Ellington Ocean House Palm Jumeirah Dubai

Ellington Ocean House is an 88-home low-rise on the Crescent of Palm Jumeirah, built by Ellington Properties through its Northacre Ellington Development arm. Homes run two to six bedrooms, plus duplexes and penthouses, from 1,630 sq ft to 9,946 sq ft. Starting prices in print run AED 9.4 million to AED 11.1 million - we use AED 9.8 million, about Rs 25.24 crore - on a 20/40/40 plan.

Two things need saying before the detail. The smallest home in the building is 1,630 sq ft, which is larger than most Palm launches sell as their entry unit, and that shapes who ends up living here. And the handover date is written four different ways across the sources - Q1 2026, Q4 2026, Q2 2027 and a stale March 2025 - so the date on this page is the latest of them, and the SPA is the only document that settles it.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

The spread between the printed starting prices is 18%, which is too wide to ignore. Property Finder and EZRE start the building at AED 11.1 million, one agency project page at AED 9.8 million and another at AED 9.4 million; a fourth source describes units running from AED 8 million to AED 47 million. Ask for Ellington's price list with the unit number on it - nothing else will settle this.

Whichever figure turns out to be right, the rate is above the branded Crescent band and roughly double the island's average. That is a design premium stacked on a location premium, and it has to be paid for out of use or scarcity rather than rent. For a sense of the range on the same Crescent: Ellington Beach House, finished, asks from about AED 4,000 to 4,800 per sq ft, and ELA Residences asks from about AED 8,460.

Payment plan and total cost

20% on booking, 40% through construction, 40% at handover on most pages; one page prints 60/40, which would pull another 40% of the price forward. There is no post-handover tail either way, so the last 40% must be ready when the building completes. Worked on AED 9,800,000:

The holding cost is the number nobody publishes. Palm apartment towers are quoted at AED 15 to 25 per sq ft a year and branded or hotel-managed buildings at AED 25 to 50; on 1,630 sq ft that is AED 40,750 to 81,500 a year, or about Rs 10.5 to 21 lakh. In an 88-home building the per-unit share of a wellness spa and a cinema room is higher than it would be in a 400-home tower, so ask where in that band the budget sits.

Location and connectivity

The Crescent is the island's outer arc and the side the hotels occupy, which is why nearly every branded Palm building is on it. Ocean House faces the Gulf across its pool deck, with Atlantis The Palm as a neighbour and Crescent Road the single route in and out.

From the building, Nakheel Mall and the Palm Monorail on the trunk are about 10 minutes, Dubai Marina and JBR about 15, Mall of the Emirates about 20, Downtown Dubai and DIFC about 30, and Dubai International Airport (DXB) about 35 to 40 minutes. There is no Dubai Metro station on the island; the monorail meets the tram at Palm Gateway, and in practice you drive. Construction continues in several plots along the Crescent, so expect site traffic through the handover period and ask which plots either side are still open.

Amenities and specifications

The quoted list is short: a pool deck, a wellness spa, a cinema room and a children's play area. In a building of 88 homes each facility is shared by fewer households than in a tower, which is part of what the rate buys.

On specification, the sources describe 88 designer units without publishing an appliance or fit-out schedule, and the building's own floor count is printed both ways. Get the unit's floor, its suite area and the finishes schedule attached to the SPA as annexures, and check whether the two-bedroom you are shown is the 1,630 sq ft layout or a larger one at the same starting price.

About the developer

Robert D. Booth founded Ellington Properties in Dubai in 2014, after a spell as a managing director of Emaar Properties, and the company sells on design. It counts more than 18 delivered projects against about 37 under construction, and handed over three buildings in 2025: Berkeley Place in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Eaton Palace in JVC and Ellington House in Dubai Hills Estate. No pattern of significant delays is reported by the sources we checked, and the company publishes a 96% occupancy rate across delivered buildings - its own figure.

