Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai
● Al Wasl, on the Dubai Water Canal beside Al Safa
Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai is a Residential project by AHS Properties (the source listing files the project under Wasl; the developer on every other source is AHS Properties) in Al Wasl, on the Dubai Water Canal beside Al Safa. Prices start at around AED 22 M (about Rs 56.65 Cr). Current status is under construction. Below you will find the price, sizes, DLD registration details, location notes, pros and cons, and answers to the questions buyers ask most.
Quick Facts
| Project | Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai |
| Developer | AHS Properties (the source listing files the project under Wasl; the developer on every other source is AHS Properties) |
| Location | Al Wasl, on the Dubai Water Canal beside Al Safa |
| Type | Residential |
| Sizes | About 4,500 - 30,000 sq ft (penthouses 4,730-5,130 sq ft, sky villas 6,665-10,400 sq ft, sky mansions 12,661-13,020 sq ft, sky palaces about 26,540-26,650 sq ft) |
| Starting Price | AED 22 M (about Rs 56.65 Cr) onwards |
| Status | Under Construction |
| DLD Project Number | Registered with the Dubai Land Department (DLD), with off-plan payments held in a DLD-approved escrow account; the project number is not published by the sources checked. At this price point, ask AHS for it in writing and verify it on the Dubai REST app yourself before any money moves. |
Prices & details are indicative. Please confirm the latest with our advisor or the builder before booking.
Sizes & Pricing
| Configuration | Size | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | About 4,500 - 30,000 sq ft (penthouses 4,730-5,130 sq ft, sky villas 6,665-10,400 sq ft, sky mansions 12,661-13,020 sq ft, sky palaces about 26,540-26,650 sq ft) | AED 22 M (about Rs 56.65 Cr) onwards | Families & end-users |
Prices are indicative. Confirm the latest cost sheet with us.
About Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai
Casa Canal is AHS Properties' USD 850 million project on the Dubai Water Canal at Al Wasl: three linked towers by Killa Design, with interiors by HBA, holding penthouses, sky villas, sky mansions and sky palaces from about 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft.
Penthouses start near AED 22 M (about Rs 56.65 crore), villas are quoted from about AED 38 M, and the published range runs to AED 185 M, on a 60/40 plan. One thing needs settling before anything else on this page: every published completion date — Q4 2025, then Q1 2026, then a January 2026 update pointing at December 2025 — has now passed, and none of the sources we checked confirms the handover has happened. See the rest of the Dubai section or our wider projects list.
At a glance
| Project | Casa Canal, Al Wasl, Dubai |
|---|---|
| Developer | AHS Properties |
| Architect | Killa Design; interiors by HBA |
| Project value | About USD 850 million |
| Community | Al Wasl, on the Dubai Water Canal beside Al Safa |
| Buildings | Three linked towers |
| Configurations | 3 BHK penthouses, 4 and 5 BHK sky villas, 6 BHK sky mansions, sky palaces |
| Sizes | About 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft |
| Penthouses | 4,730 – 5,130 sq ft, from about AED 22 M |
| Sky villas | 6,665 – 10,400 sq ft, quoted from about AED 38 M |
| Sky mansions | 12,661 – 13,020 sq ft, six bedrooms |
| Published price range | AED 23 M to 185 M |
| Rate | About AED 4,651 per sq ft on a 4,730 sq ft penthouse at AED 22 M |
| Payment plan | 60/40 — 60% during construction, 40% on completion |
| Completion | Q4 2025, revised to Q1 2026, one update giving December 2025 — all now passed |
| DLD | Registered and escrow-backed; project number not published by the sources checked |
Price and unit pricing
The source listing carries the project without a price. The figures below are the portals' and the developer's, and they do not quite agree at the entry.
| Unit | Size | Price from (AED) | In rupees | Implied rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 BHK penthouse | 4,730 – 5,130 sq ft | About 22 M | About Rs 56.65 crore | About AED 4,651 per sq ft |
| Sky villa (4 and 5 BHK) | 6,665 – 10,400 sq ft | About 38 M | About Rs 97.85 crore | About AED 5,701 per sq ft at 6,665 sq ft |
| 6 BHK sky mansion | 12,661 – 13,020 sq ft | Not separately published | — | — |
| Sky palace | About 26,540 – 26,650 sq ft | Not separately published | — | — |
| Stated overall range | All units | 23 M – 185 M | About Rs 59.2 – 476.4 crore | — |
Note the inconsistency: one source gives AED 22 M as the minimum penthouse price, another states the range as starting at AED 23 M. A million dirhams is a rounding difference in a brochure and a real number in a contract, so ask AHS for a price list against specific unit numbers.
