Off-plan projects in Dubai Science Park, Dubai

What a life-sciences free zone means for buyers

Off-plan projects in Dubai Science Park are apartments, in mid-rise buildings on plots at the edge of a working science park. The zone’s main business is life sciences: laboratories, pharmaceutical and medical-device companies, clinics and the offices that serve them. Housing was always secondary to that, which is why the pipeline runs to a few buildings rather than a few dozen.

The district sits in Al Barsha South, hemmed in by Arjan on one side and Motor City on the other, with Jumeirah Village Circle just beyond. Umm Suqeim Street carries traffic west toward the coast, which puts the address closer to the centre of the city than most inland districts at the same price. No metro station serves it, so that road position is the whole point. The trade-off is competition: the communities on either side hold far more apartments than this one, and they chase the same tenant.

Prices start from around $230K and the current list stays under half a million, topping out near $450K. Deliveries are evenly spread, with buildings due in each year from 2026 to 2028, and a small group of developers is behind them: Binghatti, HRE Development, TownX and Vincitore, the last of those building two schemes at once. Booking deposits sit near a fifth of the price on most launches, with instalments tied to construction and the balance at handover.

For an investor the case rests on that employer base rather than on fashion: staff at the labs and clinics rent nearby and stay for the length of a contract. For an end-user it makes sense if work is in the health sector, because the communities next door offer more choice for the same money but not the same proximity. Gorilla Real Estate’s team can weigh these launches against what Arjan and Motor City are asking, which is the real test of value here. Off-plan properties for sale in Dubai Science Park are listed above with dates and prices.