DAMAC · Maritime City
Harbour Lights by DAMAC
Seafront Living on the Maritime City Peninsula
Harbour Lights by DAMAC is a 52 storey waterfront tower in Dubai Maritime City, holding 294 sea facing one, two and three bedroom apartments with interiors shaped by the Geneva house de GRISOGONO. The structure is complete and the tower is now in its finishing stage ahead of a Q2 2027 handover.
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Overview
Project Overview
Starting Price
AED 1.5M ≈ USD 408K
Handover Date
Q2 2027
Property Type
Apartments
Location
Maritime City
Developer
DAMAC
Availability
Limited
About
About Harbour Lights by DAMAC
Harbour Lights stands on the reclaimed peninsula between Port Rashid and Drydocks World, and that plot explains most of the project. Dubai Maritime City holds very little residential land, and almost none of it looks straight out over open water. DAMAC took one of the stronger positions on the peninsula and built the tallest tower in the district on it: 52 storeys holding 294 one, two and three bedroom apartments, with the Geneva jewellery house de GRISOGONO shaping the lobbies, corridors and residence interiors.
The design brief borrows from ocean liners rather than from the Dubai tower playbook. Rooms are proportioned like generous cabins, the common areas use blue glass, brushed metal and water features instead of the usual marble-and-gold formula, and the amenity levels are stacked to face the sea rather than the city. Whether that reads as distinctive or as a matter of taste is personal, but it does give the building an identity that the surrounding Maritime City towers do not share, which matters on resale in a district where several developers are delivering similar glass boxes at the same time.
My read for buyers is that the pricing here reflects the district rather than the building. Dubai Maritime City is still filling in. DP World runs the masterplan, Beyond and Select Group are building alongside DAMAC, and today the peninsula still reads as a working coastline rather than a finished address. A one bedroom starting at AED 1.50M in a topped out sea facing tower is the trade you are being offered: you accept an unfinished neighbourhood in exchange for an entry price that a completed waterfront district would not support. End users who want the sea now and investors with a hold horizon past 2028 are looking at the same building for opposite reasons.
The tower topped out in July 2026, with the final roof slab poured and substructure works closed out. Internal and external finishing is now underway. For a buyer that shifts the question from whether the building will rise to how well it is delivered, and holds the remaining risk on quality and timing to Q2 2027 rather than on completion itself.
Insights
Project Insights for Harbour Lights Buyers
Harbour Lights Construction Updates: 52-Storey Maritime City Seafront Tower
Harbour Lights, DAMAC's 294-residence seafront tower in Dubai Maritime City, stood at 64.31% at the 09 July 2026 RERA inspection.
Harbour Lights Construction Updates
Harbour Lights Escrow Account: DAMAC's Maritime City Tower
DAMAC's Harbour Lights, DLD project 2516, keeps 294 units' funds in Dubai Islamic Bank escrow, 64.31% certified July 2026.
Harbour Lights Escrow Account Guide
Harbour Lights Golden Visa: The Line Falls Inside the Tower
DAMAC's 52 storey Harbour Lights in Dubai Maritime City qualifies at 2 and 3 bedrooms; one bedroom apartments sit below.
Harbour Lights Golden Visa Guide
Harbour Lights Snagging: Sea-Facing Residences on the Maritime City Peninsula
Harbour Lights is a 52-storey DAMAC tower of 294 sea-facing residences, interiors by de GRISOGONO, inspected layout by layout pre-handover.
Harbour Lights Snagging InspectionPrices
Harbour Lights Prices & Sizes
Three layouts are sold at Harbour Lights, and the way they are priced is worth a second look. At the entry figures below the three bedroom opens slightly under the two bedroom while carrying roughly 300 more square feet, which puts its rate per square foot materially ahead of the smaller layout. For a family buying to live in, that is the value line on this page. For an investor, the one bedroom remains the easier unit to let and to exit in a district that will be delivering a lot of stock at once, so the right tier depends on whether you are optimising for yield and liquidity or for space per dirham.
1 Bedroom Apartments
AED 1.50M≈ USD 408K
≈ 801 - 869 sq ft (74 - 81 sq m)
2 Bedroom Apartments
AED 2.90M≈ USD 790K
≈ 1,191 - 1,230 sq ft (111 - 114 sq m)
3 Bedroom Apartments
AED 2.885M≈ USD 785K
≈ 1,503 - 1,701 sq ft (140 - 158 sq m)
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On Completion
With completion set for Q2 2027, the instalments still outstanding depend entirely on which unit you take and when it was released. Moving the money matters as much as the timing here: my guide on how to pay for property in Dubai sets out the transfer routes and cheque mechanics non-resident buyers actually use. Request the exact remaining payment schedule for your unit.
Why Me
Why Buy Harbour Lights Through Tohid Fetrat
Buying a tower that is already built is a different exercise from buying off a rendering. The value now sits in knowing which floors and orientations are still with the developer, what the finishing quality actually looks like on site, and what the remaining schedule really is on your specific unit.
