Select Group · Dubai Maritime City
Nautica One Construction Updates
The Verified Build Record on the Dubai Maritime City Waterfront
Nautica One reached 64.57% construction at its 24 April 2026 RERA inspection, its Dubai Maritime City waterfront tower climbing steadily from groundbreaking toward a Q4 2026 handover.
Construction tracking against RERA inspection data, updated after every recorded inspection.
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Construction Snapshot
Nautica One at a Glance
Nautica One is Select Group's 328-residence waterfront tower on the man-made Dubai Maritime City peninsula, the first of the two Nautica towers to rise. Two and a half years separate its 19 October 2023 construction start from the 64.57% recorded at the April 2026 inspection, and the DLD-registered figures below are the anchors behind that record. Across a 22,983.78 sq m built-up area, its inspection history doubles as an early read on how quickly Maritime City's residential frontage is taking shape.
2781
Active
19 October 2023
328 residential units
22,983.78 sq m
Q4 2026
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.
Inspection Record
Nautica One Construction Update Timeline
Three dated inspections anchor this record, each backed by a full site report: 32.35% in August 2025, 46.73% in December 2025, and the current 64.57% in April 2026. An earlier DLD reading of 24.28% preceded the August cycle, though the register did not publish its date, so the track below plots the three verified, dated readings from groundbreaking toward handover. Each table row links the monthly update behind it.
| Inspection Month | Construction Progress | Inspection Date | Full Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 64.57% | 24 April 2026 | View the April 2026 update |
| December 2025 | 46.73% | 4 December 2025 | View the December 2025 update |
| August 2025 | 32.35% | 27 August 2025 | View the August 2025 update |
Pace Analysis
How Fast Nautica One Has Been Built
Reading the pace between inspections tells buyers more than any single percentage. Nautica One's dated record splits into two measured phases, each with its own velocity:
- Aug 2025 to Dec 2025: facade and MEP acceleration, 32.35% to 46.73%About 4.4 points per month
- Dec 2025 to Apr 2026: envelope, systems, and internal fit-out, 46.73% to 64.57%About 3.9 points per month
The shape of Nautica One's curve is one of sustained mid-build momentum rather than a single sprint. The record before this window had already added 8.07 points across the August 2025 cycle, lifting the tower from a 24.28% baseline to 32.35%. Since then the pace has held between the high-3s and mid-4s per month, and the December-to-April window produced the single largest absolute jump on file, 17.84 points, as the external envelope, building systems, and first internal finishes advanced together. For an investor reading delivery consistency or an end user planning a Q4 2026 move, a tower adding roughly four points every month at this stage is the steady climb you want to see well before handover.
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About Nautica One at Dubai Maritime City
The build percentage only matters in the context of what is being delivered. The full project guide covers what buyers are tracking toward on this page:
Nautica One Project Guide
Layouts across 328 one and two-bedroom waterfront apartments, the podium leisure deck, the tower's marina orientation on the Dubai Maritime City peninsula, and the full investment case behind Select Group's Nautica development.
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Nautica One Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections
Rather than a generic construction sequence, each stage below is anchored to the inspection window it actually occupied in this project's record, so you can see when Nautica One passed through it.
Site Activation and Enabling Works
From the 19 October 2023 construction start: enabling works, piling, and foundations on the reclaimed Dubai Maritime City plot ahead of the first tracked reading.
Substructure and Early Superstructure
An earlier DLD reading of 24.28% caught the substructure and lowest superstructure levels underway across the 22,983.78 sq m built-up footprint before the register began publishing dates.
Superstructure Rising
The 27 August 2025 inspection recorded 32.35%, an 8.07-point gain concentrated in vertical superstructure as the tower climbed through its lower and middle floors.
Facade, MEP, and Internal Fit-Out
The fastest run in the record: from 32.35% to 64.57% by 24 April 2026 as the external envelope was installed, building systems were routed, and the first internal finishes began.
Finishing, Testing, and Handover Preparation
Remaining apartment finishing, systems commissioning, and final external works toward the Q4 2026 handover, from the 64.57% recorded on 24 April 2026.
