The only island with money in the ground
Nakheel awarded an AED 527M infrastructure contract to Al Nasr in April 2026 for roads, utilities and marina connections. Committed spend beats a render every time.
Island B · Dubai Islands
Shore Island
Beachfront living with boutique resorts, beach clubs and family villas near the shore. Anchor resort is Rixos.
The case, and the caveats
The first real occupancy test
Rixos hands over Q4 2026. That is the first honest read anyone gets on what short-let demand here actually looks like, and it lands before most of the island completes.
Beachfront is a word people stretch
Row one is genuinely row one here, which is rare. Row three is Deira with a longer walk and it is priced as though it is not. Check the plot, not the brochure.
0 projects on Shore Island
Every one carries a buy, watch or skip.
Nothing published on this island yet.
Projects appear once they carry a price, an island and a verdict.
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.
- 5 min
- Gold Souk & Deira Waterfront · Infinity Bridge exit · Dubai Hospital
- 10–15 min
- Gold Souk Metro · Dubai Maritime City · Cruise Terminal · Deira Old Town · DXB airport
- 20–25 min
- City Centre Deira · Festival City · World Trade Centre · Downtown & Burj Khalifa · DIFC
- 30–40 min
- Business Bay · Jumeirah Beach · City Walk · Safa Park · Burj Al Arab · Palm Jumeirah