Question №1 — What is Shangri-La and who is the developer?

Shangri-La is a 43-storey commercial tower by AHS Properties on Sheikh Zayed Road in Trade Centre 1, Dubai. It is being redeveloped from the site of the former Shangri-La Hotel Dubai into quarter, half and full-floor commercial units, with handover expected in Q4 2027.

Question №2 — Where is Shangri-La located?

Shangri-La is located in Trade Centre 1, on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, between DIFC and Downtown Dubai. It stands 473 metres from Financial Centre Metro Station and 817 metres from Burj Khalifa, inside one of Dubai's most established business corridors.

Question №3 — What types of properties are available at Shangri-La?

Shangri-La offers commercial floor units in three formats: quarter floor, half floor and full floor, all within the same 43-storey tower on Sheikh Zayed Road. Buyers can choose their footprint without changing building, floor plate design or address.

Question №4 — What are the starting prices at Shangri-La?

Quarter-floor units at Shangri-La start from AED 14,000,000 for 3,900 sq ft, around AED 3,589.74 per sq ft. Pricing for half-floor and full-floor units is available by request, ahead of the project's full pre-launch pricing announcement.

Question №5 — What is the Shangri-La payment plan?

Shangri-La is offered on a 50/50 payment plan, split evenly between the construction period and completion. Reservation begins with an Expression of Interest payment of AED 500,000, ahead of the full instalment schedule due at pre-launch.

Question №6 — When is the handover date for Shangri-La?

Handover at Shangri-La is expected in Q4 2027. The tower is currently at Expression of Interest stage, with its official pre-launch date and full unit pricing and details still to be announced by AHS Properties.

Question №7 — Does Shangri-La qualify for the UAE Golden Visa?

Yes. All unit formats at Shangri-La qualify, since properties from AED 2,000,000 are eligible and quarter floors start at AED 14,000,000. The visa grants 10-year renewable residency with no sponsor required, and covers spouses and dependants.

Question №8 — What is the EOI amount for Shangri-La?

Reserving a unit at Shangri-La at Expression of Interest stage requires a payment of AED 500,000. This secures a position ahead of the project's official pre-launch, when detailed pricing and the full payment schedule will be announced.

Question №9 — What is the history of the Shangri-La building on Sheikh Zayed Road?

The tower opened in 2003 as one of the first five-star hotels on Sheikh Zayed Road, standing 43 floors and roughly 200 metres tall. AHS Properties acquired it for AED 1.1 billion in June 2026 and is redeveloping it into commercial floors for sale.

Question №10 — What is AHS Properties' track record on Sheikh Zayed Road?

Before Shangri-La, AHS Properties developed AHS Tower, a 69-storey commercial tower on Sheikh Zayed Road that sold out during development for more than USD 700 million, in the same half and full-floor commercial format used at Shangri-La.

Question №11 — What is the price per square foot at Shangri-La?

Quarter-floor units at Shangri-La are priced from approximately AED 3,589.74 per sq ft, based on a starting price of AED 14,000,000 for 3,900 sq ft. Pricing for half and full-floor units is available by request.

Shangri-La by AHS Properties in Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

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Commercial units

Area From

3900 ft²

Handover

Q4 2027

Payment Plan

50/50

Developer

AHS Properties

A 43-Storey Tower with Two Decades on Sheikh Zayed Road

The tower opened in 2003 as one of the first five-star hotels on the Sheikh Zayed Road corridor, standing roughly 200 metres across 43 floors. AHS Properties took ownership of the building in 2026 and is repositioning it as a Grade-A commercial address, giving the tower a new role on a road it has occupied for more than two decades.

Quarter, Half and Full-Floor Ownership Formats

Shangri-La is divided into three ownership formats within the same tower: quarter floor, half floor and full floor. The structure lets a single-office buyer, a growing company and a full-floor investor all own space in the same building, without any format forcing a smaller or larger footprint than a buyer actually needs.

AHS Properties' Second Grade-A Commercial Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road

Shangri-La follows AHS Tower, the developer’s 69-storey commercial tower elsewhere on Sheikh Zayed Road, which sold out during development in half and full-floor formats and generated more than USD 700 million in sales. That precedent on the same corridor gives buyers entering Shangri-La at Expression of Interest stage a concrete reference for how AHS-developed commercial floors have performed with buyers and tenants.

A Trade Centre 1 Address Steps from Financial Centre Metro

Shangri-La stands 473 metres from the Financial Centre Metro Station, 817 metres from Burj Khalifa and 1,272 metres from Emirates Towers Metro, inside Dubai’s established financial and business corridor. For a commercial building, walking-distance metro access and a DIFC-adjacent address are direct drivers of tenant demand, since occupiers consistently pay a premium for space their staff and clients can reach on foot from the Metro.

