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CHIC Tower Snagging Inspection
Independent Pre-Handover Inspection on the Dubai Water Canal
CHIC Tower recorded 84.01% construction progress at its 17 August 2026 inspection, with handover expected in Q4 2026. Arrange an independent inspection before accepting your residence.
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Snagging Snapshot
CHIC Tower Snagging at a Glance
CHIC Tower is DAMAC's de GRISOGONO branded residential tower on the Dubai Water Canal in Business Bay. Above a basement, a ground floor and five podium levels it rises 35 floors to a roof, and its 467 residences run from studios and 1 and 2 bedroom apartments to 4 bedroom super luxury apartments on the upper levels. The 17 August 2026 inspection put construction at 84.01%, and handover is expected in Q4 2026. For a buyer, the next milestone that matters is the handover inspection itself: a defect logged on a dated report before you sign for the unit is DAMAC's to correct within the handover process, whereas the same defect found after acceptance has to be pursued through the rectification route.
84.01%
17 August 2026
Q4 2026
Basement, ground, 5 podium levels, 35 floors and roof; 467 residences
Studios, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 4 bedroom super luxury apartments
DAMAC
Data as of September 2026, based on Dubai Land Department project registration records for project 2460 and construction tracking against RERA inspection data. The register lists a registered completion date of 30 July 2025; handover is expected in Q4 2026. Figures are updated after each recorded inspection.
Final Construction Phase
Why Snagging Matters at This Stage of CHIC Tower
Between the 8 April 2026 inspection at 73.77% and the 17 August 2026 inspection at 84.01%, CHIC Tower moved deeper into its closing trades. The August progress report describes the enabling works, foundation, substructure and superstructure as substantially completed, with internal works, the building envelope, finishes and MEP at an advanced stage and external works progressing. Finishes and building services are precisely the trades where handover defects are born, so the quality of your own residence is being settled now, and the handover inspection is where it gets tested.
What makes CHIC Tower different to inspect is its format. The studios and 1 and 2 bedroom apartments carry de GRISOGONO branded interiors and open onto balconies or terraces set along the tower's wave-shaped facade facing the canal, so drainage, sealing and glazing at every terrace edge need close attention. The 4 bedroom super luxury apartments on the upper levels add a private terrace with an infinity pool, a personal gym, a hydroponic planted wall and a projection screen, each a system that has to be tested rather than simply looked at. An inspection built around the exact layout you are buying gives you a far more useful record than a generic list. If snagging is new to you, begin with the complete Property Snagging Guide.
Property Snagging GuideThe window that matters: a defect listed on a dated, photographed report before you accept the unit is put right on DAMAC's side of the handover line. Anything found after acceptance moves into the rectification process, where that same report becomes your best evidence. With handover expected in Q4 2026, a quarter that begins on 1 October 2026, the handover notice is the next step to watch, and the inspection is best arranged the moment yours arrives. Follow the live build stage on the CHIC Tower construction updates page.
Matched to Your Residence
What We Inspect at CHIC Tower
Each inspection starts from your residence type, whether a studio, a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment or a 4 bedroom super luxury apartment, and then works through the whole unit on a structured finishing and systems checklist:
- Balcony and terrace falls, outlets and waterproofing along the curved terrace edges
- Balustrade and glass panel fixings following the wave-shaped terrace lines
- Terrace doors and glazing facing the canal: tracks, seals, locking and thresholds
- de GRISOGONO branded finishes: stone, decorative surfaces and joinery for chips and joints
- Kitchen joinery alignment and fitted appliance installation in every layout
- Bathroom waterproofing, falls to drains, sealant lines and sanitaryware fixing
- Air conditioning output and zoning, room by room, including glazed living areas
- Water pressure and hot water delivery on the higher floors of the tower
- Floor levels, hollow tiles and finish transitions between rooms and terraces
- Entry and internal doors, ironmongery and wardrobe joinery
- Sockets, switches, lighting circuits and distribution board labelling
- Super luxury homes: private infinity pool tiling, edges, lighting and pool plant
- Super luxury homes: hydroponic wall irrigation and drainage, and personal gym flooring
- Super luxury homes: projection screen power and AV points, intercom and access control
Project Profile
About CHIC Tower in Business Bay
Before you inspect a single room, it helps to know the whole project you are accepting. The full CHIC Tower guide sets out the layouts, current pricing, the wellness amenities and the canal-side Business Bay position behind its value.
CHIC Tower: de GRISOGONO Interiors on the Dubai Water Canal
CHIC Tower is a DAMAC tower in Business Bay of 467 residences, built around a wellness concept with a lazy river.
