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Kaia at The Valley Construction Update - June 2026

June 2026 Inspection Confirms Kaia Reaches 19.13% Construction Progress in The Valley

Enabling, piling, foundation, and structure packages are all running together across the 156 townhouse plots at Kaia, verified at 19.13 percent in the June 2026 RERA inspection.

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19.13%Construction Progress
09 June 2026Inspection Date
Q3 2028Expected Completion
3405DLD Project Number

Verified DLD Inspection Data

Kaia at The Valley Construction Snapshot

A 12.04 point rise since the previous recorded reading places Kaia in the early construction band, the stage where the payment plan's first construction-linked milestone, not the handover date, is the number worth watching.

Project Name

Kaia at The Valley by Emaar

Project Number

3405

Project Status

Active

Construction Progress

19.13%

Inspection Date

09 June 2026

Construction Start

28 February 2025

Total Units

156 townhouses

Total Built Area

33,203.98 sq m

Expected Completion

Q3 2028

Data source: RERA inspection conducted on 09 June 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

Kaia at The Valley Construction Progress Summary

The register for project 3405 shows Kaia at 19.13% on 09 June 2026 against a previous reading of 7.09%, a gain of 12.04 points. That earlier figure is carried in the inspection record without an inspection date of its own, so the interval it covers is not published and this page does not assign one to it. What the June 2026 notes do establish is that ten separate work packages, from piling through internal finishes, are recorded as progressing simultaneously. That is the normal signature of a low-rise townhouse parcel, where rows advance in parallel rather than a tower climbing floor by floor, and it is why a single reading can look this broad at a figure below 20%.

Completed
  • DLD registration of project 3405 on 19 November 2024
  • Construction start recorded on 28 February 2025
  • The first 19.13 points of certified progress across plot 5195
In Progress at 19.13%
  • Enabling, piling, and foundation works across the parcel
  • Structure works on the G+1 townhouse blocks
  • External envelope and MEP first fix
  • Internal works and internal finishes
  • External works and community infrastructure
Ahead of Handover
  • The 30%, 50%, 70%, and 90% construction thresholds written into the payment plan
  • Remaining RERA inspection cycles from 19.13% toward 100%
  • Building completion certificate procedures
  • Handover from Q3 2028
Next inspectionPublished in the DLD project register after the next RERA site visit; this page updates with each cycle.
Completion targetQ3 2028, roughly two years and one quarter beyond this inspection date.
Remaining distance80.87 percentage points separate the June 2026 reading from handover readiness.

Payment Linked Progress

What 19.13% Progress Means for Kaia Buyers

Kaia is sold on an 80/20 structure in which five of the nine payments are gated on certified construction completion at 30%, 50%, 70%, 90%, and 100%. A verified reading of 19.13% therefore does more than describe the site: it tells you that the first of those gates has not opened yet. At 19.13% on a plan gated to certified completion, four actions matter most for Kaia buyers.

Before Your Next Installment

Verify the escrow account

Every payment ahead of handover should go only to the DLD regulated escrow account registered for project 3405, held with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank per the June 2026 inspection record. The Kaia escrow account verification is the step before any transfer; the lookup itself takes about two minutes against the official DLD project record.

Before the 30% Gate Opens

Reread your SPA milestone schedule

Confirm how your sale and purchase agreement defines each construction-linked instalment and what evidence of completion it accepts, because at 19.13% the 30% gate is the next one you will be asked to fund against. Not sure how your instalments map to this reading? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the certified milestones.

Early in the Payment Plan

Confirm your Oqood registration

Oqood is the DLD interim registration that records an off plan buyer against a specific unit before the title deed exists. Ask Emaar for your registration reference and check that the Kaia unit number on it matches your SPA, because corrections cost far less at 19.13% than they do at handover.

Every Cycle

Track the remaining cycles

Several inspection readings separate 19.13% from completion certification, and each one either moves a payment gate closer or does not. The Kaia construction updates hub keeps that record in one place.

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 19.13%?

Entering Kaia at 19.13% buys something a launch buyer cannot have: an inspection record that already exists for project 3405. Ground works and structure across plot 5195 are certified rather than promised, and with the 30% gate not yet reached, most of the 80/20 plan still sits in front of you rather than behind. Every payment goes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 3405, released against certified construction progress.

