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Club Drive Construction Update - January 2026
January 2026 Inspection Confirms Club Drive Reaches 55% Construction Progress in Dubai Hills Estate
Superstructure, external envelope, MEP and internal finishing works run in parallel across both Club Drive towers, verified at 55 percent in the January 2026 RERA inspection cycle.
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Club Drive Construction Snapshot
An 11.38 point rise since the previous recorded reading carries Club Drive past the halfway mark and into the envelope and MEP band, the stage where what is certified starts to diverge from what is visible on site.
Club Drive by Emaar
2769
Active
55%
13 January 2026
30 January 2024
529 residential units
47,419.76 sq m
Q1 2028
Data source: RERA inspection conducted on 13 January 2026, tracked against DLD inspection records. Construction tracking against RERA inspection data runs across the full tohidfetrat.com project portfolio and is reviewed after every published cycle. Last updated: August 2026.
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This Inspection Cycle
Club Drive Construction Progress Summary
Club Drive moved from 43.62% at the previous recorded inspection to 55% on 13 January 2026, an 11.38 point gain earned across two towers of different heights: Building A at fifteen floors and Building B at seventeen, both rising from a shared basement and podium structure. The inspection record now separates what is finished from what is merely underway, and at this reading four work packages are running at once.
- Enabling works across plot 4948
- Piling and foundation works for both buildings
- Substructure including the shared basement level
- Superstructure to Building A (G+15+R) and Building B (G+17+R)
- External envelope across tower and podium levels
- MEP systems: mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
- Internal works and internal finishes
- External works around the shared amenity podium
- Remaining RERA inspection cycles toward 100%
- Building completion certificate procedures
- Handover from the anticipated Q1 2028 window
Payment Linked Progress
What 55% Progress Means for Club Drive Buyers
Club Drive was structured on a construction linked schedule: a booking payment plus the DLD registration fee, the bulk of the price released against verified build milestones, and the closing instalment on completion. That makes a certified 55% reading a payment event as much as a progress note, because the milestone below it has already been passed and the next one is now the live question. Four actions matter at this stage.
Verify the escrow account
Every milestone payment ahead of handover should go only to the DLD regulated escrow account registered for project 2769. Club Drive escrow account verification is the step before any transfer; the lookup itself takes about two minutes against the official DLD project record.
Reread your SPA milestone schedule
Your sale and purchase agreement defines which construction percentages trigger which instalments, and a 55% certified reading sits between two of them. Not sure how your installments map to this reading? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the certified milestones.
Understand the snagging window
Booking is premature at 55%, but the terms you accept now decide what you can raise later. The Club Drive snagging inspection guide covers the defect documentation process and when the window actually opens.
Track the remaining cycles
Several inspection readings remain between this cycle and completion certification. The Club Drive construction updates hub records each one as it publishes.
General framework, not legal advice: milestone definitions, notice periods, and fee obligations are set by your individual SPA and the DLD record, and both should be read directly.
Buying at 55%?
Entering at the halfway mark trades payment plan runway for a structure that has already been inspected: the substructure is signed off, the towers and envelope are progressing, and the wait to keys is measured in months rather than years of excavation. Every payment goes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 2769, released against certified construction progress.
- Certified past the halfway mark: 55% recorded on 13 January 2026
- Enabling, piling, foundation and substructure risk already behind the project
- The elapsed share of the milestone schedule settles at booking rather than spreading
- Construction risk carried from excavation through to handover
- Three to four years of waiting is the usual delivery horizon
- Longer installment runway, priced at launch levels
3 units listed available on the project page as of this update; availability shifts between cycles.
About the Development
Club Drive Project Details
With substructure signed off and both towers rising, Club Drive is a mid construction development of 529 one, two and three bedroom apartments across Building A (B+G+P+15) and Building B (B+G+P+17), sharing one landscaped amenity podium. Starting prices: AED 1.50M ≈ USD 409K.
For buyers entering at this stage the trade off runs the other way from a launch: a shorter wait to the anticipated Q1 2028 handover, paid for by settling the elapsed portion of the milestone schedule up front.
Site Context This Cycle
Explore Club Drive Location on Dubai Map
Club Drive occupies plot 4948 on the eastern golf side of Dubai Hills Estate, set along the Northern Boulevard with the Golf Club villa neighbourhood on one flank and the Dubai Hills Golf Course beyond it. Because those neighbours are low rise, the envelope packages now going onto the two towers are exposed to view from the fairway side long before completion, which is why external works and facade sequencing carry visible weight in this cycle rather than being hidden behind hoarding.
The district around the plot was finished years ahead of the towers: Dubai Hills Mall, Dubai Hills Park, King's College Hospital and GEMS International School are open and trading, and Al Khail Road and Umm Suqeim Street already carry the traffic. For buyers weighing an occupancy or rental plan against a Q1 2028 handover, that means Club Drive is completing into a functioning neighbourhood with seven years of rental and resale evidence rather than into a construction economy. See the project's position on the interactive Dubai real estate map. See the project’s position on the interactive Dubai real estate map.
Buyer Resources for This Project
Investing in Club Drive During Mid Stage Construction Progress
The envelope and MEP band is where payment protection and residency planning matter most, and where handover preparation stops being abstract. Each resource below is matched to where Club Drive stands right now.
Club Drive Construction Updates
This page: the verified January 2026 inspection record for Club Drive, from enabling works to envelope.
Club Drive at Dubai Hills Estate Golden Visa From Two Bedrooms
Club Drive at Dubai Hills Estate, two Emaar towers on a shared podium, qualifies from the 2 bedroom apartment.
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Club Drive at Dubai Hills Estate: Golf-Side Towers' Mashreq Escrow
Club Drive at Dubai Hills Estate escrows with Mashreq as DLD project 2769, its 529 units 75.08% certified in May 2026.
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Club Drive at Dubai Hills Estate Snagging on the Golf Side
Club Drive at Dubai Hills Estate is two buildings of fifteen and seventeen floors, 529 apartments over a shared landscaped podium.
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Other Club Drive Construction Updates
Follow the full inspection history to see how Club Drive has moved through each construction phase, reading by reading.
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Club Drive Construction Progress in January 2026: Frequently Asked Questions
As of the RERA inspection conducted on 13 January 2026, Club Drive stands at 55% construction progress in the DLD project register, recorded against project number 2769.
Club Drive moved from 43.62% at the previous recorded inspection to 55% on 13 January 2026, a gain of 11.38 points. The DLD register publishes the previous reading as a percentage without a paired date, so the gain is stated against the reading rather than against a fixed interval.
The January 2026 record shows the project active with the main contract progressing and no milestone reported as stalled. Forty five percentage points separate the 13 January 2026 reading from full certification, against an anticipated Q1 2028 handover window. How inspection cycles and completion certification work is covered on the Club Drive construction updates hub.
Yes. Handover windows and the completion dates behind them can be revised between inspection cycles, in either direction. The window shown here reflects the position as of the January 2026 reading; any revision would appear in a later update on this cluster.
The 13 January 2026 inspection records enabling, piling, foundation and substructure works as completed. Superstructure, internal works, external envelope, MEP, internal finishes and external works are all recorded as progressing across Building A at fifteen floors and Building B at seventeen.
Club Drive was sold on a construction linked schedule where instalments fall due against certified completion levels rather than calendar dates alone. A 55% reading on 13 January 2026 sits above the 50% band and below the 70% band, so the milestone below has been passed and the one above is the next trigger. The exact percentages, amounts and notice terms are set by each individual sale and purchase agreement.
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