Binghatti Hillcrest Arjan Dubai

Binghatti Hillcrest is a low-rise apartment building in Arjan by Binghatti Developers: a basement, a ground floor, four residential floors and a roof, spread over a plot of about 11,090 sq m. It holds 322 apartments — studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms — and 28 shops on the ground floor. The source listing starts it at AED 825K (about Rs 2.12 crore), and Binghatti's own figure for a 357 sq ft studio is AED 799,999.

Handover is Q4 2026 on every source we checked, so this is a late-stage purchase with keys a few months away. The plan most often quoted is 20/50/30. The question this page answers is price: Hillcrest costs far more per square foot than the Arjan average, and that changes what a buyer should expect from it.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

We print AED 825K because it is the source listing's figure and it sits within about 3% of Binghatti's AED 799,999 and EZRE's AED 800K. The gap is small enough that either could be current. Binghatti's price list on the day you enquire settles it, along with the floor and view of the unit you are offered.

One size figure needs a warning. Some pages print Hillcrest's range as 357 to 10,324 sq ft. The top figure is not an apartment in a four-storey studio-to-two-bedroom building; it looks like a retail or plot figure copied into the wrong field. Ask for the floor plan of the actual unit.

Against the Arjan average

Arjan area guides put apartments at roughly AED 1,355 per sq ft on current listings, with studios in older buildings from about AED 550,000. Hillcrest's studio at about AED 2,240 to 2,310 per sq ft is 65% to 70% above that average, and the one-bedroom at about AED 1,847 is about 36% above it. The same guides put Business Bay near AED 2,307 per sq ft, so Hillcrest's studio is priced like a Business Bay studio in a suburban district.

Part of that gap is the new-build premium every off-plan project carries over resale stock. Part is the small studio: a 357 sq ft unit always costs more per foot than a larger one. But the gap is wide, and a buyer should know it before paying. The one-bedroom is the better value inside the building, at about AED 400 per sq ft less than the studio.

Payment plan and total cost

Three plans have been advertised for Hillcrest. The one most sources print is 20% on booking, 50% during construction, 30% at handover. A 50/50 plan was offered until October 31, and a 60/40 plan from November 1; the sources do not say which year those dates belong to. Take the plan on Binghatti's offer sheet today and have it written into the SPA.

Worked on the AED 825,000 studio with the 20/50/30 plan:

With handover a quarter away, the construction slice is no longer spread out. Binghatti ties instalments to milestones, and milestones already reached are payable at or soon after signing. A buyer today should plan for about 70% within weeks and the last 30% at handover, not a two-year schedule.

No service charge is published for Hillcrest. Arjan guides put building service charges at roughly AED 10.17 to 18.15 per sq ft a year, which on a 357 sq ft studio is about AED 3,600 to 6,500. A building with three pools and a rooftop lounge is more likely to sit in the upper half of that range. Ask for the first-year budget before you sign.

Location and connectivity

Arjan sits in Al Barsha South 3, between Al Khail Road and Umm Suqeim Road, next to Dubai Miracle Garden and Dubai Butterfly Garden. It is a mid-rise residential district that has filled quickly with studio and one-bedroom buildings, and it is still under construction in many plots. Expect cranes around you for some years.

Umm Suqeim Road runs north-west to Al Barsha and Mall of the Emirates and on to Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Marina and JLT. Al Khail Road runs north towards Business Bay and Downtown, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road is the route south to Dubai South and east to Sharjah. The sources we checked name these links but give no reliable drive times for Hillcrest itself, so time the run to your office at rush hour before you buy.

There is no Dubai Metro in Arjan. That matters for a studio landlord, because many studio tenants do not own cars. Hillcrest's 28 shops help with daily needs, and the district has supermarkets, schools and clinics, but most tenants here drive.

Within our current set, Binghatti's Business Bay towers Binghatti Skyrise and Binghatti Skyhall price their studios at almost the same money, with a metro and Downtown close by. Comparing the three is a quick way to see what Hillcrest's price buys. Everything we track in the emirate is on all Dubai projects, and the wider list is on the projects page.