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One dedicated advisor from first enquiry through to handover
Specialist in remote purchases for international and non-resident buyers
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My advisory service costs you nothing. The commission is paid by the developer, and you pay the same official price as buying directly, with independent guidance included.
Structure
Explore Harbour Lights Structure
Harbour Lights sits inside a district that is being built by several developers at once, which makes the wider picture worth understanding before committing to a single tower. The pages below cover what is selling across the peninsula, how the Dubai Maritime City masterplan is zoned, and DAMAC track record as a developer.
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Harbour Lights | Key Project Facts
DAMAC
Maritime City, Dubai
294
Q2 2027
Floating pool set in the sea, plus an infinity pool on the 52nd floor
Freehold, open to all nationalities
Dubai Islamic Bank (P.J.S.C.)
For Buyers
Buy Directly From DAMAC Developer Inventory
With completion set for Q2 2027 and the tower already topped out, a limited number of apartments at Harbour Lights remain directly with DAMAC across the one, two and three bedroom layouts. Buying developer stock at this point means official pricing with no resale premium attached, and on selected units the balance of the original payment plan still standing rather than a full settlement on transfer.
- Official DAMAC prices, no resale markup or transfer premium
- Remaining payment plan honored on selected units
- Every payment protected through the project's DLD-registered escrow account
- Live unit list with layouts, floors, and sea orientation, sent the same day
Map
Explore Harbour Lights Location on Dubai Map
Harbour Lights by DAMAC occupies a seafront plot in Dubai Maritime City, the reclaimed peninsula sitting between Port Rashid and Drydocks World on the older, northern side of the coast. My Dubai Investment Map plots the tower against the rest of the city, which makes it easy to weigh this plot against waterfront stock in Mina Rashid, Dubai Islands and the Creek.
The practical advantage of this position is that it is central without being inland. Sheikh Rashid Road feeds the peninsula and connects onward to Sheikh Zayed Road, which puts DIFC, Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport inside a comfortable drive while keeping the tower itself away from the density of the main corridor. What it does not have is rail: the peninsula sits outside the metro network, so daily life here assumes a car.
Near Handover
Own a Unit Here? Sell It or Rent It Out
Once a tower tops out, the resale market for it starts behaving very differently: buyers can finally see what they are purchasing, and transaction volume picks up well before keys are handed over. If you bought early at Harbour Lights, this is the window in which your options are widest. I handle either route personally, from valuation through to signed contract.
Sell Your Unit
A realistic valuation built from actual Harbour Lights assignment transactions rather than asking prices, followed by full marketing and negotiation through to DLD transfer. You deal with me directly, never a listing farm.
Rent It Out
A rental estimate for your specific layout and orientation, guidance on furnishing level and Ejari registration, and tenant sourcing arranged from handover so the unit starts earning without an idle quarter.
Location
Harbour Lights Location Within Dubai Maritime City
Inside the peninsula, Harbour Lights takes a seaward plot on the western edge rather than a spot in the interior blocks, which is the distinction that matters once the district fills out. Towers set back from the shoreline will eventually look at each other; this one holds an open water frontage with the cruise terminal and Port Rashid on one side and the Gulf ahead. For daily life that means the water is genuinely outside the window rather than glimpsed between neighbours. For investors it is the scarcity argument in a district where DP World controls the release of remaining plots, and where the interior stock coming from several developers at once will compete on price in a way that front row sea views will not. The wider zoning, delivery pipeline and sub-community breakdown are covered in my Dubai Maritime City community guide.
Maritime City, DubaiConnectivity
Connectivity from Harbour Lights
Harbour Lights benefits from sitting on the older side of the city rather than the newer southern corridor, which is why the drive times read shorter than the coastal setting suggests. Sheikh Rashid Road runs off the peninsula and links straight into the Sheikh Zayed Road network, putting DIFC inside roughly ten minutes and Downtown Dubai, The Dubai Mall and the airport all within about fifteen to twenty. La Mer, Mina Rashid and the Etihad Museum sit closer still. The honest caveat is rail: Dubai Maritime City is not served by a metro station, and the nearest lines are a drive away rather than a walk, so both residents and future tenants should assume a car or taxi for daily commuting.
Approximate Driving Distances
- Dubai Maritime City WaterfrontWithin the community
- Port Rashid & Mina RashidAdjacent district
- Dubai International Financial Centre10 minutes
- Burj Khalifa / Downtown Dubai15 minutes
- The Dubai Mall15 minutes
- Dubai International Airport (DXB)20 minutes
Interiors
Interior Design at Harbour Lights
The residences take their cues from ship interiors rather than from the standard Dubai apartment: rooms are proportioned like generous cabins, ceilings and walls carry slim white and gold detailing, and full height glazing runs to the balcony so the water does the work in every principal room. Kitchens are fitted with island layouts and stone surfaces, bathrooms use marble with freestanding tubs in the larger plans, and de GRISOGONO carries its signature through the lobbies and corridors in sculpted blue glass. In resale terms this specification level is above what the district average will be once the neighbouring towers complete, which is worth weighing if you are buying to hold.
