Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons

When will Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons be handed over?

Cetara has a registered completion date of 31 January 2030 at the Dubai Land Department (DLD). It is registered as project 4382, CETARA, in Al Hebiah Fifth, with Island Oasis Properties as the developer entity. Brokers market it as a DAMAC Properties release with a Q1 2030 handover.

Work has only just started. The DLD inspection of 8 September 2026 recorded 0.25% progress, after 0% on 4 February 2026 (Continental Club).

Building-by-building dates and how the date has changed: Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons handover date.

Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons construction update

The register gives a construction start date of 15 July 2026, while Data Habibi reports work beginning in March 2026. Progress moved from 0% at the 4 February 2026 inspection to 0.25% at the 8 September 2026 inspection. The escrow account is with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, and the project value filed with DLD is AED 311.5 million (Mitchell’s; Doment). Daily snapshots of the register from 4 August to 14 September 2026 show the completion date unchanged at 31 January 2030 (Dubai Handover).

Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons homes and sizes

Cetara has four apartment buildings, A to D, around a shared podium. Sources disagree on height: the DLD description quoted by Lankea is ground, three podium levels, 16 floors and roof, while DAMAC Lagoons Property describes four eight storey buildings.

Unit mix from DAMAC Lagoons Property and sizes from Data Habibi, accessed 11 October 2026. The DLD register lists 618 homes in total.

Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons prices

No launch price list for Cetara was public by 11 October 2026, and brokers list prices as on request. No sale had been registered on the DLD register by 2 October 2026 (Mitchell’s). For comparison only, DLD sales in September 2026 at Lagoon Views 13, a nearby apartment phase due in December 2027, included studios of 326 to 393 sq ft at AED 596,130 to AED 729,440 (see DAMAC Lagoon Views).

Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons payment plan

DAMAC has not published a plan for Cetara. Data Habibi lists 20% down, 50% during construction and 30% on handover. Doment lists the same 70/30 split, drawn from third party listings. Under that split, 70% of the price would be paid before a building due in January 2030 is complete.

Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons developer and delivery record

Brokers and Continental Club describe Cetara as a DAMAC Properties project; the DLD entity is Island Oasis Properties. DAMAC said on 4 September 2026 that it had handed over 50,000 homes, with more than 55,000 in its pipeline (PR Newswire). At DAMAC Lagoons, it targets about 6,300 handovers in 2026, and the DLD register records the Santorini, Costa Brava and Malta clusters as finished. The 13 earlier Lagoon Views apartment phases were between 5.96% and 55.58% complete at DLD inspections from May to September 2026, with dates up to 31 December 2027 (DAMAC Lagoons).

What to check before buying at Cetara at DAMAC Lagoons

1. That the SPA names Island Oasis Properties and DLD project 4382, and that payments go to the ADCB escrow account shown in the Dubai REST app.
2. The payment plan in the SPA, since only third party versions of the 70/30 split were public.
3. The completion date and grace period, given 0.25% progress more than three years before 31 January 2030.
4. The building and floor. Sources disagree on the number of floors, so check the plan for the exact unit.