Bay Villas Dubai Islands
Nakheel's 636 home villa and townhouse community on Dubai Islands. DLD completion date 2 May 2027, 22.76% built in August 2026, 20/60/20 payment plan.
Short answer
Bay Villas on Dubai Islands has a registered completion date of 2 May 2027 on the Dubai Land Department (DLD) project register, and Property Finder lists June 2027. A DLD inspection on 19 August 2026 recorded 22.76% construction progress, up from 14.74% in May 2026, so the May 2027 date leaves more than three quarters of the work for about eight months. Nakheel launched the 636 home community in February 2024 from about AED 4 million, and it is now sold out.
- Status
- under construction
- Handover date
- 2 May 2027 (DLD registered completion date); Q2 2027 (June 2027) on Property Finder
- Construction
- 22.76% complete (DLD inspection, 19 Aug 2026)
- Payment plan
- 20% on booking, 60% during construction, 20% on handover (15/65/20 for the first phases)
- Starting price
- From about AED 4 million at launch (Feb 2024); sold out, resale only
Registered completion date
2 May 2027
DLD register via Continental Club, Oct 2026
Construction progress
22.76%
DLD inspection, 19 Aug 2026
Homes
636
Nakheel, 18 Aug 2025; Propsearch lists 615
Main contract
AED 2.6 billion
Fibrex Contracting, Nakheel, 18 Aug 2025
When will Bay Villas Dubai Islands be handed over?
The Dubai Land Department (DLD) project register, under the name “Bay Villas - Dubai Islands” (project number 2899), holds a registered completion date of 2 May 2027. Property Finder lists an expected completion of June 2027. Launch materials from February 2024 gave Q2 2027, so the published target has not changed since launch. Nakheel’s own construction page gives progress but no date.
Progress makes that date hard to meet. At the DLD inspection of 19 August 2026 the community was 22.76% complete, with about eight and a half months left to the registered date.
Building-by-building dates and how the date has changed: Bay Villas Dubai Islands handover date.
Bay Villas Dubai Islands construction update
DLD inspections recorded 14.74% on 7 May 2026 and 22.76% on 19 August 2026, a gain of about 8 percentage points in 15 weeks (Continental Club; Nakheel). Nakheel’s own internal inspection on 11 June 2026 put progress at 16.67%, with structural works continuing, mechanical, electrical and plumbing works under way and internal finishing started. Property Finder’s last update, dated 2 October 2025, showed 2.61%.
Nakheel awarded the AED 2.6 billion main construction contract to Fibrex Contracting on 18 August 2025, about a year after the registered construction start of 26 July 2024. The escrow account is held at Dubai Islamic Bank.
Bay Villas Dubai Islands homes and sizes
Bay Villas is Nakheel’s first villa and townhouse community on Island B of Dubai Islands, part of the wider Dubai Islands master community. Nakheel lists 636 homes in five types, with three pool houses and a beach club. Propsearch and HomeSearch list 615 homes.
| Home type | Bedrooms | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 and 4 | From 3,402 sq ft |
| Semi-detached villa | 3 and 4 | About 3,810 to 4,263 sq ft |
| Garden villa | 4 and 5 | About 5,447 to 6,405 sq ft |
| Waterfront villa | 5 | About 6,695 to 8,075 sq ft |
| Beachfront villa | 6 | Up to about 18,000 sq ft (recorded sale) |
Townhouse and waterfront sizes are from Property Finder; semi-detached, garden and waterfront ranges are converted from Continental Club’s square metre figures. The beachfront figure is a 17,976 sq ft sale recorded on 25 November 2025 (Property Finder).
Bay Villas Dubai Islands prices and resale
Nakheel announced the launch on 21 February 2024. Bloomberg reported that all homes in the first two phases sold within hours, at prices from $1.2 million, about AED 4.4 million (Fortune, 22 February 2024). Launch materials reported by Insider put townhouses from $1.089 million and waterfront villas from $3.757 million. Property Finder records a starting price of AED 4 million and marks the project as sold out.
Continental Club counts 773 DLD-registered transactions since 2024. Its median price rose from about AED 1,470 per sq ft in 2024 to AED 1,664 in 2025 and AED 1,686 in 2026 to date. Recent sales include a 3,821 sq ft home at AED 6.6 million on 30 September 2026, a 7,414 sq ft villa at AED 18.4 million on 14 September 2026 and a 6,605 sq ft home at AED 8.5 million on 7 October 2026 (HomeSearch).
Bay Villas Dubai Islands payment plan
Property Finder lists 20% on booking, 60% during construction and 20% on handover. Launch materials for phases 1 and 2 used 15% on booking, 65% during construction and 20% on handover (Insider; Dubainary). Either way, 80% is paid before completion. On a AED 4 million townhouse the handover payment is AED 800,000. Resale buyers take over the remaining schedule from the seller.
Bay Villas Dubai Islands developer and delivery record
Nakheel, part of Dubai Holding Real Estate, is the master developer of Dubai Islands, Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali. On Dubai Islands it is building Bay Villas, Bay Grove Residences and Rixos Dubai Islands. Fibrex Contracting, the Bay Villas contractor, also worked with Nakheel on District One West in Mohammed Bin Rashid City.
What to check before buying at Bay Villas Dubai Islands
- The completion date in the SPA for the specific home, given progress of 22.76% in August 2026 against a 2 May 2027 registered date.
- How much of the plan the seller has already paid on a resale, and whether the 20% handover payment is still outstanding.
- The home type and phase. Townhouses, semi-detached and garden villas are priced very differently from waterfront and beachfront villas.
- The contractor’s timetable. The AED 2.6 billion main contract was awarded in August 2025, a year after the registered construction start, which helps explain why progress was still under a quarter in August 2026.
Bay Villas Dubai Islands location: Dubai Islands, Dubai
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Questions buyers also ask
What is the Bay Villas Dubai Islands handover date?
The DLD register holds a registered completion date of 2 May 2027, and Property Finder lists June 2027 (Q2 2027). Nakheel's own construction page does not give a date. Construction was 22.76% complete at the DLD inspection of 19 August 2026.
What is the Bay Villas completion date?
2 May 2027 on the DLD register, with construction registered as starting on 26 July 2024. Nakheel awarded the AED 2.6 billion main contract to Fibrex Contracting on 18 August 2025.
What is the Bay Villas payment plan?
Property Finder lists 20% on booking, 60% during construction and 20% on handover. Launch materials for the first two phases used 15% on booking, 65% during construction and 20% on handover. The project is sold out, so new buyers purchase on resale.
What is the Bay Villas price?
At launch in February 2024, prices started from about $1.2 million (about AED 4 million) for townhouses (Bloomberg). DLD-registered transactions in 2026 have a median of about AED 1,686 per sq ft (Continental Club), and a 3,821 sq ft home sold for AED 6.6 million on 30 September 2026.
Is Bay Villas the same as Bay Grove Residences?
No. Both are Nakheel projects on Dubai Islands, but Bay Grove Residences is a separate apartment and townhouse project with a later Q1 2028 date on Property Finder.