Creek Waters, Dubai Creek Harbour
Creek Waters 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 the second half of 2027. Royale Stays manages short-term rentals across Dubai Creek Harbour for a fee starting from 15%, and can support Creek Waters owners once the building is delivered.
Developer
Emaar Properties
Area
Creek Island, Dubai Creek Harbour
Storeys
52 (plus 2 basement levels)
Unit Mix
1-4BR apartments + penthouses (some sources also list 3BR townhouses)
Status
Under construction since Aug 2023, expected H2 2027
About Creek Waters
Creek Waters is an off-plan residential project on Creek Island within Dubai Creek Harbour, developed by Emaar Properties. The tower stands 52 storeys above two basement parking levels and will hold an estimated 450 units. Construction began in August 2023, with an estimated handover in the second half of 2027 (sources checked for this guide range from Q3 to December 2027).
Creek Waters shares part of its name with a separate, later-phase Emaar project called Creek Waters 2, and some broker listings informally call this original project "Creek Waters 1" to tell the two apart, even though Emaar’s own sales channel and most major portals list it 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 the original Creek Waters project; Creek Waters 2 is covered separately.
Storey count (52) and unit total (approximately 450) are corroborated across three independently operated sources for Creek Waters specifically (propsearch.ae, Bayut, and Apex Capital Real Estate), but the same three sources also list an identical figure for the separate Creek Waters 2 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.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Creek Waters sits on Creek Island within Dubai Creek Harbour, Emaar’s waterfront masterplan on the banks of Dubai Creek, with views over the water toward the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and, once complete, the Dubai Creek Tower site. 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 Dubai Creek Residences North Tower 3, Dubai Creek Residence South Tower 2 and Palace Residences North, 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 will offer an estimated 450 units in a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments plus penthouses on the upper floors, per propsearch.ae’s building guide. Bayut’s own building guide and other marketing sources also list 3-bedroom, two-storey townhouses and 5-bedroom duplex penthouses as part of the wider Creek Waters offering. 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 shaded play area, a fully equipped gym, a sundeck, a yoga deck and a lawn and barbecue deck, per propsearch.ae and Bayut’s own building guides. As with any pre-handover project, the final amenity offering is confirmed only at delivery.
Development Timeline & Status
Creek Waters is currently under construction, with development beginning in August 2023 and Emaar targeting completion in the second half of 2027. Sources checked for this guide range from Q3 2027 to December 2027, so no single date is stated as fixed here. 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, 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 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 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 has no completed units, no current owners letting short-term, and no Royale Stays-managed unit at this building today.
Questions