Mina Rashid: properties & projects

Few addresses in Dubai carry as much history as Mina Rashid. On the site where the city's first modern commercial port opened in 1972, one of the most ambitious waterfront regenerations in the Emirates is now taking shape: Emaar, together with P&O Marinas, is transforming the historic Port Rashid into a maritime residential district built around Rashid Yachts & Marina. The harbour offers berths up to superyacht scale, welcoming vessels of around one hundred metres, and with the Queen Elizabeth 2 permanently moored here as a floating hotel, the district has a landmark no rendering could invent.

Homes come as contemporary waterfront apartments, from one-bedroom residences to penthouses overlooking the marina. The masterplan adds promenades, a retail and dining boulevard, a beach and a long canal-style pool threading through the district. That blend of port heritage, yachting culture and new-build quality gives Mina Rashid a character Dubai simply does not offer twice.

Location: Between Old Dubai and Downtown

Mina Rashid sits on the coast in the city's historic north, between Dubai Creek and Jumeirah. Downtown Dubai is about fifteen minutes away, DXB airport around twenty. More importantly, the real Dubai is on the doorstep: the souks and dhow wharves of the Creek, the Al Fahidi historical district and the restaurants of Jumeirah are all a few minutes' drive. Buyers who find the southern marina scene a little too polished get waterfront living here with a grown, lived-in city around it.

Life at the Marina

Daily life in the completed district happens at the water's edge: a morning run along the promenade, lunch at a marina cafe, an evening stroll down the boulevard towards the QE2. Pools, gyms and residents' lounges are standard in the new buildings, with the planned beach and canal pool extending the offer. For yacht owners the address argues for itself; for everyone else, it is the rare feeling of living in a harbour that has been part of the city's story for fifty years.

Emaar, Ellington and Choosing Well

Two names set the tone. Emaar has been developing the residential towers around the marina for years and is already handing the first buildings over to residents. Ellington, Dubai's most design-driven boutique developer, has launched Portside Square as its first waterfront project in the district, three sculptural buildings facing the marina and skyline. For buyers that means the reliability of a master developer on one side and genuine design ambition on the other. Noble Assets Properties helps you weigh project, phase and view against your goals, whether you are after a waterfront second home or a long-term holding in a district whose value rests on substance and scarcity.