Nakheel Properties: Projects, Villas, Townhouses and New Launches (2026 Guide)
Every Nakheel project TruHauz lists, in one place: the new launches, the villa and townhouse communities, the payment plans Nakheel uses and its delivery record. That includes Palm Springs, Nakheel’s upcoming townhouse community at Jebel Ali.
Updated 1 November 2026 · Prepared by the TruHauz research desk · Independent guide, not Nakheel’s website
Who is Nakheel?
Nakheel is the Dubai government-owned master developer behind Palm Jumeirah, and part of Dubai Holding Real Estate. Since the early 2000s it has built Palm Jumeirah, The World, Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Village, Al Furjan, Discovery Gardens and International City. Nakheel says about 700,000 people now live in its communities. Today it is building نخلة جبل علي و جزر دبي. Its newest project is Palm Springs, a mainland townhouse and villa community at Jebel Ali that has not launched yet. On Dubai Land Department-based data, Nakheel has delivered 42 registered projects with 12,020 units. Every completed one finished on or before its planned date, and 8 are currently overdue.
Nakheel in numbers
Sources: Nakheel corporate website and press releases (2026); DXBinteract developer pipeline and delivery reliability for Nakheel, built from Dubai Land Department project records (fetched 1 November 2026). For how Nakheel compares with Emaar, DAMAC, Sobha and others, see our ranking of the top real estate developers in Dubai.
Nakheel’s new launches
Nakheel released four projects in 2026, and a fifth is about to launch. The newest is the only one on the mainland and has the lowest expected entry price.
1. Palm Springs, Jebel Ali (pre-launch)
Palm Springs is Nakheel’s next villa and townhouse community. Pre-launch broker reports place it in Hessyan First, Jebel Ali, on the mainland next to Palm Jebel Ali. The site is said to front Sheikh Zayed Road and sit beside JAFZA, with Al Maktoum International Airport and Dubai South to the south. It is mostly 3- and 4-bedroom townhouses, with a smaller number of 4- and 5-bedroom villas.
Nothing has been officially confirmed by Nakheel yet. Reported figures are prices from about AED 3.3–3.8 million, a 20/40/40 plan (20% on booking, 40% during construction, 40% on handover), a launch in November 2026 and handover around Q1 2031. They will change once the official price list is out.
The project brief and the confirmed vs reported table are in our Palm Springs by Nakheel guide. You can model the reported plan at any price in the Palm Springs payment plan calculator. If you want a unit at launch, read how an expression of interest (EOI) works.
Palm Springs: reported typologies
| بيت | Size (approx.) | Reported from |
|---|---|---|
| 3-bed townhouse | ~2,300 sq ft | ~AED 3.3M |
| 4-bed townhouse | 2,800–3,300 sq ft | ~AED 3.8–4.4M |
| 4-bed villa | ~4,400 sq ft | ~AED 7M |
| 5-bed villa | ~5,400 sq ft | ~AED 9–9.5M |
Pre-launch broker reports, 1 November 2026. Not a Nakheel price list. Indicative only.
2. Bay Estate, Dubai Islands
Unveiled by Nakheel on 5 October 2026. It is a gated waterfront community of about 360 homes (garden villas, attached villas and townhouses with three and four bedrooms) set around swimmable lagoons on Island E. There are three collections, Cala, Verda and Agora, with 2.4 km of beachfront, a beach club, a marina and a clubhouse. Our listing shows from AED 5.9M, a 60/40 plan and handover expected in January 2031.
3. Palm Jebel Ali villas, Frond F
On 20 August 2026 Nakheel released 44 beachfront villas on Frond F in ten designs. Beach Collection villas have 5–6 bedrooms (about 7,500–8,500 sq ft) and Coral Collection villas have 6–7 bedrooms (about 11,500–12,500 sq ft). Our listing starts from AED 29.34M. Nakheel says the first Palm Jebel Ali villa handovers start in late 2026.
4. Palm Central Private Residences, Palm Jebel Ali
Nakheel released the next phase on 24 June 2026: 222 homes across three low- to mid-rise buildings. They are 1–4-bedroom apartments and 4–5-bedroom townhouses, with beach access. This is the most affordable way onto Palm Jebel Ali, and our listing shows from AED 2.5M with a 20% booking payment.
5. Bay Grove Residences, Dubai Islands
Waterfront apartments and penthouses on Dubai Islands. In September and October 2026 Nakheel awarded main construction contracts worth over AED 800 million and over AED 950 million, the second covering 617 homes. TruHauz lists two phases from AED 1.85M on a 70/30 plan.
