New homes in Vida Residences Hillside start at AED 1,840,000; keys are due May 2029; you pay 10% to book, 70% while it is built and 20% at the keys.
In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, Dubai Land Department recorded 52 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Vida Residences Hillside. Their median price is AED 2,569 per sq ft (about AED 1,868,000 at 727 sq ft). This project's from price is AED 2,531 per sq ft (AED 1,840,000 for its smallest home, 727 sq ft), 1% less.
Keys
May 2029
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
10 / 70 / 20
10% to book, 70% while it is built, 20% at the keys
Bedrooms
1 to 3 beds
Sizes
727 to 2,622 sq ft
Ownership
Freehold
Property types
Apartment and Townhouse
Registration fee
4% of the price
Paid to the Dubai Land Department
As of Nov 1, 2026. These details can change; confirm them with the developer before you book.
Dubai Land Department register
From price per sq ft
AED 2,531 per sq ft
Similar off-plan homes: AED 2,569 per sq ft
RERA project
3534
Check it in Dubai REST, the Dubai Land Department's official app.
Built
10%
Being built. DLD register, Nov 11, 2026
Completion on the register
May 2029
DLD shows only the current date. We have recorded it since Jun 12, 2026 and it hasn't moved.
Escrow account
مصرف الامارات الاسلامي مساهمة عامة
The bank that holds your payments
Registered homes
500
In 3 buildings
Dubai Land Department project register, as of Nov 11, 2026.
Paying for it
You pay 10% when you book, 70% as the building goes up, and 20% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Paid by then
NowBooking · 10%
Booking
10%
AED 184,000+ AED 73,600 DLD fee
AED 257,600
Feb 2027While it is built · 8.8%
While it is built
8.8%
AED 161,000
AED 418,600
Jun 2027While it is built · 8.8%
While it is built
8.8%
AED 161,000
AED 579,600
Sep 2027While it is built · 8.8%
While it is built
8.8%
AED 161,000
AED 740,600
Dec 2027While it is built · 8.8%
While it is built
8.8%
AED 161,000
AED 901,600
Apr 2028While it is built · 8.8%
While it is built
8.8%
AED 161,000
AED 1,062,600
Jul 2028While it is built · 8.8%
While it is built
8.8%
AED 161,000
AED 1,223,600
Oct 2028While it is built · 8.8%
While it is built
8.8%
AED 161,000
AED 1,384,600
Feb 2029While it is built · 8.8%
While it is built
8.8%
AED 161,000
AED 1,545,600
May 2029Keys · 20%
Keys
20%
AED 368,000
AED 1,913,600
Booking payment, 10%
AED 184,000
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 73,600
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 257,600
Total costPrice plus the DLD fee
AED 1,913,600
The dates are our estimate: we spread the construction share evenly between now and the keys. The developer's real dates follow the building work, so they can move.
Your payments go into the project's escrow account, which RERA watches, not straight to the developer.
A mortgage at the keys
Before you buy
Pay into the project's escrow account only.
This project's escrow account is at the bank named on the register above, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person.
Check the developer's record.
The Dubai Land Department project register lists 35 finished projects by this developer since 2018. 32 of the 35 were finished by the completion date DLD holds now. DLD replaces that date when a project is given more time and keeps no earlier dates, so this can't show which ones ran late. We have recorded the completion dates of their 16 projects under way since Jun 12, 2026. None has moved since then.
Budget for the service charge.
Once the building is finished you pay a yearly service charge per sq ft, set from the building's budget and approved by RERA. Ask Emaar Properties for the estimate.
Register the sale with Oqood.
The Land Department records off-plan sales in its Oqood register. Until your sale is on it, the home isn't in your name.
Is the price fair?
Dubai Land Department recorded 52 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Vida Residences Hillside, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Dubai Land Department recorded 52 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Vida Residences Hillside, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Median price AED 2,569 per sq ft
AED 2,366 to AED 2,404 per sq ft
3 sales
AED 2,404 to AED 2,443 per sq ft
12 sales
AED 2,443 to AED 2,481 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 2,481 to AED 2,520 per sq ft
5 sales
AED 2,520 to AED 2,558 per sq ft
5 sales
This project's from price is in this band.
