Communities · Al Hebiah Fifth, Golf City
Snagging inspections in DAMAC Lagoons
Townhouses and villas across Mediterranean-themed clusters arranged around man-made lagoons. Among the lowest entry points for villa living in Dubai, which makes the cost of a defect found late the argument that matters most here.
The community
Built at pace, in clusters, around water
DAMAC Lagoons covers 45 million square feet across clusters named for Mediterranean coastlines (Santorini, Costa Brava, Malta, Venice, Portofino, Morocco, Nice, Andalusia, Marbella, Monte Carlo and Ibiza) each arranged around man-made lagoons. There are no apartments.
DAMAC handed over 8,800 residential units across Dubai during 2026 and awarded more than 10bn in construction contracts in the first half of the year. Santorini completed first; Costa Brava was scheduled for Q1 2025 and Malta for Q4 2025, with the wider community running through 2026 and 2027.
Two things follow from high-density townhouse rows built quickly. Setting-out against the adjoining unit is worth measuring rather than assuming, and lagoon-facing plots carry sustained ground moisture that only shows up as a problem months after anyone stops looking for it.
In numbers
Sources: DLD registry for Al Hebiah Fifth, DAMAC published project material and portal listing data, August 2026. Figures decay. This page is dated and refreshed quarterly.
Handing over
What is completing now
Several clusters are scheduled for completion during 2026, with the community-wide handover window running into 2027. Dates are the developer's published schedule rather than a promise.
| Cluster | Type | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Santorini | Townhouses and villas | First cluster completed |
| Costa Brava | Townhouses | Scheduled Q1 2025 |
| Malta | Townhouses | Scheduled Q4 2025 |
| Venice, Portofino, Morocco | Townhouses and villas | 2026–2027 |
| Nice, Andalusia, Marbella | Townhouses and villas | 2026–2027 |
| Monte Carlo, Ibiza | Townhouses and villas | 2026–2027 |
Confirm your cluster's handover month with DAMAC customer care. Cluster-level dates move independently of the community-wide window, and your warranty runs from your own date rather than the cluster's.
The 11-month window
Malta and Costa Brava are in the window now
Your defect liability period runs twelve months from your own handover date. Costa Brava's scheduled Q1 2025 handover and Malta's Q4 2025 mean both clusters are at or past month eleven as you read this, Malta specifically across late 2026.
| Cluster | Units | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Brava (1) | 555 | Delivered |
| Santorini (2) | 388 | Delivered |
| Malta (2) | 367 | Delivered |
| Santorini (3) | 96 | Delivered |
| DAMAC Hills: Cavalli Estates | 31 | Delivered, adjacent |
1,406 units, one window
That is the registry-confirmed delivered cohort across four cluster releases. If you are in Malta or Costa Brava, the eleven-month check is the last point at which the developer is obliged to put right what we find at their cost.
Work out your own date
Count eleven months from the date on your handover certificate. That is when we should be on site, leaving a month for the developer to close what we find.
The 11-month inspection →Fees
What an inspection costs here
The stock here runs from around 1,550 sqft in the smaller three-bedroom homes to plots exceeding 12,000 sqft at the top of the villa product, so a single table would mislead. Here is the figure most visitors are checking.
4BR townhouse, Santorini or Malta
11,430
Complete, on 2,270 sqft. Essential on the same property is 6,570.
Larger homes here
Five-bedroom townhouses run to 3,377 sqft and the six- and seven-bedroom villa product to 7,189 sqft and beyond. Above 15,000 sqft we price the property individually, in writing, before we attend.
All figures in AED, inclusive of VAT, fixed before we attend. DAMAC listings routinely quote both built-up area and plot size and the two differ substantially. A 4BR Santorini townhouse is around 2,268 sqft built-up on a 1,550 sqft plot. We price on built-up area, not plot area.
On site
What we measure in Lagoons stock
488 checkpoints on the villa product, 412 on a townhouse. These are the three areas that carry the most weight in this community specifically.
Lagoon-facing plots
Ground conditions next to water
Cluster rows
Setting-out and party walls
Fit-out and finishes
Automation and themed render
Every deviation is recorded as a measurement against a published tolerance. The full method is on the snagging inspection page →
Questions
Asked most often about DAMAC Lagoons
When does my defect liability period expire?
Twelve months from the date you took handover, not from the cluster's scheduled date. Malta and Costa Brava owners are at or past month eleven now. Confirm your own handover date and count from there.
Why is my fee based on a different size than my listing?
Because we price on built-up area from your title deed, not plot area. DAMAC listings quote both, and they differ substantially. A 4BR townhouse can be 2,268 sqft built-up on a 1,550 sqft plot.
Is an inspection worth it at this price point?
This is where it returns most. A Complete inspection on a 4BR townhouse costs a fraction of rectifying an undetected waterproofing fault after the warranty has closed, and villa waterproofing is not a cheap repair.
Can you inspect if I am not in Dubai?
Yes. Remote Concierge covers the handover end to end. We attend, inspect, walk you through it on video, and deal with the developer until the list is closed.
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Before the keys change hands
Tell us the property and the date. A fixed fee comes back the same working day.