Creek Edge Dubai Creek Harbour

Creek Edge is a completed Emaar development on Creek Island at Dubai Creek Harbour: two towers of 40 and 20 storeys holding 563 homes, from 690 sq ft one-bedrooms up to 2,832 sq ft three-bedroom waterfront duplex townhouses on the podium level.

It is finished and occupied, so every purchase is a resale. Asks start at about AED 988,888 (about Rs 2.55 crore), against a recorded launch price near AED 2.4 million and a community median sale of AED 2.61 million. The source listing carries no price. Other Creek Harbour buildings we track: Arlo, Arlo. Everything else is in our Dubai section and the projects list.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Hold those first two rows next to each other, because the story of this page is in the gap. A launch price near AED 2.4 million and a current ask under AED 1 million are not the same unit. At the community's median rate of about AED 2,518 per sq ft, AED 988,888 buys roughly 390 sq ft — smaller than the building's own 690 sq ft floor. So either that ask is a genuinely distressed listing, or it is priced well under the community rate for a reason the listing does not state: a low floor, an inward outlook, or a condition issue.

Go and look at it. That is the practical advice, and it is more useful than any rate table. The community data is reliable — 4,777 DLD-recorded sales in twelve months at a AED 2.61 million median is a genuinely liquid market — but a single ask at 40% of the median is describing something specific, and the whole value of this building depends on what.

Payment plan and total cost

No developer plan applies: the building is complete, so a purchase is a resale settled at transfer, in cash or with a mortgage of up to 80% of value for a UAE resident and typically 50 to 75% for a non-resident. Emaar's original 70/30 launch structure is now only relevant to existing owners.

Then the annual charge, and here the band is wide enough to matter. Creek Harbour buildings run AED 13 to 24 per sq ft a year. On a 690 sq ft one-bedroom that is AED 9,000 at the bottom and AED 16,600 at the top — a difference of about AED 7,600, which on a rent of roughly AED 70,000 is more than a full percentage point of net yield. The community's published figures reflect exactly this: about 5.2% gross falling to 4.4% net, and one-bedrooms at 5.5 to 6.5% gross falling to 4.0 to 5.0% net. Ask the owners' association for Creek Edge's own rate and its last three years of statements.

Location and connectivity

Dubai Creek Harbour sits on the creek beside the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, about 10 to 15 minutes by car from Downtown Dubai and 15 from Dubai International Airport. Creek Island, where Creek Edge stands, is the community's central waterfront piece, with Creek Marina and the Creek Beach promenade and the retail strip within walking distance.

There is no Metro station, and that is the community's one structural weakness: every tenant drives. What Creek Harbour offers against it is unusual for a Dubai waterfront address — it is genuinely close to both the business districts and the airport, rather than out at the far end of the coast. For a tenant working in Downtown or Deira that is a real advantage, and it is a large part of why the community's yields hold up.

Amenities and specifications

The two towers carry Emaar's Creek Harbour specification: fitted kitchens, built-in wardrobes, floor-to-ceiling glazing, balconies with waterfront outlooks, and podium amenities of pool, gym and landscaped deck. The distinguishing product is the small set of three-bedroom waterfront duplex townhouses on the podium level, running toward the top of the building's 2,832 sq ft size range. A townhouse inside an apartment tower, on the water, in an Emaar masterplan, is a scarce thing, and it should be priced on that scarcity rather than on the tower's average rate.

Because the building is two to three years occupied, the inspection tells you more than any specification list. Walk the common areas, look at how the podium and the pool deck have held up, and ask the association what has been replaced and what is scheduled.

About the developer

Emaar Properties is Dubai's largest listed developer and the master developer of Dubai Creek Harbour itself. On a completed building, the question is not whether Emaar can build — it is how the building is run, and here the developer, the master developer and the body that set up the owners' association are all the same company, which at least means there is one place to ask.

The community's maturity is the other advantage. Creek Rise, Creekside 18 and Dubai Creek Residences are all occupied and trading alongside Creek Edge, which means a resale here can be priced against real, recorded transactions rather than against a developer's projection. The counterweight is that Emaar is still launching inside the masterplan, so newer stock keeps arriving to compete for the same tenants and the same buyers.

For Indian buyers

Dubai Creek Harbour is freehold, so an Indian citizen owns a Creek Edge home outright with a Dubai Land Department title deed, pays no annual property tax in the UAE and no UAE tax on the rent.

At about AED 988,888 the entry resale is roughly USD 269,000, which sits just above one person's Liberalised Remittance Scheme allowance of USD 250,000 per financial year — so it needs either a small second remittance, a second remitter, or a purchase spanning two financial years. Add the fees, about AED 63,500 or USD 17,000, when you plan that. A UAE mortgage at 50 to 75% of value for a non-resident is the other route and cuts the remittance sharply. Tax collected at source applies above the current threshold and is credited on your Indian return.

On residency, the entry unit falls below the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold; the larger apartments and the podium townhouses clear it, and the DLD lets more than one property be aggregated. On income, this is the building's strong suit relative to an off-plan launch: it is finished, so rent starts at transfer rather than in 2028. Expect 5.5 to 6.5% gross on a one-bedroom and 4.0 to 5.0% net once the service charge and a management fee come off. That rent is taxable in India for a resident at slab rates as income from house property with the standard 30% deduction, and the property is declared in Schedule FA every year you hold it.

