Al Barsha 1 is a vibrant area located within Al Barsha, Dubai. It is situated near the Mall of the Emirates, featuring fashion boutiques and the unique Ski Dubai artificial ski slope. The high-rise buildings in this area overlook Sheikh Zayed Road.
The community is mainly comprised of Asian and North African residents, with fewer Westerners and locals. Many residents work in the shops and restaurants at the Mall of the Emirates.
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Community and Development
From 2015 to 2020, many buildings initially designed as hotel apartments were converted to regular apartments. Recently, a large number of mid-range hotels have been developed, especially near the mall. These newer establishments, alongside the new office buildings, present a more ‘high-end’ appearance compared to some of their older neighbors.
Al Ghurair Real Estate is heavily involved in the development of the district, constructing both villas and apartment blocks. Many modern, upmarket villas are being built in the southern and western areas of Al Barsha.
Transport & Access
Commute Times by Car
- Dubai Mall: 15 minutes
- Palm Jumeirah: 13 minutes
- Burj Al Arab: 12 minutes
- The Walk JBR: 17 minutes
Airport Proximity
- Dubai International Airport (DXB): 23 minutes
- Al Maktoum International Airport: 38 minutes
Public Transportation
Al Barsha 1 is well-served by public transportation, including the metro (both Mashreq and Mall of the Emirates stations), buses, and taxis. The area benefits from easy access to major roads such as Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road, and Emirates Road.
Al Barsha 1 Sub-communities
There are 39 sub-communities in Al Barsha 1. Below is a list of some of these sub-communities, along with their current status:
| Sub-community Name | Status |
|---|---|
| 1087 Villas Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Adullah Classic Villas | Complete |
| Al Adullah Modern Villas | Complete |
| Al Barsha 10 Villas Compound | Complete |
| Al Barsha Villas | Complete |
| Al Ghurair 345 Townhouses | Complete |
| Al Ghurair 949 Villas | Complete |
| Al Hassani Compound Al Barsha | Complete |
| Alhmmadi 2 Villas Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Nasser Compound | Complete |
| Alphabeta T10 Townhouses | Complete |
| API 318 Villas | Complete |
| API 320 Villas Al Barsha | Complete |
| Bahwan Villas | Complete |
| Barsha 8 Villas Compound | Complete |
| Basha Gardens | Complete |
| Bayti 20 | Complete |
| Bayti 33 Villas | Complete |
| Bayti 40 Villas | Complete |
| Casablanca Villas | Complete |
| Coral Boutique Villas | Complete |
| Cosmos Villas | Complete |
| Esplanade Shopping Mall | Complete |
| Galleria Al Barsha Villas | Complete |
| La Residence Villas Al Barsha | Complete |
| Majestic Villas | Complete |
| Manazil Al Barsha Villas 08 | Complete |
| Maysan 12 Villa Compound Al Barsha | Complete |
| Opera Villas | Complete |
| Residences 9346 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Residences 9348 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Seventeen Villas Al Barsha | Complete |
| Signature Villas Al Barsha | Complete |
| The Biltmore Hotel Villas | Complete |
| The Terraces Al Barsha | Under development |
| Time Oak Villas | Complete |
| Village 33 | Complete |
| Villa Ria Al Barsha | Complete |
| Villas Arcadia | Complete |
Al Barsha 1 Sub-buildings
Al Barsha 1 comprises 275 individual buildings, each with unique characteristics and unit layouts. Here is a selection of some notable buildings:
| Building Name | Status |
|---|---|
| API Al Barsha Residences | Under development |
| API Business Suites | Complete |
| API Trio Towers | Complete |
| Abdulla Al Muhairi Building | Complete |
| Ajyal | Complete |
| Akas-Inn Hotel Apartment | Complete |
| Al Abas Building | Complete |
| Al Adiyat Residence 2 | Complete |
| Al Ansari Business Center | Complete |
| Al Asmawi Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Attar Business Center Barsha | Complete |
| Al Bader Building | Complete |
| Al Bafta Grand Tower | Complete |
| Al Bahari Building | Complete |
| Al Bahri Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Barakat Building 1 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Barakat Building 2 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Barsha Business Centre | Complete |
| Al Barsha Business Point | Complete |
| Al Barsha City Tower | Complete |
| Al Barsha Horizon | Complete |
| Al Barsha Star | Complete |
| Al Faraidooni Building | Complete |
| Al Ghurair 1451 | Complete |
| Al Ghurair 4542 | Complete |
| Al Hashimi Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Hawai 2 | Complete |
| Al Idrissi Building | Complete |
| Al Jaber Building 4 | Complete |
| Al Jaber Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Jaber Residential Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Khoory Atrium | Complete |
