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Community · Waterfront
Partially establishedJumeirah Bay Island
A seahorse-shaped island off Jumeirah with one hotel, one marina and a few hundred homes.
- StageStage
- Partially established
- TypesProperty types
- VillasBranded residencesPlots
- Drive timesDrive times
- Downtown Dubai — 15 minDIFC — 15 minDXB airport — 22 min
What it is
Small enough that every sale moves the average.
Jumeirah Bay is a Meraas-developed island connected to Jumeirah by a 300-metre bridge, anchored by the Bulgari Resort and its branded residences and villas, with a handful of plots for custom builds.
More house for the money than the Palm today, with less proven resale.
Phases
Handed over · 2017–2019
Bulgari Resort and Residences
The hotel, the marina and the branded apartment buildings that anchor the island.
Handed over · 2019–2022
Bulgari villas and mansions
Branded villas on the island's outer edge.
Under construction · Rolling; owner-built
Private plots
Individual plots being built out by their owners, several at any one time.
- Avg price / ft²
- AED 6,800+6% year on year
- Typical gross yield
- 2–3% gross
2022 · AED 4,6002026 · AED 6,800
What exists today
What is physically there in Jumeirah Bay Island.
The Bulgari Resort, its restaurants, beach club and yacht club marina are open; the branded residences and villas are handed over and occupied.
There is no shop, school or clinic on the island beyond the hotel's own facilities. Everything else is across the 300-metre bridge on Jumeirah Beach Road.
Several private plots are under construction at any given time, so the island has permanent low-level building activity. The bridge is the only access and there is no public transport.
Last verified
Handed over · 2017–2019
Bulgari Resort and Residences
The hotel, the marina and the branded apartment buildings that anchor the island.
Handed over · 2019–2022
Bulgari villas and mansions
Branded villas on the island's outer edge.
Under construction · Rolling; owner-built
Private plots
Individual plots being built out by their owners, several at any one time.
- Buyers who want new
- Coral-stone villas and branded residences finished this decade, not last.
- Long holders
- The market is thin; this is a home first and an asset second.
- Less suited to
- Anyone who may need to sell within three years, or who wants a neighbourhood with more than one restaurant.
Beach & marina
A sheltered bay, the Bulgari marina and yacht club; residents' beach access is by residence.
Retail & dining
The hotel's restaurants and little else; Jumeirah's shops are across the bridge.
Schools
Jumeirah College and JESS are ten to fifteen minutes across the bridge.
Healthcare
Emirates Hospital Jumeirah, ten minutes.
- Downtown Dubai15 min
- DIFC15 min
- DXB airport22 min
- Dubai Marina25 min
One bridge to Jumeirah Beach Road; Downtown and DIFC in fifteen minutes. No public transport.
One bridge, fifteen minutes to DIFC, and no public transport of any kind. That is the point, and the price.
Existing — built and open
- Bridge to Jumeirah Beach RoadBridge
- Bulgari Yacht Club marinaMarina
- Bulgari Resort and beach clubHotel
- Private beachesBeach
Schools — operating
- Jumeirah College, JESS and the Jumeirah schools are ten to fifteen minutes over the bridge.
Healthcare — operating
- None on the island; Emirates Hospital Jumeirah is about ten minutes, with clinics along Jumeirah Beach Road.
- Avg price / ft²
- AED 6,800+6% year on year
- Typical gross yield
- 2–3% gross
Who it suits, and who it doesn't
- Buyers who want new
- Coral-stone villas and branded residences finished this decade, not last.
- Long holders
- The market is thin; this is a home first and an asset second.
- Less suited to
- Anyone who may need to sell within three years, or who wants a neighbourhood with more than one restaurant.
Lifestyle & amenities
Beach & marina
A sheltered bay, the Bulgari marina and yacht club; residents' beach access is by residence.
Retail & dining
The hotel's restaurants and little else; Jumeirah's shops are across the bridge.
Schools
Jumeirah College and JESS are ten to fifteen minutes across the bridge.
Healthcare
Emirates Hospital Jumeirah, ten minutes.
Connectivity & infrastructure
- Downtown Dubai15 min
- DIFC15 min
- DXB airport22 min
- Dubai Marina25 min
One bridge to Jumeirah Beach Road; Downtown and DIFC in fifteen minutes. No public transport.
One bridge, fifteen minutes to DIFC, and no public transport of any kind. That is the point, and the price.
Existing — built and open
- Bridge to Jumeirah Beach RoadBridge
- Bulgari Yacht Club marinaMarina
- Bulgari Resort and beach clubHotel
- Private beachesBeach
Schools & healthcare
Schools — operating
- Jumeirah College, JESS and the Jumeirah schools are ten to fifteen minutes over the bridge.
Healthcare — operating
- None on the island; Emirates Hospital Jumeirah is about ten minutes, with clinics along Jumeirah Beach Road.
Next step
Availability in Jumeirah Bay Island comes from a person.
What is for sale in Jumeirah Bay Island changes week to week, project by project and building by building. Tell us the budget and the bedrooms you have in mind and we will send what is genuinely open, at today's prices, with our view on which to look at first.
An advisor checks it before sending and replies within one business day.Use Availability in the bar below — an advisor checks it before sending and replies within one business day.
OAC18 Perspective
Buy Jumeirah Bay for the specification and the quiet. Do not buy it expecting Palm-style liquidity.
- Where it is strong
- New, low-rise, architecturally consistent, and fifteen minutes from DIFC. There is nothing else like it at this quality on the water this close to the centre.
- Where it falls short
- The market is very thin, yields are low, and the island offers little beyond the hotel. A forced sale here can take a year.
- Supply and handover
A few hundred homes in total and a handful of sales a year. There is no meaningful new supply, and there is no depth either: a forced sale can take a year to find its buyer. This is a market for holders, not traders.
Right for someone buying a home to keep. Wrong for anyone who needs the exit the Palm offers.
Compare with nearby communities
Where else the same money goes.
First phases handed overEmaar Beachfront
Branded beach living in apartment form, at a fraction of the price and with a resale market.
Ask what we would avoid in Jumeirah Bay Island.
Twenty minutes on Jumeirah Bay Island specifically — which phases, which developers, and where the handover and resale risk actually sits.