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South Living Construction Updates
The Register Record of a 209-Residence Tower in Dubai South
South Living read 88.83% on the DLD register at the 28 July 2026 RERA inspection: structure recorded complete, 11.17 points left before the Q1 2027 expected handover.
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Construction Snapshot
South Living at a Glance
South Living is Dubai South Properties' 209-residence apartment tower in Dubai South Residential District, entered on the Dubai Land Department register on 30 August 2017, with construction started on 5 January 2018. The register read 88.83% at the 28 July 2026 inspection, yet its completion field still shows 5 February 2020 while the developer's current schedule points buyers to Q1 2027. Those three dates only make sense read together, which is what the cards below and the timeline that follows are for.
1946
Active
5 January 2018
209 residential units
23,938.62 sq m
5 February 2020 (DLD)
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
South Living Construction Update Timeline
The register gives South Living one dated reading so far: 88.83% on 28 July 2026, linked below to its full monthly update. The same register entry also carries an earlier 65.24% inspection reading with no date attached, so it sits on the track as an undated marker rather than a table row. Registration on 30 August 2017 and the 5 January 2018 construction start open this record; the Q1 2027 expected handover is the point it is tracking toward.
| Inspection Month | Construction Progress | Inspection Date | Full Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 88.83% | 28 July 2026 | View the July 2026 update |
Reading the dates: the DLD register entry for project 1946 lists a registered completion date of 5 February 2020, a date that has passed, while the reading of 28 July 2026 recorded 88.83% with structure works complete. Buyers plan around Q1 2027, the handover Dubai South Properties now expects; because the register field may simply not have been refreshed, the handover clause in your SPA and a fresh Dubai REST lookup for project 1946 are the two checks that settle which date applies to you.
Pace Analysis
How Fast South Living Has Been Built
With only one dated reading on the register, South Living's record does not yet support a measured pace per phase. Three figures can be computed from it, and each is labelled for what it is:
- Undated previous inspection to 28 Jul 2026: 65.24% to 88.83%23.59 points, no dated span for a rate
- 28 Jul 2026 reading to completion: 88.83% to 100%11.17 points remaining
- 28 Jul 2026 to 31 Mar 2027, end of the expected handover quarterAbout 1.36 points per 30-day month, arithmetic
This record's shape is set by what it lacks: a date for the 65.24% reading. Without one, the 23.59-point rise to 88.83% on 28 July 2026 cannot be converted into a pace per month, and this page does not estimate one. What the July 2026 RERA report does fix is the mix of work behind the remaining 11.17 points: enabling, foundation and structure are recorded as completed, so what is left is building services (MEP), the facade envelope, interior works and finishes, and the external works, packages that move a register percentage at a different rhythm than structural floors did. To hit 100% on 31 March 2027, the final day of the quarter in which handover is expected, the register would have to gain about 1.36 points for every 30-day month after the reading, a piece of arithmetic rather than a forecast. For an end user, that makes the next dated reading the one to watch ahead of the handover installment; for an investor, it will be the first figure that turns South Living's record into a measurable pace.
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About South Living at Dubai South Residential District
An 88.83% reading from 28 July 2026 means more beside what it is measuring. The full project guide covers the tower and apartments this record tracks toward handover:
South Living: A Three-Wing Tower in Dubai South
South Living is a mid-rise Dubai South Properties tower of 209 apartments in three residential wings around a central core.
View the South Living Project GuideConsidering a Late-Stage Entry?
Availability at South Living shifts as the tower moves through finishing toward its Q1 2027 expected handover. If the record on this page is what brought you here, ask me for current availability before remaining inventory narrows further.
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South Living Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections
Only two dates in South Living's construction record, the 5 January 2018 start and the 28 July 2026 inspection, can anchor a stage, so each window below states exactly how far the record dates it rather than borrowing a generic construction calendar.
Registration and Site Start
South Living entered the DLD register on 30 August 2017, and construction started on 5 January 2018, the date this record treats as groundbreaking.
Enabling Works and Foundations
No inspection in the record dates this stage on its own; the 28 July 2026 RERA report lists enabling and foundation works as completed beneath the single residential tower.
Tower Structure and Parking Levels
Structure, the ground and podium parking levels included, was logged complete in the 28 July 2026 RERA report; the register's undated previous reading of 65.24% preceded that inspection.
Envelope, MEP and External Works
The external envelope, MEP services and external works around the tower were all recorded as ongoing at the 28 July 2026 inspection, which read 88.83% on the register.
