Palm Springs: Nakheel launches 977 Jebel Ali homes from AED 3.8 million

Nakheel launched Palm Springs, a new community of townhouses and villas in Jebel Ali, on 9 November 2026. The first release is 977 homes from AED 3.8 million, with handover in October 2030. Nakheel showed the project at an "Exclusive First Look" event on launch day and opened expressions of interest (EOI) through registered brokers the same day.

These details come from Nakheel's factsheet, payment plan and EOI guidelines for the launch. We found no Nakheel press release by 10 November, so confirm every figure with Nakheel or the broker you book through before you pay.

This is general information, not financial or legal advice.

Where sales stand

Palm Springs is launched, not pre-launch: Nakheel has published prices and a payment plan. Sales are at the EOI stage. You register through a broker, pay a deposit and get a reference number; the sale agreement and the Dubai Land Department (DLD) registration come later. Palm Springs isn't on the DLD project register yet.

Before the launch, brokers' listings quoted different figures: a 20/40/40 plan, handover in early 2031, and prices from AED 3.3 million. Nakheel's launch documents replace those.

Prices and sizes

Home	Size	From	Per sq ft	Homes
3-bed townhouse	2,326 sq ft	AED 3.8 million	about AED 1,634	348
4-bed townhouse	2,672 sq ft	AED 4.6 million	about AED 1,722	212
4-bed townhouse, 3 floors	3,115 sq ft	AED 5.2 million	about AED 1,669	52
4-bed villa	4,041 sq ft	AED 7.0 million	about AED 1,732	255
5-bed villa	4,921 sq ft	AED 8.9 million	about AED 1,809	110

The price per sq ft is our sum: the starting price divided by Nakheel's "sellable area". These are starting prices, so a bigger plot or a better position costs more.

The 612 townhouses are in the Aliso neighbourhoods, in rows of four or six homes, each with a private garden and a two-car carport. The 365 villas are in the Rancho neighbourhoods: three floors, on plots of about 5,200 to 6,100 sq ft, cooled by district cooling. Nakheel hasn't published the district cooling charges yet. The homes on sale now are in Aliso One and Two and Rancho One and Two. The masterplan names more neighbourhoods, so expect later phases.

The payment plan

You pay 10% when you book, 50% in six payments while it's built, and the last 40% when you get the keys in October 2030.

When	Share	3-bed townhouse	4-bed villa	5-bed villa
On booking	10%	AED 380,000	AED 700,000	AED 890,000
April 2027	10%	AED 380,000	AED 700,000	AED 890,000
September 2027	10%	AED 380,000	AED 700,000	AED 890,000
February 2028	10%	AED 380,000	AED 700,000	AED 890,000
July 2028	10%	AED 380,000	AED 700,000	AED 890,000
December 2028	5%	AED 190,000	AED 350,000	AED 445,000
May 2029	5%	AED 190,000	AED 350,000	AED 445,000
Handover, October 2030	40%	AED 1,520,000	AED 2,800,000	AED 3,560,000

The amounts are worked out from the starting prices. By May 2029 you have paid 60%: AED 2.28 million on the cheapest townhouse. Then nothing is due until handover. If handover moves, the last 40% moves with it.

On top of the price, you pay the DLD fee of 4% (AED 152,000 on the 3-bed townhouse) and an admin fee. See the costs on top of the price.

The community

Palm Springs covers 382 hectares between Sheikh Zayed Road and the Jebel Ali coast, next to Palm Jebel Ali. Nakheel plans:

• Canyon Park, built around water: streams and waterfalls, ponds and paddling pools, little beaches and play areas
• the Thousand Palms Country Club, with a beach pool, cabanas, restaurants and a wellness centre
• the Silver Spur Racquet Club, with courts, a gym and a lap pool
• 35 km of cycling and jogging tracks, and more than 30% open space
• a metro station on an extension of the Red Line

None of these is built yet, and Nakheel gives no opening dates. By Nakheel's map, the drive is about 14 minutes to Palm Jebel Ali, 20 minutes to Bluewaters Island, 23 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport and 30 minutes to Burj Al Arab, without traffic. For now, families would use schools in Al Furjan, Discovery Gardens or Jebel Ali Village.

How the price compares

We compared the launch prices with villa and townhouse sales the DLD registered between 20 October 2025 and 19 October 2026:

Community	Sales	Median per sq ft
Dubai South, off-plan	782	AED 1,339
The Valley, off-plan	728	AED 1,520
Al Furjan, ready	168	AED 1,655
Palm Springs, launch prices	–	about AED 1,630 to 1,810
Arabian Ranches, off-plan	113	AED 1,728
Tilal Al Ghaf, off-plan	26	AED 2,127
Dubai Hills Estate, ready	198	AED 2,161

Palm Springs is priced close to off-plan Arabian Ranches and ready Al Furjan homes, more per sq ft than Dubai South or The Valley, and much less than Tilal Al Ghaf or Dubai Hills Estate. Nakheel measures "sellable area" and the DLD uses the registered area, so take this as a rough guide. The land around Palm Springs has almost no villa sales yet, so there is no local resale price to compare with.

Nakheel's launch briefing makes its own case: it says Palm Jebel Ali villa prices rose 48% per sq ft between early 2025 and early 2026, and Jebel Ali Village prices 75% since 2022. Those are Nakheel's figures, not ours, and past prices don't promise future ones.

Before you put down an EOI

• Ask for the EOI terms in writing. Nakheel's guidelines don't give the deposit amount, whether you get it back if you don't buy, or how homes are allocated.
• Know how you pay. Nakheel takes a bank transfer, a manager's cheque, a personal cheque or a credit card. A manager's cheque isn't cashed; a personal cheque is.
• Check the registration. Before you sign the sale agreement, ask for the escrow account details and check that the project is on the DLD register. See how escrow protects your money.
• Plan for the last 40%. It's AED 1.52 million or more at handover. If you'll use a mortgage for it, talk to a bank early.

Every home starts above AED 2 million, so it may also qualify you for the 10-year Golden Visa. Off-plan homes have extra rules, so check before you count on it.

See the details on the Palm Springs project page, or read our guide to buying off-plan. Nakheel takes expressions of interest through registered brokers.