Red Residence, Dubai Sports City
Red Residence has three underground floors for parking, with a valet service, and a marbled reception on the ground floor. Arrive with luggage and you meet the building before you meet the district.
Red Residence is a 20-storey residential building in Dubai Sports City, developed by Middle East Development LLC and completed in November 2015.
- Developer: Middle East Development LLC
- Storeys: 20 above ground
- Completed: November 2015
- Mix: studios and one-bedroom apartments in the recent sales
- Parking: three underground floors, with valet service
Developer
Middle East Development
Storeys
20
Units
321 total
Unit mix
1 and 2-bedroom apartments
Area
Sports City, DubaiLand
Completed
November 2015
On this page
- The building
- Security and services
- Inside the flat
- What is inside the building
- The district
- The first errand
- Getting around
- Arriving by car
- A quiet evening in
- Planning around matches
- Who each flat suits
- Beyond the district
- Food and drink
- A free afternoon
- Schools and nurseries
- Shopping
- What is on this month
- Sport
- The wider housing mix
- What the district feels like
- A week here
- What the register shows
- What owners get from us
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
The building
The building rises 20 floors above ground with three levels below, and it follows Green Building International Standards.
The project was announced in 2004 as a hotel-suite scheme and was later revised into a residential building. That history explains the compact studios.
Security and services
The building is gated, with round-the-clock security and CCTV, and a key-card check at the door. There is a decorated lobby with an intercom, and a concierge on duty all day and night.
Central air-conditioning comes from DEWA. A late-night arrival meets a concierge, not a locked door.
Inside the flat
Every apartment has smart-home technology, a broadband connection and satellite television cabling.
The one-bedroom flats have double-glazed windows and built-in wardrobes. The three-bedrooms give each bedroom an ensuite bathroom, and the master has a walk-in closet, with a powder room by the entrance.
What is inside the building
The building has a health spa and a swimming pool, with a gym, a prayer room and a playground. For a family on a longer stay, the pool and the playground fill many afternoons.
A building with a spa and a pool suits anyone who wants to rest between matches or meetings, and a quiet afternoon by the water can turn the gap between two busy days into a small holiday of its own.
The district
The district was developed on roughly 50 million square feet and designed as a sports-themed community, with a cricket stadium, an indoor arena, a football stadium, a hockey stadium and a golf course.
Canal Residence and Victory Heights are among the residential districts, and Red Residence sits among the apartment buildings.
Canal Residence is five apartment buildings along a long, narrow waterway, built in different architectural styles. Canal Residence West adds apartments in Mediterranean and European styles, and a Venetian one, with canal views and landscaped walking areas.
The first errand
Grandiose and Al Maya are supermarkets inside Dubai Sports City, and Carrefour Hypermarket and Big Value Supermarket are close. A pharmacy and a clinic are never far, since the Saudi German Clinic is inside the community and Dubai Sports City Clinic is also listed.
Getting around
Bus routes serve Dubai Sports City and reach Dubai Internet City metro station, and taxis and ride-hailing apps are available, although route numbers change, so check the current ones before you ride.
The district is car-dependent, and it runs along Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and connects by Hessa Street.
Arriving by car
Parking is straightforward: most visitors to a district like this arrive by car or by taxi from the airport, and if you hire a car the basement matters, since three underground floors hold the parking and a valet service is available.
Several high-speed lifts run from the basement to the floors above. With two cases and a child, that is a short, clear route from the car to the door.
A quiet evening in
Sports City is not a district for late nights, and Red Residence suits that, because the district is safe and friendly and a young family can eat in, swim before bed and sleep early.
A big sofa and a table that seats everyone matter more than any ornament. Every flat has satellite television cabling, so an evening in is easy to fill.
Planning around matches
The streets fill up on match days, and a stay that overlaps a big game feels different, because the cricket stadium, the indoor arena and the golf course all sit inside the community and the streets around them get busy.
