Overview
Emaar Beachfront is a private, gated island inside Dubai Harbour, planned for 27 residential towers and 10,000 homes along 1.5 km of beach between Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah. It is developed by Emaar Properties on a 10 million sq ft destination master-planned by Meraas as part of Dubai Harbour.
Key facts
- Developer
- Emaar Properties
- Master developer
- Meraas (Dubai Harbour)
- Location
- Dubai Harbour (between Dubai Marina/JBR and Palm Jumeirah), Dubai
- Unit types
- 1-4 BR apartments and 4-6 BR penthouses, 1-3 BR branded apartments, 3-4 BR penthouses, 3 BR townhouses, 1-4 BR apartments, 3-5 BR apartments, duplex townhouses and penthouses
- Prices from
- 3,300,000 AED
- Areas from
- 1,051 sq ft (98 sqm)
- Community size
- 10 million sq ft gated island destination: 1.5 km beachfront, 27 residential towers, 10,000 residential units, 13,000 sqm retail mall
- Phases on sale
- Bayview by Address Resorts (6 units remaining), Grand Bleu Tower (1 unit remaining), Beach Vista (1 unit remaining), Beach Mansion (1 unit remaining), Beachgate by Address (1 unit remaining), The Bristol Luxury Hotels & Resorts (listed)
Beach on both sides
The island carries 1.5 km of private shoreline, with the Dubai Harbour marina and yacht club a walk from the podium.
Branded and standard
Towers range from Emaar's own buildings, such as Grand Bleu Tower and Beach Vista, to Address-branded residences with hotel services.
Retail on the island
A 13,000 sqm retail mall plus ground-level boutiques and cafes are part of the island's master plan.
Status
Selling final developer inventory: Bayview by Address Resorts (6 units remaining), single units left in Grand Bleu Tower, Beach Vista, Beach Mansion and Beachgate; The Bristol Luxury Hotels & Resorts listed without live pricing
Location
Emaar Beachfront occupies a man-made island inside Dubai Harbour, the waterfront district master-planned by Meraas between Dubai Marina, JBR and Palm Jumeirah. Everything reaches the island through Dubai Harbour's own road network, which Emaar describes as direct access to Sheikh Zayed Road. Emaar's figures put Dubai Marina 1 minute away, Downtown Dubai 15 minutes, Dubai International Airport 20, Expo City 25 and Al Maktoum International 45. The marina, the yacht club and the cruise terminal sit inside Dubai Harbour itself, while the restaurants, tram and metro network of Marina and JBR begin on the other side of the bridge.
- Dubai Marina1 min
- Downtown Dubai15 min
- Dubai International Airport20 min
- Expo City25 min
- Al Maktoum International Airport45 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, plus about 1.4 million sq m of leasing assets and 41 hotels and resorts with over 10,000 keys.
Emaar built Dubai Marina on the other side of the bridge, and Emaar Beachfront is the same company returning to this coast with a denser, partly branded product under its Address hotel name. Its own inventory on the island is nearly finished: Bayview by Address Resorts is the only release with more than a single unit left, so most of what is offered here now is resale rather than developer stock. What buyers rely on is that Emaar publishes the payment table on the page of each unit, which makes a developer unit and a resale unit easy to compare side by side.
Why this project
- The island is gated and private: 1.5 km of beach, 27 towers and 10,000 homes on a 10 million sq ft destination, with water on both sides of the strip.
- Location is the product: Emaar's own figures are 1 minute to Dubai Marina, 15 minutes to Downtown Dubai and 20 minutes to Dubai International Airport.
- Branded stock is real, not cosmetic: Bayview by Address Resorts is sold fully furnished, and Address Residences The Bay carries access to 5-star hotel amenities and residents' discounts at Address Hotel The Bay.
- A beachfront address still opens at AED 3,594,888 with the developer, against AED 10,501,888 for the last 3-bedroom at Beachgate by Address.
- Payment terms are published per unit: 80/20 construction-linked at Bayview, and 20% now with 80% on handover for the near-ready unit at Grand Bleu Tower.
