Emaar South Beach Emaar Beachfront Dubai

South Beach is Emaar Properties' furnished holiday-home collection inside a 33-storey tower at Emaar Beachfront, the private island in Dubai Harbour. It holds one, two and three-bedroom apartments, it was handed over in July 2022, and it comes with three years of Ease by Emaar holiday-home management from that date.

One-bedroom apartments start near AED 2.19 million (about Rs 5.64 crore), two-bedroom at AED 3.6 million and three-bedroom at AED 6.3 million. The community around it is 27 towers with a 1.5 km private beach the public cannot use. Every UAE project we track sits in the Dubai section, and Emaar's other work is on its developer page.

At a glance

Price

The gap in that table is the square footage, and at an address trading around AED 4,000 per sq ft it is the number that decides everything. A AED 2.19 million one-bedroom implies somewhere near 550 sq ft at the community rate - but that is an inference from an area average, not a fact about the apartment, and we are not going to print it as one. Ask for the suite area as written on the title deed before you treat any quote as fair or unfair.

Total cost

There is no developer payment plan. The collection was originally sold on a 60/40 structure, which ended at handover in July 2022. A purchase now is a completed resale - full payment at transfer, or part-funded with a UAE mortgage, with non-residents typically offered around half the value. Our guide to the cost of buying property in Dubai covers the fee stack.

The service charge is the number to interrogate. Emaar Beachfront is a luxury waterfront community with a private beach, and service charges in Dubai's luxury towers can approach AED 70 per sq ft a year against AED 10 to 32 in the mid-market. On a waterfront one-bedroom that is a five-figure annual cost, and it is exactly what turns the community's 5 to 6% gross yield into roughly 4.7 to 5.2% net. Get the owners' association budget and the last two years of actual charges before you sign.

The yield question, honestly

You will see two very different numbers quoted for this community, and both are true of different things.

The 10% figure is the one that sells apartments and the one that needs the most work. It is a gross number: take out the management fee, the empty nights, the utilities that a holiday home pays and the landlord does not on a long let, and the replacement of furniture that has been through several seasons of guests, and it converges towards the long-let figure faster than most brochures admit. Underwrite this apartment on its own trailing twelve months of income, which you can ask for, rather than on a community headline.

Location and the beach

Emaar Beachfront is a master plan of 27 residential towers built on a private island in Dubai Harbour, with direct access off Sheikh Zayed Road. Every tower faces water, and the community has 1.5 km of beach that only residents can walk on - no public access, which is not something Dubai's existing coastline can easily reproduce.

Dubai Marina and JBR are the neighbouring districts, with Palm Jumeirah across the water and Dubai Marina Mall and The Beach at JBR the nearest retail and dining. Both airports are reached on Sheikh Zayed Road. For a very different Emaar proposition at the opposite end of the city, see Golf Links Villas and Expo Golf Villas at Emaar South.

Amenities and specifications

Fully furnished one, two and three-bedroom apartments, operated as managed holiday homes. The furnishing and the management are the product here: the apartment arrives ready to receive guests, and Ease by Emaar runs the letting - which for an overseas owner removes the two hardest parts of running a short-let business, the setup and the operations.

Three things to inspect. The suite area on the title deed, since no source publishes it. The furniture inventory and its actual condition, because several seasons of holiday letting is not kind to a fit-out and the replacement cost falls on you. And how many months of the three-year management period remain - it started at handover in July 2022. Final as per the sale agreement.

About the developer

Emaar Properties built Downtown Dubai, the Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Marina, Arabian Ranches, Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai Creek Harbour and Emaar Beachfront itself. It is listed on the Dubai Financial Market and is the benchmark counterparty in this market - the developer every other delivery record gets compared against.

On a completed resale the developer question is largely historical: the tower is standing, it was handed over in July 2022, and what you are buying is a title deed and a management arrangement rather than a promise. Where Emaar still matters is in how the community is run. A private island with 27 towers and its own beach depends entirely on the quality of its master-community management, and that responsibility is Emaar's to keep.

For Indian buyers

Emaar Beachfront 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 apartment with fees is about USD 621,000, so it needs two allowances, two financial years or a purchase in joint names.

The Golden Visa is straightforward here in a way it is not on most pages in this batch: every apartment clears the AED 2 million threshold, and because the property is completed the full title deed value counts immediately rather than accruing with paid equity as it would off-plan. For a family that wants both a Dubai base they can use and a residency route, that combination is the practical case for this address. 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 the community's figures against the rest of the city.

