
16 fronds. 110 kilometres of new coastline. A private island city rising off Dubai's southern shore, and the first villas are already under construction.
New coastline
Size of Palm Jumeirah
Fronds · 7 islands
Launch payment plan
Nakheel built Palm Jumeirah once. Palm Jebel Ali is what happens when they get to do it again, with two more decades of lessons, twice the land, and room for a community of 240,000 residents.
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Seven islands, sixteen fronds, and more shoreline than most countries add in a decade, all connected by three mainland access points straight onto Sheikh Zayed Road.
015 & 6 bedroom villas · 7,500-8,500 sqft
027 bedroom signature villas · outer fronds
031-5 bed apartments · townhouses · penthouses
Islands fail when they are only beautiful. Palm Jebel Ali is planned as somewhere you can actually live, the marinas and beach clubs, yes, but also the schools, clinics and corner retail that make a Tuesday work.
Swimmable frontage on every frond, a dedicated family beach club, and a sunset promenade tracing the island's western edge.
Full-service marinas and berthing built into the crescent, the Gulf starts a few steps from the door, not a drive away.
Beachfront five-stars, eco-retreats, serviced apartments and boutique stays, phased across the island's outer edges.
Restaurant and café precincts wrapped around the marinas, built for long evenings rather than quick meals.
Boutique retail clusters and lifestyle centres scaled for people who live here, not for tour buses.
Landscaped parks, water features and shaded playgrounds threaded between the fronds and along the shore.
Spas, wellness centres and open-air fitness zones, with cycling and pedestrian routes running the length of the island.
Schools, clinics, mosques and community retail planned in from day one, so the island works on a Tuesday, not just a Saturday.
Reclaiming land is the easy part. Making it liveable in forty years is the discipline, and it shows up in the energy plan, the movement plan and what happens under the waterline.
30%
Public facilities across the island are targeted to run on renewable power.
Island-wide
Continuous cycling and pedestrian routes make short journeys walkable rather than drivable.
Protected
Breakwaters and shallows designed to support marine life rather than simply hold back the sea.
Native
Planting chosen for the Gulf climate, cutting irrigation demand across parks and promenades.
20%
On booking
60%
During construction
20%
On handover
An 80/20 plan spreads the bulk of your commitment across the build period rather than the day you sign, standard Nakheel structuring on launch-phase inventory, subject to unit and release.
Beachfront on a finite island is the one thing Dubai cannot produce more of on demand. The rest is timing.
Palm Jebel Ali sits inside Dubai's designated freehold zone, full ownership, registered with the Dubai Land Department.
Property purchases at or above AED 2 million meet the threshold for the UAE's 10-year renewable Golden Visa.
Early releases are priced ahead of the island's amenity and hotel phases coming online, the classic off-plan entry window.
Anchored beside Al Maktoum International and Expo City, the growth axis the city is actively building toward.
Early releases move fast and allocations are tightly held. We track Nakheel's release phases directly and can position serious buyers ahead of general public launches, with full DLD-registered transaction support from reservation through to handover.
Palm Jebel Ali is Nakheel's second palm-shaped island, rising off Dubai's southern coast beside Jebel Ali. The master plan spans over 10.5 million square metres across 16 fronds and seven islands, about twice the footprint of Palm Jumeirah, and is designed to add around 110km of new coastline to the city.
Three collections. The Beach Collection offers 5 and 6-bedroom beachfront villas of roughly 7,500-8,500 sqft across eight architectural signatures. The Coral Collection is the ultra-premium tier, 7-bedroom signature mansions on the outer fronds, designed with SAOTA and Naga Architects. Palm Central Private Residences brings 1-5 bedroom apartments, townhouses and penthouses in a connected beachfront district between Fronds M and N.
Beach Collection villas start from around AED 18.5 million and Coral Collection mansions from roughly AED 30 million. Palm Central Private Residences start from about AED 2.5 million. Pricing moves with each release phase, unit type and frond position.
Launch inventory has typically followed an 80/20 structure: 20% on booking, 60% spread across construction milestones, and the final 20% on handover. Exact terms vary by collection and release, so confirm against the current release schedule before reserving.
Handover is phased. Villa fronds are already under construction with deliveries staged from around 2027 for earlier Coral phases and toward 2029 for Beach Collection phases. Palm Central Private Residences are scheduled from 2028, with later phases running toward 2030.
Yes, substantially. The master plan is roughly double Palm Jumeirah's footprint, with 16 fronds instead of Palm Jumeirah's tighter frond layout, and capacity planned for a far larger resident population.
Yes. Palm Jebel Ali sits within Dubai's designated freehold zone, so buyers of any nationality can own outright, with title registered at the Dubai Land Department, the same ownership basis as Palm Jumeirah.
Property purchases at or above AED 2 million meet the current investment threshold for the UAE's 10-year renewable Golden Visa. Every Palm Jebel Ali collection clears that threshold, though eligibility is assessed on your individual application.
It sits on Dubai's southern coastline beside Jebel Ali, connected by three mainland access points straight onto Sheikh Zayed Road (E11). Al Maktoum International (DWC) is roughly 20 minutes away, Expo City is minutes down the road, and Dubai Marina is about 25 minutes north.
The master plan includes private beaches and beach clubs, full-service marinas, more than 80 hotels and resorts, waterfront dining and retail districts, landscaped parks and promenades, wellness and fitness facilities, and everyday essentials such as schools, clinics and mosques, with island-wide cycling and pedestrian routes.
The case rests on scarcity and timing: freehold beachfront on a limited-supply island, bought at launch-phase pricing before the hotel, retail and marina phases mature, in the growth corridor Dubai is actively building around Al Maktoum International and Expo City. As with any off-plan purchase, returns depend on entry price, release phase and holding period.

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