OMNIYAT · Palm Jumeirah
Alba Dorchester Collection Construction Updates
The Certified Build Record Behind 250 Metres of Private Beachfront
Alba Dorchester Collection recorded 8.35% construction at its 01 September 2026 RERA inspection, the first reading published in this record of the Palm Jumeirah beachfront site.
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Construction Snapshot
Alba Dorchester Collection at a Glance
Alba Dorchester Collection is OMNIYAT's 137-residence well-living address on plot 463 of Palm Jumeirah, set behind 250 metres of private beachfront. Construction started on 01 July 2024, and the register has since moved to 8.35%, recorded at the inspection of 01 September 2026. What makes this record unusual is its shape: three components share that one parcel, a 72 home unfurnished tower and a 65 home furnished tower alongside a 78 key Dorchester Collection hotel, so a single certified percentage currently covers work that will later separate into three very different buildings.
2987
Active
01 July 2024
137 residences
110,550.33 sq m
31 March 2028 (DLD)
Figures from Dubai Land Department registration records, updated after each recorded inspection. How every project on this site is tracked is explained once on the Dubai Construction Updates hub.
Inspection Record
Alba Dorchester Collection Construction Update Timeline
This record opens with a single dated entry. The inspection of 01 September 2026 filed 8.35% against project 2987, up 1.30 points from a previous reading of 7.05% that carries no published date anywhere on the register. That undated predecessor is why the track below shows one dot rather than two: a reading without a date cannot be placed on a timeline, and this page does not position a figure it cannot source. Every further inspection filed against 2987 is added here, with its own monthly update.
| Inspection Month | Construction Progress | Inspection Date | Full Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 8.35% | 01 September 2026 | View the September 2026 update |
Pace Analysis
How Fast Alba Dorchester Collection Has Been Built
One dated reading is not a trend, so the arithmetic below is deliberately limited to spans this record can actually evidence:
- Jul 2024 to Sep 2026: enabling, piling and substructure, construction start to 8.35%About 0.3 points per month
- Previous reading to Sep 2026: 7.05% to 8.35%, interval undated on the register1.30 points, no monthly rate
The first figure is arithmetic over a stated span and explicitly not a forecast: 26 months separate the 01 July 2024 construction start from the 01 September 2026 inspection, and 8.35 points of certified progress across that span average about 0.3 points per month. The second is not a rate at all, because the 7.05% reading it starts from has no date attached to it. Both numbers describe the same thing, which is a below-ground phase: sequencing enabling works, piling, foundation and substructure across a coastal plot carrying three registered components absorbs months without moving a percentage far, and the certified figure typically converts much faster once superstructure begins. For an investor the useful reading is that this record starts low but starts documented; for a buyer working toward 2028, the number worth watching is the next filed inspection, which will be the first one capable of establishing a genuine rate.
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About Alba Dorchester Collection at Palm Jumeirah Dubai
A reading of 8.35%, recorded on 01 September 2026, only means something next to what the 137 residences are being built to become. The full project guide covers what buyers on this page are tracking toward:
Alba Dorchester Collection Project Guide
Layouts across 137 residences in two Zaha Hadid Architects towers, the 3,000 square metre longevity and wellness centre, 26,000 square metres of Vladimir Djurovic landscaping, and the full investment case behind OMNIYAT's Palm Jumeirah beachfront address.
View the Alba Dorchester Collection Project GuideConsidering an Early-Stage Entry?
Availability at Alba Dorchester Collection shifts between inspection cycles, and entering at 8.35% means the choice of tower, floor and layout is still genuinely open. If the record on this page is what brought you here, find out what is currently released before the next milestone narrows it.
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Alba Dorchester Collection Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections
With one dated reading on file, most of this sequence is still ahead of the project rather than behind it. Each stage below is pinned either to a date already on the register for project 2987 or to a payment milestone named in the published plan, so you can see exactly where the 8.35% of 01 September 2026 sits in the run to handover.
Site Activation on Plot 463
Construction start recorded 01 July 2024 and registration confirmed 22 July 2024: mobilisation and enabling works on the Palm Jumeirah shoreline parcel.
