Wasl Properties
South Garden
Studios and 1–3 bedroom apartments · Buildings D & E new release · Handover December 2027 (portal) / 2028 (developer)
From AED 550,000 (portal-listed)
Community · Jebel Ali, Dubai
Wasl Gate projects
Wasl’s 1.13 million sq m masterplan at the Energy Metro Station: three for-sale projects, an 82,700 sq m park that opened in April 2026, and flats from AED 550,000 — ten minutes from Expo City and fifteen from Al Maktoum International.
- Masterplan
- c. 1.13 million sq m
- Central park
- 82,700 sq m, open
- Metro
- Energy station, 1 min
- To Expo City
- 10 min
- Entry price
- AED 550,000
- Wasl projects
- 3 for sale
Wasl Gate in short
Wasl Gate is the community Wasl built to prove it could do more than apartment blocks. The masterplan covers roughly 1.13 million square metres of Jebel Ali land on the Sheikh Zayed Road corridor, wrapped around the Energy Metro Station, with residential clusters, a retail spine and the 82,700 sq m Central Park that opened in April 2026.
The reason to look at it now is the phase. The early clusters are handed over and occupied, the park is open and the metro is a walk away, while three further releases — South Garden Buildings D and E, Hillside Residences 3 and Boulevard Park — are selling off-plan with handovers running from 2027 to 2029. That combination of live amenity and forward supply is unusual at this price point in Dubai.
The reason to be careful is also the phase. Wasl Gate is not finished and will not be for years: Boulevard Park alone adds eight towers, a 710 m retail boulevard and more than 1,200 homes by 2029. You are buying into a construction site that is becoming a neighbourhood, and the price reflects that.
The three for-sale projects, compared
| Project | Product | From | Completion | Plan (portal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Garden | Studios, 1–3 bed apartments | AED 550,000 | Dec 2027 / 2028 | 10/50/40 |
| Hillside Residences 3 | 1–3 bed apartments and duplexes | AED 3,596,000 | Dec 2027 | 5/35/60 |
| Boulevard Park | Studios to 4 bed, townhouses, penthouses | AED 900,000 | Q2 2029 | 10/50/40 |
The gap between AED 550,000 and AED 3.6 million is not a price range so much as two different markets. South Garden and Boulevard Park sell small apartments to first-time buyers and investors; Hillside carries duplexes and larger family units at three times the entry. Choose the product before you choose the project.
All three figures are portal-listed. Wasl publishes no price list for any of them, and its own payment plan for Hillside — 40% during construction, 60% on handover — differs from the portal’s record. Each project page sets out the disagreement.
Wasl Properties projects at Wasl Gate (3)
Prices are portal-listed, as labelled. The developer publishes no prices.
Also at Wasl Gate: SOLA Residences by Octa (1)
Not a Wasl release. SOLA Residences is developed by SOLA Residences Real Estate Development and sold by Octa Properties; the building sits inside the Wasl Gate masterplan. Prices are portal-listed where labelled, with Octa’s own figure shown alongside.
The portal and Octa agree on the Q4 2027 handover but not on price — AED 1,120,888 for a 392 sq ft studio against “from AED 1.33M” — or on the payment plan, 20/30/50 on the portal against 50/50 on completion from Octa.
Wasl sells four other projects elsewhere in Dubai — Avenue Park Towers in Al Kifaf, One B Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, and Pinewood Village and Ashwood Estates in Jumeirah Golf Estates. See the Wasl Properties developer page for all seven.
Living here: what is built and what is coming
The centrepiece is the Central Park — 82,700 sq m of lawns, play areas and walking routes opened in April 2026, with a pet park and gym provision alongside. For a family, that park plus the metro station is the whole argument for the location: you can walk to the train and your children can walk to a lawn.
Retail is the part still catching up. Wasl Gate has community retail and the beginnings of a high street; Boulevard Park will add a 710 m retail boulevard when it completes in 2029. Today the nearest substantial shopping is Festival Plaza and IKEA at five minutes’ drive, and Dubai Marina is twenty.
The transport story is genuinely strong and getting stronger. The Energy Metro Station is on the Red Line and Wasl puts it a minute from the homes; Al Maktoum International Airport, fifteen minutes away, is being expanded to become Dubai’s principal airport; and Expo City is ten minutes down the road. All three are employment drivers rather than amenities, and all three take years to mature.