Two specifics matter here. Ocean House is Ellington's second Palm building, after Ellington Beach House, which completed in 2024-25 against an original Q2 2023 target: the developer finishes, but this island has already cost it a year once. And Ocean House is developed through Northacre Ellington Development, so that subsidiary, not the parent, is the name on your SPA and on the escrow account. Ask for the escrow account details in that name.

For Indian buyers

Palm Jumeirah is a designated freehold area. Any nationality can own here in their own name, with no residency requirement and no local partner, and the DLD issues the title deed. At AED 9.8 million the purchase clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa property threshold several times over, and for an off-plan purchase the visa follows once the ownership is registered - ask the developer at what stage they will support the application.

The remittance arithmetic is the part most buyers underestimate. The Liberalised Remittance Scheme allows USD 250,000 per person per financial year. The 20% booking here is about USD 534,000, already more than a couple's combined allowance for one year, and the full AED 9.8 million is about USD 2.67 million, or roughly 10.7 person-years. The staged plan helps - payments are spread across two to three financial years - but it does not close that gap on its own. Realistically this is a purchase for funds already held outside India, for non-resident income, or part-funded by a UAE mortgage against the unit. Take FEMA and tax advice before the booking.

On the running side, there is no annual property tax in the UAE, and VAT is not charged on a residential sale, so your recurring cost is the service charge. Rent, if you let it, is taxable in India for an Indian tax resident, with treaty credit for tax paid in the UAE. And be honest about yield: the Palm's quoted 5.5% to 6.83% gross comes off stock priced near AED 3,100 per sq ft, so at about AED 6,000 the same rent halves the return. Compare it against the rest of the city on our list of all Dubai projects we track, or see every project on Realty Hunting.

Pros and cons

• Only 88 homes, and nothing smaller than 1,630 sq ft, so no investor studio stock to compete with on resale
• 60% before handover on the 20/40/40 plan, rather than the 75% or 80% some Palm launches want
• Ellington has 18-plus completions since 2014 and has already finished one building on this island
• Two to six-bedroom homes and duplexes - a building of residents rather than short lets
• Well above the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold
• The Palm's average rate rose about 14% in the year to Q1 2026

• An 18% spread between the three printed starting prices
• About AED 6,012 per sq ft is above the AED 3,800 to 5,500 branded Crescent band
• Four handover dates in print and one undated 30% progress figure
• Floor count printed as both 8 and 10, with no published unit mix by floor
• Service charge likely AED 40,750 to 81,500 a year on the entry home
• 40% due at handover, with no post-handover instalments
• No published DLD project number or escrow bank

Who this is for, and who should look elsewhere

This is for a buyer who wants a large home in a small Crescent building, likes Ellington's design enough to pay above the community's branded band, and will hold the home for years rather than trade it. It suits a family buying its Dubai base and a Golden Visa buyer making one purchase, and it suits anyone who would rather pay 20% now than a resale's full price at transfer.

Look elsewhere if you are buying for rent, because the rate halves the Palm's quoted yield. Look elsewhere if you need a firm date - four are in print. And if the plan depends on remitting money from India each year, note that the booking alone exceeds a couple's annual allowance.

Our verdict

Ocean House is a well-judged building at a full price. The unit sizes, the small resident count and the 20/40/40 plan are all in the buyer's favour, and Ellington's record - 18-plus completions, three handovers in 2025 - is about as good as Dubai's mid-size developers get.

What it asks in return is a rate above the branded Crescent band on a building whose handover quarter is still unsettled and whose contracting party is a subsidiary. Pin down the price list, the SPA date, the escrow account in Northacre Ellington Development's name and the service-charge budget, then decide. If you would rather buy something finished on the same island, read Ellington Beach House.

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 is the price of Ellington Ocean House?

Three starting prices are in print: AED 9.4 million on one project page, AED 9.8 million on another and AED 11.1 million on Property Finder and EZRE. We use AED 9.8 million (about Rs 25.24 crore). One source puts the whole range of units at AED 8 million to AED 47 million. Ellington's own price list, with the unit number on it, settles the spread.

