Marquis has opened expressions of interest on Marquis Aura, a 220 apartment building with retail on the ground floor in Dubai South. The developer places it next to the metro station, and it is priced below Marquis Horizon, the same developer's previous building in the same district.
Below: every price and unit size from the developer's own fact sheet, the price per foot against Horizon's registered sales, what is and is not confirmed about the metro, and what to ask before you pay an EOI.
Marquis Aura at a glance
- Developer: Marquis Home Developer, part of Marquis Developers.
- Location: Dubai South Boulevard Street, Dubai South Residential District. The developer describes it as next to the metro station.
- Building: two basements, a retail ground floor, nine residential floors and a roof. Plot about 55,000 sq ft, built-up area about 400,000 sq ft.
- Apartments: 220. That is 52 studios, 58 one bedrooms, 85 two bedrooms, 22 two bedrooms with a maid's room and 3 three bedrooms with a store.
- Prices: studios from Dh660,000, one bedrooms from Dh975,000, two bedrooms from Dh1.372M.
- EOI: Dh25,000 to Dh50,000 depending on the unit type.
- Handover: June 2029.
- Tenure: freehold, open to all nationalities.
- Amenities: about 46,000 sq ft across the ground floor, first floor and roof.
Marquis Aura price list, unit by unit
These are the starting prices in the fact sheet. I price per foot on the smallest size of each type, because a starting price normally belongs to the smallest unit, and that gives the more cautious figure.
| Type | Starting price | In USD | In EUR | From | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Dh660,000 | $179,700 | €160,600 | 431 sq ft | Dh1,531 |
| 1 bedroom | Dh975,000 | $265,500 | €237,300 | 731 sq ft | Dh1,334 |
| 2 bedroom | Dh1,372,000 | $373,600 | €333,900 | 977 sq ft | Dh1,404 |
| 2 bedroom + maid's | on request | 1,429 sq ft | |||
| 3 bedroom + store | on request | 2,500 sq ft |
On average sizes the studio works out at Dh1,463 a foot, the one bedroom Dh1,265 and the two bedroom Dh1,175. Add the 4% Dubai Land Department fee on booking: Dh26,400 on a studio, Dh39,000 on a one bedroom.
Floor plans and unit sizes
| Type | Units | Share | From | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 52 | 24% | 431 sq ft | 451 sq ft |
| 1 bedroom | 58 | 26% | 731 sq ft | 771 sq ft |
| 2 bedroom | 85 | 39% | 977 sq ft | 1,168 sq ft |
| 2 bedroom + maid's | 22 | 10% | 1,429 sq ft | |
| 3 bedroom + store | 3 | 1% | 2,500 sq ft |
Half the building is two bedrooms. That mix is aimed at families and at people working at the airport and in the Dubai South free zone, not only at studio investors. There are just three three bedrooms; if you want one, move on the first day of the EOI.
The fact sheet does not include individual floor plans yet. Marquis normally releases them with the price list at the formal launch. If you want the plan for a specific unit, ask me and I will send it as soon as it is out.
Marquis Aura vs Marquis Horizon: price per square foot
Marquis Horizon is the developer's previous building in the Dubai South Residential District: eleven storeys, about 175 one and two bedrooms, priced from Dh1.1M on Marquis's own site, handover Q3 2028. The developer's stock is sold out and 50 sales are registered with the DLD.
In Horizon's ten most recent sales, from 26 August to 23 September 2026, one bedrooms sold for Dh1.18M to Dh1.33M, about Dh1,650 a foot on average. Two bedrooms averaged about Dh1,490 a foot.
| Measure | Marquis Aura | Marquis Horizon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom price | from Dh975,000 | from Dh1.1M; recent sales Dh1.18M to Dh1.33M |
| 1 bedroom, per sq ft | Dh1,334 | about Dh1,650 |
| 2 bedroom, per sq ft | Dh1,404 | about Dh1,490 |
| Studios | yes, from Dh660,000 | none |
| Apartments | 220 | about 175 |
| Handover | June 2029 | Q3 2028 |
An Aura one bedroom of similar size costs at least Dh200,000 less than the cheapest Horizon one bedroom sold in the last few weeks. Per foot it is about 19% cheaper. On two bedrooms the gap is about 6%. Marquis told me Aura was priced better than Horizon; the registered sales confirm it.
The trade is time. Aura completes about nine months after Horizon. For that wait you get a lower entry and a studio option Horizon never had.
The metro station next to Marquis Aura
The fact sheet gives the address as Dubai South Boulevard Street, "next to the metro station". That is what makes Aura strategic: if the station is built where the developer says, the building sits right beside it, and tenants and future buyers pay for that access.
