#27 of 78 rankedMaster developer · Dubai, Abu DhabiDamac Properties off-plan projects
Private developer founded in 2002 by Hussain Sajwani and Dubai's largest private developer by 2025 sales, with more than 50,000 homes handed over: DAMAC Hills, DAMAC Hills 2, DAMAC Lagoons, DAMAC Islands and a run of branded towers.
Track record on the register
Abu Dhabi · ADREC · 28 Oct 20262 registered projects
- Completed
- 2
- Building
- 0
- Not started
- 0
2 projects on ADREC's register: 2 completed. Source: ADREC / DARI.
Track record on the register
Dubai · DLD · 27 Oct 202617 registered projects
- Completed
- 1
- Building
- 16· 0% built avg
- Not started
- 0
17 projects on DLD's register (projects the register shows for 2026): 1 completed, 16 under construction (0% built on average). None of the 17 with a registered completion date is past it. Source: Dubai Land Department open data.
- Projects listed
- 76
- 46 on sale · 30 ready or sold out
- Track record
- #27 of 78
- Good · developers ranked
- Avg Rendr Score
- 66 Good
- 35 scored on sale
- Starting from
- AED 547K
- AED 811 – 4,652 per sqft est.
- Gap to register
- +0%
- median project vs DLD / ADREC · paid
- Handover
- Ready → 2030
- 19 areas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Active in
projects we list per area- Business Bay24
- Dubai Investment Park12
- DAMAC Hills 27
- DAMAC Hills4
- Dubai Maritime City3
- Jumeirah Village Circle3
- Sheikh Zayed Road3
- Al Reem Island2
- Al Wasl2
- DAMAC Islands2
- DAMAC Lagoons2
- Downtown Dubai2
- Dubai Marina2
- Dubai Media City2
- Jumeirah Lakes Towers2
- Dubai Harbour1
- Dubai South1
- Dubailand1
- Jumeirah Village Triangle1
Delivery record
as of 13 Sep 202620
projects delivered in the last ten years
12 mo late
typical delay on the last five years' handovers
0
cancelled in the last ten years
How this is counted, and the sources
20 projects delivered in the last ten years, typically 12 months late, none cancelled. Counted from the sources below, as of 13 Sep 2026: handovers in the last ten years, the typical delay on those of the last five, cancellations in the last ten. The developer rating in the score is our assessment, shown with its reasoning on every project page.
Sources: zawya.com, gulfnews.com, dubailand.gov.ae
Researched facts
as of 26 Sep 2026Private
who stands behind it
0
documented quality cases, ten years
0
after-sales disputes, ten years
How this is counted, and the sources
Private, ten or more projects delivered, no documented quality cases, no documented after-sales disputes. Cases are counted only from reputable press, regulators, courts and exchanges, never forums or reviews, as of 26 Sep 2026. A developer who believes a fact is wrong can write with the source; it is re-read and corrected where the sources show it.
Sources: propsearch.ae
How the ranking is worked out
#27 of 78 ranked developers · Good track record. The ranking reads the developer part of the Rendr Score.
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Damac Properties among buyers
Strong interestDamac draws steady attention as one of Dubai's largest private developers, with agents and buyers active on review sites, and record-breaking launch sales reported for its DAMAC Islands community.
What people say
- +Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly praise DAMAC's handover and DLP engineers for prompt, professional snagging supporttrustpilot.com
- −buyers on Trustpilot describe unresolved defects and repeated delays after snagging inspections, with slow follow-up from the developertrustpilot.com
- −forum threads from investors describe handover dates changed repeatedly with no clear reason, even after snagging was completedstevenleckie.com
- −a thread of Damac investors historically complained about construction delays, contractual disputes over compensation and poor interior finisheskhaleejtimes.com
- ·employees on Glassdoor rate the company around 3.2 out of 5, citing brand recognition alongside mixed views on cultureglassdoor.com
Recently
- 2026a review site reports DAMAC targeting 8,800 handovers in 2026 across its main communities, citing an RERA-linked performance score houseandhedges.com
- 2025DAMAC Islands Phase 2 reportedly generated AED 11 billion in sales within five hours of launch houseandhedges.com
- 2024DAMAC Islands Phase 1 launch reportedly generated AED 10.2 billion in sales within 24 hours, described as a Guinness World Record houseandhedges.com
Handovers and launches
- 2026DAMAC states more than 50,000 homes have been handed over since 2002, with 8,800 units targeted for handover in 2026 zawya.com
- 2020buyers at DAMAC Hills projects including Gold Promenade and Celestia had waited more than a year past an original April 2019 completion date gulfnews.com
- 2020a DAMAC representative told a buyer the contract allowed the company to extend the completion date by up to 24 months stevenleckie.com
- 2024DAMAC launched DAMAC Islands, a waterfront villa and townhouse community en.wikipedia.org
Claude Sonnet 5's reading of public pages and what people post, 19 September 2026; paraphrased, no one named, each line on the page it came from. Not a person's opinion and not advice.
All 76 projects by Damac Properties
How the 46 on-sale projects score
Rendr Score bands · 11 not yet scored
Ready, sold out or past handover · 30
Built and handed over, sold out by the developer, or past the handover date with no off-plan sale registered since.
Damac Properties: questions buyers ask
What is Damac Properties building right now?
We list 76 projects by Damac Properties (46 on sale off-plan) in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, across 19 areas: Al Reem Island, Al Wasl, Business Bay, DAMAC Hills and DAMAC Hills 2 and others. Handover runs ready to 2030.
How much do Damac Properties projects cost?
Damac Properties projects on this site start from AED 547,000, around AED 811 to AED 4,652 per sqft (some figures estimated). Every project page compares its own registered sales, where it has them, or else its asking price with what buyers actually paid nearby.
Is Damac Properties a registered developer?
We do not yet hold a developer licence number for Damac Properties. Every off-plan project must also be registered separately and sold through an escrow account. Check both for your specific project with the register in that emirate before paying a deposit.