Palm Springs by Nakheel

Location

Hessyan First, Jebel Ali, Dubai, inland from Palm Jebel Ali off Sheikh Zayed Road, as described by estate agents^[1][2][4]

Developer

Nakheel, part of Dubai Holding, as named by estate agents; not yet announced by Nakheel^[2][11][12]

Homes

Three- and four-bedroom townhouses and four- and five-bedroom villas, as listed by estate agents^[2][4][10]

Prices

From AED 3.8 million in most agent listings; one agent gave about AED 3.3 million^[4][10][2]

Status

Pre-launch; expressions of interest expected in November 2026; handover date not announced^[1][4][10]

Overview

Palm Springs is a residential community that Dubai estate agents began describing in late October 2026 as the next villa and townhouse project of Nakheel, the developer of Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali.^[1][2][3] The agents place it in Hessyan First, a district of Jebel Ali on the mainland inland from Palm Jebel Ali, with access from Sheikh Zayed Road; several note that Nakheel had not yet confirmed the plot or its boundaries.^[1][2][5][6]

Nothing about the project had come from the developer itself as of November 7, 2026. Nakheel's communities page listed Bay Estate, Palm Central Private Residences, Bay Grove Residences and Como Residences as its new launches, without Palm Springs,^[11] and none of its press releases from March to October 2026 mentioned it.^[12] The agency TruHauz wrote that Nakheel had issued no brochure, price list or payment plan as of November 1, 2026,^[2] and the listing site Homes.me noted the same and that the project was not yet on Nakheel's website.^[10]

Homes and prices

Every figure in this section is an estate agent's, not the developer's, and the agents' figures differ. Most describe a community mainly of townhouses, with three- and four-bedroom townhouses and four- and five-bedroom detached villas.^{[2][4][8][10]} Homes.me gives built-up areas from about 2,500 to 5,600 square feet,^[10] while TruHauz lists three-bedroom townhouses from about 2,300 square feet and five-bedroom villas of about 5,400 to 5,600 square feet.^[2]

Most agents give a starting price of AED 3.8 million, about $1.03 million;^[4][8][10] TruHauz gives about AED 3.3 million for a three-bedroom townhouse,^[2] and Dubai Immo AED 3.2 million.^[1] Homes.me lists broker estimates of AED 4.3 million for a four-bedroom townhouse, AED 7 million to 8 million for a four-bedroom villa and AED 8 million to 9 million for a five-bedroom villa, with Dubai's 4% registration fee on top.^[10] Several agents describe a payment plan of 20% on booking, 40% during construction and 40% on handover, which Nakheel had not published.^[2][4] TruHauz and another agent's site put the whole community at more than 2,000 homes, with a first release of about 300 to 500.^[2][4]

Launch and handover

Dubai Immo reported on October 28, 2026 that intermediaries expected expressions of interest to open in November, while cautioning that this was not an official launch date.^[1] A sales site describing itself as an authorized Nakheel partner wrote on November 5 that Nakheel was expected to give full details in the week of November 9 and take bookings by November 20, with interest first taken from buyers of two or more homes against a deposit of AED 200,000 each.^[4] Handover dates given by agents range from October 2029 to the first quarter of 2031, and none comes from Nakheel.^[2][8][10] No architect, contractor or sales results had been reported.^[2]

Palm Jebel Ali

Agents market Palm Springs alongside Palm Jebel Ali, Nakheel's second palm-shaped island, offshore from the area they give for the project.^[1][3] Work on the island had been on hold for several years when, on May 31, 2023, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved a new master plan for it, covering 13.4 square kilometers, about twice the size of Palm Jumeirah, and adding about 110 kilometers of coastline for some 35,000 families and more than 80 hotels and resorts.^[16][17] "We have vast ambitions for the future," Sheikh Mohammed said at the approval.^[16]

0:21 Sheikh Mohammed reviews the Palm Jebel Ali model In the Dubai Media Office's film of the May 2023 approval, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and officials stand around a large scale model of Palm Jebel Ali at Nakheel's headquarters as the new master plan is explained.

0:57 Why Palm Jebel Ali stalled In a report by The National from June 2023, reporter Nick Webster explains that Palm Jebel Ali was begun in 2002 at twice the size of Palm Jumeirah, was mothballed around 2008 in the financial crisis, and was being revived because of demand for waterfront homes.

In August 2026 Nakheel described twelve residential fronds of villas under construction on the island, with more than AED 13 billion in contracts awarded and handovers phased from late 2026 through 2027.^[13] Khalid Al Malik, chief executive of Dubai Holding Real Estate, said the project had "moved well beyond vision and into active delivery mode."^[14] Nakheel itself has been part of Dubai Holding since March 2024, when Sheikh Mohammed placed it and Meydan under the group.^[19]

0:01 Palm Jebel Ali villas under construction Nakheel's August 2026 construction film moves by drone over Palm Jebel Ali's fronds, where rows of beachfront villas stand structurally complete, with shots of workers on site.

Earlier use of the name

An earlier Palm Springs, unconnected to Nakheel's project, was a building sold by Damac Properties on a plot at Palm Jebel Ali. Gulf News reported in March 2008 that Damac had canceled it after Nakheel's redesign of the island left the plot undelivered, offering buyers refunds with interest or a move to another Damac project.^[20] TruHauz describes the 2026 project as unrelated to it.^[2]

Timeline

1. March 2008 Damac cancels an earlier, unrelated Palm Springs building at Palm Jebel Ali.^[20]
2. May 31, 2023 Sheikh Mohammed approves the new Palm Jebel Ali master plan.^[16]
3. March 16, 2024 Nakheel is placed under Dubai Holding.^[19]
4. October 28, 2026 Estate agents begin publishing details of Palm Springs.^[1][3]
5. November 2026 Expressions of interest and a launch are expected, according to agents.^[1][4]