A London Gate apartment building in Dubai South
Lilian Residences is an apartment block going up within Dubai South's Residential District, and London Gate Real Estate Development is building it. We wrote this brief with four readers in mind: current holders of an off-plan contract here, resale buyers, sellers, and anyone weighing the building against other Dubai South projects. It covers the government register's entry, the specification on record and the surrounding area.
The building and its units
The project is a single residential block. As specified, it holds studios plus apartments with one or two bedrooms.
The specification names private balconies and full-height glazing for the apartments. Inside, the listed finishes include granite tiled floors, built-in wardrobes in the bedrooms, raised ceilings, feature walls and custom light fittings. Kitchen specifications cover integrated appliances, gas hobs, marble worktops, pale cabinetry and backlit shelving. Bathrooms are specified with glass-screened walk-in showers, backlit vanity mirrors and fitted storage. The facade is described as pairing dark tones with warmer accents.
Planned shared facilities include a rooftop swimming pool, a fitness centre, a children's play area, communal gardens, water features and a lounge in the lobby.
Safeer Engineering Consultants is the named architectural consultant, and Afaq Engineering holds the main building contract.
As the building is unfinished, all of the above is specification rather than something a buyer can inspect today. Anyone taking over an off-plan contract here should read the sale and purchase agreement for what the developer has committed to, and check the transfer terms the developer applies before completion.
Location
Dubai South, once called Dubai World Central, spans roughly 145 square kilometres with Al Maktoum International Airport at its centre. Freehold and leasehold property both sit within it, covering residential, retail, office and commercial use. The Pulse, inside the residential district, counted over 1,400 handed-over apartments and townhouses by 2022, with jogging and cycling tracks, footpaths and parks.
Parks sit within a short walk. The Pulse Central Park and Pulse Community Park 1 are both about 0.3 km away, with Pulse Community Park 2 about 0.7 km off.
Expo City Dubai is about 7.7 km away. Golf is further out, with courses at The Els Golf Club (about 10.3 km), Trump International (about 9.3 km) and Jumeirah Golf Estates (about 8.8 km). The nearest school is South View School, about 6.9 km away.
The closest neighbouring communities are Dubai Investments Park, at about 6.6 km, and Remraam, at about 6.9 km.
DLD register status
The Dubai Land Department register, read 14 November 2026, lists project 3468, Lilian Residences, as under construction. It records progress of 47.72 per cent as at 28 October 2026 and a projected completion date of 1 April 2028. The register places the project in the Madinat Al Mataar district, in its Dubai South Residential District community, and records one building of 66 units, with no villas.
The project number identifies the building in the register and in its transaction records, which is how off-plan contract sales in the building can be checked against government data.