CompletedDubai Hills Estate

Maple III

Maple III at Dubai Hills Estate by Emaar: 3, 4 and 5-bedroom townhouses completed and handed over in 2020, trading on the secondary market.

DeveloperEmaar

Entry priceAED 2.13M

CompletedMay 2020

StatusCompleted

CommunityDubai Hills Estate

Overview

Project brief

A COMPLETED TOWNHOUSE COMMUNITY AT DUBAI HILLS ESTATE

Maple III is a townhouse community by Emaar within Dubai Hills Estate, the developer's master-planned golf community set between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina along Al Khail Road. It forms the third phase of the Maple neighbourhood (Maple I, II and III), a collection of 3, 4 and 5-bedroom townhouses laid out in clusters of two and four units within reach of the community and regional parks. Homes are offered in two design themes — Contemporary and Modern — each with street-view and garden-view orientations.

Per the Emaar floor plans, 3-bedroom homes measure 2,266 square feet, 4-bedroom homes 2,418 or 2,471 square feet depending on cluster type, and 5-bedroom homes 2,726 square feet, all total areas.

Construction began in October 2017 and Maple III was completed and handed over in May 2020, so it trades on the secondary market rather than off-plan. Figures below reflect completed-community resale data rather than a developer launch.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Project	Maple III
Developer	Emaar
Community	Dubai Hills Estate (Maple neighbourhood)
Type	3, 4 & 5-Bedroom Townhouses
Status	Completed / handed over (May 2020)
Indicative resale entry	From approximately AED 2,135,000

Completed community; resale availability and pricing vary by unit and are confirmed on request.

UNIT MIX & SIZES

Townhouse type	Bedrooms	Total area (sq ft)
Type 2 — Unit 2M	3-Bedroom	2,266
Type 2 — Unit 2E	4-Bedroom	2,471
Type 3 — Unit 3M	4-Bedroom	2,418
Type 3 — Unit 3E	5-Bedroom	2,726

Unit types, bedroom counts and total areas per the Emaar floor plans (Type 2 and Type 3 clusters, unit references as printed on the plans). Emaar did not publish unit counts, starting prices or a payment plan for Maple III in the source pack. Indicative resale pricing is PropSearch transaction data, not a developer launch price; current availability and pricing confirmed on request.

THE INVESTMENT CASE

Maple III is a completed, standard-tier brief: the angle below is qualitative. Where the live Dubai Land Department transaction feed for Dubai Hills Estate is available, current pricing and PSF trends will be shown alongside — those figures are the basis for any comparison, not the estimates below.

DEVELOPER: EMAAR, ONE OF DUBAI'S MOST ESTABLISHED DEVELOPERS

Maple III is developed by Emaar, the developer behind many of Dubai's landmark destinations. Emaar reported revenue of AED 49.6 billion for 2025 and, with a proven delivery track record, has delivered over 125,600 residential units across Dubai and other global markets since 2002. Its portfolio includes Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall. As a delivered community, Maple III carries none of the completion uncertainty of an off-plan purchase.

LOCATION: A TOWNHOUSE ADDRESS AT DUBAI HILLS ESTATE

Dubai Hills Estate is Emaar's master-planned golf community positioned between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina, with Al Khail Road providing direct access to both. The Maple neighbourhood sits within the wider estate, sharing its 18-hole championship golf course, Dubai Hills Park, Dubai Hills Mall, schools and community retail, with a metro station planned for the district. The setting pairs low-rise, family-oriented townhouse living with genuine connectivity to the rest of the city.

RESALE & RENTAL CASE

As a completed community, Maple III trades in the established Dubai Hills Estate secondary market. PropSearch records recent townhouse transactions ranging from roughly AED 2,135,000 to AED 6,100,000, at approximately AED 703 to AED 2,198 per sq ft across 3 and 4-bedroom homes. These are indicative ranges only; current pricing and achievable yields should be verified against live DLD transaction data at the time of any purchase. Being delivered, homes can be inspected and rental income assessed before committing, and family-sized townhouse stock in an established master community supports both long-let and owner-occupier demand.

RISKS & WATCHPOINTS

Secondary-market pricing — pricing is set by individual resellers and varies widely by cluster, plot, view, upgrade level and condition; the AED 703–2,198 per sq ft spread is broad, so entry points must be verified on comparable stock and current PSF.
Townhouse supply — Dubai Hills Estate and neighbouring communities have an ongoing villa and townhouse pipeline; concurrent availability can affect near-term resale and rental pricing.
Service charges — master-community townhouse stock carries service charges, which affect net yield.
Plot and layout premium — larger plots, corner units and garden orientations carry a premium within the community; the entry point should be weighed against comparable homes.

SOURCES

Emaar — Maple III at Dubai Hills Estate brochure and floor plans (Type 2 and Type 3 unit references; 3, 4 and 5-bedroom configurations; total areas of 2,266, 2,418, 2,471 and 2,726 sq ft; Contemporary and Modern design themes; street-view and garden-view orientations; clusters of two and four units).
PropSearch — Maple 3 at Dubai Hills Estate project page: https://propsearch.ae/dubai/maple-3-at-dubai-hills-estate (October 2017 construction start and May 2020 completion; indicative resale transaction range and PSF).
Emaar Properties — 2025 revenue and delivery figures.
Dubai Land Department transaction data (Dubai Hills Estate) — live feed pending.

