The Highbury, Sobha Hartland
The Highbury is a twin-tower residential development by Ellington Properties in Sobha Hartland, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid City (MBR City), Dubai. The project comprises two connected 29-storey towers rising from a shared, garden-strewn podium, envisioned by the developer as a "vertical village" with light wood finishes and greenery worked into the facade. Around 340 residences are planned across the two towers, and the project is still under construction, with the developer's current listed target for completion around Q4 2026.
Developer
Ellington Properties
Towers
2, 29 storeys each
Status
Under construction, targeted Q4 2026
Units
About 340, studio-4BR + penthouses
About The Highbury
The Highbury is a twin-tower residential development by Ellington Properties in Sobha Hartland, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid City (MBR City), Dubai. This is a Dubai residential project, not related to Highbury, the London district and former Arsenal FC stadium name that shares part of the word. The two 29-storey towers sit on a shared, garden-strewn podium, marketed by the developer as a "vertical village" built around light wood finishes, greenery and recycled materials, with around 340 residences planned across both buildings.
The Highbury sits in Sobha Hartland proper, a separate master-community from the neighbouring Sobha Hartland II (covered separately on this site). It joins Royale Stays' wider Sobha Hartland coverage alongside Gemini Splendor, Wilton Park Residences and Berkeley Place, other Sobha Hartland buildings Royale Stays covers.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
The Highbury sits in the northern part of Sobha Hartland, about five minutes' drive from Ras Al Khor Road, with Dubai Design District close by. Downtown Dubai and Business Bay sit just to the north of the wider Sobha Hartland masterplan, with Dubai Creek Harbour visible from the upper floors.
The Highbury is covered as part of Royale Stays' wider Sobha Hartland area guide, Airbnb Management in Sobha Hartland, alongside the site's other Sobha Hartland building guides.
Unit Types
The Highbury's planned unit mix spans studios and one to three-bedroom apartments, plus larger three and four-bedroom duplexes and four-bedroom penthouses, with saleable areas ranging from about 425 sq ft up to roughly 5,250 sq ft at the top end.
Amenities
The development's standout amenity is a 20th-floor infinity pool with views toward Burj Khalifa and Dubai Creek Harbour, complemented by a separate podium-level pool with sun loungers and cabanas and a sundeck area with a bar and gazebo. Other planned amenities include a gymnasium, a spa, a cinema theatre and a recording studio.
Transportation & Access
The Highbury connects to Ras Al Khor Road via Sobha Hartland's internal road network, with onward access to Downtown Dubai, Business Bay and DIFC, all within roughly 15 minutes by car under normal traffic. Dubai International Airport is a similar drive away.
Rental & Price Trends
The Highbury is still under construction, with the developer's current listed target for completion around Q4 2026 (earlier marketing materials cited an earlier 2025 date, since revised). As an off-plan project, it does not yet have an independent delivered-building resale or rental performance history the way a completed Sobha Hartland tower would; secondary-market off-plan resale activity is already taking place ahead of handover, as is typical for Ellington-developed projects in this masterplan, but no single reliable current price figure could be confirmed across sources for this brief, so no specific AED price point is quoted here.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
The Highbury has not yet been handed over, and Sobha Hartland is not yet one of Royale Stays' active service areas (current areas: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay), so no Royale Stays-published AED income figure exists for this specific building or area. No invented occupancy or income figure is used here.
Owners planning ahead for short-term rental at The Highbury should know that Ellington Properties is not subject to any confirmed STR prohibition, so the standard DTCM holiday-home permit process will be available once units are handed over and individually owned. Read more about what is and is not possible before handover in Royale Stays' off-plan Airbnb guide. Management fee starts from 15% across Royale Stays' actively serviced areas.
The Highbury is under construction and outside Royale Stays' current active service areas; figures and fee terms above describe Royale Stays' standard offering elsewhere in Dubai, for reference only.
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