Entering Now at 19.13%
  • Two certified readings already on the record before you commit
  • Ground works and structure verified, not projected from a brochure
  • The first construction-linked gate, at 30%, is still ahead
Typical Launch Entry
  • No inspection history exists; the record begins after purchase
  • Construction risk carried from an empty parcel onward
  • The longest instalment runway, priced at launch levels
AED 2.72M ≈ USD 741KStarting Price
80/20 Plan20% Due on Completion
From Q3 2028Expected Handover

Limited units listed available on the project page as of this update; availability shifts between cycles.

About the Development

Kaia at The Valley Project Details

Kaia by Emaar in The Valley townhouse street exterior with contemporary white facades landscaped verges mature trees and parked cars in Dubai - Presented by Tohid Fetrat
The Valley · Emaar

With enabling, foundation, and structure packages running side by side across the parcel, Kaia is an early stage development of 156 three and four bedroom G+1 townhouses in six and eight plex configurations. Starting prices: AED 2.72M ≈ USD 741K.

For buyers entering at this stage, the trade off is a longer wait against a payment plan that is still mostly ahead of them, with handover expected in Q3 2028.

Site Context This Cycle

Explore Kaia at The Valley Location on Dubai Map

Kaia occupies plot 5195 in the Al Yufrah 1 area, a long linear parcel along the eastern edge of The Valley with Elea immediately to its south. The shape of that plot is why this cycle reads the way it does: instead of one structure rising in sequence, separate townhouse rows sit at different points of the same programme at once, which is how a single inspection can record enabling, piling, structure, and first fix as simultaneously active.

The Valley itself is a master community still being built out in phases, with earlier parcels occupied while later ones like Kaia are in ground works, so roads, landscaping, and community facilities arrive alongside the homes rather than ahead of them. For a buyer weighing a Q3 2028 handover, that makes neighbourhood readiness part of the same timeline as the building, and worth tracking through the same inspection record. See the project's position on the interactive Dubai real estate map. See the project’s position on the interactive Dubai real estate map.

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Buyer Resources for This Project

Investing in Kaia During Early Construction Progress

The early band is where registration, payment protection, and residency planning are decided, long before handover logistics matter. Each resource below is matched to where Kaia stands right now.

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Kaia Construction Updates

This page: the verified June 2026 inspection record for Kaia, from ground works to handover.

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Kaia at The Valley Golden Visa, With Room to Spare

Kaia at The Valley counts 156 freehold Emaar townhouses, and both its 3 and 4 bedroom releases qualify with no combining.

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Kaia at The Valley Escrow, an Emaar Townhouse Account on Record

Kaia at The Valley is DLD project 3405: 156 units in Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank escrow, 19.13% certified June 2026.

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Update Timeline

Other Kaia Construction Updates

This June 2026 reading opens the published record for Kaia. Each following inspection is added here, so the move from ground works to completion can be read in sequence rather than reconstructed later.

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FAQs

Kaia at The Valley Construction Progress in June 2026: Frequently Asked Questions

As of the RERA inspection conducted on 09 June 2026, Kaia at The Valley stands at 19.13% construction progress in the DLD project register for project 3405.

Kaia moved from a previous reading of 7.09% to 19.13% on 09 June 2026, a gain of 12.04 points. The earlier figure appears in the inspection record without an inspection date attached to it, so the length of the interval between the two readings is not published and cannot be stated here.

Nothing in the June 2026 record indicates a revision: the handover expectation stands at Q3 2028, with 80.87 percentage points between the 09 June 2026 reading and full certification and roughly two years and one quarter of programme remaining. How inspection cycles and completion certification work across the project is covered on the Kaia construction updates hub.

Yes. Handover expectations for off plan projects can be revised between inspection cycles, in either direction. The Q3 2028 expectation reflects the position as of the June 2026 reading; any revision would appear in a later update on this cluster, and your own SPA governs what a change means for your obligations.

The 09 June 2026 inspection records enabling, piling, foundation, structure, internal works, external envelope, MEP, internal finishes, external works, and infrastructure works all progressing at the same time. That parallel pattern is typical of a G+1 townhouse parcel, where rows of homes sit at different points of the same programme rather than one structure advancing floor by floor.

Kaia runs on an 80/20 structure in which several instalments are gated on certified construction completion at 30%, 50%, 70%, 90%, and 100%. At 19.13% on 09 June 2026 the first of those thresholds had not yet been recorded, so the next construction-linked call sits ahead rather than behind. Your individual sale and purchase agreement defines the exact trigger and evidence required.

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