Chelsea Residences

Chelsea Residences is a DAMAC development of 79 apartments spread across six towers in Dubai Maritime City, offering one-, two- and three-bedroom homes priced from AED 2.39 million, with completion scheduled for December 2029.

# Six towers on a working waterfront

Dubai Maritime City occupies a peninsula south of Port Rashid, a district built around the logistics and infrastructure of the sea rather than the spectacle of it. That context gives Chelsea Residences a different quality from the resort-inflected towers of Palm Jumeirah or the canyon density of Downtown. The water here is functional, industrial even, and the residences sit against that backdrop rather than pretending it isn't there.

DAMAC is delivering the project across six buildings, currently at 6% construction completion. At 79 units in total, the scheme is deliberately contained, which keeps floor plates manageable and limits the corridor-hotel feeling that plagues larger residential towers in the city.

# Layouts, sizes and what comes fitted

The range runs from one-bedroom apartments of around 772 sq ft up to a three-bedroom residence of 2,046 sq ft, priced at AED 6.098 million. Two-bedroom units occupy the middle ground between roughly 1,575 and 1,673 sq ft, with prices from AED 4.575 million to AED 5.384 million.

All apartments arrive semi-furnished. That designation covers built-in wardrobes where the layout accommodates them, fitted kitchens with a refrigerator, cooker, hood, washing machine and reverse-osmosis system, and double-glazed windows throughout. Floors are porcelain tile; ceilings painted gypsum; walls painted plaster. Balconies are included subject to layout.

The specification is honest mid-luxury: solid, legible finishes rather than the marble-and-brass maximalism of some competing DAMAC lines. Buyers who want to personalise interiors will find the semi-furnished approach gives them room to do so.

# Amenities: wellness-heavy, beach-adjacent

The amenity list leans heavily into recovery and rest. The Starlite Wellness Center, Rain Therapy, Forest Relaxation Pods and a Treatment Spa anchor the health offer. An Athletic Training Centre and Powerhouse Lounge address the fitness side. These are not generic gym-and-pool boxes: the programming, at least as conceived, is specific enough to suggest a genuine wellness orientation rather than a checklist.

On the leisure side, residents have access to an Infinity Beach Pool, Lion Beach, Coral Beach and a Kids Pool with an adjacent play area. The Stamford Cinema and Sunset Bar complete the social infrastructure. A curated walkway called The Legends' Walkway runs through the development, though its character will depend on how the landscaping matures.

Service charges are quoted at AED 18 to 22 per sq ft annually, which sits at the upper end of the mid-market band and reflects the density of facilities on offer.

# Distance from the city's main nodes

Maritime City's position means Downtown Dubai is 12.8 km away, a journey that typically takes 20 to 25 minutes outside peak hours. Dubai International Airport sits at 13 km. North Beach on Pearl Jumeirah is 6.1 km. Wasl Community Park, a practical green space for residents with children, is 4.4 km, as is Little Diamond Nursery in Al Raffa.

The district is not yet a fully formed neighbourhood. Retail and dining infrastructure remain limited relative to more established corridors. Al Rais Shopping Centre at 5.3 km is the closest shopping point of any scale. That will shift as the area fills out, but buyers should factor in a period of relative isolation from daily-life conveniences.

# Who this development is built for

At AED 3,200 to 3,300 per sq ft for one-bedroom units, Chelsea Residences prices in line with the lower tier of DAMAC's own portfolio and below the headline rates being achieved in Business Bay or Dubai Creek Harbour for comparable specifications. For an international buyer allocating AED 2.4 to 2.5 million to a Dubai entry-level position, the pricing is rational against the market.

The appeal is strongest for buyers who are comfortable holding a 2029-completion asset and who see Maritime City as a district with a medium-term trajectory rather than an established address. The waterfront position is real; the neighbourhood around it is still being built. That gap between current pricing and potential is exactly what early-stage buyers in districts like Dubai Creek Harbour captured a decade ago, and what Maritime City's proponents argue is still available here.