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Art Bay East Construction Updates
The Al Jaddaf Waterfront Build Record, From Its First Dated Reading
Art Bay East read 10.42% on the DLD register on 12 May 2026, an early record of enabling works and foundations beside the Al Jaddaf Waterfront.
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Construction Snapshot
Art Bay East at a Glance
Art Bay East is Ellington's 99-residence building on the Al Jaddaf Waterfront, entered in the Dubai Land Department register as project 2994 on 06 June 2024 after a construction start recorded on 12 March 2024. Its one dated register reading, 10.42% on 12 May 2026, means this record is still in its opening chapter, and because the RERA report describes a single G+10+R building rather than a tower cluster or a phased masterplan, every reading below measures one structure from the ground up.
2994
Active
12 March 2024
103 units (DLD)
10,836.80 sq m
Q3 2026 (developer handover)
Figures from Dubai Land Department registration records, updated after each recorded inspection. How every project on this site is tracked is explained once on the Dubai Construction Updates hub.
Inspection Record
Art Bay East Construction Update Timeline
The Art Bay East record opens with two register dates from 2024, a construction start of 12 March and a DLD registration of 06 June, both shown exactly as recorded. One dated reading follows: 10.42% on 12 May 2026, the only row in the table below. The register also lists a previous inspection at 7.03% without a date, so it sits on the track as an unlabelled dot and has no row of its own.
| Inspection Month | Construction Progress | Inspection Date | Full Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 10.42% | 12 May 2026 | View the May 2026 update |
Pace Analysis
How Fast Art Bay East Has Been Built
With a single dated reading, 10.42% on 12 May 2026, the Art Bay East record cannot yet show a curve between inspections. What it supports is one whole-build average from the 12 March 2024 start, plus one rise that has no measurable period:
- Mar 2024 to May 2026: construction start to the first dated reading of 10.42%, across 791 daysAbout 0.40 points per month
- Previous register reading of 7.03% to 10.42% on 12 May 2026, earlier date not shownNo monthly rate measurable
The 0.40 figure is arithmetic on two register dates, worked on 30-day months, and it is not a forecast. It also averages two very different kinds of work: the RERA report of 12 May 2026 places the site in enabling works at an advanced stage, with foundations and structure progressing, and ground-level work, the concrete frame and the finishes do not move the percentage at the same rate, so one average from the start says little about any single phase. Because the original Q3 2026 handover schedule has passed with the last dated reading at 10.42%, this page calculates no target rate toward any date. For an end user planning a move and for an investor modelling an exit, the same step applies: a current construction and handover timetable from Ellington, in writing, checked against the SPA and against the next dated readings on this page.
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About Art Bay East at Al Jaddaf
A 10.42% reading only means something next to what is being built: 99 residences, studio to 3 bedroom, in one G+10+R building on the creek side of Al Jaddaf. The project guide covers what this record is tracking toward:
Art Bay East: Creek-Side Apartments with a Rooftop Arts Club
Art Bay East sets 99 apartments over eight floors by Dubai Creek, close to an arts centre and a sculpture park.
View the Art Bay East Project GuideConsidering an Early-Stage Entry?
Units at Art Bay East are limited at the time of writing, and with the register at 10.42% most of the build and all four construction-linked instalments are still ahead of anyone reserving now. If the record on this page is what brought you here, ask me for current availability and the payment terms that apply today.
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Art Bay East Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections
Each stage below is tied to what the Art Bay East record actually holds: two register dates from 2024, one dated reading of 10.42% in May 2026, and the developer's construction-linked instalment points at 30%, 40%, 50% and 60%, none of which the register had reached by that reading.
Construction Start and Registration
The register records the construction start on 12 March 2024 and the registration of project 2994 on 06 June 2024, both shown as recorded.
Enabling Works, Foundations and Early Structure
The RERA report of 12 May 2026 found enabling works at an advanced stage, with foundation and structure works progressing and the register at 10.42%.
Concrete Frame of the G+10+R Building
The concrete structure rising through the ground floor, ten upper levels and roof; the plan's 30% and 40% construction instalments are the next register points to watch.
Blockwork and Finishes
Block walls with internal and external finishes across 99 residences, as the RERA report describes the design; the 50% and 60% instalments come later in the register.
Completion and Handover
The final 30% of the plan falls due on completion; the original Q3 2026 schedule has passed, so the current date should be confirmed in writing.
What each construction stage involves in general is covered once in the guides on the Dubai Construction Updates hub, so this page stays focused on Art Bay East's own record.
Buyer Position
Tracking Your Position at Art Bay East
This page is one of four project resources that together cover a Art Bay East purchase from payment protection to residency to handover. You are on the construction record; the siblings sit one click away:
Art Bay East Construction Updates
This page: the dated DLD register record for Art Bay East, from its March 2024 start.