On rate, about AED 4,651 per sq ft for a canal-front Killa Design penthouse is expensive but not exceptional for the address. What you are really buying is floor area of a kind that barely exists elsewhere in Dubai apartments: a 10,400 sq ft sky villa has more space than most detached houses in Emirates Hills.
Payment and total cost
The published structure is 60/40 — 60% across construction, 40% on completion and handover. Worked on a AED 22 M penthouse:
| Item | Basis | AED | Rupees (at 25.75) |
|---|---|---|---|
| During construction | 60% | About 13.2 M | About Rs 33.99 crore |
| On completion | 40% | About 8.8 M | About Rs 22.66 crore |
| DLD registration fee | 4% | 880,000 | About Rs 2.27 crore |
| Total to own | Before commission | About 22.9 M | About Rs 58.9 crore |
Add 2% if you buy through a broker, plus Oqood registration. And note the conditional: if the building has completed, insist on buying it as a finished residence against a title deed at transfer — the 60/40 split stops being relevant the moment the completion certificate is issued.
Service charges here will be substantial and none is published. On a 10,000 sq ft residence even a moderate per-square-foot rate produces a six-figure annual bill in dirhams. Ask for the estimated first-year budget per square foot in writing.
Location and connectivity
Al Wasl runs along the Dubai Water Canal beside Al Safa, in the older low-rise band between Sheikh Zayed Road and the sea. Safa Park is the immediate neighbour, Jumeirah and the beaches a few minutes west, and Downtown, DIFC and Business Bay a short run up the road.
Dubai International Airport is about fifteen minutes and Al Maktoum about forty. The canal itself, with its walkway and bridges, is the amenity the project is built around — and unlike a sea view it is a finished, engineered frontage rather than something still being reclaimed.
For other homes at this end of the market that we cover, see District One Mansions and The Opus by Omniyat.
Amenities and specifications
Three linked towers by Killa Design with interiors by HBA — genuine design credentials rather than a licensing arrangement, which is a different proposition from a branded residence where a hotel group lends its name to someone else's building.
The residences are the specification. Three-bedroom penthouses run 4,730 to 5,130 sq ft; sky villas 6,665 to 10,400 sq ft; six-bedroom sky mansions 12,661 to 13,020 sq ft; sky palaces about 26,540 to 26,650 sq ft, in a project spanning roughly 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft overall.
One caution: at the top of the range a sky palace of more than 26,000 sq ft is listed as three bedrooms, which reads either as an error or as a count of principal suites. At AED 22 M and up, the floor plan is the only document worth working from — not a summary, and not this page.
About the developer
AHS Properties has an unusual history for a Dubai developer. It began by buying, renovating and reselling custom mansions on Palm Jumeirah and in Emirates Hills, selling three renovated Palm villas in October 2022, and moved into development from there.
One Canal — a canal-front high-rise designed by Shaun Killa with Fendi Casa — launched in November 2022, and One Crescent, a low-rise on Palm Jumeirah, in January 2023. In 2024 it moved into commercial property, acquiring the 69-storey Sheikh Zayed Road tower formerly known as Big Ben Tower and redeveloping it as AHS Tower. Casa Canal, at about USD 850 million, is its largest residential project.
That is a real and fast-growing portfolio. Note what it is not: a long record of handed-over buildings. AHS has been developing at this scale for only a few years, and most of its work is still under construction. The design names on Casa Canal do not answer that question. At a AED 22 M entry price, commission your own construction and legal due diligence — escrow, contractor, completion certificates, title — rather than relying on any published summary, this one included.
For Indian buyers
Al Wasl is freehold, so an Indian citizen can own here outright with a DLD title deed. Dubai charges no annual property tax; the recurring cost is the service charge, which at these floor areas will be a serious annual number.
The funding point is the one that matters, and it is worth being direct about. The Liberalised Remittance Scheme allows USD 250,000 per person per financial year. A AED 22 M purchase is about USD 6 million — roughly twenty-four person-years of allowance. There is no realistic way for a resident Indian to fund a purchase at this level through LRS, and no payment plan changes that arithmetic. Buyers here are normally non-resident Indians, who are not subject to LRS, or people funding from existing offshore assets. If you are a resident Indian, take structuring and tax advice before you commit to anything at this price rather than after.
