Overview
Dubai Creek Harbour is Emaar's waterfront master plan on Dubai Creek at Ras Al Khor, facing Downtown Dubai across the water, and it is built almost entirely of apartment towers and penthouses. It is developed by Emaar Properties, which releases it tower by tower over a long build-out rather than in a single phase.
Key facts
- Developer
- Emaar Properties
- Location
- Dubai Creek waterfront at Ras Al Khor, opposite Downtown Dubai, Dubai
- Unit types
- 1-4 BR apartments, 1-3 BR apartments, Apartments and penthouses community-wide
- Prices from
- 1,790,888 AED
- Areas from
- 1,192 sq ft (111 sqm)
- Community size
- 6 sq km masterplan (Emaar, 2016); 7.4 million sq m residential space and 500,000 sq m parks and open spaces
- Phases on sale
- Valia, Creek Bay, Creek Haven, Albero, Altan, Lyvia by Palace, Silva, Montiva by Vida, Cedar, Harbour Gate, Dubai Creek Residences, Mangrove, Altus, Creek Gate, Aeon, Valo, Creek Palace, The Cove, Creekside 18, Savanna, Creek Waters 2
Water and a sanctuary
The community runs along the creek with Dubai Creek Marina and Creek Beach, and the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary sits five minutes away.
Closest to the airport
Emaar puts Dubai International Airport at 10 minutes and Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai at 15, which is unusual for a waterfront address.
Space kept open
The master plan sets aside 500,000 sq m of parks and open space alongside 7.4 million sq m of residential space.
Status
Selling; Valia (1-4 BR apartments, starting AED 1.96 MN) is the newest launch, with remaining units in Creek Bay, Creek Haven and other towers
Location
Dubai Creek Harbour sits on the creek at Ras Al Khor, directly across the water from Downtown Dubai. Emaar's figures put the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary at 5 minutes, Dubai International Airport at 10, and Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai at 15. The far side of the city is a longer run: Dubai Marina is 25 minutes, Expo City Dubai 35 and Al Maktoum International Airport 40. A Dubai Metro extension, the Blue Line, is planned to serve the district; until it opens, the connection is by road.
- Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary5 min
- Dubai International Airport10 min
- Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai15 min
- Dubai Marina25 min
- Expo site (Expo City Dubai)35 min
- Al Maktoum International Airport40 min
About the developer
Emaar Properties PJSC is listed on the Dubai Financial Market and has delivered over 130,900 residential units in Dubai and other global markets since 2002. It holds a land bank of approximately 590 million sq ft in the UAE and key international markets, and operates 41 hotels and resorts with over 10,000 keys.
Dubai Creek Harbour is the largest waterfront master plan Emaar is building in Dubai and the one it releases from most often: Valia, Silva, Albero, Altan, Montiva by Vida and Lyvia by Palace all sit inside it, alongside towers that were handed over years ago. Emaar sells each tower from its own site with the number of remaining units shown next to the price, and it keeps the marina, the beach and the promenades as community assets rather than selling them on. Buying here is a bet on one developer finishing a six-square-kilometre plan, which is the same bet that Downtown Dubai settled in its favour.
Why this project
- Emaar's own community page shows apartments and penthouses from AED 1,790,888, which is a low entry for a freehold waterfront address in Dubai.
- Dubai International Airport is 10 minutes away and Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa 15, so the creek does not cost you the commute.
- Dubai Creek Marina, Creek Beach and the harbour promenades are part of the master plan itself, not a neighbouring facility.
- The Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary next door is protected land, so the open outlook over the water and the flats is not waiting to be built on.
- The master plan reserves 500,000 sq m of parks and open space, and a Dubai Metro extension is planned to reach the district.
Master plan & phases
The master plan is a six-square-kilometre district of towers along the creek, grouped into island and waterfront neighbourhoods with the marina, Creek Beach and the promenade as the shared spine. Emaar currently shows units in more than twenty towers: the newest launch, Valia, then Creek Bay, Creek Haven, Albero, Altan, Silva, Montiva by Vida and Lyvia by Palace, and older buildings such as Harbour Gate, Creek Gate, The Cove, Creekside 18, Cedar, Savanna and Dubai Creek Residences. The early towers are delivered and occupied, while the recent launches are years from handover. Availability moves fast: several of the older towers are down to a unit or two.
Unit types, areas & starting prices
Published prices
- 1-3 BR apartment — SilvaFrom 1,790,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — AlberoFrom 1,813,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — AltanFrom 1,813,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — Montiva by VidaFrom 1,916,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — Lyvia by PalaceFrom 2,684,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — Creek HavenFrom 2,722,888 AED
- 1-3 BR apartment — Creek BayFrom 3,252,888 AED
Published areas
- Apartment — Creek Haven (smallest unit currently listed)1,192 sq ft (111 sqm)
The community-wide starting price belongs to Silva; each tower prices separately, and the smallest apartment Emaar currently lists at Creek Haven starts at 1,192 sq ft.
Payment plan
Payment plans differ by phase and unit. Request today's official plan through the form and we will send it within minutes.
The honest drawbacks
What may not suit you, before you book, with the other side of each point.
This is a long-horizon master plan. The towers on sale today are years from completion, Emaar publishes no delivery date for them, and the district will keep building after they are handed over.
