Ellington Villa Collection La Mer Dubai

Ellington Villa Collection is Ellington Properties' beachfront villa project at La Mer, Jumeirah 1, facing La Mer beach with the Downtown Dubai skyline behind it. The unit every source prices is a seven-bedroom mansion of about 33,044 sq ft across four floors, and the figure they print is AED 330 million (about Rs 849.75 crore). It was launched in 2023 with a handover expected in the fourth quarter of 2024, so on the dates on record this is a completed or substantially completed home rather than an off-plan sale.

This is the top end of the Dubai market, and there is one published price, one published unit and a great deal that is not published at all. No source we checked states how many villas the collection contains, confirms that the Q4 2024 handover was met, or gives a service charge or a rent. This page sets out the numbers that exist, shows what the implied rate means against La Mer's own benchmarks, works the transfer costs through, and is direct about the fact that a purchase at this level cannot be funded out of India under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme.

At a glance

Price and what the rate means

The implied rate deserves a warning rather than a conclusion. AED 330 million over 33,044 sq ft is about AED 9,986 per sq ft, roughly two and a half times what the sources record even for custom La Mer villas. That gap is too wide to be a premium; the likely explanation is that 33,044 sq ft is a total area covering plot and built form together, not the suite area a title deed prints.

So do not treat AED 9,986 per sq ft as a comparable number. Ask for three figures in writing: the plot area, the gross internal area, and the suite area on the title deed. Until those exist on paper, the rate cannot be compared with anything.

What it costs to complete the purchase

A ready villa has no construction schedule: you pay the price and the transfer costs on the day the Dubai Land Department registers the deed. Worked on the published AED 330 million:

The transfer costs alone come to about AED 19.8 million, more than most complete homes in Dubai cost. The service charge is the number worth chasing hardest: a beachfront villa with three pools, a spa and a car lift carries a maintenance bill for as long as you own it, and no source publishes it. Get the last two years of actual charges, not an estimate.

Location and connectivity

La Mer is Meraas's beachfront district on the Jumeirah 1 shoreline, a short drive from Downtown Dubai and the Dubai Water Canal, with Jumeirah Beach Road as its spine. It is one of the few places in the city where a freehold villa sits on a public beach with a working retail and dining strip attached rather than a compound gate.

The district gives the benchmarks used above: Port de La Mer for apartments, Sur La Mer for townhouses, and Meraas's newer release for current launch pricing. Our page on Meraas's Solaya at La Mer sets out a 2 BHK from AED 14.2 million on the same shoreline. See also all Dubai projects we track and our projects list.

Practically, Jumeirah 1 is a car district: there is no Dubai Metro station on the beach road and the nearest stations sit inland on Sheikh Zayed Road. That rarely decides a purchase at this price, but it does affect staff commutes, and traffic on Jumeirah Beach Road is heavy on weekend evenings.

Specifications and what the house contains

The published schedule for the priced mansion is specific: seven ensuite bedrooms over four floors, a chef's room and four staff rooms, three swimming pools, a fitness studio, a cinema room, a spa and a jacuzzi. Parking is in covered garages served by a car lift and a car turntable — the detail that says most about the layout: vehicles are kept off the beach frontage.

Not published anywhere we looked: the finishes schedule, the appliance brands, the plot area separate from the built area, the parking bays, whether the house comes furnished, and whether a Building Completion Certificate has been issued. At AED 330 million all of those belong in the sale agreement, and your own surveyor belongs before it.

About the developer

Ellington Properties was founded in 2014 and is the design-led end of the Dubai developer market. It has delivered more than 18 projects with no significant delays reported, which is an unusually clean record in this city. Its delivered work includes the original Belgravia in Jumeirah Village Circle, handed over in 2017 and the winner of four Arabian Property Awards for architecture and interior design; Belgravia Heights, where handover began in December 2022; Belgravia III; DT1 in Downtown Dubai; the Wilton developments in Mohammed Bin Rashid City; and Ellington House in Dubai Hills Estate.

The Villa Collection is Ellington's move up from apartments into villas, and it helps to read it that way. Its record in mid-rise and high-rise residential is long and clean; its record in AED 300 million-plus beachfront houses is short, as almost nobody in Dubai has a long one. On a finished house that matters less than it would off-plan, because you inspect the result rather than trust the process.

For Indian buyers

La Mer is a designated freehold area, so any nationality can own here outright and the Dubai Land Department issues the title deed in the buyer's own name, with no residency requirement and no local partner. The purchase clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold roughly 165 times over, so the ten-year residence visa is not in question here.

The funding route is. At about USD 89.9 million, this purchase cannot be made by an Indian resident under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, which allows USD 250,000 per person per financial year. A couple remitting USD 500,000 a year would need roughly 180 years. In practice a house at this level is bought by a non-resident Indian or a foreign national out of funds already held outside India, or through an offshore corporate or trust structure that was set up long before the purchase. If you are an Indian resident reading this page as a buyer, the LRS is the first thing to resolve with your chartered accountant and your banker, and it is not a formality.

On the running side: the UAE charges no annual property tax and no yearly levy on the owner, and a residential sale does not attract VAT, so the only standing cost is the service charge — which at this specification will not be small and is not published. If the house is let, rental income is taxable in India for an Indian resident owner, under the India-UAE double-taxation avoidance agreement. Exit is the real risk: the buyer pool for an AED 330 million Dubai house is a few dozen people worldwide in a year, so plan on a long sale period.

