Are you looking for the best community to live peacefully with your family or to invest, a community that is well-planned with modern infrastructure and lifestyle avenues.
Dubai Maritime City (DMC) is the perfect fit for you!
Strategically located between Port Rashid and Drydocks World-Dubai, DMC is the key to the advancement of Dubai’s maritime sector. The master plan of DMC spans over 249 hectares and it is aimed to integrate industrial as well as regulatory and infrastructural plans harmoniously.
Dubai Maritime City is where innovation, efficiency and connectivity blends in. In this article, we are going to explore DMC and its investment opportunities.
Key Components of the Masterplan:
(i) Industrial and Commercial Precincts:
The city is essentially divided into several industrial zones such as
- shipping and repair
- ship building
- yacht repairing and manufacturing
- commercial centres
- offices
- workshops
- showrooms.
Some of these zones include The Marina District, The Maritime Centre, Dubai Maritime City Campus, Harbour Residences and Harbour Offices.
(ii) Sustainability and Innovation
DMC is committed to the ‘green’ community concept. The infrastructure includes high security and international quality maritime amenities and makes it a part of Dubai’s Maritime Vision 2023.
(iii) Strategic Location
DMC is well connected to the sea and airports. Its proximity to Sheikh Zayed Road among other highway networks is a plus to the centre’s advantage and accessibility and is hence the right place for international investments. It interfaced through Sheikh Rashid Road (D75) and due to this it is well connected to the other areas in the city of Dubai.
Lucrative Investment Opportunities
Due to the intensive and multifaceted development plan as well as the geographic advantage of Dubai Maritime City, investment offers are available at various levels.
Real Estate:
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- Residential Properties: Projects like Danube Oceanz are already in progress to include a variety of residential options. Some of the off-plan developments include:
- Anwa Aria
- Residential Properties: Projects like Danube Oceanz are already in progress to include a variety of residential options. Some of the off-plan developments include:
- Danube Oceanz by Danube Properties
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- Coral Reef by DAMAC Properties
- Mar Casa by Deyaar Development
- Burj Al Mena by Vakson Group Limited
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- Harbour Lights De Grisogono Geneve by DAMAC Properties
These off-plan developments consist of studios, one bedroom, two bedroom, three bedroom and four bedroom apartments depending on investors’ demand. The Harbour Residences area is strictly reserved for waterfront residential towers.
- Commercial Properties: DMC also provides huge areas of commercial area for offices, workshops, and showrooms etc. The Maritime Business Centre offers office space accommodation in two separate office towers complete with all essential amenities and rentable in a manner consistent with the needs of the users. It stands as an opportunity for the investors to be able to look at the demand that exists in Dubai for business spaces focused in maritime.
- Potential Returns: The regular developments as well as the strategic position of DMC makes investments worth it. Capital appreciation has been projected to increase due to a high demand for space in the area due to limited space available for development.
- Renting a studio apartment in Dubai Maritime City costs at least AED 64k for a year
- To rent a 1-bed unit in Dubai Maritime City, one has to pay around AED 90k per year
- The minimum rent for a 2-bed flat in Dubai Maritime City is AED 140k for a year
Infrastructure Development:
- Port Expansion and Modernization: DMC is strategically located for any form of port operations because it is close to Port Rashid and Drydocks World-Dubai. Funds directed toward port development are important for improving Dubai’s naval outlook, thus providing great profit-making prospects for shareholders.
- Transportation Networks: The enhancement of the railway lines, automobiles, and metro are some of the sectors that should be improved and enhanced. This will increase and further improve the accessibility. It will also reduce the time taken when transiting and will in turn increase the general efficiency of the maritime market.
- Utilities and Energy Infrastructure: DMC is aiming at sustainable and efficient utility networks as part of its growth. Energy projects, especially renewable energy projects within the emirate are in coherence with the global sustainable development goals availing the energy investors a chance to be part of the projects that are both sustainable and profitable. Emerge, a joint venture between Masdar and EDF Group, signs an agreement to develop a rooftop solar plant for Dubai Maritime City.
Benefits of investing in a Dubai Maritime City
- High-Security Standards: Helps in maintaining a secure and a stable environment for the businesses and residents.
- Strategic Location: Convenient access to international markets because of its location and nearness to the various ports and transport systems.
- Sustainable Development: Implementing green standards to building designs and setting up of the infrastructure draws interest from organisations whose tenor is on sustainable income generation.
- Diverse Investment Options: Opportunities range from residential and commercial real estate investments to infrastructure, power and other public utility investments, as per the profiles of different investors.
Conclusion
Property and infrastructure investment opportunities of DMC are numerous due to its strategic location, sustainable development, and an all-encompassing master plan.
For a long term investment and high rental yields, Dubai Maritime City is perfect for the investors and is in tune with the larger plan of Dubai to be the global maritime city.