On residency, the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold is cleared many times over by every residence in the building, so the ten-year visa is effectively automatic on a completed, registered purchase. On tax, a resident Indian must report the property in Schedule FA and pay Indian tax on any rental income at slab rates; the UAE takes nothing, so there is no credit to offset.
Pros
- Genuine canal frontage in Al Wasl, minutes from Downtown, DIFC, Jumeirah and the beaches
- Killa Design architecture with HBA interiors — design credentials, not a licensed brand name
- Floor areas from 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft, including sky villas larger than most Emirates Hills houses
- Every residence clears the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold many times over
- Fifteen minutes to Dubai International Airport, which matters at this end of the market
- A 60/40 plan is a reasonable structure for a project this close to completion
- Only three towers and a small number of very large homes, so the address stays exclusive
Cons
- Every published completion date has passed and none of the sources confirms handover has happened
- AHS Properties has been developing at this scale for only a few years, with most of its portfolio not yet handed over
- Published prices disagree at the entry — AED 22 M for a penthouse against a stated range starting at AED 23 M
- Bedroom counts at the top of the range are described inconsistently across sources
- Service charges on a 6,665 to 10,400 sq ft residence will be very large, and none is published
- The source listing files the project under Wasl, which is not the developer
- The resale market for AED 22 M to 185 M homes is thin — exit takes time at any price
Who this is for
- Buyers at the top of the Dubai market who want canal frontage and a Killa Design address
- Families who need 6,000 to 13,000 sq ft in a single residence rather than a villa compound
- Golden Visa buyers for whom the threshold is irrelevant and the address is the point
- Buyers who will commission their own construction and legal due diligence
Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone buying for yield — this is a use asset, not an income asset
- Buyers who need a settled, confirmed handover date before committing
- Resident Indian buyers relying on the LRS, which cannot fund a purchase at this level
- Anyone who wants a liquid asset they can exit quickly
Our verdict
Casa Canal sits at the very top of the Dubai market and does most things right: canal frontage in Al Wasl, three linked towers by Killa Design with HBA interiors, and residences from 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft. At about AED 4,651 per sq ft on the entry penthouse it is not cheap, but nothing at this address is, and the design credentials are real rather than licensed.
Two things need settling before anyone signs. Completion: three published dates have all passed and no source reports the handover as done — at a AED 22 M entry price that is not a detail to leave open, so get the construction percentage, the Oqood date and the completion certificates, and go and stand in the building. And the developer: AHS has assembled a serious portfolio very quickly, but it has been developing at this scale for only a few years and most of that portfolio is not yet handed over. Commission your own due diligence. If both check out, this is one of the better addresses in the city.
Run this project's numbers yourself. The calculator opens on the price and unit size above; change the currency, the rent or the mortgage and it recalculates the fees, the cash you need on day one and the net rent.
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| Charge | AED | Your currency |
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Fee basis: DLD transfer 4% of price, plus a DLD admin fee of AED 580 on a ready unit and AED 40 at Oqood on an off-plan one; registration trustee AED 2,000 below AED 500,000 and AED 4,000 from AED 500,000, plus 5% VAT (AED 2,100 or AED 4,200); title deed and map about AED 500; agency 2% plus 5% VAT where used; mortgage registration 0.25% of the loan plus AED 290. Rates shown are indicative, read on 9 September 2026, and the pegged ones (USD and the GCC currencies) do not move — edit the rate box for anything else. This is an estimate to plan with, not a quotation, and it does not cover tax in your own country.
FAQs
What does a residence at Casa Canal cost?
Penthouses start near AED 22 M (about Rs 56.65 crore), villas are quoted from about AED 38 M, and the full published range runs from AED 23 M to AED 185 M. Those two entry figures — AED 22 M and AED 23 M — come from different sources, so ask AHS for the current price list against specific unit numbers.
How big are the residences?
The project spans about 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft. Three-bedroom penthouses run 4,730 to 5,130 sq ft, sky villas 6,665 to 10,400 sq ft, six-bedroom sky mansions 12,661 to 13,020 sq ft, and sky palaces about 26,540 to 26,650 sq ft. A 10,400 sq ft sky villa has more floor area than most detached houses in Emirates Hills.
Is Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai finished?
The sources do not confirm it. The estimated handover was Q4 2025, revised to Q1 2026, with one January 2026 update giving a completion of 1 December 2025 — and all of those dates have passed without a handover announcement in the sources we checked. Ask AHS for the DLD construction-progress percentage, the Oqood completion date and the building completion certificates, and go and see it.
What is the payment plan for Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai?