Location

AREA, COMMUNITY & CONNECTIVITY

Maple III is in the Dubai Hills Estate area.

Location record

Area: Dubai Hills Estate

Area and community are from our own project record, not the DLD register.

Area and community: our own project record. Neither is a survey, and neither is a substitute for your own site visit.

Developer

Emaar

Dubai Hills Estate

Emaar is the developer of this project in Dubai Hills Estate. The figures alongside describe Mitchell’s coverage of Emaar on this site and the registered sales behind it, not an assessment of the developer.

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Developer attribution as stated on this brief. Counts describe what Mitchell’s Realty publishes and, where shown, sales registered with the Dubai Land Department at those projects; they are not a measure of the developer’s wider portfolio or delivery record.

Method & questions

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Two different things sit on this page: transaction evidence taken from the Dubai Land Department’s public register, and the mechanics of buying in Dubai. The four notes below explain how the figures were built and what they can fairly be used for.

Registered, not askedEvery Dubai Land Department figure on this page comes from a sale that completed and was entered on the public register. Asking prices, portal listings and developer price lists are excluded: they record what someone hoped for, not what was paid.
Medians, not averagesProject samples are often thin, and a single penthouse or one bulk-discounted floor will pull an average a long way off. The median — the middle transaction — describes the typical unit far more reliably at these sample sizes. The count behind each figure is always shown so you can judge how much weight it deserves.
Sales only“Sales” means arm’s-length sales. Intra-family and other “Gift” transfers are excluded, as are rows registered at zero or nominal consideration, because neither is evidence of a market price.
A dated snapshotThese are a snapshot at the date stated beside them, taken from one extract of the register rather than queried live. A figure for this project quoted elsewhere, or taken from a different extract, may not match what you see here.

Common questions

What does buying off-plan at Maple III involve?

Off-plan means contracting with the developer before the building is finished. In outline: you reserve the unit, sign the developer’s Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), and pay in instalments tied to construction milestones rather than in a single sum at the start.

Buyer payments on an off-plan sale in Dubai are made into a project escrow account regulated under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, and are released to the developer against verified construction progress. The developer registers the sale with the Dubai Land Department. The contract is between you and Emaar; we act as broker, not as principal.

What is the 4% DLD transfer fee, and who pays it?

The Dubai Land Department charges a property registration (transfer) fee of 4% of the price recorded on the contract, plus a fixed administrative charge. That is the rate in force as at July 2026. The statutory position splits the fee between buyer and seller; established market practice in Dubai is that the buyer pays the whole 4%.

Developers sometimes offer to absorb part or all of it on off-plan sales. Treat that as real only where it is written into the sale documents, not where it appears in marketing. Budget separately for the registration trustee charge, the Oqood registration fee on off-plan units, and — if you are borrowing — mortgage registration at 0.25% of the loan amount.

What is an Oqood registration, and is it the same as a title deed?

No. Oqood is the Dubai Land Department’s registration system for property that is not yet complete. When you buy off-plan, the developer lodges the SPA through Oqood, your interest is recorded on the interim property register, and you receive an initial registration certificate.

The title deed is a separate and later document, issued once the project is complete and the unit is formally transferred into your name. An off-plan purchase that is never registered leaves you off that interim register, so ask for evidence of Oqood registration once your first payment has cleared.

Can a non-UAE buyer own a unit outright?

In Dubai’s designated freehold areas, yes. Regulation No. 3 of 2006 sets out the areas in which non-UAE nationals may hold freehold title or a long lease; outside those areas ownership is restricted to UAE and GCC nationals. Ownership does not depend on holding UAE residency, and no local partner is required.

Tenure attaches to the plot rather than to a development’s marketing, so confirm what is recorded against the specific unit — freehold or leasehold, and the remaining term if leasehold — before you sign.

What happens at handover?

Once the building is complete and the completion certificate issued, you are called for handover: you inspect the unit (the snagging inspection), the developer addresses the defects listed, you settle the final instalment and any outstanding fees, and the unit is transferred into your name with a title deed issued.

Annual service charges begin at handover. They are levied per square foot at a rate approved by the regulator, so they are a recurring cost rather than a one-off. If you intend to let the unit, allow for the interval between handover and the first tenancy — a vacant unit earns nothing, and gross yield is annual rent measured against the purchase price, before those costs are taken off. Emaar gives completion for Maple III as May 2020; off-plan completion dates can move, and the SPA governs the position.

Where do the Dubai Land Department figures on this page come from?

They are drawn from the Dubai Land Department’s public transaction register — sales actually registered against Maple III, rather than asking prices, portal listings or developer price lists. They are a dated extract of the register, not a live query: the extract date is printed with the figures, and everything on this page is calculated from that single extract.

The number of sales behind every figure is shown alongside it. A median drawn from a handful of registrations carries far less weight than one drawn from several hundred, and should be read that way.

Who is Mitchell’s Realty, and how are you paid?

Mitchell’s Realty is the trading brand. The RERA-licensed brokerage behind it is The Luxury Real Estate Brokers LLC.

On developer off-plan sales the commission is paid by the developer. On resale transactions the brokerage fee is agreed with you in writing before terms are signed. We will confirm how we are paid on any specific transaction before you commit to it.

Please note. The above is general information about how transactions work in Dubai, not legal, tax or financial advice, and it is not a recommendation to buy. Fee rates, tenure rules and residency requirements change, and your own position may differ. Take your own independent legal and tax advice before you commit to a purchase.

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