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City Walk Phase 3 — Crestlane-era homes in City Walk

Media: Meraas / Propsearch / Property Finder marketing stills
Price from
AED 2,500,000
Handover
Q2 / June 2029 (Property Finder phase-card target only — named Crestlane products may differ) (unverified)
Status
On sale
Construction
under construction
Developer
Meraas
Area
City Walk
Developer: MeraasArea: City Walk

City Walk Phase 3 is the portal and Propsearch label for the Crestlane-era residential wave inside City Walk. On Meraas’s own site the homes brand is City Walk Crestlane — mid-rise apartments and duplexes arranged around water features and landscaped courtyards in central Dubai. [1] [5]

Property Finder’s Phase 3 card starts near AED 2.5M, shows a 10/40/50 payment shape, and flags keys toward Q2 / June 2029. [3] Treat that card as a zone filter, not one tower SPA. Crestlane 3 and Crestlane Phase 5 live in the same geography and still need their own price, plan and keys checks. OffplanInsight is independent buyer research — not Meraas marketing. Our Method page explains how we source and hedge claims.

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Images: Meraas / Propsearch / Property Finder marketing stills

Who it’s for

Buyers comparing 1–4 bedroom apartments and duplexes in central City Walk’s Crestlane expansion who will select a named building first and only reserve after product name, size and instalment dates are printed on the pack. [1] [3]

Who it’s not for

Anyone who needs one dual-locked keys date and payment plan for “the whole phase”; people mixing this zone with Crestlane Phase 5 alone or City Walk Northline; buyers unwilling to open floor plans and registration records before paying a deposit.

Snapshot of sourced facts

  • Developer — Meraas Holding (high) [1] [3]
  • Official product brand — City Walk Crestlane (high) [1] [2]
  • Portal / registry zone name — City Walk Phase 3 (high) [3] [5]
  • Where — City Walk, Dubai (Al Wasl side on Propsearch) (high) [1] [5]
  • What it is — multi-building Crestlane expansion, not one tower (high) [5]
  • Buildings in the zone — about five Crestlane developments on Propsearch (Crestlane, Crestlane 2, 3, 4, 5) (high) [5]
  • Home types — 1–4 bedroom apartments plus 4-bedroom duplexes (high) [1] [3]
  • Official launch frame — Feb 2025 Crestlane 2 and 3, 394 homes (high) [2]
  • Browse floors — PF phase card from AED 2.5M; Crestlane collection from AED 2.70M; Crestlane 3 portal from AED 2.6M (med) [3] [1] [4]
  • Phase-card keys — PF Q2 / June 2029 (low — zone stamp; named Crestlane cards differ) [3]
  • Payment conflict — phase card 10/40/50 vs Crestlane 3 20/55/25 (low — sale contract wins) [3] [4]
  • Ownership field — Freehold on PF (med) [3]
  • Construction — portal stamp 28 Aug 2025; Propsearch construction 2025 (med) [3] [5]

Confidence tags help you skim. Decide which Crestlane building you actually want, then verify that name, unit and cash calendar appear on the reservation pack. This page is not a substitute for Crestlane Phase 5 or City Walk Northline.

What the product is

City Walk Phase 3 works like a map layer. City Walk Crestlane is the home brand on Meraas. Propsearch places five Crestlane building developments inside Phase 3. [5] Meraas describes Crestlane as 1- to 4-bedroom apartments and duplexes with water, pools, sport courts and outdoor community space, collection marketing from about AED 2.70M. [1]

On 6 February 2025, Meraas announced the first Crestlane chapter as two mid-rise towers — Crestlane 2 and Crestlane 3 — with 394 residences. [2] Crestlane 4 and 5 arrived later in the same waterside story; Crestlane Phase 5 already has a separate page here because its public keys stamp sits later than the Phase 3 portal card.

Property Finder’s Phase 3 ladder (browse-only) is roughly:

  • 1 bedroom — about 810 sqft, from AED 2.5M [3]
  • 2 bedrooms — about 1,230 sqft, from AED 3.2M [3]
  • 3 bedrooms — about 1,900 sqft, from AED 5.9M [3]
  • 4 bedroom apartment — about 4,600 sqft, from AED 15M [3]
  • 4 bedroom duplex — about 4,700 sqft, from AED 16M [3]

Crestlane 3 sizes on PF sit close by (1-bed ~772 sqft from AED 2.6M; 2-bed ~1,169; 3-bed ~1,765). [4] Propsearch puts about 193 homes on Crestlane 3 alone across Buildings A and B. [6] Wait for a dated schedule that locks named product, building letter, unit and net area before you run any investment math.

Payment shape and key-handover timing

Public keys (zone card only): Property Finder prints Q2 2029, June 2029 and expected completion 10 June 2029 on the City Walk Phase 3 card. [3] That stamp is not dual-locked for every Crestlane building in the zone. Crestlane 3 public targets sit near December / Q4 2028. [4] [6] Later Crestlane releases can show different public windows — read the product card and sale contract for the building you picked. Marketing calendars are not legal deadlines; only the sale contract and any written keys notice set the obligation.

Advertised payment shapes (they disagree):

  • Phase card (PF): 10% booking / 40% during construction / 50% on handover [3]
  • Crestlane 3 (PF): 20% / 55% construction / 25% handover [4]

The meraas.com Crestlane collection capture used here does not dual-lock one phase-wide instalment table. Portal percent chips are not your bank calendar. Pull the sale-contract instalments into a spreadsheet before you reserve, and make sure the form already names the Crestlane product and unit you selected.