Where to buy a Nakheel villa or townhouse
Nakheel built most of Dubai’s best-known villa communities. If you want a Nakheel house, there are two routes: buy off-plan in a new release, or buy resale in one of the established communities.
Off-plan (new releases)
- Palm Springs, Jebel Ali: mainly 3–4-bed townhouses plus 4–5-bed villas. Reported from about AED 3.3–3.8M, not yet confirmed. This is the lowest expected entry point to a new Nakheel house.
- Bay Estate, Dubai Islands: 3–4-bed townhouses and villas on lagoons, from AED 5.9M on TruHauz.
- Palm Central Private Residences: 4–5-bed townhouses inside a beachfront apartment community on Palm Jebel Ali.
- Palm Jebel Ali villas: 5–7-bed beachfront villas, from about AED 29M.
Resale (established communities)
- الفرجان: Nakheel townhouses and villas by Discovery Gardens Metro. It has the highest villa yields of the group (about 7%).
- Jebel Ali Village: Nakheel rebuilt this old neighbourhood and began handing over 892 homes in August 2026. It is next to Sheikh Zayed Road and Ibn Battuta Mall.
- جميرا بارك و جزر الجميرا: large family villas, with Jumeirah Islands set on lakes.
- JVT و جي في سي: Nakheel’s Jumeirah Village townhouses and villas, the lowest-priced houses on this list.
- نخلة جميرا: Garden Homes, Signature Villas and frond villas, Dubai’s priciest villa market.
Looking at houses from every developer, not only Nakheel? See where to buy a villa or townhouse in Dubai for less و townhouses for sale in Dubai.
Nakheel villa communities: prices and yields
Villa sales in the main Nakheel communities over the last 12 months. Median prices are for the whole community, so they include homes of every size.
| مجتمع | Median villa price | AED / sq ft | Price change | Villa sales | إجمالي العائد |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| نخلة جميرا | AED 40.0M | 6,950 | +21.2% | 80 | ~5% |
| Palm Jebel Ali (off-plan) | AED 28.6M | 3,450 | +34.1% | 291 | – (not yet handed over) |
| جزر الجميرا | AED 23.1M | 4,340 | +5.1% | 68 | ~4% |
| Jebel Ali Village | AED 9.6M | 1,950 | +12.8% | 20 | ~7% |
| Dubai Islands (off-plan) | AED 9.5M | 1,800 | +0.3% | 135 | – |
| جميرا بارك | AED 9.0M | 2,160 | +10.8% | 136 | ~5% |
| الفرجان | AED 6.0M | 1,760 | +14.4% | 212 | ~7% |
| JVT | AED 5.1M | 1,900 | +12.1% | 91 | ~6% |
| جي في سي | 2.7 مليون درهم إماراتي | 1,110 | −2.4% | 101 | ~6% |
Source: DXBinteract location statistics (Dubai Land Department transactions and rent contracts), villa category, fetched 1 November 2026. Reporting windows can differ by metric. Yields are gross. For comparison, Palm Springs’ reported entry prices of AED 3.3–3.8M for about 2,300 sq ft work out to roughly AED 1,435–1,650 per sq ft. That is below resale Al Furjan and JVT, but the figure is not yet confirmed. Weekly city-wide figures are in our Dubai real estate market report.
Nakheel projects on TruHauz, by area
Every Nakheel new-launch project TruHauz currently lists, with the starting price on our listing, the payment plan and the handover date the listing shows. Prices change with each release, so ask for the current price list.
Coming soon: Jebel Ali (mainland)
نخلة جبل علي
جزر دبي
Palm Jumeirah and District One
Card images are renders of each named project, supplied by the developer. No official Palm Springs renders have been released yet. Listing prices are the starting prices on TruHauz and can change between releases.
Nakheel master communities and projects
Nakheel’s portfolio covers the islands, the mainland family communities and the projects that came with the Meydan merger. Where we have a guide, it is linked.
