A residential building in Sobha Hartland. Developer — Ellington Properties Development. Architect — Gulf Engineering & Consultants.
Specifications for The Highbury at MBR City per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department.
They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
The Highbury at MBR City is a residential building in Sobha Hartland, currently under construction.
The developer is Ellington Properties Development. The architecture is by Gulf Engineering & Consultants.
The database currently holds 8 lots in this project, from 1 744 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 4%.
An Ellington residential project in Sobha Hartland: nine lots in our stock ranging from AED 1.74 million to AED 4.35 million, one- and three-bedroom apartments. Handover for some lots is set for late 2026.
What it is
The Highbury is a residential project by Ellington Properties in Sobha Hartland. There's no propsearch listing for it; the figures below come from the lots in our own stock.
In our stock the project appears under several spellings — "Highbury," "The Highbury," "Highbury at MBR City," "The Highbury by Ellington." Nine listings in total: one- and three-bedroom apartments, sizes from 775 to 1,723 square feet, quoted handover dates ranging from December 2025 to Q3–Q4 2026.
The inconsistent spelling is normal for stock listings — sellers enter the name their own way. It's worth checking every variant when you search.
Apartments surrounded by villas
Sobha Hartland in our database: 83 lots, median AED 2.75 million, price per square foot around AED 2,327.
The Highbury's range — AED 1.74–4.35 million — straddles the median on both sides. The lower end, roughly AED 1.74–2.16 million at sizes around 800 square feet, covers compact one-bedrooms: one of the most affordable entry points into the district.
Ellington is a developer with a recognisable style: an emphasis on architecture and finish, and in Hartland specifically, on low-rise buildings. Elsewhere the company builds towers too — One River Point in Business Bay is 43 storeys. This same series also covers its Kensington Waters, also in Sobha Hartland, and Belgravia Heights 1 in JVC.
Ellington Properties buildings in Sobha Hartland
Building
Storeys
Residences
Handover
Wilton Terraces
15
283
2021
Kensington Waters
13
277
2025
The Highbury
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under construction
Based on propsearch listings. The Highbury has no listing — storey count and unit composition aren't recorded in the database.
A district under construction
Hartland was built out as a green, low-density district along the water canal. Some plots are still being worked on, and living next to a construction site for a few years is a real scenario here.
Eighty-three lots across the district make for a market with good depth — there's plenty to compare against, which makes both buying and a later exit easier.
Our own stock as of 27 August 2026: 9 lots for the project under four spelling variants (sizes, bedroom counts, quoted handover dates, price range), plus the median and price per square foot for Sobha Hartland. There's no propsearch listing for the project.
The final payment on this building falls in 2026 — 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.
Ellington Properties Development. The architecture is by Gulf Engineering & Consultants.
When is The Highbury at MBR City handed over?
Construction is ongoing; the key-handover date for the unit you choose I check in the contract before you sign.
Where is The Highbury at MBR City?
Sobha Hartland. A dense, green, well-built enclave beside the Ras Al Khor sanctuary — Sobha’s answer to MBR City.
How much does an apartment in The Highbury at MBR City cost?
The database currently holds 8 lots in this project, from 1 744 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 4%. Prices move every day, so it is worth asking for the current list for this building.
Keeta Drone has signed an MoU with Sobha Realty to bring drone delivery to Sobha Hartland, home to 11 000+ residents — the service's first tie-up with a developer's smart community in the UAE. It already flies in Dubai Silicon Oasis and Nad Al Sheba. What it changes for tenants and owners.
A district where a single developer owns the land, designs, builds with its own workforce and maintains the grounds. That brings coherence — and creates dependence.
A boutique developer whose project sits within a large master-planned community. Two developers shape your daily life in that situation, and only one of them signed your contract.
Where this project stands today
I will send the available layouts, the real entry price and what owners and tenants actually say about the building — without the brochure language.