Art Bay East Golden Visa: The 2 and 3 Bedroom Apartments Qualify
Art Bay East clears the Golden Visa threshold with 2 and 3 bedroom apartments; studios and 1 bedrooms start below.
Read the Art Bay East Golden Visa Guide
Art Bay East Escrow: Commercial Bank of Dubai, DLD Project 2994
Art Bay East's escrow sits at Commercial Bank of Dubai under DLD project 2994, for 103 registered units, certified at 10.42%.
Verify the Art Bay East Escrow AccountApproaching Handover
Between 10.42% and Handover: What Art Bay East Buyers Should Do Now
At the 12 May 2026 reading of 10.42%, none of the four construction-linked instalments in the developer's 70/30 plan had been triggered, because the first of them falls due at 30% construction. The reservation-date instalments run on a different clock: they total 50% of the price within 240 days of each buyer's own reservation, so for anyone who reserved more than 240 days before that reading they would already have fallen due, and the three checks below belong before the next transfer rather than after it.
First, make sure every instalment goes to the Commercial Bank of Dubai trust account registered for project 2994; the Art Bay East escrow account page shows how to match that account to the DLD record before you pay.
Second, because the original Q3 2026 handover schedule has passed, request the current construction and handover timetable from Ellington in writing and read it against the completion clause of your SPA; each new dated reading on this page is a check on that timetable.
Third, if you hold or are weighing a 2 or 3 bedroom unit, priced from AED 2.75M ≈ USD 749K, look at residency early through the Art Bay East Golden Visa guide, since studio and 1 bedroom prices sit below the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K threshold and the final decision rests with the ICP.
Send me your unit number on WhatsApp and I will tell you what the latest inspection means for your handover and map the sequence for your specific unit.
The Wider Picture
Explore Al Jaddaf Structure
A 10.42% reading says how far one building has come; the other half of the picture is the creek-side district it is rising in, the homes already for sale there and the developer building it:
Al Jaddaf: Binghatti Wraith and Amazonia Apartments on the Creek
Al Jaddaf, the creekside district on the Bur Dubai bank, lists apartments in Binghatti Wraith and Amazonia on 60/40 payment plans.
See Al Jaddaf Properties for Sale
Al Jaddaf: A Creek-Side District With Two Green Line Metro Stations
Al Jaddaf sits on the Bur Dubai bank of the Creek, home to Jaddaf Waterfront and a growing branded-residence pipeline.
Explore the Al Jaddaf Community
Ellington Properties: Design-Led Boutique Residences With Curated Interiors
Ellington Properties, founded in 2014, is a design-led developer of apartments, villas and waterfront homes, with 30 developments launched and delivered.
View the Ellington Developer ProfileConstruction tracking for other Dubai projects is indexed on the Dubai Construction Updates hub.
FAQs
Art Bay East Construction Updates Frequently Asked Questions
Art Bay East, DLD project 2994, is an active project under construction, recorded at 10.42% on the Dubai Land Department register on 12 May 2026, and the RERA report of that date lists its main contract as progressing. The dated record is in the inspection timeline above, and any newer register entry for project 2994 replaces this figure.
The latest dated reading, recorded on 12 May 2026, put Art Bay East at 10.42%, which is 3.39 points above the previous register reading of 7.03%. The register shows that earlier reading without a date, so no period or monthly rate can be attached to the rise; the inspection detail is set out in the Art Bay East May 2026 construction update.
Art Bay East was originally scheduled for handover in Q3 2026, a quarter that has now passed, while its most recent dated register reading stood at 10.42% on 12 May 2026. This page does not set a revised date: buyers should obtain the current construction and handover timetable from Ellington in writing and compare it with the completion clause in their SPA, and each new dated reading is added here as it is recorded.
Art Bay East includes 99 residences, from studios to 3 bedroom apartments, in a building the RERA report of 12 May 2026 describes as G+10+R: a ground floor, ten levels above it and a roof, designed with a concrete structure and block walls finished inside and out. Developer documents describe two of those levels as parking and eight as residential floors, with a rooftop arts club above.
The Dubai Land Department register records the Art Bay East construction start as 12 March 2024 and the registration of project 2994 as 06 June 2024, so the recorded start comes 86 days before registration; both dates appear here exactly as the register lists them. The first dated reading in this record followed on 12 May 2026, at 10.42%.
From the recorded start on 12 March 2024 to the 10.42% reading of 12 May 2026, Art Bay East averaged about 0.40 percentage points per 30-day month across 791 days. That is arithmetic on two register dates, not a forecast, and the undated 7.03% reading cannot be used to measure a more recent rate; the breakdown is in the pace analysis above.
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Tohid Fetrat
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