VELA Viento — off-plan on Marasi Bay, Business Bay

• Developer — Omniyat (Omniyat Group on portals) (high) ^{[1] [4]}
• Public product label — VELA Viento / VELA Viento, Dorchester Collection, Dubai (high) ^[1]
• Portal label — Vela Viento · Vela Viento By Omniyat (high) ^[4]
• Where — Marasi Bay waterfront, Business Bay (high) ^{[1] [4] [5]}
• Design team — Foster + Partners architecture; Gilles & Boissier interiors (high) ^{[1] [5]}
• Lifestyle brand — Dorchester Collection service framing (high) ^[1]
• Home types (official) — 2–3BR Viento, 3–4BR Horizon, 4BR Sky Bridge duplexes, 4BR Celestial Penthouse (high) ^[1]
• How many homes — 95 official (60 + 3 + 31 + 1) (high); Propsearch/Luxhabitat print ~92 (med — conflict) ^{[1] [5] [6]}
• Portal open price — about AED 28 million launch floor (med — not a unit quote) ^[4]
• Payment stamp (portal) — 5% / 55% / 40% (med — not on Omniyat product page capture) ^[4]
• Keys target — official Q3 2027 + Property Finder September / Q3 2027 vs Propsearch May 2027 (med) ^{[1] [4] [5]}
• Build programme — portal start January 2024; ACC Group main contractor (Omniyat May 2025 news) (high for start + contractor) ^{[4] [2]}
• Ownership chip — freehold on Property Finder (med — confirm in contract) ^[4]

Use high/med rows to shortlist. Where channels disagree, rebuild cash and keys only from the sale contract.

VELA Viento is sold as a Marasi Bay ultra-luxury waterfront home, next to Omniyat’s smaller VELA tower and The Lana hotel cluster — not a mass mid-market canal stack and not a Palm beach product. ^{[1] [4] [3]}

Official public ladder (marketing, not a locked plan pack):

• Viento Residences — 60 homes · 2–3 bedrooms · about 2,792–5,380 sqft (2BR about 2,792–3,779; 3BR about 3,875–5,380) ^[1]
• Horizon Residences — 31 homes · 3–4 bedrooms · about 3,511–8,252 sqft ^[1]
• Sky Bridge Duplexes — 3 homes · 4 bedrooms · about 10,235 sqft, with “hanging” living/dining rooms that link the towers ^{[1] [2]}
• Celestial Penthouse — 1 home · 4 bedrooms · about 20,841 sqft ^[1]

That official split adds to 95. ^[1] Property Finder’s unit cards are thinner: 2BR about 2,852–4,090 sqft, 3BR about 3,972–5,511 sqft from AED 29M, 4BR about 6,854 sqft from AED 62M, duplex about 10,032 sqft from AED 62M. ^[4] Propsearch and Luxhabitat prefer ~92 homes. ^{[5] [6]} Trust sale-contract net area over any one portal row.

Massing language also moves: Property Finder stamps one building; Omniyat marketing and the ACC news speak of twin towers joined by sky-bridge duplexes; Propsearch lists a 42-storey tower at about 180 m. ^{[4] [2] [5]} Lock project + building name on the contract, not on a brochure sketch.

Keep Marasi Bay products separate. Omniyat also markets VELA (about 38 residences), The Lana Residences, and commercial ENARA. ^{[1] [2]} After you choose VELA Viento (not VELA), make sure the booking form and sale contract already carry that product string.

Amenity marketing is heavy: sky deck near 100 m with infinity pool and gym, podium lap pool, spa, golf-cart link to VELA and The Lana, Dorchester concierge language. ^{[1] [4]} Count only what the unit exhibits attach to your home.

Gallery stills are self-hosted Omniyat, Property Finder and Propsearch marketing renders — design intent, not unit proof.

Keys window — year dual-supported; month still moves:

• Omniyat product page: Completed by Q3 2027 ^[1]
• Omniyat ACC contractor news (May 2025): VELA Viento … Q3 2027 (VELA Q2) ^[2]
• Property Finder: September 2027, delivery Q3 2027, expected completion 1 September 2027 ^[4]
• Propsearch: estimated handover May 2027 ^[5]

Year 2027 is dual-supported across Omniyat, Property Finder and Propsearch. ^{[1] [4] [5]} The May vs September / Q3 split is material — only the sale contract and written handover notice bind.

