Cedar at Creek Beach, Dubai Creek Harbour
Cedar at Creek Beach is a four-building Emaar apartment complex under construction in the Creek Beach district of Dubai Creek Harbour, spread across four separate blocks reported at eleven, nine, eleven and nine storeys. Construction began in May 2023 with an estimated Q3 2026 handover, and the finished apartments will offer a mix of one, two and three-bedroom layouts. Royale Stays manages Dubai Creek Harbour holiday homes end to end for a fee starting from 15%, and can review a Cedar unit for Airbnb management once it is handed over.
Developer
Emaar Properties (Dubai Creek Harbour masterplan)
Buildings
4 separate blocks, 9 to 11 storeys
Units
1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments
Status
Under construction, estimated handover Q3 2026
About Cedar at Creek Beach
Cedar at Creek Beach sits within Emaar's Dubai Creek Harbour masterplan, in the waterfront Creek Beach district. The development comprises four separate buildings, reported at eleven, nine, eleven and nine storeys respectively, each holding a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments with courtyard views. Construction is reported to have started in May 2023, with an estimated handover in Q3 2026.
Creek Beach uses a themed naming pattern across a cluster of separately developed buildings. Cedar sits alongside an earlier, already-handed-over wave of neighbours including Summer, Surf, Sunset, Rosewater, Grove, Lotus, Breeze, Bayshore and Orchid, plus a newer wave still in its delivery window, Savanna, Mangrove, Canopy and Moor. Each is a genuinely distinct development, not a phase or block of another, and Royale Stays covers them as separate buildings.
The four-building storey breakdown, exact unit mix, construction timeline, architect and contractor are each reported by a single independent source (propsearch.ae) rather than cross-confirmed by a second. Treated as reasonably reliable given the source's direct Dubai Land Department transaction linkage and detail (individual buildings are named in live transaction records), but presented here as reported figures rather than unhedged fact.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Cedar at Creek Beach sits within the wider Creek Beach district of Dubai Creek Harbour, close to the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary (roughly 2.7 km away). Downtown Dubai is roughly 15 minutes away by car, and Dubai International Airport (DXB) roughly 18 minutes.
Location distances are drawn from propsearch.ae's Creek Beach district page (masterplan-level, not Cedar-specific); no Cedar-specific walking distance was confirmed.
Unit Types
Cedar at Creek Beach offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with courtyard views across its four buildings (eleven, nine, eleven and nine storeys). Dubai Land Department transaction records show one-bedroom units around 666 sq ft and two-bedroom units at roughly 984 to 1,046 sq ft.
Sizes are drawn from Dubai Land Department-linked transaction records on propsearch.ae; three-bedroom sizes were not detailed in the transaction records reviewed. Cedar at Creek Beach has not yet been completed or handed over.
Amenities
Planned amenities at Cedar at Creek Beach include barbecue facilities, a common room, a fitness centre, grassy areas, indoor and outdoor play areas, restaurants and shops, a swimming pool, and a shared working space for residents. For the wider area, Royale Stays' Airbnb management guide for Dubai Creek Harbour covers licensing and demand across the masterplan, and the Creek Beach community guide covers the wider Creek Beach district, including its other named buildings.
Transportation & Access
Creek Beach has its own Dubai Metro station, giving residents access to Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport within a few minutes by train. The district is positioned within Dubai Creek Harbour, flanked by the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, with a pedestrian-friendly layout around the beach and inner plazas.
Metro connectivity is reported at the Creek Beach district level (propsearch.ae), not independently confirmed as Cedar-specific walking distance.
Prices & Market Activity
Cedar at Creek Beach launched with prices starting from AED 1 million on a 90/10 payment plan (90% during construction, 10% on handover). Dubai Land Department-linked transaction records from August 2026 show recent sale and mortgage-registration prices for two-bedroom units (around 1,021 to 1,023 sq ft) in Buildings 2 and 3 ranging roughly between AED 1,810 and AED 2,260 per square foot.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Potential
Cedar at Creek Beach is still under construction, with an estimated Q3 2026 handover, so there is no existing unit to manage yet and no current income or occupancy figure to quote. Once handed over, there is no policy reason a Cedar apartment could not be let short-term: Emaar is the masterplan developer here, not a hotel brand with a letting restriction of the kind that applies to Vida-branded buildings, the only confirmed short-term-letting prohibition in Dubai.
Dubai Creek Harbour, including Creek Beach, is not among the five areas in Royale Stays' current confirmed core markets (Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay). Royale Stays has, however, already published extensive building-level coverage of Dubai Creek Harbour and offers a management review to owners in Creek Beach who want to explore Airbnb management once their unit is delivered. Owners can read Royale Stays' Dubai holiday home permit guide for how the process works, model a scenario with the ROI calculator, or submit their property directly once handed over.
No Cedar at Creek Beach-specific rental income or occupancy figure is quoted here, and none should be implied. This section describes general service capability and a future opportunity, not an existing track record at this building, which has not yet been handed over.
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