Pros

• Finished, furnished and operating since July 2022 - no construction risk, income available immediately
• A private island address with a 1.5 km beach the public cannot use
• Three years of Ease by Emaar management from handover removes the hardest part of an overseas short-let
• Emaar is the benchmark developer, and the master community is its own to maintain
• Short-let yields above 10% gross are reported, against 5 to 6% on a long let
• Every apartment clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold, on a completed title
• Direct access off Sheikh Zayed Road, with Dubai Marina and JBR next door

Cons

• No unit sizes published, which at AED 3,800 to 4,100 per sq ft is the number you most need
• Luxury-tower service charges can approach AED 70 per sq ft, cutting 5 to 6% gross to 4.7 to 5.2% net
• The three-year management period started in 2022, so a resale today may carry little or none of it
• The entry has moved a long way - AED 1,665,888 at launch against AED 2.19 million now
• Furniture that has been through several seasons of guests is not new furniture
• The 10% short-let figure is gross, before management, voids, utilities and replacement
• No payment plan and limited leverage for non-residents - a cash purchase in practice

Who this is for

Investors who want a furnished, managed short-let asset on Dubai's best private beach address and will underwrite it on real trailing income; Golden Visa buyers; and owners who will use the apartment themselves part of the year and let it the rest.

Who should look elsewhere

Yield-first investors comparing headline percentages, anyone who will not price without a published square footage, and buyers who want a payment plan or significant leverage.

Our verdict

This is the only page in the batch where the address does the work. Emaar Beachfront is a private island in Dubai Harbour with 27 towers and 1.5 km of beach the public cannot walk on - coastline that cannot be reproduced elsewhere in the city - and this collection sits inside it, finished since July 2022, furnished, and operating as managed holiday homes. For an overseas owner that is unusually practical: the apartment is inspectable, the income is already happening, and Emaar's own operator has been running the letting. Three things to pin down before you pay. No square footage is published, and at around AED 4,000 per sq ft that is the number that decides whether a quote is fair - get the suite area from the title deed. The service charge is unpublished and, in a luxury private-beach tower, can approach AED 70 per sq ft a year, which is the difference between 5 to 6% gross and 4.7 to 5.2% net. And the three-year Ease by Emaar management started at handover in 2022, so on a resale today much of it may be spent. Do all three and you are buying the best address in this batch with your eyes open.

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 South Beach cost?

One-bedroom apartments start near AED 2.19 million (about Rs 5.64 crore), two-bedroom at AED 3.6 million and three-bedroom at AED 6.3 million. The original entry figure was AED 1,665,888. No source publishes unit sizes, so ask for the suite area - at AED 3,800 to 4,100 per sq ft, that is what tells you whether a price is fair.

Is South Beach finished?

Yes - handed over in July 2022, inside a 33-storey tower at Emaar Beachfront, with the apartments furnished and operating as managed holiday homes. You can inspect the apartment, read its trailing income and take the title deed at transfer.

What is Emaar Beachfront?

A master plan of 27 residential towers on a private island in Dubai Harbour, with a 1.5 km beach that has no public access and direct access off Sheikh Zayed Road. The community trades at roughly AED 3,800 to 4,100 per sq ft, above AED 4,500 for branded residences and high floors facing the sea.

What is the Ease by Emaar management, and does it transfer?

Three years of holiday-home management by Emaar's own operator, running from handover in July 2022. On a resale today much or all of it may be used. Ask how many months remain and what the terms are afterwards - that arrangement is a large part of what makes this asset work from overseas.

What rental yield should I expect?

About 5 to 6% gross on a long let, roughly 4.7 to 5.2% net after service charges. Short-let yields above 10% are reported, but that is gross before management fees, voids, utilities and furniture replacement. Underwrite on the apartment's own trailing twelve months.

What are the service charges?

The building's own figure is not published. Luxury Dubai towers can approach AED 70 per sq ft a year against AED 10 to 32 in the mid-market, and a private-beach community is at the expensive end. Get the owners' association budget and the last two years of actual charges.

Is there a payment plan?

No. The original 60/40 structure ended at handover in July 2022. A completed apartment is paid in full at transfer or part-funded with a UAE mortgage; non-residents are usually offered around half the value.

What does it cost on top of the price?

The DLD transfer fee is 4% - AED 87,600 on a AED 2.19 million apartment - plus about AED 4,200 in trustee fees with VAT and about AED 500 for the title deed and map, so roughly AED 2,282,300 all in; about AED 2,328,290 with a broker. There is no VAT on a residential sale and no annual property tax.

Does an apartment here qualify for the Golden Visa?

Yes, every type. The entry one-bedroom already clears the AED 2 million threshold, and because the property is completed the full title deed value counts immediately rather than accruing with paid equity.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 a financial year, and the entry apartment with fees is about USD 621,000 - so it needs two allowances, two financial years or joint names. Rent is taxable in India with the standard 30% deduction.

Talk to Realty Hunting if you want the suite area, the trailing twelve months of income and the remaining management term on a specific South Beach apartment.

Compare with other Dubai projects

More by Emaar: Emaar The Hills (from AED 2.2 M, ready), Emaar Mulberry (from AED 2,252,000, ready) and Emaar Creek Rise (from AED 2,100,000, ready).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Samana Ocean Bay (from AED 2,100,000, handover 2028), St. Regis The Residences (from AED 2.1 M, handover 2026) and Emaar BLVD Heights (from AED 2.09 M, ready).

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 Dubai Golden Visa Through Property. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.