Ellington · Sobha Hartland
The Highbury Construction Updates
The DLD Register Record for 342 Residences in Sobha Hartland
Recorded at 80.03% on the 20 July 2026 DLD register reading, The Highbury has its structure works completed, with interiors, envelope and external works remaining before handover.
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Construction Snapshot
The Highbury at a Glance
The Highbury is Ellington's 342-residence project in Sobha Hartland, within Mohammed Bin Rashid City, and the RERA progress report describes its building as G+1P+30F+R: ground floor, one podium level, 30 floors and roof. The DLD register logs construction from 17 April 2023 and registration on 25 May 2023, yet it displays no registered completion date for project 2641, which leaves Ellington's expected quarter, Q4 2026, as the only handover reference on this record. The cards below are the register anchors for the 80.03% reading of 20 July 2026.
2641
Active
17 April 2023
342 residential units
36,624.15 sq m
Q4 2026 (developer handover)
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 Highbury Construction Update Timeline
The Highbury's DLD record holds two dated milestones, the construction start on 17 April 2023 and the registration on 25 May 2023, and one dated reading: 80.03% on 20 July 2026. The register also lists a previous reading of 67.3% without a date, 12.73 points below July, so it appears on the track below as a dot without a month and has no table row. The card and the table both lead to the July 2026 update, which carries the inspection data in full.
| Inspection Month | Construction Progress | Inspection Date | Full Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 80.03% | 20 July 2026 | View the July 2026 update |
Pace Analysis
How Fast The Highbury Has Been Built
Only one of The Highbury's register readings carries a date, so no phase-by-phase velocity can be computed from this record yet. What it does support is one whole-build average, from the 17 April 2023 start to the 20 July 2026 reading:
- Apr 2023 to Jul 2026: construction start to the July reading, 0% to 80.03%About 2.02 points per month
- Previous reading of 67.3%: listed in the DLD register without a datePace not measurable
That average is arithmetic, not a forecast: 80.03 points spread over the 1,190 days between the recorded start and the July 2026 reading, counted in 30-day months. A single line like this flattens the build and hides its phases. The RERA report of 20 July 2026 splits The Highbury's works into a closed group, with enabling, foundation and structure works recorded as completed, and an open group, with internal works at an advanced stage and MEP, internal finishes, the external envelope and external works progressing at different stages. The 19.97 points still between the 20 July 2026 reading and 100% sit with that open group of works. For an end user planning a move or an investor weighing an exit, the figure worth waiting for is the next dated register reading: paired with July, it will give The Highbury its first measured pace.
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About The Highbury at Sobha Hartland
The 80.03% recorded on 20 July 2026 means more once you know what it is counting toward. The project guide sets out the homes and the setting this record follows:
Two Connected Buildings by Ellington in Sobha Hartland
The Highbury is an Ellington Properties project in Sobha Hartland with 342 residences, from studios to a 4 bedroom penthouse.
View the The Highbury Project GuideConsidering a Late-Stage Entry?
Limited units available as of this record, and availability at The Highbury shifts between inspection cycles as the build moves toward Ellington's Q4 2026 handover quarter. If this record is what brought you here, ask me what is still available before you weigh an entry.
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The Highbury Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections
Each stage below is pinned to what The Highbury's own record shows: two dated milestones in spring 2023, one RERA progress report on 20 July 2026, and one register reading of 67.3% that carries no date. Where the record gives no date for a stage, the window says so rather than guessing one.
Construction Start and Registration
The DLD register logs construction from 17 April 2023 and the registration of project 2641 on 25 May 2023, the two dated milestones that open The Highbury's record.
Enabling and Foundation Works
Enabling and foundation works for the G+1P+30F+R building, both recorded as completed in the RERA progress report dated 20 July 2026.
Concrete Structure to Roof
Structure works for the ground floor, podium level, 30 floors and roof, recorded as completed on 20 July 2026. The register's 67.3% reading has no date, so this stage cannot be pinned to a month.
Interiors, MEP, Envelope, and External Works
Internal works recorded at an advanced stage on 20 July 2026, with MEP, internal finishes, the external envelope and external works progressing at different stages at 80.03%.
Completion Approvals and Handover
The remaining 19.97 points after 20 July 2026, then completion approvals and Ellington's handover notices, toward the Q4 2026 quarter the developer expects; the DLD app shows no registered completion date.
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 Highbury's own record.
Buyer Position
Tracking Your Position at The Highbury
This page is one of four project resources that together cover a The Highbury purchase from payment protection to residency to handover. You are on the construction record; the siblings sit one click away:
The Highbury Construction Updates
This page: The Highbury's register record from its April 2023 start to 80.03% in July 2026.
