Cove Edition 2 Dubailand Dubai

Cove Edition 2 is Imtiaz Developments' second Cove building in the Dubai Land Residence Complex - fully furnished studios and one and two-bedroom apartments of about 383 to 1,165 sq ft, with handover in October 2026.

Studios start at AED 600,000 (about Rs 1.55 crore), one-bedroom homes at AED 900,000 and two-bedroom at AED 1,260,000. What gives the date weight is the developer's recent record: Imtiaz handed over Pearl House in Jumeirah Village Circle four months early and Pearl House II three months early. Every UAE project we track sits in the Dubai section, and Imtiaz's other work is on its developer page.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

The studio rate of roughly AED 1,567 per sq ft sits above the district band, which is what small furnished units always do - you are paying for the fit-out and the compactness, not for floor area. The two-bedroom at about AED 1,082 per sq ft sits inside the band and is the better value per foot if space matters to you. Sizes being published at all is worth noting: several projects in this batch do not publish them, which makes this comparison impossible to run.

Two payment plans, and how to choose

Imtiaz offers two structures here rather than one, and the right answer depends on whether your constraint is cash at handover or total cost. Our note on Dubai payment plans covers the shapes.

Plan B is the one to look at if you intend to let. The post-handover instalment works out around AED 5,000 a month on the entry studio, and a furnished studio in this district should comfortably exceed that - so the tail is effectively rent-funded. Plan A costs AED 210,000 more at handover but ends there, and a plan without a deferred tail usually carries a lower headline price. Get both quoted in writing and compare the totals rather than the percentages.

On top of the price: the 4% DLD registration fee, AED 24,000 on the entry studio, plus Oqood admin and the AED 40 knowledge fee, and 2% plus 5% VAT in agency commission if a broker is used. There is no VAT on a residential sale and no annual property tax. Service charges are not yet published; Dubailand apartments run about AED 10 to 32 per sq ft a year, so a 383 sq ft studio should land between roughly AED 3,800 and AED 12,300.

Handover in October 2026

A named month rather than a quarter, and the nearest firm date in this batch. What makes it more credible than most is the developer's record behind it: Pearl House in JVC was delivered four months ahead of schedule, Pearl House II three months early after a build running from August 2023 to October 2025, and Pearl House III is slated for Q1 2026. A developer that has twice beaten its own dates is a different proposition from one explaining why a quarter slipped.

Verify it anyway. Ask for this phase's DLD project number, read the verified construction percentage on the Dubai REST app, and ask whether the Building Completion Certificate process has begun - a building handing over in October should be visibly finishing now, not still in structure.

Location and connectivity

The Dubai Land Residence Complex is the residential pocket inside Dubailand, next to Dubai Silicon Oasis and within reach of Academic City - which between them supply most of the local tenant base, and are exactly the sort of catchment a furnished studio is aimed at. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) is the artery west, with Al Ain Road (E66) running the length of the district towards Emirates Road (E611).

Global Village and IMG Worlds of Adventure are the district's landmarks, and there is no metro here, so this is a car-dependent address. Other buildings we cover in the same pocket are Cove by Imtiaz - the earlier building from the same developer - along with Samana Avenue and Binghatti East Boutique Suites.

Amenities and specifications

The feature that does the most work here is the furnishing. A furnished apartment arrives lettable: no fit-out budget, no two-month gap while you buy and install furniture, and a much shorter path to the first tenant. For a buyer 6,000 km away that is worth more than most amenity lists, and it is the main reason a small studio here can outperform a larger unfurnished one on net yield.

It also needs pinning down, because "fully furnished" means different things to different developers. Ask for the furnishing schedule as an annexe to the SPA: what is included, to what specification, and what happens if something is damaged before handover. On size, the 383 sq ft studios at the bottom of the range are investment units rather than homes - if you are buying to live in, look at the one-bedroom layouts. Final as per the SPA.

About the developer

Imtiaz Developments has an unusual claim in this market: it has been handing over early. Pearl House in Jumeirah Village Circle was delivered four months ahead of schedule, Pearl House II three months early, and Pearl House III is slated for Q1 2026. The company reports more than 2,000 units delivered in Dubai, six handovers this year with ten more scheduled, more than 40 active projects and a pipeline above AED 10 billion.

That record deserves real weight on a page whose whole proposition is an October 2026 date. It is also worth keeping in proportion: 2,000 units delivered against a 40-project pipeline means most of what Imtiaz has sold is still to be built, so the checks on this specific building's construction percentage remain worth doing rather than resting on the brand.

For Indian buyers

Dubailand is freehold, so an Indian citizen owns here outright with a title deed from the Dubai Land Department, and the UAE charges no annual property tax. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 per financial year; the entry studio with the DLD fee is about USD 170,000, so it fits inside one allowance.

The furnished delivery matters more for an overseas buyer than a local one. Fitting out a Dubai studio from India means either a trip, a managing agent or a package bought sight unseen - all of which cost money and time, and all of which delay the first tenancy. A unit that arrives furnished skips that entirely. The Golden Visa threshold of AED 2 million is well above this price, so buy for income. Rent is taxable in India in your hands with the standard 30% deduction on the annual value, and our rental yield by area note sets Dubailand's 6 to 8.5% gross in context.

