Project file

Virella 3 — off-plan townhouses in The Valley

Media: Emaar Properties / Engel & Völkers / Property Finder
Price from
AED 4,370,000
Handover
Q1 2030 / January 2030 (portal target)
Status
On sale
Construction
under construction (portal)
Developer
Emaar
Area
The Valley

Units 010 and 011 share a white façade, wood-tone panels, and two open carports — a pale Bentley on the left, a dark SUV on the right. That still is how brokers introduce Virella 3, the third Virella-named townhouse ticket inside The Valley. Listing cards name Emaar as the developer and put the pin on the Dubai–Al Ain Road corridor. [1] [3] Two public pages agree on the shape: 3- and 4-bedroom townhouses, a marketing floor of AED 4,370,000, and a completion stamp clustered on January / Q1 2030. [1] [2]

This is independent research for buyers, not a sales brochure. Off-plan (pre-construction) means you pay for years before keys. emaar.com had no live Virella 3 product URL at capture. [4] Pick the Virella you actually want — then check the booking form and the sale contract already name that one. How we work: Method.

Who it’s for

Buyers who want a 3–4 bedroom townhouse under this Virella 3 name, can live with a January 2030 listing target and a public from-price, and will wait for a named-plot quote plus printed instalments because the payment split is not dual-locked. [1]

Who it’s not for

Buyers who need a dual-confirmed instalment table this week, keys before the late 2020s, or a central-Dubai walk instead of the Dubai–Al Ain Road corridor. [1] [3]

Snapshot

  • Developer named on listings — Emaar Properties (high — PF + E&V; no official product URL) [1] [2]
  • Card title — Virella 3; Engel & Völkers also writes Virella 3 at The Valley (high) [1] [2]
  • Master community — The Valley, Dubai–Al Ain Road corridor (high) [1] [3]
  • Form of home — townhouse, not an apartment tower (high) [1] [2]
  • Beds on the cards — three and four (high) [1] [2]
  • Published entry AED4,370,000 on the PF FAQ and JSON; E&V prints the same band (med) [1] [2]
  • Home count — neither dual source publishes a total (omit, do not invent) [1]
  • Sizes — PF Type 1 rows blank / Coming soon; E&V alone ~2,400 / ~2,700 sq ft (low) [1] [2]
  • Cash-flow headline — PF paymentPlans is blank; E&V shows 10/60/30 and a 1% monthly / 30-month post-handover line (low — conflict) [1] [2]
  • Keys target — January 2030 / Q1 2030; PF also writes 31 January 2030 (med) [1] [2]
  • Portal diary — expected booking 25 April 2026; construction stamp 26 April 2026 (low) [1]
  • Ownership chip — freehold on Property Finder (med) [1]
  • Sales-phase chip — waiting for sales start (low) [1]

Treat the 4.37 million figure as a filter. Ask for a dated quote that names the plot.

What you are actually buying

The marketing still is a low pair of two-storey homes, not a tower. Dual sources call them 3- and 4-bedroom townhouses. [1] [2] Property Finder’s layout table is still empty. Engel & Völkers alone adds approximate built-up sizes (~2,400 sq ft / ~2,700 sq ft) and a ~AED 4.8 million start for four bedrooms. Hold those extra figures until a unit schedule repeats them. [2]

Same masterplan, different tickets:

  • This page = Virella 3. Public from-price near AED 4.37 million. [1]
  • Virella 2 — earlier Virella-numbered card with its own papers. [1]
  • Virella at The Valley — first Virella-named card. [1]
  • Alva 3 and Ovelle — other Valley names. Use those pages, not this one.

Property Finder chips list an indoor pool, gym, gardens, a children’s play area, restaurants and CCTV. Engel & Völkers adds parks, courts and jogging tracks. Emaar’s community page talks about Town Centre, Golden Beach and Sports Village for The Valley as a whole. Brochure language — clip the exhibit to the pack before you count on a court next door. [1] [3] [2]

Timing and how money is asked for

The official Emaar product path did not publish a handover quarter. [4]

On Property Finder the delivery date is January 2030, expected completion 31 January 2030, FAQ the same month. Engel & Völkers key facts say Q1 2030, then a FAQ on that page answers “around 2028.” [1] [2] We keep 2028 as a clash. The dual cluster is January / Q1 2030 — still a listing target, not a handover notice.

The portal diary also marks 25 April 2026 as expected booking and 26 April 2026 as construction started. [1] That is a listing log, not a DLD progress certificate.

