This two-bedroom apartment in Aeon - Tower 1, Dubai Creek Harbour, is offered as a distress deal at AED 2,450,000. The original price, including DLD fees, was AED 2,908,764, which means the current offer is 15.8% below the original basis, representing a discount of AED 458,764. The apartment spans 1,241 sq.ft, placing the entry price at AED 1,974 per sq.ft. The unit is positioned on a mid-level floor (levels 6–10) and features a partial Creek, waterfront, and community view, with a balcony and dedicated parking. The handover is scheduled for Q2 2028, and the payment plan allows for a staged approach, with a significant portion due on transfer and the remainder split between June 2027 and handover in April 2028. The immediate investment thesis is clear: this is a below-market entry into a new Emaar project in a maturing Creek Harbour district, with the buyer securing a future-ready asset at a visible discount to the original launch price.
AEON · Creek HarbourEmaar · Creek Harbour
DISTRESS DEAL: 2-BR IN AEON
- Unit
- 2-BR
- Size
- 1,241 sq.ft
- Developer
- Emaar
- Handover
- Q2 2028
The discount is measured against the original price + DLD recorded for this unit, not against a valuation.
This unit has sold. The page is kept as a record of a deal we transacted. Every figure on it — the asking price, the discount to original price and the payment schedule — is the position as listed on 27 May 2026 and is historic. It is not an indication of what the same unit, or a comparable one, would cost today.
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Payment breakdown
- Payment to sellerAED 1,890,624
- DLD Transfer fee 4% + 40 AEDAED 98,040
- DLD Registration Trustee fee + 5%VATAED 5,250
- Buyer's agent comission 2% + 5%VATAED 51,450
- Total on transferAED 2,045,364
- JUN 2027AED 279,689
- On Handover (APR 2028)AED 279,687
- Total remaining payment planAED 559,376
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
OVERVIEW
LOCATION & TRANSPORT
Aeon - Tower 1 is located within Dubai Creek Harbour, a master-planned waterfront community positioned between Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport. The site offers practical access to the wider city via Ras Al Khor Road and Al Khail Road, with Dubai Festival City, Business Bay, and DIFC all within a 10–15 minute drive. Public transport options are expanding as the district matures, with bus links and future metro connectivity planned. For residents and tenants, the location balances waterfront living with direct routes to key business and leisure hubs. The proximity to Dubai Creek and the city’s arterial roads supports both rental demand and long-term resale liquidity, as the area continues to develop into a major residential and commercial node.
AMENITIES & SURROUNDING
Aeon Towers is a two-building development by Emaar, comprising 22-storey residential towers with an estimated 165 units in Tower 1. Residents will have access to a suite of amenities typical of Emaar’s Creek Harbour projects, including swimming pools, fitness centres, landscaped podium gardens, children’s play areas, and multi-purpose rooms. The wider Creek Harbour district offers extensive retail, dining, and leisure options, with Creek Marina, Central Park, and the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary all nearby. Several hotels, such as Vida Creek Beach and Palace Dubai Creek Harbour, are within walking distance, providing additional dining and social venues. The area is also well-served by schools, including Swiss International Scientific School and Deira International School, both within a short drive. Parks, golf clubs, and cinemas are accessible, supporting a balanced lifestyle for residents and tenants alike.
MARKET
At AED 1,974 per sq.ft, this apartment is priced below the current launch and resale levels for comparable new-build stock in Dubai Creek Harbour. Emaar projects in this district have historically attracted both end-users and investors, with a buyer profile ranging from young professionals to families and international investors seeking exposure to Dubai’s waterfront growth corridors. The staged payment plan and future handover date mean the buyer is underwriting both construction and market risk, but the discount to original price provides a buffer. Rental demand in Creek Harbour is expected to strengthen as more amenities and infrastructure come online, and the area’s proximity to Downtown and the airport supports both short- and long-term letting. Liquidity for two-bedroom units in Emaar towers has been robust, but investors should factor in the usual risks: construction timelines, service charges, and the pace of district absorption as new supply is delivered.
CONCLUSION
This distress deal in Aeon - Tower 1 is best suited to investors seeking a discounted entry into a future-ready Creek Harbour asset, with a clear price advantage over original launch buyers. The payment plan structure allows for capital management ahead of handover, and the unit’s size, views, and Emaar pedigree support both rental and resale prospects. The main considerations are the construction timeline and the evolving competitive landscape in Creek Harbour as more projects complete. For buyers comfortable with a 2028 handover and seeking below-market exposure to a maturing waterfront district, this deal offers a straightforward value case. The headline discount and payment flexibility make this a credible option for medium-term Dubai residential investors.
Location
AEON — Creek Harbour, Dubai
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- Handover
- The date the unit is handed over, set in quarters from purchase. Gross rent, the vacancy allowance, maintenance and management, and the service charge all start there and not before — an unbuilt unit cannot be let and is not billed. The year handover falls in gets the exact fraction it is entitled to, not a rounded whole year. Capital growth is not treated this way: it compounds from today across the whole hold, because an off-plan unit can be sold before it completes. Where the holding period ends before handover, there is no operating income anywhere in the schedule and the whole return is capital movement less costs.
- Gross yield
- Gross annual rent ÷ purchase price. Before every cost. Where handover is in the future this is a stabilised full year from handover — a rate on the price, not a figure reduced by the construction period. The schedule shows what each year actually books.
- Net yield
- (Rent collected after the vacancy allowance − maintenance and management − service charge) ÷ purchase price. Stabilised on the same basis as the gross yield.
- Rent growth
- Compound annual movement in gross rent, applied from handover and stepping at each anniversary of it, which is when a tenancy renews. It may be negative. It does not touch the service charge, which is held flat in nominal terms.
- ROI
- Total profit over the whole hold ÷ total cash invested (price + all acquisition costs). Unlevered. Not an annual rate.
- ROE
- Total profit over the whole hold ÷ equity contributed (deposit + all acquisition and finance costs), after debt service. Levered. Not an annual rate.
- Cash-on-cash return
- Year-one operating cash flow, after debt service where there is a mortgage, ÷ cash invested. Reported separately from ROI/ROE and never merged with it. Year one means the first year of the schedule as it stands: where that year falls before handover it carries no rent, so on a mortgaged off-plan purchase the figure is negative — that is the year you fund out of pocket, and it is shown rather than smoothed away.
- IRR
- The annualised rate that discounts the dated cash-flow schedule above to a net present value of zero, solved numerically. Where the schedule has no sign change, or the solver does not converge on a single meaningful rate, we print “—” rather than substitute a simpler annualised-return figure.
An illustrative model, not a forecast, a valuation, an offer or investment advice. Every figure is generated from the assumptions on this page — some yours, the rest stated defaults, not promises. Rents, service charges, fees, vacancy, handover dates, financing terms and sale prices vary by unit and over time; past prices are not a guide to future prices. Returns are not guaranteed and capital is at risk.
Mortgage availability, loan-to-value, rate and term are subject to lender criteria and underwriting; nothing here indicates that finance will be offered. Figures exclude any tax payable in your country of residence — take independent financial, tax and legal advice before committing. Mitchell's Commercial Real Estate is a trading brand; the RERA-licensed broker is Stephen James Mitchell, BRN 68593.
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