60/40 — 60% across construction and 40% on completion and handover. On a AED 22 M penthouse that is about AED 13.2 M during the build and AED 8.8 M at completion, plus the 4% DLD fee of AED 880,000. If the building is already complete, insist on buying it as a completed residence against a title deed instead.
Who designed it?
Killa Design, the practice behind some of Dubai's most recognisable recent architecture, with interiors by HBA. Both are genuine design credentials rather than a licensing arrangement, which is a different proposition from a branded residence where a hotel group lends its name.
Who is the developer of Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai?
AHS Properties. It began by buying, renovating and reselling mansions on Palm Jumeirah and in Emirates Hills, then moved into development with One Canal in November 2022 and One Crescent in January 2023, and into commercial property in 2024 with the tower it redeveloped as AHS Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road. Casa Canal, at about USD 850 million, is its largest residential project. It is a fast-growing portfolio, but one still mostly under construction rather than delivered.
Does the purchase qualify for a Golden Visa?
Comfortably. The AED 2 M property threshold is cleared many times over by every residence here, and at these values the ten-year visa is effectively automatic on a completed, registered purchase. Confirm the DLD-registered value and the title position with your lawyer as part of the application.
Can a resident Indian buyer fund this through LRS?
Not realistically. The Liberalised Remittance Scheme allows USD 250,000 per person per financial year; a AED 22 M purchase is about USD 6 million, which would take roughly twenty-four person-years of allowance. Buyers at this level are normally non-resident Indians, who are not subject to LRS, or people funding from existing offshore assets. If you are a resident Indian, take structuring advice before you commit to anything at this price.
What will the service charge be at Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai?
None is published, and it will be substantial. A canal-front tower with a full amenity deck and concierge-level service runs well above the city's mid-market rates, and on a 10,000 sq ft residence even a moderate per-square-foot figure produces a six-figure annual bill in dirhams. Ask for the developer's estimated first-year budget per square foot in writing.
Is it a good investment?
It is a use asset rather than an income asset. Rental yields at this end of the Dubai market are low, and the resale market for homes between AED 22 M and AED 185 M is thin, so exit takes time regardless of price. Buy it because you want to live in it, or because you want a trophy asset on the canal — not because you expect it to produce a return.
If you want the current price list, the floor plans and a straight answer on the completion status, talk to Realty Hunting and we will ask on your behalf.
Compare with other Dubai projects
Also in Al Wasl: Park Gate Residence - Tower B (from AED 1,700,000, ready) and Wasl 1 Park Gate Residence - Tower A (from AED 1,700,000, ready).
A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: LIV LUX Apartments (from AED 26 M, handover 2026), Omniyat One Palm (from AED 16,233,000, ready) and S Tower (from AED 15.03 M, ready).
Read next: Off-Plan Property in Dubai: How It Works · Dubai Property Payment Plans: 1% Monthly, Post-Handover and More · The Dubai Golden Visa Through Property. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.
Project Highlights
- ✓ A USD 850 million project of three linked towers on the Dubai Water Canal, designed by Killa Design with interiors by HBA
- ✓ Residences run from about 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft - among the largest apartment floor plates anywhere in Dubai
- ✓ Three-bedroom penthouses of 4,730 to 5,130 sq ft, sky villas of 6,665 to 10,400 sq ft, six-bedroom sky mansions of 12,661 to 13,020 sq ft and sky palaces of about 26,540 sq ft
- ✓ Penthouses start near AED 22 M (about Rs 56.65 crore); the full published range runs AED 23 M to 185 M, with villas quoted from AED 38 M
- ✓ A 60/40 payment plan - 60% across construction, 40% on completion and handover
- ✓ Fifteen minutes to Dubai International Airport and about forty to Al Maktoum
- ✓ Every published completion date has now passed - Q4 2025, then Q1 2026, with one update pointing at December 2025 - so the current status needs confirming directly
- ✓ Every unit here clears the AED 2 M Golden Visa property threshold many times over
Pros & Cons
- +Genuine canal frontage in Al Wasl, minutes from Downtown, DIFC, Jumeirah and the beaches
- +Killa Design architecture with HBA interiors - top-tier design credentials rather than a licensed brand name
- +Floor areas from 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft, including sky villas larger than most Emirates Hills houses
- +Every residence clears the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold many times over
- +Fifteen minutes to Dubai International Airport, which matters at this end of the market
- +A 60/40 plan is a reasonable structure for a project this close to completion
- +Only three towers and a small number of very large homes, so the address stays exclusive
- –Every published completion date has passed and none of the sources confirms handover has happened
- –AHS Properties has been developing at this scale for only a few years, with most of its portfolio not yet handed over
