Ellington Sands I

1. Is it on schedule?0% built in November 2026 against a December 2028 handover: 100% left to build in 25 months · DLD project register, Nov 20260%Context
2. Is my money protected?Payments go to an escrow account at بنك دبي التجاري (ش.م.ع), as registered with the Land DepartmentEscrowContext
3. Is the price fair?AED 2,773/sqft, 0.2% below the Dubai Islands off-plan median across 112 projects−0.2%Context
4. Is it selling?434 off-plan sales registered in the last 12 months, of 467 units; the latest on 30 Oct 2026434Context
5. Who is building it?Ellington Properties, licence no. 1117; 6 of its 16 dated pending projects are past their registered dates38%Context

Sizes run from the 10th to the 90th percentile of registered floor area, so one mislabelled unit cannot set the range. A title is issued at handover: a pending project shows few or none however many units have sold, and an untitled unit is not necessarily for sale.

Escrow agent

بنك دبي التجاري (ش.م.ع)

Developer, as licensed

ELLINGTON PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT L.L.C (no. 1117)

Master developer

Nakheel

Registered start

October 2025

Configuration

Residential with Retail @ ground (B+G( Residential , retail & Entertainments including 2 floor club beach ) + Tower A - 9 Residential FLs & Tower B- 7 Residential FLs) + R

Construction progress is the percentage DLD recorded in its project register as of November 2026, the latest DLD record for this project; the register lags DLD’s inspections by months, so it is dated separately. The developer is the company licensed to build it, by the register’s own licence number; the master developer owns the land under it and is often another company entirely. Off-plan price is the median of registered off-plan sales across this project’s published buildings, 12 months to 2 Nov 2026.

When is Ellington Sands I handed over?

The developer registered handover for December 2028, 25 months after DLD’s latest record, and the project was 0% built as of November 2026. A registered date is the developer’s own, not a delivery forecast. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.

How far along is construction of Ellington Sands I?

Ellington Sands I was 0% built as of November 2026, the Land Department’s recorded progress, not a developer claim. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.

Who is the developer of Ellington Sands I?

ELLINGTON PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT L.L.C, licence no. 1117, by the register’s own licence number; the master developer that owns the land is Nakheel. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.

What does Ellington Sands I cost per square foot?

AED 2,773 per sqft, the median of 434 registered off-plan sales in the 12 months to 2 Nov 2026; the median unit sold for AED 3.21M. That is 0.2% below the Dubai Islands off-plan median across 112 projects.

Is Ellington Sands I in escrow?

Yes: the Land Department register names بنك دبي التجاري (ش.م.ع) as the project’s escrow agent, the bank that holds buyers’ payments for the developer. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.

How many units does Ellington Sands I have?

467 registered units, of which 0 have a title issued. A title is issued at handover, so a live project shows few or none however many units have sold. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.