The Sanctuary is a gated collection of 38 Ellington Properties villas in District 11, Mohammed Bin Rashid City. It is split evenly, 19 four bedroom and 19 five bedroom homes, each offered in two architectural styles. The five bedroom type is called The Cascade.
The number that stands out is the service charge. AED 4 per square foot is a fraction of what an apartment costs to hold, and on a 7,610 square foot villa that is roughly AED 30,000 a year. Villas carry far fewer shared systems than a tower, and over a ten year hold that gap compounds into real money.
The Sanctuary at a glance
| Property Name | The Sanctuary |
| Developer | Ellington Properties |
| Location | District 11, Dubai |
| Property Type | Villas |
| Unit Types | 4 and 5 bedroom villas, each in two architectural styles |
| Total Units | 38, being 19 four bedroom and 19 five bedroom |
| Sizes | Built up area 6,309.8 sq ft to 7,610.9 sq ft. Plot area 4,139.8 sq ft to 7,831.8 sq ft |
| Size basis | Ellington publishes both separately and so do we. Total area is the built up villa. Plot area range is the land. These are not interchangeable and the two overlap between bedroom counts |
| Starting Price | Not published by the developer. Price on request |
| Payment Plan | 20 percent on booking, the balance across construction milestones, 30 percent on completion |
| Handover | Not stated in the launch collateral. Confirm with the developer before you commit |
| Service Charge | AED 4 per sq ft |
| Ownership | Freehold. District 11 sits within Mohammed Bin Rashid City, a designated freehold area open to all nationalities. Confirm on the title deed |
| Project Status | Off plan |
| Building | 38 individual villas, ground and first floor, with a private lift in each |
| Parking | Private parking to each villa |
| Lifts | Private lift within each villa |
Unit mix and sizes
| Type | Units | Size range |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Bedroom, Style 1 | 19 four bedroom villas in total | Built up 6,417.4 sq ft. Plot 4,477.8 to 5,829.7 sq ft |
| 4 Bedroom, Style 2 | Built up 6,309.8 sq ft. Plot 4,139.8 to 5,664.0 sq ft | |
| 5 Bedroom Cascade, Style 1 | 19 five bedroom villas in total | Built up 7,610.9 sq ft. Plot 4,922.3 to 7,831.8 sq ft |
| 5 Bedroom Cascade, Style 2 | Built up 7,398.6 sq ft. Plot 4,797.5 to 7,547.7 sq ft |
Read that table carefully, because it is the single most misquoted thing in Dubai villa sales. The built up area and the plot area are different numbers and they overlap across bedroom counts. A five bedroom Cascade can sit on a 4,922 square foot plot while a four bedroom sits on 5,829. If someone quotes you a price per square foot on this project, ask which of the two figures they divided by. The answer changes the number by more than a third.
The published schedule is a multi column grid that does not reproduce reliably in text form and the extracted rows do not total 100 percent. The headline terms above are safe. Request the signed schedule through Cresco.
Questions answered
Who is the developer of The Sanctuary? Ellington Properties, a Dubai based design led developer founded in 2014.
Where is The Sanctuary? District 11, Dubai.
When is handover? Not stated in the launch collateral. Confirm with the developer before you commit
Is The Sanctuary freehold? Yes. The developer states freehold ownership, which is open to all nationalities.
What is the payment plan? 20 percent on booking, the balance across construction milestones, 30 percent on completion
What is the service charge? AED 4 per sq ft, as anticipated by the developer.
What is the starting price? Ellington has not published a price list in this collateral. Contact Cresco Real Estate for current availability and pricing.
How many villas are there? 38 in total, 19 four bedroom and 19 five bedroom.
What is the difference between built up area and plot area here? Built up area is the villa itself, from 6,309.8 to 7,610.9 square feet. Plot area is the land it sits on, ranging from 4,139.8 to 7,831.8 square feet. Ellington publishes both. Portals frequently quote one and label it the other.
Why is the service charge so low? AED 4 per square foot reflects a villa community with far fewer shared building systems than an apartment tower. On the largest villa that is roughly AED 30,000 a year.
About District 11
District 11 sits within Mohammed Bin Rashid City, the masterplan between Downtown Dubai, Meydan and Ras Al Khor. It is a low density villa district rather than a tower district, with Meydan Racecourse, Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and Al Barari as its immediate neighbours and Downtown a short drive north. It carries freehold title open to all nationalities.
Ellington Properties has delivered across Downtown Dubai, Jumeirah Village Circle, Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Hills Estate and Ras Al Khaimah. The house style is consistent: art led lobbies, heavy amenity decks and interiors designed in house rather than outsourced.
What the developer does not tell you
No anticipated completion date appears in this launch pack. On a villa purchase with a 30 percent completion payment, get it in writing on the SPA.
The service charge is marked anticipated, not committed.
Ellington does not state which of the two styles applies to which plots, so you cannot tell from the collateral whether the style you want is available on the plot you want. Ask for the plot and style matrix.
The plot area is given as a range rather than per villa. Two buyers of the same villa type can end up with plots differing by more than 1,300 square feet. Confirm your specific plot size before you sign, not the range.
Every figure on this page is taken from Ellington Properties official project collateral. Cresco Real Estate LLC, RERA ORN 34288.
