The skyline, seen from across the water.

Dubai Creek Harbour is Emaar's waterfront city on the Creek: 15 minutes from Downtown, 10 from DXB, and right next to a flamingo wetland. Thousands of homes are lived in today, and the next wave of towers hands over from 2027. Here is what is ready, what is coming, and what it costs.

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Rendering of Creek Marina at dusk with the Downtown Dubai skyline and Burj Khalifa across the water
Developer rendering. Indicative only.
6 sq km
masterplan on Dubai Creek
2019
first homes handed over
15 min
to Downtown Dubai
10 min
to DXB airport

Where is Dubai Creek Harbour?

On the east bank of Dubai Creek in Ras Al Khor, opposite Downtown Dubai and next to the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Emaar puts DXB about 10 minutes away and Downtown about 15.

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  • Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary5 min
  • Dubai International Airport (DXB)10 min
  • Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa15 min
  • Dubai Marina25 min
  • Expo City Dubai35 min
  • Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)40 min
Map of Dubai showing Dubai Creek Harbour on the Creek next to Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport, with the Dubai Metro lines

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Map: Emaar. Drive times are Emaar's estimates and depend on traffic.

What is Dubai Creek Harbour?

Dubai Creek Harbour is a 6 sq km waterfront master community by Emaar on the banks of Dubai Creek, beside the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. It started as a joint venture with Dubai Holding, and Emaar took full ownership in 2022 in an AED 7.5bn deal.

It is an apartment community, not a villa one. Residents moved into the first towers on Creek Island in March 2019, Creek Beach followed from 2023, and a new ring of off-plan towers is scheduled for handover between 2027 and 2030. The big set pieces are still ahead: Dubai Square, a Blue Line metro station due in 2029, and a redesigned Dubai Creek Tower.

Four ways in, depending on your timeline.

Almost every home here is an apartment: 1 to 3 bedrooms in most towers, with 4-bedroom units and penthouses in the larger ones.

  • Ready towers on Creek Island, Dubai Creek Harbour

    1–4 bed apartments, handed over 2019–2025

    Ready towers on Creek Island

    The original island towers, from Dubai Creek Residences and Harbour Views to The Grand, Address Harbour Point and Creek Palace. Move in now, rent out now, and look straight across the Creek at the Downtown skyline.

  • Creek Beach low-rises, Dubai Creek Harbour

    Mid-rise apartments beside a 700 m urban beach

    Creek Beach low-rises

    Smaller buildings such as Breeze, Surf, Lotus, Orchid and Savanna, set around a man-made beach on the Creek. Delivered between 2023 and 2025, with a quieter, resort-like feel than the towers.

  • Off-plan towers, Dubai Creek Harbour

    Handovers 2027–2030

    Off-plan towers

    Seventeen projects still to hand over, from Creek Waters on the island to the towers around a planned Blue Line station, Green Gate (Silva, Albero, Altan, Lyvia, Montiva), Creek Haven, Creek Bay and Valia. Developer payment plans spread the cost until handover; the lowest price Emaar listed on 4 October 2026 was AED 1.79m, at Silva.

  • Townhouses at the foot of towers, Dubai Creek Harbour

    3 bed, in a handful of projects

    Townhouses at the foot of towers

    There are no standalone villas here, but several projects include a few 3-bedroom townhouses built into or beside the apartment buildings: The Cove 2 (12 handed over in April 2026), Palace Residences North, and off-plan Creek Waters, Valo, Arlo, Address Residences, Silva and Lyvia. They are few per building, so ask us early.

All 44 projects, with handover dates

An island, a beach and a city core.

Dubai Creek Harbour is planned around a few distinct districts: the island where it all started, Creek Beach, two newer tower clusters along the planned Blue Line metro, a pair of towers on the sanctuary shore, and Dubai Square, the retail heart still under construction. Tap a number on the map to see what is where.

Explore the masterplan

  • Creek Island

    The original district: an island linked to the mainland by three bridges, with the first towers, the marina and the Creek Tower plot.

  • Creek Beach

    Low- and mid-rise buildings around a 700 m urban beach on the Creek, with its own future metro stop.

  • Green Gate

    Five off-plan towers east of the metro cluster (Silva, Albero, Altan, Lyvia, Montiva), scheduled for July to September 2029.

  • Creek Haven and Creek Bay

    Four off-plan towers on the Creek shore south of the island, next to the Ras Al Khor sanctuary, scheduled for 2030.

  • Creek Marina

    The waterfront edge of Creek Island: a yacht club, hotels, restaurants and the main promenade.

  • Dubai Square

    The future core: a 2.6 million sq m retail, hospitality and office district that Emaar began building in December 2025, targeting completion in about three years. Valia, Emaar's newest launch, sits beside it (DLD: August 2030).

Emaar's aerial rendering of the Dubai Creek Harbour masterplan: Creek Island in the Creek, Creek Beach behind it, tower clusters along the Blue Line route and the Dubai Square spine

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Emaar rendering, with the planned Blue Line drawn in. Glass outlines are planned buildings, not built ones. Positions from Emaar's interactive masterplan, October 2026.

What you get for living here.

Most of these are open now; Dubai Square, the metro station and Creek Tower are still to come.

  • Creek Beach (700 m)
  • Central Park
  • Creek Play promenade (350 m)
  • The Viewing Point over the Creek
  • Creek Marina and yacht club
  • Waterfront promenade
  • Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary next door
  • Mediclinic Dubai Creek Hospital
  • International School of Arts and Sciences
  • Vida, Address and Palace hotels
  • Dubai Square (under construction)
  • Blue Line metro station (2029)
Rendering of Creek Crescent, Dubai Creek HarbourRendering of Creek Horizon towers, Dubai Creek Harbour

Who is Dubai Creek Harbour for?

  • Downtown buyers who want more space for the money

    Apartments trade at about AED 2,560 per sq ft against about AED 3,090 in Downtown (DLD data, 12 months to October 2026), and the Burj Khalifa is in the view instead of overhead.

  • Families who want calm close to the city

    Parks, a beach, a school and a hospital inside the community, 15 minutes from Downtown.

  • Investors with a 3–5 year view

    Ready towers rent today; off-plan towers hand over as Dubai Square and the metro station arrive.

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What is Dubai Creek Harbour?

A 6 sq km waterfront master community by Emaar on Dubai Creek, next to the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. It is mostly apartments, with ready towers on Creek Island and Creek Beach and off-plan towers handing over from 2027 to 2030.

Who is the developer of Dubai Creek Harbour?

Emaar. It began as a joint venture between Emaar and Dubai Holding; Emaar bought full ownership in 2022 in an AED 7.5bn deal.

Can I move into Dubai Creek Harbour now?

Yes. Homes have been handed over since March 2019, and most towers on Creek Island and the Creek Beach buildings are complete and occupied.

How far is Dubai Creek Harbour from Downtown and the airport?

About 15 minutes to Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa, and about 10 minutes to Dubai International Airport (DXB), according to Emaar.

Is there a metro station in Dubai Creek Harbour?

Not yet. A Creek Harbour station on the Dubai Metro Blue Line, designed by SOM and described by RTA as the world's tallest metro station at 74 m, is scheduled to open in 2029.

Is Dubai Creek Tower being built?

Only the foundations exist, completed in 2017–2018. Emaar has redesigned the tower, and in June 2026 the construction tender was postponed for re-pricing, so there is no confirmed height or completion date.