Helvetia Residences
From AED 1,300,000 (portal-listed)
Developers / DHG Properties
Developer profile · Dubai
DHG Properties: the Swiss group behind Helvetia, from one finished tower to two in the ground
A Dubai developer owned by a Swiss real estate and construction group with more than 30 years behind it, selling under the Helvetia name. One project is complete and handed over in JVC; two more are under way in Meydan Horizon and on Dubai Islands. The building is real, the track record is short, and the prices for what is actually on sale are not published.
GroupDHG · Switzerland · 30+ years
Dubai armDHG Properties · Dubai-based
BrandHelvetia
DeliveredHelvetia Residences, JVC (2026)
Under wayHelvetia Verde · Helvetia Marine
Recognition#49 Construction Week Top 100 GCC 2026
LeadershipBlagoje Antic, Chairman & CEO
About DHG Properties
DHG Properties is the Dubai-based development arm of DHG, a Swiss real estate and construction group headquartered in Switzerland with more than 30 years of development experience behind it. The group has spent decades building in Switzerland; the UAE operation is its attempt to export that standard into one of the fastest-moving markets in the world. It is led by Blagoje Antic, chairman, chief executive and founder of DHG Group, with Milos Antic as executive vice chairman.
The brand is the pitch. DHG sells under Helvetia, the old Latin name for Switzerland — a name chosen to do a specific job. Every page of the developer’s own site returns to the same words: precision, timeless elegance, comfort, long-term value. That is a coherent position in a market where most new buildings are sold on yield and location, and it is also just marketing until a building is standing. In Dubai, DHG now has one that is.
One delivery, documented in unusual detail. Helvetia Residences in Jumeirah Village Circle — 430 apartments across 25 floors, more than 73,000 sq m of built-up area and a development value of USD 200 million — received its Building Completion Certificate in September 2026, began handovers in October 2026, and is described by the developer as sold out. The building was delivered within two years, with the full superstructure finished in twelve months and more than 1,100 workers, technicians and engineers on site at peak. The Swiss Ambassador to the UAE toured it in September 2026. For a first project in a new market, that is a strong record — and, importantly, a verifiable one.
Three projects, one brand, three very different stages. The portfolio is compact and spread across the city: Helvetia Residences in JVC, complete and handed over; Helvetia Verde in Meydan Horizon, a 108-apartment tower of one- to three-bedrooms beside a lagoon with its own beach, where the developer reported bulk excavation nearing completion in August 2026; and Helvetia Marine on Dubai Islands, a low-rise building of 63 residences across eight apartment floors, with one- to three-bedroom homes plus a collection of duplex and garden apartments, a rooftop pool and a pool bar. Two of the three are early-stage, and both are in districts where the surrounding infrastructure is still being built.
Recognition, of a specific kind. DHG Properties was ranked #49 on Construction Week Middle East’s Top 100 GCC Developers 2026, a list compiled on delivery and progress over the previous twelve months. It is a trade ranking rather than a consumer one, but it is awarded on evidence rather than advertising, and for a developer three years into a new market it is a useful external marker.
The commercial terms are where this developer is least transparent. The listing portal carries one of the three projects, and that record is stale: it still describes Helvetia Residences as off-plan with a Q2 2026 handover and a starting price of AED 1,300,000 for a 623 sq ft one-bedroom, months after the building was certified, occupied and sold out. Helvetia Verde and Helvetia Marine are not on the portal at all, and the developer publishes no starting price, payment plan, unit count by type or service charge estimate for either. A buyer searching the way most buyers search will find one out-of-date building and nothing about the two projects actually on sale.
Financing and access. In August 2026 DHG signed a partnership with Huspy, the UAE mortgage broker, giving Helvetia Residences buyers access to mortgage products from more than 20 banks through a single process, including refinancing and equity release for existing owners. The developer also runs a registered broker network. Both are conveniences worth using as a comparison, not as advice: your own bank may price the same loan better, and an in-house broker has an interest in the transaction completing.