| Al Khoory Hotel Apartments Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Maha Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Maha Tower A | Complete |
| Al Maha Tower B | Complete |
| Al Maktab Office Building | Complete |
| Al Manaf Building | Complete |
| Al Mashroom 4 | Complete |
| Al Moosawi 2 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Moosawi Grand Residence | Complete |
| Al Mula Building | Complete |
| Al Murad Towers | Complete |
| Al Noon Residence | Complete |
| Al Owais | Complete |
| Al Rabwah 1 | Complete |
| Al Rabwah 2 | Complete |
| Al Raea Building | Complete |
| Al Raha Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Sagr Plaza | Complete |
| Al Salam Tower Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Salam Tower Barsha | Complete |
| Al Sarraf Building | Complete |
| Al Sayed Building 1 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Shafar 3 Building | Complete |
| Al Shafar Building 1 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Shafar Building 2 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Shaya Building | Complete |
| Al Ssamrya Building | Complete |
| Al Suhool Tower | Complete |
| Al Tameer Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Telal 5 | Complete |
| Al Telal 11 | Complete |
| Al Telal 14 | Complete |
| Al Thani Residence | Complete |
| Al Thowima Residential Tower | Complete |
| Al Wafa Building | Complete |
| Al Waleed BA 1 | Complete |
| Al Waleed BA 3 | Complete |
| Al Waleed BA 4 | Complete |
| Al Waleed BA 05 | Complete |
| Al Waleed Residence Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Wasl R445 Building | Complete |
| Al Yateem Building | Complete |
| Al Zahra Hospital | Complete |
| Al Zarooni Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Al Zarouni Business Centre | Complete |
| Arabian Gulf Building | Complete |
| Armada Residence Al Barsha | Complete |
| Art Residence | Complete |
| Ascana 1 | Complete |
| Ascana 2 | Complete |
| Auris Boutique Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| Avari Residence Al Barsha | Complete |
| Azayez Al Barsha | Complete |
| Azizi Development Al Barsha | Under development |
| B8 Building | Complete |
| Badri Building 2 | Complete |
| Bahwan Tower Al Barsha | Complete |
| Bait Aseel 2 | Complete |
| Barsha 1 Mosque | Complete |
| Barsha Boutique Building | Complete |
| Barsha Business Square | Complete |
| Barsha Modern | Complete |
| Barsha Oasis | Complete |
| Barsha Platinum | Complete |
| Barsha Valley | Complete |
| Bassmat Al Hana | Under development |
| Bedaia Building | Complete |
| Belresheed Building | Complete |
| Belselah Residence | Complete |
| Belselah Residence 2 | Under development |
| Bin Kalaib Building | Complete |
| Bin Shama 1 | Complete |
| Bin Shameh Building 2 | Complete |
| Blue Waves Residence 2 | Complete |
| Boca Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Bukhash Building | Complete |
| Carlton Al Barsha | Complete |
| Centro Barsha by Rotana | Complete |
| City House 1 Al Barsha | Complete |
| City House 2 Al Barsha | Complete |
| City Stay Grand Hotel Apartment | Complete |
| City Stay Residences | Complete |
| Citymax Hotel Al Barsha | Complete |
| Citymax Hotel Al Barsha at the Mall | Complete |
| Citystay Prime Hotel Apartment | Complete |
| Code Business Tower | Complete |
| Cosmopolitan Hotel Al Barsha | Complete |
| Courtyard by Marriott Al Barsha | Complete |
| D2 Tower Al Barsha | Complete |
| Dallah Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Dar Maryam | Complete |
| Darwish Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Dawoud Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Desert Charm Building | Complete |
| Desert Group Building 2 | Complete |
| Deyaar HQ Building | Complete |
| Dibba Building | Complete |
| Donatello Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Residences Dubai Al | Complete |
| Dr Habib Al Mulla Building | Complete |
| Dr Khalifa Building 1 | Complete |
| Dr Khalifa Building 2 | Complete |
| Dubai International Academy Al Barsha | Complete |
| Dubai National School Al Barsha | Complete |
| Dunes Hotel Apartments Al Barsha | Complete |
| Dusseldorf Business Point | Complete |
| Elite Byblos Hotel | Complete |
| Emerald 1 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Emerald Barsha 2 | Complete |
| Emerald Court Al Barsha | Complete |
| Eros House | Complete |
| Essa Lufti Building | Complete |
| Falaqnas Building | Complete |
| Fatemah Marzouq Al Rashdan Masjid | Complete |
| Fatima Abdullah Mohammed Rasheed Mosque | Complete |
| Faya Offices | Under development |
| Flora Al Barsha Hotel | Complete |
| Ghantoot Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Ghantoot Twin Towers Al Barsha | Complete |
| Golden Sands Al Barsha | Complete |
| Golden Tulip Al Barsha | Complete |
| Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel | Complete |
| Grand Excelsior Hotel Al Barsha | Complete |
