
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
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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.
Get an Expert Consultation- 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.
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Where it builds
Communities named by the developer, with handover or launch dates, as at 16 September 2026.
- Dubai Hills EstateHandover began May 2026Ellington House; Ellington House IIAsk about homes in Dubai Hills Estate
- Palm Jumeirah, Business Bay, Uptown Dubai and ArjanArbor View handover began May 2026Ocean House; One River Point; Mercer House; Arbor ViewAsk about homes in Palm Jumeirah, Business Bay, Uptown Dubai and Arjan
- MBR City, Dubai Islands and Jumeirah IslandsLaunched December 2025 to June 2026Everly Place; The Meriva Collection; Eltiera ViewsAsk about homes in MBR City, Dubai Islands and Jumeirah Islands
- Al HamraSoto Grande unveiled September 2025Soto GrandeAsk about homes in Al Hamra
- Al Marjan IslandPlaya Del Sol due Q4 2027 (developer-stated)Cala Del Mar; Playa Del Sol; Costa MareAsk about homes in Al Marjan Island
- Abu DhabiNo residential projectIts ADCB link is a finance arrangement, not a development
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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.

01Pool terrace overlooking the water, The Meriva Collection 
02Residential towers, Mercer House 
03Sea-view living room, Soto Grande 
04Terraced facade at dusk, The Meriva Collection 
05Pool deck, Mercer House 
06Beachfront tower and pool, Soto Grande
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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.
- 2014Ellington foundedCo-founders Robert D. Booth, formerly CEO of Emaar Properties’ real estate business, CEO Elie Naaman and Joseph Thomas
- January 2016Registered with DLD as developer no. 1117Ellington Properties Development LLC (market directory)
- 2016First projects: Belgravia in JVC (181 units), DT1 in Downtown (130 apartments) and four Palm Jumeirah villasFunded by the partners and private investors including Raghu Kataria and Vikrant Bhargava (reported)
- September 2025Soto Grande unveiled in Al Hamra, Ras Al KhaimahStudios to four-bedroom apartments and penthouses
- October 2025Contract of more than AED 1bn to China Railway 18th Bureau GroupMain contract for Mercer House, two towers in Uptown Dubai
- May 2026Handover begins at Ellington House II and Arbor ViewArbor View is its first completed project in Arjan
- August 2026Pre-approved finance with ADCB announcedFor its off-plan and ready homes; terms are the bank’s
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What Ellington builds, and what to weigh
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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.
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External main contractors
It does not build in-house, so delivery depends on the contractor it appoints for each project.
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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.
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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.
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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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Dubai · Abu Dhabi Says it handles design, engineering and building services in-house View Sobha profile
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Dubai · RAK
Founded 2002; Dubai master communities and a first Ras Al Khaimah project
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Dubai Part of Dubai Holding since 2024; waterfront and island communities View Nakheel profile
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Dubai Mostly apartments, including branded residences View Binghatti profile
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Dubai Apartment projects across Dubai, including Dubai Islands View Imtiaz profile
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Dubai · RAK
Developer brand launched by OMNIYAT Group in 2024
View BEYOND profile
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Dubai Dubai Holding developer of City Walk, La Mer and d3 homes View Meraas profile
Developer names are used only to identify each developer. Listing a developer here does not mean a partnership, endorsement or access to every project.
What you can hold us to
Six commitments behind every consultation.
A purchase this size deserves someone who shows you the full picture, including what could go wrong, before you commit a deposit.
How the firm is paid, and why it matters to you-
Every cost before you commit
Total price, registration fees and each payment stage, set out in your own currency before you pay anything.
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Honest about fit
Up to three options, and fewer if fewer fit. If off-plan does not suit your plans, you are told plainly.
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A second opinion on any offer
Bring an offer from a developer or another agent and have its cost, payment plan and contract points checked before you commit.
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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.
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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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Your time, your privacy
Video, phone, WhatsApp or email in your time zone. Your details are used only to reply, and launch emails only if you ask.
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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.
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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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