Dubai Islands Real Estate: The Cove by Ellington Review

Today we're diving into one of Dubai's most exciting new developments, The Cove by the award-winning developer Ellington, located in one of the most up-and-coming communities in Dubai, Dubai Islands. I'm Ghada, GG Benitez, a certified international property specialist and the host of The Dubai Connect podcast. And though I couldn't be there in person today, my trusted colleague Ahmed is on site in the showroom with Abdul Latif, Ellington City's sales manager. We're going to explore why The Cove is such an incredible opportunity for investors. We are right now at Ellington sales center to talk about and find out more about one of their most anticipated projects, the most talked about islands by Emaar, and no, we're not talking about Jabal Ali Palm. We're talking about Dubai Islands. Dubai Islands is one of Dubai's most anticipated waterfront destinations, and The Cove by Ellington is designed to redefine luxury living here with stunning architecture, panoramic sea views, and world-class amenities, along with the Ellington effect. This project stands out as an exceptional opportunity for both investors and end users. So we are finally here at Ellington with one of the best of the best, none other than Abdul Latif. You are the best, my dear. The pleasure is all ours. Abdul, your videos. Ghada, unfortunately you're not here, but guess what, as for your request, the man Abdul Latif is here at our service. So the pleasure is all ours. Abdul Latif, this is one of the most anticipated projects by Ellington and one of the most anticipated islands by Emaar, but we're not talking about Jabal Ali. We're talking about Dubai Islands, Ellington's project. So please tell us what's so special and why all the anticipation on Dubai Island? We know that Ellington has one of the best prime plots in the Dubai Islands. Tell us where exactly to our viewers. That is, to be honest, a hidden gem. First of all, Dubai Island is one of the nicest islands in the whole region as well, that's why it's called Dubai Island. Yes, it's a big statement. If we look at Dubai Islands, Dubai Islands consists of five main islands: A, B, C, D, and E. Each one of these islands has its own lifestyle and its own entertainment as well. Dubai Island is aligned with Dubai's 2040 master plan, of course, and the whole vision of Dubai is based on Dubai's 2040 urban master plan. In total, we're going to have around 86 hotels and resorts, 1.9 million square meters dedicated only for parks and open spaces. Dubai Island has a very beautiful beach as well, which is around 21 kilometers in length, and they got a blue flag certificate as well, which is a sign for sustainable, pet-friendly, and very clean beach as well. And of course, that's what I wanted to tell you next, which is we got two golf courses as well over here. One is a 9-hole and the other is an 18-hole golf course located in Island D and Island C. And if you want to see some lifestyle plus, forget to mention, we're going to have around nine marinas as well where you can put your superyacht over there and enjoy and take your lifestyle to the next step as well. Over here as well, we got one of the biggest malls as well, located directly in Dubai Island, which is on Island A. It's got around 1,000 retail shops, coffee shops, restaurants, et cetera. And let me confirm this or not, if it's true, there will be no high-rise buildings in Island A. Am I correct? Exactly. So most of the buildings are around G+7, G+9. So that's like, you will see all types of buildings are very boutique and very well done. This is also the master plan of Dubai Islands as you can see. The marina is over here. We got around nine marinas in total. Island A is the most important island and it's the central island as well. Why? Because currently the only access to Dubai Island is through this Infinity Bridge. And now, if you remember, Ahmed, last year the cost of this Infinity Bridge was 5.3 billion dirhams. They spent that billion only to have access to this side of the area as well. Now in the future, we're going to have three accesses, one from this side and one from the right side as well. That's also very important because from Island A you can get to Island B, C, and D, and of course they want to maintain the traffic flow as well. Currently also we have the Night Market, which is around 5,300 retail shops in the indoor retail area as well. Next to us we have a destination for art and culture. I'm going to tell you, if you go and enter that island you feel you're in a new city. It's a city within a city. And that's what Dubai is famous for. Among all this, we've got the best plot in Island A. Just to let you know, initially this island was dedicated for reserve, and you know reserve plots always have the best position. Ellington is located directly on the sea with beautiful direct access to the beach, and we are facing Island D, which is dedicated for a beautiful golf course and super luxury villas as well. Abdul Latif, the reason we're saying you guys have the prime plot is it because it is right in the corner and you have all the exclusivity to the corner beach as well? Exactly. So not only this, you can enjoy very beautiful sea views: villas, golf course next to you, marina just steps away, the mall. If you got bored and want to do some shopping, just go to the mall. And plus it's open from the other side as well. The best feeling is when you can jump from your balcony to the sea. Most of the buildings that come behind do not have access to their own private beach except for us. Here we can see some details of the buildings. This is Ellington Code. Basically all our buildings, which consist of two phases, Phase 1 and Phase 2, are low-rise, between G+7 and G+9. And this is what Ellington is all about: quality over quantity. How many buildings in each phase? Two buildings in each phase. In each phase, so we're talking about four buildings exactly. We can see the size as well. It's Ellington standard size: one-bed around 800 square feet, two-bed around 1,200, we got two-plus-maid around 1,400, almost. We got three-beds-plus-maid around 1,800, and we have three-bed deluxe as well with a beautiful and stunning view of the sea, around 4,000 square feet, up to 4,000. And the penthouse is an exclusive 3 units only of four-bedroom penthouse with a private pool in the balcony, around 6,000 square feet. We made this building in a way that you will not get bored. You won't believe me, you won't leave your building if you live here, and it is very rare to see nice sizes for a one-bedroom. You're offering starting 800 square feet, which is not typical