Palm Jebel Ali by Nakheel in Dubai

Palm Jebel Ali at a glance

Frond F: ten villa designs by four architecture studios

The Frond F release, announced on 20 August 2026, combines two Nakheel villa collections that sit directly on the shoreline, with beach access and views over the Arabian Gulf (Khaleej Times, 20 August 2026):

• Beach Collection: five and six bedroom villas of about 7,500 to 8,500 sq ft
• Coral Collection: six and seven bedroom villas of about 11,500 to 12,500 sq ft

The 44 villas come in ten designs by NAGA Architects, SAOTA, LW Design Group and LOCI Architecture. Nakheel described the release as one of the final chances to buy a new beachfront villa on the island's fronds. Khalid Al Malik, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Holding Real Estate, linked the release to Palm Jebel Ali taking shape as Dubai's next major waterfront destination (Khaleej Times, 20 August 2026).

Palm Central Frond M and Frond N in the DLD register

Source: DLD project register and Dubai Land Department transactions, data to 29 October 2026.

Frond N is the release Nakheel announced on 24 June 2026: 222 homes in three waterfront buildings, with one to four bedroom apartments and four and five bedroom townhouses. Buyers registered 59 sales in July, 107 in August and 18 in September 2026. The National gives September 2030 for completion; the register declares 13 December 2030, and with construction at 0% the later, registered date is the one NAHY plans around. Frond M, the October 2025 release, has more registered transactions than units, so it now sells as resale.

The villa collections on the fronds sell fewer than 50 homes a year each, below the threshold of the DLD data NAHY uses, so their unit totals and dates are not in this table.

From the 2023 relaunch to the first villa keys

Work on Palm Jebel Ali began in 2002, stopped in 2008 and restarted in 2023 (The National, 24 June 2026). In April 2026 Nakheel awarded the contracts for 544 villas: Ginco General Contracting is building 354 on Fronds A to D and United Engineering Construction 190 on Fronds E and F.

By August 2026 those 544 villas were under construction, and 728 villas on Fronds K to P had reached internal and external finishing, with phased handovers from late 2026 through 2027 (Khaleej Times, 20 August 2026). Nakheel's own headline of 16 June 2026 read: "Dubai's Palm Jebel Ali villas head for first handovers this year".

The master plan includes a 9,000 square metre retail centre and a Friday mosque designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for up to 1,000 worshippers.

A Frond F villa, the last Frond N homes or a contract near handover

1. Frond F from Nakheel. NAHY asks Nakheel which of the 44 villas are still open, in which collection, by which architect and on which plot along the frond.
2. Frond N apartments and townhouses. At least 12 of the 222 units had no registered sale on 29 October 2026. Reservations reach the register with a delay, so NAHY checks with Nakheel before you count on one.
3. A villa on Fronds K to P before the keys. These villas were at finishing stage in August 2026. An owner who sells before handover needs Nakheel's no objection certificate and a DLD transfer; NAHY reads the seller's statement of account and the Oqood first.

NAHY shares Nakheel's prices, payment terms and villa plans by WhatsApp.

719 sales in a year on Palm Jebel Ali

The DLD recorded 719 sales in Palm Jabal Ali, its name for the island, between October 2025 and September 2026, 57.0% of them off-plan. Monthly sales jumped after Frond N was registered: 71 in July 2026 and 114 in August, then 25 in September. Of the 719, 410 were apartment sales, by NAHY's count of DLD transactions.

The Palm Jebel Ali company and Nakheel's 2026 releases

Nakheel, part of Dubai Holding Real Estate, registers the island through The Palm - Jebel Ali Co. (L.L.C), which held 24 projects with 2,056 units in the DLD register on 8 November 2026. In the DLD list of 2026 registrations, Frond N (16 June, 222 units) is this company's only entry; Nakheel's other one is Bay Estate on Dubai Islands (25 September, 357 units), under Dubai Islands L.L.C.

On 17 August 2026 Nakheel also began handing over 892 homes at Jebel Ali Village, according to its press releases.

Palm Jebel Ali: questions buyers ask

Where is Palm Jebel Ali?

Off the Dubai coast, in the area the DLD registers as Palm Jabal Ali. Nakheel describes it as 13.4 km long, with seven islands and more than 90 km of beachfront.

Are there still villas for sale on Palm Jebel Ali?

Nakheel released 44 beachfront villas on Frond F on 20 August 2026 and called it one of the final chances to buy a new beachfront villa on the fronds. NAHY asks Nakheel which are still open.

When will the first Palm Jebel Ali villas be handed over?

Phased handovers of the first villas are scheduled from late 2026 through 2027, according to Nakheel as reported by Khaleej Times on 20 August 2026.

How big is Palm Jebel Ali compared with Palm Jumeirah?

About twice the size, according to The National, with 16 fronds and an expected 35,000 families.

Who designed the Frond F villas?

NAGA Architects, SAOTA, LW Design Group and LOCI Architecture, across ten designs in the Beach and Coral Collections.

When is the Palm Central Frond N handover?

The DLD declares 13 December 2030, while The National reported September 2030. Frond N had not started rising at its only DLD inspection, at 0%.

What homes can I buy on Palm Jebel Ali?

Five to seven bedroom beachfront villas in the Beach and Coral Collections, and one to four bedroom apartments and four and five bedroom townhouses at Palm Central Private Residences.

How do I get Frond F villa prices and plans?

Send NAHY a WhatsApp at +971 55 650 7737 with the bedrooms and collection you prefer. NAHY returns Nakheel's prices, payment plan and villa plans for the homes open that day.

Sources

• Dubai Land Department project register, Palm Central Private Residences Frond M and Frond N, and the developer record of The Palm - Jebel Ali Co. (L.L.C), read 8 November 2026
• Dubai Land Department transactions, data to 29 October 2026
• Nakheel, next phase of Palm Central Private Residences on Palm Jebel Ali, 24 June 2026
• Nakheel press release index, read 8 November 2026: Frond F villas (20 August 2026), Jebel Ali Village handovers (17 August 2026), first villa handovers (16 June 2026), 544 villa contracts (27 April 2026)
• Khaleej Times, Nakheel releases 44 new beachfront villas on Palm Jebel Ali, 20 August 2026
• The National, Nakheel launches 222 homes for sale at Palm Jebel Ali, 24 June 2026