| مجتمع | What it is | الحالة | TruHauz guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs | Townhouse and villa community at Jebel Ali (mainland) | Pre-launch, Nov 2026 (reported) | Palm Springs guide |
| نخلة جبل علي | Seven islands, 16 fronds and over 90 km of beachfront. Villas, Palm Central, Palm Beach Towers | Under construction. First villa handovers from late 2026 | Palm Jebel Ali guide |
| جزر دبي | Five islands off Deira (formerly Deira Islands). Bay Estate, Bay Grove, Bay Villas, Rixos | Under construction and new launches | Dubai Islands guide |
| نخلة جميرا | The original palm island. Villas, Shoreline, Golden Mile, The Palm Tower, Como Residences | Completed. Como under construction | Palm Jumeirah projects |
| The World | Man-made archipelago off Jumeirah | Island plots, developed by third parties | – |
| جزر الجميرا | Villa clusters on lakes, near JLT | مكتمل | Jumeirah Islands projects |
| جميرا بارك | Large family villas next to Jumeirah Islands | مكتمل | – |
| Jumeirah Village (JVC, JVT) | Townhouses, villas and plots sold to other developers | Completed. Mid-rise infill continuing | جي في سي · JVT |
| الفرجان | Townhouses, villas and apartments by the Metro. Includes Tilal Al Furjan and Murooj Al Furjan | Mostly completed. Newer phases handing over | Al Furjan guide |
| Jebel Ali Village | Rebuilt low-density family community, 892 homes | Handover began August 2026 | Jebel Ali guide |
| Discovery Gardens, International City | Affordable apartment communities | مكتمل | – |
| District One and Meydan | Naya Residences, Lagoon Views, Canal Front Residences (from the 2024 Meydan merger) | Under construction and completed | – |
| Nad Al Sheba Villas, Warsan Village, Veneto, Badrah | Smaller villa and apartment communities | مكتمل | – |
Source: Nakheel corporate website (projects and collections pages, accessed November 2026) and Nakheel press releases.
Nakheel payment plans: what to expect
Every current Nakheel launch on TruHauz asks for 20% on booking. After that, the split depends on the project:
| Plan | How it is paid | Nakheel projects using it |
|---|---|---|
| 60/40 | 20% at booking, 20% in dated instalments during construction, 40% on handover | Bay Estate. Palm Springs is reported to use 20/40/40, which is also 60/40 (unconfirmed) |
| 65/35 | 20% at booking, 45% during construction, 35% on handover | Naya Residences, District One |
| 70/30 | 20% at booking, 50% during construction, 30% on handover | Bay Grove Residences |
| 80/20 | 20% at booking, 60% during construction, 20% on handover | Como Residences, Rixos Hotel & Residences |
| Dated schedule | 20% at booking, then 5–10% instalments on fixed dates | Palm Central Private Residences |
On top of the price, budget for the 4% Dubai Land Department fee and registration charges at booking. In 2026, Dubai Holding Real Estate signed off-plan and home-financing partnerships for Nakheel buyers with Emirates NBD, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Commercial Bank of Dubai and ADCB, plus the broker Huspy. That makes a mortgage on the handover payment easier to arrange. See buying property in Dubai on instalments و Dubai’s early mortgage model for off-plan.
Nakheel’s track record, and what to check
What the public record shows:
- Delivery: DXBinteract, using Dubai Land Department project records, counts 42 projects and 12,020 units delivered by Nakheel. All 33 completed projects with a recorded planned date finished on or before it. 8 projects are currently past their planned date, which gives 80.5% overall reliability and a median delay of 17 days across those projects.
- Pipeline: 37 projects with 7,697 units are planned or under construction. About 2,980 of those units are below 20% complete and 606 are above 80%.
- Palm Jebel Ali: Nakheel reports more than AED 13 billion in construction and infrastructure contracts awarded. It says villa construction is under way on all 12 residential fronds, with the first handovers from late 2026 through 2027.
- Jebel Ali Village: handover of 892 homes began in August 2026.
- History: Nakheel was hit hard by the 2008–09 crash, restructured its debt with government support, and paused Palm Jebel Ali for more than a decade before reviving it in 2023. That history is why you should check each project’s escrow account today.
Before you pay a deposit on any Nakheel unit, check:
- Project registration and escrow. The project should be on the Dubai Land Department register (Dubai REST app), with the escrow account named in your SPA. For a pre-launch project like Palm Springs, ask whether your EOI payment goes to Nakheel or to a broker, and whether it is refundable.
- Construction progress. Compare the DLD completion percentage with the handover date you are quoted.
- The completion date and grace period written in the SPA, not the brochure.
How to buy a Nakheel property through TruHauz
- Tell us your budget and the type of home you want: townhouse, villa or apartment, island or mainland.
- Get the current price lists and floor plans. For Palm Springs, we register your interest now and send the official figures the day they are released.
- Check the numbers with the payment plan, the 4% DLD fee and handover financing, using our payment plan calculator.
- Reserve the unit. We handle the EOI or booking form, the SPA and Oqood registration with Nakheel.
Buyers pay the developer’s price, and our help on a new launch costs you nothing. Foreign buyers: see buying property in Dubai as a foreigner و Dubai’s freehold areas.