Piling, Foundation and Substructure
Four work types were logged as under way at the 01 September 2026 inspection: enabling, piling, foundation and substructure, each at its own stage across the plot.
Superstructure Across Both Towers
The 72 home unfurnished tower and the 65 home furnished tower rise through their 1B, LG, G and 11 floor structure, releasing the 10% super structure tranche.
Facade and Window Glazing
Enclosing the curved Zaha Hadid Architects floorplates, the last construction milestone named in the published plan before the balance falls due at completion.
Fit-Out, Commissioning and Handover
Interiors, landscaping across 26,000 square metres, and Dorchester Collection service readiness, with 40% of the price due on the Project Completion Date.
What each construction stage involves in general is covered once in the guides on the Dubai Construction Updates hub, so this page stays focused on Alba Dorchester Collection's own record.
Buyer Position
Tracking Your Position at Alba Dorchester Collection
This page is one of four project resources that together cover a Alba Dorchester Collection purchase from payment protection to residency to handover. You are on the construction record; the siblings sit one click away:
Alba Dorchester Collection Construction Updates
This page: every certified reading filed against project 2987, starting from 8.35% in September 2026.
Alba Dorchester Collection Golden Visa
Every published Alba Dorchester Collection tier clears the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K residency threshold alone.
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Alba Dorchester Collection Escrow Account
Confirm the Emirates NBD escrow account registered for project 2987 before releasing any construction installment.
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Between 8.35% and Handover: What Alba Dorchester Collection Buyers Should Do Now
The distance between the current reading and the first superstructure milestone is closed below ground, where progress registers slowly and is easy to misread as inactivity. Because the published plan releases money against substantial completion of named works rather than against calendar dates, a single filed inspection can bring a tranche forward with little warning, so the three steps below belong in this window rather than in the one after it.
First, confirm that every installment routes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 2987; the Alba Dorchester Collection escrow account page sets out the Emirates NBD account and how certified progress releases funds.
Second, read your own sale and purchase agreement against the published ladder: 10% falls due on substantial completion of residential tower enabling works, the phase the 01 September 2026 inspection recorded, with a further 25% spread across ground floor, super structure and window glazing before the 40% balance at completion.
Third, if residency is part of the plan, settle eligibility early through the Alba Dorchester Collection Golden Visa guide, because at this stage the Oqood entry rather than a title deed is what records your purchase, and that affects the application path.
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The Wider Picture
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A certified percentage means one thing on a building site and another inside a finished island. These three pages set the 8.35% recorded on 01 September 2026 against the address, the market, and the developer delivering it:
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FAQs
Alba Dorchester Collection Construction Updates Frequently Asked Questions
Alba Dorchester Collection is an active DLD-registered project (number 2987) recorded at 8.35% construction progress at the RERA inspection of 01 September 2026, with a progress status of Main Contract - Progressing. The full record is in the inspection timeline above.
The 01 September 2026 inspection filed 8.35% against project 2987, a rise of 1.30 points from a previous reading of 7.05%. That previous reading carries no published date on the register, so no monthly rate can be derived from the two figures alone. The full site report is in the Alba Dorchester Collection September 2026 construction update.
Two dates apply and both are current. The registered completion date filed for project 2987 is 31 March 2028, while OMNIYAT states Q4 2028 as its handover guidance to buyers. At 8.35% recorded on 01 September 2026 the project is still in its below-ground phase, and this page's record is updated as each further inspection is filed.
The collection totals 137 residences: 72 in the unfurnished Alba Residences tower and 65 in the furnished Alba Resort Residences tower, alongside a 78 key Dorchester Collection hotel registered as the third component on plot 463. The mix runs across 2, 3 and 4 bedroom simplex and duplex layouts plus three super penthouses.
Construction started on 01 July 2024, with project registration confirmed on 22 July 2024. The first reading published in this record is the 8.35% filed at the inspection of 01 September 2026, which falls 26 months after that registered construction start.
At the 01 September 2026 inspection, four work types were logged as under way across plot 463: enabling works, piling, foundation and substructure, each at a different stage. Nothing above ground is recorded as complete, which is consistent with a reading of 8.35%. The pace analysis sets that figure against the 26 months since construction started.
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