Art Bay West Construction Updates

Construction Snapshot

Art Bay West at a Glance

Art Bay West is Ellington's 167-residence building in Al Jaddaf, registered with the Dubai Land Department as project 2996 and described in the RERA inspection report as G+10+R. The register dates the construction start to 12 March 2024 and the registration to 06 June 2024, and the only dated reading so far, 9.11% on 12 May 2026, sits 26 months after that start, so this record opens with a single point rather than a curve.

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.

Pace Analysis

How Fast Art Bay West Has Been Built

With one dated reading, the Art Bay West pace can only be read as a whole-build average from the registered start; the undated earlier figure gives a direction but no interval:

• 12 Mar 2024 to 12 May 2026: construction start to 9.11%, over 791 daysAbout 0.35 points per month
• Previous DLD register reading of 7.76%: inspection date not shown on the register cardInterval not measurable

Spread across the 791 days since the 12 March 2024 start, the 9.11% reading averages about 0.35 points per month when counted in 30-day months; that is arithmetic, not a forecast. The RERA report of 12 May 2026 shows where those months went, with enabling works at an advanced stage and foundation works progressing, so the average describes groundwork on a G+10+R plot and says little about the rate once the building rises above foundation level. A single dated point cannot show acceleration or taper; the next dated reading will turn it into a measurable interval. For an end user weighing a move-in date, and for an investor timing an entry, the practical step is the same now that the original Q3 2026 handover schedule has passed: confirm the current expected handover date with Ellington in writing and check the completion date in your SPA.

Stage Record

Art Bay West Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections

Each stage below is pinned to what the Art Bay West record actually holds: the 12 March 2024 start, the 06 June 2024 registration and the 12 May 2026 report. Stages the record has not reached carry no dates, because none have been recorded for them.

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 West's own record.

Approaching Handover

Between 9.11% and Handover: What Art Bay West Buyers Should Do Now

At the 12 May 2026 reading of 9.11%, none of the four construction-linked instalments in the Art Bay West 70/30 plan had been triggered, since the first falls due on completion of 30% construction. Calendar dates, not site progress, set the timing of the plan's first five instalments: together 50% of the price, they fall due within 240 days of the reservation date each buyer signs, so the three steps below belong before those transfers rather than after the next reading.

First, check that each transfer goes to the DLD-registered escrow account at Commercial Bank of Dubai; the Art Bay West escrow account page shows how to match it to project 2996.

Second, if residency is part of the plan, settle eligibility early through the Art Bay West Golden Visa eligibility guide, since only the 2 and 3 bedroom tiers are priced above the property threshold.

Third, follow each dated reading as it reaches the register, starting from the 12 May 2026 Art Bay West inspection record, and, because the original Q3 2026 handover schedule has passed, hold the current handover date Ellington confirms in writing against the completion date in your SPA.

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.

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