What to know before buying from Ellington Properties
- Handover began May 2026
- Ellington House II, Arbor View
- Ownership
- Privately held; no listed debt
- Ras Al Khaimah handovers
- None yet; Playa Del Sol due Q4 2027
Ellington homes, matched to your plans
Tell us your price range and plans. An adviser comes back with up to three options available now, checked against your requirements.
- Options inside your price rangeUp to three, and fewer if fewer fit. Never padded to make up the number.
- Every cost and payment stageBooking, instalments, handover and registration fees, set out before you commit.
- Why each could suit youThe reasons it fits, what to weigh, and the developer-stated handover date.
Where it builds
Communities named by the developer, with handover or launch dates, as at 16 September 2026.
Inside Ellington communities
Developer images of The Meriva Collection on Dubai Islands, Mercer House in Uptown Dubai and Soto Grande in Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah. Ask for the specification attached to your sale agreement.
Pool terrace overlooking the water, The Meriva Collection 
Residential towers, Mercer House 
Sea-view living room, Soto Grande 
Terraced facade at dusk, The Meriva Collection 
Pool deck, Mercer House 
Beachfront tower and pool, Soto Grande
Public record: handovers, ownership and funding
Ellington is privately held with no listed shares or bonds and publishes no total of units delivered, so check its record building by building.
| 2014 | Ellington founded | Co-founders Robert D. Booth, formerly CEO of Emaar Properties’ real estate business, CEO Elie Naaman and Joseph Thomas |
| January 2016 | Registered with DLD as developer no. 1117 | Ellington Properties Development LLC (market directory) |
| 2016 | First projects: Belgravia in JVC (181 units), DT1 in Downtown (130 apartments) and four Palm Jumeirah villas | Funded by the partners and private investors including Raghu Kataria and Vikrant Bhargava (reported) |
| September 2025 | Soto Grande unveiled in Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah | Studios to four-bedroom apartments and penthouses |
| October 2025 | Contract of more than AED 1bn to China Railway 18th Bureau Group | Main contract for Mercer House, two towers in Uptown Dubai |
| May 2026 | Handover begins at Ellington House II and Arbor View | Arbor View is its first completed project in Arjan |
| August 2026 | Pre-approved finance with ADCB announced | For its off-plan and ready homes; terms are the bank’s |
Find the Ellington home that fits your plans.
What Ellington builds, and what to weigh
Apartment buildings, not master communities
Studios to four-bedroom apartments, duplexes and penthouses. Playa Del Sol includes a single villa, and Ellington has no townhouse-led community.
External main contractors
It does not build in-house, so delivery depends on the contractor it appoints for each project.
Ras Al Khaimah as a second market
Playa Del Sol is described as its second project on Al Marjan Island and fourth in Ras Al Khaimah, with a developer-stated completion of Q4 2027.
Before you pay an Ellington booking deposit
Ask who the main contractor is
Delivery depends on a third party. Ask who the contractor is and read the completion and delay clauses in your contract.
View a completed Dubai building
Ellington House II and Arbor View began handing over in May 2026. View a completed building, or have someone you trust view it, before judging finish.
Confirm escrow and Oqood in Dubai
Confirm the project’s escrow account and that your sale is registered through Oqood.
Confirm escrow and permits in Ras Al Khaimah
Confirm the project escrow sits with a RAK RERA-registered trustee and that the project holds an Off Plan Sale Permit.
Weigh the lack of a RAK handover
Ellington has no completed handover in Ras Al Khaimah yet, and its Dubai record does not show how a first RAK cycle will go.
Ask for evidence behind marketing claims
Treat occupancy and rental-premium claims in marketing as developer-stated, and ask for the evidence behind them.
Weighing another developer?
Each profile sets out where the developer builds, its public record and what to check before you buy.
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View Meraas profileDubaiDubai developer since 2007; brought Four Seasons, Aman and Rosewood to Dubai and runs its own Eden House brand
View H&H profileDeveloper names are used only to identify each developer. Listing a developer here does not mean a partnership, endorsement or access to every project.
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How the firm is paid, and why it matters to youA purchase this size deserves someone who shows you the full picture, including what could go wrong, before you commit a deposit.
Every cost before you commit
Total price, registration fees and each payment stage, set out in your own currency before you pay anything.
Honest about fit
Up to three options, and fewer if fewer fit. If off-plan does not suit your plans, you are told plainly.
A second opinion on any offer
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Told how the firm is paid
Before you decide on anything, including whether a developer on your shortlist pays the firm.
Checks before you see a home
Registration, the project escrow account, the developer’s record and a current price, checked before a home reaches you.
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Three steps, no obligation.
No account, no fee, no pressure to proceed. You decide whether to go further.
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Share your requirements
Your contact details, then property type, price range, emirate, objective and timeframe. It takes about two minutes, and no financial documents are needed.
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Review suitable options
Up to three opportunities, each with its costs, payment timings, the reasons it was selected and what to consider. If fewer fit, you get fewer.
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Discuss next steps
Talk to an adviser about the options, what to verify independently and what reserving involves. There is no pressure to proceed.
Answers before you share any details.
If your question is not answered here, an adviser can go through it with you during a consultation.
Handover of Ellington House II in Dubai Hills Estate and Arbor View in Arjan began in May 2026. Its first projects, from 2016, included Belgravia in Jumeirah Village Circle and DT1 in Downtown. It publishes no total of units delivered, so check each completed building in DLD records.
No. It appoints external main contractors; for Mercer House in Uptown Dubai it awarded a contract of more than AED 1bn to China Railway 18th Bureau Group in October 2025. Ask who the contractor is for any project you consider.
Soto Grande in Al Hamra, Cala Del Mar and Playa Del Sol on Al Marjan Island, and Costa Mare. None has been handed over yet; Playa Del Sol’s developer-stated completion is Q4 2027.
The project’s escrow account and registration. In Dubai, payments go into the project’s own escrow account and the sale is registered through Oqood. In Ras Al Khaimah, RAK RERA oversees escrow through trustee banks. Read the delay clauses too: off-plan homes earn no rent until handover.
No one can promise that. Design is how Ellington positions itself; resale demand and prices depend on the market, the building and your timing.
Listing Ellington here does not mean a partnership or endorsement. Developers may pay commission where that applies; how the service is paid is disclosed on the Disclosures page and confirmed to you in writing before you proceed. The checks on this page apply whoever sells to you.
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