What that means for a buyer. This is a developer with a genuine, documented first delivery and a much longer group record abroad, now selling two early-stage buildings in districts that are themselves under construction. The two decisions are completely different. Buying into the completed JVC tower is a resale purchase in a building you can inspect, and the work is on price, service charge and title. Buying into Verde or Marine is an off-plan purchase from a developer with a single UAE completion, priced by a developer that does not publish prices — and there the questions are the contract, the escrow, the payment schedule, the construction position and the delay terms. Ask for all of it in writing, and do not let the word Swiss do the work that a specification schedule should do.
DHG Properties projects on this site
One project, and it is the completed one. The two buildings currently selling from the developer are not carried by the listing portal – the note below covers them.
Helvetia Verde is a 108-apartment tower in Meydan Horizon, one- to three-bedrooms beside a lagoon with its own beach, roughly ten minutes from Downtown, with excavation nearing completion in August 2026. Helvetia Marine is a low-rise building of 63 residences on Dubai Islands, one- to three-bedrooms plus duplex and garden apartments, with a rooftop pool. Neither is on the portal, so there is no project page for either here. For the districts, see the JVC guide and the rest of our community guides.
What distinguishes DHG Properties
A Swiss group, a Dubai developer
DHG Properties is the UAE arm of DHG, a Swiss real estate and construction group with more than 30 years of development experience. The Dubai operation is new; the institutional experience behind it is not.
A first delivery that is finished, certified and occupied
Helvetia Residences took its Building Completion Certificate in September 2026 and started handovers in October, on a two-year programme with a twelve-month superstructure. You can inspect the building rather than assess a brochure.
A compact brand with a clear idea
Every project is sold under Helvetia, named after the old name for Switzerland, and positioned on precision, materials and long-term value rather than on yield. Whether that holds up is now testable in one building in JVC.
Three districts, three stages
JVC is complete; Meydan Horizon is at excavation; Dubai Islands is a 63-home low-rise still early in its build. The risk profile of each is different, and the price should reflect it.
The portal carries one project, and it is out of date
Helvetia Residences still shows as off-plan from AED 1,300,000 with a Q2 2026 handover. Verde and Marine are not listed at all. Use the portal as a historical reference, not as a price.
Prices and terms are not published for what is actually for sale
No starting price, payment plan, unit mix or service charge estimate is published for Helvetia Verde or Helvetia Marine. Everything commercial about the two live projects has to come from the sales team in writing.
Buying a DHG Properties home: what to check
This developer is unusually public about construction progress and unusually quiet about commercial terms. These are the items worth having in writing before you reserve.
Which project you are buying into – a completed resale in JVC, or off-plan in Meydan Horizon or Dubai Islands.
For a Helvetia Residences resale: whether the unit is on a title deed, and whether any service charge is outstanding.
The current service charge per square foot at Helvetia Residences, and what it covers.
The developer’s defect liability position and the snagging process on the unit you buy.
For Helvetia Verde and Helvetia Marine: a dated price list, the payment plan and the contractual completion date.
The current construction position for Verde and Marine, in writing, with the consultant’s name.
The contractor, the supervision consultant and the specification schedule – what ‘Swiss quality’ means in materials and brands.
Escrow account and DLD registration for the project, before any reservation fee.
Whether the contracting party is DHG Properties or another DHG entity, and who signs the sale and purchase agreement.
The delay clause and any compensation for late handover, particularly on the two buildings still under way.
The service charge estimate for Verde and Marine, including the pool, gym and padel facilities.
Whether the Huspy financing route is better or worse than your own bank’s offer, on rate and on fees.
Registered rents and achieved resales at Helvetia Residences, to test what the brand premium is actually worth.
DHG Properties frequently asked questions
Who is DHG Properties?
The Dubai-based developer owned by DHG, a Swiss real estate and construction group headquartered in Switzerland with more than 30 years of experience. It develops in the UAE under the Helvetia brand, a name taken from the old name for Switzerland. Blagoje Antic is chairman, chief executive and founder of DHG Group; Milos Antic is executive vice chairman.
