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The Edit at d3 Construction Update - December 2025
Latest RERA Inspection on Record for December 2025 Finds No Construction Activity Yet at The Edit at d3
No site works had begun when RERA inspected The Edit at d3 on 29 October 2025, the latest visit on record, and the DLD register reads 0%.
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The Edit at d3 Construction Snapshot
The first reading on file is 0%, which places The Edit at d3 ahead of even the enabling and foundations stage: at this point, registration and escrow checks tell a buyer more than the site does.
The Edit at d3 by Meraas
4177
Active
0%
29 October 2025
10 January 2026
557 residential units
71,465.43 sq m
June 2030
Data sources: the RERA inspection report dated 29 October 2025, the most recent RERA inspection on record for December 2025, for the site findings; the Dubai Land Department project register for the 0% progress reading and the registration, start and completion dates. 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
The Edit at d3 Construction Progress Summary
The RERA inspection report dated 29 October 2025 lists the progress status as N/A and describes the whole scheme as still ahead: three residential towers of 30, 37 and 33 floors above ground, each over three basement levels, holding 557 units between them. With no earlier reading on file, this update sets the baseline every later cycle is measured against.
- First RERA inspection on file, dated 29 October 2025
- Project 4177 registered in the DLD register on 06 November 2025
- Trust account bank on record: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
- No construction activity at site on 29 October 2025
- Progress status listed as N/A in the RERA inspection report
- DLD register reading of 0% for project 4177
- Construction start, recorded in the DLD register as 10 January 2026
- Enabling and foundation works for Towers A, B and C
- Superstructure for 182, 177 and 198 units across the three towers
- Handover anticipated in June 2030
Payment Linked Progress
What 0% Progress Means for The Edit at d3 Buyers
The launch payment plan of record for The Edit at d3 runs on calendar dates, not construction milestones, so a 0% reading does not pause any instalment: money moves before a single floor exists. That makes the checks below, done before the first instalment in June 2026, the ones that count.
Verify the escrow account
Every payment, the booking deposit included, should go only to the DLD regulated escrow account registered for project 4177 with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank. The Edit at d3 escrow account verification is the step before any transfer; the lookup itself takes about two minutes against the official DLD project record.
Reread your SPA payment schedule
The plan of record is 75/25: 20% plus the 4% DLD registration fee on booking, six dated instalments from June 2026 to May 2028, and 25% on handover. Check that your sale and purchase agreement carries the same dates and amounts. Not sure how your instalments map to this reading? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the recorded milestones.
Confirm your Oqood registration
With project 4177 registered on 06 November 2025, a signed purchase can be registered with the DLD under Oqood. Ask for your Oqood registration record and check the unit, price and project number against your SPA while the site is still at 0%.
Watch for the first activity reading
The DLD register records a construction start of 10 January 2026, so the next readings show whether enabling works have begun. The Edit at d3 construction updates hub logs each dated reading from this 0% baseline.
General framework, not legal advice: payment dates, registration steps, and fee obligations are set by your individual SPA and the DLD record, and both should be read directly.
Buying at 0%?
Entering before construction starts trades a long wait for a long runway: nothing is built yet, but three quarters of the price is spread across the construction years and the project is listed as a new launch. Every payment goes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 4177, released against RERA-inspected construction progress.
- 75% paid through construction, 25% held until handover
- Handover anticipated in June 2030, the longest horizon in the cycle
- Construction risk carried from the first enabling works
- Most construction risk already behind the buyer
- A short wait for keys once the finishing stage is reached
- A larger share of the price due close to completion
Listed as New Launch Available on the project page as of this update; availability shifts between cycles.
About the Development
The Edit at d3 Project Details
With no construction activity recorded at the 29 October 2025 inspection, The Edit at d3 is still a pre-construction purchase: 557 homes across three waterfront towers, from 1 bedroom apartments to 5 bedroom penthouses. Starting prices: AED 2.00M ≈ USD 545K.
For buyers entering before the build starts, the trade off is the longest wait for keys against the longest payment runway, with 25% of the price held until handover, anticipated in June 2030.
