Riverton House by Ellington

Riverton House is a residential tower by Ellington Properties in Meydan Horizon, Dubai, with 149 residences across 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. It has 19 residential floors above a ground floor and four podium levels, with F&B and retail at street level, the main resident amenity deck on the fifth floor, and three passenger elevators plus one service elevator.

Riverton House is in Meydan Horizon, between the community lagoon and promenade on one side and the community park on the other, with the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary nearby. Per the developer's location guide, it is about 8 minutes' drive to the sanctuary, 12 minutes to Meydan Racecourse, 14 minutes to Dubai International Airport, 17 minutes to Burj Khalifa and to Jumeirah Beach, 19 minutes to DIFC and 31 minutes to Palm Jumeirah. The same guide marks a proposed metro line about 1 minute's drive away; it is a planned line, not an operating station.

1 bedroom apartments start from AED 2.01M ≈ USD 546K for 767 to 900 sq ft (71 to 84 sq m). 2 bedroom apartments start from AED 3.00M ≈ USD 817K for 1,109 to 1,236 sq ft (103 to 115 sq m). 3 bedroom apartments start from AED 4.05M ≈ USD 1.10M for 1,528 to 1,595 sq ft (142 to 148 sq m). The final price of a specific unit depends on its floor, view and size within each range.

Residents share an infinity-edge pool with a baja shelf, sun loungers, swing loungers and cabanas, a floating yoga deck, a fitness studio with a pegboard climbing wall, a yoga studio, outdoor fitness and wellness areas, a wellness room with a hot soaking pool and a chilled plunge pool, a sauna, change rooms with steam showers, beauty and treatment rooms, a club lounge, a supper club, a barbecue deck with outdoor dining, indoor and outdoor kids' play areas with a nursery, and a pet play park with a pet wash. The ground floor adds a lobby lounge with a co-working nook, an air-conditioned retail arcade and access to the community lagoon, and the building also has a bicycle station.

Ellington's specification lists large-format porcelain flooring, built-in full-length wardrobes, floor-to-ceiling windows in the living areas and a balcony, while the shared areas carry original art pieces commissioned by the Ellington Art Foundation and a concierge and security desk in the lobby. Furnishing is not stated as included, and the furniture shown in the interior renderings is illustrative. Each 1 and 2 bedroom apartment comes with one parking space and each 3 bedroom apartment with two.

Handover is expected in Q4 2027. The project is off-plan and at an early point in its build programme, so the timetable is worth confirming with the developer in writing before booking. Dated progress against the Dubai Land Department register and RERA inspection records is tracked in the Riverton House construction updates guide.

The plan is 70/30. Buyers pay 20% at booking plus the 4% DLD registration fee, then 10% at 60 days and 5% each at 120, 180, 240 and 360 days after the reservation date. Four further 5% instalments fall due at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th construction milestones set by the developer, and the final 30% is paid on completion. Buyers entering now settle any instalments already due under the developer's current terms at signing.

The main one-off cost is the 4% DLD registration fee, paid to the Dubai Land Department alongside the booking payment. Once the building is operating, owners also pay a service charge, which Ellington's documents anticipate at AED 16 per sq ft; an anticipated figure is an estimate rather than a fixed rate.

Yes. Riverton House is a freehold project, so buyers of any nationality can own their apartment outright, with ownership registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Every apartment type starts at or above the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K property value threshold for the 10 year UAE Golden Visa: 1 bedroom apartments from AED 2.01M, only AED 10K above it, 2 bedroom apartments from AED 3.00M and 3 bedroom apartments from AED 4.05M. Eligibility is assessed by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) on the purchase price at the time of application, so approval is never automatic. The Riverton House Golden Visa guide covers the steps in detail.

Off-plan instalments are paid into the project's DLD-registered escrow account held with Commercial Bank of Dubai and released to the developer only against verified construction progress, a framework regulated by the Dubai Land Department. The Riverton House escrow account guide explains how the account works and how to check it.

Yes. Reservation, SPA signing, payments and DLD registration can all be completed from abroad, and I manage the process end to end with the developer on your behalf. Each stage of a remote purchase is set out in my Dubai real estate guide library.