High Demand from Indians Propels Danube Properties to Launch Dh900 Million Elitz 2 Project in Dubai
Danube Properties (a part of the Danube Group), the fastest-growing private real estate developer in the UAE, announced the launch of Elitz 2 at the Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC), with a development value exceeding Dh900 million in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade and Bollywood Superstar Malaika Arora. Danube Group, a diversified business conglomerate, was launched by Rizwan Sajan, one of the ‘Top Indian Leaders in the UAE’. Danube Home, from Danube Group, is one of the largest home decor retailers in the GCC with a growing footprint across the region, including India with three showrooms spread across Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
L-R: Rizwan Sajan, Founder and Chairman, Danube Group, Malaika Arora and Adel Sajan
Elitz 2 is the 23rd residential project by Danube Properties in the past 9 years since the company started development activities in 2014 and the 8th project in a row to be launched in the last 16 months, that translates to one project launches in every two months – making it also the busiest private real estate developer in the UAE. Danube Properties maintains a policy of launching one project at time, sell it out, then appoint a contractor to build the project, before launching the next one. It has so far sold out 22 of the 23 projects launched so far and delivered 12 of them while the rest are currently under various stages of construction.
The project will have smart and sustainable homes that consume less energy and comply to green building standards that is in line with the UAE’s commitment to sustainability. Danube Properties offers homeowners 10-year Golden Visa – especially those who qualify as per the investment criteria – subject to government approval. The Dubai Land Department recently signed an agreement with Danube Properties to offer Initial Sale Contract (Oqood) to property buyers almost instantly.
Rizwan Sajan, Founder and Chairman of Danube Group, said, “The launch of Elitz 2 is in response to the continued high demand for quality homes and comes within less than two months of launching of Fashionz project which is nearly sold out. Elitz 2 is one of our large projects in terms of the number of residential units – 750 to be specific – that is to cater to the growing demand. With a more than 40 lifestyle facilities homes in Elitz 2 offer luxury and larger-than-life lifestyle to homeowners who will be pampered with the best of the best that is available in the market.”
L-R: HE Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade and Rizwan Sajan
Elitz 2 will be near Elitz 1 tower – which is currently under construction – and will help meet the growing demand for quality homes at prime locations. Launched in 2022, Elitz 1 witnessed investment from over 40% Indians. When completed in the third quarter of 2026, Elitz 2 will deliver 750 residential units including studio apartments, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom apartments and a few retail stores. Like most other Danube projects, homes at Elitz 2 will also come with more than 40 amenities including health and lifestyle amenities and a health club, swimming pools, sports arena, tennis court, barbecue area, jogging track, among other facilities.
Prices of residential units starts from Dh650,000 (Rs. 1.45 Crore) for a studio apartment. However, prices of the units will continue to appreciate with time, making them worth investing in. Danube Properties’ homes come with attractive and trend-setting 1% payment plan, following the initial deposits – making home acquisition more affordable and simpler.
The homes are usually delivered around mid-way of the payment plan, which means the buyer can move in the apartment after paying 60 percent of the total value of the property. This helps homeowners to extract additional value either by increase savings on the rents or by paying the equated monthly instalments (EMI) from the rental income.
“The launch of Elitz 2 comes within a week after we completed Wavez and breaking grounds for the construction of Viewz – one of our largest projects – with sales value exceeding Dh2.05 billion that was unveiled in January and sold out within two weeks. This marks the construction of Viewz while the last project Fashionz will go into groundbreaking process in the next few weeks. As a developer, we have a very customer-centric approach and that’s why we are focused on delivery. Most of our projects are handed over before promised delivery date – that reflects our strong commitment to home buyers and investors in line with our slogan – We launch, we deliver,”Rizwan Sajan added.
As one of the most successful developers in the UAE with the highest launch-to-delivery ratio, Danube Group has recently delivered Bayz, Glamz, Starz, Resortz, Elz, Lawnz and Wavez while it prepares to deliver three more projects this year. All these projects have been greatly appreciated by those who had bought units in them.
Danube Project Development Factsheet
No | Danube Projects | Residential Units | Sales Value | Status |
1 | Dreamz | 171 Townhouses | Dh500 million | Delivered |
2 | Glitz Residence I | 151 Units | Dh132 million | Delivered |
3 | Glitz Residence II | 151 Units | Dh136 million | Delivered |
4 | Glitz Residence III | 358 Units | Dh350 million | Delivered |
5 | Starz Tower | 454 Units | Dh289 million | Delivered |
6 | Glamz Residence | 426 Units | Dh270 million | Delivered |
7 | Miraclz Tower | 599 Units | Dh400 million | Delivered |
8 | Resortz Residence | 444 Units | Dh300 million | Delivered |
9 | Bayz Tower | 463 Units | Dh468 million | Delivered |
10 | Jewelz Residence | 463 Units | Dh300 million | Delivering soon |
11 | Lawnz Residence | 1,063 Units | Dh550 million | Delivered |
12 | Elz Residence | 275 Units | Dh130 million | Delivered |
13 | Wavez Residence | 434 Units | Dh200 million | Delivering soon |
14 | Olivz Residence | 411 units | Dh200 million | Under Construction |
15 | Skyz Residence | 829 units | Dh487 million | Under Construction |
16 | Pearlz By Danube | 302 units | Dh300 million | Under Construction |
17 | Gemz By Danube | 279 units | Dh364 million | Under Construction |
18 | Opalz By Danube | 575 units | Dh525 million | Under Construction |
19 | Petalz By Danube | 350 units | Dh280 million | Under Construction |
20 | Elitz Towers | 581 units | Dh550 million | Under Construction |
21 | Viewz Towers | 1,132 units | Dh2.05 billion | Ground Broken |
22 | Fashionz | 803 units | Dh1 billion | Launched |
23 | Elitz II | 750 units | Dh900 million | Launched |
Total 23 Projects | 11,464 Units | Dh10.68 billion | Construction/Delivery |