Downtown Dubai

A morning in Downtown begins quietly. Joggers take the pavements of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard while the glass of the towers is still cool, and the Burj Khalifa, 828 metres high, stands over the streets. By the time the sun reaches the lake, the cafés have their first tables out and the district is waking up around the water.

In the evening the lake becomes the meeting place. The Dubai Fountain begins to play over the water, and people settle along the edge to watch it. Across the way the Dubai Opera, which Emaar opened in 2016, faces the tower and the fountain, and on a night at the opera the crowd walks over slowly, dressed for the performance.

Weekends belong to Souk Al Bahar, beside the fountains, where the shops, restaurants and lounges spill out towards the water. A short walk away the Old Town quarter keeps its low, Arabic-style buildings, and the mood changes with every street. Beside the tower, The Dubai Mall gives the district its scale, a place where the afternoons pass without anyone checking the time.

The hotels bring the district its guests and its sense of occasion. The Armani Hotel Dubai occupies part of the lower floors of the Burj Khalifa, while Address Downtown and Vida Downtown stand on the same streets as the homes. A guest arriving late and a resident walking home use the same pavements, so Downtown feels like a city centre rather than a suburb.

Few districts are easier to reach. The Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro opened in January 2010 and leads straight into the mall, and the observation deck At the Top opened the next day, on the 124th floor, 452 metres above the ground. One stop further along the line, Financial Centre serves DIFC.

Our residences here include Il Primo, a tall tower in the Opera District, finished in 2023. Its neighbours are the Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall and the Dubai Opera, so the lake, the shops and the stage are all within easy reach of the front door.

Emaar developed the area, and the Opera District is part of that story. Branded homes are being built nearby too: Baccarat Residences Dubai carries the Baccarat name and is still under construction, and it is offered on request.

A short walk south, Business Bay runs along the Dubai Water Canal, where The Opus by OMNIYAT, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, and DaVinci by Pagani stand on the water. On an evening walk the canal and the Downtown skyline make the two districts feel like one place.

Each residence offered here is handled personally by your advisor, with private viewings by appointment.