Emaar Dubai Creek Residences Dubai Creek Harbour

Dubai Creek Residences is not one building but six: North Tower 1, 2 and 3 and South Tower 1, 2 and 3, standing together on Creek Island at Dubai Creek Harbour. Emaar Properties built them with Dubai Holding and completed the complex in 2019.

The South towers' apartments run about 880 to 2,305 sq ft across one, two and three bedrooms. No source publishes a single starting price for all six buildings; what is on record is the rate history, and it is the most interesting thing here: early-phase units sold at about AED 1,600 to 1,900 per sq ft, while Emaar's 2024 and 2025 launches in the same community average AED 2,400 to 2,600. At the early rate the smallest published unit works out near AED 1,408,000 (about Rs 3.63 crore). The source listing carries no price. Other buildings on the island: Creekside 18, Creek Rise, Creek Edge and Arlo. All of it is in our Dubai section and the projects list.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Read that table as a history, not as a price list. The AED 1,600 per sq ft line is what buyers paid in 2018 to 2020; it is not available now. A seller today prices against the community's AED 2,518 median, and the gap between the two rows is the community's re-rating over six years rather than a discount waiting for you.

What the history is genuinely useful for is confidence. Creek Harbour's pricing has risen through a full cycle and held, on a base of 4,777 DLD-recorded sales in twelve months. That is a liquid, tested market rather than a speculative one, and it is the strongest argument for buying a resale here over an off-plan launch elsewhere.

Payment plan and total cost

No developer plan exists on a 2019 complex. A purchase is a resale settled at transfer, in cash or on a mortgage of up to 80% of value for a UAE resident and typically 50 to 75% for a non-resident.

Treat that as the arithmetic rather than the asking price; at the community's current median the same unit is nearer AED 2.22 million and the fees scale with it.

The annual charge runs AED 13 to 24 per sq ft across Creek Harbour, about AED 11,400 to 21,100 on an 880 sq ft home. Ask for the specific tower's figure. Six buildings budget separately, and after seven years they will not be in the same condition or have the same reserve position. A 2019 complex is entering the cycle where lifts, chillers and pool plant need renewing, and whether that arrives as planned work or as a levy is decided by the reserve fund of your building, not of the complex.

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, with Creek Marina, the Creek Beach promenade and the community's retail strip inside it.

There is no Metro station, so every tenant drives. Against that, Creek Harbour is closer to the business districts and the airport than almost any other waterfront community in Dubai, which is why its rents hold up. The masterplan is still being built out, so a resident of a finished building here lives inside an unfinished community, and will until Emaar stops launching.

Amenities and specifications

The six buildings share a genuinely complete facility set: 24-hour security, covered parking, swimming pools, equipped gyms, meeting rooms, family recreation areas, cafes, a supermarket and on-site spas. The supermarket and cafes matter more than they sound in a masterplan still under construction, because they are there now rather than promised for a future phase.

The layouts are the other draw. South tower apartments reach 2,305 sq ft, a size current Dubai launches rarely offer at any price, and one that suits a family rather than an investor's tenant. As with everything else here, check which tower and which floor: after seven years the six buildings will have diverged in condition, and the only way to know is to walk them.

About the developer

Dubai Creek Residences is an Emaar development with Dubai Holding, inside Emaar's own Dubai Creek Harbour masterplan. Emaar is Dubai's largest listed developer and the market's benchmark on delivery; Dubai Holding is the government-linked group behind Nakheel and Meraas.

On a complex finished in 2019 the developer question has moved on. What matters now is management, and management here splits six ways: each building runs its own budget under the master community's framework. The name on the six towers is the same; the standard of upkeep inside them may not be. That is not a criticism of Emaar, it is how multi-building complexes work everywhere, and it is why the useful research is the association's accounts for your tower rather than the developer's reputation.

For Indian buyers

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

On funding, a realistic purchase price today of AED 1.4 to 2.2 million is about USD 380,000 to 600,000, so two or three remitters under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme allowance of USD 250,000 per person per financial year, or a purchase spread across years, or a UAE mortgage at 50 to 75% of value for a non-resident. Add roughly 6% of the price in fees. Tax collected at source applies above the current threshold and is credited on your Indian return.

