Ellington vs Imtiaz

Imtiaz is the cheaper book per sqft, at AED 1,975 against AED 2,427 for Ellington, so Ellington is 23% dearer per sqft. On the typical unit that reads as AED 2.12M for a median 1,100 sqft home from Imtiaz, against AED 2.98M for a median 1,254 sqft home from Ellington. Part of that gap is product, not premium: the two are not selling the same mix of unit.

Ellington sells mostly 2 BR units, 146 priced records at a median AED 2,439 per sqft and AED 3.03M a unit. Imtiaz leans to 1 BR units, 67 records at AED 2,318 per sqft and AED 1.94M a unit.

Entry pricing: the lowest published starting price is AED 429K from Ellington and AED 556K from Imtiaz.

Across 74 published plans from Ellington, the median asks 70% before handover, with 1% carrying instalments that run past the keys. Imtiaz publishes 58 plans, a median of 60% before handover and 12% with a post-handover tail.

The heavy end matters more than the median when the plan is the reason to buy. 80% of Ellington plans want 60% or more before keys, against 66% of Imtiaz plans. At the light end, 20% of Ellington plans and 28% of Imtiaz plans ask 50% or less.

Ellington builds in Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, across 26 communities, most of it in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Dubai Islands, Jumeirah Lake Towers. Imtiaz builds in Dubai, across 10 communities, concentrated in Dubai Islands, Dubai Land Residence Complex, Jumeirah Village Circle.

Ellington peaks in 2026, when 22 of its 67 tracked projects are scheduled to hand over. Imtiaz peaks in 2027 with 19 of 41. Published handover dates move, so read them as developer intent rather than a delivered date.

59% of the Ellington projects tracked are listed as sold out or out of stock, against 68% for Imtiaz. That is the share of each book no longer taking new bookings at listed prices, which reads as demand on the way in and as scarcity on the way out.