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Completed communities
Palm Jumeirah, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Park
Owner
Dubai Holding (ordered 16 March 2024)
Debt history
Restructured 2011, repaid 2016

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Nakheel off-plan projects available now

Compare them like for like: the price where the developer has confirmed it, the payment plan, the handover date and what to weigh.

  • Architectural render Apartment

    Nakheel · Palm Jebel Ali · Dubai

    Palm Central Private Residences

    1–5 bedrooms

    Price on requestCurrent price being re-confirmed
    Payment plan
    Schedule on request
    Handover
    Not yet stated

    Why selectedBeachfront apartments and penthouses in three buildings at the centre of Palm Jebel Ali, between Fronds M and N, with direct beach access.

    ConsiderPalm Jebel Ali is still being developed, so check which roads, schools and shops will be open when you move in.

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  • Architectural render Townhouse

    Nakheel · Palm Jebel Ali · Dubai

    Palm Central Townhouses

    4 bedrooms

    Price on requestCurrent price being re-confirmed
    Payment plan
    Schedule on request
    Handover
    Not yet stated

    Why selectedFour-bedroom townhouses on the ground floor with private garages, opening onto the landscaped deck and the beach.

    ConsiderYou share facilities and service charges with a 212-home development, so ask for the estimated service charge.

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Where it builds

Every Nakheel residential community is in Dubai. Established ones are complete; the new islands will take years.

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Inside Palm Central, Palm Jebel Ali

Developer images of Palm Central, three buildings at the centre of Palm Jebel Ali with direct beach access. Ask which facilities are in your phase and when they are due.

  • Beachfront residences, Palm Central
    01Beachfront residences, Palm Central
  • Lobby lounge, Palm Central
    02Lobby lounge, Palm Central
  • Infinity pool at sunset, Palm Central
    03Infinity pool at sunset, Palm Central
  • Living room facing the water, Palm Central
    04Living room facing the water, Palm Central
  • Palm Central at dusk
    05Palm Central at dusk
  • Landscaped gardens, Palm Central
    06Landscaped gardens, Palm Central

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Public record: ownership, debt and launches

Nakheel sits within Dubai Holding Real Estate. Dubai Holding, set up in 2004, also owns Jumeirah Group, Dubai Properties and TECOM Group.

  1. August 2011 to August 2016Debt restructuring after the 2009 Dubai World debt crisisEnded with repayment of an AED 4.4bn sukuk
  2. 18 September 2023First Palm Jebel Ali villas launchedThe start of the island’s relaunch
  3. February 2024Bay Villas launched on Dubai Islands BWaterfront villas, garden villas, semi-detached homes and townhouses
  4. 16 March 2024The Ruler of Dubai orders Nakheel and Meydan into Dubai HoldingPublished by Dubai’s Public Debt Management Office, with the dissolution of Nakheel’s board
  5. April 2026Contracts over AED 3.5bn awarded for 544 Palm Jebel Ali villasConstruction contracts, not a handover date
  6. June 2026222 Palm Jebel Ali homes releasedApartments and townhouses; developer-stated completion September 2030
  7. September 2026No Nakheel or Dubai Holding bond or sukuk listed since 2016Nasdaq Dubai and DFM listings

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Palm Jebel Ali or Dubai Islands: what each offers

Palm Jebel AliDubai Islands
Key releases

Villas, September 2023; 222 homes, June 2026

Bay Villas on Dubai Islands B, February 2024

Property types

Coral and Beach villas; 1–4 bed apartments; 4–5 bed townhouses

Waterfront villas, garden villas, semi-detached homes, townhouses

Stated master-plan scale

13.4 km² and 91 km of beachfront once complete

Five islands, 17 km², 20 km of beaches

Construction contracts

Contracts over AED 3.5bn for 544 villas awarded April 2026

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Stated completion

September 2030 for the June 2026 release (developer-stated)

Read the date in your own contract

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Before you pay a Nakheel booking deposit

  1. Confirm who sells to you

    Since the 2024 move into Dubai Holding, check which company is named as seller in your sale and purchase agreement.

  2. Confirm where your money goes

    Check the project’s escrow account and that your purchase is entered in the Interim Property Register through Oqood.

  3. Read the date for your release

    Island schemes are delivered over many years. Read the developer-stated date for your release and what the contract says if it moves.

  4. Separate built from planned

    On new islands, confirm which roads, beaches, schools and shops exist today and which are still planned.

  5. Price in service charges

    Use DLD’s Service Charge Index for approved charges in Nakheel’s established communities. A new island has no history yet.

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Each profile sets out where the developer builds, its public record and what to check before you buy.

Developer names are used only to identify each developer. Listing a developer here does not mean a partnership, endorsement or access to every project.

What you can hold us to

Six commitments behind every consultation.

A purchase this size deserves someone who shows you the full picture, including what could go wrong, before you commit a deposit.

How the firm is paid, and why it matters to you

  1. Every cost before you commit

    Total price, registration fees and each payment stage, set out in your own currency before you pay anything.

  2. Honest about fit

    Up to three options, and fewer if fewer fit. If off-plan does not suit your plans, you are told plainly.

  3. A second opinion on any offer

    Bring an offer from a developer or another agent and have its cost, payment plan and contract points checked before you commit.

  4. Told how the firm is paid

    Before you decide on anything, including whether a developer on your shortlist pays the firm.

  5. Checks before you see a home

    Registration, the project escrow account, the developer’s record and a current price, checked before a home reaches you.

  6. Your time, your privacy

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Three steps, no obligation.

No account, no fee, no pressure to proceed. You decide whether to go further.

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    Share your requirements

    Your contact details, then property type, price range, emirate, objective and timeframe. It takes about two minutes, and no financial documents are needed.

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    Review suitable options

    Up to three opportunities, each with its costs, payment timings, the reasons it was selected and what to consider. If fewer fit, you get fewer.

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    Discuss next steps

    Talk to an adviser about the options, what to verify independently and what reserving involves. There is no pressure to proceed.

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Answers before you share any details.

If your question is not answered here, an adviser can go through it with you during a consultation.

Nakheel created Palm Jumeirah, and its established communities, including Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Park, Al Furjan, Discovery Gardens, International City and District One, are complete and lived in. Its new island schemes are not: the June 2026 Palm Jebel Ali release carries a developer-stated completion of September 2030.

Nakheel is part of Dubai Holding, into which the Ruler of Dubai ordered it incorporated in March 2024. That makes it government-linked, but the government does not stand behind each project, so judge every purchase on its contract, escrow account and registration.

Nakheel went through a debt restructuring from August 2011 that ended when it repaid an AED 4.4bn sukuk in August 2016. It is historical, but useful context when weighing reclamation projects that depend on years of construction.

Dates are developer-stated and can move. Your sale and purchase agreement sets the completion date and what happens if it is missed, so have your lawyer read those clauses before you pay. The home earns no rent until handover.

No. Nakheel’s residential communities are in Dubai. Al Nakheel is a neighbourhood in Ras Al Khaimah city and has nothing to do with the developer.

Listing Nakheel here does not mean a partnership or endorsement. Developers may pay commission where that applies; how the service is paid is disclosed on the Disclosures page and confirmed to you in writing before you proceed. The checks on this page apply whoever sells to you.

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