Ellington Sands 2 — off-plan on Dubai Islands

• Leftover portal title — Sands Phase 2 By Ellington (med) ^[1]
• DLD / Propsearch string — Ellington Sands 2, project ELLINGTON SANDS II (high) ^[4]
• Official URL — one Ellington Sands page; no Phase 2 product link (high) ^[6]
• Earlier name — Ellington Cove 2, changed before the build (high) ^[4]
• Brand vs legal line — Ellington Properties on the site; Ellington Properties Development on Propsearch (high) ^{[6] [4]}
• Geography — Dubai Islands; some DLD rows also say Palm Deira (high) ^{[6] [4]}
• How many buildings — two, called Tower or Block A and B (high) ^{[1] [4]}
• Floors on Propsearch — 11 and 9, plus a basement (med) ^[4]
• Leftover mix — 1–3 bed apartments, one 3-bed duplex, one 4-bed penthouse (high) ^[1]
• Open filter — leftover launch AED 2.6 million; Projects Scout leaves price blank (med) ^{[1] [3]}
• Other Sands card — leftover Ellington Sands starts at AED 1.7 million (high) ^[2]
• Cash sketch — 20 / 50 / 30 on leftover PF, Projects Scout and Propsearch (med) ^{[1] [3] [4]}
• Keys language — Q4 / December 2028, leftover day 31 December 2028; one leftover FAQ still says Q2 2028 (med) ^{[1] [4]}
• Registry campus value — AED 457,934,000 on Propsearch (med — scheme estimate, not a flat) ^[4]
• Ownership chip — freehold on the leftover card (med) ^[1]
• Works marks — leftover start 11 October 2025; Propsearch year 2026; 24 May 2026 still shows an open lot (med) ^{[1] [4]}

Before a reservation fee, look up this name on Dubai Land Department registration and escrow tools. ^[8]

Ellington photographs one terracotta campus. The land file is two jobs. Propsearch’s Sands 1 is 8 + 10 floors and about AED 464 million. This page is Sands 2: 11 + 9 floors and about AED 458 million. ^{[4] [5]} The golden aerial at the top is the official brand still. It is not proof that your balcony is the right-hand L-block.

What the leftover type table prints:

• 1-bed — 489–816 sq ft, from AED 2.6 million. The leftover FAQ beside it starts that 1-bed at 800 sq ft. Ask which sheet your unit sits on. ^[1]
• 2-bed — 1,172–1,399 sq ft, from AED 3.9 million ^[1]
• 3-bed apartment — 1,730 sq ft, from AED 5.8 million ^[1]
• 3-bed duplex — 2,248 sq ft, no leftover from-price ^[1]
• 4-bed penthouse — 5,886 sq ft. The leftover FAQ still says those penthouses are “coming soon”. ^[1]

The official page and Ellington’s January 2025 note also mention studios plus duplexes and four-bed penthouses on the parent Sands brand. ^{[6] [7]} Sampled 1-bed DLD rows sit around AED 2.24 million–2.85 million. One sampled 4-bed is about AED 26.7 million. History, not a quote. ^{[4] [1]}

File The Meriva Collection on its own tab — Ellington again, Dubai Islands again, another cluster. Pick Sands 2 first; then check the issued form already uses that name.

Most public calendars point at the last quarter of 2028:

• Leftover Property Finder — Q4 2028, December 2028, expected finish 31 December 2028 ^[1]
• Projects Scout — December 2028 and the same 31 December day ^[3]
• Propsearch — Q4 2028 ^[4]

A leftover FAQ paragraph still says Q2 2028. ^[1] Treat late 2028 as the public target until the sale contract names a day. Official Ellington prints none.

Three portals sketch the same split:

• 20% when you book
• 50% while the pair is built
• 30% when keys are due

Property Finder also writes 70 / 30 — just the first two steps added. ^{[1] [3] [4]} Read the dated cheque list already attached to the unit. Do not invent a custom schedule.

Leftover sale start is 10 October 2025; leftover works start 11 October 2025. Propsearch first traced the name in December 2024 and dates the build to 2026. ^{[1] [4]} A 24 May 2026 photograph is still an open plot / early works. End-2028 is a long wait from that picture.

Marketing says Ellington Properties. ^[6] Propsearch’s legal line is Ellington Properties Development. ^[4] Match those two names on the reservation and on the sale contract.

The pin is Dubai Islands. Some DLD rows also say Palm Deira. Minutes to a mall or Downtown are ads. ^{[1] [4]}

Other Ellington research on this island: The Meriva Collection, Meriva Signature, Meriva Shores, Meriva Sunset, Meriva Gardens. ^[6] Off the island: Ocean House, The Lakeview Villas, The Highgrove, One River Point. None of their prices travel here. Longer checklist: due-diligence guide.

1. Two Sands filters — the official site only prints Ellington Sands. Leftover cards and DLD split Sands 1 (AED 1.7 million / 8+10 floors) from Sands 2 (AED 2.6 million / 11+9 floors). Book the pair you walked. ^{[6] [2] [4]}
2. Cove leftover — the same pair used to be Ellington Cove 2. That is a rename, not a third building. ^[4]
3. Two 2028 seasons — December / Q4 on three pages; Q2 in one leftover FAQ. ^[1]
4. Two 1-bed sizes — leftover type card 489 sq ft, leftover FAQ 800 sq ft. ^[1]
5. No official from-price — ellingtonproperties.ae is silent. AED 2.6 million is a leftover filter. ^[6]
6. Campus photographs — official aerials show the whole strip. Towers in the May 2026 lot photo belong to neighbours. ^{[6] [4]}
7. Long runway — first trace late 2024, still a plot in May 2026, target the last days of 2028. ^[4]
8. Meriva next door — Ellington again, island again, another product family. ^[6]

No rental yield. No “best buy”. No countdown.

1. Choose Ellington Sands 2 / ELLINGTON SANDS II, Tower A or Tower B. Then read the reservation and the sale contract Ellington hands you. Those pages should already carry that product, the unit number and the bedroom type. ^{[4] [6]}
2. Look up registration and escrow for ELLINGTON SANDS II on Dubai Land Department tools. ^[8]
3. Check the legal seller on both forms. Propsearch files Ellington Properties Development. ^[4]
4. Rebuild the cash from the dated instalments already printed for that unit, not from a 20 / 50 / 30 chip. ^[1]
5. Match every dirham to the unit plan and the net area printed in the pack. The leftover 489 vs 800 sq ft 1-bed is why. ^[1]
6. Keep the completion sentence on that form. Public language sits in Q4 / 31 December 2028. ^[1]
7. A longer buyer list is on our diligence guide. Independent research, not Ellington marketing.