Construction stamps: Property Finder booking 9 January 2024 and construction start 10 January 2024; Propsearch agrees January 2024 start and shows later site photos. ^{[4] [5]} Omniyat’s May 2025 news names Arabian Construction Company (ACC Group) as main contractor for both VELA and VELA Viento. ^[2]

Payment stamp (portal only at capture): Property Finder prints 5% at sales launch / 55% during construction / 40% on handover. ^[4] That structure is not on the Omniyat product page text we captured. Map every instalment to calendar dates using the sale-contract schedule before you reserve.

Price framing: Omniyat’s product page is silent on a public starting price. ^[1] Property Finder’s marketing floor is about AED 28M (launch price / FAQ), with 3BR cards from about AED 29M and 4BR from about AED 62M. ^[4] Luxhabitat prints AED 18M+. ^[6] DLD-linked pre-registration samples on Propsearch show 2BR trades nearer AED 17–19M and larger units well above the portal “from” — samples are not a price list. ^[5] Use portal “from” only as a filter.

Developer: Omniyat. Foster + Partners architecture and Dorchester Collection lifestyle branding do not shorten escrow, variation or service-charge checks for this tower. ^[1]

Area: Business Bay — specifically the Marasi Bay waterfront pocket, not a generic canal address. ^{[1] [4]} Commute times and marina access rights depend on the exact plot and title exhibits.

Propsearch lists Royal Creek Real Estate Development (under Omniyat Properties) as the delivery vehicle. ^[5] Read the contracting company on the reservation pack carefully — brochure branding is not the same thing as the legal seller.

Nearby Business Bay research on this site: Avarra by Palace and Eywa Tree of Life. Different builders and different contracts. Keep sibling VELA on its own shortlist. ^{[1] [4]}

1. Keys month conflict — Q3/Sep official+PF vs Propsearch May; only the sale contract settles. ^{[1] [4] [5]}
2. Home-count conflict — official 95 vs Propsearch/Luxhabitat ~92. ^{[1] [5] [6]}
3. Marketing “from” vs observed samples — PF ~AED 28M vs lower 2BR pre-reg samples and higher large-unit trades; Luxhabitat ~AED 18M+ floor. ^{[4] [5] [6]}
4. Payment stamp is portal-only at capture — not printed on the Omniyat product page. ^{[4] [1]}
5. Legal seller / SPV — Omniyat marketing vs Royal Creek on Propsearch; confirm contracting entity. ^[5]
6. Sibling mix-up — VELA, The Lana Residences and VELA Viento share Marasi Bay; match the exact product name on the form. ^[1]
7. Ultra-prime resale and running costs — thin secondary books and high service charges can hurt exits. This page does not forecast yield.

Scarcity phrases that lack a dated inventory sheet are sales talk, not evidence.

1. Choose VELA Viento and the bedroom type you want. Next, read the booking form and sale contract: product name, unit ID, net area, bedrooms and parking should already match that choice. Buyers do not write Omniyat’s contract — they check it. If labels disagree across those forms, pause. ^{[1] [4]}
2. Check DLD project registration and the escrow account for VELA Viento before any booking deposit.
3. Ask for a dated unit price sheet for VELA Viento only — reject spoken “from” numbers — and compare the contract floor plan to portal size stamps. ^[4]
4. Build cash-flow from the sale-contract instalment calendar — ignore portal chips that never appear on the Omniyat product page. ^{[1] [4]}
5. Check beds, level, parking, outlook, private-pool claims and sky-bridge / duplex type on the unit drawings — not on lifestyle renders. ^[1]
6. Confirm the seller entity if Omniyat / Royal Creek / other SPV names appear on the form. ^[5]
7. Keep VELA and The Lana Residences on separate paperwork — refuse a form that names the wrong Marasi Bay product. ^[1]
8. Run the full due diligence checklist before you transfer any booking funds.