Arche Residences

Ten apartments per floor and a 10,000 AED entry deposit

The floor plan for Arche Residences sets out ten units per level, split between one-bedroom apartments, one-bedroom-plus-study layouts and two-bedroom units. Evera Development is launching the project in Dubai South with a deliberately low entry point: a 10,000 AED expression of interest (EOI) to reserve a unit. Announced sizes range from around 800 square feet for the smallest units up to nearly 1,350 square feet for the largest two-bedroom layouts. Sales launch is set for October 2026, with handover expected in 2028. The developer has yet to release the remaining technical details.

Every apartment comes with a separate laundry room

The plans point to a recurring design choice: every unit, from the one-bedroom to the two-bedroom, includes a laundry or storage space kept separate from the kitchen. The two-bedroom layouts add a guest powder room on top of the en-suite bathrooms attached to the bedrooms. Main bedrooms consistently come with a walk-in closet and a private bathroom. Balconies are fitted with 1.2-metre glass balustrades, and several facades feature pergolas and vertical aluminium fins. The one-bedroom-plus-study targets buyers who work from home or entertain guests, with a room that can double as an office or a maid's room.

Two elevators and two staircases per block

Vertical circulation relies on two elevators and two staircases, served by a 1.8-metre-wide corridor on each floor. Floor levels shown on the plans (+7.60 m and +8.60 m) confirm a mid-rise building, in line with the low-rise formats Dubai South favours. Technical rooms, the electrical room, the trash room and the water and gas meters are all grouped on the same level. This kind of compact layout keeps running costs down, something owners tend to appreciate over the long run. The architecture stays firmly residential, with no ambition to become a high-rise tower.

Outdoor cinema and yoga area among the shared facilities

The amenities package goes beyond the bare minimum usually seen at this price point. Residents get an outdoor cinema, a yoga area, a lounge, a barbecue zone and a children's play area. The pool and gym are shared among residents, and units come fitted with a smart home system. This combination is aimed at young professionals as much as families looking for communal living spaces without leaving the building. The outdoor cinema and yoga area are the two features that set Arche apart most clearly from its direct neighbours, which are often limited to a pool and a gym.

A district filling up with mid-rise buildings

Dubai South is being built around Al Maktoum International Airport, whose expansion is meant to turn it into one of the world's largest aviation hubs. The area is seeing a growing number of mid-rise residential projects, with Ellington, Imtiaz, Zoya and Evera all operating there at the same time. Evera Development already has Galleria Residences under way in the district, a G+4 format, which gives the developer an established footprint in the area. Arche Residences taps into this densification trend while keeping a smaller, more human-scale format. For a buyer, the appeal lies in a contained entry price in an area still on its way up in value.

The timeline: 2026 launch, 2028 handover

On paper, the sequence is straightforward. Reservations are open now through the 10,000 AED EOI, official sales launch is set for October 2026, and handover is scheduled for September 2028. That gap gives off-plan buyers time to spread out their payments over the construction period. The developer says the detailed payment plan structure will be shared at a later stage, so buyers will need to wait before making a final call. In the meantime, the low entry amount makes it possible to secure the best orientations and floors early without tying up a large amount of capital.