View the CHIC Tower Project GuideIndicative Pricing
What a Snagging Inspection Costs at CHIC Tower
Snagging is FREE for clients who bought their CHIC Tower residence through me. If you bought elsewhere, note that Dubai has no set snagging tariff: each firm prices its own work, and the fee rises with the size and complexity of the residence. A common way to price it is per square foot, typically AED 0.50 to 1.50 ≈ USD 0.14 to 0.41 per sq ft. The bands below simply apply that range to the size of each CHIC Tower residence type, so treat them as indicative market figures rather than quotes, and a sample report can be sent before you commit.
| Residence Type at CHIC Tower | Approx. Size | Indicative Inspection Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Apartment | AED 210 to 950 ≈ USD 57 to 260 | 426 to 634 sq ft |
| 1 Bedroom Apartment | AED 380 to 2,960 ≈ USD 100 to 810 | 753 to 1,973 sq ft |
| 2 Bedroom Apartment | AED 660 to 2,630 ≈ USD 180 to 720 | 1,314 to 1,754 sq ft |
| 4 Bedroom Super Luxury Apartment | AED 4,160 to 12,470 ≈ USD 1,100 to 3,400 | About 8,316 sq ft |
| Reinspection After Rectification | Free to AED 1,500 ≈ USD 410 | Per visit |
| Confirm VAT, inspection depth, and reinspection inclusion before booking. Each one moves the all-in cost. | ||
Get Your Exact CHIC Tower Quote
Free if you bought through me. Otherwise, send me your residence type and I will confirm the exact all-in cost for your unit, covering VAT, inspection depth and reinspection, before you commit to anything.
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Defects We Commonly Find in Branded Canal-Front Tower and Private-Pool Residences
No CHIC Tower residence has reached its handover inspection yet, so the list below is not a record of this building. It is the defect profile that branded high-rise apartments with terraced balconies, and larger homes with private pools and planted walls, most often show when they are first inspected:
- Terrace and balcony water running toward the door threshold instead of the outlet
- Sealant gaps where curved terrace slabs meet glazing and balustrade bases
- Sliding terrace doors that drag, rattle or do not lock fully
- Chipped, scratched or poorly jointed stone and decorative finishes
- Branded joinery with uneven gaps, misaligned doors or loose hardware
- Hollow or lipped tiles across living areas and terrace floors
- Shrinking bathroom sealant and shower falls that hold water
- Uneven cooling between glazed living rooms and bedrooms
- Low water pressure or slow hot water on the higher floors
- Private pool leaks at skimmers, lights or tile joints, or pool plant not commissioned
- Hydroponic wall irrigation leaks or drainage staining on nearby surfaces
- Unlabelled distribution boards, dead sockets and AV points not commissioned
Your Recourse
Your Protection After Handover, in Plain Language
Accepting your CHIC Tower residence does not end your recourse. Dubai practice gives a new home a developer rectification period for finishing and installation defects after handover, and a longer warranty covering the building's major structural elements. A snagging report strengthens your hand inside both windows, because a defect recorded on a dated, photographed report is far easier to pursue than one described from memory months later. At CHIC Tower that matters most for the terrace waterproofing, the glazing along the canal-facing elevations, and the private pools and hydroponic walls in the super luxury apartments. If you are not sure how the rectification window would apply to your particular unit, that is a question worth settling before handover day rather than after it.
Read the defect liability period and structural warranty guideInsights
Project Insights for CHIC Tower Buyers
A smooth CHIC Tower handover depends on more than the inspection. Keep track of recorded construction progress, confirm that each instalment went into the escrow account, and understand where your residence stands on residency eligibility. The resources below sit alongside this page.
CHIC Tower Snagging Inspection
This page: how buyers document defects at CHIC Tower before accepting the residence at handover.
CHIC Tower: Business Bay de GRISOGONO Canal Tower Progress
CHIC Tower, DAMAC's 467-residence Business Bay tower facing the Dubai Water Canal, climbed from 73.77% to 84.01% by August 2026.
View CHIC Tower Construction Updates
CHIC Tower Golden Visa: The Line in a Canal-Front Tower
DAMAC's CHIC Tower on the Dubai Water Canal qualifies at the 2 bedroom and 4 bedroom super luxury apartments.
Read the CHIC Tower Golden Visa Guide
CHIC Tower Escrow: DAMAC's Business Bay Account at Mashreq
CHIC Tower by DAMAC escrows 467 units at Mashreq as DLD project 2460, its build 84.01% certified in August 2026.
Verify the CHIC Tower Escrow AccountHow It Works
Our Inspection and Reporting Process for CHIC Tower
Five steps carry your residence from the handover notice to defects confirmed as fixed, with the report structured for submission to DAMAC Properties.
Schedule Before Handover
The inspection is booked around your CHIC Tower handover appointment.
On-Site Residence Assessment
A full walkthrough of finishes, terraces, glazing, systems and any private pool.
Digital Snagging Report
Every defect with a photograph, its location and a recommended action.
Developer Rectification Review
The report goes to DAMAC Properties for the listed items to be corrected.
Optional Reinspection
A return visit confirms each listed defect is resolved before you accept.
Request a Sample Snagging Report
See how defects in a branded Business Bay apartment are photographed, categorized and set out for developer rectification before you book your own CHIC Tower inspection.
Get the Sample Report on WhatsAppSnagging Guides
Learn More About Snagging
This page deals with snagging at CHIC Tower only. The general method for inspecting any new Dubai home does not change from project to project, so it is explained once in the guides below instead of being repeated here.
