Ellington Cove

Ellington Cove is a boutique residential building by Ellington Properties, situated on Dubai Islands, the five-island coastal district extending from Deira into the Arabian Gulf. The development comprises 27 apartments across a single building, with one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, and is scheduled for completion in Q2 2028.

# The building and its position on Dubai Islands

Dubai Islands is among the more consequential pieces of infrastructure to arrive in this part of the city in a decade. The five man-made islands sit off the Deira coastline, connected to the mainland by road and positioned to redirect residential and leisure investment into a part of Dubai that had long sat in the shadow of newer districts to the south and west.

Ellington Cove occupies that setting with a scale that is deliberately restrained. Twenty-seven units across a single structure keeps the building at a density that suits the coastal context, and Ellington, a developer whose residential portfolio leans consistently toward considered architecture over volume, has applied a design sensibility that prioritises the relationship between interiors and water views.

Construction is under way. Readiness currently stands at the earliest stages, with handover targeted for the second quarter of 2028.

# Residences: layouts, scale and specification

The apartments run from one-bedroom units at roughly 800 to 865 square feet through to three-bedroom homes stretching to just over 2,400 square feet. Two-bedroom configurations cover the widest range, from approximately 1,210 to 1,910 square feet, which suggests meaningful variation in layout type within that category.

Pricing follows accordingly. One-bedroom units are priced from AED 2.37 million to AED 2.43 million. Two-bedroom apartments range from AED 3.46 million to AED 4.84 million. Three-bedroom homes sit between AED 5.04 million and AED 5.76 million. The service charge is set at AED 18 per square foot per year.

Residences are delivered unfurnished, with kitchens equipped as standard. Ellington's typical specification draws on high-quality materials and a contemporary residential fit-out, consistent with the developer's track record across projects such as Belgrove House and The Highbury in Mohammed Bin Rashid City.

# Amenities and shared facilities

The building's shared programme covers an infinity pool, spa, gym, clubhouse, kids' play area and a BBQ area. These are the confirmed amenities. The infinity pool and spa together address the leisure and wellness overlap that buyers at this price point tend to prioritise, while the clubhouse provides a communal social anchor for what is, by design, a small residential community of 27 households.

The compact unit count shapes how these facilities actually function in practice. Shared amenities in a 27-unit building operate differently from those in a tower of 200 or 300 apartments. Access is easier, the environment quieter.

# Location, distances and city connections

Dubai Islands Beach sits 5.5 kilometres away. Dubai International Airport is 9.8 kilometres from the site, a proximity that will appeal to buyers who travel frequently and treat minimising airport transit as a practical consideration rather than a luxury.

One Deira Mall, currently the primary large-format retail destination for this district, is 6.8 kilometres out. Downtown Dubai is 21.4 kilometres, which by Dubai driving standards places it within reasonable range of the city's financial and cultural centre, particularly as the road infrastructure serving the islands continues to mature.

The Primary Nursery is 7.5 kilometres from the building. For international buyers relocating families, the presence of established early-years education within a short drive of a new district carries more weight than it might in more established neighbourhoods.

# Who this building suits, and where it sits in the market

Ellington Cove is a specific proposition. Twenty-seven units, a coastal address that is still in the process of establishing itself, a Q2 2028 handover, and a developer with a clear and consistent design identity. It is not a high-volume investment play built around off-plan volume pricing. The entry point of AED 2.37 million for a one-bedroom and the price ceiling just under AED 5.77 million for a three-bedroom place it in a range that suits buyers seeking a second residence, a long-hold coastal asset, or a primary home in a district with genuine infrastructure momentum behind it.

The Dubai Islands masterplan is still taking shape. Buyers who entered early in analogous developments elsewhere in the city, particularly in areas that required a degree of conviction before the surrounding district matured, were generally well-positioned by the time handover arrived. That is an observation about precedent, not a projection about this project specifically. The fundamentals here are the developer's track record, the building's scale, and an address that carries more long-term development intent behind it than many comparable coastal sites currently available in Dubai.