Hayat by Dubai South

Hayat by Dubai South is a collection of three, four and five bedroom townhouses, semi attached and standalone villas by Dubai South Properties, in the Golf District at Madinat Al Mataar. The masterplan runs to 10 million square feet and holds around 2,500 residences in total, including mansions, apartments and hotel apartments alongside the townhouses, in layouts from one to five bedrooms.

Prices at Hayat start from AED 3.6 million, which is approximately USD 980,000 at the fixed dirham peg of 3.6725. Dubai South publishes townhouse sizes from 3,217 to 4,953 square feet and a handover of Q3 2028. Seven separate phases are registered with the Dubai Land Department under this masterplan, holding 902 villas between them, every one with a confirmed regulator controlled escrow account.

Property Details

• Developer. Dubai South Properties DWC LLC
• Community. Hayat, Golf District, Madinat Al Mataar, Dubai South
• Unit mix. Three, four and five bedroom townhouses in the current release, with semi attached villas, standalone villas, mansions, apartments and hotel apartments across the wider masterplan
• Unit sizes. 3,217 to 4,953 square feet, per Dubai South
• Starting price. AED 3.6 million, around USD 980,000 at the 3.6725 peg
• Masterplan size. 10 million square feet, around 2,500 residences
• Registered villas. 902 across seven phases, per the Dubai Land Department project register
• Handover. Q3 2028 per Dubai South, with registered completions running from May 2028 to March 2029 by phase
• Escrow account. Present and confirmed on all seven phases
• Project status. Active on the DLD register, off plan

The Seven Registered Phases at Hayat

Dubai South markets Hayat as one community with a single Q3 2028 handover. The Dubai Land Department registers it as seven separate escrow backed phases, and the filed dates do not all land in Q3 2028. This is the detail that decides when you actually get keys, and it is public.

Read that table before you choose a unit. Phases 2, 3, 4 and 5 carry filed completions between May and July 2028, which is consistent with the Q3 2028 handover Dubai South publishes. Phases 1, 6 and 7 are filed for 30 March 2029, roughly nine months later. Hayat 1 being later than Hayat 2 is counterintuitive and it is exactly the kind of thing a sales floor will not volunteer.

If your purchase is timed against a rental start, a school year or the end of a lease elsewhere, ask which registered phase your unit sits in. We will check the register entry for the specific phase before you sign.

Hayat by Dubai South Payment Plan

Dubai South publishes the payment structure openly, so we can print it rather than promise it.

• 10 per cent down payment on booking
• 4 per cent Dubai Land Department registration fee, plus AED 5,000 admin fee
• 55 per cent during construction, in instalments
• 25 per cent at handover
• 10 per cent post handover, over 12 months in two instalments

On an AED 3.6 million three bedroom townhouse that is AED 360,000 on booking plus AED 144,000 in DLD fees and AED 5,000 admin, so around AED 509,000 to get in. The 4 per cent DLD fee is a real cost that marketing material often leaves out of the headline, and we would rather you see it in the first paragraph than at the counter.

You will see other payment structures quoted for Hayat by third party sites, including a 5 per cent down payment with a 2 per cent DLD waiver. Promotional structures do exist and they change. The plan above is what Dubai South publishes on its own site at the time of writing. Ask us what is actually live on the day you buy and we will send the developer’s current document.

If you are weighing off plan against ready stock, one figure is worth knowing first. On the August 2026 Dubai register, off plan sold at a 33.1 per cent premium per square foot over identical ready homes in the same community and the same bedroom count. The commonly quoted premium is around 21 per cent, and that number understates it because it compares different locations. Our full working is published in the matched off plan premium report.

Features & Amenities

Dubai South builds Hayat around wellness and landscape rather than around a single clubhouse.

• Shared pools and landscaped gardens for every townhouse enclave
• Lush community parks and shaded walking trails
• Family play zones and outdoor recreation areas
• Fitness and wellness facilities
• A retail boulevard with cafes, shops and daily essentials
• Dedicated relaxation and gathering zones
• Lagoons and a community lake within the wider masterplan

The individual homes carry private gardens, rooftop terraces, maid’s rooms and dedicated parking, in middle and edge unit configurations. Edge units command a premium for the extra frontage and are worth asking about specifically, because they are finite in every enclave.

Location & Connectivity

Hayat sits in the Golf District of Dubai South, at Madinat Al Mataar, with direct access to Emirates Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and a short drive to Al Maktoum International Airport. Jebel Ali Free Zone and the Dubai South Free Zone are both close.

The reason this address matters more than its distance from Downtown suggests is transaction volume. In August 2026, Madinat Al Mataar registered 1,727 apartment sales, more than Downtown Dubai, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Hills Estate and Business Bay combined. This is not a speculative corridor waiting for demand. It is currently the highest volume residential registration area in Dubai, and Hayat sits inside it.

