Renderings from the Imtiaz project brochure. The actual execution per unit is identified in your personal exposé.
A residence conceived not around a pool or a lobby, but around reading. You come home through a two-storey library – near Dubai Academic City, where the city drafts its ideas.
The Archive is a concept, not a standard new build. Instead of a lobby, a two-storey library with a spiral staircase greets you – ten thousand books, meant to be read, not merely admired. From the Writer’s Room through the Reading Lounges to the rooftop Reading Salon, the whole building is organised around quiet and concentration.
The location fits the idea: near Dubai Academic City, within reach of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library and the universities. Formats run from the studio to the three-bedroom, with entry prices from AED 666,000 and handover in Q3 2028. A property for buyers who want something with its own character – and for investors who know that a clear concept lets more easily in a crowded market.
Prices, floor areas and payment plan from the Imtiaz project brochure (“The Facts”). Handover per the developer, Q3 2028. Availability per format we clarify for you now.
Status
Off-Plan
Developer
Imtiaz
since 1993, AED 5bn portfolio
Location
DLRC
Dubai Land Residence Complex
Concept
The library
Reading Rooms, Writer’s Room
Price from
AED 666,000
≈ EUR 166,000 (studio)
Formats
Studio–3 BR
from 360 sqft
Handover
Q3 2028
per the developer
Payment plan
50 / 50
+ 60/40 post-handover
Every residence is laid out for its own reading setup – a shelf on the wall, a reading chair where the skyline appears in the glass at dusk. Floor and aspect drive the price; that we clarify in your exposé.
Floor areas and starting prices from the Imtiaz project brochure. The two-bedroom above the AED 2M threshold, or a combination, opens the Golden Visa route – that we work through with you. Floor plans and your exposé on request.
Renderings from the Imtiaz project brochure. The actual execution per unit is identified in your personal exposé.
Interested?
Available units, floor plans and your personal exposé on request.
A strong concept sells a brochure. Our job is to say whether it also holds up as an investment and a home – and for whom.
Buyers who want an independent, quiet home rather than an interchangeable new build – and investors who want to pair the low entry (studio from around EUR 166,000) with a differentiated concept. The proximity to Academic City and the universities argues for steady, education-driven tenant demand.
A concept is only as good as its execution. The library, the Reading Rooms and the rooftop Salon are renderings at the time of purchase – we frame what is contractually assured. On the individual unit, floor, aspect and layout matter. And: a studio from 360 sqft is compact – decisive for letting, but honest to name.
Imtiaz is a Dubai developer since 1993 with, by its own account, an around AED 5bn portfolio, 30+ projects and over 1,000 units handed over – vertically integrated from design to construction. That gives a concept-driven project like The Archive the delivery base it needs.
In a densely built mid-price segment, differentiation is the lever: a clear, tellable concept lets more easily and stays in the memory. The post-handover plan (60/40) spreads the capital outlay over time – which improves the cash-flow case. Handover Q3 2028; payment structure and a realistic rent we work through together.
The amenity programme follows the concept – quiet, reading, slow living. A selection:
The through-line is consistency: where other projects have a community room, The Archive has a library; where a poster usually hangs, there is a shelf meant to carry a real collection. It is exactly this stance that makes the property unmistakable for a particular audience – and deliberately not meant for everyone else.
We’ll send you the available units, the floor plans and the price tiers – with our read on location, timeline and payment structure. Personally, off any mailing list.
Details based on the Imtiaz project brochure “The Archive”. Handover (Q3 2028), starting prices and payment plan per the developer; availability and service charge we clarify now. Renderings and amenities are developer depictions, subject to authority approvals. Prices, floor areas and availability are indicative and subject to change.