Property for sale in Dubai Harbour sits on a Meraas built waterfront of more than 20 million square feet, wedged between Palm Jumeirah and Bluewaters Island. Asking prices average around AED 4,100 per square foot in 2026, with the average sale near AED 7.5 million and listings spanning AED 1.8 million to AED 158 million.
It has the largest marina in the region at 1,100 berths, two cruise terminals, and a private beach. It also carries one of the highest service charges in Dubai and no metro station of its own. Both belong in the same conversation, so this page covers the prices, the yields, the holding cost and the trade-offs.
This is a trophy waterfront address with real infrastructure behind it, not just a view.
One correction before you go further: the planned 135 metre Dubai Lighthouse is still listed as planned. Its original opening was targeted for 2021 and has not happened, so do not pay a premium for it.
Property for sale in Dubai Harbour averages about AED 4,100 per square foot in 2026, with the average transaction near AED 7.5 million.
Read the growth figures on properties for sale in Dubai Harbour carefully. Price per square foot moved about 0.4%, while sales volume rose close to 50% on 909 transactions. That is more buyers arriving, not values jumping, and several pages present the second number as though it were the first.
Three names get mixed up constantly, and it costs buyers money. Dubai Harbour is the Meraas masterplan. Emaar Beachfront is the largest sub-community inside it, roughly half the district and the bulk of the inventory, which is why portals use the two names interchangeably. Dubai Creek Harbour is a different community entirely, about 30 kilometres inland at Ras Al Khor. Yield and beach claims from Creek Harbour circulate freely on pages about this district, so check which harbour a number actually describes before you rely on it.
Property for sale in Dubai Harbour splits by developer, and the differences in charge and finish are real.
The dominant cluster, spread across 27 towers including Beach Vista, Beach Isle, Sunrise Bay, Marina Vista, Grand Bleu Tower, Beachgate by Address and Palace Beach Residence. Single developer, so the finish and the charges are more consistent.
Three towers by Sobha Realty, from about AED 4.6 million. Handover dates are reported anywhere between late 2026 and the third quarter of 2027 depending on the source and the tower, so get the date in the contract.
DAMAC Bay and DAMAC Bay 2 by Cavalli, W Residences and Dubai Harbour Residences. Branded operators, higher charges, and a less curated feel than the Emaar side.
Almost all properties for sale in Dubai Harbour are apartments in high rise waterfront towers.
The volume of the market and the stock that actually lets. This is where most people buy property in Dubai Harbour for income.
Bought by end users who want the beach on their doorstep, though note there is no school inside the district.
The top of the market, running past AED 22 million for a four bedroom penthouse and beyond AED 150 million at the extreme.
Sources disagree, and we would rather show you that than pick the flattering one. Portal data puts the district gross yield at about 5.3%, while agency analysis of Emaar Beachfront quotes 6.2% to 7.5% on long lets and higher on short lets. Call it roughly 5% to 7% gross on properties in Dubai Harbour depending on the tower and how you let it. Short let is where the stronger returns on real estate in Dubai Harbour sit, driven by the private beach and the gated setting, and it is also the strategy most exposed as more towers hand over.
This is the number that decides your actual return, and no page ranking for this search publishes it.
On a 1,000 square foot apartment that is AED 25,000 to 35,000 a year before a single other cost. Check the figure for your specific building on the Dubai Land Department service charge index rather than taking an agent's word for it.
There is no metro station in the district. The nearest Red Line stops, Sobha Realty and Dubai Internet City, are both about 13 minutes away, with the Dubai Marina tram station linked to Sobha Realty by a footbridge over Sheikh Zayed Road. There is also no school inside the community, so families drive 10 to 15 minutes out. Bayut's own area guide lists anticipated traffic congestion as a drawback, and residents rate the district 3.6 out of 5, with reviews pointing at ongoing construction.
Property for sale in Dubai Harbour is a genuine trophy buy, and the numbers behind it are more ordinary than the marketing. Price per square foot barely moved while transaction volume jumped by half. That is a market finding new buyers, not a market repricing upward, and the difference matters if you are underwriting a resale.
What we expect next is a construction overhang. Live handovers run into 2028 across the branded towers and Sobha Seahaven, so parts of this district stay a building site for another couple of years. Short let is where the better returns sit today, and it is also where competition thickens fastest as those towers complete and compete for the same holiday tenant.
Our steer: if you will actually use the beach and the marina, buy here and budget the service charge honestly, because at AED 25 to 35 per square foot this is among the most expensive districts in Dubai to hold. If you are buying purely for yield, the arithmetic is better elsewhere in the Dubai property market. And if a listing quotes figures that turn out to be from Creek Harbour, treat everything else on that page as unchecked.
We have placed foreign buyers in international property since 2004, and here the value we add is the boring part: the service charge per square foot, the real handover quarter, and which harbour a number came from. We arrange viewings, check the escrow account and the developer no objection certificate before any deposit moves, and work in English, Dutch, Farsi, Turkish or Arabic. Tell us whether this is a home, a holiday let or an investment, and we will tell you which tower fits.
