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DAMAC Ghalia
Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai
Handed over to buyers.
A Sharia-compliant serviced tower in JVC, delivered four quarters after the announced date. Now a stable rental performer.
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The AQARCHECK verdict
Promised Q4 2018, delivered Q4 2019 — 12 months late.
DAMAC Properties is Gold tier, delivering 58% of tracked projects on time with an average slip of 7.9 months.
Launch pricing started at AED 850K. We do not yet track resale prices for this project, so no capital growth figure is shown.
Compiled from verified data. Not editable by developers or agents.
Delivery record
Promised at launch
Q4 2018
Delivered
Q4 2019
Delivered 12 months later than promised at launch
Delivery is recorded to the quarter. We do not hold a handover date to the day for this project and have not estimated one.
Unit mix
Studio1 BR2 BR3 BR
- Size range across all types
- 430 sqft – 1,760 sqft
- Total units
- 380
Per-type size bands and starting prices are not published for this project. We show the range that covers all unit types rather than dividing it up, because that division would be a guess.
True cost to buy
The cheapest unit, with the costs that do not appear on a price list.
- Price, cheapest unitFrom the developer's price list
- AED 850,000
- DLD transfer fee4% of the purchase price
- AED 34,000
- Off-plan registrationFixed fee, payable on registration
- AED 3,000
- Admin feeFixed fee
- AED 580
Estimated totalEstimatedAED 887,580
Estimated. Fees are the published schedule and can change; mortgage, agency and valuation costs are not included.
What you actually get
Handover condition
Semi-Furnished
About Jumeirah Village Circle
Dubai's highest-volume mid-market community. The entry point for most first-time investors, with the widest spread of quality between developers of anywhere we track.
- Marina
- 12 min drive
- Downtown
- 20 min drive
- Parks
- 33 district parks
- Airport
- DXB — 25 min drive
Building detailsSpecification, counts and amenities
- Floors
- 23
- Swimming pools
- 1
- Parking spaces
- 340
- Elevators
- 5
- Retail units
- 4
- Ownership
- Freehold
- Handover condition
- Semi-Furnished
- Size range
- 430 sqft – 1,760 sqft
Wellness
GymSauna
Water
Infinity pool
Family
Playground
Lifestyle
Landscaped podiumPrayer room
Convenience
Covered parking24/7 security
Gallery and documents
Documents
- BrochureNot disclosed
- Payment planNot disclosed
- Price listNot disclosed
The 42-point record
The same 42 points on every project, whatever its type or stage. We hold 24 of them here. The rest say so rather than disappearing — a record with gaps you can see is worth more than one that hides them.
46%
Complete
A · Identity
- 1Project name
- DAMAC Ghalia
- 2Developer
- DAMAC Properties
- 3Emirate and community
- Dubai · Jumeirah Village Circle
- 4Map pin
- Not disclosedRequest this
Every point in Location is computed from this.
- 5Property types
- Apartment
- 6Status
- Completed
B · Verification
- 7Registry project number
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 8Advertising permit and expiry
- Not disclosedRequest this
The broker's advertising permit, not the developer's project registration.
- 9Escrow bank
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 10Escrow reference
- Not disclosedRequest this
We hold the last four digits only. Check the full number on your SPA against the developer's filing.
- 11Last verified
- 2 Aug 2026
C · Timeline
- 12Sales launch date
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 13Handover promised at launch
- Q4 2018
Held write-once: no ordinary edit can move it.
- 14Current handover target
- Q4 2019
- 15Construction progress, with its read date
- Complete
D · Size and units
- 16Total units
- 380
- 17Unit types offered
- Studio · 1 BR · 2 BR · 3 BR
- 18Size range per unit type
- 430 sqft – 1,760 sqft across all types
- 19Floor plan per unit type
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 20Parking per unit type
- Not disclosedRequest this
E · Price and payment
- 21Price from and to
- From AED 850,000
- 22Price per sqft
- AED 1,977 /sqft
Derived from the price and the smallest unit. In sqft, not m².
- 23Payment plan, four numbers
- 10 / 60 / 30
- 24Construction-linked or time-linked
- Not disclosedRequest this
A time-linked plan keeps taking money from a stalled site.
- 25Price last updated
- 2 Aug 2026
F · Running costs
- 26Service charge
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 27Cooling provider, and is chiller free
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 28Ownership type
- Freehold
G · Location
- 29Distance to five fixed places
- Not disclosedRequest this
Computed from the map pin. Distance is arithmetic; drive time needs a routing provider we do not yet have, and we will not publish one we cannot source.
- 30Nearest metro or tram, with walk time
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 31Master community
- Jumeirah Village Circle
H · What you actually get
- 32Amenities
- 8 across 5 categories
- 33Handover condition
- Semi-Furnished
- 34What is NOT included
- Not disclosedRequest this
The single most trust-building thing on a property page, and almost nobody writes it.
I · Media and documents
- 35Hero photo and at least five more
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 36Brochure and payment plan
- Not disclosedRequest this
- 37Dated construction photos
- Not disclosedRequest this
J · Computed
- 38Delay against the original promise
- 12 months later than promised
- 39Delivery health
- Delivered
This project has been handed over.
- 40Total cost to buy
- AED 887,580 — estimated
Estimated. Fees are the published schedule and can change; mortgage, agency and valuation costs are not included.
- 41Developer score
- 78.2 / 100
- 42Data completeness
- 46%
13 of the points that carry the completeness score are still open on this project. Every one of them is research we owe you rather than a fact the developer is withholding, and the request button beside each says which ones people are asking for.
Common questions
Answered from the verified data on this page, not from marketing material.
Was DAMAC Ghalia delivered on time?
DAMAC Ghalia was promised for Q4 2018 at launch and handed over in Q4 2019 — 12 months late. AQARCHECK records delivery to the quarter.
Is the escrow account for DAMAC Ghalia verified?
AQARCHECK has not yet checked the escrow filing for DAMAC Ghalia, so we cannot confirm it either way. Verify it directly with the Dubai Land Department before transferring any funds.
What did DAMAC Ghalia sell for at launch?
Launch pricing started at AED 850,000. DAMAC Ghalia is handed over, so units now trade on resale at prices set by sellers.
Who is the developer of DAMAC Ghalia?
DAMAC Properties, rated Gold tier by AQARCHECK with a score of 78.2 out of 100. Across the projects we track they deliver 58% on time, with an average slip of 7.9 months.
Resale cost calculator
This project is handed over, so buying here is a resale transaction. The costs below are the standard Dubai resale costs, not a developer payment plan.
- DLD transfer fee
- AED 38,200
- Agency commission
- AED 17,000
- Trustee office fee
- AED 4,200
- Total cash needed
- AED 909,400
4% of price plus AED 4,200 admin
2% is typical and is negotiable
AED 500K and above band
Purchase price plus all transaction costs
Transaction costs are the current standard DLD and trustee rates. Annual service charges are not included here — see the service charges section. Nothing on this page is a quote.
Regulatory status
- Project permit number
- Not disclosed
- Escrow bank
- Not disclosed
We have not checked this project's registration with the Dubai Land Department. That is not a finding against it — a project can be fully registered and simply not yet researched by us. Verify the permit and escrow account directly before transferring funds.
Always confirm the escrow account number on your SPA against the developer's RERA filing before transferring funds.
Developer
78.2/ 100
- On-time rate
- 58%
- Average slip
- 7.9 months
Related projects
Other developments in Jumeirah Village Circle and from DAMAC Properties.