Mackerel Tower Dubai: completion, prices and buyer checks
Mackerel Tower by Tarrad on Dubai Islands. Check the developer's completion estimate, conflicting progress updates and the terms for your apartment.
Mackerel Tower is Tarrad Development's residential project on Dubai Islands. The developer estimates completion in Q4 2026 and still describes it as under construction. Before reserving, get the apartment's written price, payment schedule and handover clause, then compare the project details with Dubai Land Department's record.


What is Mackerel Tower offering?
Tarrad advertises furnished homes, a rooftop garden, pools and a gym, with the beach a short walk away.
Get the furniture inventory and a plan marked with your apartment number. If you're offered a private pool, ask the seller to mark it on the plan and explain maintenance costs. For the beach, ask where you enter and whether guests can join you.
Use the floor-plan and area guide if the quote and drawing describe the apartment's size differently.
Source · Tarrad's project description · Checked 10 November 2026.
When will Mackerel Tower be completed?
Tarrad's homepage-linked page reports 85% progress for October 2026, with completion estimated in Q4 2026. These are developer figures, not a DLD inspection or confirmation that you can move in.
Watch out: the separately accessible slash-ended Tarrad page shows 40% overall progress without a measurement date. Ask Tarrad for a dated update explaining the difference.
Open DLD's Project Status Enquiry or Dubai REST. Search by project name, project number or land number, then check the returned identity and inspection date. A Mackerel-specific DLD result remains unconfirmed here.
If the search doesn't give you a clear match, ask the seller for the registered project number. DLD lists 8004488 for support.
Read your sale and purchase agreement's delivery clause beside the update. Ask what happens if the contractual date moves. Already bought and waiting? The delayed-handover guide helps you prepare your documents and questions.
Sources · Tarrad's dated update · Separate Tarrad page · DLD lookup instructions and support · Checked 10 November 2026.
What will your apartment cost?
Ask for a dated quote in AED for the apartment you're considering. Tarrad's current page directs buyers to request availability, prices and payment terms; it doesn't display a dated unit price list.
| Ask for | Check before agreeing |
|---|---|
| Written unit quote | Apartment number, area, price in AED, expiry date and included furniture |
| Full payment schedule | Each amount, due date and construction milestone, where applicable |
| Itemised fees | Amount in AED, recipient, payment date and official basis for each charge |
| Annual running-cost estimate | Period, area used for calculation, shared facilities and separately billed services |
| Reservation terms | Refund conditions and the agreement those conditions appear in |
Leave missing figures marked “unknown” while you wait for the schedules. Use the service-charge guide to check the running-cost estimate.
Source · Tarrad's availability and pricing enquiry section · Checked 10 November 2026. The comparison questions are editorial advice.
What isn't published?
A dated unit price list, complete payment schedule, itemised fee total, annual running-cost budget and handover confirmation weren't found in the material checked.
Checked 10 November 2026: Tarrad's project and news pages; DLD's project service and site:dubailand.gov.ae "Mackerel Tower"; and "Mackerel Tower" "Tarrad" press launch. The 29 November 2024 launch release doesn't supply today's terms. Ask Tarrad for the missing schedules and registered project number.
What should you ask before reserving?
Send the seller this request:
Please send the dated quote and floor plan for this apartment, the full payment schedule and fee breakdown, the furniture inventory, and the contractual handover terms. Please include the registered project number and explain the different progress figures on Tarrad's two project pages.
Keep the reply with your off-plan due-diligence checklist. If an answer refers to another attachment, ask for that attachment before signing.
What else do buyers ask?
Is Mackerel Tower ready to move into?
Tarrad's current page labels it under construction. Ask for the completion and handover documents for your apartment before arranging a move or promising a tenant a start date.
Does every apartment have a private pool?
The public amenities list doesn't establish a private pool for every home. Ask for your numbered apartment's plan and specification, including who maintains any pool offered with it.
Is Q4 2026 my contractual handover deadline?
Check your agreement's delivery clause, permitted extensions and notice requirements. Ask the seller to point to the wording that sets your apartment's handover date.
Sources
- Tarrad Development — Mackerel Tower, linked from the current homepage — tarrad.ae · checked
Developer identifies Dubai Islands, furnished homes and advertised amenities. It reports 85% progress as last published in October 2026, under-construction status and estimated Q4 2026 completion. These are developer statements, not a confirmed DLD inspection or contractual handover date. No dated unit quote or complete payment schedule appears in the readable page.
- Tarrad Development — slash-ended Mackerel Tower page — tarrad.ae · checked
Separately accessible page shows 40% overall progress without an observation date and estimated Q4 2026 completion. Both official page versions were reopened to check the discrepancy; neither establishes the latest DLD inspection.
- Dubai Land Department — Project Status Enquiry — dubailand.gov.ae · checked
Official lookup accepts land number, project number or name via the website or Dubai REST. Support number 8004488 was checked twice against this page. No Mackerel-specific result was confirmed.
- Tarrad Development — News and Updates — tarrad.ae · checked
Developer news page checked for a dated Mackerel price list, payment schedule, running-cost budget or handover confirmation; none found in its readable entries.
- UAE News 4U — syndicated Tarrad Development launch press release — uaenews4u.com · checked
Developer launch announcement published 29 November 2024. Historical launch figures are not used as current prices, unit counts or availability. Located through the dated press search recorded below.
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