Pros and cons

• Pro: A freehold beachfront plot at La Mer, one of the few stretches of Jumeirah shoreline sold freehold.
• Pro: Ellington has delivered more than 18 projects since 2014 with no significant delays reported.
• Pro: On the dates on record the house is finished, so you inspect a result rather than buy a plan.
• Pro: Seven ensuite bedrooms, a chef's room and four staff rooms over four floors, with three pools, a spa, a cinema and a gym.
• Pro: The purchase clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold many times over.
• Con: One published price and one published unit; the number of villas in the collection is not stated anywhere we checked.
• Con: The implied AED 9,986 per sq ft cannot be compared with anything until the plot area, gross internal area and suite area are separated.
• Con: No source confirms the Q4 2024 handover was actually met, or that a Building Completion Certificate has been issued.
• Con: No service charge, no rent and no yield figure is published for the house.
• Con: An Indian resident cannot fund this under the LRS; it needs offshore funds or a pre-existing structure.
• Con: Resale at AED 330 million is a thin market — expect a long sale period, not a quick exit.

Who this is for

• Non-resident buyers with offshore funds who want a freehold beachfront house in Jumeirah rather than on a man-made island.
• Families who need seven ensuite bedrooms plus staff accommodation in one building.
• Buyers who want a finished house they can survey, from a developer with a clean delivery record.

Who should look elsewhere

• Indian residents funding a purchase out of India — the LRS makes this impossible at this price.
• Yield investors; no rent or service charge is published and this is not an income asset.
• Buyers who need liquidity, since the resale market at this level is measured in years.
• Anyone unwilling to commission an independent survey and demand the plot, built-up and suite areas in writing.

Our verdict

This is a trophy house and should be judged as one. The location is scarce, the developer has one of the cleanest delivery records in Dubai, and the accommodation schedule — seven ensuite bedrooms, four staff rooms, three pools, a car lift — is coherent rather than padded. On the dates on record it is finished, which removes the biggest risk in a Dubai purchase.

What stops this page going further is how little is published: one price, one unit, no confirmation the handover date was met, no service charge, no rent, and an area figure that reconciles with no La Mer benchmark. None of that makes the house a bad buy; all of it makes an unadvised purchase a bad idea. Get the three area figures, the completion certificate, two years of service charges and an independent survey before you discuss price. Talk to Realty Hunting for current availability and a viewing.

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 Villa Collection at La Mer?

The only figure any source publishes is AED 330 million (about Rs 849.75 crore) for a seven-bedroom mansion of about 33,044 sq ft. No source publishes a price for any other unit in the collection, or states how many units there are.

Is it ready or still under construction?

On the dates on record it should be finished: the project was launched in 2023 with a handover expected in the fourth quarter of 2024. No source we checked confirms the date was actually met or that a Building Completion Certificate has been issued, so ask the developer for both in writing.

What does AED 330 million work out to per sq ft?

About AED 9,986 per sq ft on the published 33,044 sq ft. Treat that as unusable rather than expensive: custom La Mer villas are recorded above AED 4,000 per sq ft, so a figure two and a half times higher suggests the 33,044 sq ft covers the plot and built form together. Ask for the plot area, the gross internal area and the suite area separately.

What are the transfer costs?

The 4% DLD transfer fee is AED 13.2 million, the agency commission at the normal 2% is about AED 6.6 million, and the DLD registration trustee's fee is a fixed few thousand dirhams. That is about AED 349.8 million of cash in, roughly Rs 900.74 crore, before any service charge.

What is the service charge?

Not published by any source we checked. A beachfront house with three pools, a spa and a car lift carries a real maintenance cost, so ask for the last two years of actual charges from the developer and the owners association rather than an estimate.

Who is Ellington Properties?

A Dubai developer founded in 2014, known for design-led residential work, with more than 18 projects delivered and no significant delays reported. Its delivered buildings include Belgravia in JVC (2017, four Arabian Property Awards), Belgravia Heights (handover from December 2022), Belgravia III, DT1 in Downtown Dubai, the Wilton developments in Mohammed Bin Rashid City and Ellington House in Dubai Hills Estate.

Does it qualify for a Golden Visa?

Comfortably. The threshold is AED 2 million of property and this purchase is about 165 times that. The visa follows the property purchase and is applied for after the title deed is issued.

Can an Indian buyer fund this under the LRS?

No. The Liberalised Remittance Scheme allows USD 250,000 per person per financial year, and this purchase is about USD 89.9 million. Even a couple remitting USD 500,000 a year would need roughly 180 years. In practice a house at this level is bought with funds already held outside India by a non-resident buyer or through an offshore structure. Take the position from your chartered accountant before you commit to anything.

Can a foreign national own the house outright?

Yes. La Mer is a designated freehold area, open to all nationalities, with no residency requirement and no local partner, and the Dubai Land Department issues the title deed in the buyer's own name.

What rental yield does it give?

No source publishes a rent or a yield for this house, and a mansion at this price is not bought as an income asset. If you intend to let it, get comparable rents for Jumeirah 1 beachfront houses from an agency before you buy, and treat any yield you are quoted as an estimate.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in La Mer: Jumeirah Asora Bay (from AED 45 M, handover 2027), Solaya (from AED 14.2 M, handover 2028) and Meraas Sur La Mer (from AED 4.65 M, ready).

More by Ellington: Ellington Sanctuary (from AED 12.9 M, off-plan), Ellington Ocean House (from AED 9.8 M, handover 2027) and Ellington Beach House (from AED 4.8 M, ready).

Read next: Dubai Rental Yields by Area, Gross and Net · Resale Property in Dubai: Costs, Checks and When It Beats Off-Plan · Villas and Townhouses for Sale in Dubai: Prices and Returns. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.