms. Duplex units are listed for the project as well. The developer points to outlooks towards the Dubai Water Canal and Burj Khalifa.
Meraas's description of the setting names shaded jogging paths, walks along the canal and a planted area it calls the Golden Gardens. These are specified for the scheme.
In depth
Dubai Design District is a business district for art, architecture, fashion and design, with office space and showrooms laid out around designers' needs. TECOM Group developed it. Its first phase, finished in 2015, was eleven core buildings: 1.2m sq ft given to showrooms, studios, ateliers and offices, plus retail space of more than 200,000 sq ft. A second phase, designed by Foster + Partners, began construction in October 2016; in February 2019 it was put on hold. By October 2016, 160 companies were operating in the district. Of those, 60 per cent were international and 40 per cent local.
The district has five indoor event spaces and six outdoor ones. It has hosted Sole DXB, Dubai Fashion Week and Dubai Design Week, and its retail runs to clothing and jewellery shops and galleries selling artisans' work. Hai d3 is a completed sub-community of the district.
Meraas has launched a larger residential masterplan for d3. It covers 18 million sq ft, and its target is LEED Silver certification for the community as a whole.
Road access to d3 is by Al Khail Road (E44), by Sheikh Zayed Road, or by Al Ain Road (E66) from the Bur Dubai side. The Roads and Transport Authority runs a bus, route d3, between Dubai Mall Metro Station and the district.
Hartland International School, in Sobha Hartland and rated "Very good" in the government school inspection, is 1.3 km from Design Quarter. KidZania is at 1.8 km and Dubai Ice Rink at 2.0 km. The Track Meydan Golf lies 3.2 km away.
Neighbouring communities include Sobha Hartland at 1.7 km, Azizi Riviera at 2.1 km, Downtown Dubai at 2.4 km, Business Bay at 2.8 km, District One at 2.9 km and the Dubai International Financial Centre at 3.3 km.
Meraas is developing Design Quarter through DHRE 2 BTS, a subsidiary of Meraas Holding.
Mitchell's Commercial Real Estate acts for buyers. If you are considering an apartment at Design Quarter, we can walk you through the three towers and the unit types, and compare the scheme with other residential projects across Dubai Design District before you decide. Our buying costs calculator sets out the fees on a purchase.
Design Quarter is in the Dubai Design District area.
Area and community are from our own project record.
Area and community: our own project record. Neither is a survey.
Design Quarter — Dubai Design District
Meraas is the developer named on this brief.
Design Quarter is in Dubai Design District, known as d3, in Dubai. Three roads serve the district: Al Khail Road (E44), Sheikh Zayed Road, and Al Ain Road (E66) from the Bur Dubai side.
Design Quarter's three residential towers are planned to hold 558 units between them. Meraas describes the apartments as having one to three bedrooms, and duplexes are also listed.
Alongside the residential towers, the scheme includes office buildings planned with 229 office units in total, and 24 retail units. A multi-storey car park is joined to the residential towers on their western side.
Design Quarter is a Meraas project. The developing company is DHRE 2 BTS, a Meraas Holding subsidiary.
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