for waterfront locations. That's fantastic. In terms of amenities, we design everything to maintain a hospitality experience from the moment you enter this building until you leave. You got a swimming pool, kids play area, you got fitness centers. This is, for example, one of our outdoor fitness centers which will be dedicated to one of those fancy restaurants as well. We got a beach club, we got a yacht club, you name it, you're going to find it here. This is our beautiful lobby lounge as well with signature art pieces. On the other side, then we got the workspace table. As you can see over here, this is the clubhouse. Imagine you want to host a birthday party or whatever, you just come here, and believe me, whoever is going to live here, their friends will be jealous. So basically, Abdul, you guys are not just creating a residential place. You're creating a hospitality resort lifestyle, that's what you're giving your people. Exactly. Fantastic. Here we can see, of course, this is, I love this look. Look at this, this is the beach club. Right, so imagine this. This is not in Europe. This is not in the USA. This is in Dubai. So as you know, Dubai we set the reference to the world as well. Everything that comes in Dubai it has to be high-end. We teach other countries as well how we design. I'm really impressed with this design, especially the beach club lounge. It's something that you want to leave every day. Well, Ghada, to be very honest with you, we personally have not stepped into Island A, which is the central island, or sold anything over there. Why? Because we've been waiting for Ellington to come, because we know when you guys come into a community you bring and set standards of your own, and pretty much everyone tries to follow you guys. So yes, we're extremely excited about that. Well, I want to just mention here, in Phase 1 we got around 411 units. Believe me, believe me, it's not about picking which unit because some people they want a certain view, and I'm telling all my clients it's not about this. It's about how to get a unit because here in certain projects, as you know, you need also to be lucky, not only wealthy. And Abdul, I believe it's not always just about getting a unit based on a view. It's about the whole experience of the community itself, the project and the amenities that you're offering. So people who are always under the assumption that if it's not a seafacing, it's not worth actually buying, which is incorrect. Here, like believe me, there are people they prefer sunset view. There are people that they love to see the downtown side. Some people, we design the building so most of the units will see a nice view, and even the position of the plot is in a way that the next buildings are way far away. Here, for example, the gym. I love this concept in the gym by the way. Which here got very nice screens so while you are exercising you still enjoy some view, and also over here we have interactive fitness gym as well where you can connect with your phone and you choose which exercise and you do it sort of online. So even the amenity here is a bit advanced. Look at the changing room by the way. For male and female you got like a spa, a five-star hotel resort spa, a hotel changing room, not a typical one. Of course, and then we can see the residents. Of course we have to maintain the beach feeling as well in our interior design as well. So if we can see, some of the very bright, very spacious, high ceiling living area, kitchen fully fitted with one of the best brands as well. Storage wise, so as I told you, when we design, we have to design the best. And this is one of my favorites: the penthouse with a swing. And what was the size of the penthouse? Around 6,000 square feet. Yes, around 6,000. The completion of this building will be in Q2 2028. The payment plan is 70-30. And yeah, I believe so far this year this is the most demanded product that I've noticed personally with Ellington, and it's one of the best that we have designed in our history as well. The last time I saw one of your projects that looked like this was all the way in Rosa. It looks like you have brought Rosemont to Dubai for us this time. Abdul Latif, we're really excited about this. So Abdul Latif, we're looking at the master plan on a Google map right here, where we're looking at the five islands that are upcoming and are literally going towards the older side of Dubai as people say, which is the Deira side. Am I correct? So this is one of the last coastlines that Dubai will be having, and that's one of the main reasons why most people, especially investors, are so keen and interested to get in. Due to the upcoming startup prices compared to the waterfront prices that we're looking currently in Palm Jumeirah, we're looking at in La Mer, we're looking at waterfront beachfront. So yes, this is the opportunity for all the investors and users that have missed their opportunity in these previous waterfront locations. This is where you should be looking at right now. You're literally 15 minutes away from Deira, Dubai, which is basically connected to the other coastline areas such as the maritime area and so forth. Waterfront projects anywhere in the world have high demand, right? So imagine you are in the best city in the world, Dubai, with one of the best developers in Dubai, Ellington, with one of the best projects in Dubai Islands, Ellington Cove. I hope we explained this in brief for everyone. So those that are really interested, they can reach out to Ahmed or Ghada, and hopefully we will give them the best deal in this project. Thank you so much, Abdul Latif. Appreciate your time. Pleasure is all ours. Thank you so much, Ahmed, for leading this incredibly insightful conversation, and a big thank you to Abdul Latif for always so eloquently sharing the features and benefits of Ellington projects and specifically with this new launch of The Cove, truly one of the best projects by one of the best developers in Dubai, arguably the best city to invest in worldwide. If you'd like to learn more about why Ellington is such a smart investment, be sure to check out my full interview with Abdul Latif on The Dubai Connect podcast. You'll find the link right here. And if you want to take a tour of Dubai Islands with Ahmed and me showcasing its incredible potential, I've added that link as well. Make sure to like, subscribe, and follow for more updates on Dubai's most exciting opportunities. And if you're ready to secure your spot in this luxurious waterfront development, contact me today. I'm Ghada, GG Benitez, and I look forward to helping you make the next step towards a smart investment in the city.