Be exact about what exists today. No metro line runs into the Dubai South Residential District yet. The nearest operating station is Expo 2020, on the Route 2020 branch of the Red Line, about 7 km in a straight line from the plot. The RTA has two projects aimed at Al Maktoum International: an extension of Route 2020 from Expo 2020 toward the airport, whose design tender went out in January 2026, and a 55 km Airport Express line between Dubai's two airports, on which six consultancy groups bid in August 2026. Neither has a published station list or opening date.
Ask Marquis, in writing, for the station's name, the line it sits on and the RTA document that fixes its location. If the location is fixed, buying before the line is built is where most of the metro premium goes to the buyer.
Is Marquis Aura a good investment?
In Is Dubai South a good investment? I argued that at the Dh1,613 average, most of Dubai South's future is already in the price. An Aura one bedroom at Dh1,334 a foot is about 17% below that average, and that difference changes the answer.
I ran the same model with only the purchase price changed: a 60/40 plan, keys at the end of year three, 4% DLD, Dubai South's average rent growing 2% a year, and 2% agency on the sale. Over 12 years, if the district gets halfway to Creek Harbour's price (Dh2,100), the yearly return is 5.1% at the average price and 7.3% at Aura's. If it reaches Creek Harbour's price today, 7.0% and 9.3%. Even if your unit only catches up with today's area average, you earn about 5.1% a year, level with a 5% bank deposit.
In plain terms: at Aura's price the airport and the metro stop being the condition for making money and become the upside. The full analysis is in Off-plan entry price in Dubai South and DLRC.
Rental yield and service charge
Dubai South rents averaged about Dh74 a sq ft a year over the last twelve months. On the smallest size of each type that is about Dh31,900 for a studio, Dh54,100 for a one bedroom and Dh72,300 for a two bedroom: gross yields of about 4.8%, 5.5% and 5.3% on the starting prices.
Marquis has not published a service charge. At Dh12 a sq ft, with 5% for vacancy and management, the net yield is about 3.8% on the studio, 4.4% on the one bedroom and 4.2% on the two bedroom. Those figures use the district average; a new building with a pool and gym should let above it, more so if the station opens. Rent starts after handover in June 2029.
Marquis Aura amenities, in full
Marquis lists about 46,000 sq ft of amenities.
- Ground floor: designated lobby, drop off area, business lounge, conference room, panoramic pocket seating, visitor parking, an infinity waterfall and gallery steps.
- First floor: gym, infinity pool, multipurpose room, cinema room, massage room, steam room, showers and changing rooms, open seating lounge.
- Roof: yoga area, barbecue area, kids' play area, table tennis, half basketball court, multi court and padel, open lounge.
- 5th and 8th floors: open leisure seating.
- General: two basement levels of shaded parking, four passenger lifts and one service lift.
EOI, handover date and payment plan
The EOI is Dh25,000 to Dh50,000 depending on the unit type, and completion is June 2029. The fact sheet does not state a payment plan yet; that normally comes with the formal launch, so treat any plan quoted on broker sites as unconfirmed until Marquis publishes it. For reference, Horizon offered two plans: 20% down, eight quarterly payments of 5% and 40% on completion, and a plan that pushed part of the price into the two years after handover.
An EOI puts you in the queue to choose a unit before the formal launch. Get three answers in writing: whether the deposit comes back if you do not get the unit you want, and how fast; how the order of selection is decided; and whether the price you lock is the fact sheet price or the launch day price.
Location: Dubai South Residential District
The Dubai South Residential District sits north east of Al Maktoum International, with access to Emirates Road (E611) and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311). The developer's map pin is about 6 km in a straight line from the airport and about 7 km from Expo 2020 metro station. The fact sheet map marks these destinations around the project: Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai Marina, Burj Khalifa, Dubai International Airport, World Trade Centre, Dubai Safari Park, Dubai Cricket Stadium, Al Maktoum International Airport, Global Village, Expo 2020, Dubai Parks and Resorts and Meydan Racecourse.
Al Maktoum International is due to reach 150 million passengers of capacity in phase one by 2032, when Dubai plans to move its airport operations there. A building next to a metro station in this district, if the station is built, will be one of the easiest places to live for people working at the airport and in the free zone.
Marquis Developers track record
Marquis builds standalone residential buildings rather than villa communities. It has delivered 2020 Marquis and Marquis Signature in Arjan, where Gulf News reported the handover of 91 Marquis Signature units. Marquis One in Arjan, 22 storeys and about 500 homes, is its seventh project, and Horizon's 50 registered sales show the demand it already has in Dubai South. Check the project number and escrow account in the Dubai REST app before paying.
What I would check before submitting an EOI
- The station's name, its line and the document that fixes its location. Without that, treat "next to the metro" as a possibility, not a feature.
- The payment plan, and whether each plan carries a different price.
- The prices of the 2 bedroom + maid's and the 3 bedroom, not yet published.
- The conditions for getting the EOI back if you do not get your unit.
- The exact size of the unit you choose, since starting prices belong to the smallest units.
