Studios to penthouses at The Crestmark, Business Bay
The Crestmark in Business Bay is a residential tower by Ellington Properties. It rises 18 residential floors above a ground floor and three podium floors, with homes from studios up to three and four-bedroom penthouses. Ellington states the ownership as freehold and gives an anticipated service charge of AED 18 per sq ft. The payment plan is 70/30, with the instalments tied to the reservation date and to construction stages.
Ellington's driving distances put Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa five minutes from the building. Business Bay Metro Station is also five minutes away, and Business Bay Marina two.
The shared spaces are on two floors. The ground floor holds the lobby, a library and co-working hub, and a themed children's play area. The fourth floor carries the pools, the fitness and yoga studios, an arcade room and a club room.
Studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments come with one parking space. Three-bedroom apartments come with two.
Every layout page of the floor plans gives the internal living area, the outdoor living area and the total, so a buyer can see how much of each home is outdoor space.
Nearby
The Crestmark is in Business Bay. Ellington Properties' brochure, slim brochure and project brief print the same driving distances from the building:
| Destination |
Driving time |
| Business Bay Marina |
2 min |
| Business Bay Metro Station |
5 min |
| Dubai Mall / Burj Khalifa |
5 min |
| Dubai Opera |
8 min |
| City Walk |
8 min |
| Dubai Design District |
9 min |
| Museum of the Future |
10 min |
| Meydan Golf Course |
12 min |
| Dubai International Financial Centre |
14 min |
| Dubai International Airport |
14 min |
| Mall of the Emirates |
15 min |
| La Mer Beach |
17 min |
| Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club |
19 min |
| Palm Jumeirah |
20 min |
Driving distances as printed on Ellington Properties' brochure, slim brochure and project brief for The Crestmark, which agree on every figure.
For a tenant who works in the centre of the city, Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa and the metro station are each five minutes from the building. DIFC is 14 minutes away. Dubai International Airport is also 14 minutes out, which suits a tenant who travels for work.
Dubai Opera and City Walk are eight minutes away, Dubai Design District nine and the Museum of the Future ten. At the weekend, La Mer Beach is 17 minutes from the building and Palm Jumeirah 20. Meydan Golf Course is 12 minutes away and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club 19.
Ellington's ground-floor plan marks an access to the canal boardwalk from the site, and its finishes document gives the yoga studio a view over the canal.
Our Business Bay investment guide covers the wider district. Every project brief we publish in the community is listed on the Business Bay projects page.
Homes
Ellington Properties' floor plans give each layout at The Crestmark its own page, from the single studio layout to the three penthouses.
| Layout |
Internal living area |
Outdoor living area |
Total living area |
| Studio |
400.85 sq ft |
95.91 sq ft |
496.75 sq ft |
| 1-Bedroom Type A |
662.63 sq ft |
84.39 sq ft |
747.02 sq ft |
| 1-Bedroom Type B |
833.99 sq ft |
187.51 sq ft |
1,021.50 sq ft |
| 1-Bedroom Type C |
767.04 sq ft |
227.98 sq ft |
995.02 sq ft |
| 1-Bedroom Type D |
874.24 sq ft |
175.67 sq ft |
1,049.91 sq ft |
| 1-Bedroom Type E |
662.84 sq ft |
111.84 sq ft |
774.68 sq ft |
| 1-Bedroom Type F |
737.97 sq ft |
120.02 sq ft |
857.99 sq ft |
| 2-Bedroom Type A |
1,096.20 sq ft |
278.14 sq ft |
1,374.34 sq ft |
| 2-Bedroom Type B |
1,076.18 sq ft |
162.86 sq ft |
