Condor Golf Links 18 Dubai Sports City Dubai

Condor Golf Links 18 is a 15-storey tower of about 252 apartments in Dubai Sports City, built by Condor Developers. It holds studios and one and two-bedroom homes of roughly 385 to 1,450 sq ft, and it sells on a payment plan that asks 20% at booking and defers half the price for 30 monthly instalments after handover.

Studios start at AED 610,000 (about Rs 1.57 crore). Construction began in September 2024 and was reported at 50% complete on a tower the trade press valued at about USD 82 million - and the handover date has moved from Q1 2026 to Q4 2026 without a public explanation. Every UAE project we track sits in the Dubai section.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Two quote sets are in circulation for the same building, and the gap between them on a studio is AED 90,000. Both are printed here rather than averaged into something neither source said.

For context, Dubai Sports City as a district starts studios around AED 350,000 and one-bedroom homes between AED 500,000 and AED 700,000 on the resale market. A new studio at AED 610,000 is therefore priced at a clear premium to the district's older stock - which is what you would expect for a 2026 building, but it is the number to argue over. Ask for the price against a named unit and floor, not a headline.

Payment plan and total cost

This is what the building is actually selling. Our note on Dubai payment plans covers how these splits work; here the structure is 20% at booking, 20% through construction, 10% at handover, then 50% across 30 monthly instalments after you have the keys, running to about Q4 2028.

Now the arithmetic the brochure does not do. A Sports City studio at the district's 8% gross yield earns roughly AED 48,800 a year on a AED 610,000 purchase - about AED 4,067 a month, against a post-handover instalment near AED 10,167. The rent covers about 40% of it. Add a service charge of AED 13 to 20 per sq ft a year, roughly AED 5,200 to 8,000 on a 400 sq ft studio, and the district's 8 to 9% gross lands nearer 6.5 to 7.5% net. Plan to fund the majority of those instalments yourself.

Location and connectivity

Dubai Sports City opened in 2004 and covers about 50 million sq ft along Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), inside the wider Dubailand area. It is one of the few Dubai communities built around a single idea that actually got delivered: the Els Club championship golf course, Dubai International Stadium, the ICC Academy and a set of sports academies all sit inside it, with the Victory Heights villas next door setting a family tone.

The trade-off is transport. There is no metro station in the district, so this is a car-dependent address served by E311 and Al Khail Road (E44). Dubai International Airport is roughly 30 minutes away and Al Maktoum International about 25. Two other Sports City towers we cover are Aurel1a Residence and Binghatti Haven, and there is a ready-to-move comparison in the same district at Hera Tower.

Amenities and specifications

One 15-storey tower of about 252 apartments, with the amenity set Sports City towers compete on: pool, gym, children's play area and covered parking. Listings quote fitted kitchens, built-in wardrobes and balconies on most layouts.

What is fitted in a given apartment, and whether it is handed over furnished, varies between releases, so get the finishing schedule attached to your own SPA rather than working from a render. And because the tower was about half-built at its last reported update, the check that matters is not the brochure but the site: ask for dated construction photographs and read the DLD's own completion percentage. Final as per the SPA.

About the developer

Condor Developers is the Dubai arm of Condor Group, which describes more than 40 years of work and over 400 completed projects across the Middle East and Asia. In Dubai the name is newer than that history suggests, and Golf Links 18 is one of the buildings it is being judged on.

The evidence available today is mixed. The group announced a Q1 2026 handover for a tower valued at about USD 82 million, the build was reported at 50% complete, and the date has since moved twice on the listing sites with no public explanation. None of that makes the project unsound - half-built Dubai towers finish every month - but it does mean the developer's own dates are not evidence. Read the DLD's verified construction percentage and the escrow record instead, and treat the marketing timeline as a target rather than a commitment.

For Indian buyers

Dubai Sports City is freehold, so an Indian citizen can own here outright with a title deed from the Dubai Land Department, and the UAE charges no annual property tax. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 per financial year. The AED 610,000 studio with the DLD fee comes to about USD 173,000 and fits inside one person's allowance in a single year, which is the practical appeal of this price point.

The post-handover instalments are the part to plan for. They run in dirhams for 30 months after you take the keys, which means either a second LRS remittance in a later financial year or a UAE account funded from rent - and as the arithmetic above shows, the rent covers about 40% of them. Rental income is taxable in India in your hands with the standard 30% deduction on the annual value. The Golden Visa needs AED 2 million of property, which even a large two-bedroom here does not reach on its own. Our rental yield by area note sets the district's 8 to 9% gross against the rest of the city.

