Compare them like for like: the price where the developer has confirmed it, the payment plan, the handover date and what to weigh.
ApartmentArchitectural renderNakheel in Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai
1–5 bedrooms
Price on requestCurrent price being re-confirmed
Beachfront apartments and penthouses in three buildings at the centre of Palm Jebel Ali, between Fronds M and N, with direct beach access.
Palm Jebel Ali is still being developed, so check which roads, schools and shops will be open when you move in.
TownhouseArchitectural renderNakheel in Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai
4 bedrooms
Price on requestCurrent price being re-confirmed
Four-bedroom townhouses on the ground floor with private garages, opening onto the landscaped deck and the beach.
You share facilities and service charges with a 212-home development, so ask for the estimated service charge.
Every Nakheel residential community is in Dubai. Established ones are complete; the new islands will take years.
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.
Nakheel sits within Dubai Holding Real Estate. Dubai Holding, set up in 2004, also owns Jumeirah Group, Dubai Properties and TECOM Group.
| August 2011 to August 2016 | Debt restructuring after the 2009 Dubai World debt crisis | Ended with repayment of an AED 4.4bn sukuk |
| 18 September 2023 | First Palm Jebel Ali villas launched | The start of the island’s relaunch |
| February 2024 | Bay Villas launched on Dubai Islands B | Waterfront villas, garden villas, semi-detached homes and townhouses |
| 16 March 2024 | The Ruler of Dubai orders Nakheel and Meydan into Dubai Holding | Published by Dubai’s Public Debt Management Office, with the dissolution of Nakheel’s board |
| April 2026 | Contracts over AED 3.5bn awarded for 544 Palm Jebel Ali villas | Construction contracts, not a handover date |
| June 2026 | 222 Palm Jebel Ali homes released | Apartments and townhouses; developer-stated completion September 2030 |
| September 2026 | No Nakheel or Dubai Holding bond or sukuk listed since 2016 | Nasdaq Dubai and DFM listings |
| Palm Jebel Ali | Dubai 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 | Ask the developer for the appointed contractor |
| Stated completion | September 2030 for the June 2026 release (developer-stated) | Read the date in your own contract |
Since the 2024 move into Dubai Holding, check which company is named as seller in your sale and purchase agreement.
Check the project’s escrow account and that your purchase is entered in the Interim Property Register through Oqood.
Island schemes are delivered over many years. Read the developer-stated date for your release and what the contract says if it moves.
On new islands, confirm which roads, beaches, schools and shops exist today and which are still planned.
Use DLD’s Service Charge Index for approved charges in Nakheel’s established communities. A new island has no history yet.
Being part of Dubai Holding does not guarantee any project, handover date or resale value. Judge each purchase on its contract, escrow account, registration and the legal name of the seller.
Each profile sets out where the developer builds, its public record and what to check before you buy.
Dubai · Abu DhabiSays it handles design, engineering and building services in-house
View Sobha profile
Dubai · RAKFounded 2002; Dubai master communities and a first Ras Al Khaimah project
View DAMAC profile
DubaiMostly apartments, including branded residences
View Binghatti profile
DubaiApartment projects across Dubai, including Dubai Islands
View Imtiaz profile
Dubai · RAKDeveloper brand launched by OMNIYAT Group in 2024
View BEYOND profile
Dubai · RAKDesign-led developer founded in 2014
View Ellington profile
DubaiDubai Holding developer of City Walk, La Mer and d3 homes
View Meraas profileDubaiDubai developer since 2007; brought Four Seasons, Aman and Rosewood to Dubai and runs its own Eden House brand
View H&H profileDeveloper names are used only to identify each developer. Listing a developer here does not mean a partnership, endorsement or access to every project.
A purchase this size deserves someone who shows you the full picture, including what could go wrong, before you commit a deposit.
Total price, registration fees and each payment stage, set out in your own currency before you pay anything.
Up to three options, and fewer if fewer fit. If off-plan does not suit your plans, you are told plainly.
Bring an offer from a developer or another agent and have its cost, payment plan and contract points checked before you commit.
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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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