Meriva Gardens — off-plan at The Meriva Collection, Dubai Islands

• Builder — Ellington Properties (high) ^{[4] [1]}
• Named product — Meriva Gardens on the portal card (high) ^[4]
• Master community — The Meriva Collection (high) ^{[4] [1]}
• Location — Dubai Islands (high) ^{[4] [1]}
• Unit form — apartments and a 4-bed penthouse on the portal (high) ^[4]
• Bedroom ladder — 1 to 4 on marketing tables (high on portal) ^[4]
• Portal open — AED 2.7M on the 1-bed Type A (med) ^[4]
• Published areas — 1BR 832; 2BR 1,281–1,537; 3BR 2,193; 4BR apt 3,096; 4BR PH 3,545 sqft (med) ^[4]
• Structure conflict — PF says 1 building; Propsearch says multi-building; DLD uses MERIVA GARDENS A (med) ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Handover research field — June 2030 / Q2 2030 (med) ^{[4] [6]}
• Cash-flow sketch — 20 / 50 / 30 on Property Finder (med) ^[4]
• Ownership chip — Freehold on the portal (med) ^[4]
• Works mark — construction start 18 Feb 2026 on PF (med) ^[4]

Tags show how firm each line is. AED 2.7M is a listing floor, not your negotiated quote. ^[4]

Buy the Gardens product you actually walked through — not a generic Meriva pin. Once you pick a layout, read the booking form and sale contract: they should already show Meriva Gardens (and A if that block label is used). ^{[4] [6]}

What the open price means. Property Finder starts at AED 2.7M on 1-bed Type A (832 sqft). ^[4] Higher beds list sizes without an open “from” on those rows. Dated DLD-style samples under MERIVA GARDENS A show a 2-bed near AED 5.17M (~1,286 sqft) and a 4-bed near AED 16.35M (~3,537 sqft). ^[6]

Layout band that is public. Portal tables: 1-bed 832; 2-bed 1,281–1,537 across Type A, A+S, B+S and C+S Corner; 3-bed dual-aspect 2,193; 4-bed dual-aspect apartment 3,096; 4-bed penthouse 3,545. ^[4] Saleable area on the form for your unit still wins.

Stock and massing. There is no dual-locked Gardens-only unit total. Propsearch’s parent Meriva estimate of about 903 homes is collection-wide, not this product alone. ^[6] Massing language also splits: one building on PF, multi-building on Propsearch Gardens, and GARDENS A on DLD rows. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

PF amenity chips: indoor pool, landscaped gardens, gym, kids’ play, restaurants, CCTV. ^[4] Ellington’s collection pages add lagoon and outdoor-leisure language for the wider Meriva enclave. ^{[1] [2]} Marketing stills on this page come from the PF Gardens gallery and can show wider collection massing — not your balcony view. ^[4]

Public keys field. Property Finder prints June 2030, Q2 2030, and expected completion 1 June 2030. The Propsearch Meriva parent guide also aims at Q2 2030. ^{[4] [6]} Only the sale contract and formal handover notice bind.

Build programme. PF marks construction started 18 February 2026. ^[4] Launch coverage for the parent collection sits in February 2026. ^[7] Propsearch’s thin Gardens guide still sounds early-stage — treat stage labels as soft until developer updates or site evidence agree.

Instalment sketch. Portal Standard plan steps 20% when you book, 50% while the building is under construction, then 30% at handover. ^[4] A parent Meriva schedule PDF is also downloadable from Ellington’s marketing-asset host. ^{[3] [1]}

Rebuild cash-flow from the milestone table on your Gardens unit’s forms. Portal percentages are research only. ^[4]

Price reality check. The 2.7M open is a 1-bed filter; DLD samples for larger Gardens homes sit far above it. ^{[4] [6]}

Developer hub: Ellington Properties. Collection hub: The Meriva Collection. Sibling Meriva product pages already live: Signature, Shores, Sunset. Shortlist one label at a time. ^{[4] [1]}

Area hub: Dubai Islands. Think island shoreline stock, not Ellington’s inland Silicon Oasis towers or Palm Crescent waterfront. ^{[1] [2] [4]} Brochure minute-counts stay marketing.

Shortlist Gardens because that is the building you actually want. Afterwards, open the booking pack and sale contract and confirm they already print Meriva Gardens (and the block if shown). Buyers read Ellington’s fixed forms; they do not rewrite them. ^[4]

1. Wrong Meriva label — Gardens is not Shores, Sunset, Signature, or a vague “Meriva on Dubai Islands” pack. ^{[4] [1]}
2. Massing labels disagree — PF one building vs Propsearch multi-building vs DLD GARDENS A. Confirm the block on paper. ^{[4] [5] [6]}
3. No Gardens-only unit count — the parent ~903 figure is not this product’s stock. ^[6]
4. Filter open vs real AED — 2.7M is a 1-bed floor; larger samples climb quickly. ^{[4] [6]}
5. Portal payment and keys stay research until your printed schedule and handover notice say otherwise. ^{[4] [3]}
6. Gallery and amenity claims do not prove your outlook, floor, or facilities. ^{[4] [1]}

No yield forecasts. No fake scarcity lines.

1. Shortlist Meriva Gardens (and block A if used) as the product you actually want. Then read the booking form and sale contract to confirm those names plus the unit ID are already printed. Buyers inspect fixed packs; they do not invent contract text. ^[4]
2. Align saleable area, parking and orientation on official plans with the portal size band you were shown. ^[4]
3. Use Dubai Land Department tools to confirm project registration and escrow before any booking fee leaves your account.
4. Rebuild cash-flow from the printed milestone dates for your unit; treat the portal 20/50/30 split as research until the form shows it. ^[4]
5. Set your quoted dirham figure against the AED 2.7M portal floor and any dated Gardens DLD-style sample. ^{[4] [6]}
6. Obtain the written handover clause from the developer pack and set it beside the public June / Q2 2030 research stamp. ^{[4] [6]}
7. Clarify whether you are buying primary developer stock, an assignment, or secondary resale.
8. Skim the parent Meriva Collection brief plus sibling Shores, Sunset and Signature pages so product lines do not blur. Longer process notes live in buyer checks before off-plan money.