Pros

• 20% to start and half the price deferred for 30 months after handover - among the lightest cash profiles in the market
• The entry price fits inside a single LRS allowance for an Indian buyer
• Sports City studios let at about 8 to 9% gross, one of the stronger bands in Dubai
• An established district with a championship golf course, a stadium and academies already built
• Roughly half-built, so there is a structure to inspect and a verified completion percentage to read
• District rents were up about 3.9% year on year on the June rental index

Cons

• The handover date has moved at least twice, with no public explanation
• Two price sets circulate for the same studio - AED 610,000 and AED 700,000
• Condor's Dubai record is short; the 400-project history belongs to the wider group
• The rent covers only about 40% of the post-handover instalment on the entry unit
• Service charges of AED 13 to 20 per sq ft take the net yield down to roughly 6.5 to 7.5%
• No metro station in the district, and studios from 385 sq ft are small in a market with plenty of them

Who this is for

Investors who want a Dubai rental asset without a large upfront outlay and can top up the instalments from savings; buyers who want a newer building in a district whose stock is mostly 2008 to 2015; and Indian buyers whose purchase must fit one LRS allowance.

Who should look elsewhere

Anyone who needs a firm move-in date, anyone who wants a developer with a long line of finished Dubai towers to walk through, and anyone expecting the rent to cover the post-handover plan.

Our verdict

The payment plan is the product here, and it is a good one - but the pitch that usually travels with it, that the rent pays the instalments, does not survive the arithmetic. At 8% gross the entry studio earns about AED 4,067 a month against an instalment near AED 10,167, before the service charge. The second thing to weigh is the calendar: Q1 2026 was announced, the listings now say Q4, the tower was half-built at its last update, and nobody has explained the move. Buy this for the light cash profile and the Sports City yield, negotiate on AED 610,000 rather than AED 700,000, verify the construction percentage yourself on the Dubai REST app, and budget to fund most of the post-handover instalments out of your own pocket.

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 does an apartment at Condor Golf Links 18 cost?

The project listing starts studios at AED 610,000, about Rs 1.57 crore. A second quote set puts studios from AED 700,000, one-bedroom homes between AED 950,000 and AED 1,200,000 and two-bedroom homes between AED 1,500,000 and AED 1,800,000. Sizes run about 385 to 1,450 sq ft, so ask for a price against a named unit and floor.

When is handover?

That is the open question. The developer announced Q1 2026, some listings say June 2026 and others Q4 2026, and the build was reported at 50% complete after starting in September 2024. The earlier dates passed with no confirmation of delivery. Check the DLD's verified completion percentage on the Dubai REST app before accepting any date.

What is the payment plan?

20% at booking, 20% through construction, 10% at handover, then 50% across 30 monthly instalments after handover, running to about Q4 2028. On the AED 610,000 studio that post-handover instalment is roughly AED 10,167 a month.

Will the rent cover the post-handover instalments?

No. At the district's 8% gross a AED 610,000 studio earns roughly AED 48,800 a year, about AED 4,067 a month, against an instalment near AED 10,167. Expect to fund around 60% yourself, with the service charge coming out of the rent first.

What does it cost on top of the price?

The DLD registration fee is 4%, AED 24,400 on the entry studio, plus Oqood admin and the AED 40 knowledge fee, and 2% plus 5% VAT in agency commission if a broker is used. There is no VAT on a residential sale and no annual property tax.

What are the service charges?

Sports City apartments run about AED 13 to 20 per sq ft a year, so roughly AED 5,200 to 8,000 on a 400 sq ft studio. That is what turns 8 to 9% gross into roughly 6.5 to 7.5% net once management and maintenance are included.

Is the project registered with the Dubai Land Department?

Yes, and it is sold through a DLD-approved escrow account with an Oqood entry per unit. Neither the project number nor the escrow bank is printed by the sources we could read, so ask the seller for both and verify them on the Dubai REST app.

Does a unit here qualify for the Golden Visa?

Not on its own. The ten-year visa needs AED 2 million of property and even a large two-bedroom here tops out near AED 1.8 million. Properties in one name can be added together, so two units could clear it.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes. Sports City is freehold for all nationalities. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 a financial year; the entry studio with the DLD fee is about USD 173,000 and fits inside one allowance. Rent is taxable in India with the standard 30% deduction.

Talk to Realty Hunting if you want the current unit list, the escrow details and the DLD construction percentage for this tower before you book.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Dubai Sports City: The Community Sports Arena (from AED 650,000, handover 2027), AUREL1A Residence (from AED 674 K, handover 2027), Eden Garden (from AED 500,000, off-plan) and Binghatti Haven (from AED 750,000, off-plan).

More by Condor Developers: Concept 7 Residences (from AED 784 K, ready).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Azizi Aryan (from AED 613,000, handover 2026), Al Haseen Residences 4 (from AED 606.4 K, handover 2027) and Rabdan NAS 3 (from AED 616 K, off-plan).

Read next: 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.