- The service charge estimate. It is not published, and it moves your net yield more than anything else.
My take
Marquis Aura is for the investor who believes in Dubai South but does not want to pay the average for that belief. The one bedroom is the clearest buy: about 19% below what the same developer's last building is selling for, and 17% below the district's off-plan average. The two bedroom suits a family working at the airport or in the free zone, and the studio is the cheapest way into the building. If the station is confirmed, Aura has both advantages at once: price and access.
If you want the live price list, the units still available or the EOI form, message me. At EOI stage the better units are chosen first.
Sources: prices, sizes, unit mix and amenities from the official Marquis Aura fact sheet; Marquis Horizon sales from DLD data via Propsearch and Marquis Developers' website; Dubai South average price and rent from Bayut TruView; metro plans from The National; airport timetable from Dubai Airports; the return model is my own.
Frequently asked questions
Marquis Aura is a retail and residential building of 220 apartments by Marquis Home Developer, part of Marquis Developers: two basements, a ground floor, nine floors and a roof, on a plot of about 55,000 sq ft with about 400,000 sq ft built up. The developer gives the address as Dubai South Boulevard Street in the Dubai South Residential District, next to the metro station.
Studios start at Dh660,000 (from 431 sq ft), one bedrooms at Dh975,000 (from 731 sq ft) and two bedrooms at Dh1,372,000 (from 977 sq ft). That is about Dh1,531, Dh1,334 and Dh1,404 a square foot on the smallest unit of each type. The two bedrooms with a maid's room (1,429 sq ft) and the 3 bedrooms with a store (2,500 sq ft) are priced on request. Add the 4% DLD fee on booking.
52 studios from 431 sq ft (451 on average), 58 one bedrooms from 731 sq ft (771 average), 85 two bedrooms from 977 sq ft (1,168 average), 22 two bedrooms with a maid's room at 1,429 sq ft and 3 three bedrooms with a store at 2,500 sq ft. Two bedrooms make up about half the building. Individual floor plans are normally released with the price list at the formal launch.
An Aura one bedroom costs about Dh1,334 a square foot on its smallest size. Marquis Horizon one bedrooms sold for about Dh1,650 on average in the ten latest DLD registrations, 26 August to 23 September 2026, so Aura is about 19% lower. On two bedrooms the gap is about 6% (Dh1,404 against about Dh1,490). Horizon starts at Dh1.1M, has no studios, about 175 apartments and a Q3 2028 handover; Aura completes in June 2029.
The EOI is Dh25,000 to Dh50,000 depending on the unit type, and completion is June 2029. The fact sheet does not state a payment plan yet; it normally comes with the formal launch, so treat any plan quoted on broker sites as unconfirmed until Marquis publishes it.
The developer's fact sheet says it is next to the metro station but does not name it. No metro line runs into the Dubai South Residential District today; the nearest operating station is Expo 2020, about 7 km away in a straight line. The RTA is designing a Route 2020 extension toward Al Maktoum International (tender January 2026) and a 55 km Airport Express line (design bids August 2026), and neither has a published station list or opening date. Ask Marquis for the station, the line and the RTA document in writing.
At the Dh1,613 Dubai South off-plan average, my model gives about 5.1% a year over 12 years if prices get halfway to Creek Harbour (Dh2,100), barely above a 5% bank deposit. With the same assumptions at an Aura one bedroom's Dh1,334, that case returns 7.3%, the Creek Harbour case 9.3%, and simply reaching today's area average about 5.1%, level with the bank. The lower entry price is what changes the answer.
At Dubai South's average rent of about Dh74 a sq ft a year, the smallest units would let for about Dh31,900 (studio), Dh54,100 (one bedroom) and Dh72,300 (two bedroom): gross yields of about 4.8%, 5.5% and 5.3%. With a Dh12 a sq ft service charge and 5% for vacancy and management, net yields are about 3.8%, 4.4% and 4.2%. Rent starts after the June 2029 handover.
About 46,000 sq ft: on the ground floor a lobby, business lounge, conference room and infinity waterfall; on the first floor a gym, infinity pool, cinema room, massage room and steam room; on the roof a yoga area, barbecue area, kids' play area, table tennis, half basketball court and a multi court with padel. Parking is on two shaded basement levels, with four passenger lifts and one service lift.
Marquis Developers, through Marquis Home Developer LLC. It builds standalone residential buildings and has delivered 2020 Marquis and Marquis Signature in Arjan, where Gulf News reported 91 Marquis Signature units handed over. Marquis One in Arjan, 22 storeys and about 500 homes, is its seventh project, and Marquis Horizon in Dubai South has 50 registered sales.
Yes. The Dubai South Residential District is a freehold area, so buyers of any nationality can own a unit outright. The Dubai Land Department fee is 4% of the price: Dh26,400 on a Dh660,000 studio and Dh39,000 on a Dh975,000 one bedroom.