The rental market reflects that. Wasl Gate attracts people who work in Jebel Ali, at the port, at Expo City and around DWC — a working tenant pool rather than a lifestyle one. Yields are competitive because entry prices are low; capital growth depends on the airport and the masterplan being finished, not on the postcode becoming fashionable.
What to check before you buy at Wasl Gate
- Escrow account and DLD project registration for your specific building.
- The payment plan as written in the sale and purchase agreement — Wasl’s published plan and the portal’s record disagree at Hillside.
- The service charge per square foot, including the contribution to the Central Park.
- Whether the retail, schools and community facilities near your building are built, under construction or planned.
- The orientation of your unit: Sheikh Zayed Road runs along the edge of the masterplan, and a road-facing flat is a different product from a park-facing one.
- Recent lets in the same cluster rather than the Jebel Ali average — the two can differ by a third.
- The delay clause, and how completion is defined for a cluster still being built.
- Whether you are buying developer stock or resale, and the difference in price per square foot.
The wider question is supply. Wasl Gate is adding more than 1,200 homes at Boulevard Park alone, plus the South Garden and Hillside releases, in a corridor where Expo City and the Jebel Ali free zone are also building. At resale you will compete with your own neighbours. Floor, view and service charge decide the price; the airport decides the demand.
Wasl Gate: frequently asked questions
What is Wasl Gate?
A mixed-use masterplan of roughly 1.13 million square metres in Jebel Ali, Dubai, built by Wasl Properties on Sheikh Zayed Road at the Energy Metro Station. It combines apartments, townhouses and retail around a central park, and is one of the largest communities Wasl has developed.
Where exactly is Wasl Gate?
In Jebel Ali, between Dubai Marina and Expo City, on the Sheikh Zayed Road corridor at the Energy Metro Station. Wasl puts the metro at one minute, Festival Plaza five minutes, Expo City ten, Al Maktoum International Airport fifteen and Dubai Marina twenty.
How much does a home at Wasl Gate cost?
The three for-sale projects on this page start at AED 550,000 (South Garden), AED 900,000 (Boulevard Park) and AED 3,596,000 (Hillside Residences 3), all portal-listed. Wasl publishes no price list, so ask for the current unit schedule rather than working from a headline entry price.
What is the Central Park?
An 82,700 sq m landscaped park at the centre of the masterplan, opened in April 2026 and shared by the surrounding residential clusters. It is the amenity that ties the community together, and the reason the Boulevard Park and South Garden addresses carry a premium over the older Jebel Ali stock.
Which Wasl Gate project should I choose?
South Garden is the lowest entry and the most established cluster, with studios and small apartments. Hillside Residences 3 is the larger family product, with duplexes and twenty layouts. Boulevard Park is the newest and biggest: eight towers, a 710 m retail boulevard and townhouses and penthouses, completing in 2029.
How far is Wasl Gate from Dubai Marina and Downtown?
Wasl publishes twenty minutes to Dubai Marina and twenty-five to Mall of the Emirates. Downtown is further, roughly thirty-five to forty minutes by car depending on traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road, and the metro gives a slower but reliable alternative.
Is Wasl Gate freehold for foreign buyers?
Jebel Ali is a freehold area for foreign buyers in designated developments. Confirm the title structure and registration route with the developer and the Dubai Land Department for the specific unit.
What drives rents at Wasl Gate?
Employment along the Sheikh Zayed Road corridor, Expo City, the port and free zone at Jebel Ali, and the expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport, which is fifteen minutes away and is being built out as Dubai's main airport. That last driver is the largest and the slowest.
What should I check before buying at Wasl Gate?
The escrow and DLD registration, the payment plan in the sale and purchase agreement, the service charge per square foot including the park, whether the retail boulevard is built or planned, the orientation of the unit relative to Sheikh Zayed Road, and recent lets in the same cluster rather than the Jebel Ali average.
Considering Wasl Gate?
Tell us the budget, the unit type and whether you want income or a home. We will send the current unit lists, the service charge estimates, the construction updates for the clusters you shortlist, and the reasoning behind our recommendation — not just the brochure.
Sources. Masterplan size, the Central Park and its 82,700 sq m area and April 2026 opening, drive times, unit types and amenity lists from Wasl’s own Wasl Gate, South Garden, Hillside Residences and Boulevard Park project pages; entry prices, handover dates, payment plans and unit counts from the listing portal’s project records, labelled on each project page. Prices move with each release; nothing here is a valuation or a promise of return.