Sobha Solis Motor City Dubai

Sobha Solis is Sobha Realty's four-tower apartment complex in Dubai Motor City, next to the Dubai Autodrome. Towers A to D share one podium and hold 2,316 homes in 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 BHK layouts of 536 to 1,889 sq ft. Sobha announced it in late January 2025, opened sales on 15 February 2025, and it is the first Sobha project in Dubai sold fully furnished.

The developer's launch price is AED 1.01 million (about Rs 2.60 crore) for a 1 BHK. Propsearch recorded AED 1.07 million at the sales launch, and Bayut's resale listings now start at AED 920,000. The plan is 60/40 with 20% on booking, and the handover date on record is December 2027. Every UAE project we track is on the Dubai section; Sobha's other launches are on the Sobha Dubai page.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Three starting prices are in circulation. The developer's launch release said AED 1.01 million, and a broker price list from the same launch reads AED 1,007,360 for the smallest 1 BHK. Propsearch records AED 1,070,000 at the sales launch. Bayut, the most recent source, shows listings from AED 920,000 in Tower A and AED 1,070,000 in Tower C, and an average sold price of AED 1,248,343 that includes 2 and 3 BHK units. The source listing shows no price in any snippet we could see. We use the developer's AED 1.01 million as the reference.

The launch rate of AED 1,750 to 2,035 per sq ft is well above Motor City, where ready apartments trade at about AED 1,000 to 1,200 per sq ft, roughly 39% below Dubai's average, according to a 2026 area guide. Solis is priced 50 to 70% above its own district and at about the Dubai average. The furniture, the podium and the Sobha name are the premium. A Bayut listing at AED 920,000 tells you some early buyers are already selling below the launch list.

Payment plan and total cost

Sobha's plan is 60/40: 20% on booking, 40% in instalments during construction and 40% at handover in December 2027. The instalment dates are not printed by the sources we found; the sale and purchase agreement fixes them. See our guide to Dubai payment plans. Worked at the 1 BHK launch price:

Add 2% plus VAT, about AED 20,200, if you buy through a broker. Service charges for Solis are not published. Motor City apartments run at about AED 14 to 18 per sq ft a year on two 2026 guides, and a furnished tower with a four-level podium and a branded gym is likely to sit above that. At AED 20 per sq ft the 1 BHK costs about AED 10,700 a year to hold, with district cooling billed on top. Ask for the estimate in writing.

Location and connectivity

Motor City is a low-rise, family district in the south-west of Dubai, built around the Autodrome and next to Dubai Sports City and Dubai Miracle Garden, between Hessa Street and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. Dubai Marina and Mall of the Emirates are about 20 minutes by car, Downtown about 21 to 25, Dubai International Airport about 39. There is no metro; the F29 bus runs to Mall of the Emirates, so this is a car district.

The district is mature and mostly built, with Uptown Motor City and Green Community Motor City the established apartment stock. Solis and its sister project Sobha Orbis, launched from AED 1.0 million a few hundred metres away with the same December 2027 handover, are the first large new supply Motor City has seen in years, along with the smaller 15 Cascade. Together they add thousands of apartments to a district built for a fraction of that.

Amenities and specifications

The podium is the selling point. The developer and propsearch list a lap pool and a children's pool, an outdoor cinema, a zen garden, a parkour zone, a climbing wall, jogging trails, sports courts, a library, a co-working space and a dog park. The gym is the first Arsenal-branded gym anywhere, with CrossFit and calisthenics zones. The developer also quotes double-glazed facades, energy-efficient air conditioning, EV charging and district cooling, which is billed separately from the service charge.

The apartments are sold fully furnished, a first for Sobha. Parking counts, appliance brands and the furniture schedule are not itemised by any source we found; the SPA and its annexes will list them. Final as per the SPA.

