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About the building
38-storey residential building in Business Bay. Developer — Damac Properties. Architect — Khatib & Alami.
What the building has
Spa and sauna
Sports courts
Specifications for Canal Crown per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department.
They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
Canal Crown is a 38-storey residential building in Business Bay, currently under construction.
The developer is Damac Properties. The architecture is by Khatib & Alami.
The database currently holds 6 lots in this project, from 1 189 999 AED; 3 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 17%.
A 38-storey Damac tower on the Canal in Business Bay, under construction. Six of our own lots — from AED 1.19 million (~$320K) to AED 2.35 million (~$640K), the whole range below the district median.
What it is
Canal Crown is a residential skyscraper in Business Bay by Damac Properties, architect Khatib & Alami. 38 storeys, stage: under construction. The factsheet doesn't give a unit count; confirmed amenities include a spa and sports courts.
It's one of several Damac projects under construction on the canal waterfront: Canal Heights 2 and Safa Two, covered elsewhere in this series, stand nearby. The developer is building out the stretch systematically.
A tight range at a high price per square foot
Our six listings fall within AED 1.19–2.35 million — a narrow spread for a 38-storey tower, where the floor level usually stretches prices two- or threefold.
At the same time, the average price per square foot is around AED 2,785 (~$760/ft²), against AED 4,900 (~$1,335/ft²) for the district. The combination of a narrow range and a moderate price per square foot reads as a uniform, compact layout: apartments of similar format and size.
For a buyer, that simplifies comparison. For a future resale, it complicates things: standing out among your neighbours in the building will come down to price alone.
Several projects from the same developer nearby
When one developer builds three towers at once on neighbouring plots, that's worth factoring into planning. After handover, all three will come to market at roughly the same time and in a similar format.
For renting out, your main competition will be them, not the district at large. Budget for the first year's rate coming in below your projections.
propsearch factsheet (storeys, developer, architect, stage, amenities) and our own stock as of 27 August 2026 (six lots in the building, price per square foot for the building and for Business Bay).
The final payment on this building falls in 2027 — under off-plan plans that is
40–60% of the price in one go. A UAE bank closes it: the flat becomes the security,
and nothing is added on top of what the developer has already been paid.
Up to 80% of the appraised value, no extra down payment
3.99% fixed for three years, up to 25 years in term
6–12 months before the keys — the bank wants six months of income history
Already been invoiced, or missed the date? That is not a dead end either — write and
we will look at what the developer will accept.
Damac Properties. The architecture is by Khatib & Alami.
How many floors does Canal Crown have?
38.
When is Canal Crown handed over?
The project is under construction. I check the exact date for a particular unit in the contract before the deal.
Where is Canal Crown?
Business Bay. The canal district next to Downtown: conceived as offices, built mostly as apartments, now one of the most tenanted parts of the city.
How much does an apartment in Canal Crown cost?
The database currently holds 6 lots in this project, from 1 189 999 AED; 3 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 17%. The list changes daily — I will send a fresh selection for the building on request.
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Where this project stands today
Message me for the free layouts in Canal Crown, the real entry price and what owners and tenants say — not the brochure copy.