Creek Waters 2, Dubai Creek Harbour
Creek Waters 2 is an off-plan residential tower by Emaar Properties on Creek Island, Dubai Creek Harbour, under construction since August 2023 and expected to complete in December 2027. It is the second, later phase of the Creek Waters cluster, a separate project from the original Creek Waters tower already covered on this site. Royale Stays manages short-term rentals across Dubai Creek Harbour for a fee starting from 15%, and can support Creek Waters 2 owners once the building is delivered.
Developer
Emaar Properties (via subsidiary The Lagoons Phase One)
Area
Creek Island, Dubai Creek Harbour
Storeys
52 (one lower-confidence source states 50)
Unit Mix
1-4BR apartments, 3BR podium townhouses, 5BR duplex penthouse
Status
Under construction since Aug 2023, expected December 2027
About Creek Waters 2
Creek Waters 2 is an off-plan residential tower on Creek Island within Dubai Creek Harbour, developed by Emaar Properties through its subsidiary The Lagoons Phase One. The tower stands 52 storeys and will hold an estimated 450 units. Construction began in August 2023, with an estimated handover in December 2027.
Creek Waters 2 is the second, later phase of the same Emaar cluster as Creek Waters, the original project, and some broker listings informally call the earlier project "Creek Waters 1" to tell the two apart, even though Emaar’s own sales channel lists that project simply as Creek Waters. The two are genuinely separate developments with their own sales launches, though several independently operated sources quote an identical 52-storey, roughly 450-unit structure for both towers, which may reflect genuinely matching massing across the two phases or a shared listing template rather than two independently distinguished figures. This guide covers only Creek Waters 2; the original Creek Waters project is covered separately.
Storey count (52) and unit total (approximately 450) are corroborated across three independently operated sources for Creek Waters 2 specifically (propsearch.ae, Bayut, and a further cross-check against Kredium and Tanami Properties), but the same sources also list an identical figure for the separate, earlier Creek Waters project, so these numbers should be read as well corroborated for this project rather than as proof the two towers differ structurally beyond what is stated here. One lower-confidence source states 50 residential floors rather than 52; the 52-storey figure is used here as the majority-sourced number. Sources also disagree on whether the podium-level three-bedroom units are best described as townhouses or villas: this guide uses townhouses, since Bayut's listing and propsearch.ae's own detailed unit notes both describe rooftop-terraced units at podium level rather than standalone villas, even though propsearch.ae's top-level layout summary uses the word villas.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Creek Waters 2 sits on Creek Island within Dubai Creek Harbour, Emaar’s waterfront masterplan on the banks of Dubai Creek, on Al Kheeran First Street with views over the water toward the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport (DXB) are both a short drive away via Ras Al Khor Road once the surrounding road network for this phase is complete.
Dubai Creek Harbour already has several other buildings covered separately on royalestays.com, including Creek Waters, the earlier phase of this same cluster, Creek Bay and Dubai Creek Residence South Tower 2, each a separate Emaar project with its own developer timeline and unit mix. For a wider view of the area’s short-term rental market, Royale Stays’ Airbnb management guide for Dubai Creek Harbour covers licensing and demand across the wider community.
Unit Types
Creek Waters 2 will offer an estimated 450 units in a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, plus three-bedroom podium-level townhouses with rooftop terraces overlooking the creek and Dubai skyline, per propsearch.ae’s building guide. A single five-bedroom duplex penthouse with a study is planned for the 49th floor. As with any off-plan project, exact unit counts and floor plans are confirmed by Emaar’s official sales channel rather than by this guide, since off-plan specifications can be revised before handover.
Amenities
Planned amenities include an infinity pool, a children’s swimming pool with a playground, a fully equipped gym, a sun terrace, a yoga deck and viewing decks, per propsearch.ae and Bayut’s own building guides. Covered parking, high-speed elevators and 24/7 CCTV security are also planned. As with any pre-handover project, the final amenity offering is confirmed only at delivery.
Development Timeline & Status
Creek Waters 2 is currently under development, with construction beginning in August 2023 and Emaar targeting completion in December 2027, a date corroborated independently by propsearch.ae and Bayut’s own building guides. The project remains listed as off-plan across major property portals and Emaar’s own sales channel, with no source found describing it as delivered or handed over.
Because the building has not been delivered, no sale or rental transaction history exists for it yet as a completed tower, so this guide does not publish sale or rental comparables it cannot support. Prospective owners weighing an off-plan purchase can model their own scenario with Royale Stays’ ROI calculator once handover is closer and real comparables exist.
Future STR Potential
Creek Waters 2 is not yet delivered, so there is no current income figure, occupancy data or existing short-term rental listing to report for this building, and Royale Stays does not manage any unit here today. Once handover takes place, owners will need the same building blocks any Dubai Creek Harbour holiday home needs: a DTCM holiday home permit, professional photography, dynamic pricing, round-the-clock guest communication, housekeeping between stays and owners’ association coordination.
Emaar Properties is not a hotel brand with a short-term-letting restriction, unlike Vida, the only developer or brand confirmed to prohibit it outright, so there is no policy reason a Creek Waters 2 apartment could not be run as a licensed holiday home once handed over. Royale Stays already manages short-term rentals across other Dubai Creek Harbour buildings and could extend that same operational model here, covered in Royale Stays’ guide to Airbnb property management in Dubai. Owners who want an early conversation ahead of handover can submit their property for more information.
This section is deliberately written as a future/conditional discussion, not a current-earnings guide. Creek Waters 2 has no completed units, no current owners letting short-term, and no Royale Stays-managed unit at this building today.
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