Empire Lakeviews
From AED 630,000 (portal-listed)
Developers / Empire Developments
Developer profile · Dubai
Empire Developments: three launches, one payment plan, and a handover date that does not add up
The property arm of Ghani Holdings, building in Dubai since 2016 and selling three projects at once — Liwan, Dubai Science Park and Arjan, from AED 630,000. Three buildings are finished; the nearest of the three launches is dated to this quarter while the developer is still selling it on a 44% post-handover plan.
ParentGhani Holdings, in the UAE since 1995
Real estate since2016, through Plazzo Development
MarketsArjan · Liwan · Dubai Science Park · JVT · JVC
Delivered3 buildings, including Empire Residence
On this site3 launches, from AED 630,000 (portal-listed)
Price recordLast refreshed Nov 2025
About Empire Developments
Empire Developments is the property arm of Ghani Holdings, a Dubai group that has traded in the UAE since 1995 across import-export, tourism, hospitality, automobile trading and real estate. Its real-estate vehicle, Plazzo Development Real Estate LLC, was set up in 2016, and the group is chaired by Kamran Ghani. A third-party register records the developer number as 1197, registered in May 2017; that detail is third-party and labelled as such. Its delivered buildings are Plazzo Heights and Plazzo Residence in Jumeirah Village Triangle and Empire Residence in JVC.
Three launches at once, in three districts. The company is currently selling Empire Lakeviews at Liwan (29 floors, 604 apartments), Empire Livings in Dubai Science Park (14 residential floors on podiums) and Empire Estate in Arjan (nine floors, 325 apartments). All three sit in the same price band — AED 630,000 to 776,000 for a first unit — and all three lead with studios of 407 to 443 square feet. For a developer of this size, running three launches across three districts at once is the most important thing to understand about it: your money is one of several builds.
Small units at a premium rate. The studio rates run AED 1,548 per square foot at Liwan, 1,624 in Dubai Science Park and 1,752 in Arjan — a 13% spread for the same 407–443 sq ft product in three districts. Empire Estate’s mix is 86% studios and one-bedrooms, and Lakeviews puts 604 apartments into a low-rise district. What the developer is selling is entry price and amenity, not space: the family units, where they exist, are priced on application.
One published payment plan, two silent. Empire Estate advertises a real structure — 56% to key handover, 44% after handover, a “straight 1%” instalment plan, no bullet payment and zero-interest developer financing, plus an expected ROI of 10–12%. That is more disclosure than most of this market offers, and it still needs reading as a loan. For Lakeviews and Livings no payment plan is published at all, and no service charge is published for any of the three.
The status question, and why it matters most here. The portal gives Empire Estate a Q4 2026 handover — the current quarter — while the developer is still selling it as a recent launch on a 44% post-handover plan, and its own Projects page files all three under recently launched rather than delivered. For Empire Livings a third-party tracker says planned; for Lakeviews it dates completion to Q2 2028 against the portal’s Q4 2027. None of these sources agrees, which is exactly why the contract date is the only one worth planning around.
A website that contradicts itself. The home page lists Empire Livings and Empire Estates under Projects Successfully Delivered while the Projects page lists the same two under recently launched. The floor-plan section repeats one placeholder sentence under every single plan — “we have worked on this project for three months to completely extend and redesign the old 2-storey house” — and the Lakeviews size table prints the one-bedroom at the two-bedroom’s 1,319.66 sq ft. There is no office address on the site, only an email, and its domain is singular while the website’s is plural. These are the marks of a small marketing operation rather than a hidden problem, but they mean every figure has to be confirmed.
What that means for a buyer. Empire Developments offers three well-located mid-market buildings with amenity lists that read above their prices, one genuinely disclosed payment structure, and a delivery record you can visit in JVT and JVC. It offers very little evidence about the three buildings it is selling now. Ask for the contractual completion date, the construction report, the payment schedule and the service charge on whichever one you choose — and treat a refusal on any of them as the answer to all of them.
Empire Developments projects on this site
Three projects, carried by the listing portal and ordered here by entry price.
For the districts, see the Liwan guide, the Dubailand guide, the Dubai Science Park guide and the Arjan guide. Every price marked portal-listed comes from a record last refreshed in November 2025 — each project page says so.
What distinguishes Empire Developments
Three live launches at once
Lakeviews at Liwan, Livings in Dubai Science Park and Estate in Arjan, all on sale in the same price band. For a group of this size that is a lot of concurrent build, and it is the first thing to weigh when you hand over a deposit.
Small units, premium rates
Studios of 407 to 443 sq ft at AED 1,548, 1,624 and 1,752 per square foot respectively. The Arjan building costs 13% more per square foot than the Liwan one for the same product – which is the district premium, stated plainly.
One published payment plan
Empire Estate discloses 56% to key handover and 44% after, with a ‘1%’ instalment structure and zero-interest developer finance. Lakeviews and Livings publish nothing. A plan you can read is worth more than a plan you are told about in a showroom.
