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Emaar Properties

Founded 1997. Headquarters: Dubai

Emaar Properties is a Dubai-based, publicly listed real estate developer established in 1997. It is best known for building Downtown Dubai, including Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, and for large master-planned communities such as Dubai Hills Estate and Dubai Creek Harbour. Beyond residential development, the group operates retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, including Address Hotels + Resorts and several golf and country clubs, alongside in-house construction and delivery capability.

Why buyers look at Emaar Properties

  • Developer of large master-planned communities such as Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai Creek Harbour and Arabian Ranches, combining homes with parks, schools and retail
  • Built and continues to manage Downtown Dubai, home to Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall
  • Operates a retail and hospitality arm alongside residential development, including shopping malls and hotel brands such as Address Hotels + Resorts, Vida Hotels and Rove Hotels
  • States on its own About page that it manages design, construction and delivery of its projects directly rather than relying solely on third parties

Emaar Properties projects in the UAE

From the developer's own website. Locations are approximate.

Approximate location

How Emaar Properties has performed

Recorded Dubai transactions, as published by DXB Interact. We show their figures as given, with their period.

Capital gain (median resale price change)
27.41%
Period: trailing 12 months, as of 2026 snapshot
Source: DXB Interact (opens in a new tab)
Sales recorded
6,405
Period: 2026
Source: DXB Interact (opens in a new tab)
Absorption rate (projects under construction)
89.35%
Period: 2026 snapshot
Source: DXB Interact (opens in a new tab)
Delivered and under construction since 2012
139 projects delivered (65,598 homes); 115 under construction (44,630 homes)
Period: since 2012
Source: DXB Interact (opens in a new tab)

Recent recorded sales

Single recorded transactions, not averages.

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