On residency, whether the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold is met depends on the unit: a larger South tower apartment at current rates clears it, a smaller one does not, and the DLD permits aggregating more than one property. On income, a finished building lets from transfer at Creek Harbour's 5.2% gross community average, or 5.5 to 6.5% on a one-bedroom, falling to about 4.4% net after the service charge. The larger three-bedroom layouts here yield less on paper and let to families, which usually means longer tenancies and lower turnover. 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

• Seven years of occupancy, so service charges, maintenance and resale prices are all observable
• Early-phase pricing of AED 1,600 to 1,900 per sq ft against new launches at AED 2,400 to 2,600
• Large apartments: the South towers reach 2,305 sq ft
• A full shared amenity set including a supermarket, cafes and meeting rooms on site
• Six buildings means plentiful comparable sales when pricing a unit

Cons

• No single price, size schedule or service charge covers the six buildings - everything is per tower
• A 2019 complex faces its first major renewal cycle, so the reserve-fund position matters
• The AED 1,600 per sq ft figure is a historic launch rate, not what a seller will ask today
• No Metro in the community; every tenant drives
• Emaar's newer towers on the same island compete for the same tenant

Who this is for

• Buyers who want a large, finished Creek Harbour apartment and will compare tower by tower
• Investors who value seven years of real operating data
• Families needing three bedrooms at a rate below the community's new-launch pricing

Who should look elsewhere

• Anyone who wants a single headline price and will not do per-tower work
• Buyers who need Metro access
• Investors ignoring the renewal cycle on a 2019 complex

Our verdict

Dubai Creek Residences is six buildings pretending, in most listings, to be one. That is the single most useful thing to understand before buying here. There is no combined price, no combined size schedule and no combined service charge; there are North Towers 1, 2 and 3 and South Towers 1, 2 and 3, each with its own budget, its own maintenance history and its own resale record. A buyer who accepts a complex-wide figure from an agent is accepting a number that does not describe anything. Work tower by tower and the development is attractive. It completed in 2019, so there are seven years of real data; the South towers reach 2,305 sq ft, which is a size Dubai launches rarely offer now; and the amenity set includes a supermarket and cafes on site rather than a promise of retail later. The rate history is the part people misread. Early-phase buyers paid about AED 1,600 to 1,900 per sq ft and Emaar's current launches on the same island average AED 2,400 to 2,600, which tells you the community has re-rated, not that you can buy at AED 1,600 today. A seller will price against the AED 2,518 median. What the history does give you is confidence that the community's pricing has held up across a full cycle, which is more than most Dubai masterplans can show.

A mature, well-sized Emaar complex where every number that matters is per tower rather than per development. Identify the building first, get its service charge and reserve fund, and price the unit against the community's current median rather than against the 2019 launch rate.

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 an apartment at Dubai Creek Residences cost?

No source publishes a single starting price for the six buildings. What is published is the rate history: early-phase units launched around 2018 to 2020 at about AED 1,600 to 1,900 per sq ft, while Emaar's 2024 and 2025 launches in the same community average AED 2,400 to 2,600. On the smallest published South tower unit of 880 sq ft, the early rate implies about AED 1.41 million; a seller today will price against the community's AED 2,518 median, not against 2019.

How many buildings are there and how are they arranged?

Six: North Tower 1, 2 and 3 and South Tower 1, 2 and 3, on Creek Island. They share the complex's facilities but each runs its own budget, so the tower a unit sits in is a material fact, not a detail.

How big are the apartments?

The South towers' published range is 880 to 2,305 sq ft across one, two and three bedrooms. No combined schedule covers all six buildings, so take the size from the specific listing and the specific tower.

When was it completed?

Construction finished in 2019, making it the second-oldest delivery in Dubai Creek Harbour after Creekside 18. Seven years of occupancy means there is a genuine record to read rather than a projection.

What are the service charges?

The community band is AED 13 to 24 per sq ft a year, so roughly AED 11,400 to 21,100 on an 880 sq ft home. Because each of the six buildings budgets separately, ask for the specific tower's rate and its reserve-fund position rather than accepting a complex-wide figure.

What yield does it pay?

Creek Harbour apartments average about 5.2% gross and 4.4% net; one-bedrooms run 5.5 to 6.5% gross and 4.0 to 5.0% net after service charges and a management fee. Those come from thousands of DLD-recorded transactions rather than a projection.

Does it qualify for the Golden Visa?

It depends on the unit and the price paid. The threshold is AED 2 million of property; a larger South tower apartment at today's community rates clears it comfortably, a smaller one may not. The DLD permits aggregating more than one property to reach it.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes, Creek Harbour is freehold. At around AED 1.4 to 2.2 million depending on the unit, about USD 380,000 to 600,000, a purchase needs two or three remitters under the USD 250,000 per person LRS allowance, several financial years, or a UAE mortgage. 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 Mangrove (from AED 1.49 M, handover 2026), Emaar Arlo (from AED 1.7 M, handover 2028), Creek Edge (from AED 988,888, ready) and Emaar Creekside 18 (from AED 800,000, ready).

More by Emaar with Dubai: Parkside Views (from AED 1.45 M, handover 2027), Parkland (from AED 1.5 M, handover 2028) and Lime Gardens (from AED 1.12 M, ready).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Ellington House (from AED 1.4 M, ready), Park Gate Residences (from AED 1.4 M, ready) and Azizi Zain (from AED 1,440,000, off-plan).

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 · The Cost of Buying Property in Dubai. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.