--- title: "What is being built nearby" canonical: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/near-me markdown: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/md/atlas/tools/near-me.md type: data-tool description: "Pick an area or share your location to see the major transport, tourism and master-plan projects nearby, with distance, status, timeline and the reported effect on prices." updated: 2026-11-12 publisher: "UAE Property Agents (Omnia)" language: en-GB usage: "You may read, quote, summarise and cite this content, including in AI answers, with attribution to UAE Property Agents and a link to the canonical URL. Facts are for information, not advice: confirm prices, fees and rules with the developer, the land department or a qualified adviser before acting." --- # What is being built near you > Pick an area or share your location to see the major transport, tourism and master-plan projects nearby, with distance, status, timeline and the reported effect on prices. Interactive version: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/near-me. Figures read from their sources on 12 November 2026; each links to the page it came from. Published figures, compiled, never estimated. ## The figures - **Dubai Metro Blue Line** (transport; Under construction (foundation stone laid 9 June 2025; RTA described the line as being implemented in September 2026)): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-metro-blue-line - Claim by Khaleej Times (data: Betterhomes) (November 2023 to June 2025): Khaleej Times reported Betterhomes data (sourced from Property Monitor and internal figures) showing rents in nine Blue Line communities rose an average of 23% since the November 2023 announcement, including Academic City 43%, Dubai Creek Harbour 30%, Al Warqa and Silicon Oasis 28%, International City 1 and 2 22%, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 21%, and Mirdif and Dubai Festival City 15%. [Source](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/property/dubai-metro-blue-line-rents-in-9-communities-jump-up-to-43-percent) - Claim by Government of Dubai Media Office (Forecast, no period stated): The Government of Dubai Media Office reported RTA's projection that the Blue Line will appreciate the value of land and properties near its stations by up to 25%. This is a forecast, not a measured change. [Source](https://www.mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2025/june/09-06/mohammed-bin-rashid-lays-foundation-stone-for-dubai-metro-blue-line) - Claim by Khaleej Times (Not stated (Red Line, opened 2009)): In the same article, Khaleej Times reported that properties within a 15-minute walk of the existing Red Line saw price increases exceeding 25%, and about 40% for properties a 5 to 10 minute walk away. The article gives no period or data source for these Red Line figures. [Source](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/property/dubai-metro-blue-line-rents-in-9-communities-jump-up-to-43-percent) - **Dubai Metro Route 2020 (Red Line extension to Expo)** (transport; In operation (stations opened in phases from 1 January 2021)): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/route-2020 - **Dubai Metro Gold Line** (transport; Announced (April 2026); RTA said in September 2026 the tender is scheduled for issue by the end of 2026): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-metro-gold-line - Claim by Khaleej Times (Forecast, published 14 September 2026): Khaleej Times reported RTA Director General Mattar Al Tayer as saying land values around future Dubai Metro stations could rise by 15 to 30 per cent. This is a forward estimate covering future stations generally, with no study cited. [Source](https://khaleejtimes.com/business/property/new-dubai-metro-stations-to-lift-land-values-rta) - **Dubai Loop** (transport; Phase 1 construction announced February 2026, expected to complete within two years): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-loop - **Etihad Rail passenger service** (transport; In operation: Abu Dhabi to Fujairah since 30 June 2026; Dubai and Al Dhaid stations since 30 September 2026; further stations planned): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/etihad-rail-passenger - **Etihad Rail Abu Dhabi to Dubai high-speed rail** (transport; Announced January 2025; no launch date revealed (as reported August 2025)): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/abu-dhabi-dubai-high-speed-rail - **Hafeet Rail (Abu Dhabi to Sohar)** (transport; Under construction; no operational date set by the company (40% complete per an April 2026 announcement; track laying launched by June 2026)): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/hafeet-rail - **Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) expansion** (airport; Under construction (designs approved and construction started April 2024)): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/al-maktoum-international-airport-expansion - **Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan** (master plan; Launched March 2021; Phase II approved, reported 12 December 2022): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-2040-urban-master-plan - **Palm Jebel Ali** (master plan; New masterplan approved (announced 31 May 2023); developed by Nakheel, construction progress tracked on Nakheel's site): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/palm-jebel-ali - **Dubai Islands** (master plan; Master plan unveiled August 2022; projects including Rixos Dubai Islands listed as under construction by Nakheel): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-islands - Claim by Betterhomes (First nine months of 2025 (article dated 24 August 2026)): Betterhomes wrote that Dubai Islands off-plan stock appreciated roughly 12% over the first nine months of 2025, ahead of the resale market, and that average prices on the islands were below AED 2,400 per sq ft (no data source named in the article) [Source](https://www.bhomes.com/en/blog/betterinformed/off-plan-projects-in-dubai-islands) - **Wynn Al Marjan Island** (tourism; Topped out December 2025; set to open in 2027): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/wynn-al-marjan-island - Claim by The