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Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City Construction Update - May 2024
May 2024 Inspection Records a 0% DLD Register Reading as the Grandala Baseline in Jumeirah Garden City
No construction activity had started on the Grandala plot at the 09 May 2024 RERA inspection, so the first DLD register reading was 0 percent.
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A 0% baseline reading on 09 May 2024 opens the DLD register record for Grandala at the very start of the enabling and foundations band, ahead of the construction start and project registration that the register dates to June 2024.
Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City
3046
Active
0%
09 May 2024
01 June 2024
86 residential units
5,082.15 sq m
31 January 2026
Data source: RERA inspection conducted on 09 May 2024 for DLD project 3046, with Progress Status Not Started in the inspection report; that report prints no percentage, so the 0% figure is the DLD register reading for the same date. Register dates as recorded: construction start 01 June 2024, project registration 19 June 2024. The reading was 875 days old when this page was prepared on 01 October 2026. The header image is project imagery, not a record of site progress. Construction tracking against RERA inspection data runs across the full tohidfetrat.com project portfolio and is reviewed after every published cycle. Last updated: May 2024.
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This Inspection Cycle
Grandala Construction Progress Summary
The May 2024 visit is the first entry in the Grandala inspection record, and the inspector's note left no room for interpretation: no construction activity had started on site. The photographs in that register report showed a cleared, level plot with no works under way, which makes 0% the reference point every later reading is measured against.
- First RERA inspection of the plot on 09 May 2024
- Project described as one residential building of Ground + 2 Podium + 8 Floors + Roof
- 86 residential units, studios to two bedroom apartments
- No construction activity on site at the time of inspection
- Inspection report Progress Status: Not Started
- Plot cleared and level in the register report photographs
- Enabling works, foundations and substructure
- Podium and eight residential floors up to roof level
- Envelope, MEP services and interiors for all 86 residences
- Handover expected in Q4 2026
Payment Linked Progress
What 0% Progress Meant for Grandala Buyers
Most Dubai off plan payment plans tie installments to construction milestones or to handover itself, so a reading of 0% taken before the registered construction start set the clock rather than moved it. Grandala's plan of record is construction-linked, 20% plus the 4% DLD registration fee on booking, 40% during construction and 40% on handover, so at this baseline only the booking share and the start of the construction share were in view; your own SPA defined which recorded works triggered which installment, and terms on the units still listed today are confirmed with the developer at reservation. At that stage, four actions mattered most.
Verify the escrow account
Any payment should go only to the DLD regulated escrow account registered for project 3046, and the register dates the project registration to 19 June 2024, after this inspection. Grandala escrow account verification is the step before any transfer; the lookup itself takes about two minutes against the official DLD project record.
Read your SPA payment schedule
Confirm that the purchase is registered with the DLD through Oqood, then check how your sale and purchase agreement links each installment to construction stages and to the Q4 2026 expected handover. Not sure how your installments map to this reading? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the recorded milestones.
Plan the snagging inspection
With no works started at this inspection, the pre handover inspection of a furnished Grandala unit sat at the far end of the timeline. The Grandala snagging inspection guide sets out when that window opens.
Track readings from the baseline
Each later RERA visit adds a dated reading to this 0% starting point, and only the first pair of dated readings makes pace measurable. The Grandala construction updates hub lists every inspection in order.
General framework, not legal advice: milestone definitions, notice periods, and fee obligations are set by your individual SPA and the DLD record, and both should be read directly.
Measuring Your Entry Against the 0% Baseline
The May 2024 record is the starting line for Grandala: a buyer committing at that point carried the full construction journey, while anyone entering later steps in further along the same register record. Every payment goes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 3046, released against construction progress recorded in the DLD register.
- No construction activity on site at the 09 May 2024 inspection
- The full build still ahead of the Q4 2026 expected handover
- One building of 86 residences, from studios to two bedroom apartments
- Structure already standing and logged in the register
- A shorter wait between purchase and handover
- Fewer units left to choose from at the later stage
03 Units Available on the project page when this record was prepared in October 2026; availability shifts between cycles.
About the Development
Grandala Project Details
At the May 2024 inspection Grandala existed in the record only as a plot and a project description: one building of Ground + 2 Podium + 8 Floors + Roof planned for 86 residences, presented by Palladium Developments as its first project. Current starting price: AED 1.16M ≈ USD 316K.