AED 2,558 to AED 2,597 per sq ft
2 sales
AED 2,597 to AED 2,635 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 2,635 to AED 2,674 per sq ft
18 sales
AED 2,366 per sq ftAED 2,674 per sq ft
This project AED 2,531 per sq ft
Half of the sales sold for AED 2,438 to AED 2,642 per sq ft
The median is the middle sale: half sold for less, half for more.
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Price per sq ft
Sales
AED 2,366 to AED 2,404 per sq ft
3
AED 2,404 to AED 2,443 per sq ft
12
AED 2,443 to AED 2,481 per sq ft
1
AED 2,481 to AED 2,520 per sq ft
5
AED 2,520 to AED 2,558 per sq ft
5
AED 2,558 to AED 2,597 per sq ft
2
AED 2,597 to AED 2,635 per sq ft
6
AED 2,635 to AED 2,674 per sq ft
18
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 52 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Nov 2025AED 1,933,888AED 2,659 per sq ftVida Residences Hillside Tower B, 727 sq ft
Nov 2025AED 1,922,888AED 2,644 per sq ftVida Residences Hillside Tower B, 727 sq ft
Oct 2026AED 1,807,744AED 2,483 per sq ftVida Residences Hillside Tower B, 728 sq ft
Off-plan sales only, of the same home type, bedrooms and size band.
What similar homes sold for
The median price of off-plan homes with the same number of bedrooms that sold in Dubai Hills Estate in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026. The smallest type is checked at the from price.
Type
Off-plan median
Sales
Against similar sales
1-bed apartmentFrom AED 1,840,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 1,807,000AED 2,411 per sq ft
Sales703
1% below 52 similar sales
2-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 2,769,000AED 2,405 per sq ft
Sales504
3-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 4,590,000AED 2,574 per sq ft
Sales208
Sales from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A median needs at least 30 sales.
Rent and yield
Gross yield at the from priceRent ÷ price
5.2%
Typical gross yield of similar ready homes
6.6%
Median rent of 1-bed apartments in Dubai Hills Estate
AED 96,000 a year
Rent contracts counted
1,363
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
1-bed apartment
AED 96,000 a year
2-bed apartment
AED 150,000 a year
3-bed apartment
AED 290,000 a year
There is no DLD service charge for this project or its area, so we leave out the service charge and the net yield.
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 96,000 ÷ AED 1,840,000 = 5.2%. The home earns nothing until the keys, and new buildings often rent for more than older ones.
Rents come from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts: new residential contracts in the area, all buildings. A median is the middle one: half are lower, half higher.
On your doorstep
Equiti Metro Station (formerly First Abu Dhabi Bank)4.6 km, 12 min driveMetro station
GEMS International School, Al Khail1.1 km, 7 min driveSchool
GEMS Wellington Academy1.1 km, 7 min driveBritish school
Dubai International School6.2 km, 16 min driveAmerican school
GEMS New Millenium School1.3 km, 8 min driveIndian school
Vida Residences Hillside is an Emaar Properties project in Dubai Hills Estate with one- to three-bedroom apartments and three-bedroom townhouses from AED 1,840,000, and a listed handover of May 2029. The from price per square foot is 1.5% below 52 one-bedroom off-plan sales in the project over the 12 months to November 2026.
Kings Hospital is about 330 m from the project, around 5 minutes on foot by our estimate, and Dubai Hills Golf Club about 530 m. GEMS International School, Al Khail and GEMS Wellington Academy are each about 1.1 km away, and GEMS New Millennium School about 1.3 km. Equiti Metro Station (formerly First Abu Dhabi Bank) is about 4.6 km away, around 12 minutes by car.
The Dubai Land Department lists 52 one-bedroom off-plan sales in Vida Residences Hillside in the 12 months to November 2026. The from price per square foot is 1.5% below their median. Ask which unit the from price applies to.
The plan is 10% on booking, 70% during construction and 20% at handover. At the from price that is AED 184,000, AED 1,288,000 and AED 368,000, so AED 1,472,000 is paid before handover. The listed handover is May 2029. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 73,600; ask when it is due.
Homes are apartments with one to three bedrooms and three-bedroom townhouses, from 727 to 2,622 sq ft overall. The listing tags the project as branded residences. The developer says each home has a private balcony, with views towards Dubai Hillside Park, so ask what your unit faces. Facilities listed include a golf putting green, a skate and pump track, a rope course, a gym and a shared pool.
