Sports City · Danube Properties Development
Located in Sports City. Developer — Danube Properties Development. Architect — HRE Contracting.
Sportz by Danube is a residential complex of several buildings in Sports City, currently under construction.
The developer is Danube Properties Development. The architecture is by HRE Contracting.
The complex holds 1 100 apartments in total. The tallest tower rises 40 storeys.
The database currently holds 1 lot in this project, from 1 350 000 AED.
40 storeys and 1,100 apartments from Danube in Dubai Sports City. The sports theme is stated in the name and backed up by the amenity mix.
Sportz by Danube is a multi-building residential complex in Dubai Sports City. The property passport gives up to 40 storeys and 1,100 apartments, developer Danube Properties, contractor HRE Contracting; confirmed amenities include a pool, gym, sports courts and landscaping.
Danube occupies a clear niche in the Dubai market: the affordable segment, a low entry threshold, long payment plans and large volumes. The company's projects are aimed at the mass-market buyer and a rental scenario, not trophy ownership.
Sports City as a district was built around sports facilities — a stadium, academies, courses. For a residential project with this theme, that's an address-and-concept match that doesn't always happen.
The size of the complex is the main fact for an investor, and it cuts two ways. On one hand, a large project gives a deep market: deals happen constantly, prices are easy to verify, and it's easier to sell than in a boutique building.
On the other hand, when it comes online, a thousand apartments from a single developer at a single address hit the market at once. That's guaranteed pressure on both resale price and the rental rate in the first year after handover.
The practical takeaway: in projects like this, timing matters more than which unit you pick. It pays to enter at launch and to exit not in the first year after handover, but later, once the wave of supply has cleared.
First — the payment schedule quarter by quarter, not as a single formula. Danube's long payment plans are comfortable on paper and demanding midway through the term.
Second — the finishing specification in the contract. In the mass-market segment, the gap between the render and the result is wider than in the premium segment, and only the contract text protects against it.
Third — the actual rental rate in Sports City based on leases, not a calculation. The district is affordable and competitive, and the rate there is set by the volume of supply.
The propsearch property passport (storeys, number of apartments, developer, contractor, district, amenities) and the project's renders from public launch materials.
In 2025 the Dubai Land Department registered 65 sales in Sportz by Danube, at a median price of AED 1 224 145 (AED 1 514 per sq ft). Another 51 have been registered since the start of 2026.
| Year | Sales | Median price | AED/sqft | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | AED 1 224 145 | 1 514 | AED 75.3m |
| 2026, to 10 November | 51 | AED 1 136 800 | 1 596 | AED 55.3m |
Registered sales of all property types; 2026 is a partial year. Medians, not averages; with fewer than 5 sales no price is quoted. Off-plan share of sales over the last 12 months: 100%.
| Type | Annual rent | Contracts | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | AED 40 000 | 3 485 | 8.4% |
| 1-bedroom | AED 56 000 | 3 310 | 7.9% |
| 2-bedroom | AED 80 000 | 1 380 | 7.4% |
| 3-bedroom | AED 108 482 | 96 | 5.7% |
| 4-bedroom | AED 268 000 | 125 | — |
Median Ejari contract (November 2025 — October 2026) across the whole community rather than this building: rents are not published building by building. Gross yield — before service charges, vacancy and fees.
Between November 2024 and October 2026 the median price per sq ft moved from AED 1 448 to AED 1 534 (+5.9%).
Monthly median of registered sales, ready and off-plan together; months with fewer than five sales are left out.
| Date | Unit | Status | Size, sq ft | Price | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/10/2026 | Apartment, 2-bedroom | off-plan | 863 | AED 1 323 000 | 1 534 |
| 15/10/2026 | Apartment, 2-bedroom | off-plan | 840 | AED 1 350 000 | 1 608 |
| 13/10/2026 | Apartment, 1-bedroom | off-plan | 677 | AED 967 000 | 1 428 |
| 12/10/2026 | Apartment, 2-bedroom | off-plan | 840 | AED 1 485 000 | 1 767 |
| 02/10/2026 | Apartment, 2-bedroom | off-plan | 933 | AED 1 390 010 | 1 490 |
| 28/09/2026 | Apartment, 2-bedroom | off-plan | 861 | AED 1 475 000 | 1 712 |
| 28/09/2026 | Apartment, studio | off-plan | 472 | AED 921 000 | 1 951 |
| 22/09/2026 | Apartment, 2-bedroom | off-plan | 444 | AED 660 520 | 1 488 |
| 17/09/2026 | Apartment, 1-bedroom | off-plan | 722 | AED 1 180 000 | 1 635 |
| 17/09/2026 | Apartment, 1-bedroom | off-plan | 722 | AED 1 265 000 | 1 751 |
| 02/09/2026 | Apartment, 2-bedroom | off-plan | 841 | AED 900 000 | 1 070 |
| 25/08/2026 | Apartment, 1-bedroom | off-plan | 722 | AED 1 155 000 | 1 601 |
Buyer, seller and unit number are not part of the Land Department open data.
Source: Dubai Data (calculated from Dubai Land Department open data), data to 10 November 2026.
Danube Properties Development. The architecture is by HRE Contracting.
40 — that is the tallest building of the complex. The complex has 1 100 apartments.
Construction is ongoing; the key-handover date for the unit you choose I check in the contract before you sign.
Dubai Sports City. Dubai Sports City: stadiums, an academy cluster and a golf course, surrounded by some of the cheapest new apartments in the city.
The database currently holds 1 lot in this project, from 1 350 000 AED. The list changes daily — I will send a fresh selection for the building on request.
Swimming pool, Gym, Sports courts, Park and landscaping. The list comes from the project description and covers the whole complex.
What has been written about the building, its developer and Sports City
Dubai is opening 26 new private education institutions for the 2026/27 academic year, including seven schools with 16,846 places: four British-curriculum and three IB. Among them are campuses of Harrow, Rugby School and Queen Elizabeth’s School. Where they are, and why a school decides the district.
Emirates Golf Club, Montgomerie, Dubai Creek, The Els Club, Dubai Hills, Arabian Ranches and Jumeirah Golf Estates: when each opened, who designed it and which communities surround it. A buyer's guide for people choosing the home, not the membership.
In a district of stadiums, academies and a golf course, housing demand comes not from spectators but from the people who train and study here.
A master development built around sports venues and academies. Themed districts age in a specific way, and this one is old enough to show how — which makes it unusually easy to assess.
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