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Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour Construction Update - November 2025

November 2025 Inspection Records 100% Construction Progress on the Joint Savanna, Cedar and Mangrove Register

The 4 November 2025 inspection recorded all construction complete across Savanna, Cedar and Mangrove, with meters connected and snagging then under way before Q3 2026 handover.

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100%Construction Progress
4 November 2025Inspection Date
Q3 2026Scheduled Handover
2551Joint DLD Project Number

Verified DLD Inspection Data

Savanna Construction Snapshot

A final 7.27 point step, from a previous reading of 92.73% to 100%, closes construction on the joint Creek Beach register that Savanna shares with Cedar and Mangrove, and moves the project into handover preparation, the stage where the SPA and the handover notice matter more than any further reading. The register does not date that earlier 92.73% reading.

Project Name

Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour by Emaar Properties

Project Number

2551, Creek Beach - Savanna-Cedar-Mangrove (joint)

Project Status

Finished (DLD register)

Construction Progress

100% (joint register)

Inspection Date

4 November 2025

Construction Start

27 May 2023

Total Units

187 apartments

Total Built Area

336,531.98 sq m (joint DLD register)

Expected Completion

31 July 2026

Data source: RERA inspection conducted on 4 November 2025 for DLD project 2551, tracked against DLD inspection records. Savanna is registered jointly with Cedar and Mangrove under that single project number, so every reading on this page describes the combined registration; the reading was about ten and a half months old when this page was prepared. Construction tracking against RERA inspection data runs across the full tohidfetrat.com project portfolio and is reviewed after every published cycle. Last updated: September 2026.

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This Inspection Cycle

Savanna Construction Progress Summary

The 4 November 2025 inspection of project 2551 recorded every construction activity as complete, backed by a building completion certificate from the Dubai Development Authority dated 23 October 2025 and a Dubai Civil Defence certificate dated 26 August 2025. For Savanna's three buildings around their central plaza, the work on record has shifted from building to handing over.

Completed
  • Concrete structure and blockwork on all three Savanna buildings: G+M+8, G+M+7 and G+M+8
  • Internal and external finishes within the registered construction scope
  • Dubai Civil Defence certificate dated 26 August 2025 and LPG approval dated 16 September 2025
  • Building completion certificate from the Dubai Development Authority dated 23 October 2025
Recorded at 100%
  • Water and electricity meters, recorded as connected on 4 November 2025
  • Developer snagging works, recorded as under way at the 4 November 2025 inspection
  • Handover preparation for Savanna's 187 apartments ahead of Q3 2026
Ahead of Handover
  • Handover notice and final payment under each buyer's SPA
  • Buyer pre-handover snagging inspection and acceptance
  • Key collection from the Q3 2026 handover
  • Service charges starting from handover, per the SPA terms
Next inspectionWith project 2551 at 100% and marked Finished, the next record to watch is the handover notice rather than another progress reading; this page updates if the register changes.
Handover targetQ3 2026 for Savanna's handover. The register still lists 31 July 2026 as its completion date, while construction reached 100% on 4 November 2025, well before it.
Remaining distance0 percentage points: construction is complete on the November 2025 record, so what remains is handover, not building.

Payment Linked Progress

What 100% Progress Means for Savanna Buyers

Savanna launched on a 90/10 payment plan of record, ten instalments of 10% with the final one due at handover, so a verified reading of 100% means the construction-linked stages are behind buyers and the handover obligations are next. At this stage of Savanna, four actions matter most.

Before the Final Payment

Verify the escrow account

Any payment still due before handover should go only to the DLD regulated escrow account registered for project 2551, the account that serves Savanna, Cedar and Mangrove together. Savanna escrow account verification is the step before any transfer; the lookup itself takes about two minutes against the official DLD project record.

Before the Handover Notice

Reread your SPA handover clauses

Check how your sale and purchase agreement sets the handover notice period, the final instalment, and the start of service charges, and map those clauses against the Q3 2026 handover. Not sure how your instalments map to this reading? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the certified milestones.

Window Open Now

Book the snagging inspection

With construction recorded complete and handover scheduled for Q3 2026, Savanna buyers are inside the window for an independent pre-handover inspection. Savanna snagging inspection guide covers what to check before you sign acceptance.

Through Handover

Watch the handover record

The progress reading is final, so the records that matter now are the handover notice and any change to the register status of project 2551. Savanna construction updates guide keeps the certificate dates and handover timing in one place.

General framework, not legal advice: handover notice periods, final payment terms, and service charge obligations are set by your individual SPA and the DLD record, and both should be read directly.

Buying at 100%?

Entering Savanna after construction is recorded complete trades payment-plan runway for certainty: the building completion certificate is dated 23 October 2025, handover is scheduled for Q3 2026, and the remaining choice is among the apartments still available. Every payment goes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 2551, released against certified construction progress.

