Off-plan property in Palm Jebel Ali

Palm Jebel Ali is the larger of Nakheel's two palm islands, further down the coast towards Abu Dhabi, about 27 minutes by car from Palm Jumeirah. The Dubai Media Office describes a master plan stretching 13.4 kilometres, made up of seven connected islands and 16 fronds with more than 90 kilometres of beachfront. The National reports that it will be roughly twice the size of Palm Jumeirah, planned for about 35,000 families and around 80 hotels and resorts.

Its history matters. Reclamation began in 2002, work stopped in 2008 during the financial crisis, and the island sat empty until Nakheel relaunched it in 2023. Since then the developer has sold villas across the fronds (the Beach Collection and Coral Collection) and, from October 2025, apartments and townhouses at Palm Central Private Residences on the central spine. Nakheel says it awarded AED 5 billion of contracts in 2024 for 723 villas on Fronds K to P, and more than AED 3.5 billion in April 2026 for 544 villas on Fronds A to F.

Nothing is occupied yet. In June 2026 Nakheel said the first villas would be handed over in phases starting at the end of the year, with further dates announced as each phase is approved. Apartments come later: 2029 and 2030 on current schedules. A 9,000 sq m retail centre and a Friday mosque designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are part of the plan, but the hotels, beach clubs and yacht club shown in the master plan do not have published opening dates.

The location looks south rather than north. Nakheel quotes 24 minutes to both Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City, and 25 minutes to Dubai Marina. Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport are a long drive. Buyers here are betting on the growth of Dubai's southern corridor around the new airport as much as on the island itself.