National (Year to November 2024 (article dated 17 November 2024)): Riaz Shariff, managing partner of Range Developments, told The National that unit prices had risen 60% over the past year and that casino-facing beachfront units carried an approximate 50% premium over similar beachfront units [Source](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/11/17/ras-al-khaimah-property-prices-casino) - Claim by Khaleej Times (Not stated (article dated 15 January 2026)): Khaleej Times reported that apartment prices per sq ft on Al Marjan Island rose 21%, Al Hamra Village villa prices per sq ft rose around 42% and Al Hamra apartments rose more than 30% (no named source in the article) [Source](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/ras-al-khaimah-real-estate-witnessing-strong-progress-as-wynn-rapidly-moves-towards-completion) - Claim by Khaleej Times (Launch to June 2026 (article dated 1 June 2026)): Khaleej Times reported that JW Marriott Al Marjan Island Resort and Residences launched at about AED 3,000 per sq ft and now trades at AED 4,800, an increase of more than 50% [Source](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/property/branded-residence-prices-at-al-marjan-island-set-to-double-in-few-years-say-industry-executives) - **Saadiyat Cultural District** (culture; teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi and Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi announced to open in 2025; Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announced to open on 11 December 2026): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/saadiyat-cultural-district - **Expo City Dubai** (master plan; Operating city district with residential projects marketed under Expo Living; designated the UAE's first Green Innovation District): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/expo-city-dubai - **Dubai Creek Harbour** (master plan; Under development by Emaar; Dubai Square launched November 2025; Dubai Creek Tower redesigned with tender announced in January 2026): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-creek-harbour - **Hatta Development Plan** (master plan; Hatta Development Master Plan reported as a completed Phase I project of the Dubai 2040 plan (December 2022)): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/hatta-development-plan - **Dubai Urban Tech District** (master plan; Announced September 2022; no later progress report found): https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-urban-tech-district - **Deira and Bur Dubai urban centre** (urban centre) - **Downtown and Business Bay urban centre** (urban centre) - **Dubai Marina and JBR urban centre** (urban centre) - **Expo 2020 Centre** (urban centre) - **Dubai Silicon Oasis Centre** (urban centre) - **Dubai Creek historic waterfront lighting** (heritage) - **Heart of Sharjah** (heritage) - **Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Vision 2030** (master plan) ## How it works Choose an area, or share your device's location, and pick a distance. The tool lists every major project and regeneration zone in the Atlas whose mapped point lies within that distance, nearest first. Distance is measured in a straight line from the area's point to the project's nearest mapped point: a station for a rail line, the terminal for an airport, a central point for a master plan. Projects that a source names as affecting the area are always listed, even when they have no mapped point. Each project shows its status and dated milestones as published, and any reported effect on prices as a claim, in the words and with the name of whoever made it. **Your location stays on your device.** It is used only inside your browser to work out distances. It is never sent to us or anyone else, never stored and never put in a link. ## Where the figures come from - **Projects and zones:** official releases where they could be read (Dubai Media Office, RTA, Abu Dhabi Media Office, Wynn, Etihad Rail, Hafeet Rail), otherwise The National, Khaleej Times or Gulf News. Every milestone links to its source. - **Map points:** official coordinates where published; otherwise one OpenStreetMap lookup per place, © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database Licence. Where a point stands in for a larger place, the project says so. - **Price effects:** only published claims, with the publisher and the period. Several come from parties with an interest, such as developers, brokers or the transport authority. ## What to keep in mind - **Straight-line distance.** Driving distance is longer, and some area points are a point inside the community rather than its centre. - **Announced is not built.** Opening dates are as announced or planned, and they change. - **Claims are claims.** A reported price rise near a new line is what the named publisher said. The Atlas never states that a project caused a price change. - **Missing points.** Some lines have no mapped stations yet, so they appear only when a source names your area. ## Questions and answers ### What is being built near Jumeirah Village Circle? Pick Jumeirah Village Circle in the tool to see every mapped project within your chosen distance. The Dubai Metro Gold Line, announced in 2026, is one of the projects a source names as serving the area; the tool lists its status and dated milestones with links to the sources. ### Does a new metro line raise property prices? Publishers have reported rent and price rises near new lines, and the transport authority has projected rises near Blue Line stations. These are claims and forecasts by named parties, not measured effects, and the tool shows them as such. ### Is my location sent anywhere? No. If you choose to share it, your browser gives the position to this page only, the distances are worked out on your device, and nothing is sent, stored or added to the address. ### How accurate are the distances? They are straight-line distances between mapped points, rounded to a tenth of a kilometre. Area points are often a central or representative point, so treat anything under about a kilometre as approximate. --- Source page: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/near-me. 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