Emaar Properties Dubai — Buyer Guide

Who they are

Emaar Properties was founded and incorporated in 1997 by Mohamed Alabbar, and listed on the Dubai Financial Market in 2000 — the first Dubai property company to open its shares to foreign nationals. Its signature move was Downtown Dubai, revealed in 2003 and anchored by Burj Khalifa (opened 2010, still the world’s tallest building) and The Dubai Mall (soft-opened November 2008, inaugurated May 2009, 1,200+ stores). Emaar expanded internationally from 2004 through Emaar International LLC, with projects at various points in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria and the United States (including the acquisition of US developer John Laing Homes). Beyond Downtown, its Dubai master communities include Dubai Marina, Arabian Ranches, the Emirates Living neighbourhoods (The Greens, The Meadows, The Lakes, The Springs), and its two biggest current growth engines: Dubai Hills Estate and Dubai Creek Harbour. The company's most recent reported figures (Q1 2026, for the quarter ended 31 March 2026) show AED 22.4 billion in property sales (up 16% year-on-year), AED 12.4 billion in group revenue (up 23%), and a revenue backlog of AED 163.4 billion (up 29%) — on top of a land bank of roughly 600 million sq ft, including about 317 million sq ft in the UAE. Emaar Properties PJSC trades on the DFM as EMAAR; its residential development arm, Emaar Development PJSC, trades separately as EMAARDEV.

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Featured project: Downtown Dubai & Burj Khalifa

Downtown Dubai is Emaar's signature development and the district most people picture when they think of the company — revealed in 2003 and built around Burj Khalifa, which opened in 2010 and remains the world's tallest building, and The Dubai Mall, one of the world's busiest shopping and leisure destinations (reportedly over 80 million visitors in 2014, the most recent figure we could independently source). It's a largely built-out, mature district today rather than an active off-plan launch, so the figures below are secondary-market snapshots rather than Emaar's own primary pricing.

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Featured project: Dubai Hills Estate & Dubai Creek Harbour

Dubai Hills Estate and Dubai Creek Harbour are Emaar's two biggest current growth communities. Dubai Hills Estate is an upscale, green-space-led district that's also home to Vida Residences, Emaar's first branded-residences project, due for handover in 2028 and reported as already sold out. Dubai Creek Harbour is Emaar's waterfront community along Dubai Creek, with large further development planned. Both are active, still-growing districts rather than fully built out like Downtown.

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Dubai Hills Estate & Dubai Creek Harbour Downtown Dubai & Burj Khalifa

What we've verified directly, versus what's public reporting

As with every developer profile on this site, Emaar's company history and the figures above are drawn from independent reporting — Wikipedia, Emaar's own Q1 2026 press release (11 May 2026) and its 2025 full-year sales announcement, and fäm Properties' community-performance coverage — not fabricated or assumed. We haven't yet been sent current pricing lists, floor plans or brochures directly from Emaar or a channel partner for any specific project, so none of the figures above should be read as a live, bookable price — treat them as background, and ask us to confirm current availability and pricing with Emaar before relying on any number for a client. We're told real inventory and launch material for Emaar is on its way, and this page will be upgraded with it the same way we've upgraded other developer pages on this site once genuine documents are sent directly.

Common questions

Emaar Properties — FAQ

Emaar is Dubai's largest and most established master developer, founded in 1997 and publicly listed on the Dubai Financial Market since 2000 — the first Dubai property company to open its shares to foreign nationals. It reported AED 71.1 billion (US$19.4 billion) in property sales for full-year 2025, and a revenue backlog of AED 163.4 billion as of 31 March 2026. As with any developer, check a specific project's registration, escrow status and construction progress individually rather than relying on the company's overall scale alone.

Downtown Dubai, revealed in 2003 and anchored by Burj Khalifa — the world's tallest building, opened in 2010 — and The Dubai Mall. Emaar is also behind several of Dubai's other major master communities, including Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai Marina, Arabian Ranches, Emaar Beachfront and The Valley.

Yes. Emaar Properties PJSC (DFM: EMAAR) has traded on the Dubai Financial Market since 2000, and its residential development arm, Emaar Development PJSC (DFM: EMAARDEV), trades separately. The company was founded in 1997 by Mohamed Alabbar.

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