About the developer

Sobha Realty is the Dubai arm of the Sobha group, founded by PNC Menon in Oman in 1976 and better known to Indian buyers through Sobha Limited in Bengaluru. In Dubai it is the master developer of Sobha Hartland in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, where it has handed over Creek Vistas (January 2022), One Park Avenue (two months early) and Creek Vistas Grande (November 2024, six months early), and it counts more than 30 completed Dubai projects. For 2026 it has announced 6,819 handovers across Hartland, Hartland II, Sobha Reserve, Sobha One and Verde, worth about AED 21.6 billion.

The record is good rather than perfect. An independent review found the original Hartland buildings delivered 6 to 14 months later than first promised, and a 2026 study puts tier-1 Dubai developers, Sobha among them, at an average slip of 3 to 5 months. No escrow disputes or the DLD enforcement actions on its Dubai projects are on record. Solis is its first furnished project, its first in Motor City and, at 2,316 homes, one of its largest single sites.

For Indian buyers

Motor City is freehold: the DLD registers the title deed in your name, and Dubai has no annual property tax. Our guide to buying Dubai property from India covers the paperwork. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each person can send USD 250,000 a financial year. The 1 BHK at AED 1.01 million is about USD 275,000 in total, but the 60/40 plan spreads it: about USD 55,000 on booking, USD 110,000 in construction instalments across 2026 and 2027, and USD 110,000 at handover, so one person's allowance covers each year. TCS applies on remittances above the threshold and is set off against your Indian tax.

A 2 BHK at AED 2.08 million clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold on a single purchase; a 1 BHK does not. On rent, a 2026 area guide puts Motor City 1 BHK units of 700 to 880 sq ft at AED 58,000 to 72,000 a year, 7.0 to 7.8% gross on the district's own prices. On the Solis launch price the same rents return 5.7 to 7.1% gross, and 1 to 1.5 points less net; the developer's marketing quotes about 9%, which is a sales figure. The 536 sq ft 1 BHK is also smaller than the flats those rents are for. Rent from Dubai is taxable in India for a resident as income from house property with the 30% standard deduction, and a sale is a capital gain in India; Dubai taxes neither.

Pros

• A developer with more than 30 completed Dubai projects, recent Hartland handovers landing early and 6,819 homes due for handover in 2026
• Fully furnished, the only Motor City tower sold that way, so a landlord can let on handover day
• Handover in December 2027 is about 15 months out, short for Dubai off-plan
• 60/40 with 20% down keeps each year's outlay on the 1 BHK inside one person's USD 250,000 LRS allowance
• A 2 BHK at AED 2.08 million clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa line on one purchase

Cons

• AED 1,750 to 2,035 per sq ft at launch is 50 to 70% above ready Motor City stock at AED 1,000 to 1,200
• 2,316 homes here plus Sobha Orbis next door is the largest supply Motor City has ever absorbed at once; rents in 2028 will face it
• The DLD project number and escrow account come from one third-party page, not the developer or a portal; the escrow bank is not named
• Service charges are not published, and a furnished tower with a large podium will sit above the district's AED 14 to 18 per sq ft band
• No metro; Motor City runs on cars and the F29 bus

Who this is for

• Landlords who want a furnished 1 BHK from a builder with a delivery record, letting from early 2028
• Buyers who want a Sobha name at around AED 1 million, which Hartland no longer offers
• Families who know Motor City and want a new tower with a real podium
• Golden Visa buyers who can stretch to a 2 BHK at AED 2.08 million

Who should look elsewhere

• Yield buyers who can find a ready Motor City 1 BHK at AED 1,200 per sq ft and let it tomorrow
• Anyone who needs a metro walk
• Investors counting on a quick flip: Bayut already lists units from AED 920,000, below the launch price
• Buyers who will not verify the project number and escrow account on the Dubai REST app before paying

Our verdict

Sobha Solis is a good builder bringing a furnished, podium-heavy product to a district that has never been priced this way. Motor City's case has always been cheap entry and a 7% yield on AED 1,000 to 1,200 per sq ft; Solis asks AED 1,750 to 2,035, and the rents behind the district's numbers belong to larger flats. The case for buying is the developer, the furniture and the short wait, not the yield: buy the 1 BHK to hold past 2030, the 2 BHK if the Golden Visa is the point. Before you pay, verify the project number and escrow account on the Dubai REST app and get the service-charge estimate in writing. What the same money buys elsewhere is on the projects page, and our note on buying off-plan in Dubai is the checklist for the sales office.

