Dubai Islands is one of the newer waterfront addresses shaping the emirate’s off-plan map, a chain of man-made islands built north of Deira with the sea on almost every side. Beaches, marinas and a growing mix of hospitality-branded towers give the area a resort feel unlike a typical city district. The mix suits both investors chasing tourism-driven rental demand and buyers wanting a beachfront base of their own. Browse the current launches below and filter by budget or handover year.
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Dubai Islands is an apartment-led market: every current off-plan launch here is a residential tower or complex, typically with stronger rental demand and lower entry prices.
The map shows the 12 off-plan projects listed on this page — 83 projects in Dubai Islands in total; use the pages and filters above to see the rest. Project locations come from developer materials and open sources, so some pins may be approximate.
Dubai Islands is Nakheel’s newest waterfront development, a cluster of reclaimed islands off the coast of Deira with sea frontage on nearly every plot. Beaches, a growing marina district and low-rise retail strips give the area a holiday feel that’s unusual this close to central Dubai, and a short bridge crossing keeps the whole cluster connected back to the mainland.
Every current launch here is an apartment or branded-residence tower, from compact studios to larger waterfront units, with several projects carrying an international hospitality-branded name. Off-plan projects in Dubai Islands now number 81, with entry prices from around $400K and handover dates spread from 2025 through to 2030. 53 developers are building across the islands already, among them AAA Real Estate Development, OCTA Properties and Samana Developers, a wider spread of names than most young Dubai districts see this early on.
Payment plans across these towers follow the standard off-plan structure: a booking deposit usually between 10% and 20%, instalments tied to construction stages, and the remaining balance settled at or close to handover. Each developer publishes its own schedule on the project’s own listing page, so terms differ from one launch to the next.
The islands work for two different buyers: investors betting on tourism-led rental demand as the beaches and marina fill in, and end-users after a waterfront home within reach of the city centre. Gorilla Real Estate’s specialists follow these launches island by island and can help match the best off-plan project in Dubai Islands to either goal. Explore the off-plan properties for sale in Dubai Islands above, or filter by price and handover year to see what’s currently on offer.
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