CounterweightThe early towers, the promenade, Creek Beach and the marina are already delivered and in use, so the finished product is not hypothetical. Handover is expected, not promised: we confirm the developer's current date per unit and it is written into the sale agreement.
Your view can change. In a tower district still under construction, an apartment bought today may look onto active plots, and a later tower can end up standing between you and the water.
CounterweightUnits facing the water or the sanctuary are protected by the creek and by the reserve itself. Ask for the plot map and the orientation of the specific unit before you accept a view premium.
Emaar publishes neither a payment plan nor a handover date for the towers on sale here. Anything you read online about a split or a delivery quarter comes from a portal, not from the developer.
CounterweightBoth are issued officially per tower at booking. We ask for the current plan and the developer's own expected date rather than repeating a portal figure, and you sign against those.
It is apartments only. There are no townhouses or villas, so a family that wants a plot and a garden is in the wrong community, and service charges on a waterfront tower are not light.
CounterweightThe trade is a creek-front address with a marina, a beach and parks at an entry price villa districts do not reach, and the charge is billed per sq ft and can be estimated for the exact unit before you sign.
Many towers deliver in the same window with similar 1-3 bedroom layouts, so whoever sells or lets at handover will be competing with neighbours holding the same product.
CounterweightTower, floor and orientation are what separate units here, and Emaar releases in stages rather than putting the whole district on the market at once. A water-facing line in an earlier tower is the usual answer.
The approach is still a work in progress. The roads in from Ras Al Khor pass industrial and still-empty land, and the metro extension that will serve the district has not opened.
CounterweightBy Emaar's own figures the airport is 10 minutes away and Downtown 15, the sanctuary at the gate is permanently protected open land, and the metro line is planned into the master plan rather than hoped for.
Amenities & services
Life at the creek is arranged along the water. Mornings on the harbour promenade or the sand at Creek Beach, boats at Dubai Creek Marina, and flamingos on the flats of the Ras Al Khor sanctuary a few minutes away. Dining, retail, schools and healthcare are planned into the district itself, and the parks give the towers the open ground a waterfront needs.
- Dubai Creek Marina (yacht marina)
- Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary next door
- Waterfront promenades
- Dining, retail, schools and healthcare
- Upcoming Dubai Metro expansion (Blue Line)
- 500,000 sq m of parks and open spaces
- Creek Beach
Who this project suits
- End-user families: an apartment with a promenade, a beach and parks downstairs, schools and healthcare planned into the district, and the airport 10 minutes away.
- Investors: a waterfront entry at AED 1,790,888 in a district Emaar is building over years — a hold while the master plan matures, not a quick flip, with stock released tower by tower.
- Upgraders: owners leaving older Downtown or Business Bay stock get newer towers with the same skyline in front of them across the water instead of from inside the crowd.
- Second-home buyers: Gulf and overseas owners who fly through Dubai International want a lock-up-and-leave apartment, and Emaar puts that airport at 10 minutes.
Before you book: points to verify
- Confirm the tower, the floor, the orientation and the expected handover date written into the sale agreement; Emaar publishes no completion dates for this community itself.
- Check the Oqood interim registration with the Dubai Land Department for an off-plan unit, or the title deed for a resale, before any payment.
- Ask for the RERA-approved escrow account of that tower and pay only into it.
- Request the service-charge estimate per sq ft for the tower; a waterfront building with a marina and a beach carries more than a standard apartment block.
- Read what you are paying for a creek or skyline view, and the developer's resale rules before handover, which normally require a minimum paid percentage and a no-objection certificate.
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Frequently asked questions
What does an apartment at Dubai Creek Harbour start from?
Emaar's community page shows apartments and penthouses from AED 1,790,888, which is the Silva card. Each tower prices separately, and the newest launch, Valia, is quoted by Emaar from AED 1.96 MN. We request today's official price list for the tower you want.
What unit types are available?
1-4 bedroom apartments at Valia, 1-3 bedroom apartments at Creek Bay, Creek Haven and most other towers, and penthouses across the community. There are no villas or townhouses here.
When is handover?
Emaar publishes no completion date for the towers on sale here. The expected date that counts is the developer's own, confirmed per unit and written into the sale agreement.
What is the payment plan?
Emaar publishes no payment plan for Dubai Creek Harbour, and the terms differ by tower and by release. Request today's plan and we send the official version exactly as it is issued.
Where is it and how is the commute?
On the creek at Ras Al Khor, across the water from Downtown Dubai. Emaar quotes 10 minutes to Dubai International Airport, 15 to Downtown and Burj Khalifa and 25 to Dubai Marina. A metro extension is planned; until it opens, travel is by road.
Does an apartment here qualify for the golden visa?
Units at or above the current property-investment threshold qualify, and most apartments here sit above it. Eligibility depends on the specific unit and the amount paid, so we confirm it per unit.
Is it off-plan or ready?
Both. Towers such as Harbour Gate, Creek Gate, Creekside 18 and Dubai Creek Residences are delivered and occupied, while Valia, Creek Bay, Creek Haven and the newer releases are under construction.
Can foreigners buy, and what are the service charges?
Yes, Dubai Creek Harbour is a freehold district open to buyers of all nationalities. Service charges are billed per sq ft, differ by tower, and the estimate is confirmed with the sales advisor for the exact unit.