Master plan & phases
The island is planned as 27 towers on one gated strip, wrapped by 1.5 km of beach and served by a 13,000 sqm retail mall and a podium of boutiques and cafes. The towers differ by brand and by vintage: Beach Vista, Beach Isle, Marina Vista, Grand Bleu Tower and Beach Mansion are Emaar's own, while Beachgate, Address Residences The Bay and Bayview by Address Resorts carry the Address brand, and The Bristol Luxury Hotels & Resorts is listed without live pricing. What Emaar still sells directly is the balance of Bayview by Address Resorts plus single remaining units in Grand Bleu Tower, Beach Vista, Beach Mansion and Beachgate. Everything else on the island trades as resale.
Unit types, areas & starting prices
Published prices
- 1-4 BR apartments — Bayview by Address Resorts (available units, 'From')From 3,594,888 AED
- 1-4 BR apartments — Bayview by Address Resorts (page 'Starting price')From 3,300,000 AED
- 1 BR apartment — Grand Bleu Tower (1 unit remaining)From 5,670,888 AED
- 2 BR apartment — Beach Mansion (1 unit remaining)From 5,923,888 AED
- 2 BR apartment — Beach Vista (1 unit remaining)From 6,085,888 AED
- 3 BR apartment — Beachgate by Address (1 unit remaining)From 10,501,888 AED
Published areas
- 1 BR apartment — Grand Bleu Tower1,051 sq ft (98 sqm)
- 2 BR apartment — Beach Vista1,138 sq ft (106 sqm)
- 2 BR apartment — Beach Mansion1,245 sq ft (116 sqm)
- 2 BR apartment — Bayview by Address Resorts1,383 sq ft (128 sqm)
- 3 BR apartment — Beachgate by Address1,996 sq ft (185 sqm)
The AED 3,594,888 starting figure is Bayview by Address Resorts, the only release with several units left; the higher tower figures are single remaining units, not a price list for those buildings.
Payment plan
80/20 construction-linked: 8 installments of 10% and 20% at 100% construction and handover (Bayview unit T1-1-104); ready/near-ready units in Grand Bleu Tower are 20% first installment and 80% on handover
80/20 at Bayview means installments of 10% through construction and 20% at handover. The near-ready unit at Grand Bleu Tower is offered the other way round, 20% on booking and 80% on handover, so the plan follows the stage of the building rather than the island.
The honest drawbacks
What may not suit you, before you book, with the other side of each point.
This is a dense cluster of towers, not a low-rise beach community: 27 buildings and 10,000 homes on one narrow island, so the beach, the podium and the parking pressure are shared by a large population at peak times.
CounterweightThat density is what pays for the mall, the promenade and the marina next door, and each tower keeps its own pool decks and amenity floors for its residents rather than sharing one clubhouse.
View risk between towers is real. A sea or Marina view from a lower or mid floor can be closed off by the next plot as the island completes, and "partial sea view" is a genuine category here that is priced like a full one.
CounterweightThe outer plots face open water permanently, and the island master plan shows what can still be built in front of any unit; a view premium is worth paying once you have checked the orientation on that plan.
Service charges on branded, high-amenity beachfront towers are among the highest per sq ft in Dubai, and the hotel-serviced buildings add a layer of cost on top of the standard community fee.
CounterweightThe charge buys beach, pool, gym and concierge upkeep that a short-let owner would otherwise buy separately; ask for the building's current budget per sq ft before you sign, not the brochure figure.
Access is effectively a single route: every car, delivery and taxi enters through Dubai Harbour, so a cruise-ship turnaround or an event at the marina is felt on the way home.
CounterweightOnce you are across, Dubai Marina is 1 minute away by Emaar's own figure, and the island is small enough to walk end to end, which takes many short trips off the road entirely.
The island is still under construction, and Emaar publishes no completion dates for its towers, so an owner moving into a finished tower today may still live beside active sites for years.
CounterweightThe public parts of the island — the beach, the promenade and the marina — are built rather than promised, and completed towers are available on resale for buyers who will not wait.
A large share of the homes here are second homes and holiday lets, so neighbouring apartments change occupants often and the building feels seasonal rather than settled.
CounterweightThat same demand is what makes short-let returns work if you are buying to rent; if you are buying to live, ask which floors and towers are licensed for holiday homes before you choose the unit.
Amenities & services
The daily draw is water: 1.5 km of private beach on a gated island, the Dubai Harbour marina and yacht club a short walk from the podium, and infinity pools, wet decks and shaded children's pools at tower level. Between the buildings the plan is walkable — ground-level boutiques and cafes, a raised lawn with BBQ pods and shaded communal areas, and a 13,000 sqm retail mall for everything else. Owners in the Address towers add a hotel layer on top: access to 5-star amenities and residents' discounts at Address Hotel The Bay.
