Area guide
Mina Rashid
Rashid Yachts and Marina · Dubai
- AED 2,973
- Median per sq ft, 3 months
- 3,627
- Registered sales, 12 months
- 17
- Off-plan projects
- AED 2.11M
- Priced from
Mina Rashid is Emaar's redevelopment of Port Rashid, the city's original deep-water port, on the coast between Bur Dubai and Dubai Maritime City. Its centrepiece is Rashid Yachts and Marina, a working marina cut into the old port basin, with the retired Queen Elizabeth 2 moored alongside as a hotel.
The housing is new-build Emaar apartments in mid-rise waterfront blocks arranged around the marina and the promenade. The specification is the familiar Emaar standard, and the setting is unusual for this side of the city: genuine sea and marina frontage a few minutes from the old town rather than out on the new coastline.
It suits a buyer who wants waterfront in an established, central part of Dubai rather than in a distant master community, and who is comfortable being early. It suits less well someone who needs the district finished and populated now, or who wants the restaurant and retail depth of the Marina.
What Mina Rashid sells for
Dubai Maritime City / Mina Rashid sells at AED 2,973 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 264 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 2.55M. That is 5.5 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 3,627 sales here in the last twelve months and 13,119 over three years, across 69 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 1,693 of the 3,627 sales registered in the last twelve months.
AED 2,973per sqft
Median registered sale price in Mina Rashid over the last three months, the 10th most expensive of the 73 Dubai communities the sold register covers. Measured across 3,627 sales the Dubai Land Department recorded in the last twelve months, down 5.5% on the previous quarter. Transactions, not asking prices, as of 2 September 2026. Sold prices in Dubai Maritime City / Mina Rashid, building by building.
| Busiest buildings | Sales, 12 months | Median per sq ft, 3 months | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breez by Danube | 898 | AED 3,538 | 31 August 2026 |
| Franck Muller Yachting | 577 | AED 2,964 | 10 August 2026 |
| Kanyon By Beyond | 331 | AED 2,786 | 2 September 2026 |
| Chelsea Residences 2 by Damac Tower-c | 281 | AED 3,111 | 21 August 2026 |
| Soulever By Beyond Tower-2 | 227 | AED 3,667 | 24 August 2026 |
| Aurea | 158 | n/a | 15 May 2026 |
New developments in Mina Rashid
17 off-plan projects from 2 developers, priced from AED 2.11M with a median entry price of AED 2.44M, handing over 2027 to 2030. 0 complete, 17 under construction.
Living in Mina Rashid
Life here currently revolves around the marina promenade and the completed early phases, which are quiet and pleasant, with cafes, berths and open water. The rest is still being built, so the district does not yet function as a neighbourhood: retail is limited, there is no mall inside it, and residents drive to Bur Dubai, Al Seef or Downtown for most things. The old city is genuinely close.
Access is via Sheikh Rashid Road and the Shindagha corridor, with the Green Line running through Bur Dubai a short drive inland. Service charges are moderate for the specification and the community is Emaar-managed, which keeps standards and budgets predictable. Expect continued construction across the site for years, alongside the operational cruise terminal, which brings coach and passenger traffic on ship days.
Schools
- Nurseries planned within the community; schools are a drive away
- Schools in Bur Dubai, Oud Metha and Jumeirah within a short drive
Getting around
- Sheikh Rashid Road and the Al Shindagha corridor
- Al Ghubaiba Metro station on the Green Line (nearby, in Bur Dubai)
- Around fifteen minutes to Dubai International Airport
- Rashid Yachts and Marina berths and water transport on the creek
Shopping and dining
- Marina promenade retail and cafes within the community
- Al Seef (nearby, on the creek)
- BurJuman (nearby, in Bur Dubai)
- Dubai Festival City Mall (nearby, across the creek)
Leisure
- Rashid Yachts and Marina
- The Queen Elizabeth 2, moored as a hotel and museum
- The marina promenade and waterfront walks
- Al Shindagha Museum and the old town (nearby)
Who buys in Mina Rashid
This is an Emaar off-plan district, so the buyers arrive through Emaar's international channels: British, Indian, Russian, Chinese and Gulf purchasers, most on payment plans, many buying without seeing the site. The pitch that lands is waterfront ownership with a marina berth culture, at a price well under the Palm or the Marina, in a location closer to old Dubai and the airport than either. End users are a smaller group, mostly people who already live in Bur Dubai or Jumeirah and want to stay on this side of the creek.
Resale liquidity is still forming. Completed phases trade, but the register here is shallow compared with the mature districts, and an off-plan assignment competes with Emaar's own launches in the same community. Waterfront and marina-facing units are the defensible product; anything looking inland at the port or at a future plot is harder to differentiate until the masterplan fills in around it.
Mina Rashid: common questions
What is the price per square foot in Mina Rashid?+
Dubai Maritime City / Mina Rashid sells at AED 2,973 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 264 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 2.55M. That is 5.5 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 3,627 sales here in the last twelve months and 13,119 over three years, across 69 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 1,693 of the 3,627 sales registered in the last twelve months.
What does a typical unit in Mina Rashid sell for?+
The median registered price over the last three complete months is AED 2.55M, across 13,119 registered sales in three years. The register is as of 2 September 2026.
How many off-plan projects are there in Mina Rashid?+
17 off-plan projects from 2 developers are catalogued in Mina Rashid, priced from AED 2.11M, with handovers from 2027 to 2030. 0 are complete and 17 are under construction.
Is Mina Rashid freehold?+
Yes. Mina Rashid is a designated freehold community, so buyers of any nationality can own apartments and townhouses outright with a title deed from the Dubai Land Department. Off-plan units are registered on the interim property register while under construction, with instalments held in the project escrow account until the title deed is issued at handover.
What is the honest trade-off of buying here now?+
You are early. Parts of the community are handed over and pleasant, and parts are an active construction site next to a working cruise terminal, so daily life involves driving out for shopping, schools and dining. The upside is waterfront in a central location at a price the established marinas cannot match, with a developer whose completed communities have held up well.
How does it compare with Dubai Marina?+
Dubai Marina is finished, dense, walkable and highly liquid, with a Metro, a tram and a beach. Mina Rashid is quieter, newer, closer to the airport and the old town, and considerably cheaper per square foot, but it has no rail, thin retail and a shallow resale register. One is a mature market, the other is a bet on a district maturing.
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