If you hate crowds, pick the days with no fixture. If you love sport, pick the days with one.
Who each flat suits
The studios here are compact, and a solo traveller or a couple on a short stay will be happy in one.
The three-bedrooms suit a family or a group, with an ensuite bathroom for each bedroom.
Beyond the district
Motor City is close to Dubai Sports City, and Motor City and Dubai Production City are nearby communities with extra amenities.
The beaches at JBR and Al Sufouh are within reach, so a beach day is a taxi ride.
Residents quoted in 2021 said commuting out of Dubai Sports City had never been an issue.
Food and drink
The district has fewer dining choices than Motor City, with some eateries along the canal. A taxi app covers the rest.
Elite Sports Residence is ten towers of furnished apartments from different developers. Gyms and pools come with them, and so does parking.
A free afternoon
The only park has a children's play area and picnic spots, with pet-friendly zones and a canal promenade, and it is the only park in the area. The Canal Promenade is good for evening walks and cycling.
The Els Club, a golf course designed by Ernie Els, is the community's golf venue, and its clubhouse and open areas are not only for golfers. Fitness First is a well-equipped gym with personal training and group classes.
Schools and nurseries
Victory Heights Primary School has a UK curriculum up to Year 6, and Dwight School Dubai offers American and IB programmes. Renaissance School and The Wonder Years Nursery are also inside the community, so a family with small children has options close by.
Shopping
There is no mall inside Dubai Sports City. City Centre Me'aisem and First Avenue Mall are in neighbouring communities, and Ribbon Mall sits in another, so a mall day means a drive.
What is on this month
The Dubai Fitness Challenge asks residents and visitors to stay active every day, and its tenth edition runs from 31 October to 29 November. If you arrive this month, the pool and the gym make it easy to join in, as does the canal walk.
Sport
The ICC Academy is the only training complex in the world with practice turf of South Asian, English and Australian types. The Claude Harmon Performance Golf Academy is the only Harmon school outside the United States.
Community pools and tennis and basketball courts belong to Victory Heights. Landscaped parks and cycling paths are part of the villa neighbourhood too, along with outdoor gym equipment.
The wider housing mix
Victory Heights alone has over 1,000 villas and townhouses in seven villages. Gallery Villas has 75 villas and townhouses built around the golf course.
The district also holds offices, in Sports City Tower and The Arena Business Center. Someone who works in the area has a short commute.
Samana Golf Views is among the newer apartment projects, with rooftop pools and fitness centres. Other apartment buildings in the district include Olympic Park Towers and Champions Towers.
What the district feels like
The district is safe and friendly. The nights are calm, and the days belong to sport and family outings.
A week here
Arrive on a Monday. Park in the basement and check in with the concierge. On Tuesday you use the pool, and on Wednesday you take a taxi to a match or a lesson.
At the weekend you take a taxi to the beach. By Sunday the pool and the beach have settled the rhythm of the week.
What the register shows
The register labels all of these as sales. Read the table as a snapshot of a handful of deals, not as a price list.
| Unit type | Sales | Dates | Price (AED) | Size (sq m) | AED per sq m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1 | 24 Sep 2026 | 415,000 | 37.92 | 10,944 |
| One-bedroom | 3 | 22 Sep 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 | 580,000 to 630,000 | 70.71 to 73.24 | 8,342 |
AED per sq m is the median where a row has more than one sale.
What owners get from us
If you own here, we look after the whole stay. Royale Stays handles furnishing and photography. We set the pricing and run check-in. We answer guest messages and handle maintenance. Our management fee is from 15% of booking revenue.
Letting a flat here starts with the Department of Economy and Tourism holiday-home permit in your name, which we file.
Sources
Sources: Bayut, Cushman & Wakefield Core, with our reasoning, Cushman & Wakefield Core, Binghatti, Inside Realty, betterhomes, Property Finder, Khaleej Times, Dubai Media Office.
Questions