Median pricing here reflects that. Our August 2026 analysis put Dubai South at around AED 1,233 per square foot and the Madinat Al Mataar airport district at AED 1,759, against AED 2,705 in Downtown Dubai and AED 2,717 on Palm Jumeirah. Those are apartment figures rather than villa figures, so treat them as an indication of the area’s price level rather than a direct comparison to a Hayat townhouse.

Hayat by Dubai South Handover Date

Dubai South publishes Q3 2028 for the current townhouse release. The Dubai Land Department register carries filed completions of 31 May 2028 for Hayat 2, 30 May 2028 for Hayat 3, 31 July 2028 for Hayat 4 and 30 July 2028 for Hayat 5, all consistent with that. Hayat 1, 6 and 7 are filed for 30 March 2029.

So the honest answer to when Hayat hands over is that it depends which phase your unit is in, and the spread is about nine months. A registered completion date is a schedule rather than a guarantee in any case. We track the register monthly and we will tell you if a filed date moves on any phase.

Hayat by Dubai South Floor Plans

Dubai South publishes unit sizes of 3,217 to 4,953 square feet across the three, four and five bedroom townhouses, in middle unit and edge unit configurations, with a five bedroom Type A and Type A1. Full dimensioned floor plans are issued by the developer to registered buyers rather than published openly.

Request the floor plan pack for the bedroom count and unit position you are considering and we will send what Dubai South has released, with plot, garden and built up areas stated exactly as the developer states them. We will not send you a redrawn plan from a portal.

Why Invest in Hayat by Dubai South

The location is where Dubai is actually transacting. Madinat Al Mataar registered more apartment sales in August 2026 than the five best known communities in Dubai combined. Volume like that is a liquidity argument, and liquidity is what you rely on when you come to sell.

The payment plan is published, and so is the fee. 10 per cent down, 55 per cent across construction, 25 per cent at handover and 10 per cent post handover over a year. Dubai South also states the 4 per cent DLD fee and the AED 5,000 admin fee openly, which not every developer does.

The escrow position is confirmed on every phase. All seven registered phases hold a regulator controlled escrow account recorded with the Dubai Land Department. Under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, buyer payments into a registered escrow are released against verified construction progress, and Article 9 places those funds beyond the reach of the developer’s other creditors.

The developer is the master developer of the district. Dubai South Properties is the property arm of the entity that owns and plans the whole 10 million square foot Golf District and the wider Dubai South masterplan. That alignment between master developer and project developer removes a category of infrastructure risk that a third party plot inside someone else’s masterplan carries.

Supply context, stated honestly. Around 2,500 residences in this masterplan and 902 registered villas across the seven phases is a large volume, and the surrounding airport district is absorbing more than anywhere else in Dubai. That cuts both ways. It means deep demand and it means real competition at resale. Treat the rental yield case as the primary one.

FAQs About Hayat by Dubai South

What is the starting price at Hayat by Dubai South?
AED 3.6 million, per Dubai South’s published figure. At the fixed peg of 3.6725 that is approximately USD 980,000.

What unit types are available at Hayat?
Three, four and five bedroom townhouses in the current release, in middle and edge unit configurations, sized 3,217 to 4,953 square feet. The wider masterplan also holds semi attached and standalone villas, mansions, apartments and hotel apartments.

What is the payment plan at Hayat by Dubai South?
10 per cent on booking, 4 per cent DLD fee plus AED 5,000 admin, 55 per cent during construction, 25 per cent at handover and 10 per cent post handover over 12 months in two instalments. That is Dubai South’s own published structure.

When is handover at Hayat by Dubai South?
Dubai South publishes Q3 2028. The Dubai Land Department register shows May to July 2028 for phases 2 to 5 and 30 March 2029 for phases 1, 6 and 7. Ask which phase your unit sits in.

Does Hayat have an escrow account?
Yes. A regulator controlled escrow account is confirmed on the Dubai Land Department register for all seven phases.

How many homes are there at Hayat?
Dubai South states around 2,500 residences across the masterplan. The Dubai Land Department register records 902 villas across the seven registered phases.

How large is the Hayat masterplan?
10 million square feet in the Golf District at Dubai South.

Can a foreign national buy at Hayat by Dubai South?
Yes. Dubai South sits in a designated freehold area, which means non UAE nationals can hold permanent, transferable ownership with inheritance rights.

Contact Cresco Real Estate Today

We are a RERA licensed brokerage, ORN 34288. We will send you Dubai South’s own floor plans and the current payment schedule for Hayat, the registered escrow and completion status for the specific phase you are looking at, and recent registered comparables across Madinat Al Mataar and Dubai South so you can see what has actually transacted rather than what is being asked.

If you are buying from the United States, we publish research specifically for cross border buyers, including what Dubai actually costs by price band in US dollars.

Figures on this page are drawn from Dubai South’s published project material and the Dubai Land Department project register as at September 2026. Registered completion dates are schedules filed with the regulator and are not guarantees of handover. Payment plan terms and promotional offers are set by the developer and can change. This page is marketing information and is not investment advice.