For a buyer at this stage, the trade off was the longest wait in exchange for the earliest position in the build, with handover expected in Q4 2026.
Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City Project GuideSite Context This Cycle
Explore Grandala Location on Dubai Map
Grandala's plot lies in Jumeirah Garden City just off Sheikh Zayed Road, with Satwa Park across the road according to the developer. In May 2024 that plot was still open ground: the register report photographs showed cleared land framed by completed buildings, so the first works would begin on a street that was already built up around the site.
Because the surrounding district already had its roads, with the Emirates Towers and Financial Centre Metro stations about five minutes on foot by the developer's figures and DIFC within walking distance, a buyer at the 0% baseline was weighing the building itself rather than the maturity of the neighbourhood. See the project's position on the interactive Dubai real estate map. See the project’s position on the interactive Dubai real estate map.
Buyer Resources for This Project
Investing in Grandala at the Pre-Construction Baseline
At a 0% baseline the decisions that mattered were about protection and eligibility rather than progress. Each resource below is matched to where Grandala stood in May 2024.
Grandala Construction Updates
This page: the 09 May 2024 baseline inspection for Grandala, recorded before any site works began.
Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City Golden Visa: One Apartment Tier
At Palladium's Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City, 86 residences off Sheikh Zayed Road, only the 2 bedroom apartments qualify individually.
Read the Grandala Golden Visa Guide
Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City Escrow: Palladium's Account at ADCB
Palladium's Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City escrows 86 units at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, DLD project 3046, 85.92% certified August 2026.
Verify the Grandala Escrow Account
Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City Snagging for Furnished Apartments
Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City is a mid-rise building by Palladium Developments, 86 residences of studios, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.
Book a Grandala Snagging InspectionUpdate Timeline
Other Grandala Construction Updates
Follow the inspection history forward from this baseline to see how Grandala moved through each construction phase, reading by reading.
All Grandala Construction UpdatesWhere This Update Fits
The Wider Picture Around Grandala
This baseline report is one node in the wider record: the district around the plot, the developer behind its first project, and the listings a buyer would weigh against it.
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Jumeirah Garden City is a freehold redevelopment of old Al Satwa: apartment buildings on individual plots, pocket parks and street retail.
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Palladium Development: A Boutique Developer From Grandala to Amazonia
Palladium, founded in 2022, focuses on design driven residential and hospitality projects from Jumeirah Garden City to Al Jaddaf.
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Grandala at Jumeirah Garden City Construction Progress in May 2024: Frequently Asked Questions
The DLD project register recorded 0% for Grandala at the RERA inspection on 09 May 2024, the first reading on record for project 3046. The inspection report for that visit prints no percentage of its own; it lists the Progress Status as Not Started.
The inspector recorded: "At the time of inspection no construction activity has started at site." The photographs in that register report showed a cleared, level plot with no works under way, framed by existing buildings on the surrounding streets.
The 09 May 2024 inspection precedes both register dates for project 3046: construction start is recorded as 01 June 2024 and project registration as 19 June 2024. The May 2024 visit therefore stands as the pre-start baseline of the record, and every date is shown here exactly as the DLD register holds it.
At the 09 May 2024 inspection the whole build still lay ahead of the expected Q4 2026 handover, from enabling works through the Ground + 2 Podium + 8 Floors + Roof structure to the interiors of 86 residences. A single 0% reading sets a starting line, not a pace, so on its own it could not show whether that timeline was comfortable or tight.
No. The header image is project imagery of Grandala, not a record of site progress: nothing had been built at the 09 May 2024 inspection, when the DLD register reading was 0%. The only site images from that visit are the inspection photographs held in the register report, which are not reproduced on this page.
It is a historical figure. The 0% reading dates from the 09 May 2024 inspection and was 875 days old when this page was prepared on 01 October 2026, and later inspections have been recorded since. For the present figure, check DLD project 3046 on Dubai REST or the latest monthly update in this series.
The next dated reading in the record comes from the RERA inspection of 19 June 2025, covered in the Grandala June 2025 construction update. Paired with this 09 May 2024 baseline it gives the first span over which pace can be measured, and the full sequence sits on the Grandala construction updates hub.
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