Shangri-La Location — Trade Centre 1, Dubai

Trade Centre 1 is a high-rise business and hospitality district on Sheikh Zayed Road, bordered by Al Satwa, Al Wasl and Al Jafilia and anchored by established towers including Emirates Towers, The Fairmont Dubai and the Dubai World Trade Centre. The district sits between DIFC and Downtown Dubai, giving Shangri-La direct frontage on one of Dubai's most established commercial corridors.

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Shangri-La — Rare Commercial Ownership on a Built-Out Corridor

A Site with a Two-Decade History, Reimagined for Ownership

Shangri-La occupies a tower that has stood on Sheikh Zayed Road since 2003, one of the corridor’s original five-star addresses. AHS Properties is now offering that same 43-storey building as individually owned commercial floors for the first time, in a district where Emirates Towers, The Fairmont Dubai and the Dubai World Trade Centre already anchor Dubai’s business identity. Buying at Shangri-La means owning space in a building with an established address rather than waiting for a new one to establish itself.

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Property Types at Shangri-La

Full-floor units at Shangri-La span 20,000 sq ft, giving a single owner an entire level of the 43-storey tower on Sheikh Zayed Road. Half-floor units cover 10,000 sq ft, suited to larger corporate occupiers or investors consolidating several smaller tenancies onto one level. Both formats sit within a tower on this address since 2003, now offered under individual ownership for the first time.

Quarter-floor units are the tower’s entry point, starting at 3,900 sq ft, a self-contained floor plate suited to owner-occupiers and investors who do not need a full level. All three formats, quarter, half and full floor, sit within the same 43-storey building, giving buyers a choice of scale without leaving the tower or its Trade Centre 1 address.

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Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

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By Request

Developer: AHS Properties

Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

Price

By Request

Developer: AHS Properties

Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

Starting price

AED 14,000,000

($ 3,812,018)

50%

Construction instalments

During construction

50%

Final instalment

On handover

Early Entry on a Built-Out Corridor

Sheikh Zayed Road in Trade Centre 1 is almost entirely built up with high-rises, leaving little land for new commercial towers. Shangri-La reaches the market through redevelopment rather than new construction, at the Expression of Interest stage before pricing and allocation are finalised. Entering at this stage gives buyers first access to floor formats and pricing on a corridor where comparable new commercial supply is structurally limited.

AHS Properties' Sold-Out Precedent

AHS Tower, the developer’s 69-storey commercial tower elsewhere on Sheikh Zayed Road, sold out during development in half and full-floor formats, generating more than USD 700 million. That track record on the same corridor points to strong buyer and tenant demand for AHS-developed commercial floors, a relevant reference point for owners at Shangri-La weighing resale and leasing prospects.

UAE Golden Visa Eligibility

Properties from AED 2,000,000 qualify buyers for the UAE Golden Visa. Every format at Shangri-La clears this threshold, with quarter floors starting at AED 14,000,000. The Golden Visa grants a 10-year renewable residency with no sponsor required, covers spouses and dependants, and carries no minimum stay requirement in the UAE.

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Infrastructure Advantages of Trade Centre 1

Transport and Metro Connectivity

Shangri-La sits directly on Sheikh Zayed Road, 473 metres from Financial Centre Metro Station and 1,272 metres from Emirates Towers Metro. World Trade Centre Metro is 2,251 metres away and Business Bay Metro 2,240 metres away, both reachable along the same Sheikh Zayed Road corridor. Several stations of Dubai Metro's planned Blue Line, including stops mapped at 1,017, 1,111 and 1,286 metres, add further future rail capacity within walking distance of the tower.

Lifestyle and Leisure Infrastructure

The Dubai Mall, Dubai Mall Zabeel and City Walk Mall are all within 1.5 kilometres, alongside Souk Al Bahar, Dubai Opera and the Dubai Fountain. Burj Park and the Museum of the Future sit inside the same 1.6-kilometre radius, and Boxpark and The Galleria Mall extend the retail and dining offer further along the corridor. These are operating destinations today, not planned additions, putting established retail, dining and culture within a short distance of the tower.

Social and Urban Infrastructure

Canadian University Dubai, GEMS Wellington Primary School and Salma Al Ansaria School all sit within 500 metres of the tower, with Al Shhaab School for Basic Education and Jumeirah Baccalaureate School further along the corridor. Mediclinic and the American Hospital Dubai Jumeirah Clinic provide nearby healthcare. This concentration of education and healthcare, layered onto an established business corridor, reflects Trade Centre 1's standing as a mature, fully serviced Dubai district.

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About the Developer — AHS Properties

AHS Properties is a Dubai developer founded in 2021 by Abbas Sajwani, recognised by Forbes in March 2026 as the world’s youngest billionaire in real estate. The company delivered renovated villas on Palm Jumeirah and Emirates Hills before expanding into Dubai Water Canal residences, including One Canal and Casa Canal with Fendi Casa. Its AHS Tower, a 69-storey commercial tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, sold out during development for more than USD 700 million. In June 2026, AHS Properties acquired the Shangri-La Hotel Dubai for AED 1.1 billion.