Moving to Dubai - green community OK?

Cekicah · #1 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 04:25 PM

Hi there, I will be moving to Dubai in July. As I will be working in Jebel Ali free zone, Green Community seems a decent location. There is also a nice school in the area Anybody know is it would be possible to find a villa for rent there for 150 - 200 k? Was looking at the agencies, but prices are very high. Bargaining possible?

bigdave · #2 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 04:47 PM

Its a great area.
you will beable to find a villa for 220k +
I saw a few ads at the local grocery store for villas at or a little above the 220k mark.
nothing cheaper than that.
yes a nice school called greenfield, my daughter goes there. 3-5 minute drive from the community.

Cekicah · #3 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 04:55 PM

Thanks! Yes that the school I have in mind. 220 k +? Lets see if the package will cover that. I thought rent were on the decrease :-(((

DeeCee · #4 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cekicah

Hi there, I will be moving to Dubai in July. As I will be working in Jebel Ali free zone, Green Community seems a decent location. There is also a nice school in the area Anybody know is it would be possible to find a villa for rent there for 150 - 200 k? Was looking at the agencies, but prices are very high. Bargaining possible?

Hiya

Come on over - ITS LOVELY!!! And i'm not at all biased, really. I do live in Green Community, so maybe just maybe i am. Seriously though, its a really nice place to live, sure beats where i came from anyway. There are two parts to it, Green Community East (Old, by Dubai standards anyway). Its more mature and very nice, there are some townhouses there and some deals to be done. The real deals however are in Green Community West which has only recently opened. Thats where i live, its villas and bungalows only and its very nice, if a little "Truman Show". Not as mature so therefore not as green as east community, but very nice none-the-less. There is a supermarket and small mall very close to both and a lake with restaurants round it, a marriott and "the retreat" for drinking. GCW has empty properties that seem to have been like that a while (wish i'd waited a month). You should be able to get a 4 bed bungalow for about 220K AED, but you never know your luck, incidentally, they were minimum 370k AED in November 2008. Try and go direct with a landlord rather than through an agent you'll save 5% straightaway like that. Check out dubizzle dot com for best deals.

For JAFZA, GC is great on paper. It can take a while to get off the GC depending on when you leave, but the most i've waited is about 10 minutes. The problem can be getting home as the roundabout is very congested that way due to lorries coming out the free zone and not being allowed onto SZR. I have waited for 20 mintues on numerous occasions, although i got home in 10 minutes tonight, but i didnt leave until 6.50pm.

Schools.... i assume you refer to Greenfield Community School? If so, it depends on the age of your children as to whether there are spaces for them. I was there yesterday to register my son and he's on wait list. I'm hopeful though. Everyone i've spoken to seems very happy with it.

On the downside.... if you want to go to the sample to sights and delights of Dubai itself - its a bit of a treck, 25-45 minutes depending on day and time of day. Its 80 AED in a cab to Irish Village for example, pretty cheap really but still it takes a while. Basically you are a bit out of it, but if like me you have a family and are not really up for going out all the time its a great location. At least i think so, my family are not here until next month, but my wife thought it great when she visited and the familes i've met so far concur.

Hope that helps, if you've anymore questions, let me know and i'll see what i can do to help.

Good Luck

DC

DeeCee · #5 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 05:23 PM

We never did go for that beer eh Dave? Been away on business, fancy a cold one on Thursday?

DC

Taz Mulan · #6 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cekicah

Hi there, I will be moving to Dubai in July. As I will be working in Jebel Ali free zone, Green Community seems a decent location. There is also a nice school in the area Anybody know is it would be possible to find a villa for rent there for 150 - 200 k? Was looking at the agencies, but prices are very high. Bargaining possible?

Greens is boring.., no crack and dry.

Berts do great a great steak sandwich, smoothies and ice cream

DeeCee · #7 (**permalink**) 25th March 2009, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Taz Mulan

Greens is boring.., no crack and dry.

Berts do great a great steak sandwich, smoothies and ice cream

The Greens is a completely different place to The Green Community Taz. And you can get a beer near The Greens anyhow, Nelsons is only a 10 minute walk, I quite like it in there and have had a right good laugh on more than one occassion.

DC

bigdave · #8 (**permalink**) 25th March 2009, 04:03 AM

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Thanks! Yes that the school I have in mind. 220 k +? Lets see if the package will cover that. I thought rent were on the decrease :-(((

they are. we moved in dec 20th and paid 300,000 for our bungalow. you can get the same thing now for 220-250k. itss the 4bdr 5bath 1 story I think they are 4500sqft