What has DHG Properties built?
One project so far in the UAE: Helvetia Residences in Jumeirah Village Circle, 430 apartments across 25 floors and more than 73,000 sq m of built-up area, completed with a Building Completion Certificate in September 2026 and handed over from October 2026. Two more are under way: Helvetia Verde in Meydan Horizon and Helvetia Marine on Dubai Islands.
Where are the Dubai projects?
Helvetia Residences is in Jumeirah Village Circle, complete. Helvetia Verde is in Meydan Horizon, a 108-apartment tower beside a lagoon with its own beach, roughly ten minutes from Downtown. Helvetia Marine is on Dubai Islands, a low-rise building of 63 residences across eight apartment floors.
Is Helvetia Residences finished?
Yes. The Building Completion Certificate was issued in September 2026, handovers began in October 2026, and the developer describes the project as sold out. The listing portal has not caught up and still shows it as off-plan with a Q2 2026 handover.
Can I buy a new apartment from DHG today?
Not at Helvetia Residences – it is sold out, so anything available there is a resale from an owner. The two projects currently selling from the developer are Helvetia Verde in Meydan Horizon and Helvetia Marine on Dubai Islands. Neither is carried by the listing portal, and neither has a published price list.
What does an apartment cost?
The only published figure is the portal’s historical one: a 623 sq ft one-bedroom at Helvetia Residences for AED 1,300,000, or about AED 2,087 per square foot, from launch. Current resale asking prices, and the prices of Verde and Marine, come from the developer’s sales team and need to be dated.
What are the amenities like?
Helvetia Residences has a resort-style pool and kids’ pool, landscaped courtyards, a Technogym-equipped gym, a rooftop padel court, a jogging track, a yoga area, a playground and retail. Helvetia Verde adds a lagoon with its own beach, an indoor and outdoor gym and landscaped gardens. Helvetia Marine has a rooftop pool and pool bar, a gym, a jogging track, yoga area, social lounge and a children’s play area.
Is DHG a safe developer to buy off-plan from?
It has one completed project in the UAE, delivered on a two-year programme and certified, and a group with three decades of building behind it in Switzerland. That is a better record than many first-time entrants, and thinner than the established Dubai developers. The protection you actually have is procedural: escrow, DLD registration, a dated payment schedule and a delay clause. Insist on all four.
What is the service charge?
Not published for any of the three projects. At Helvetia Residences the first year of actual cost now exists and can be requested from the developer or the owners’ association. For Verde and Marine, ask for the estimate per square foot before you reserve.
How do I buy through you?
Tell us which project, unit type and budget. We will get the dated price list, the payment plan, the service charge estimate and the contractual completion date in writing, confirm the construction position, check escrow and permits, and benchmark the unit against resales and registered rents in the same district – then give you our honest read, including the case against.
Considering a DHG Properties home?
Tell us which project and budget. We will get the dated price list, the instalment schedule, the service charge estimate and the contractual completion date in writing, confirm the construction position, check escrow and permits, and benchmark the unit against resales and registered rents in the same district — then give you our honest read, including the case against.
Sources and verification. The group history, the Helvetia brand, the project descriptions, unit ranges, amenity lists, leadership and the Construction Week ranking come from DHG Properties’ own website and news pages; the completion, handover, development value, construction record and sold-out status come from the developer’s September and October 2026 announcements; Helvetia Residences’ one-bedroom price, size and the Q2 2026 handover come from the listing portal, on a record that predates completion. Committed to publication: the portal still files Helvetia Residences as off-plan with a Q2 2026 handover although the Building Completion Certificate was issued in September 2026 and handovers began in October; the project is described by the developer as sold out, so the AED 1,300,000 starting price is historical; Helvetia Verde and Helvetia Marine are not on the portal and have no published starting price, payment plan, unit mix by type or service charge estimate; no service charge is published for any of the three projects; and the “Swiss quality” positioning is the developer’s own language rather than an independently certified standard. Nothing on this page is a valuation or a promise of return.