Off-Plan Projects in Dubai Creek Harbour

Emaar was founded in 1997, is listed on the Dubai Financial Market and developed Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall. In Dubai Creek Harbour it sells the community in separate releases, so each tower comes with its own payment plan and its own handover date, and those dates differ from project to project on the list above.

The current releases include branded towers such as Address Residences Dubai Creek Harbour and Palace Residences Creek Blue, alongside Montiva by Vida, Altan, Altus, Valo, Oria, Silva, AEON, Cedar and Mangrove. If you are looking for something lower rise, Lyvia is the project on this page that includes townhouses. For standalone villas, see our list of off-plan villas in Dubai.

Emaar describes Dubai Creek Harbour as a waterfront community on Dubai Creek with 500,000 square metres of parks and open space and its own Dubai Creek Marina. By Emaar's estimate, the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, known for its flamingos, is about 5 minutes away, Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai about 15 minutes and Dubai Marina about 25 minutes by car.

There is no metro station in the community today. The Dubai Metro Blue Line is planned to change that: The National reported in July 2026 that the RTA has scheduled the 14-station line to open on 9 September 2029, serving districts including Dubai Creek Harbour and connecting with the Red and Green lines. Treat that date as a plan, and check the RTA for progress if you are buying for a handover around the same time.

Under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, a developer who wants to sell homes off-plan must apply to the Dubai Land Department to open an escrow account for the project, buyers' payments are deposited into that account, and the money is reserved for building that project alone. Law No. 13 of 2008 set up the Interim Property Register, and a sale of an off-plan unit is void unless it is entered in it. The Dubai Land Department runs this register through its Oqood system. In practice:

1. Pay only into the escrow account. The account details belong in your sale contract. Do not send money to any other account.
2. Get the sale registered. Ask for proof that your contract has been entered in the Interim Property Register before you treat the purchase as done.
3. Check the developer. Emaar has finished towers in the community already, so you can visit completed buildings to judge the finish and the way they are run. Our guide on how to check a developer before buying off-plan covers the wider checks.
4. Look up the service charges. The Dubai Land Department Service Charge Index shows the approved service fees for a project by year, on its website and the Dubai REST app. A new tower may have no approved figure yet, so ask the developer for its estimate in writing. Our guide on checking service charges before you buy walks through it.

One more protection is worth knowing: once the completion certificate is issued, the law requires the escrow agent to hold back 5% of the account, and that sum is only released to the developer one year after the homes are registered in the buyers' names.

Buying off-plan means paying in stages over the build, choosing from the newest towers and waiting for the handover date in your contract. Buying a finished apartment means you can see the exact unit, check the building's service charge history and move in or let it straight away.

If you want to compare, our Dubai Creek Harbour area guide covers the finished buildings, schools and daily life. You can also read our complete Dubai Creek Harbour guide.