Dubai Islands
Who Dubai Islands suits: and who it doesn't
Dubai Islands is the city's northern beachfront reboot: five islands off Deira with twenty-plus kilometres of new coastline, launched hard since 2022 with Nakheel masterplanning and every major developer piling in. It suits early-cycle investors buying beachfront at a structural discount to the established coast, and end-users betting on the bridge-linked location near DXB. It doesn't suit buyers needing a finished neighbourhood. What to watch: handover pacing versus launch volume, supply is arriving fast, and project selection will separate outcomes. , Equity Edge analyst note
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Where Dubai Islands sits
What is being built in Dubai Islands
All Dubai Islands launches →65 projects are selling in Dubai Islands today, from AED 1.48M, built by Metac Properties, Prestige One Developments, Fakhruddin Properties Development, with handovers from 2025 through 2030.
Unit types on sale: apartments, duplex, retail, penthouse, townhouse, villa.
The numbers, registered
All rent prices →All sold prices →The buildings of Dubai Islands, by the registered numbers
All sold prices →Every development in Dubai Islands with five or more registered sales in the current window: what buyers actually paid, not asking prices.
| Building / development | Median price | AED/sqft | Registered sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hado By Beyond | AED 3.04M | 3,161 | 649 |
| THE MERIVA COLLECTION | AED 4.07M | 3,448 | 507 |
| ELLINGTON SANDS I | AED 3.24M | 2,779 | 437 |
| ELLINGTON SANDS II | AED 3.23M | 2,800 | 412 |
| Ocean Bay by Samana Developers | AED 2.83M | 2,315 | 102 |
| LIV OCEANSIDE | AED 4.02M | 3,162 | 98 |
| SUNSET BAY GRAND BY IMTIAZ | AED 2.40M | 2,319 | 87 |
| ELLE RESIDENCES | AED 3.54M | 3,325 | 86 |
| Seacliff by Imtiaz | AED 2.27M | 2,399 | 80 |
| LIA | AED 2.45M | 2,810 | 60 |
| WYNWOOD RESIDENCES BY IMTIAZ | AED 2.44M | 2,437 | 60 |
| SUNSET BAY FIVE by Imtiaz | AED 2.81M | 2,168 | 57 |
| Silena Residences | AED 4.12M | 3,537 | 56 |
| BEACH WALK GRAND 2 BY IMTIAZ | AED 2.68M | 2,553 | 52 |
| Arka Enclave Residences | AED 2.72M | 2,275 | 50 |
29 more developments carry registered cohorts here. See the full sold-price picture →
All 44 towers and developments of Dubai Islands
Every one has its own page with sold prices by bedroom count, straight from the registry. Every tower, by community →
How Dubai Islands compares
Upcoming launches in Dubai Islands
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Schools within reach of Dubai Islands
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Questions buyers ask about Dubai Islands
What does an apartment cost in Dubai Islands in 2026?
The median registered sale price for a Dubai Islands apartment is AED 2.87M (4,320 DLD-registered sales, 12 months to Nov 2026), or AED 2,762/sqft. The median 1-bedroom sold for AED 2.33M.
What rent does an apartment achieve in Dubai Islands?
The median registered apartment rent is AED 118K/year across 23 Ejari contracts (12 months to Nov 2026). These are registered contracts, not asking prices.
What gross yield do Dubai Islands apartments deliver?
4.1% gross, median registered rent divided by median registered sale price, both from the trailing 12 months. Asking-price yields quoted elsewhere usually flatter; this is the registered number.
What’s the Dubai Islands investment case?
New beachfront minutes from the airport and old Dubai, at entry prices well below Palm/JBR equivalents. The discount is the maturity risk: infrastructure and retail are building out now. The registered medians above show the market pricing that trade in real time.
Who’s building on Dubai Islands?
Nakheel leads the masterplan with beach residences and marinas; private developers hold plots across all five islands. Developer track record matters more than renders here, we maintain a project-by-project view before recommending any launch.
How connected are the islands?
The Infinity Bridge and Deira road links put DXB about 15 minutes away, closer to the airport than almost any beachfront in Dubai. The location trades old-Dubai adjacency for distance from the Marina-side employment core.
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