Suburbia, Downtown Jebel Ali
Suburbia is a completed, Damac-developed multi-building freehold complex in Downtown Jebel Ali, Dubai, comprising two 11-storey residential towers plus a four-storey townhouse block and a podium level, built between April 2010 and 2013. The complex offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments alongside duplex-style townhouse units.
Developer
Damac Properties
Storeys
11 + 11 + 4 (two towers plus townhouses)
Unit Types
Studio, 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, plus townhouses
Area
Downtown Jebel Ali, Dubai
About Suburbia
Suburbia is a completed, freehold multi-building complex in Downtown Jebel Ali, within the Jebel Ali Industrial Area 2 district of Dubai, developed by Damac Properties through its project subsidiary Damac Crown Properties Company Ltd. Construction began in April 2010 and the complex was completed by 2013. The development comprises two 11-storey residential towers, known as Suburbia Tower A (also called Suburbia 1) and Suburbia Tower B (also called Suburbia Tower 2), a four-storey townhouse block, and a podium level containing further residential and commercial units.
Inspired by Moroccan-style architecture, Suburbia’s exterior uses bright colours and geometric patterns across its facades. Alongside standard studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, the complex includes duplex and single-floor townhouse-style residences with private terraces, giving the ambiance of villa living within a freehold apartment complex.
This Suburbia should not be confused with a separate, unrelated project also called Suburbia in Badrah, Dubai Waterfront, also developed by Damac Properties but completed in December 2020 with two 17-storey towers and around 300 units. The two projects share a developer and a name but are different buildings in different communities, completed seven years apart.
Developer, storey count, construction timeline, unit mix and building layout are each confirmed by at least two independent sources: propsearch.ae's Dubai Land Department-sourced building guide, dubricks.com's developer/master-plan records, bayut.com's Suburbia Tower 1 Building Guide, and damacproperties.com's own Suburbia project page. A minor variance exists in the exact 2013 completion month across sources (a benign rounding/marketing difference, not a factual conflict, since all sources agree on a 2013 completion year). The Badrah, Dubai Waterfront sister project is independently confirmed via zeuscapital.ae and nuroa.ae. Full source-by-source breakdown: this brief's item 3 and item 4.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Suburbia sits in Downtown Jebel Ali, within the Jebel Ali Industrial Area 2 district of Dubai, close to Sheikh Zayed Road. Downtown Jebel Ali is also home to another Royale Stays Building Guide, Aura by Azizi.
Nearby attractions include Expo City Dubai (6.4km) and Switch Bowling (9.0km), with Expo Park (5.6km), the Expo Water Feature (6.4km) and Jubilee Park (6.5km) among the closest green spaces. Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa is around 6.7km away. Neighbouring communities include Al Furjan (8.1km), Green Community in Dubai Investments Park (around 8.2-8.9km) and Jumeirah Park (11.1km).
Suburbia does not yet have a school directly on its doorstep. The closest is Greenfield International School (British curriculum, IB) around 6.5km away in Dubai Investments Park, followed by Durham School Dubai and Dove Green Private School, both around 7.4km away, and The Arbor School in Al Furjan, around 7.7km away.
Unit Types at Suburbia
Suburbia offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across its two 11-storey towers and podium level, plus duplex and single-floor townhouse-style residences in the four-storey Suburbia Townhouses block. One-bedroom apartments in Suburbia Tower 1 run to around 800 sq ft, two-bedroom apartments to around 1,100 sq ft, and three-bedroom apartments range from roughly 1,400 to 1,600 sq ft, based on the developer’s published unit specifications for that tower.
Dubai Land Department transaction records show a wider range in practice: recorded one-bedroom sales from around 722 to 1,021 sq ft, two-bedroom sales from around 1,123 to 1,615 sq ft, and three-bedroom sales around 1,608 sq ft. Wider market data covering the whole complex, including its podium-level commercial and residential mix, shows unit sizes spanning roughly 294 sq ft studios up to larger four-bedroom and commercial units near 3,824 sq ft.
Amenities at Suburbia
Suburbia residents have access to swimming pools, a fitness centre, landscaped gardens and a dedicated kids’ play area. The complex also includes retail outlets and dining options at ground level.
Building-wide services include 24-hour security and concierge, high-speed lifts, on-site parking, with four podium floors dedicated to parking in Suburbia Tower 1 and one covered space per apartment, and a dedicated maintenance team. Suburbia Tower 1 also includes a sauna, steam room and jogging track, and is a pet-friendly building.
Transportation & Access
By car, Suburbia is roughly 25 minutes from The Dubai Mall, about 17 minutes from Palm Jumeirah, around 23 minutes from Burj Al Arab, and about 18 minutes from The Walk at JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 34 minutes away, while Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is roughly 27 minutes away, reflecting the building’s location toward the southwestern end of the city.
By car, the nearest metro stations are Danube Metro Station (around 6 minutes), Energy Metro Station (around 7 minutes), Ibn Battuta Mall Metro Station (around 9 minutes) and UAE Metro Station (around 15 minutes). These drive times are Google Maps estimates under typical traffic conditions, sourced from the building’s own propsearch.ae and bayut.com guides, and can vary with time of day.
Sale Prices at Suburbia
Dubai Land Department sale transactions at Suburbia in mid-2026 range from around AED 550,000 for a one-bedroom apartment near 722 sq ft up to around AED 1,105,000 for a three-bedroom apartment near 1,608 sq ft, at prices in the region of AED 637 to AED 793 per square foot depending on the unit and building within the complex.
Two-bedroom apartments have recently sold for between around AED 890,000 and AED 1,080,000, at roughly AED 669 to AED 793 per square foot. Across the wider complex, including its podium-level and commercial mix, one independent market tracker puts the overall median sale price closer to AED 1,180 per square foot on a smaller sample of higher-value units; the Dubai Land Department’s own recorded sale transactions above are the more representative gauge for typical studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Live listings on Bayut, Property Finder or Dubizzle are the best source for current asking prices, since these can move between the Land Department’s last recorded transaction and today.
Airbnb & Rental Income Potential at Suburbia
Royale Stays currently manages Airbnb-style short-term rental portfolios in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay, plus villa management in Mag City and DAMAC Hills and DAMAC Hills 2. Downtown Jebel Ali, where Suburbia is located, is outside that current coverage, so this guide does not present Suburbia as an active Royale Stays short-term-rental opportunity.
For context only, Dubricks.com describes Downtown Jebel Ali as offering strong rental yield and capital appreciation potential given its connectivity to Sheikh Zayed Road, the Jebel Ali Free Zone and Al Maktoum International Airport. That description comes from a third party’s own marketing material, not from Royale Stays’ own managed portfolio, and should be treated as a starting point for further research rather than a guaranteed return.
Any owner considering Airbnb-style or other short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at Suburbia, needs its own Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism holiday-home permit and the relevant building or owners’ association approval. Suburbia is a Damac-developed residential complex, not a Vida-branded hotel building, the sole confirmed short-term-letting prohibition, so permit eligibility is not blocked on developer grounds alone, but it is never assumed from unit type or area alone.
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