Established
Dubai Marina
Six minutes away, finished, cheaper, with the tram and the metro; no private beach.
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Community · Waterfront · Masterplan by Emaar Properties
First phases handed overEmaar Beachfront
The only new-build beach between the Marina and the Palm, and priced accordingly.
- StageStage
- First phases handed over
- DeveloperMaster developer
- Emaar Properties
- TypesProperty types
- ApartmentsPenthousesBranded residences
- Drive timesDrive times
- Dubai Marina — 6 minPalm Jumeirah — 12 minDIFC — 25 min
What it is
A beach, a boardwalk, and towers close enough to touch.
Emaar Beachfront is an Emaar district on reclaimed land inside Dubai Harbour, between the Marina and the Palm, with a private beach on both sides and a boardwalk to the marina. Towers have handed over in phases since 2021.
- Master developer
- Emaar Properties
- Completion
- Planned · 2028Through 2028 (developer targets)
Sea-facing is the product. Everything else is a compromise sold at nearly the same price.
Phases and delivery
Handed over · 2021–2024
First towers — Beach Vista, Sunrise Bay, Marina Vista, Beach Isle, Grand Bleu
The towers on the Marina side of the peninsula and the beach between them; occupied.
Under construction · 2025–2027 (developer targets)
Second wave — South Beach, Palace Beach Residence, Address Beach Gate and others
Towers on the Palm-facing side and the peninsula tip, handing over in stages.
- Planned · 2028 onward (developer targets)
Final plots
The last few sites and the retail promenade in the master plan.
What exists today
What is physically there in Emaar Beachfront.
Roughly half of the planned towers are handed over and occupied. Both private beaches are in use, and the boardwalk to Dubai Harbour's marina is open.
Retail is a few cafes at tower podiums and the Dubai Harbour promenade; there is no supermarket of size inside the district and no mall. Dubai Marina Mall is six minutes by car.
No school nearby; the Al Sufouh schools are around fifteen minutes. Access is a single road through Dubai Harbour to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street.
Several towers are under construction, so the district is a building site on one side and a finished beach resort on the other. Short-let rules differ by tower.
Last verified
Handed over · 2021–2024
First towers — Beach Vista, Sunrise Bay, Marina Vista, Beach Isle, Grand Bleu
The towers on the Marina side of the peninsula and the beach between them; occupied.
Under construction · 2025–2027 (developer targets)
Second wave — South Beach, Palace Beach Residence, Address Beach Gate and others
Towers on the Palm-facing side and the peninsula tip, handing over in stages.
- Planned · 2028 onward (developer targets)
Final plots
The last few sites and the retail promenade in the master plan.
- Second-home buyers
- New, managed, lock-and-leave, with a beach downstairs.
- Short-let investors
- Beach demand is strong; management costs and towers' rules on short lets vary.
- Less suited to
- Families, and anyone who wants space between buildings.
Planned — not built
Nothing in this list exists yet. Dates are the developer's own where any have been published — treat them as intent, not as a move-in plan.
- Beachfront retail promenade (Emaar master plan)Planned · No date published
- Dubai Marina6 min
- Palm Jumeirah12 min
- DIFC25 min
- DXB airport35 min
A single access road through Dubai Harbour to King Salman Street; the Marina in six minutes, DIFC in twenty-five.
One access road through Dubai Harbour. Cruise-ship days and the Marina's traffic both arrive at your door.
Existing — built and open
- Two private beachesBeach
- Dubai Harbour marina and cruise terminalMarina
- Boardwalk to Dubai Harbour promenadeOther
- Single access road via Dubai Harbour to King Salman StreetRoad
Planned — not built
Target dates are the developer's or the authority's, and several have moved before. Treat them as upside, not as a commute plan.
- Dubai Harbour retail and second access (Meraas/Shamal)Planned · Announced; no date we would rely on
Schools — operating
- No school nearby; the Al Sufouh schools are around fifteen minutes.
Healthcare — operating
- Clinics in the tower podiums; Al Zahra Hospital in Al Barsha is about twenty minutes.
Who it suits, and who it doesn't
- Second-home buyers
- New, managed, lock-and-leave, with a beach downstairs.
- Short-let investors
- Beach demand is strong; management costs and towers' rules on short lets vary.
- Less suited to
- Families, and anyone who wants space between buildings.
Planned lifestyle & amenities
Planned — not built
Nothing in this list exists yet. Dates are the developer's own where any have been published — treat them as intent, not as a move-in plan.
- Beachfront retail promenade (Emaar master plan)Planned · No date published
Connectivity & infrastructure
- Dubai Marina6 min
- Palm Jumeirah12 min
- DIFC25 min
- DXB airport35 min
A single access road through Dubai Harbour to King Salman Street; the Marina in six minutes, DIFC in twenty-five.
One access road through Dubai Harbour. Cruise-ship days and the Marina's traffic both arrive at your door.
Existing — built and open
- Two private beachesBeach
- Dubai Harbour marina and cruise terminalMarina
- Boardwalk to Dubai Harbour promenadeOther
- Single access road via Dubai Harbour to King Salman StreetRoad
Planned — not built
Target dates are the developer's or the authority's, and several have moved before. Treat them as upside, not as a commute plan.
- Dubai Harbour retail and second access (Meraas/Shamal)Planned · Announced; no date we would rely on
Schools & healthcare
Schools — operating
- No school nearby; the Al Sufouh schools are around fifteen minutes.
Healthcare — operating
- Clinics in the tower podiums; Al Zahra Hospital in Al Barsha is about twenty minutes.
Next step
Availability in Emaar Beachfront comes from a person.
Most of Emaar Beachfront is still a plan, so what is genuinely open to buy is a short list that changes launch by launch. Tell us the budget and the handover year you can live with and we will send what is open now, at today's prices, with the phases we would avoid.
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OAC18 Perspective
Buy Emaar Beachfront for a new beach apartment with an Emaar exit. Buy sea-facing or do not buy.
- Where it is strong
- New specification, a private beach, Emaar management, and the deepest resale of any new coastal district.
- Where it falls short
- Density is high and inner units face the next tower at close range. Construction continues. Short-let rules differ tower by tower.
- Supply and handover
Each tower here is 200 to 400 apartments, and two or three complete within the same year, so handover clusters are pronounced and the short-let market absorbs them unevenly. Inner and side-facing units are the ones that struggle at resale; sea-facing units on high floors have held their value.
We recommend it for second-home and short-let buyers who insist on a sea-facing unit. We would not recommend an inner unit at any discount we have seen so far.
Compare with nearby communities
Where else the same money goes.
EstablishedPalm Jumeirah
The established beach address: more expensive, far more liquid, older stock.
Under constructionDubai Islands
Beachfront at a lower price on the other side of the city, with much less built.
Ask what we would avoid in Emaar Beachfront.
Twenty minutes on Emaar Beachfront specifically — which phases, which developers, and where the handover and resale risk actually sits.