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The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Construction Updates

Eight Buildings on Creek Island, Recorded Complete Ahead of the Registered Date

The Cove 2 reached 100% at its 29 April 2026 RERA inspection, leaving only the Q4 2026 handover of its eight Creek Island buildings still ahead.

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100%Construction Progress
29 April 2026Latest RERA Inspection
806 residential unitsTotal Units
Project 2450DLD Registration

Construction Snapshot

The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour at a Glance

The Cove 2 is Emaar's 806-home waterfront development on Creek Island in Dubai Creek Harbour, registered with the DLD as project 2450 on 28 October 2022. Building started on 10 February 2023, and the register reached 100% at the 29 April 2026 inspection with its status now reading Finished. Unlike a single-tower record, this one closes out eight buildings over one common two-level basement at the same reading, from a ground-plus-22 building down to six mid-rise blocks of seven or eight floors, which is why the anchors below describe a whole cluster rather than one structure.

DLD Project Number

2450

Project Status

Finished

Construction Start

10 February 2023

Total Units

806 residential units

Total Built-Up Area

143,217.95 sq m

Registered Completion Date

31 December 2026 (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

The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Construction Update Timeline

The Cove 2 record is short and ends at the finish line: the register holds an earlier reading of 92.45% that it leaves undated, then a dated 100% on 29 April 2026, a 7.55 point close-out. That 100% landed eight days after the building completion certificate and 246 days before the registered completion date of 31 December 2026, so the register records completion ahead of its own registered date. The track below marks the dated reading, and the table row links the full April 2026 update.

Inspection MonthConstruction ProgressInspection DateFull Update
April 2026100%29 April 2026View the April 2026 update
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Reading the dates: the DLD-registered completion date for project 2450 is 31 December 2026, and it had not yet arrived when the 29 April 2026 inspection recorded 100%. The Dubai Development Authority issued the Building Completion Certificate on 21 April 2026, eight days before that reading, and the DLD register now shows a Finished status, with handover scheduled for Q4 2026.

Pace Analysis

How Fast The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Has Been Built

With only one dated reading, The Cove 2 carries no honest monthly progress rate, so its record is read through the dates around the finish instead:

  • 10 Feb 2023 to 29 Apr 2026: construction start to 100% recordedJust over 38 months
  • Previous Inspection to 29 Apr 2026: close-out, 92.45% to 100%+7.55 points
  • 13 Feb 2026 to 21 Apr 2026: DCD, LPG and BCC issued, per the monitoring report3 approvals in 67 days
  • 29 Apr 2026 against the registered 31 Dec 2026: completion recorded early246 days ahead

What stands out at The Cove 2 is the order of events at the end. The civil defence certificate came first on 13 February 2026, the LPG approval followed on 17 March, and the Dubai Development Authority issued the building completion certificate on 21 April, eight days before the register moved to 100%. The approvals led the final reading rather than trailing it, so the step from 92.45% reads as close-out work around finished buildings, meters and district cooling, not a late surge of structural work; and because the register gives that 92.45% no date, no rate is claimed here. For an end user, the building side of the wait is over and Q4 2026 is the date left to plan around. For an investor, eight buildings of mixed format recording completion roughly eight months inside their registered date is the delivery signal worth weighing, more than any monthly figure could be.

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Project Profile

About The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour

A 100% reading only matters next to what it completes. The full project guide covers the homes this record has been tracking toward:

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The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour: Eight Buildings on Creek Island

The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour is an Emaar waterfront development of 806 homes in eight buildings over a podium.

View the The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Project Guide

Considering an Entry Before Handover?

With construction recorded complete, remaining inventory at The Cove 2 is what is left rather than a fresh release, and it keeps moving as the Q4 2026 handover approaches. If this record is what brought you here, ask me what is still available before the choice narrows further.

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Stage Record

The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections

The Cove 2 record holds only two readings, so the stages below lean on the dates the register and the monitoring report do carry, from registration in October 2022 to the 100% reading in April 2026, and say plainly where no dated reading exists.

Oct 2022 to Feb 2023

Registration and Site Activation

Project 2450 was registered with the DLD on 28 October 2022, the launch plan took its first payments from November 2022, and construction started on 10 February 2023.

From Feb 2023, no dated reading

Common Basement and Podium

The monitoring report lists a common two-level basement with a ground level beneath the eight buildings; the register carries no dated reading for this part of the build.

