DAMAC Chelsea Residences at Dubai Maritime City

DAMAC Chelsea Residences is a 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartment community in Dubai Maritime City, Dubai, developed by DAMAC Properties with Chelsea Football Club. The development sits on a man made peninsula between Port Rashid and Dubai Dry Docks, a short distance from Dubai Creek. It holds over 1,400 sea facing apartments across the masterplan, with architecture by the global firm Gensler. DAMAC Properties was founded in 2002 and has delivered a large completed portfolio across Dubai since then, which gives this branded project a track record a buyer can verify rather than take on trust. The partnership with Chelsea Football Club makes this the first residential community of its type in the city. The football identity is designed into the buildings and the shared spaces, so it shapes how the place works day to day instead of sitting as a badge at the entrance.

Homes at DAMAC Chelsea Residences come in 1, 2 and 3 bedroom layouts, with sizes ranging from 811 to 2,132 square feet. Every apartment is positioned to face the sea, so the floor to ceiling glass frames the Arabian Gulf and the Dubai skyline rather than a neighbouring wall. Gensler used a single loaded corridor layout, which means homes are not placed back to back, and each one keeps a clear outward view and through light. The interiors run to open plan living space, a fitted kitchen, and balconies on most configurations. A 1 bedroom suits a first home or a rental unit, the 2 bedroom works for a small family, and the 3 bedroom gives a growing family room to spread out without leaving the waterfront. Buyers comparing layouts should request the stamped floor plans, since the internal split varies by tower and floor.

DAMAC Chelsea Residences is placed inside Dubai Maritime City, a mixed use district on a man made peninsula near Dubai Creek and about a ten minute drive from Jumeirah Beach. The wider district is planned across several clusters that combine business, marine industry, marina, retail, and residential addresses, so daily errands, dining, and the promenade stay close rather than a long drive away. The amenity deck is built around the football theme. A rooftop football pitch, an aqua gym, grand lion statues, and an elevated waterfront run through the shared spaces. On a normal morning a resident can take the jogging track along the water, train in the health club, then cool off in the pool before work.

DAMAC Chelsea Residences starts at AED 2.38 million for a 1 bedroom apartment. At the 811 square foot entry size, that works out to about AED 2,132 per square foot, which sits modestly below the Dubai Maritime City average of roughly AED 3,100 per square foot. Because the entry price clears the AED 2 million mark, a qualifying purchase meets the threshold for the UAE 10 Year Golden Visa, which matters to NRI and overseas buyers planning a long stay. The development is freehold, so foreign owners hold full title. Dubai Maritime City occupies one of the last waterfront plots close to the city core, which is the structural scarcity argument for the location.

DAMAC Chelsea Residences is under construction with handover scheduled for Q4 2029, which gives a buyer a long runway to plan payments before completion. The booking amount is 20 per cent, and the balance is staged across construction and handover, so the cash commitment is spread rather than due upfront. Off plan inventory at the opening price band tends to sell first, and branded waterfront stock on a coastline with limited remaining supply is the kind that can reprice as the build moves forward. If the football themed concept and the sea facing position match what you are after, the practical next step is to request the current floor plans and the live availability list, then weigh a specific unit against the payment schedule before you commit.