A Closer Look is The National's show where we take an in-depth look at one of the main stories of the week.
About one year after the success of Expo 2020 Dubai, property investors and home-buyers can make the world's fair site their home.
Everything from apartments, town houses and luxury villas are planned for the sustainable, car free residential area, with a phase one completion date of January 2026.
The National's reporter Ramola Talwar Badam speaks to host Sarah Forster about what we can expect from the upcoming development and why it is different to what we might have seen before.
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Expo City Dubai unveils plan for new homes priced from Dh1.2 million
Buyers and investors snap up off-plan property in Expo City Dubai
Expo City Dubai — in pictures
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Developers say they will bring the former world's fair to life, with direct access to its amenities. -
A view of the apartment district at Expo City. -
An artist's impression of new homes to be built on the edge of the Expo site. All renderings: Expo City Dubai -
A living space in one of the apartment blocks. -
Expo City Dubai features several large apartment blocks on the edge of the existing site. -
Mangrove Residences apartments will sell from Dh1.2 million. -
The apartments are on par with prices in the city, which has seen a property boom since the end of the pandemic. -
A bedroom of an apartment in Mangroves Residences. -
An overview of Expo City with new villas and apartment blocks built around the site.