What is the payment plan?

20% on booking, 40% through construction and 40% at handover on most pages; one page prints 60/40 instead. On AED 9.8 million that is AED 1,960,000 down, AED 3,920,000 during construction and AED 3,920,000 at handover, plus the 4% DLD fee of AED 392,000 and an admin fee quoted at AED 3,150.

When is the handover?

It depends which page you read: Q4 2026 on several, Q2 2027 on others, Q1 2026 on one and a stale March 2025 on another. Construction began in June 2023 and one developer-data page records 30% progress without a date. We publish Q2 2027 as the working date; ask for the SPA completion date and check the DLD progress figure on the Dubai REST app.

How big are the homes?

From 1,630 sq ft for a two-bedroom to 9,946 sq ft at the top, with four-bedrooms starting at 8,717 sq ft. There are 88 homes in total, in a building recorded as 8 floors on some pages and 10 on others.

How does the rate compare with the rest of Palm Jumeirah?

At AED 9.8 million the 1,630 sq ft two-bedroom is about AED 6,012 per sq ft, and at AED 11.1 million about AED 6,810. The island's own average was about AED 3,100 per sq ft in Q1 2026; prime apartments are quoted at AED 2,800 to 4,500 and branded Crescent residences at AED 3,800 to 5,500 as of August 2026. So this is priced above the branded band.

Is it registered with the Dubai Land Department?

It is sold as a DLD-registered off-plan project with a DLD-approved escrow account, and one source quotes the DLD admin fee at booking as AED 3,150, but no source prints the project number or names the bank. Check the project on the Dubai REST app, and note that the contracting party is Northacre Ellington Development rather than Ellington Properties itself.

What will the service charge be?

Not published for this building. Palm apartment towers are quoted at AED 15 to 25 per sq ft a year and branded or hotel-managed buildings at AED 25 to 50, so budget AED 40,750 to 81,500 a year on the 1,630 sq ft home. Ask for the budgeted rate in dirhams per sq ft before you book.

What rental yield can I expect?

Below the community headline. Palm Jumeirah apartments are quoted at 5.5% to 6.83% gross for long lets and 5.8% to 6.8% as of August 2026, but on stock priced near AED 3,100 per sq ft. At about AED 6,000 per sq ft the same rent produces roughly half that, and the service charge comes off it.

Can a foreign buyer own here, and what about the Golden Visa?

Yes. Palm Jumeirah is one of Dubai's designated freehold areas, so a buyer of any nationality owns in their own name, with no residency requirement and no local partner, and the DLD issues the title deed. At AED 9.8 million the purchase clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa property threshold several times over.

How can an Indian buyer fund this?

AED 9.8 million is about USD 2.67 million, against a Liberalised Remittance Scheme allowance of USD 250,000 per person per financial year. The 20% booking alone is about USD 534,000, which is more than a couple's combined annual allowance, and the full price is roughly 10.7 person-years. In practice this is a purchase for money already held outside India, or for a buyer using a UAE mortgage. Take FEMA and tax advice first.

For the current price list by unit, the SPA completion date and a site visit on the Crescent, talk to Realty Hunting.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Palm Jumeirah: Luce Apartments (from AED 7 M, off-plan), Ellington Beach House (from AED 4.8 M, ready), Omniyat One Palm (from AED 16,233,000, ready) and Nakheel The Palm Tower (from AED 2.1 M, ready). See every Palm Jumeirah project with prices and handover dates.

More by Ellington: Ellington Sanctuary (from AED 12.9 M, off-plan), Riverton House (from AED 2 M, handover 2028) and Ellington Altiera Heights (from AED 1.9 M, handover 2028).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences (from AED 8.4 M, handover 2027), Danube Viewz (from AED 8.32 M, off-plan) and Dubai La Vie (from AED 7.3 M, ready).

Read next: Property for Sale on Palm Jumeirah: Prices and Returns · 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.