Palm Springs and Nakheel guides
Nakheel properties: frequently asked questions
Who owns Nakheel?
Nakheel is owned by the Government of Dubai through Dubai Holding. Since 2024 it has sat inside Dubai Holding Real Estate, alongside Meraas and Dubai Properties, and keeps operating under its own brand. Khalid Al Malik is Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Holding Real Estate.
Is Nakheel a reliable developer?
On DXBinteract’s Dubai Land Department-based record, Nakheel has completed 33 projects on or before their planned date and none late, while 8 projects are currently past their planned date, which gives an overall delivery reliability of 80.5% and a median delay of 17 days across the late and overdue projects. It has delivered 42 registered projects with 12,020 units. Always check the construction progress and escrow registration of the specific project before paying a deposit.
What is Nakheel’s newest project?
The newest is Palm Springs, a villa and townhouse community reported to be in Hessyan First, Jebel Ali, near Palm Jebel Ali. It is pre-launch: Nakheel has not yet published official prices, floor plans or a payment plan. Broker reports suggest 3- to 5-bedroom homes from about AED 3.3–3.8 million and a launch in November 2026. Before that, Nakheel unveiled Bay Estate on Dubai Islands on 5 October 2026.
Does Nakheel sell villas and townhouses?
Yes. Nakheel’s current villa and townhouse projects are Palm Springs (pre-launch, mainland Jebel Ali), Bay Estate on Dubai Islands (about 360 garden villas, attached villas and townhouses), the beachfront villas on Palm Jebel Ali and the 4- and 5-bedroom townhouses at Palm Central Private Residences. On the resale market, Nakheel villas and townhouses are found in Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Park, Al Furjan, Jebel Ali Village, JVT, JVC and Palm Jumeirah.
What payment plans does Nakheel offer?
Most Nakheel launches ask for 20% on booking. Across the projects on TruHauz the split ranges from 60/40 (Bay Estate: 20% down, 20% in dated instalments, 40% on handover) to 70/30 (Bay Grove Residences) and 80/20 (Como Residences). Palm Springs is reported to follow 20/40/40, but that is not yet confirmed. Add the 4% Dubai Land Department fee.
Where are Nakheel’s projects?
Nakheel built Palm Jumeirah, The World, Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Village (JVC and JVT), Al Furjan, Discovery Gardens, International City and Jebel Ali Village. Its current launches are on Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai Islands, in District One (MBR City) and, with Palm Springs, on the mainland at Jebel Ali.
How much does a Nakheel property cost?
On TruHauz listings, Nakheel apartments start from about AED 1.8 million at Naya Residences and Bay Grove Residences, Bay Estate townhouses from about AED 5.9 million, and Palm Jebel Ali Frond F villas from about AED 29.3 million. Palm Springs is expected to start around AED 3.3–3.8 million, which would make it one of the cheapest ways into a new Nakheel townhouse, but that price is not yet official.
Can foreigners buy Nakheel property, and does it qualify for a Golden Visa?
Yes. Nakheel’s communities are in freehold areas open to all nationalities. A property worth AED 2 million or more can support a UAE Golden Visa application, and in 2026 Meraas and Nakheel added dedicated Golden Visa facilitation for their buyers. Rules can change, so confirm the criteria when you apply.
Talk to TruHauz about Nakheel
Send us your budget and the home you want, and we will send current Nakheel price lists, floor plans and payment plans. That includes Palm Springs as soon as Nakheel releases its prices. No cost and no commitment.
Nakheel corporate website, About and projects pages (nakheel.com, accessed November 2026); Nakheel press releases: Palm Jebel Ali 544 villas contracts (27 April 2026), Palm Jebel Ali first handovers (16 June 2026), Palm Central Private Residences next phase (24 June 2026), Meraas and Nakheel Golden Visa facilitation (29 June 2026), Jebel Ali Village handover of 892 homes (17 August 2026), 44 beachfront villas on Frond F (20 August 2026), Bay Grove Residences contracts (17 September and 26 October 2026), Bay Estate unveiling (5 October 2026), and the Dubai Holding Real Estate financing partnerships with Emirates NBD, ADIB, Huspy, CBD and ADCB (April–September 2026); DXBinteract developer pipeline, delivery reliability and location statistics (Dubai Land Department data, fetched 1 November 2026); pre-launch broker reports on Palm Springs (October 2026); TruHauz project listings (November 2026). TruHauz is an independent brokerage and is not Nakheel. Developer figures are indicative and subject to the Sales and Purchase Agreement. This guide is general information, not financial advice.