- –Published prices disagree at the entry - AED 22 M for a penthouse against a stated range starting at AED 23 M
- –Bedroom counts at the top of the range are described inconsistently across sources
- –Service charges on a 6,665 to 10,400 sq ft residence will be very large and none is published
- –The source listing files the project under Wasl, which is not the developer
- –The resale market for AED 22 M to 185 M homes is thin - exit takes time at any price
Who Should Buy & Who Should Avoid
- +Buyers at the top of the Dubai market who want canal frontage and a Killa Design address
- +Families who need 6,000 to 13,000 sq ft in a single residence rather than a villa compound
- +Golden Visa buyers for whom the threshold is irrelevant and the address is the point
- +Buyers who will commission their own construction and legal due diligence rather than rely on a brochure
- –Anyone buying for yield - this is a use asset, not an income asset
- –Buyers who need a settled, confirmed handover date before committing
- –Resident Indian buyers relying on the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, which cannot fund a purchase at this level
- –Anyone who wants a liquid asset they can exit quickly
Handover Timeline
This is the first thing to settle and the sources do not settle it. The estimated handover was Q4 2025, later revised to Q1 2026, and one update from January 2026 pointed at a completion of 1 December 2025. All three dates have now passed, and none of the sources we checked confirms that handover has actually taken place. That is not unusual for a project of this scale and it is not evidence of a problem, but at these prices it is not something to take on trust either. Ask AHS Properties for the DLD construction-progress percentage recorded against the escrow account, the anticipated completion date on the Oqood registration, and whether building completion certificates have been issued - and then go and see the building. If it is complete, you are buying a finished residence with a title deed and the payment terms should reflect that.
Location Map
About AHS Properties (the source listing files the project under Wasl; the developer on every other source is AHS Properties)
AHS Properties has an unusual history for a Dubai developer: it started by buying, renovating and reselling bespoke mansions on Palm Jumeirah and in Emirates Hills, selling three renovated Palm villas in October 2022. It moved into development from there. One Canal, a high-rise on the Dubai Water Canal designed by Shaun Killa in partnership with Fendi Casa, launched in November 2022; One Crescent, a low-rise on Palm Jumeirah, followed in January 2023. In 2024 the company moved into commercial property, buying the 69-storey Sheikh Zayed Road tower formerly known as Big Ben Tower and redeveloping it as AHS Tower. Casa Canal, at about USD 850 million, is its largest residential undertaking. That is a real and fast-growing portfolio, but note what it is: a company that has been developing at this scale for only a few years, with a body of work still mostly under construction rather than handed over. At a AED 22 M entry price, that is a reason to do the escrow, contractor and completion-certificate checks properly rather than to rely on the design names attached to the project.
Payment Plan
Specifications
💬 Our View
Casa Canal sits at the very top of the Dubai market and does most things right: canal frontage in Al Wasl, three linked towers by Killa Design with HBA interiors, and residences from 4,500 to 30,000 sq ft, including sky villas with more floor area than most Emirates Hills houses. At about AED 4,651 per sq ft on the entry penthouse it is not cheap, but nothing at this address is, and the design credentials are real rather than licensed. Two things need to be settled before anyone signs. The first is completion. Three published dates - Q4 2025, then Q1 2026, then a January 2026 update pointing at December 2025 - have all passed, and none of the sources we checked reports the handover as done. At a AED 22 M entry price that is not a detail to leave open: get the construction percentage, the Oqood date and the completion certificates, and go and stand in the building. The second is the developer. AHS Properties has assembled a serious portfolio very quickly, but it has been developing at this scale for only a few years and most of that portfolio is not yet handed over. The design names on the project do not answer that question, and at these values you should commission your own construction and legal due diligence rather than rely on ours or anyone else's.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a residence at Casa Canal cost? +
How big are the residences? +
Is Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai finished? +
What is the payment plan for Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai? +
Who designed it? +
Who is the developer of Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai? +
Does the purchase qualify for a Golden Visa? +
Can a resident Indian buyer fund this through LRS? +
What will the service charge be at Casa Canal Al Wasl Dubai? +
Is it a good investment? +
Final Verdict
A genuinely top-tier canal-front address for a buyer who wants to live in something exceptional and is not counting on a yield. Settle the completion status and do independent due diligence on the developer before committing - and if the building is finished, buy it as a completed residence against a title deed, not on a construction-linked plan.