Snagging in Dubai: The Independent Inspection Before You Accept Your Home
Snagging is an independent inspection of your new Dubai home before handover: what to check, when to book, what it costs.
Read the full snagging guideBook Snagging After the Handover Notice, Before You Accept the Keys
Book your snagging inspection after the developer's handover notice but before you accept the keys, when it carries the most leverage.
See the timing guideDefect Liability Period and the Structural Warranty: Two Layers After Handover
Defect liability period: the developer fixes general defects for around one year after handover, and structure for up to ten years.
Check your rightsA Snagging Inspection: Small Fixed Cost Against an Uncapped Repair Risk
A snagging inspection is a small cost paid once, while the defects it catches carry far larger and unpredictable repair bills.
See the cost caseSnagging Checklist, Room by Room: Every Finish, Fitting and System
A room-by-room snagging checklist for Dubai handovers: walls, floors, doors, windows, kitchens, bathrooms, electrical systems, AC and plumbing, every fault photographed.
Get the checklistThe Wider Picture
Explore CHIC Tower Structure
A residence keeps its value through the district around it as much as through its finishes. Weigh CHIC Tower against other Business Bay properties, get to know the canal-side community that drives demand, and look at DAMAC's wider portfolio before you take the keys.
Business Bay Properties for Sale
Compare canal-side apartments and branded towers across Business Bay by price, layout, and payment plan.
See Business Bay Properties for Sale
Business Bay Community
Understand Business Bay's canal setting, business district, metro access, and links to Downtown Dubai.
Explore the Business Bay Community
DAMAC Properties: Lagoon Communities, Golf Villas and Branded Collaborations
Founded in 2002, DAMAC has delivered 48,000 homes and is known for large-scale master communities, luxury residential projects and branded collaborations.
View the DAMAC Properties Developer ProfileFAQs
CHIC Tower Snagging Inspection Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, snagging is free for clients who bought their CHIC Tower residence through me: the inspection is arranged and covered within the service, and the report is structured for submission to DAMAC Properties. Buyers who purchased through another route can still arrange an independent inspection at the market rates set out in the cost section above.
It is an independent, room-by-room check of your residence against the finish and function you are paying for, carried out before you accept it. The inspector tests finishes, joinery, doors and windows, plumbing, electrical points and air conditioning, then issues a report in which each defect carries a photograph, its location and a recommended action. That report is what DAMAC works from when correcting the items.
At handover. CHIC Tower recorded 84.01% construction progress at its 17 August 2026 inspection, and handover is expected in Q4 2026, a quarter that begins on 1 October 2026. The inspection belongs between the handover notice and the moment you sign to accept the unit, so defects are raised while correcting them is still the developer's responsibility. Timing is covered in the when to book snagging guide.
Free if you bought through me. Otherwise, applying the market range of AED 0.50 to 1.50 ≈ USD 0.14 to 0.41 per sq ft gives indicative bands of about AED 210 to 950 ≈ USD 57 to 260 for a studio, AED 380 to 2,960 ≈ USD 100 to 810 for a 1 bedroom, AED 660 to 2,630 ≈ USD 180 to 720 for a 2 bedroom, and AED 4,160 to 12,470 ≈ USD 1,100 to 3,400 for a 4 bedroom super luxury apartment of about 8,316 sq ft. These are not quotes; check whether VAT and a reinspection are included. The value case is set out in how snagging saves you money.
The de GRISOGONO branded finishes and joinery, the kitchen and fitted appliances, bathroom waterproofing and falls, air conditioning in each room, water pressure, and every socket, switch and light. The balcony or terrace gets its own attention: drainage falls, outlets, balustrade fixings and the seal where the terrace door meets the floor.
Everything in a standard apartment is still checked, and the home's own systems are added on top across its roughly 8,316 sq ft. The private terrace infinity pool is inspected for tiling, edges, lighting, leaks and pool plant commissioning; the hydroponic wall for irrigation, drainage and staining; the personal gym for flooring and power; and the projection screen for power and AV points. The planted terrace is checked for waterproofing and drainage beneath the landscaping.
Defects raised before you accept a new unit from the developer are corrected at the developer's cost, which is why the inspection happens ahead of acceptance. The buyer pays only for the inspection itself, and at CHIC Tower that fee is waived for clients who bought through me. Items that surface after acceptance are handled under the rectification period instead.
Dubai practice provides a developer rectification period for finishing and installation defects after handover, and a longer warranty on major structural elements. A dated, photographed snagging report makes any later claim within those windows easier to support. The detail is set out in the defect liability period and structural warranty guide.
Yes. An optional reinspection, sometimes called de-snagging, goes back through each item on the report and confirms it has been resolved before you finalize acceptance. The build stage in the meantime can be followed on the CHIC Tower construction updates page.
Your Advisor
Tohid Fetrat
Independent of the developer: the inspection is commissioned by you and the report is written for you. Nothing in it is shared with anyone unless you send it. Message or call me directly: you will always reach me personally, never a call center or sales team.
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