Arena Apartments, Dubai Sports City
Arena Apartments is a 12-storey residential building in Sports City, DubaiLand, Dubai, developed by Green Desert Ventures Inc. The building holds 110 units, a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, and was completed in 2015. Royale Stays manages the setup, pricing and guest side of listing a home here for a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
Green Desert Ventures Inc
Storeys
12
Unit mix
Studio, 1 & 2-bed
Units
110 total
Area
Sports City, DubaiLand
Completed
Complete (2015)
About Arena Apartments
Arena Apartments is a 12-storey residential building in Sports City, DubaiLand, Dubai. It was developed by Green Desert Ventures Inc, with construction running from around March 2008 to April 2015. The building holds 110 units in total, a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments.
Arena Apartments is popularly known locally as Arena Tower. Dubai Land Department records show an active resale and financing market at the building, with 50 sale transaction records on file as of the most recent update.
Propsearch.ae identifies the developer as Green Desert Ventures Inc, a company registered with the Dubai Land Department as Developer No. 24 since August 2007 and with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce (No. 173334), with Arena Apartments listed as its sole Dubai project. Bayut.com's separate building guide names a different developer, Bollineni Developers, and this could not be independently reconciled against a third source at the time of writing. This page uses the Dubai Land Department registered developer name. Both sources independently agree on 12 storeys and 110 units, with no disagreement on either figure. Bayut.com additionally notes the building is popularly called Arena Tower.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Arena Apartments sits in the Al Hebiah Fourth district of Sports City, DubaiLand, close to the Els Golf Club and Victory Heights. For a wider view of how Airbnb management works across Dubai's different neighbourhoods, see Royale Stays' full guide to Airbnb property management in Dubai, or its dedicated Airbnb management in Dubai Sports City page.
The Els Golf Club is about 0.8 km away, and Victory Heights, a villa community built around the Ernie Els golf course, sits around 1.1 km from the building. Dubai Miracle Garden is roughly 3.5 km away, and the Dubai International Stadium is about a 6-minute drive.
Royale Stays has separately covered two of Arena Apartments' closest neighbouring buildings: Ice Hockey Tower, named directly by Bayut's own building guide as a nearby building, and The Matrix, cited by Propsearch.ae as the location of a nearby pharmacy about 0.2 km away.
Nearby landmark distances and drive times are sourced from Propsearch.ae. Bayut.com's building guide independently names Ice Hockey Tower, Royal Residence and UniEstate Sports Tower as Arena Apartments' nearest neighbouring buildings; of these, Royale Stays currently covers Ice Hockey Tower separately. Propsearch.ae's own nearby-amenities section additionally places Arena Apartments within 0.1 to 0.4 km of the Canal Residence West Arabian, European and Venetian buildings and The Matrix (cited there as the locations of nearby supermarkets, pharmacies and restaurants), all of which Royale Stays also covers separately.
Unit Types at Arena Apartments
Arena Apartments comprises studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Bayut.com's building guide gives studio units from around 576 to 608 sq ft and one-bedroom apartments from about 947 sq ft, with two-bedroom units ranging from roughly 1,022 to 2,755 sq ft. Dubai Land Department transaction records confirm sizes within or close to these ranges: studios at 580 to 609 sq ft, a one-bedroom unit at 948 to 1,024 sq ft, and two-bedroom units at 1,675 sq ft.
Unit type and size ranges are drawn from Bayut.com's building guide; Dubai Land Department transaction sizes via Propsearch.ae fall within or close to those ranges. Both sources independently confirm the studio, one- and two-bedroom mix, and Propsearch.ae's own Dubai Land Department transaction data further confirms all three unit types via genuine recorded sales at the building.
Amenities at Arena Apartments
Arena Apartments' shared amenities include a swimming pool, a gymnasium, a Jacuzzi sauna and steam room, a children's nursery or play area, and communal gardens. The building also offers 24-hour security with CCTV, high-speed elevators, covered parking, backup generators and a firefighting system, and pets are allowed.
Core amenities (swimming pool, gymnasium and a children's facility) are confirmed by both Propsearch.ae and Bayut.com, though described slightly differently (a children's nursery per Propsearch.ae, a kids' play area per Bayut.com). Propsearch.ae additionally lists a Jacuzzi sauna and steam room and communal gardens; Bayut.com additionally lists 24-hour security with CCTV, high-speed elevators, covered parking, backup generators, a firefighting system and a pet-friendly policy, none of which are independently confirmed by the other source.
Transportation & Access
Arena Apartments has no metro station of its own, so a car is effectively essential for residents, as is typical across Sports City. The nearest metro stations, Al Furjan, Discovery Gardens and DMCC, are all roughly 14 to 15 minutes away, and several bus stops sit within a 1 to 2 minute walk of the building. By car it takes roughly 22 minutes to Dubai Mall, 16 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 19 minutes to Burj Al Arab and 20 minutes to The Walk at JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is around 27 minutes away by car, and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is roughly 28 minutes away.
Drive times are sourced from Propsearch.ae, calculated via Google Maps under typical traffic conditions. Metro and bus stop distances are sourced from Bayut.com's building guide; actual travel times will vary.
Arena Apartments Price Trends
Dubai Land Department genuine sale transactions recorded through 2026 show studio units at Arena Apartments selling between AED 560,000 and AED 570,000 (580 to 609 sq ft), and a one-bedroom unit at AED 920,000 (1,024 sq ft). The most recent recorded genuine sale, in July 2026, closed at AED 570,000 for the 609 sq ft studio.
Figures above include only genuine Sale-type Dubai Land Department transactions and exclude Mortgage Registration, Grant and Lease-to-Own Registration records, which reflect financing, gift transfers or rent-to-own arrangements rather than open-market sale prices. Of the 10 most recent transaction records visible via Propsearch.ae, 3 were genuine Sale-type (used above) and 7 were Grant, Mortgage Registration or Lease-to-Own Registration and are excluded: a studio Grant at AED 580,055, a studio Mortgage Registration at AED 448,000, two 1-bed Lease-to-Own Registration records at AED 562,000 and AED 750,000, a 1-bed Grant at AED 774,581, a 2-bed Grant at AED 1,361,435, and a 2-bed Mortgage Registration at AED 1,200,000. No genuine Sale-type record for a two-bedroom unit was visible in this sample, so a two-bedroom price is not quoted here. A reference price of around AED 570,000 was checked against the live Dubai Land Department transaction feed and traces to a genuine 28 July 2026 Sale-type transaction on the 609 sq ft studio above, not a financing or gift record, so it is used as-is. Owners weighing a purchase here can model likely returns with Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator.
Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Arena Apartments is a completed, standard freehold residential building. Dubai Land Department records classify units here as Residential, Flat, not a hotel branded or serviced apartment property, so the usual owner direct DTCM holiday home permit route applies to any unit here. The building's developer is not a restricted hotel brand, so Royale Stays has no confirmed prohibition or restriction on short-term letting at this building.
Arena Apartments sits outside Royale Stays' current core management areas of Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay, so no property specific earnings figure is quoted here. The building's proximity to the Els Golf Club, Victory Heights and Dubai Sports City's stadium venues, along with its pool, gym and sauna amenities, are the kind of practical draws that can appeal to guests visiting for golf or sporting events. Royale Stays' Airbnb management services, furnishing, photography, dynamic pricing, guest communications, check-in and maintenance coordination, are available from a management fee starting at 15%. Owners can submit their property for a free assessment.
Royale Stays has no current partnership, affiliation, or commercial relationship with the developer of Arena Apartments. This page is an independent building guide for owners and investors researching the project.
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