| Grandeur Hotel Al Barsha | Complete |
| Gravity Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| Grey Building | Complete |
| Gulfdrug Building | Complete |
| Hamdan Jumma Building | Complete |
| Hampton by Hilton Dubai Al Barsha | Complete |
| Hansa Hotel Al Barsha | Under development |
| Hassanicor Building | Complete |
| Hatan Tower | Complete |
| Heritage Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Hessa Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Hilton Garden Inn Dubai Mall Of The Emirates | Complete |
| Holiday Inn Dubai Al Barsha | Complete |
| Hoor 1 Building | Complete |
| Horizon Al Barsha | Complete |
| Ibis Al Barsha | Complete |
| Ibis Dubai Mall of the Emirates | Complete |
| Icon Delux Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| Intercon Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Ivory Grand Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| Jashanmal Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Jumble Building | Complete |
| Kempinski Mall of the Emirates | Complete |
| La Rosa Residence | Complete |
| La Villa Najd Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| Lahej & Sultan Building | Complete |
| Lama Building | Complete |
| Larimar Apartments | Complete |
| Loussane | Complete |
| Lulu Building | Complete |
| MD Hotel by Gewan | Complete |
| MENA ApartHotel | Complete |
| Mahmood Khoori Building | Under development |
| Manazel Al Barsha | Complete |
| Manazil Al Barsha 01 | Complete |
| Manazil Al Barsha 03 | Complete |
| Marina Suites Al Barsha | Complete |
| Matar Al Saif Building | Complete |
| Meccasa Building | Complete |
| Mehairi 1 Building | Complete |
| Mena Plaza Hotel Al Barsha | Complete |
| Metro Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Micallef Apartments | Complete |
| Millennium Al Barsha | Complete |
| Nema Residence | Complete |
| Nopoli Tower | Complete |
| Novotel Suites Dubai Mall of the Emirates | Complete |
| OBY 20 | Complete |
| OBY Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Palacio Residence | Complete |
| Pearl Coast Premier Apartments | Complete |
| Pink Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Pinnacle Building | Complete |
| Postponed Building | Complete |
| Radiance Premium Suites Hotel | Complete |
| Raffles Early Childhood Centre Al Barsha | Complete |
| Rafi Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Rania Business Tower | Complete |
| Rasis Business Center | Complete |
| Residence 1095 | Complete |
| Rose 1 Building | Complete |
| Rose 2 Building | Complete |
| Rose Garden Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| Rose Park Hotel Al Barsha | Complete |
| Rose Plaza Hotel | Complete |
| SBO Tower | Complete |
| SS Lootah Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Saeed Al Shafar Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Saleh Bin Lahej 341 | Complete |
| Saleh Bin Lahej 361 | Complete |
| Saleh Bin Lahej 365 | Complete |
| Sama Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Sand Dunes Al Barsha | Complete |
| Saratoga Building | Complete |
| Seychelles | Complete |
| Shaibani 2 Residence | Complete |
| Shaibani Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Shareefa Al Attar Mosque | Complete |
| Sheika Noura 1 Al Barsha | Complete |
| Sheikha Noura Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates | Complete |
| Signature Hotel | Complete |
| Skylark Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| Solaire One | Complete |
| Splendor Apartments Al Barsha | Complete |
| Studio M Al Barsha | Under development |
| Summer Land | Complete |
| Sunrise Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| TIME Asma Hotel | Complete |
| TIME Topaz Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| The Elite Business Center | Complete |
| The Grid | Complete |
| The Iridium | Complete |
| The Soho Hotel | Complete |
| The View Al Barsha Hotel Apartments | Complete |
| Time Opal Apartments | Complete |
| Travellers Hotel Apartment | Complete |
| Trio Residential Building | Complete |
| Tulip Al Barsha Hotel Apartments | Complete |
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| Vienna Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Wasl R441 Building | Complete |
| Weatherford Building | Complete |
| Welbeck House | Complete |
| YK Building | Complete |
| Yes Business Centre | Complete |
| Zaroni Building Al Barsha | Complete |
| Zee Zee Tower | Complete |
| Zumurud Mall of Emirates | Complete |
Amenities
Al Barsha 1 offers a variety of retail and leisure amenities, particularly in the Mall of the Emirates, but also features numerous street restaurants serving a wide array of global cuisines. However, the area lacks greenery and small parks along the streets. The nearest park, Al Barsha Pond Park, is a short drive or a 20-minute walk away. This 50-acre park surrounds a small lake and includes a cycling and jogging track, basketball courts, and bouncy castles.