The Edit at d3 by Meraas Project GuideSite Context This Cycle
Explore The Edit at d3 Location on Dubai Map
The Edit at d3 is registered on plot 448 in the Zaabeel Second land area, on the Dubai Canal edge of Dubai Design District, where the developer's plans set three towers with views keyed to the canal, Ras Al Khor and the Burj Khalifa skyline. At the 29 October 2025 inspection this waterfront plot showed no construction activity, so the first works to watch are enabling works across all three tower footprints.
Dubai Design District already operates as a creative district with its road links in place: the developer's location map ties the site to Al Asayel Street and Sheikh Zayed Road, with The Dubai Mall 6 minutes and DXB Airport 15 minutes away. For a buyer at the 0% stage, the surrounding infrastructure is built while the construction itself lies entirely ahead. See the project’s position on the interactive Dubai real estate map.
Buyer Resources for This Project
Investing in The Edit at d3 Before Construction Begins
At 0%, the useful resources are the ones that protect money paid before anything is built and confirm what the purchase qualifies for. Each one below is matched to where The Edit at d3 stood in December 2025.
The Edit at d3 Construction Updates
This page: The Edit at d3 record for December 2025, at 0% before site works.
The Edit at d3 Golden Visa: Five Unit Types, All Qualifying
Meraas's The Edit at d3, a three-tower 557-unit project on the Dubai Canal edge, qualifies at all five unit types.
Read The Edit at d3 Golden Visa Guide
The Edit at d3 Escrow: Meraas's Design District Account
The Edit at d3, Meraas's DLD project 4177, holds 557 units in Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank escrow, 0.24% certified August 2026.
Verify The Edit at d3 Escrow AccountUpdate Timeline
Other The Edit at d3 Construction Updates
This is the first reading on file for The Edit at d3, so the timeline starts here; each later inspection joins the construction updates hub as its cycle publishes.
Where This Update Fits
Explore The Edit at d3 Structure
A 0% reading is only one node in the wider record: the d3 sales market around the site, the district that frames it, and the developer brand behind it.
Dubai Design District: d3 Apartments and Penthouses by Meraas and Select Group
Dubai Design District has 3 projects of apartments and penthouses for sale along Dubai Creek, minutes from Downtown Dubai and DIFC.
See Dubai Design District Properties for Sale
Dubai Design District Community Overview
Read the Dubai Design District (d3) guide: Meraas' design-led waterfront district with freehold residences and creative spaces.
Explore the Dubai Design District Community
Meraas: Lifestyle Destinations From City Walk to Port de La Mer
Meraas is the name behind City Walk, Bluewaters Island and Madinat Jumeirah Living, from beachfront communities to luxury mixed-use districts.
View the Meraas Developer ProfileFAQs
The Edit at d3 Construction Progress in December 2025: Frequently Asked Questions
The DLD project register showed 0% construction progress for The Edit at d3, project 4177, as at December 2025. That reading rests on the most recent RERA inspection on record for December 2025, carried out on 29 October 2025, when no construction activity had started at the site.
This update reports the latest RERA inspection on record as the month closed, and for December 2025 that was the site visit of 29 October 2025. The RERA inspection report and the DLD register both date that reading 29 October 2025, and the register shows no separate December 2025 inspection for the project. Any later visit is recorded in its own dated update once it appears in the register.
The RERA inspection report for 29 October 2025 notes that no construction activity had started at the site and lists the progress status as N/A. It describes the scheme still to be built as three residential towers: Tower A at 3B+G+30 with 182 units, Tower B at 3B+G+37 with 177 units and Tower C at 3B+G+33 with 198 units, 557 residential units in total.
Not on its own: a zero reading this early reflects a project whose construction start still lay ahead, not a slip against a recorded programme. Handover is anticipated in June 2030, while the DLD register carries an earlier registered completion date of 31 January 2030, and either date can be revised between inspection cycles. How readings build toward completion over successive cycles is covered in The Edit at d3 construction updates guide.
The DLD project register records the construction start for The Edit at d3 as 10 January 2026, after the most recent RERA inspection on record for December 2025. The first inspection after that date is the one expected to show whether enabling works have begun on site.
Yes. The DLD register shows project 4177, THE EDIT at d3, registered on 06 November 2025 under the registered developer entity DHRE 2 BTS L.L.C (developer number 1510), on plot 448 in Zaabeel Second, with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as the trust account bank. Meraas is the marketed developer brand for the project.
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