Portside Square

Portside Square is a waterfront development by Ellington Properties in Mina Rashid, Dubai's historic port district. Ellington describes three residential towers whose facades draw on the rhythm of wind and water, alongside a dedicated office building, with the marina, dining and retail promenades on the doorstep. The developer lists driving times of about 1 minute to the Queen Elizabeth 2, 2 minutes to Mina Rashid Marina, 6 minutes to Sheikh Zayed Road, 10 minutes to Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport, and 14 minutes to DIFC. The development is made up of three residences, Portside Residences I, II and III, alongside the Harbour Light office building and ground-floor retail and food-and-beverage units. Each residence rises from a ground floor and a podium through 16 upper floors to a roof level, with a floor-to-floor height of 3.6 metres, and Ellington lists 136 homes in each and 408 in total: 18 studios, 57 one-bedroom, 32 two-bedroom, 18 two-bedroom-plus-study and 10 three-bedroom homes and one four-bedroom penthouse per residence. The developer's plan sheets set out nine home types across the three residences, from a 395.9 sq ft studio to a 3,440.79 sq ft four-bedroom duplex penthouse on the 15th and 16th floors with five bathrooms and a private stair. Every home has a balcony, a separate laundry room and fitted wardrobes, and the larger plans add a study room. Ellington allocates one parking space to studios and one- and two-bedroom homes and two to three- and four-bedroom homes, and describes kitchens with natural stone surfaces, warm wood finishes and integrated appliances, custom-designed wardrobes, expansive glazing and views across the marina, skyline and sea. Ellington's amenity plans show a first-floor landscaped deck with a leisure pool and a kids' pool, sun loungers and cabanas, a running track, an outdoor fitness area, an outdoor kids' play area, lawns and an amphitheatre seating area, with outdoor yoga on the podium level. A four-level amenity pavilion is planned with a cinema and games lounge and arcade on the ground floor; a spa with sauna and steam rooms, hot and cold plunge pools, aromatherapy rooms and aqua cycling, yoga and pilates areas, co-working pods and an indoor kids' play area on the first floor; a fitness studio with a juice bar on the second; and a clubhouse with a lounge, dining table, bar and shuffleboard on the third. At ground level the plans show drop-off areas, lobby lounges with reception and communal tables, bicycle parking, EV charging, and retail and food-and-beverage units. Each residence is planned with three passenger lifts and a service lift. Ellington Properties lists Portside Square as off-plan, with anticipated completion in Q4 2029 and freehold ownership. Its payment plan asks for 20% at booking, 30% in four instalments up to 360 days after reservation, 5% each when construction reaches 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, and 30% on completion.

Payment plan: Ellington: 20% booking, 30% within 360 days, 20% at 20-50% construction, 30% on completion