Here Virella 3 parts company with its numbered sibling. Property Finder stores no payment-plan string for this card. Engel & Völkers shows 10% down / 60% during the build / 30% at handover, then, on the same page, 1% a month for 30 months after handover. [1] [2] Do not pick the nicer slide. Rebuild the calendar from the printed instalments you are handed.

Builder and pin

Cited listing pages name Emaar. [1] [2] Read the legal seller on the reservation you are given. A logo on a brochure is not always the contracting party.

The community is The Valley, sited along the Dubai–Al Ain Road corridor — suburban parks and a planned town centre. [3] [2] Emaar’s Valley hub was live. The Virella 3 product path was not. [4]

After you have beds and a cash-flow sketch, compare only the named cluster you walked. “The Valley” does not pick the house.

What can go wrong

  1. No official product hero — no Emaar price list or plan PDF at capture. [4]
  2. AED 4.37 million is a marketing floor, not your reservation number. [1]
  3. Two payment stories on one broker page, and none on PF — 10/60/30 versus 1% monthly after handover. [1] [2]
  4. Name collision — Virella and Virella 2 sit one result away. [1]
  5. 2030 versus 2028 — listing cluster vs one FAQ. The sale-contract date and the handover notice decide. [1] [2]
  6. Empty size rows — do not borrow square feet from another Valley card. [1]
  7. No published home count — you cannot judge street scale from this page. [1]
  8. Community amenities are masterplan talk — Golden Beach and Sports Village sit on the Valley page, not as a day-one right for every plot. [3]

This page does not rank the launch or promise a resale.

Before any deposit

  1. Make sure the street you walked is Virella 3, not Virella or Virella 2.
  2. Open the booking form and the sale contract. Check they already name Virella 3, your plot, and the bedroom type. You read Emaar’s form; you do not draft it. [1]
  3. Ask for a dated quote that names this plot — beds, net area, AED. The 4.37 million headline is not that quote. [1]
  4. Rebuild instalments from the printed dates. Ignore a 10/60/30 or 1% monthly line that is not on the form. [1] [2]
  5. Compare the contracting party printed on the reservation with the party named on the sale contract.
  6. Before you book, look up project registration and the escrow account in Dubai Land Department tools.
  7. Check your nationality can take the freehold title the portal advertises. [1]
  8. Read finishes, parking, garden rights and the estimated service charge on the brochure pages attached to the pack.
  9. Lay this pack beside Virella 2 or Virella at The Valley, then the due-diligence guide. [1]

Bottom line

Solid enough to shortlist: Emaar on the listing cards, The Valley, townhouse, 3–4 beds, freehold chip, about AED 4.37 million from, January / Q1 2030 on more than one site. [1] [2] Still open: official URL, a dual payment split, home count, dual sizes. Independent research — the papers you sign decide.

FAQ

What is Virella 3?

A townhouse release inside The Valley, marketed under Emaar’s name, as 3- and 4-bedroom homes, with a public from-price near AED 4.37 million and a January / Q1 2030 listing target. [1] [2]

Is Virella 3 the same as Virella or Virella 2?

No. This page is only the Virella 3 card. Virella at The Valley had no public starting AED on our capture. Virella 2 dual-prints a 10/60/30 split; this card does not. Choose the cluster, then check the form already names it. [1] [2]

What starting price is on public pages?

Property Finder FAQ and JSON print AED 4,370,000; the launch card rounds to about AED 4.4 million. Engel & Völkers matches the 4.37 million entry and adds a single-broker ~AED 4.8 million start for four bedrooms. Marketing floors, not a locked quote. [1] [2]

Is there a published payment plan?

Not on Property Finder — the payment-plan field is empty. Engel & Völkers shows 10 / 60 / 30 and, on the same page, 1% monthly for 30 months after handover. Treat both as marketing. Pay the dated schedule on the form. [1] [2]

When might keys arrive?

Listing pages cluster on January 2030 / Q1 2030. Property Finder also writes 31 January 2030. One Engel & Völkers FAQ says around 2028 — we do not raise that over the dual cluster. The binding date is on the sale contract and the handover notice. [1] [2]

Does Emaar list Virella 3 on emaar.com?

Not at the 15 August 2026 check — the product path returned Property Not Found. Use the two portals, DLD tools and the printed pack until a product hero exists. [4]

Sources

  1. Virella 3 by Emaar Properties · Property Finder. Accessed 2026-08-15.
  2. Virella 3 at The Valley by Emaar Properties · Engel & Völkers. Accessed 2026-08-15.
  3. The Valley community · Emaar Properties. Accessed 2026-08-15.
  4. Virella 3 product path (Property Not Found at capture) · Emaar Properties. Accessed 2026-08-15.

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.