Pros

• Resale asks from about AED 988,888, a long way below both the launch price and the community median
• Finished and occupied, so it lets from the day of transfer with no construction risk
• Waterfront duplex townhouses on the podium, a product the rest of Creek Island does not offer
• Sizes up to 2,832 sq ft, generous for a Dubai apartment building
• Community yields of 5.5 to 6.5% gross on one-bedrooms, measured rather than projected

Cons

• No Metro in the community; every tenant drives
• Net yields fall to about 4.0 to 5.0% after service charges of AED 13 to 24 per sq ft
• Sources disagree on the completion year, which is a reminder to verify dates on the title deed
• Emaar keeps launching inside Creek Harbour, so new stock competes with your resale and your tenant
• The gap between the AED 988,888 ask and the AED 2.4 million launch price needs explaining unit by unit

Who this is for

• Buyers who want a finished Creek Harbour home at the lowest entry the community offers
• Investors who need rent from month one rather than 2028
• Families who want a three-bedroom waterfront townhouse without leaving an Emaar masterplan

Who should look elsewhere

• Anyone who needs Metro access
• Yield-first buyers, who will find more income in JVC or Dubai South
• Buyers who will not check what a low ask actually represents in floor, view and condition

Our verdict

Creek Edge is the building to look at if you want Dubai Creek Harbour without waiting until 2028 for it. It is finished, occupied, built by the masterplan's own developer, and it carries a product nobody else on Creek Island has: three-bedroom waterfront duplex townhouses on the podium, at sizes up to 2,832 sq ft. The number that will draw people in is the AED 988,888 resale ask, and it deserves scepticism rather than excitement. The building launched around AED 2.4 million and the community median sale is AED 2.61 million, so an ask at under a million is describing a specific small unit on a specific floor with a specific outlook, not the building. Go and see which. The community arithmetic is more reliable and more useful. Creek Harbour trades at about AED 2,518 per sq ft with 4,777 DLD-recorded sales in a year, so liquidity is real; one-bedrooms yield 5.5 to 6.5% gross and 4.0 to 5.0% net after a service charge that runs anywhere from AED 13 to AED 24 per sq ft. That service-charge band is wide enough to move the answer by a full percentage point of yield, which makes the association's actual statements the most valuable document in the transaction.

The cheapest finished door into a strong Emaar masterplan, with a townhouse tier worth seeking out. Verify what the low ask actually is, get the building's real service-charge rate rather than the community band, and buy it for rent from month one rather than for a quick resale.

Talk to Realty Hunting for the current price list, the developer's latest payment plan and a site-visit plan.

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 a home at Creek Edge cost?

Resale asks start at about AED 988,888. Metropolitan records the building's original launch price at AED 2,400,000, and the community median sale is AED 2.61 million, so the entry ask is well below both. That gap is almost certainly a small, low-floor, inward-facing unit rather than a bargain on a waterfront home - check the floor area, the floor and the outlook before treating it as a discount.

Is the building finished?

Yes, and occupied. The sources record completion between September 2023 and 2024. A purchase is a resale settled at transfer, with or without a mortgage.

How big are the homes?

From about 690 sq ft up to 2,832 sq ft, the largest being the three-bedroom waterfront duplex townhouses on the podium level. Those townhouses are the building's distinguishing product; the rest is one to three bedroom apartments across two towers.

What are the service charges?

Creek Harbour buildings run AED 13 to 24 per sq ft a year depending on the building and its management. On a 690 sq ft one-bedroom that is about AED 9,000 to 16,600 annually. Ask the owners' association which end of the band Creek Edge sits at.

What yield does it pay?

One-bedrooms in Creek Harbour run 5.5 to 6.5% gross and 4.0 to 5.0% net after service charges and a 5% management fee. Community-wide apartment yields average about 5.2% gross and 4.4% net. Those are measured from thousands of DLD-recorded transactions, not projections.

Does it qualify for the Golden Visa?

The AED 2 million threshold is above the entry resale ask, so a small unit does not qualify alone. Larger apartments and the townhouses do, and the DLD permits aggregating more than one property to reach the threshold.

Is there a Metro station?

No. Dubai Creek Harbour has no Metro station and residents drive. What it has instead is proximity: about 10 to 15 minutes to Downtown and 15 to Dubai International Airport, which is closer to both than most waterfront communities in the city.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes, Creek Harbour is freehold. At about AED 988,888, roughly USD 269,000, the entry resale is just above one person's USD 250,000 annual LRS allowance, so it needs a small second remittance or a second remitter. Rent is taxable in India for a resident and the asset goes into Schedule FA.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Dubai Creek Harbour: Emaar Creekside 18 (from AED 800,000, ready), Emaar Dubai Creek Residences (from AED 1,408,000, ready), Emaar Mangrove (from AED 1.49 M, handover 2026) and Emaar Arlo (from AED 1.7 M, handover 2028).

More by Emaar: Emaar Green Square (from AED 1,100,000, ready), Lime Gardens (from AED 1.12 M, ready) and Parkside Views (from AED 1.45 M, handover 2027).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Marquis Galleria (from AED 990,000, ready), Evergr1n House 2 (from AED 992 K, handover 2026) and Bond Enclave (from AED 977.78 K, handover 2027).

Read next: Emaar Projects in Dubai: Every Project, Price and Handover Date · Dubai Rental Yields by Area, Gross and Net · Resale Property in Dubai: Costs, Checks and When It Beats Off-Plan · Property in Dubai Under AED 1 Million: What It Buys. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.