The Pearl, Culture Village
The Pearl is a residential building in Culture Village, Al Jaddaf, Dubai, developed by Al Shafar Development. Construction began in March 2013 and the project was completed in March 2020. The development comprises 53 units across a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. This guide covers The Pearl's building profile, location and honest Airbnb income potential, with management available from Royale Stays for a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
Al Shafar Development
Units
53
Completed
March 2020
Location
Culture Village, Al Jaddaf
About The Pearl
The Pearl is a residential building in Culture Village, Al Jaddaf, Dubai, developed by Al Shafar Development. Construction began in March 2013 and the project was completed in March 2020. The development comprises 53 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments across eight storeys, with parking for around 75 vehicles. The building's design draws on traditional Emirati architectural elements. The Pearl is a single, standalone freehold residential building in Culture Village and is unrelated to the separate, since-demolished Dubai Pearl project elsewhere in Dubai or to The Pearl-Qatar in Doha, which share only the name.
Developer, storey count, construction dates and completion date confirmed across Propsearch.ae, Famproperties.com and Dubricks.com (the latter's structured project fields state construction started 02 Mar 2013 and anticipated completion 25 Mar 2020, matching Propsearch.ae and Famproperties.com). Total unit count uses the majority figure of 53, agreed by Propsearch.ae, Famproperties.com and Skyloov.com; Dubricks.com states a conflicting 61 units (47 one-bedroom plus 14 two-bedroom), which we could not reconcile against the other three sources and treat as the less reliable outlier, so it is not used as fact.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
The Pearl sits in Culture Village, part of Al Jaddaf, on Dubai Creek. The Dubai Land Department registers the address under 'Al Jadaf,' with the master project listed as 'Jaddaf Waterfront,' so both names describe the same location.
Nearby landmarks include the wider Al Jaddaf district (1.3 km), home to the 80-storey D1 residential tower and the Palazzo Versace hotel; Dubai Festival City (2.1 km); and Healthcare City Phase 2 (2.5 km). Further out, Bur Dubai (3.9 km) is a historic district on the banks of Dubai Creek, Al Kifaf (4.1 km) sits near Zabeel Park and the Dubai Frame, the Dubai International Financial Centre (5.9 km) is Dubai's financial quarter, and Sobha Hartland (6.3 km) is a large mixed-use development in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. For a wider view of the district's short-term rental market, see Royale Stays' guide to Airbnb property management in Dubai.
Nearby-landmark distances are sourced from Propsearch.ae; no second independent source was checked for these specific figures.
Unit Types at The Pearl
The Pearl offers a mix of one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments across its 53 units. Dubai Land Department transaction records directly confirm both unit types are actively bought and sold in the building, with recorded unit sizes ranging from around 583 sq ft for a one-bedroom unit to around 953 sq ft for a two-bedroom unit. One portal describes the building as entirely two-bedroom units, but this is contradicted by the Land Department's own transaction records, which show multiple one-bedroom sales, so this guide does not repeat that claim.
Unit mix is confirmed by two independent sources: Famproperties.com's own description ('53 thoughtfully designed 1- and 2-bedroom apartments') and Propsearch.ae's live Dubai Land Department-linked transaction table, which lists multiple dated 1-bed and 2-bed sale and mortgage records at this building (5 of each in the 10-record sample reviewed directly). Skyloov.com's description of the building as '53 two-bedroom apartments' conflicts with this direct transaction evidence and is treated as the less reliable, single-sourced claim.
Amenities at The Pearl
The Pearl provides secure covered parking for around 75 vehicles, plus building security, central air conditioning and elevator access. Additional lifestyle amenities reported for the building include a sky lounge, a private cinema room, a steam room and concierge services.
Parking capacity (around 75 vehicles) is confirmed by Propsearch.ae and Dubricks.com, though the two sources use closely similar wording, likely drawn from a common syndicated description. Central A/C, security and elevator access are drawn from Dubricks.com's building amenity list, which also includes a number of area-level facilities (schools, hospitals, a mosque) that plausibly describe the surrounding district rather than the building itself and are not repeated here. The sky lounge, cinema, steam room and concierge service claims are single-sourced to Famproperties.com; no second source was found for these specific amenities, disclosed here rather than treated as fully corroborated.
Transportation & Access
Al Jadaf Metro Station, on the Green Line of the Dubai Metro, is around 650 metres from The Pearl. From the building it takes roughly 14 minutes to drive to Dubai Mall, 26 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 24 minutes to Burj Al Arab and 29 minutes to The Walk JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 8 minutes' drive, while Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is roughly 47 minutes' drive.
Metro proximity (approximately 650 m) is sourced from Skyloov.com. Drive-time estimates to landmarks and both airports are sourced from Propsearch.ae's Google Maps-based estimates; no second independent source was found for these specific drive-time figures.
Sale Prices & Rental Data
Dubai Land Department transaction records show active resale activity at The Pearl. Recent recorded sales include a 953 sq ft two-bedroom unit that sold for AED 1,400,000 in November 2025 (about AED 1,470 per sq ft) and a 583 sq ft one-bedroom unit that sold for AED 840,000 in September 2025, with other recent sales in the sample down to AED 703,695. Rental listings for The Pearl are typically seen in the roughly AED 64,000 to AED 88,000 per year range, depending on unit size and configuration.
Sale figures are drawn directly from Propsearch.ae's live Dubai Land Department-linked transaction table (10 individual dated records reviewed directly out of 45 total sale records on the page). Rental range combines a direct listing check on Propertyfinder.ae (active listings around AED 64,000-65,000/year at the time checked) with a separately reported, not independently direct-verified figure of roughly AED 57,000-88,000/year (average AED 79,540/year); presented as a broader range rather than a single average given the two figures were not cross-verified against each other.
Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Al Jaddaf is not currently one of Royale Stays' five core managed areas (Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay), so this guide does not claim a Royale Stays management track record at The Pearl specifically. Al Shafar Development is a private developer rather than a restricted hotel brand, so there is no confirmed policy barrier to running a licensed holiday home in the building.
Every short-term rental in Dubai requires a DTCM/DET holiday home permit. Royale Stays can arrange the permit application and manage the day-to-day operation, including for owners based overseas, for a fee starting from 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications. See Royale Stays' Dubai holiday home permit guide for the current permit process.
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