Amenities
Interior Amenities
- Fully equipped gymnasium
- de GRISOGONO designed lobby and common areas
- Double-height arrival lobby with water feature
- Cabin-inspired room proportions drawn from luxury cruise design
- Marble bathrooms with freestanding bathtubs
- Fully fitted designer kitchens with island layouts
- Floor-to-ceiling glazing framing open sea views
- White and gold ceiling and wall detailing
Exterior Amenities
- Floating pool set in the sea with a sun deck
- Infinity pool on the 52nd floor
- Sea-facing swimming pools
- Private pools in selected luxury residences
- Landscaped podium and leisure deck
- Private balconies with panoramic Arabian Gulf views
- Waterfront setting between Port Rashid and Drydocks World
- Resort-inspired amenity levels facing the Dubai coastline
Gallery
Harbour Lights by DAMAC Image Gallery
The renders below cover the tower from the water, the de GRISOGONO lobbies and lift corridors, and the residences themselves across living, sleeping, kitchen and bathroom spaces. Worth studying the aerials in particular, since they show how the plot sits against the coastline and where the neighbouring Maritime City towers will eventually rise.
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Harbour Lights Frequently Asked Questions
Harbour Lights is a 52 storey waterfront residential tower by DAMAC Properties in Dubai Maritime City, holding 294 one, two and three bedroom apartments. The interiors and common areas were designed in partnership with the Geneva jewellery house de GRISOGONO, and the building is the tallest tower in the district.
The tower stands in Dubai Maritime City, the reclaimed peninsula between Port Rashid and Dubai's Drydocks World on the northern stretch of the coast, with access via Sheikh Rashid Road and onward connection to the Sheikh Zayed Road network.
Harbour Lights offers one, two and three bedroom apartments across 294 units. One bedroom layouts run ≈ 801 - 869 sq ft (74 - 81 sq m), two bedrooms ≈ 1,191 - 1,230 sq ft (111 - 114 sq m), and three bedrooms ≈ 1,503 - 1,701 sq ft (140 - 158 sq m). Selected luxury layouts include a private pool on the terrace.
Handover is expected in Q2 2027. The tower topped out in July 2026, which means the superstructure is complete and the project has moved into internal and external finishing works. Progress against RERA inspection data is tracked in the Harbour Lights construction updates guide.
Prices start from AED 1.50M ≈ USD 408K for a one bedroom apartment. Two bedrooms start from AED 2.90M ≈ USD 790K and three bedrooms from AED 2.885M ≈ USD 785K, with the final figure depending on floor level, orientation and view.
The threshold for the 10 year UAE Golden Visa is a property investment of AED 2M ≈ USD 545K. At Harbour Lights the two and three bedroom apartments clear that figure on a single unit, while a one bedroom starting at AED 1.50M falls below it and would need to be combined with other qualifying property to reach the threshold. The Harbour Lights Golden Visa guide sets out the eligibility steps in detail.
Yes. Harbour Lights is freehold and open to all nationalities. Dubai Maritime City is a designated freehold zone, so non-residents can hold full ownership registered with the Dubai Land Department.
Yes. Reservation, SPA signing and registration can all be completed remotely, and I manage the process end to end with the developer on your behalf. The documents required and the order they are signed in are set out in my Dubai real estate guide library.
All off plan instalments are paid into the project's DLD-registered escrow account and released to the developer only against verified construction progress, a framework regulated by the Dubai Land Department. The mechanics are covered in the Harbour Lights escrow account guide.
The case rests on how little sea facing land Dubai Maritime City has left and on entry pricing that still reflects an unfinished district rather than a completed one. Against that, several developers are delivering towers on the same peninsula within a similar window, which will place competing stock on the market at once. Suitability comes down to entry tier, holding horizon and exit route: one bedrooms are the more liquid and easier to let, while the larger layouts give better space per dirham for end users.
Handover Support
Snagging Inspection Before You Take the Keys
With the tower now in finishing works, the handover notice is the one window in which defects get corrected at DAMAC's cost rather than yours. An independent snagging inspection records every issue, from joinery and finishes through to plumbing, electrical and HVAC, before you sign the completion documents.
Book Your Inspection
Send me your unit number and handover date. I coordinate a certified independent snagging team, you do not need to be in Dubai.
Full Defect Report
You receive a photographed, itemized report covering finishes, doors and windows, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC.
Developer Rectification
The report goes to DAMAC for repair, with a de-snagging re-check before you accept the unit.
Want the full process in detail? Read my Harbour Lights snagging inspection guide.
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