Pros

• A developer that has delivered its last two comparable buildings early rather than late
• October 2026 - a named month and the nearest firm date in this batch
• Fully furnished on delivery, so the unit is lettable immediately
• Two payment plans, one deferring 30% for three years at 2.5% a quarter
• A studio entry of AED 600,000 fits inside one LRS allowance
• Sizes are published, which several projects in this batch do not manage
• Dubai Silicon Oasis and Academic City next door supply a steady tenant base

Cons

• A 383 sq ft studio is small, and the district has plenty of them
• The studio rate of about AED 1,567 per sq ft sits above the district band
• The two plans are easy to conflate - AED 210,000 difference at handover on the entry unit
• Service charges are unpublished and the district band is wide
• "Fully furnished" means whatever the annexe says, so it needs pinning down
• The second Cove building is easy to confuse with the first in listings
• Far below the Golden Visa line, and no metro serves this part of Dubailand

Who this is for

Investors who want a furnished, lettable unit on the nearest firm handover date available; buyers who value a developer with a record of early delivery; and Indian buyers whose whole purchase needs to fit inside one LRS allowance.

Who should look elsewhere

End users who want space, Golden Visa buyers, and anyone who wants a long low-instalment plan running for years.

Our verdict

Two things set this page apart, and both are about time. The date is October 2026 - a named month, close enough to plan around. And the record behind it is Imtiaz handing over Pearl House four months early and Pearl House II three months early, which is a rarer sentence in Dubai than it should be. Add a furnished delivery and you get the most straightforward income unit in this batch: a AED 600,000 studio that arrives lettable, with no fit-out budget and no long wait. The decision to think about is the plan. The 70/30 defers 30% for three years at 2.5% a quarter - around AED 5,000 a month on the entry unit, less than a furnished studio here should earn, so the tail is effectively rent-funded. The 50/50 costs AED 210,000 more at handover but ends there and usually carries a lower headline price. Get both quoted and compare totals, not percentages. Then two small checks: pin down what "fully furnished" includes in the SPA annexe, and confirm you are buying the second Cove building rather than the first.

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.

FAQs

What does an apartment at Cove Edition 2 cost?

Studios start at AED 600,000 (about Rs 1.55 crore), one-bedroom apartments at AED 900,000 and two-bedroom at AED 1,260,000. Sizes run about 383 to 1,165 sq ft, so ask for the suite area against the price.

When is handover?

October 2026 - a named month and the nearest firm date in this batch. Imtiaz handed over Pearl House four months early and Pearl House II three months early, which gives the date weight. Verify the construction percentage on the Dubai REST app anyway.

What are the payment plans?

Two. The 50/50: 20% booking, 30% construction, 50% at handover. The 70/30: 20% booking, 35% construction, 15% handover and 30% over three years at 2.5% a quarter to October 2029. On the entry studio the handover payment is AED 300,000 versus AED 90,000.

Which payment plan is better?

It depends on your constraint. If you will let the unit, the 70/30's post-handover instalment is around AED 5,000 a month, which a furnished studio here should more than cover. If you would rather be done at handover, the 50/50 ends there and usually carries a lower headline price.

What does fully furnished actually include?

It varies by developer. Ask for the furnishing schedule as an annexe to the SPA - what is included, to what specification, and what happens if something is damaged before handover. The commercial value is real: a furnished unit is lettable on day one.

What does it cost on top of the price?

The DLD registration fee is 4%, AED 24,000 on the entry studio, plus Oqood admin and the AED 40 knowledge fee, and 2% plus 5% VAT in agency commission if a broker is used. There is no VAT on a residential sale and no annual property tax.

What are the service charges?

Not yet published. Dubailand apartments run about AED 10 to 32 per sq ft a year, so a 383 sq ft studio should land between roughly AED 3,800 and AED 12,300. Ask for the projected budget before your handover instalment.

Is this the same as the first Cove building?

No. Cove Edition 2 is the second Cove building by Imtiaz in the same complex. Confirm in writing which phase your unit is in and verify that phase's project number on the Dubai REST app.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 a financial year; the entry studio with the DLD fee is about USD 170,000 and fits inside one allowance. Rent is taxable in India with the standard 30% deduction.

Talk to Realty Hunting if you want both payment plans quoted side by side, the furnishing schedule and the current construction percentage for this building.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Dubailand: Binghatti East Boutique Suites (from AED 570,000, ready), Cove by Imtiaz (from AED 630,000, handover 2027), Rivo by Grovy (from AED 650,000, handover 2027) and Samana Barari Views (from AED 749,000, handover 2027). See every Dubailand Residence Complex project with prices and handover dates.

More by Imtiaz: Pearl House 2 By Imtiaz (from AED 556,500, ready), Hyde Walk by Imtiaz (from AED 1,050,000, ready) and Sunset Bay (from AED 1.69 M, handover 2026).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: South Living (from AED 600,000, handover 2027), Serene Gardens 2 (from AED 599,000, off-plan) and Vincitore Volare (from AED 595,000, ready).

Read next: Imtiaz Developments Projects in Dubai: Prices and Handover Record · Off-Plan Property in Dubai: How It Works · Dubai Property Payment Plans: 1% Monthly, Post-Handover and More · Property in Dubai Under AED 1 Million: What It Buys. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.