District OneMeydan · Nakheel · MBR City
Villas and mansions on a 7 km crystal lagoon in MBR City, sixteen minutes from Downtown.
The community
Seven kilometres of lagoon, facing the skyline.
District One, in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, was built around a crystal lagoon of about 7 km fringed by 14 km of man-made beaches, with the Downtown skyline on the horizon. Its contemporary villas were completed in 2023; Nakheel’s District One West adds 4- to 7-bedroom villas and mansions due in 2027. It is the lagoon community closest to the centre.
- A crystal lagoon of about 7 km with 14 km of beaches
- Business Bay 8 min, Downtown 16 min, DXB 18 min (Nakheel)
- Ready villas, and District One West by Nakheel for 2027
- Developers
- Meydan (District One Villas); Nakheel (District One West)
- The water
- Crystal lagoon of about 7 km, 14 km of man-made beaches (Khaleej Times; Crystal Lagoons)
- Homes
- 4-bed villas from 6,393 sq ft to 7-bed mansions of 22,969 sq ft
- Handover
- District One Villas completed 2023; District One West March 2027, phase 2 Nov 2027
- Prices
- Resale villas from AED 6,000,000 (553 listings); District One West launched from AED 12,781,571 (sold out)
- Rents
- Villas from AED 415,000 a year (382 listings)
- Drive
- Business Bay 8 min · Downtown 16 min · DXB 18 min (Nakheel)
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Sources (7)Facts checked 29 September 2026
- khaleejtimes.com · news/district-one-in-dubai-a-city-within-a-city
- crystal-lagoons.com · proyectos/mbrc-district-1/
- nakheel.com · en/developments/nakheel-collections/district-one
- propertyfinder.ae · en/new-projects/nakheel/district-one-west
- propertyfinder.ae · en/new-projects/district-one/district-one-villas
- propertyfinder.ae · en/buy/dubai/villas-for-sale-mohammed-bin-rashid-city-district-one.html
- propertyfinder.ae · en/rent/dubai/villas-for-rent-mohammed-bin-rashid-city-district-one.html
* Prices are the lowest published in the source named on each community page, on 29 September 2026: the developer’s current starting price for projects still selling, or the lowest asking price on Property Finder for communities sold out at the developer. They are indicative, exclude the 4% Dubai Land Department fee, agency fees and service charges, and are confirmed in writing with each enquiry.
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