Scarcity that is actually scarce
Eighty villas on an entire island, a 3,800 sq.m private clubhouse, private marina access and no commercial zones at all. That supply constraint is real and permanent.
Island E · Dubai Islands
Elite Island
Low-density estate villas, private marina access, no commercial zones at all. Built for privacy and long-term holding.
Weighing the islands against elsewhere on the water? Start with Dubai Islands vs Palm Jumeirah.
Or see the off-plan homes on this island and the rest, priced and rated.
Villas
~80
On an entire island. The supply constraint is real and permanent
Private clubhouse
3,800 sq.m
Exclusive to owners, no day membership
Green open space
49,000 sq.m
Landscaped, private, no through routes
Commercial zones
None
Which is the point, and also why there is no footfall
The case, and the caveats
The exit risk is the other side of that coin
Eighty villas is also eighty possible comparables. This is a decade hold with a thin resale market, not a flip. Buy it if you want to own it, not if you want to trade it.
1 project on Elite Island
Every one carries a buy, watch or skip.
Selling
Reviewing
AED 4.9M
$1,334,241
Bay Villas
Villas- Location
- Elite Island
- Unit sizes
- 3,401–8,075 sq.ft
- Developer
- Nakheel
What it looks like
3 of 3 photographs still to come
1
The waterfront
Promenade, marina or beach at eye level. What someone actually walks along.
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4:3 · 1600px wide or more
2
The buildings
Streetscape or podium level. Height, spacing and materials, not another aerial.
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4:3 · 1600px wide or more
3
The amenity
Whatever this island is actually selling: the marina, the golf, the beach club.
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4:3 · 1600px wide or more
What is on the island
Signature estate lots
Waterfront and waterfront-accessible plots
Exclusive clubhouse
3,800 sq.m, owners only
Private marina access
Direct berthing for estate owners
Green open space
49,000 sq.m, landscaped and private
No retail, no offices
Nothing commercial is zoned here at all
Bridge to the mainland
Direct link at the southern end
The detail
- Official name
- Elite Island (Island E), Dubai Islands
- Concept
- Luxury private island community, signature estate lots
- Property types
- Estate villas and signature waterfront plots only
- Commercial zones
- None at all, by design
- Hold period
- A decade, on my read. Not a trading asset
- Part of
- Dubai Islands by Nakheel · Deira, Dubai
- Ownership
- Freehold, full foreign ownership
- Payment plans
- 50/50 to 80/20, post-handover available
- Golden Visa
- 10-year, from AED 2,000,000 registered
- Connectivity
- Infinity Bridge to mainland Deira · dedicated island bridges 2027–29
Getting around
Drive times today, via Infinity Bridge. The dedicated island bridges and the metro extension are dated 2027–29, and I track them quarterly.
From the islands
- ★ Dubai Islands You are here. Five islands, 17 sq.km —
- Deira waterfront Gold Souk · Infinity Bridge exit · Dubai Hospital 5 min
- Old Deira and the port Gold Souk Metro · Maritime City · Cruise Terminal · Deira Old Town 10–15 min
- 1 Dubai International (DXB) Terminal 3, via the Infinity Bridge 20 min
- Festival City and Trade Centre City Centre Deira · Festival City · World Trade Centre 20–25 min
- 2 Downtown Dubai Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall 25 min
- 3 DIFC The financial district 25 min
- 4 Business Bay Depending on the Sheikh Zayed Road run 30–40 min
- Jumeirah and the beaches Jumeirah Beach · City Walk · Safa Park · Burj Al Arab 30–40 min
- 5 Palm Jumeirah The comparable everyone reaches for 30–40 min