Area and developer context

Developer: Meraas. Product detail sits on meraas.com under City Walk Crestlane. On the reservation pack, match the legal seller line to the sale contract — the brand word “Meraas” alone is incomplete. [1]

Area: City Walk, Dubai. [1] [5] Crestlane marketing places the collection inside the City Walk master development, with developer road-time claims toward Downtown, DIFC, Jumeirah Beach and DXB. [1] [7] Diligence belongs on the named Crestlane building and unit — not on “City Walk” as one shared stock pool.

Related research on this site: City Walk Crestlane Phase 5 and City Walk Northline. Keep Phase 3 / Crestlane labels separate from Northline.

What can go wrong

  1. Zone vs product mix-up — “City Walk Phase 3”, “City Walk Crestlane”, Crestlane 3 and Crestlane 5 are cousins, not twins. Select the building first; then confirm the reservation pack and sale contract already carry that name. [5] [1]
  2. One keys date is false comfort — the PF phase card’s Q2 2029 target is not dual-locked across every building in the zone. [3]
  3. Payment plan conflict — 10/40/50 on the phase card vs 20/55/25 on Crestlane 3. Build cash flow only from the sale-contract calendar. [3] [4]
  4. Price floors disagree — phase AED 2.5M, Crestlane 3 AED 2.6M, collection AED 2.70M. Browse floors are not a unit quote. [3] [1]
  5. Phase-wide unit count not locked — five developments on Propsearch; no dual-locked total for the whole phase on captures used here. [5]
  6. Thin phase card vs multi-building reality — PF prints “1 building” on the phase card while Propsearch lists five Crestlane developments. Prefer named-building documents. [3] [5]
  7. Amenity list is marketing — water features, courts and outdoor cinema appear on Meraas/portal pages; they bind only when brochure exhibits and the sale contract say so. [1]
  8. District branding is not the legal product — City Walk lifestyle copy does not replace unit paperwork. [7]

Before money moves

  1. Before any deposit, confirm registration and escrow for the specific Crestlane product through Dubai Land Department tools.
  2. Decide the Crestlane building and unit you want. On the reservation pack and sale contract, verify product name, building letter, unit number, bedroom type and net area already match that choice. Buyers check developer forms — they do not write them. [3]
  3. Map every sale-contract instalment date in a sheet; ignore lone 10/40/50 or 20/55/25 marketing chips as cash truth. [3] [4]
  4. Compare written keys language with the public stamp for that building — not only the phase card’s June 2029 line. [3]
  5. Request service charge estimates covering cooling, shared amenities and water-feature landscaping.
  6. Review floor plans and sale-contract exhibits for layout, terrace and outlook against the Crestlane plan set. [1]
  7. Keep Crestlane Phase 5 and Northline papers beside the Phase 3 pack so zone and product labels stay distinct. [5]
  8. More buyer steps: see the Dubai off-plan diligence walkthrough.

Bottom line

Bottom line: City Walk Phase 3 is the portal/registry label for Meraas’s Crestlane-era multi-building expansion at City Walk — official Crestlane brand, PF zone entry near AED 2.5M (collection ~AED 2.7M), phase-card Q2/June 2029 keys target, and a payment stamp that conflicts with named Crestlane product cards. [1] [3] [5] Pick the Crestlane building first, then verify the reservation pack and sale contract already name it. Independent research, not Meraas disclosure.

FAQ

Who is the developer of City Walk Phase 3?

Meraas Holding. Official product branding is City Walk Crestlane on meraas.com; portals also list City Walk Phase 3 as a zone card. Confirm the legal seller on the sale contract. [1] [3]

Where is it?

City Walk, Dubai — central urban product on the Al Wasl / Jumeirah side of the city, with developer connectivity claims toward Downtown, DIFC and the beach. [1] [5]

What is the starting price?

On Property Finder, the Phase 3 zone card opens near AED 2.5 million for a one-bed layout. Meraas Crestlane collection marketing shows from about AED 2.70 million, while the Crestlane 3 portal card is near AED 2.6 million. Use those only to shortlist — the binding figure is the unit price printed on your sale contract. [3] [1] [4]

When are keys expected?

The Phase 3 portal card points to Q2 / June 2029. Named products differ — Crestlane 3 public targets cluster around December 2028, and other Crestlane releases can print later windows. Treat every public date as provisional; only the sale contract and any written handover notice create the developer’s obligation. [3] [4]

What payment plan is advertised?

The Phase 3 portal card commonly shows 10% on booking, 40% during construction and 50% on handover. Crestlane 3 often shows 20/55/25. Official collection prose capture used here does not dual-lock one table — model cash from the sale-contract schedule, not the portal stamp. [3] [4]

Is this the same as Crestlane Phase 5 or City Walk Northline?

No. Crestlane Phase 5 is a named two-building product with its own page. City Walk Northline is a different City Walk residential product. Phase 3 is the wider Crestlane-era zone name used on portals and Propsearch. [5] [1]

Sources

  1. City Walk Crestlane product page — Meraas. Accessed 2026-08-09.
  2. Meraas launches City Walk Crestlane — Meraas. Accessed 2026-08-09.
  3. City Walk Phase 3 By Meraas — Property Finder. Accessed 2026-08-09.
  4. City Walk Crestlane 3 — Property Finder. Accessed 2026-08-09.
  5. City Walk Phase 3 sub-community guide — Propsearch. Accessed 2026-08-09.
  6. City Walk Crestlane 3 building guide — Propsearch. Accessed 2026-08-09.
  7. City Walk master development — Meraas. Accessed 2026-08-09.

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Next step

Like it? See how it compares to similar projects, then ask the developer for the live price list and floor plans — everything here is marketing until they confirm it in writing.

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