- 27 residential towers with 10,000 units
- 13,000 sqm retail mall
- Steps from Dubai Harbour marina and yacht club
- Infinity pool and wet deck (Bayview)
- Shaded kids' pool and play area
- Raised lawn, BBQ pods and landscaped gardens
- Ground-level boutiques and cafes
- Access to 5-star hotel amenities and residents' discounts at Address Hotel The Bay (Address Residences)
- Direct access to Sheikh Zayed Road
Who this project suits
- The end-user family that wants a 3-bedroom on the beach with work in Marina or Media City, and accepts apartment living instead of a villa community.
- The investor buying for short-let: a private beach, a marina and the Marina restaurants within walking distance is the profile holiday-home demand pays for, and the Address towers come furnished.
- The upgrader already in Dubai Marina who wants a sea view instead of a canal view without changing neighbourhood — Emaar puts the Marina 1 minute away.
- The second-home buyer who wants a lock-up-and-leave apartment with hotel service, 20 minutes from Dubai International Airport and a walk from the yacht club.
Before you book: points to verify
- Fix the tower, floor, unit number and orientation of what is offered, and get the handover date into the sale and purchase agreement — Emaar publishes no date on its pages, so the quarters circulating online come from portals.
- For an off-plan unit, confirm the RERA project registration and the Oqood entry with the Dubai Land Department; for a completed tower, ask for the title deed, the developer NOC and a service-charge clearance from the owners association.
- Ask for the escrow account of that specific tower and transfer only into it, with the account number written into the contract.
- Get the service-charge estimate per sq ft in writing for that building, including chiller and any hotel-service component in the branded towers.
- Confirm the view and floor premium against the island master plan, the resale rules during construction, and whether that building is licensed for holiday-home operation if you intend to short-let.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the starting price at Emaar Beachfront?
Emaar's community page shows prices from AED 3,594,888, which is the balance of Bayview by Address Resorts; its launch page published a starting price of AED 3.3M. The single remaining units in the other towers are higher, up to AED 10,501,888 for a 3-bedroom at Beachgate by Address. Request today's list and we send it as issued.
What unit types are on the island?
Mostly apartments and penthouses, with a small number of townhouses. Bayview by Address Resorts offers 1 to 4 bedroom apartments and 4 to 6 bedroom penthouses, fully furnished; Address Residences The Bay adds branded 1 to 3 bedroom apartments, 3 and 4 bedroom penthouses and 3 bedroom townhouses; Grand Bleu Tower, Beach Vista, Beach Isle, Marina Vista and Beachgate run 1 to 4 bedrooms, and Beach Mansion 3 to 5.
When is handover?
Emaar does not publish handover dates for Emaar Beachfront. The date that counts is the one written into the contract of the unit offered, and we confirm it with the developer before you sign.
What is the payment plan?
It follows the stage of the building. The current Bayview plan is 80/20, installments of 10% through construction with 20% at handover, while the near-ready unit at Grand Bleu Tower is 20% on booking and 80% on handover. Ask for the plan attached to the specific unit and we send it as issued.
Where exactly is Emaar Beachfront?
On a private gated island inside Dubai Harbour, between Dubai Marina and JBR on one side and Palm Jumeirah on the other, reached through Dubai Harbour off Sheikh Zayed Road. Emaar's figures are 1 minute to Dubai Marina, 15 to Downtown Dubai, 20 to Dubai International Airport, 25 to Expo City and 45 to Al Maktoum International.
Does a unit here qualify for the golden visa?
Units bought at or above the current investment threshold set by the government qualify, provided the property is registered in your name with the Dubai Land Department. Entry prices on this island sit comfortably in that range, but the threshold is a government figure, not a developer one, so we confirm it per unit before booking.
Is it off-plan or ready?
Both. Several towers have already been handed over and trade as resale, the near-ready units are sold on short plans, and Bayview by Address Resorts and The Bristol are still off-plan. Emaar's own remaining stock is small, so the widest choice on the island today is resale.
What are the service charges?
They are set per building and per year, and beachfront towers with branded service sit at the higher end for Dubai. The estimate per sq ft is confirmed with the sales advisor and against the owners association budget for that tower before you sign; do not assume one figure covers the whole island.