Entering Now at 100%
  • Construction recorded complete, with building completion certified on 23 October 2025
  • Handover scheduled for Q3 2026
  • Apartments only: 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms from 615 to 1,701 sq ft
Typical Launch Entry
  • Construction risk carried through every stage of the build
  • A multi-year wait between booking and keys is the norm
  • Instalments spread across the build at launch pricing
AED 1.65M ≈ USD 449KStarting Price
90/10 Plan of RecordLaunch Plan, Not a Live Offer
Q3 2026Scheduled Handover
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About the Development

Savanna Project Details

Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour by Emaar Properties waterfront residential buildings with landscaped promenade and Dubai skyline views in Dubai Presented by Tohid Fetrat
Dubai Creek Harbour · Emaar Properties

With construction recorded complete across three buildings of G+M+7 and G+M+8, Savanna is a handover stage Creek Beach community of 187 apartments in 1, 2 and 3 bedroom layouts. Prices: AED 1.65M to 4.38M ≈ USD 449K to 1.19M.

For buyers entering now, the trade off is little instalment runway against a building certified complete, with handover scheduled for Q3 2026.

Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour Project Guide

Site Context This Cycle

Explore Savanna Location on Dubai Map

Savanna's three buildings stand around a central plaza beside a park in the Creek Beach district, a short walk from the 700-metre Creek Beach, on registered plot 169 in Al Khairan First, which they share with the Cedar and Mangrove buildings; that shared plot and register are why the November 2025 inspection, its certificates, and its meter connections were recorded for all three projects together.

Around Creek Beach, Dubai Creek Harbour offers Creek Marina with its 81-berth yacht club about five minutes away, and the project documents place Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai about 10 minutes and Dubai International Airport about 15 minutes by road, so buyers planning to live in or rent out from the Q3 2026 handover are weighing an established waterfront setting rather than a future one. See the project’s position on the interactive Dubai real estate map.

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Buyer Resources for This Project

Investing in Savanna During Handover Preparation

Handover preparation is where payment protection, residency planning, and defect checks converge. Each resource below is matched to where Savanna stands after the November 2025 reading.

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Savanna Construction Updates

This page: the November 2025 inspection record for Savanna, read against its Q3 2026 handover.

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Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour Golden Visa: The Line Splits the List

Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour, 187 Emaar apartments in three buildings, qualifies across the 2 and 3 bedroom range, under Oqood.

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Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour Escrow, Paid Through Dubai Islamic Bank

Buyers of Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour, Emaar's finished Creek release, sent every instalment through one Dubai Islamic Bank escrow account.

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Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour Snagging Around a Central Plaza

Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour is Emaar Properties' collection of 187 apartments at Creek Beach, set in three low-rise buildings.

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Update Timeline

Other Savanna Construction Updates

The Savanna construction updates hub gathers the record for the joint Creek Beach register in one place, from the 27 May 2023 construction start to the November 2025 completion reading.

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FAQs

Savanna at Dubai Creek Harbour Construction Progress in November 2025: Frequently Asked Questions

As of the RERA inspection conducted on 4 November 2025, DLD project 2551 stands at 100% construction progress with the register status Finished. The reading belongs to a joint registration: Savanna is registered together with Cedar and Mangrove under that single project number, so the 100% describes the three Creek Beach projects combined.

The joint register moved from a previous inspection reading of 92.73% to 100% on 4 November 2025, a final step of 7.27 points. The DLD record does not show the date of the 92.73% reading, so no monthly pace can be calculated from this pair of figures.

On the construction side, yes: the 4 November 2025 inspection recorded every construction activity complete, well before the Q3 2026 handover. Handover itself is a separate developer process of notices, final payments, and key release, and its timing can still be adjusted, so the handover notice issued under your SPA is the document that fixes your date. How the full record is sourced is set out in the Savanna construction updates guide.

The independent progress monitoring report dated 4 November 2025 records a building completion certificate from the Dubai Development Authority dated 23 October 2025, a Dubai Civil Defence certificate dated 26 August 2025, and an LPG approval from Dubai Civil Defence dated 16 September 2025. These notes cover the whole joint registration of Savanna, Cedar and Mangrove, not Savanna alone.

Yes. The 4 November 2025 inspection notes record water meters and electric meters as connected, alongside developer snagging works that were under way on that date. Both notes apply to the joint Savanna, Cedar and Mangrove registration and describe the site as it stood then, about ten and a half months before this update was prepared in September 2026.

Savanna does not carry its own DLD project number: it is registered with its Creek Beach neighbours as project 2551, Creek Beach - Savanna-Cedar-Mangrove, on plot 169 in Al Khairan First. Inspections, progress readings, and the escrow account therefore run at the level of that joint registration, and the November 2025 figures cannot be separated out for Savanna alone.

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