Structure phase, no dated reading

Eight Buildings Rise

Building 4 rose to ground plus 22 floors and Building 9 to ground plus 19, beside six mid-rise buildings of seven or eight floors above ground.

Feb 2026 to Apr 2026

Approvals and Close-Out

The monitoring report dates the approvals in sequence: DCD on 13 February, LPG on 17 March and the DDA building completion certificate on 21 April 2026; the register's previous reading, 92.45%, is undated.

Current Phase100% on 29 Apr 2026, handover Q4 2026

Completion Recorded, Handover Ahead

The register moved to 100% and Finished on 29 April 2026, with DEWA meters installed and district cooling connected; paint snagging and deep cleaning were still noted, and handover is scheduled for Q4 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 The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour's own record.

Buyer Position

Tracking Your Position at The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour

This page is one of four project resources that together cover a The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour purchase from payment protection to residency to handover. You are on the construction record; the siblings sit one click away:

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The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Construction Updates

This page: The Cove 2 build record across eight buildings, from February 2023 groundbreaking to 100%.

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The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Golden Visa: 806 Homes

Emaar's The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour qualifies from the 2 bedroom apartment to the 4 bedroom duplex.

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The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Escrow: An 806-Unit Account

The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour, DLD project 2450, read 100% certified April 2026 with Dubai Islamic Bank escrow.

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The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Snagging Across Eight Buildings

The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour is a freehold Emaar community on Creek Island, 806 residences from apartments to duplexes.

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Approaching Handover

Between 100% and Handover: What The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Buyers Should Do Now

At The Cove 2 nothing structural stands between the 29 April 2026 reading and handover; what remained on that date was paint snagging, deep cleaning and the handover process itself, now scheduled for Q4 2026. A handover notice tends to leave only a short window to arrange your appointment, so the three steps below belong in the months before that notice, not the days after it.

First, line up independent snagging so defects in your apartment, penthouse, townhouse or duplex are on record before you sign for it; The Cove 2 handover snagging guide sets out timing and scope.

Second, check any balance still payable under your SPA against the project 2450 record on The Cove 2 escrow account page, so money moves only against recorded progress, never on request alone.

Third, if residency is part of your plan, settle eligibility through The Cove 2 Golden Visa guide before handover, since the title deed stage shapes the application route.

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 Creek Harbour Structure

A finished build record is only half the picture; the other half is what is still rising around it. These three pages set The Cove 2 in its market, community and developer context:

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Dubai Creek Harbour is Emaar's waterfront city between Downtown Dubai and the Creek, planned for 48,500 homes with skyline views.

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Emaar, founded in 1997, built Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai and has delivered over 85,000 homes across twenty master communities.

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FAQs

The Cove 2 at Dubai Creek Harbour Construction Updates Frequently Asked Questions

The Cove 2 is recorded complete: the DLD project register lists project 2450 as Finished, at 100% construction progress as of the RERA inspection on 29 April 2026. Construction is over across all eight buildings, and handover of units to buyers is scheduled for Q4 2026. The full record is in the inspection timeline above.

The DLD register for The Cove 2 shows two readings: a previous inspection of 92.45%, which it leaves undated, and 100% at the inspection of 29 April 2026, a rise of 7.55 points. Because the earlier reading has no date, no monthly rate is derived from the pair. The April reading is covered in detail in The Cove 2 April 2026 construction update.

The Cove 2 was recorded at 100% on 29 April 2026, 246 days before the registered completion date of 31 December 2026 shown in the DLD register as of that reading, so construction finished about eight months ahead of registration. The registered date has not lapsed, and handover to buyers is scheduled for Q4 2026. This page's record is updated if the register revises either date.

The Cove 2 holds 806 residential units according to the DLD register as of 29 April 2026, arranged in eight buildings above a common two-level basement, per the independent progress monitoring report for that inspection. Building 4 rises to ground plus 22 floors and Building 9 to ground plus 19, while Buildings 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 are mid-rise at seven or eight floors above ground.

Construction at The Cove 2 started on 10 February 2023, according to the DLD register, which records the project's registration on 28 October 2022. The first reading the register dates is the 100% entry of 29 April 2026, just over 38 months after the start; the only earlier figure, 92.45%, carries no date.

No construction percentage remains at The Cove 2 after the 100% reading of 29 April 2026. The independent progress monitoring report for that date noted paint snagging and deep cleaning still in progress, with DEWA water and electricity meters already installed and air conditioning connected by Emaar District Cooling. What follows is handover itself, scheduled for Q4 2026, including each buyer's own inspection before accepting a unit.

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