Internal Finishes and Handover Preparation
Internal works and finishes across the 209 residences continue toward the Q1 2027 expected handover, with 11.17 points left on the register at 28 July 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 South Living's own record.
Buyer Position
Tracking Your Position at South Living
This page is one of four project resources that together cover a South Living purchase from payment protection to residency to handover. You are on the construction record; the siblings sit one click away:
South Living Construction Updates
This page: South Living's dated register readings, from the 2018 start toward the Q1 2027 handover.
South Living Golden Visa: One Apartment Type Clears on Its Own
South Living by Dubai South Properties, 209 residences in Dubai South Residential District, qualifies only at the 3 bedroom apartment.
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South Living Escrow: Dubai South Properties' Account at ADCB
Dubai South Properties' South Living is DLD project 1946, 209 units in Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank escrow, 88.83% certified July 2026.
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South Living Snagging in Dubai South
South Living by Dubai South Properties is a single mid-rise tower of 209 residences, from studio to three bedroom apartments.
Book South Living SnaggingApproaching Handover
Between 88.83% and Handover: What South Living Buyers Should Do Now
When the register read 88.83% on 28 July 2026, the 11.17 points still open at South Living sat with interior finishing, envelope, MEP and site works rather than structure, and with handover expected in Q1 2027 this is the window where buyer preparation matters most. Handover notices typically give buyers a short window to complete their appointment, so the three steps below happen now, not when the notice from Dubai South Properties arrives.
First, arrange independent snagging so defects in your apartment are documented before you accept it; the South Living snagging page covers timing and what gets inspected in studio to three bedroom layouts.
Second, set your remaining installments, including the share due on handover, against inspected progress on the South Living escrow account page so each payment tracks the register, not a request.
Third, if your purchase may qualify for residency (three bedroom apartments are the only South Living type that starts above the threshold), settle eligibility before handover through the South Living Golden Visa guide, since title deed timing affects the application path.
Send me your unit number on WhatsApp and I will tell you what the latest inspection means for your handover and map the sequence for your specific unit.
The Wider Picture
Explore Dubai South Residential District Structure
A register reading is only half the picture; the other half is the district finishing around it. These three pages set South Living's July 2026 reading in its market, community, and developer context:
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Dubai South Residential District: A Freehold Zone Beside Expo City Dubai
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Explore the Dubai South Residential District Community
Dubai South Properties: Government-Backed Homes Around Al Maktoum Airport
Dubai South Properties: 2,550 homes completed around Al Maktoum Airport, 2,670 under construction, and every launch since 2021 sold out.
View the Dubai South Properties Developer ProfileConstruction tracking for other Dubai projects is indexed on the Dubai Construction Updates hub.
FAQs
South Living Construction Updates Frequently Asked Questions
South Living is an active DLD-registered project, number 1946, in its finishing phase: the register read 88.83% at the 28 July 2026 RERA inspection, with enabling, foundation and structure works recorded as completed. The full record is in the inspection timeline above.
The RERA inspection of 28 July 2026 came with a DLD register reading of 88.83%, up 23.59 points from the previous inspection reading of 65.24%, which the register lists without a date. The full report is in the South Living July 2026 construction update.
South Living's handover is expected in Q1 2027 according to Dubai South Properties, and that is the date buyers plan around. The 5 February 2020 completion date on the DLD register for project 1946 is a register field that has since passed and may not have been refreshed, while the latest reading, 88.83% on 28 July 2026, places the project in its finishing phase. The handover clause in the SPA and a new Dubai REST lookup settle which date applies, and this page's record is updated when the closing inspection is recorded.
South Living includes 209 residential units, the figure shown on both the DLD register and the developer's project data, spread across studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments in a single mid-rise residential tower whose ground and podium levels hold the parking.
South Living's pace cannot yet be measured month by month, because the register dates only one reading: 88.83% on 28 July 2026, with the earlier 65.24% undated. Spreading the remaining 11.17 points across the 246 days to 31 March 2027, when the expected handover quarter closes, works out at about 1.36 points per 30-day month; that is arithmetic, not a forecast. The working is in the pace analysis above.
Construction at South Living started on 5 January 2018, after the project was entered on the DLD register on 30 August 2017. The first dated reading on the register is 88.83% at 28 July 2026, with an earlier 65.24% reading listed without a date; each stage between those points is set out in the stage record above.
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Tohid Fetrat
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