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 starting price at Sobha Solis?

The developer launched 1 BHK apartments from AED 1.01 million (about Rs 2.60 crore); the launch price list reads AED 1,007,360 for a 1 BHK, AED 1,138,638 for a 1.5 BHK, AED 2,080,140 for a 2 BHK and AED 3,843,810 for a 3 BHK. Propsearch recorded AED 1.07 million at the sales launch, and Bayut's resale listings start at AED 920,000.

What is the payment plan for Sobha Solis Motor City Dubai?

60/40: 20% on booking, 40% in instalments during construction and 40% on handover in December 2027. On a 1 BHK at AED 1.01 million the booking is AED 202,000, about Rs 52 lakh. The instalment dates are not printed by the sources we found; the SPA fixes them.

When is handover for Sobha Solis Motor City Dubai?

December 2027 on the developer's material, Property Finder and propsearch, about 34 months after the 15 February 2025 sales launch. One third-party page reports about 9% complete; the developer has published no progress figure we could find. Check the DLD's completion percentage on the Dubai REST app.

What is the DLD project number for Sobha Solis Motor City Dubai?

One third-party page prints DLD project number 3334 and escrow account 11423450920005. Neither the developer's pages nor any portal in our searches confirms them, and the escrow bank is not named. Ask Sobha for both in writing and verify them on the Dubai REST app before paying a booking amount.

What are the buying fees, and does Solis qualify for a Golden Visa?

The DLD transfer fee is 4%, AED 40,400 on the 1 BHK launch price, plus AED 40 Oqood registration and about AED 4,000 plus VAT for the trustee, so about AED 1,054,440 all in; 2% agency commission applies only through a broker. A 2 BHK at AED 2.08 million or a 3 BHK clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold on one purchase; a 1 BHK does not on its own.

What rent and yield can I expect at Sobha Solis Motor City Dubai?

Nothing at Solis has been let yet. Motor City 1 BHK units of 700 to 880 sq ft rent for AED 58,000 to 72,000 a year on a 2026 area guide, which is 5.7 to 7.1% gross on the Solis launch price and about 1 to 1.5 points less net. The 536 sq ft unit is smaller than those flats, and 2,316 homes here plus Sobha Orbis next door will compete for tenants from 2028.

What are the service charges at Sobha Solis Motor City Dubai?

Not published. Motor City apartments run at about AED 14 to 18 per sq ft a year on two 2026 guides; a furnished tower with a large podium and a branded gym is likely to sit above that. At AED 20 per sq ft the 536 sq ft 1 BHK costs about AED 10,700 a year, plus district cooling. Ask for the estimate in writing.

Can an Indian citizen buy at Sobha Solis?

Yes. Motor City is freehold and the DLD registers the title deed in your name. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each person can send USD 250,000 a financial year. The 1 BHK at AED 1.01 million is about USD 275,000, and the 60/40 plan spreads it: about USD 55,000 on booking, USD 110,000 through construction and USD 110,000 at handover, so one allowance covers each year. TCS applies above the threshold and is set off against your Indian tax.

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Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Motor City: Sobha Orbis (from AED 985,000, handover 2028), 15 Cascade (from AED 900 K, handover 2028) and Binghatti Sky Terraces (from AED 774,999, handover 2027).

More by Sobha: Hartland Heights (from AED 1.1 M, off-plan), Sobha Aquamont (from AED 1,110,000, handover 2028) and Sobha Hartland Greens (from AED 890,000, ready).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Alba Tower (from AED 1.01M, handover 2027), Rosalia Residences (from AED 1,019,400, ready) and Beachfront Gates (from AED 1 M, handover 2026).

Read next: Off-Plan Property in Dubai: How It Works · Dubai Property Payment Plans: 1% Monthly, Post-Handover and More · The Cost of Buying Property in Dubai. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.