Empire Gardens
Empire Gardens by Empire Developments in DLRC: Q4 2028 handover, registered completion date 31 December 2028, 0.04% built in July 2026, and a 56/44 post-handover plan.
Short answer
Empire Gardens, a 13 floor apartment building by Empire Developments in Dubailand Residence Complex (DLRC), has a registered completion date of 31 December 2028 on the Dubai Land Department (DLD) register, in line with the developer's Q4 2028 handover. The DLD recorded it 0.04% complete on 1 July 2026, two months after the registered start on 25 April 2026. It is sold on a 56/44 plan, with 44% paid after handover.
- Status
- off-plan
- Handover date
- Q4 2028 (Empire Developments); registered completion date 31 Dec 2028 (DLD)
- Construction
- 0.04% complete (DLD inspection, 1 Jul 2026)
- Payment plan
- 56/44: 20% on booking, 36% during construction, 44% after handover
- Starting price
- From about AED 825,000 (studio, broker listings, Oct 2026)
Registered completion date
31 Dec 2028
DLD register via Continental Club
Construction progress
0.04%
DLD inspection, 1 Jul 2026
Studio prices registered
AED 790,000 to AED 930,000
Most DLD sales, Jun to Sep 2026
Paid after handover
44%
Ezre and Data Habibi, accessed Oct 2026
When will Empire Gardens be handed over?
Empire Developments gives a Q4 2028 handover for Empire Gardens, and the Dubai Land Department (DLD) register agrees, with a registered completion date of 31 December 2028. One broker listing gives Q3 2028 in one place and Q4 2028 in another, but the developer’s published date and the register both point to the end of 2028.
The register records construction starting on 25 April 2026. The DLD inspection on 1 July 2026 put the project at 0.04%, against 0.00% on 12 December 2025, so site work had only just begun.
Building-by-building dates and how the date has changed: Empire Gardens handover date.
Empire Gardens construction update
Empire Gardens is DLD project 4246, with its escrow account at Emirates NBD. The register lists one building with 221 units and an inspection at 0.04% on 1 July 2026 (DLD register via Continental Club, as at 8 October 2026). The developer’s brochure describes two basement parking levels, a ground floor, 13 residential floors and a rooftop leisure level, with pools, gyms and a co-working space.
Empire Gardens homes and sizes
Unit counts differ slightly: the DLD register lists 221 units and Data Habibi 224. Some apartments have private plunge pools, and the larger 3 bedroom homes are duplexes.
| Home type | Units (DLD) | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 101 | 428 to 558 sq ft |
| 1 bedroom | 100 | 746 to 962 sq ft |
| 2 bedroom | 12 | About 1,068 sq ft |
| 3 bedroom | 8 | 1,615 to 2,235 sq ft |
Unit counts and size ranges from the DLD register via Continental Club, October 2026.
Empire Gardens prices and resale
Listings quote different starting prices: AED 740,000 at launch (Data Habibi), AED 824,777 (Binayah) and AED 869,777 (Ezre, as published by the developer). DLD has registered 105 sales since 2026, at a median of about AED 1,624 per sq ft. Between June and September 2026, most registered studio sales were AED 790,000 to AED 930,000, 1 bedrooms AED 1.28 million to AED 1.42 million, and 2 bedrooms AED 1.73 million to AED 1.89 million (DLD transactions via Continental Club).
Empire Gardens payment plan
The plan is 20% on booking, 36% during construction and 44% after handover (Ezre and Binayah, accessed October 2026). Data Habibi splits the middle share as 35% during construction and 1% at handover, with the remaining 44% paid over 44 months after handover. That means the buyer receives the keys after paying about 56% of the price. On an AED 825,000 studio, about AED 363,000 remains to be paid after handover.
Empire Gardens developer and delivery record
Empire Developments is the property arm of Ghani Holdings, led by Kamran Ghani (Data Habibi). The company says it has delivered Plazzo Residence in JVT in 2018, Plazzo Heights in JVT in 2020 and Empire Residence in JVC in 2024, with Empire Estates in Arjan, Empire Livings in Dubai Science Park and Empire Lakeviews in Liwan under way (Gulf News, 28 October 2025). Data Habibi counts 149 units delivered on the register and four active projects with 1,413 units, averaging 19% built, with none past its current handover date (accessed 11 October 2026). Sources count the delivered stock differently, so the register figure is the narrower measure.
What to check before buying at Empire Gardens
- The SPA completion date against the registered 31 December 2028, and the grace period after it.
- The post-handover schedule: how many months the 44% runs over, and what happens if an instalment is missed after the keys are handed over.
- The price against registered sales of the same layout, since starting prices quoted online range from AED 740,000 to AED 870,000.
- DLD progress for project 4246, which was 0.04% in July 2026.
Empire Gardens location: Dubailand Residence Complex, Dubai
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Questions buyers also ask
What is the Empire Gardens handover date?
Empire Developments gives Q4 2028. The DLD register lists a completion date of 31 December 2028 (DLD register via Continental Club, inspection 1 Jul 2026).
What is the Empire Gardens completion date?
The registered completion date is 31 December 2028. Construction was 0.04% complete at the DLD inspection on 1 July 2026.
What is the price of Empire Gardens?
Listings start at about AED 825,000 to AED 870,000 for a studio. Most DLD-registered studio sales between June and September 2026 were AED 790,000 to AED 930,000, and 1 bedrooms AED 1.28 million to AED 1.42 million.
What is the Empire Gardens payment plan?
20% on booking, 36% during construction and 44% after handover. Data Habibi describes the 44% as spread over 44 months after handover, with 1% of the construction share due at handover.