A delivery record you can visit
Plazzo Heights and Plazzo Residence in JVT, and Empire Residence in JVC, are built. Walking through them is the only real evidence of how this developer finishes – and the best preparation for buying one of the three it is selling now.
Amenity lists above the price
A temperature-controlled lagoon pool, sky gym, club floor with snooker and a business centre, padel courts and private pools on selected units – claimed across a AED 630,000 to 776,000 price band. Ask what the service charge is before you admire it.
A website that contradicts itself
Two projects appear as both ‘delivered’ and ‘recently launched’ on the same site; every floor plan carries the same placeholder sentence; one size is duplicated across two unit types. Nothing here looks deliberate – but nothing here can be taken on trust either.
Buying an Empire Developments home: what to check
One of these three has published terms. None of them has published a construction update. These are the items worth having in writing before you reserve.
The contractual completion date for Empire Estate – the portal says Q4 2026, the developer is still selling it as a launch.
A current construction report or site visit for all three, since none publishes progress.
The payment schedule with dates, and the full post-handover terms including any interest.
Whether the ‘zero interest’ and ‘no bullet payment’ claims survive into the contract.
The estimated service charge per square foot – lagoon pools, sky gyms and club floors cost money annually.
The escrow account and the project’s DLD registration before any reservation fee.
The individual unit plan and exact size – the one-bedroom figure is duplicated from the two-bedroom at Lakeviews.
How parking is allocated and titled, where a project promises a space per apartment.
Registered rents for comparable units in the same district, not the 10-12% expected ROI.
The developer’s registration and corporate structure, since third-party profiles disagree on the parent company.
Empire Developments frequently asked questions
Who is Empire Developments?
The property arm of Ghani Holdings, a Dubai group trading in the UAE since 1995 across import-export, tourism, hospitality, automobile trading and real estate. Its development vehicle, Plazzo Development Real Estate LLC, was established in 2016, and the group is chaired by Kamran Ghani.
How many Empire Developments projects are on this site?
Three, all carried by the listing portal: Empire Lakeviews at Liwan, Empire Livings in Dubai Science Park and Empire Estate in Arjan. Prices run from AED 630,000 to AED 776,000 for a first unit.
Has Empire Developments completed any buildings?
Yes – Plazzo Heights and Plazzo Residence in Jumeirah Village Triangle, and Empire Residence in JVC. They are the developer’s only finished work, and the best evidence of how it builds.
Why are the studio rates so high?
Because the units are small and the amenities are pitched above the price. Studios of 407 to 443 sq ft ask AED 1,548 to 1,752 per square foot, while the family units – where they are priced at all – are not published.
Which project is closest to handover?
Empire Estate in Arjan, which the portal dates to Q4 2026. But the developer is still marketing it as a recent launch on a 44% post-handover plan, and its own Projects page lists it as launched rather than delivered – so treat Q4 2026 as unconfirmed.
What payment plans are available?
Only Empire Estate publishes one: 56% paid to key handover, 44% after, on a ‘1%’ instalment structure with zero-interest developer finance. Lakeviews and Livings publish no plan at all.
Is the 10-12% return realistic?
It is a sales projection, not a rent roll. Model the yield on registered rents in the same district and the actual service charge, and expect the answer to be lower.
Why do public sources disagree about these projects?
The developer’s home page lists two of them as delivered while its Projects page lists them as recent launches; a third-party tracker calls Livings ‘planned’ and dates Lakeviews to Q2 2028; the portal says both are under construction with 2027 handovers. The contract is the only source that binds.
Which Empire Developments project is best value?
On rate, Empire Lakeviews at AED 1,548 per square foot. On address, Empire Livings in Dubai Science Park, which sits beside a working healthcare and office base. On disclosure, Empire Estate, the only one with published payment terms.
How do I buy through you?
Send us the project, unit type and budget. We will get the price list, the payment schedule and the contractual completion date in writing, check escrow and permits, benchmark registered rents, and give you our honest read – including the case against.
Considering an Empire Developments home?
Tell us which building and budget. We will get the dated price list, the payment schedule and the contractual completion date in writing, confirm the construction position, check the escrow and the permits, benchmark the unit against registered rents and sales — then give you our honest read, including the case against.
Sources and verification. The ownership structure, delivered projects, three launches, unit mixes, floor-plan sizes, amenity schedules and payment-plan claims come from Empire Developments’ own website; prices, handover dates, unit counts and feature tags come from the listing portal, whose records for these projects were last refreshed in November 2025. The developer number and corporate history detail is from a third-party register and is labelled as third-party. Committed to publication: Empire Estate carries a Q4 2026 portal handover while the developer still sells it as a recent launch on a 44% post-handover plan; Empire Livings is described as ‘planned’ by a third-party tracker and as under construction by the portal; Empire Lakeviews is dated Q2 2028 by that tracker against the portal’s Q4 2027; no payment plan is published for Lakeviews or Livings; no service charge is published for any of the three; the developer’s own site lists two of the launches as both delivered and recently launched, repeats one placeholder sentence under every floor plan and duplicates a unit size; and no office address is published. Nothing on this page is a valuation or a promise of return.