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The Quayside Construction Update - June 2026
June 2026 DLD Register Reading Puts The Quayside at 54.57% Construction Progress in Business Bay
Structure, external envelope, internal finishes and MEP works were all progressing at different stages at The Quayside when RERA inspected the tower on 9 June 2026.
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DLD Register and RERA Inspection Data
The Quayside Construction Snapshot
An 18.26 point rise since the previous DLD register reading, whose date the register does not show, places The Quayside in the envelope and MEP band: the mid-construction stage where each construction-linked instalment deserves a check against the record.
The Quayside by Ellington
2815
Active
54.57%
9 June 2026
15 September 2023
118 Residences
13,247.42 sq m
31 March 2026 (passed)
Data source: the RERA Independent Progress Monitoring Report for the inspection of 9 June 2026, read with the Dubai Land Department project register for project 2815, which carries the 54.57% reading recorded on 9 June 2026; the report itself prints no percentage. Construction tracking against RERA inspection data runs across the full tohidfetrat.com project portfolio and is reviewed after every published cycle. The image at the top of this page is a developer rendering of the planned waterfront promenade and entrance, not a site photograph. Last updated: June 2026.
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This Inspection Cycle
The Quayside Construction Progress Summary
RERA's monitoring report of 9 June 2026 describes The Quayside as a G + 3P + 16F residential tower, a ground floor, three podium levels and 16 residential floors, and records its enabling and foundation works as completed. Everything above ground was still in motion: structure, internal works, external envelope, internal finishes and MEP were each progressing at a different stage, so the 54.57% register reading reflects several trades running in parallel inside one building.
- Enabling works, recorded as completed on 9 June 2026
- Foundation works beneath the single residential tower
- Concrete structure of the G + 3P + 16F tower
- External envelope, including the canal-facing frontage
- Internal works and internal finishes
- MEP works: mechanical, electrical and plumbing
- The 60% construction stage linked to the fourth construction instalment
- Podium amenity deck, ground-floor lobby and boardwalk access per Ellington's plans
- Further RERA inspection cycles from 54.57% toward 100%
- Handover on a current date to be confirmed with Ellington in writing
Payment Linked Progress
What 54.57% Progress Means for Buyers at The Quayside
The Quayside's 70/30 plan ties four 5% instalments to construction stages of 30%, 40%, 50% and 60%, with 30% due on completion. At the 54.57% register reading of 9 June 2026, the 30%, 40% and 50% stages had been passed and the 60% stage had not, although Ellington's own construction notices govern when each instalment is actually called. At this point in the build, four actions matter most.
Verify the escrow account
Construction-linked instalments for The Quayside belong only in the DLD regulated escrow account registered for project 2815 at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB). The Quayside 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 milestone schedule
Check how your sale and purchase agreement words the four construction-linked instalments and the completion clause, then map them against the 54.57% reading and the passed Q1 2026 schedule. Not sure which instalments this reading has reached? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the recorded milestones.
Confirm your Oqood registration
Mid-construction is when resale and assignment questions usually surface, and both rest on the interim Oqood registration of your unit under project 2815 with the Dubai Land Department. Confirm the record shows your name and unit, and read the assignment terms in your SPA before planning any exit.
Watch for the 60% reading
The next register readings show when The Quayside passes 60%, the stage tied to the last construction-linked instalment before the 30% due on completion. The Quayside construction updates hub collects each reading as it is recorded.
General framework, not legal advice: milestone definitions, notice periods, and fee obligations are set by your individual SPA and the DLD record, and both should be read directly.
Buying at 54.57%?
Entering The Quayside mid-construction trades part of the payment-plan runway for evidence: enabling and foundation works are recorded as complete, three of the four construction stages had been passed on the 9 June 2026 register reading, and 30% of the price stays tied to completion. Every instalment goes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 2815, released in line with construction progress.
- Enabling and foundation works recorded as complete by RERA
- Instalments already due under Ellington's current terms are settled at signing; confirm the schedule
- 30% of the 70/30 plan due on completion
- Construction risk carried from enabling works onward
- Instalments spread across the whole build from the first month
- Pricing set at launch, before any structure is visible
Limited Units Available on the project page as of this update; availability shifts between cycles.
About the Development
The Quayside Project Details
With foundations complete and the structure, envelope, finishes and MEP progressing at the June 2026 inspection, The Quayside is a mid-construction tower of 118 residences, from studios to a penthouse, on the Dubai Water Canal edge of Business Bay. Starting prices: AED 1.45M ≈ USD 395K.