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 Nautica One's own record.
Buyer Position
Tracking Your Position at Nautica One
This page is one of four project resources that together cover a Nautica One purchase from payment protection to residency to handover. You are on the construction record; the siblings sit one click away:
Nautica One Construction Updates
This page: the verified inspection record for Nautica One, from its October 2023 groundbreaking toward handover.
Nautica One Golden Visa
Check whether a qualifying Nautica One purchase supports ten-year UAE Golden Visa residency eligibility.
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Nautica One Escrow Account
Verify the Nautica One DLD escrow account and how each installment tracks certified construction milestones.
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Nautica One Snagging Inspection
At 64.57% recorded progress, arrange independent defect documentation before you accept your Nautica One residence.
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Between 64.57% and Handover: What Nautica One Buyers Should Track Now
On the Nautica One payment plan the largest installment falls due on completion, and interim milestones release against certified construction progress, so the months between now and Q4 2026 are when staying ahead of each inspection matters most. The steps below happen through this phase, not only at the handover notice.
First, confirm your remaining installments against the certified milestones on the Nautica One escrow account page, so each payment tracks a verified reading rather than a request.
Second, follow the record between inspections; every recorded figure moves the milestone obligations still ahead of you, and I can send the next one as soon as it is registered.
Third, if your purchase may qualify for residency, settle eligibility early through the Nautica One Golden Visa guide, since the title deed timing at handover affects the application path.
Send me your unit number on WhatsApp and I will tell you what the April inspection means for your position and map the milestones still ahead for your specific unit.
The Wider Picture
Explore Dubai Maritime City
A build record is only half the picture; the other half is what is rising around it. These three pages put Nautica One's progress in its district, community, and developer context:
Dubai Maritime City Waterfront Apartments for Sale
Browse waterfront apartments and towers delivering across the Dubai Maritime City peninsula around Nautica One.
See Dubai Maritime City Properties for Sale
Dubai Maritime City Community Overview
See how the man-made Dubai Maritime City peninsula and marina infrastructure are rising around this tower.
Explore the Dubai Maritime City Community
Select Group Developer Profile
Review Select Group's completed waterfront towers and delivery record before Nautica One reaches Q4 2026 handover.
View the Select Group Developer ProfileConstruction tracking for other Dubai projects is indexed on the Dubai Construction Updates hub.
FAQs
Nautica One Construction Updates Frequently Asked Questions
Nautica One is an active DLD-registered project (number 2781) in its facade, MEP, and internal fit-out phase, recorded at 64.57% at the inspection of 24 April 2026. The full record is in the inspection timeline above.
The 24 April 2026 inspection recorded 64.57% construction progress, up 17.84 points from the 46.73% reading of December 2025. The full site report is in the April 2026 construction update.
Between recorded inspections, the pace ran at about 4.4 percentage points per month from August to December 2025, then held at roughly 3.9 points per month through April 2026, with the December-to-April window adding the largest single jump of 17.84 points. The full breakdown is in the pace analysis above.
Select Group gives a Q4 2026 handover for Nautica One, and the latest inspection on 24 April 2026 recorded 64.57% progress, leaving the external envelope, building systems, and finishing works to complete. This page's record is updated as each new inspection is registered.
DLD registration records show 328 residential units, a mix of one and two-bedroom waterfront apartments, across a total built-up area of 22,983.78 sq m within Select Group's Nautica development.
Construction officially started on 19 October 2023. The first reading this record documents in full is the 27 August 2025 inspection at 32.35%, published in the August 2025 construction update; an earlier 24.28% reading preceded it without a published date.
Yes. Nautica One is a waterfront tower on the man-made Dubai Maritime City peninsula, between Port Rashid and Dubai Drydocks World, with one and two-bedroom apartments oriented to marina and sea views. Layouts are in the Nautica One project guide.
Nautica One is the first of Select Group's two Nautica towers on the Dubai Maritime City waterfront, a 227-acre mixed-use peninsula district, with Nautica Two rising as its sibling tower. The wider community context is on the Dubai Maritime City community page.
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Tohid Fetrat
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