ELO 3 — off-plan apartments in DAMAC Hills 2

• Seller on the cards — DAMAC Properties (high) ^{[1] [6]}
• Official product name — ELO 3, 1–2 bedroom apartments in DAMAC Hills 2 (high) ^[1]
• How PF files it — ELO 3 under Damac Hills 2 / Elo / Elo 3 (high) ^[6]
• How the Land Department files it — building DAMAC HILLS (2) - ELO 3; project DAMAC HILLS (2) - ELO 2 & ELO 3 (high) ^[8]
• What you are buying — a one-bed or two-bed apartment (high) ^{[1] [6]}
• Portal starting filter — AED 1,311,000 on Property Finder and Projects Scout (med) ^{[6] [7]}
• DAMAC 2-bed open — AED 1,362,000 on the official 2BR inventory (med) ^{[1] [2]}
• Older launch floor — Propsearch still shows AED 580,000 (med — launch-era) ^[8]
• 1-bed layouts on PF — 525–646 sqft (Type A1 is 525) (med) ^[6]
• 2-bed layouts — PF 775–1,078 sqft; DAMAC “up to 1,061 sqft” (med) ^{[6] [1]}
• Public cash sketches — official 1% · PF / Projects Scout 20/60/20 · Propsearch 20/50/30 (med — they do not match) ^{[1] [6] [8]}
• Advertised completion — official hero Q3 2027 · PF 31 August 2027 · official 2-bed card Q4 2028 · Bayut Q2 2027 (med — targets) ^{[1] [6] [9]}
• Ownership chip — freehold on Property Finder (med) ^[6]
• Shape on the stills — one twin-wing mid-rise; PF also says 1 building (med) ^{[6] [1]}
• Filed project value — AED 282.2 million on Propsearch, a pre-build developer estimate for the combined ELO 2 & ELO 3 registry project (med) ^[8]
• Works labels — PF construction start 2 September 2024; Propsearch still Planned, with an October 2025 photo (med — not a survey) ^{[6] [8]}

Starting prices are search filters. The printed sale-contract figure is the one you pay.

You are looking at a mid-rise apartment, not a Hills 2 villa plot. The official stills are easy to remember: two stacked-balcony wings, a DAMAC podium, palms, a lawn. Pretty pictures do not lock your view, your finish or which amenities attach to your unit. ^[1]

Public numbers, side by side:

• 1-bed — Property Finder opens near AED 1.31 million on 525–646 sqft. Bayut writes 527–720 sqft. Recorded ELO 3 1-bed rows include 557 sqft at AED 801,000 and one odd 264 sqft trade at AED 315,500 — treat that last row as a sample, not a typical flat. ^{[6] [9] [8]}
• 2-bed — DAMAC opens near AED 1.362 million, up to 1,061 sqft. PF layouts run 775–1,078 sqft (the About text quotes 832). Bayut 829–1,084. Recorded ELO 3 2-bed rows sit near AED 1.31–1.50 million at 983–1,017 sqft. ^{[1] [6] [9] [8]}

Ask for a dated inventory sheet that names ELO 3 before you treat any of those as your quote. No public unit count dual-locked on the cards we read.

DAMAC’s amenity strip mixes this building with the wider Hills 2 park: pool, swim-up bar, climbing wall, Malibu beach, sports fields, fishing lake, lazy river. ^[1] Property Finder ticks indoor pool, gardens, gym, restaurants, kids’ play and CCTV. ^[6] Only the exhibits on your sale contract say what you can actually use.

Other tickets, other folders: official ELO (DAMAC from about AED 1.397 million), official ELO 2 (from about AED 1.374 million), and the villa / townhouse pockets on DAMAC Hills 2. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Pick the twin-wing first. Then check the form already names it.

DAMAC prints two completion stories on the same site.

• Hero: Project Handover Q3, 2027 ^[1]
• 2-bed inventory card: Q4 / 2028 ^[1]
• Property Finder and Projects Scout: August 2027 / 31 August 2027 ^{[6] [7]}
• Bayut guide: Q2 2027 ^[9]
• Propsearch free card: silent on handover this visit ^[8]

None of those is a keys letter. If your budget needs late 2027, read the Q4 2028 card before you treat August as locked. The completion clause on the sale contract wins. ^{[1] [6]}

Calendar stamps, not a site walk: Property Finder booking 1 September 2024 and works 2 September 2024; Projects Scout prelaunch August 2024; Propsearch still Planned, plus an October 2025 construction photo. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Cash sketches also disagree. DAMAC only prints 1%. Property Finder and Projects Scout print 20 / 60 / 20. Propsearch still shows a launch 20 / 50 / 30. Bayut’s 1% a month table still lands near 24% down (including the 4% DLD fee) and 20% at handover. Copy the printed instalment table. ^{[1] [6] [8] [9]}

Seller brand: DAMAC. Official ELO 3, Property Finder, Projects Scout and Propsearch all print Damac Properties. ^{[1] [6] [8]} Brand recognition does not replace registration, escrow, variation or service-charge checks on this mid-rise.

Map: DAMAC Hills 2. Community research: DAMAC Hills 2. DAMAC files ELO 3 in the Elo cluster of that master. ^{[1] [5]} Portal trees go Damac Hills 2 → Elo → Elo 3. Recorded rows use master DAMAC HILLS 2 and area Madinat Hind 4. ^{[6] [8]}

1. Two official completion chips — Q3 2027 on the hero versus Q4 2028 on the 2-bed card. ^[1]
2. Three instalment stories — official 1%, PF 20/60/20, Propsearch 20/50/30. ^{[1] [6] [8]}
3. Search floor versus recorded deals — PF AED 1.31 million against an ELO 3 1-bed sample at AED 801,000 and 2-bed samples near 1.31–1.50 million. ^{[6] [8]}
4. Four size stories — PF 525–646 / 775–1,078, DAMAC up to 1,061, Bayut 527–720 / 829–1,084, plus odd DLD rows. ^{[6] [1] [9] [8]}
5. One still, shared registry file — PF and the renders show one twin-wing; DLD files ELO 2 & ELO 3 together. ^{[6] [8]}
6. Works label fight — PF started September 2024; Propsearch still Planned. ^{[6] [8]}
7. Wrong Elo — official ELO, ELO 2, or a Hills 2 villa sold as “Elo”. ^{[3] [4]}
8. Primary versus resale — the paper changes. PF already lists resale stock. ^[6]

No dual-locked yield sits on these cards, so we do not invent one. ^{[6] [8]}

1. On DLD tools, confirm registration and escrow for this mid-rise before you pay a deposit.
2. Open the reservation pack. The issued form should already print ELO 3 or DAMAC HILLS (2) - ELO 3, the unit code, bedroom type and net area. You read DAMAC’s form; you do not author it. ^{[6] [8]}
3. Rebuild cash from the printed instalment table, not from the 1% / 20-60-20 / 20-50-30 public fight. ^{[1] [6] [8]}
4. Live with the completion date printed on the contract, not the brochure chips. ^{[1] [6]}
5. Take net saleable area from the unit plan, not from portal ranges. ^{[1] [6]}
6. Confirm freehold wording on the issued papers. A portal chip is not title. ^[6]
7. Ask in writing which yearly fees apply and which amenity chips attach to this building versus the wider Hills 2 park. ^[1]
8. Longer checklist: off-plan due diligence.