The Highbury Golden Visa: Freehold Homes From 2 Bedrooms Up
The Highbury by Ellington Properties, freehold in Sobha Hartland, clears the AED 2M Golden Visa threshold from the 2 bedroom apartments.
Read the The Highbury Golden Visa Guide
The Highbury Escrow at Commercial Bank of Dubai, Plot 69
The Highbury, DLD project 2641 by Ellington Properties, escrows 342 units at Commercial Bank of Dubai, certified 80.03% in July 2026.
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The Highbury Snagging: Studios to the 4 Bedroom Penthouse
The Highbury snagging checks Ellington's two connected Sobha Hartland buildings, from sintered stone countertops and step-down showers to fan coil cooling.
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Between 80.03% and Handover: What The Highbury Buyers Should Do Now
With structure works recorded as completed, the 19.97 points between the 20 July 2026 reading and 100% will be closed inside the building and on its envelope, and Ellington expects handover in Q4 2026. Once Ellington issues handover notices, the period to inspect the unit, settle the 30% due on completion and collect keys is usually short, so the three steps below are worth settling before your notice arrives, not after.
First, line up an independent snagging inspection so defects in your apartment, duplex or penthouse are recorded before you accept it; The Highbury snagging inspection page explains how the window opens once Ellington issues the handover notice for your unit.
Second, check that every remaining payment, the 30% due on completion included, goes to the project 2641 escrow account at Commercial Bank of Dubai; The Highbury escrow account guide shows how to confirm it against the DLD record.
Third, if you hold or are buying a 2 bedroom or larger home, settle Golden Visa eligibility before handover through The Highbury Golden Visa page, since the title deed stage shapes how the application is filed.
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 Sobha Hartland Structure
The Highbury's 80.03% July 2026 reading sits inside a wider Sobha Hartland market and an Ellington portfolio. These three pages give that context from the construction side:
Sobha Hartland Properties for Sale
Apartments, duplexes, Quad Homes townhouses and 4 to 6 bedroom villas currently available across the community's eleven sub-communities.
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Sobha Hartland Community in MBR City by Sobha Realty
Explore Sobha Hartland's waterfront residences, landscaped parks, schools and residential clusters in MBR City, with community insights and amenities.
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Ellington Properties: Design-Led Boutique Residences With Curated Interiors
Ellington Properties, founded in 2014, is a design-led developer of apartments, villas and waterfront homes, with 30 developments launched and delivered.
View the Ellington Developer ProfileConstruction tracking for other Dubai projects is indexed on the Dubai Construction Updates hub.
FAQs
The Highbury Construction Updates Frequently Asked Questions
The Highbury, DLD project 2641, is an active project under construction, recorded at 80.03% on the DLD register reading of 20 July 2026, the most recent reading on file for this page. The RERA progress report of the same date lists the main contract as progressing, and the full record sits in the inspection timeline above.
Through the Dubai Land Department register for project 2641, which posts a percentage after each RERA inspection, read together with the RERA progress report issued for the same visit. For The Highbury the register shows 80.03% dated 20 July 2026 and a previous 67.3% with no date; the RERA report adds the works breakdown but prints no percentage of its own. Each dated reading gets its own monthly page, beginning with The Highbury July 2026 construction update.
The DLD register records the construction start of The Highbury as 17 April 2023 and the project registration as 25 May 2023. The first dated reading tracked on this page, 80.03% on 20 July 2026, came a little over 39 months after that start; the earlier 67.3% reading in the register is listed without a date.
Averaged over the whole build, The Highbury has added about 2.02 percentage points per month: 80.03 points across the 1,190 days from the 17 April 2023 start to the 20 July 2026 reading, counted in 30-day months. That figure is arithmetic, not a forecast, and with only one dated reading no phase-by-phase pace can be measured yet. The method is laid out in the pace analysis above.
No registered completion date is displayed for project 2641 in the DLD app. The handover reference for The Highbury is Ellington's expected quarter, Q4 2026, which is a developer figure rather than a register entry, and the handover clause in each buyer's SPA governs the contractual terms. This page is updated as new register readings are recorded.
According to the RERA progress report of 20 July 2026, the works still open at The Highbury are internal works, recorded at an advanced stage, together with MEP systems, internal finishes, the external envelope and external works, each progressing at a different stage. Completion approvals and Ellington's handover notices follow, closing the 19.97 points between the 80.03% reading and 100%.
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Tohid Fetrat
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