Palm Jebel Ali – Frond I

About the project

Palm Jebel Ali – Frond I is a luxury housing development in Palm Jebel Ali, planned for 20 villas together with on-site and connecting infrastructure. It is being developed by The Palm – Jebel Ali Co. The project is active, with a recorded completion ratio of 0.00, and its start date is 2 December 2023.

The development

Palm Jebel Ali – Frond I forms part of Palm Jebel Ali, a man-made waterfront island development in Dubai. The project is described as luxury housing for 20 villas, including infrastructure within the project land and the infrastructure needed to connect the project. Its recorded total area is 233,948.51 square metres, and the project record identifies 21 total units. The development commenced on 2 December 2023. Its active status and recorded completion ratio of 0.00 place it at an early stage of delivery.

Palm Jebel Ali setting

Palm Jebel Ali is a masterplanned waterfront island covering 13.4 square kilometres, stated to be roughly twice the land area of Palm Jumeirah. The wider plan includes waterfront neighbourhoods, public beaches, parks, hospitality facilities and leisure uses. It is planned to add 110 kilometres of coastline and accommodate more than 80 hotels and resorts, alongside residential areas intended for 35,000 families. The island plan also includes a central spine with civic elements, including a mosque designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Palm Jebel Ali’s wider development programme incorporates sustainability and smart-city measures, as well as renewable-energy targets.

Road access and transport context

Palm Jebel Ali is outside Dubai’s immediate metro network. The nearest Dubai Metro Red Line station is R42, at a listed distance of 10.7 km. Access infrastructure includes a public access road from Sheikh Zayed Road to Palm Jebel Ali, together with local road and lighting improvements. Marine and island infrastructure works across Palm Jebel Ali include dredging, land reclamation, beach profiling and sand placement. Electrical substations, utilities and roads also form part of the infrastructure programme supporting the island’s residential and waterfront districts.

Distances from Palm Jebel Ali

Palm Jebel Ali is listed 17.4 km from Dubai Marina and 16.7 km from JBR Beach. Palm Jumeirah is listed at 19.3 km, while Mall of the Emirates is 24.8 km away. Al Maktoum International Airport is listed at 21.1 km from the island. Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa are listed at 35.8 km, and The Dubai Mall at 36.3 km. Dubai International Airport is listed at 46.9 km. These distances place Frond I within the wider coastal corridor that connects Palm Jebel Ali with Dubai Marina, JBR and Palm Jumeirah.

Wider island infrastructure

Palm Jebel Ali is being developed through marine, infrastructure and residential construction packages. Marine works include an AED 810 million contract for dredging, land reclamation, beach profiling and sand placement. The island’s infrastructure programme also covers utilities, roads and public access improvements. More than AED 4 billion in contracts were awarded for 544 villas across six fronds, while AED 5 billion in contracts cover 723 ultra-luxury villas on the first six fronds. These wider works establish the infrastructure and waterfront setting within which Palm Jebel Ali – Frond I is located.

Developer and project status

The Palm – Jebel Ali Co is the developer of Palm Jebel Ali – Frond I. The project is recorded as active and has a completion ratio of 0.00. The recorded project start date is 2 December 2023. Palm Jebel Ali itself is organised into multiple fronds and precincts, including Fronds I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P. Frond I is one of the individual residential components within this island-wide waterfront development.