New homes in Portside Square start at AED 1,100,000; keys are due Dec 2029; you pay 20% to book, 50% while it is built and 30% at the keys.
Keys
Dec 2029
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
20 / 50 / 30
20% to book, 50% while it is built, 30% at the keys
Bedrooms
Studio to 4 beds
Sizes
395 to 3,440 sq ft
Ownership
Leasehold
Property types
Apartment
Registration fee
4% of the price
Paid to the Dubai Land Department
Details from the developer, as of Nov 1, 2026. They can change; ask us to confirm before you book.
Dubai Land Department register
From price per sq ft
AED 2,785 per sq ft
At the smallest size listed
We couldn't match this project to the Dubai Land Department project register yet. Ask us for its RERA project number.
Paying for it
You pay 20% when you book, 50% as the building goes up, and 30% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Now
Booking
20%
AED 220,000
Mar 2027
While it is built
6.3%
AED 68,750
Jul 2027
While it is built
6.3%
AED 68,750
Nov 2027
While it is built
6.3%
AED 68,750
Mar 2028
While it is built
6.3%
AED 68,750
Aug 2028
While it is built
6.3%
AED 68,750
Dec 2028
While it is built
6.3%
AED 68,750
Apr 2029
While it is built
6.3%
AED 68,750
Aug 2029
While it is built
6.3%
AED 68,750
Dec 2029
Keys
30%
AED 330,000
Booking payment, 20%
AED 220,000
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 44,000
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 264,000
The dates are our estimate: we spread the construction share evenly between now and the keys. The developer's real dates follow the building work, so they can move.
Your payments go into the project's escrow account, which RERA watches, not straight to the developer.
Before you buy
Pay into the project's escrow account only.
Every off-plan project in Dubai must have an escrow account at a bank, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person. Ask for the account number.
Budget for the service charge.
Once the building is finished you pay a yearly service charge per sq ft, set from the building's budget and approved by RERA. Ask Ellington for the estimate.
Register the sale with Oqood.
The Land Department records off-plan sales in its Oqood register. Until your sale is on it, the home isn't in your name.
On your doorstep
Al Ghubaiba Metro Station900 m, 15 min walkMetro station
Nikki Beach3 km, 8 min driveBeach
La Mer seafront4.9 km, 7 min driveWaterfront
New academy school1.1 km, 5 min driveSchool
GEMS Winchester School4.4 km, 10 min driveBritish school
Jumeirah Baccalaureate School5.1 km, 8 min driveIB school
The Indian High School4 km, 10 min driveIndian school
City Centre Al Shindagha650 m, 11 min walkMall
Aster Hospital1.1 km, 18 min walkHospital
Dubai World Trade Centre4.1 km, 8 min driveOffices
Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club5.9 km, 12 min driveGolf
Portside Square is an Ellington project of three towers in the Mina Rashid district of Bur Dubai, with studios to four-bedroom apartments from AED 1,100,000 and a listed handover of December 2029. The listing gives the ownership as leasehold, not freehold, so ask what the lease covers before you book.
Ownership is the first thing to check here. The listing gives it as leasehold, so ask for the lease terms and confirm what you would own before you pay a deposit. The towers are named Portside Residences I to III. The listed handover is December 2029, a little over three years from now.
The plan is 20% on booking, 50% during construction and 30% at handover. At the from price that is AED 220,000, AED 550,000 and AED 330,000. The listing gives no dates for the construction payments, so ask for the full schedule. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 44,000; ask when it is due.
Homes run from studios to four bedrooms, between 395 and 3,440 sq ft. The listing gives about 811 sq ft for one bedroom and 1,209 sq ft for two; ask for floor plans of the other types. Facilities include lap and leisure pools, a children's pool, a gym, a kids' club, a clubhouse, yoga areas, spa and sauna zones and co-working pods. Jogging paths, covered parking and 24/7 security are listed too.
Oxford Medical Center is about 500 m away, and Al Ghubaiba Metro Station about 900 m, around a 15-minute walk. Nikki Beach is about 3 km away. Dubai World Trade Centre is about an 8-minute drive and La Mer seafront about 7 minutes by car.
