Dubai Investments Park
I have everything available here. It’s very nicely developed. I rate it among the top few places to live in Dubai. When we moved to DIP, it was the middle of nowhere, but now, Dubai has expanded. My son’s school is in Jumeirah [and] it’s a 30-minute drive. Other than that, I hardly need to leave DIP.”
Abid Ali | Resident
OVERVIEW: Dubai Investments Park (DIP) is a big, sprawling community located off Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road (E311), near the Jebel Ali industrial and port area. There are two main residential areas in DIP: Green Community and Dunes Village.
Green Community was developed by Union Properties, the same firm behind Motor City and Uptown Mirdif. Apartment blocks in Dunes Village are built by different developers. All of the major communities are gated, including Ritaj Residences and the colourful Arabesque-looking Ewan Residences, both in Dunes Village.
Elsewhere, most of the district is made up of workers’ accommodation and warehouses.
Green Community commands far higher rents. True to its name, residents get to enjoy the welcome sight of trees, bushes and grassland before venturing out to work alongside dusty arterial roads.
Abid Ali, a Pakistani resident who runs a business out of DIP, has lived in the Green Community for close to a decade.
“It’s wonderful,” he says. “Any time I need to go home for lunch, it takes me just four minutes. It’s just around the corner.”
DIP’s facilities make the community almost selfcontained, Ali added.
“For weeks and months, I don’t even need to go out of DIP, because I have everything available here. I rate it among the top few places to live in Dubai.”
TRAFFIC PROFILE AND PEAK
TIMINGS: Since the nearby Al Houdh Interchange on Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road (E311) opened in November, DIP residents breathed a sigh of relief. Inside DIP, there are a fair number of heavy vehicles leading to the warehouse districts, but the traffic generally flows smoothly, even during rush hour.
FACILITIES: Fitness fans can take advantage of the Green Community’s Fitness First. An artificial lake in the centre of the community is flanked by cafés and restaurants. There are also two hotels and a block of hotel apartments.
The Green Community is served by three main supermarkets — Choitrams, Carrefour and a Park N’ Shop and there’s an NMC Hospital. Meanwhile, the Dunes Village area has fewer facilities — but the Green Community’s facilities are only a few minutes away.
DIP is served by three schools — the Nibras International School, the Greenfield Community School and a branch of Choueifat.
PARKING: Most buildings come with on-site parking that includes at least one space. Residents do not report any major issues.
TRANSPORT: While far from any metro line, DIP is served by multiple RTA buses. A trip to Mall of the Emirates, for example, will take around one hour.