The Crest

The Crest is a completed residential development by Sobha Group, positioned within the Sobha Hartland masterplan in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. Comprising four towers, the project delivers apartments oriented toward the community's crystal lagoon and delivered in Q2 2025.

# Four towers on the lagoon at Mohammed Bin Rashid City

Sobha Hartland spans eight million square feet of freehold land in MBR City, roughly midway between Downtown Dubai and the Dubai Creek corridor. The Crest sits within this masterplan as one of its defining residential clusters, four towers sharing a lagoon-facing address and connected to three landscaped parks that run through the community. Central Park, Greens East Park and Greens West Park collectively account for 2.4 million square feet of open space within the neighbourhood, which gives The Crest a density profile markedly different from comparable developments closer to the urban core.

The towers are now fully constructed and handed over. Buyers purchasing today acquire a completed asset rather than an off-plan commitment.

# Residences: layouts, finish and what comes fitted

The development offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Kitchens are fitted as standard; the remaining interiors are unfurnished, allowing buyers to finish and furnish to their own specification. Bedroom wardrobes are included across all unit types.

# Service charge context

Running costs are pegged at 18 to 19 AED per square foot annually. For buyers comparing yield against total holding cost, that figure sits at the moderate end of the MBR City range and is material when modelling net returns.

# What the amenity floor covers

The amenity offering is substantial and tilted toward active residents. The Crest includes a health club, spin class studio, yoga studio, Pilates studio and an outdoor gym terrace. For less structured recreation there is a swimming pool, barbeque area, a Tai Chi terrace and a pétanque boules lawn, the last of which is unusual enough in Dubai to merit mention. A multipurpose hall and a kids' play area round out the provision.

No food and beverage or retail is embedded within the towers themselves, though Hartland Mall, which carries international retail, is within the wider community.

# Distances that matter for daily life

Hartland International School is 1.7 kilometres away, approximately four minutes by car, which is the single most practically significant proximity figure for family buyers. Dubai International Airport is 18.3 kilometres out, a 20-minute drive under normal conditions. Dubai Mall and its surrounding dining and entertainment is 15.3 kilometres, or 19 minutes. Jumeirah Open Beach is 13.7 kilometres, roughly 17 minutes.

None of these connections require motorway interchanges of any complexity, which matters more in practice than raw kilometre counts.

# Where The Crest sits for a buyer already comparing completed stock

The project is fully sold by the developer. Buyers can only access units through the secondary market, which repositions The Crest from a launch decision to a valuation and negotiation exercise. For an investor, the combination of a completed asset, a fitted kitchen ready for tenanting, and a known service charge allows for precise yield modelling without construction-risk assumptions.

For an end-user, particularly one relocating from the UK or Europe with school-age children, the proximity to Hartland International School and the volume of green space within the masterplan address two criteria that consistently narrow searches in this price segment. The lagoon orientation adds an amenity that few completed MBR City addresses can replicate at this scale.