Emaar Properties · Dubai Creek Harbour
VIDA Residences
- Apartments
- Bedrooms
- 1–3 BR
- Size
- 346–1,984 sqft
- Payment plan
- On request
- Completion
- Ready
- Available
- On request
- Handover
- Q4 2023
About VIDA Residences
Architecture & Beachfront Position
Vida Residences Creek Beach is a 33-storey branded residential tower — the first high-rise in the Creek Beach sub-district of Dubai Creek Harbour. The building sits directly on a 300-metre private beach and is physically connected to the award-winning Vida Hotel, giving residents seamless access to hotel-grade hospitality without leaving their community. The tower contains 233 units across 1, 2 and 3-bedroom configurations, with interiors that draw on a palette inspired by light, air and water. The result is a range of layouts that balance open-plan living with functional bedroom separation, suited to both owner-occupiers and long-term tenants.
Architecturally, the project is part of a two-building scheme: the main 33-storey residential tower and a lower 6-storey podium block, both sharing a landscaped podium deck. Views from upper floors span Dubai Creek Tower, Burj Khalifa, Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, Creek Island and the canal — a rare combination of skyline, waterfront and natural reserve in a single outlook.
Branded Residences & À La Carte Services
The Vida Hotels and Resorts brand, launched by Emaar Hospitality Group in 2013, underpins the service proposition at this address. Residents receive access to 24/7 concierge, 24/7 valet parking, on-demand in-residence services and preferential room rates at the adjoining Vida Hotel. The hotel's dining outlets, Exhale Luxury Spa and leisure facilities are available to residents, creating a hotel-serviced living experience within a freehold residential product.
Vida Hotels has accumulated an industry track record that includes a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence (UAE, 2017), Trazee Travel's Favourite Lifestyle Hotel Award (UAE, 2016) and Global Traveler's Best Lifestyle Leisure Hotel Group (UAE, 2015). For investors targeting the Dubai Creek Harbour apartments rental market, the brand recognition supports premium achievable rents relative to unbranded product in the same district.
Amenities & Lifestyle at Creek Beach
Creek Beach itself functions as a walkable waterfront neighbourhood with licensed bars and restaurants, waterfront dining at the Vida Hotel, gourmet retail and a yacht club at Creek Marina five minutes away by foot. The 300-metre private beach is the centrepiece of the district and remains one of the few sandy beaches accessible from a residential community in Dubai without a drive.
Within the building, residents have access to a swimming pool, fully equipped gym, private courtyard and a barbecue area. The spa adjacent to the Vida Hotel rounds out the wellness offering. The combination of in-building amenities and the wider Creek Beach promenade means day-to-day leisure does not require leaving the neighbourhood.
Investment Case: Dubai Creek Harbour
Dubai Creek Harbour is a six-square-kilometre master development — approximately twice the footprint of Downtown Dubai — positioned along the historic Dubai Creek. The wider community is planned around Dubai Square (a mega-retail district), the Dubai Creek Tower (intended to surpass the Burj Khalifa in height) and Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, home to one of the largest flamingo colonies in the region. Dubai International Airport is 15 minutes away by road; Burj Khalifa is reachable in 10 minutes.
For buyers evaluating off-plan projects in Dubai Creek Harbour or existing completed stock, Vida Residences Creek Beach is a delivered, DLD-registered asset with 100% construction completion recorded as of April 2023. The branded-residence premium, beachfront positioning and Emaar's development track record (brand value USD 2.7 billion as of FY2018) underpin its appeal as a properties-for-sale-in-Dubai-Creek-Harbour benchmark. Emaar Properties is the world's largest listed developer outside China, providing institutional-grade counterparty assurance.
Key highlights
- First high-rise tower in Creek Beach, Dubai Creek Harbour — completed 2023
- Directly adjoining Vida Hotel with full à la carte hotel services for residents
- 300-metre private beach and 5-minute walk to Creek Marina Yacht Club
- Views of Dubai Creek Tower, Burj Khalifa and Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary
- 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport, 10 minutes from Burj Khalifa
- Developed and managed under the Emaar / Vida Hospitality brand umbrella
Why this project
- The first beachfront high-rise in Creek Beach — 233 branded Vida residences with 24/7 hotel services, direct beach access and views of Dubai Creek Tower and Burj Khalifa.
Amenities
- •Private beach access
- •swimming pool
- •fully equipped gym
- •24/7 concierge
- •24/7 valet parking
- •on-demand in-residence services
- •private courtyard
- •barbecue area
- •Exhale Luxury Spa access
Location
Connectivity & Transport Links
Dubai Creek Harbour is served by four planned metro stations and three road bridges connecting to Creek Island. The interchange at Ras Al Khor Road — the primary highway link — provides direct access to the wider city road network. Water taxis connect the district to Downtown Dubai, and Al Jaddaf Metro Station on the Green Line is the nearest existing stop. Dubai International Airport is approximately 15 minutes by car; Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa are within 10 minutes.
For residents asking how to reach Dubai Creek Harbour by public transport, the Al Jaddaf Metro Station provides the most direct current route, with bus connections running onward to Creek Island. The integrated transport master plan for the community includes dedicated metro stops that will further reduce commute times once operational.
Nearby Amenities & Neighbourhood
Creek Beach sits within walking distance of Creek Marina, where a yacht club, waterfront dining and a boardwalk art programme are established. Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary — a protected flamingo reserve — borders the community to the south. Dubai Square, the planned mega-retail district described as a new Chinatown for Dubai, is within the master community. The 300-metre beach and licensed restaurants give this community in Dubai a genuinely mixed-use character, distinguishing it from purely residential tower developments elsewhere in Dubai Creek Harbour.
Project information
- Developer
- Emaar Properties
- Location
- Dubai Creek Harbour
- Handover
- Q4 2023
- Total units
- 233
- RERA Escrow
- Mashreq Bank (Public Shareholding Company)
- DLD Project #
- 2174
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Project intelligence
Live DLD dataReal Dubai Land Department transactions and rent contracts — not developer marketing.
VIDA Residences — handover progress
100%Resale at VIDA Residences
26 transactions · last 12 months
- 1 BRAED 2,596/sqft9 sales
- 2 BRAED 2,640/sqft15 sales
- 3 BRAED 2,523/sqft2 sales
Dubai Creek Harbour market
1 br · 1,607 sales analyzed
Indicative gross yield
At the starting price of AED 325,000,000, typical rent for a 1 br in VIDA Residences (AED 100,000/year, ~AED 8,300/month) implies a 0.0% gross yield.
Based on 11 DLD rent contracts in the last 12 months. Gross yield excludes service charges, vacancy and management fees.
Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Analytics are computed from registered transactions and rent contracts; figures are indicative and not a guarantee of future performance.
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