Amenities and specifications

Quoted for the building: a rooftop swimming pool and lounge, an adults' pool and a separate kids' pool, an indoor gym, yoga lawns, landscaped courtyards, a running lane and children's play areas. The ground floor carries 28 retail units, which the marketing lists as supermarkets and dining.

Not published: the appliance schedule, whether units come with a fitted kitchen and white goods, the parking allocation per unit and the escrow bank. Binghatti's recent buildings usually include a fitted kitchen and built-in wardrobes, but confirm it on the unit's specification sheet. Final specification as per the SPA.

About the developer

Binghatti Developers, founded in 2008 and run under Binghatti Holding, is Dubai's busiest volume builder below AED 2 million. It designs and contracts largely in-house, which is how it builds quickly. In the first half of 2026 it reported revenue of AED 9.5 billion, net profit of AED 3 billion and about 1,700 homes handed over, and it has said it plans around 15 deliveries in 2026.

Its weak side is timing. Independent trackers put its on-time handover rate near 78%, and some of its 2026 towers have run past their advertised quarter before completing. Binghatti finishes its buildings; it does not always finish them when it said. Hillcrest has one thing in its favour: a basement plus four floors is a much shorter build than the 40 and 50-storey towers that made those delays.

For Indian buyers

Ownership. Arjan is freehold for foreign buyers, resident or not, and the Dubai Land Department issues the title deed in your name. The UAE has no annual property tax and no VAT on a residential sale, so the government cost is the 4% DLD transfer fee — AED 33,000 on the AED 825,000 studio — plus the AED 40 Oqood fee.

Remittance. The Liberalised Remittance Scheme allows USD 250,000 per person per financial year. The AED 825,000 studio is about USD 225,000, so one person can fund it, fee included, in a single year. The one-bedroom at about USD 354,000 needs two people or two financial years, and with most of the price due within weeks, the two-year route is tight.

Golden Visa. The threshold is AED 2 million of property. Only the two-bedroom at AED 2,129,999 clears it, by about AED 130,000. The studio and the one-bedroom do not.

Rent and tax. Arjan guides quote studio yields of 8% to 9% and a district range of 6.4% to 7.6%, but those are measured on buildings trading near AED 1,355 per sq ft. A studio rent of about AED 44,000 is 8% of a AED 550,000 studio and only about 5.3% of AED 825,000; after a service charge near AED 5,000 the net falls under 5%. New buildings do let at a premium, but not a 50% one. Rent and any capital gain are taxable in India for an Indian tax resident; the UAE levies no income tax on the rent.

Resale. Arjan has a deep pipeline of studios and one-bedrooms, much of it launched in the last two years. When those buildings finish together, resale buyers will have choice, and a unit bought at a premium per foot is harder to sell at a profit. Buy Hillcrest to use or hold, not to flip at handover.

Pros

• A four-storey building is quicker to finish than a tower, and the Q4 2026 date is only a quarter away
• Binghatti builds in-house and delivered about 1,700 homes in the first half of 2026
• 28 ground-floor shops put daily needs inside the building
• Studios from about AED 800,000 keep the entry ticket inside one person's LRS allowance
• Rooftop pool, two further pools and a gym are more than most Arjan mid-rises offer
• The 2 BHK at AED 2,129,999 clears the Golden Visa threshold

Cons

• About AED 2,240 to 2,310 per sq ft on the studio, against an Arjan average near AED 1,355
• The same studio money buys a larger, older unit elsewhere in Arjan
• No metro in Arjan; you rely on a car or taxis
• Three payment plans have been advertised; you need today's version in writing
• Binghatti's on-time rate is near 78%, so a slip into 2027 is possible
• Arjan has a large pipeline of new studios and one-bedrooms competing for the same tenants

Who this is for

• Buyers who want a new Binghatti studio or one-bedroom with keys within months
• Single buyers funding from India who need the price inside USD 250,000
• Golden Visa buyers who want the cheapest qualifying unit in this building, the 2 BHK
• End users who prefer a low-rise building to a tower