Shopping and Dining
- Mall of the Emirates: A major retail hub with fashion boutiques, Ski Dubai, and a variety of dining options.
- Street Restaurants: Numerous restaurants offering global cuisines.
Parks and Recreation
- Al Barsha Pond Park: A 50-acre park with a lake, cycling and jogging tracks, and sports facilities.
- Al Barsha 1 Park 1: A small community park.
Transportation
- Metro: Mashreq and Mall of the Emirates stations.
- Buses: Various routes serving the area.
- Taxis: Readily available throughout the area.
Schools
Al Barsha 1 has several schools nearby, catering to different curriculums and education levels. Notable schools include:
| School Name | Distance | Curriculum | Fees (AED) | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mawakeb School Al Barsha | 0.7 km | American | 18,000 | Very Good |
| Dubai National School Al Barsha | 0.9 km | American | 29,000 | Good |
| Dubai International Academy Al Barsha | 1.0 km | IB | 64,000 | Outstanding |
| GEMS Wellington International School, Dubai | 1.3 km | British, IB | 70,500 | Outstanding |
Things to Do
Ladies Nights and Brunches
Al Barsha 1 offers various entertainment options, particularly for those interested in Ladies Nights and brunches. Some popular venues include:
- Miss MAXX, Citymax Hotel Al Barsha at the Mall: Ladies Night at Maxx Music Bar.
- Reina De La Noche, Kempinski Mall of the Emirates: Ladies Night at Salero Tapas & Bodega.
- Chill and Brunch, Centro Barsha by Rotana: C.Taste offers a brunch experience.
- Jamboree Food Fest & Bar: Ladies Night.
- Belgian Beer Café Barsha Heights: Ladies Night.
- Hitchki: Ladies Night.
- Lucky Voice: Ladies Night.
- Besh Turkish Kitchen, Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates: Taksim Brunch.
- Prego’s, Media Rotana Hotel: Sunday Brunch.
- Channels, Media Rotana Hotel: Let’s Brunch.
- Belgian Beer Café Barsha Heights: All Day Belgian Brunch.
Nearby Neighbourhoods
Explore communities adjacent or close to Al Barsha 1:
| Neighbourhood | Distance (km) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Al Barsha | 1.5 km | A bustling area with residential and commercial properties, close to the Mall of the Emirates. |
| Sufouh Gardens | 1.8 km | A serene area with large luxury villas, close to the beach. |
| Acacia Avenues | 2.1 km | A cluster of skyscrapers and residential towers surrounded by luxury villas. |
| Barsha Heights | 2.7 km | A bustling district with apartment blocks, hotels, and commercial properties. |
| The Greens | 3.4 km | An established community with mid-rise complexes and golf course views. |
| The Views | 3.6 km | Apartment towers and villas set around a lake, with golf course views. |
| Umm Suqeim | 4.1 km | An older, established area with a mix of expatriates and Emiratis, close to the beach. |
| The Lakes | 4.6 km | A collection of villas and townhouses with parks, lakes, and recreational facilities. |
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Conclusion
Al Barsha 1 is a dynamic and growing community within Dubai, offering a mix of residential and commercial properties. With its proximity to major attractions like the Mall of the Emirates and its well-developed infrastructure, it provides a convenient and vibrant lifestyle for its residents. Whether you are looking to invest, rent, or simply explore, Al Barsha 1 has much to offer.