Entering at this stage means settling the instalments the build has already reached while 30% stays tied to completion; because the original Q1 2026 handover schedule has passed, confirm the current date with Ellington before you sign.
The Quayside by Ellington Project GuideSite Context This Cycle
Explore The Quayside Location on Dubai Map
The Quayside stands on the Dubai Water Canal edge of Business Bay, where Ellington's plans put a first-floor podium pool deck over the canal and boardwalk access at ground level. Because the canal frontage is the tower's most exposed edge, the external envelope works recorded as progressing on 9 June 2026 are the part of this cycle that will shape the waterfront promenade pictured, as a rendering, at the top of this page.
Business Bay is an established district with completed roads, utilities and canal promenades, so The Quayside is being built into a working neighborhood: Ellington's location guide puts Business Bay Metro Station about 5 minutes' drive away and Dubai International Airport about 18 minutes. For buyers weighing occupancy or rental plans, the surrounding infrastructure is already in place; what remains to be confirmed is the building's own handover date. See the project's position on the interactive Dubai real estate map. See the project’s position on the interactive Dubai real estate map.
Buyer Resources for This Project
Investing in The Quayside at the Mid-Construction Stage
The envelope and MEP band is where instalment checks, Golden Visa threshold questions and payment protection meet. Each resource below is matched to where The Quayside stood on 9 June 2026.
The Quayside Construction Updates
This page: the 9 June 2026 inspection record for The Quayside, read against its 70/30 plan.
The Quayside Golden Visa: Three Qualifying Unit Types by Ellington
The Quayside by Ellington in Business Bay offers Golden Visa eligibility for qualifying two-bedroom apartments, three-bedroom apartments and penthouses.
Read The Quayside Golden Visa Guide
The Quayside Escrow Account at ADCB, DLD Project 2815
The Quayside by Ellington, DLD project 2815, holds its escrow account at ADCB for 118 residences in Business Bay.
Verify The Quayside Escrow AccountUpdate Timeline
Other The Quayside Construction Updates
June 2026 opens the monthly record for The Quayside; the construction updates hub keeps the full inspection history and adds each new register reading as it is recorded.
Where This Update Fits
Explore The Quayside Structure
This June 2026 record sits inside a wider picture: the Business Bay listings it competes with, the canal-side community around the site, and the developer behind the tower.
Business Bay Properties for Sale
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Business Bay Community Overview
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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.
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The Quayside Construction Progress in June 2026: Frequently Asked Questions
The Dubai Land Department project register shows The Quayside, project 2815, at 54.57% construction progress, recorded on 9 June 2026, the date of the RERA inspection for the June 2026 cycle. The register lists the previous inspection at 36.31% without a date.
The DLD register lists a registered completion date of 31 March 2026 for The Quayside, which had passed 70 days before the 54.57% reading of 9 June 2026; Ellington's original Q1 2026 handover schedule had passed as well, with construction continuing. Registered dates can be updated in the register, so check project 2815 on Dubai REST, confirm the current expected handover date with Ellington in writing and compare it with the completion clause in your SPA before committing.
The RERA Independent Progress Monitoring Report for 9 June 2026 records enabling and foundation works at The Quayside as completed. Structure, internal works, external envelope, internal finishes and MEP works were progressing at different stages, and the report gives the progress status as Main Contract, Progressing for the G + 3P + 16F residential tower. The report itself prints no percentage; the 54.57% figure comes from the DLD project register.
The Quayside's 70/30 plan links four 5% instalments to 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% construction; at 54.57% on 9 June 2026, the register had passed the 30%, 40% and 50% stages but not the 60% stage, and Ellington's own construction notices govern when each instalment is called. Reservation-date instalments depend on each buyer's own reservation date. As an example, a buyer who reserved more than 240 days before the reading would have had 65% of the price fall due (20% + 10% + 10% + 5% + 5% + 5% + 5% + 5%) if Ellington called those stages in line with the register, leaving the 60% instalment and the 30% on completion.
No. The image at the top of the June 2026 update is a developer rendering of the planned waterfront promenade, planted walkway and building entrance at The Quayside, and it does not show construction progress. Progress on this page comes from the 9 June 2026 RERA report, which carries inspection photographs, and from the 54.57% DLD register reading.
This page records the June 2026 cycle, built on the 54.57% register reading of 9 June 2026. RERA inspections continue while construction runs, so a later reading may have been posted since: search project 2815 in the Dubai REST app to see the current register figure and inspection date before relying on the June number.
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