1,239.03 sq ft |
| 2-Bedroom Type C |
947.12 sq ft |
115.71 sq ft |
1,062.83 sq ft |
| 2-Bedroom Type D |
1,021.93 sq ft |
198.49 sq ft |
1,220.41 sq ft |
| 2-Bedroom Type E |
1,067.03 sq ft |
177.71 sq ft |
1,244.74 sq ft |
| 2-Bedroom Type F |
1,168.21 sq ft |
145.42 sq ft |
1,313.63 sq ft |
| 2-Bedroom Type G |
1,184.78 sq ft |
232.93 sq ft |
1,417.71 sq ft |
| 3-Bedroom Type A |
1,408.78 sq ft |
214.96 sq ft |
1,623.74 sq ft |
| 3-Bedroom Type B |
1,415.35 sq ft |
305.70 sq ft |
1,721.04 sq ft |
| 3-Bedroom Type C |
2,225.12 sq ft |
935.49 sq ft |
3,160.61 sq ft |
| 3-Bedroom Type D |
2,579.25 sq ft |
933.98 sq ft |
3,513.23 sq ft |
| 4-Bedroom Type A |
2,597.76 sq ft |
466.18 sq ft |
3,063.95 sq ft |
| Penthouse Type A |
3,839.81 sq ft |
1,607.91 sq ft |
5,447.72 sq ft |
| Penthouse Type B |
3,988.57 sq ft |
2,116.29 sq ft |
6,104.86 sq ft |
| Penthouse Type C |
2,254.07 sq ft |
488.90 sq ft |
2,742.97 sq ft |
As printed on each layout's page of Ellington Properties' typical and premium apartment floor plans for The Crestmark. The penthouse figures are printed identically in its project brief. The total living area is the internal and outdoor living areas together, as the floor plans give it.
The studio has one layout, with 400.85 sq ft inside and 95.91 sq ft of outdoor living area. It comes with one parking space.
There are six one-bedroom layouts, Types A to F. Types A and E are the smallest inside, at 662.63 and 662.84 sq ft. Type D has the largest interior, at 874.24 sq ft. Types B and C have the most outdoor living area, at 187.51 and 227.98 sq ft.
There are seven two-bedroom layouts, Types A to G. Type C is the smallest inside, at 947.12 sq ft. Types F and G have the largest interiors, at 1,168.21 and 1,184.78 sq ft. Type A has the most outdoor living area of the seven, at 278.14 sq ft.
There are four three-bedroom layouts. Types A and B have 1,408.78 and 1,415.35 sq ft inside. Types C and D are larger, with 2,225.12 and 2,579.25 sq ft inside and 935.49 and 933.98 sq ft of outdoor living area. Every three-bedroom home comes with two parking spaces.
The four-bedroom has one layout, Type A, drawn on the typical floor plans with 2,597.76 sq ft inside and 466.18 sq ft of outdoor living area.
There are three penthouse layouts, which Ellington's unit table groups as three to four-bedroom penthouses. Types A and B have 3,839.81 and 3,988.57 sq ft inside, with 1,607.91 and 2,116.29 sq ft of outdoor living area. Type C is the smallest of the three, at 2,742.97 sq ft in total.
When you compare The Crestmark with another building, compare internal area with internal area. The total living area on these floor plans includes the outdoor living area, and the outdoor share differs from one layout to the next.
Payment terms
Ellington Properties' payment plan for The Crestmark asks for 20% at the time of booking. Four instalments follow on fixed days counted from the reservation date: 10% at 30 days, 10% at 90 days, 5% at 150 days and 5% at 240 days. Four more of 5% each fall due on completion of 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% construction of the project. The last 30% is due on completion.
The first four instalments run on the calendar from the day of reservation, so plan the cash for them from the start.
Ellington's booking procedure starts with an AED 40,000 booking token, paid by UAE cheque or online.
Ellington gives an anticipated service charge of AED 18 per sq ft. An investor can set that against the expected rent when working out the net return on a unit.
For how this structure compares with other plans in the Dubai market, see our guide to off-plan payment plans in Dubai. For the steps from reservation to handover, see how to buy off-plan property in Dubai.