Who should look elsewhere

• Yield-first investors: the price per foot is well above the Arjan average
• Anyone who needs the metro within walking distance
• Buyers who want three bedrooms: none are offered
• Anyone not able to fund most of the price at signing

Our verdict

Hillcrest is Binghatti's low-rise answer in Arjan: four residential floors, 322 apartments and a row of shops, finishing in Q4 2026. The build risk is low: the building is small, the date is close and Binghatti delivers at volume. The weak point is price. At about AED 2,240 to 2,310 per sq ft the studio costs well over the Arjan average near AED 1,355, which means the district's well-known 8% studio yields do not carry over to this building. You are paying for new stock, a rooftop pool and a short wait. For an end user or a buyer who values a new Binghatti unit, that can be fair; for a yield buyer, older Arjan stock does the arithmetic better.

Buy Hillcrest for a new, low-rise studio or one-bedroom with keys soon, or for the two-bedroom as a Golden Visa unit. Do not buy it expecting the Arjan average yield at this price. Get the plan that applies today, the construction percentage and the SPA completion date in writing before you pay the booking amount.

Talk to Realty Hunting for the current price list, the developer's latest payment plan and a site-visit plan.

Run this project's numbers yourself. The calculator opens on the price and unit size above; change the currency, the rent or the mortgage and it recalculates the fees, the cash you need on day one and the net rent.

FAQs

What is the price of Binghatti Hillcrest?

The source listing starts it at AED 825K (about Rs 2.12 crore). Binghatti's own figures start studios of 357 sq ft at AED 799,999, one-bedrooms of 704 sq ft at AED 1,299,999 and two-bedrooms of 1,110 sq ft at AED 2,129,999. The two starting figures are about 3% apart; Binghatti's current price list settles it.

What is the payment plan?

Most sources print 20% on booking, 50% during construction and 30% at handover. A 50/50 plan and a 60/40 plan were also advertised for set dates. On an AED 825,000 studio the 20/50/30 plan means AED 165,000, AED 412,500 and AED 247,500, plus AED 33,000 of DLD fee.

When is the handover?

Q4 2026 on every source checked. The SPA date is the one that binds Binghatti, and the Dubai REST app shows the construction percentage.

Does it qualify for a Golden Visa?

Only the two-bedroom. The threshold is AED 2 million of property; the two-bedroom at AED 2,129,999 clears it by about AED 130,000. The studio and the one-bedroom fall short.

What rent and service charge should I expect?

Neither is published for Hillcrest. Arjan guides quote studio yields above 8%, but on older stock priced near AED 550,000. A studio rent of about AED 44,000 is 8% of AED 550,000 and only about 5.3% of AED 825,000. Arjan service charges run about AED 10 to 18 per sq ft, or AED 3,600 to 6,500 a year on 357 sq ft.

Can an Indian resident buy here?

Yes. Arjan is freehold for foreign buyers and the DLD issues the title deed in your name. The AED 825,000 studio is about USD 225,000, inside one person's LRS allowance of USD 250,000 a financial year.

Is Binghatti a reliable developer?

It delivers at volume, about 1,700 homes in the first half of 2026, and builds in-house. Its timing is weaker: trackers put on-time handover near 78%. A four-storey building carries less schedule risk than its towers.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Arjan: Marquis Signature (from AED 842,000, ready), Vincitore Benessere (from AED 850,000, ready), Samana Imperial Garden (from AED 859,000, handover 2028) and Ellington Arbor View (from AED 860,000, ready). See every Arjan project with prices and handover dates.

More by Binghatti Developers: Binghatti Starlight (from AED 850,000, off-plan), Binghatti Wraith (from AED 799K, handover 2027) and Binghatti Hills (from AED 777,777, handover 2027).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Azizi Leily (from AED 829,000, handover 2027), Park Town at DAMAC Hills (from AED 821,000, ready) and Ellington Belgravia (from AED 820,000, ready).

Read next: Apartments for Sale in Arjan, Dubai: Prices and Yields · Off-Plan Property in Dubai: How It Works · Dubai Property Payment Plans: 1% Monthly, Post-Handover and More · Property in Dubai Under AED 1 Million: What It Buys. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.