The Portman by Ellington

The Portman is a residential apartment building by Ellington Properties in Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC), Dubai. It holds 173 residences across studio, 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom apartments, arranged over a ground floor, three podium levels and 16 residential floors, with two passenger elevators and one service elevator. It is one of ten Ellington projects shown on the developer's Jumeirah Village Circle portfolio map.

The Portman is in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai. Per the developer's location guide, it is about 7 minutes' drive from Dubai Hills Mall; about 10 minutes from Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Autodrome and Dubai Marina; about 15 minutes from Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab; about 18 minutes from Palm Jumeirah; about 20 minutes from Jumeirah Beach and the Museum of the Future; about 28 minutes from Dubai World Central (DWC); and about 30 minutes from Dubai International Airport (DXB).

Studio apartments start from AED 680K ≈ USD 185K for 409 to 435 sq ft (38 to 40 sq m). 1 bedroom apartments start from AED 980K ≈ USD 267K for 682 to 823 sq ft (63 to 76 sq m). 2 bedroom apartments start from AED 1.35M ≈ USD 368K for 978 to 1,099 sq ft (91 to 102 sq m). The final price depends on the specific unit, its floor and the developer's current price list.

The ground floor has a hotel-style lobby with a lounge, a full-height open library, a work and communal table, an entertainment area and a telephone booth, plus bicycle parking with a wash area, EV charging stations and parking for people of determination. The first-floor amenity level adds a leisure and lounge pool with a Baja shelf, cabanas and sun loungers, an outdoor shower, a fitness studio with pool views, changing rooms with steam showers, an indoor kids' playroom and an outdoor kids' play area, an outdoor lounge and dining area, and a barbecue area with kitchen facilities.

Ellington's original handover schedule for The Portman was Q3 2025, and that quarter has passed. The building is under construction, so the current expected handover date should be confirmed with Ellington in writing and checked against the completion clause in the Sales and Purchase Agreement. Progress against RERA inspection data is tracked in The Portman construction updates.

Buyers pay 20% at the time of booking, 10% 60 days after the reservation date and 10% 120 days after the reservation date. Six further instalments of 5% each are linked by Ellington to construction milestones, and the remaining 30% is paid on completion, which gives the 70/30 split. Because construction is under way, buyers entering now settle whatever is already due under the developer's current terms at signing, so the applicable schedule should be confirmed with Ellington.

The main addition is the 4% DLD registration fee, paid at booking alongside the 20% down payment. On the AED 680K studio starting price, the fee comes to AED 27,200 ≈ USD 7.4K. It is paid to the Dubai Land Department, not into the project escrow account.

Ellington states an anticipated service charge of AED 14 ≈ USD 3.81 per sq ft; it is the developer's estimate, not a final charge. Each apartment comes with 1 parking space, per the developer.

Yes. The Portman is freehold, per the developer, and freehold property in Dubai is open to buyers of all nationalities, whether or not they live in the UAE.

Not on the starting price of any single unit type. The property route to the 10-year UAE Golden Visa requires a property investment of at least AED 2M ≈ USD 545K, and no unit type at The Portman reaches that threshold at its starting price: studios start from AED 680K, 1 bedroom apartments from AED 980K and 2 bedroom apartments from AED 1.35M. The rules are set out in the The Portman Golden Visa guide.

Off-plan payments at The Portman are made into the project's DLD-registered escrow account held with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and released to the developer against verified construction progress, a framework regulated by the Dubai Land Department. How the account works for this project is explained in The Portman escrow account guide.

Yes. Reservation, Sales and Purchase Agreement signing and DLD registration can all be completed remotely, and I manage the process end to end with the developer on the buyer's behalf. Each stage of a remote purchase is documented in my Dubai real estate guide library.