# What is the handover date for DAMAC Lagoons?

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Topic: Handover date
Updated: 2026-09-28

## Short answer

DAMAC handed over 513 homes at DAMAC Lagoons in 2025 and targets about 6,300 more in 2026, with infrastructure over 80% complete (DAMAC, 4 Sep 2026). DAMAC's own announcement confirms handovers began at the Santorini cluster in November 2025. Property portals report Portofino, Nice and Costa Brava as already handed over, and Malta and Morocco as due later in 2026, but DAMAC has not published a full cluster by cluster schedule. The Dubai Land Department's project register still lists DAMAC Lagoons as under construction with no date on record.

## Key figures

- Homes handed over in 2025: 513 (DAMAC, 4 Sep 2026)
- Homes targeted for 2026: About 6,300 (DAMAC, 4 Sep 2026)
- Community infrastructure complete: Over 80% (DAMAC, 4 Sep 2026)
- First cluster to hand over: Santorini, Nov 2025 (DAMAC via Zawya)

## Handovers so far, in numbers

DAMAC's clearest public figures on Lagoons come from its own construction update. It reports 513 homes handed over across DAMAC Lagoons in 2025, with about 6,300 more targeted for 2026. It also says overall infrastructure, landscaping and related works have passed 80% complete.

| Year | Homes handed over | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 513 | DAMAC, 4 Sep 2026 |
| 2026 | About 6,300 targeted | DAMAC, 4 Sep 2026 |

Separately, DAMAC's own announcement in November 2025 says handovers at Lagoons began with the Santorini cluster, calling it the first residents and homeowners to move in. That is the one cluster DAMAC itself has named and dated.

## Status by cluster

DAMAC has not published a cluster by cluster handover schedule. The figures below come from property portals and area guides, not from DAMAC or the Dubai Land Department, and they do not all agree. Where two sources differ, both are shown.

| Cluster | Reported status | Source, date |
|---|---|---|
| Santorini | Handover began | DAMAC via Zawya, 24 Nov 2025 |
| Portofino | Handed over, from around Q4 2024 | Real Estate Club Dubai; Zurispace, 19 Jul 2026 |
| Nice | Handed over, from around Q1 2025 | Real Estate Club Dubai; Zurispace, 19 Jul 2026 |
| Costa Brava | Handed over, Q3 to Q4 2025 | Real Estate Club Dubai; Zurispace, 19 Jul 2026 |
| Malta | Due, H2 2026 expected | Real Estate Club Dubai; Zurispace ("late 2026"), 19 Jul 2026 |
| Morocco | Due, late 2026 expected | Zurispace, 19 Jul 2026 |
| Venice | Due, around Q2 2027 | Real Estate Club Dubai, accessed 28 Sep 2026 |
| Mykonos, Monte Carlo, Ibiza, Marbella | Due, no date published | Zurispace, 19 Jul 2026 |

Bayut's own Nice area guide gives a different anticipated date again, Q2 2025, which shows how much these secondary figures can vary depending on when a page was last checked. If your unit is in one of these clusters, the SPA date for your specific building is the one that counts, not a cluster wide estimate from a portal.

## What the Dubai Land Department shows

PropertyIndex, which republishes DLD's project status data, lists DAMAC Lagoons overall as under construction, with no handover date on record. That reflects the master community as a whole rather than any single cluster, since Lagoons is registered and built out in phases.

## What to check before booking

1. **The SPA date for your exact cluster and building**, not a headline date for the whole community.
2. **Whether your cluster is one DAMAC has confirmed**, such as Santorini, or one only reported by portals.
3. **The DLD project status** for your building, through DLD's project status enquiry service.
4. **How the payment plan lines up with the handover date**, since a large final instalment is usually due at handover.

## Frequently asked

### How many clusters does DAMAC Lagoons have?

DAMAC's own material names 11, themed on Mediterranean destinations, Venice, Morocco, Santorini, Costa Brava, Nice, Malta, Ibiza, Marbella, Portofino, Mykonos and Monte Carlo (DAMAC via Zawya, 24 Nov 2025).

### Has DAMAC Lagoons been fully handed over?

No. DAMAC says overall infrastructure is over 80% complete and about 6,300 homes are targeted for handover in 2026, after 513 in 2025 (DAMAC, 4 Sep 2026). Handovers began at the Santorini cluster in November 2025.

### What does the Dubai Land Department say about DAMAC Lagoons?

Its project register lists DAMAC Lagoons as under construction, with no handover date on record (DLD project register, via PropertyIndex, accessed 28 Sep 2026).

### Are Nice, Costa Brava and Portofino already handed over?

Property portals report they are, from different dates, Portofino from around Q4 2024, Nice from around Q1 2025 and Costa Brava from Q3 to Q4 2025 (realestateclubdubai.com; zurispace.com, 19 Jul 2026). DAMAC has not confirmed these specific dates itself.

### When will Malta and Venice at DAMAC Lagoons hand over?

Property portals put Malta at H2 2026 and Venice at around Q2 2027 (realestateclubdubai.com; zurispace.com, 19 Jul 2026). DAMAC has not published these dates.

## Sources

- PR Newswire, DAMAC achieves handover of 50,000 homes, with 55,000+ in pipeline, 4 Sep 2026: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/damac-achieves-handover-of-50-000-homes-with-55-000-in-pipeline-and-usd-2-72-bn-in-h1-2026-construction-awards-302869272.html
- Zawya, DAMAC Lagoons begins handover, welcomes first residents and homeowners to Santorini Cluster, 24 Nov 2025: https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/damac-lagoons-begins-handover-welcomes-first-residents-and-homeowners-to-santorini-cluster-spupvtlb
- Travels Dubai, UAE's first LEED Platinum community begins handover at DAMAC Lagoons, 24 Nov 2025: https://www.travelsdubai.com/24-Nov-2025/dubai-uae-s-first-leed-platinum-community-begins-handover-damac-lagoons
- PropertyIndex, DAMAC Lagoons, Dubai Land Department project register, accessed 28 Sep 2026: https://www.propertyindex.ae/communities/damac-lagoons
- Real Estate Club Dubai, DAMAC Lagoons community guide, accessed 28 Sep 2026: https://realestateclubdubai.com/blog/area-guide/damac-lagoons-complete-community-guide-2026-prices-roi-master-plan-what-buyers-should-know
- Zurispace, DAMAC Lagoons handover guide, 19 Jul 2026: https://www.zurispace.com/blog/damac-lagoons-handover-guide
- Bayut, Nice DAMAC Lagoons area guide, accessed 28 Sep 2026: https://www.bayut.com/area-guides/nice-damac-lagoons/