Maldives at DAMAC Islands by DAMAC

Maldives at DAMAC Islands is the townhouse and villa cluster named after the Maldives within DAMAC Islands, the island-themed master community DAMAC Properties is developing in Dubailand. The cluster totals 1,569 units across five home types, from 4 bedroom townhouses to 7 bedroom villas, with handover expected in Q4 2028.

The cluster is part of DAMAC Islands in Dubailand, which DAMAC's location map places close to the junction of Emirates Road and Al Qudra Road. DAMAC's community drive times are 20 minutes to the Expo 2020 Venue, 23 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport, 28 minutes to Dubai International Airport and 30 minutes to Burj Al Arab; they are figures for the community as a whole, not timings from the Maldives cluster itself.

There are five types. 4 Bedroom Townhouses (DITH-M) measure 2,208 sq ft (205 sq m) over ground and first floors. 5 Bedroom Townhouses (DITH-E) measure 3,178 sq ft (295 sq m) over three floors with a maid's room. 6 Bedroom Villas, DIV-3 measure 4,440 sq ft (412 sq m) over two floors with a maid's room. 6 Bedroom Villas, DIV-55 measure 10,671 sq ft (991 sq m) and 7 Bedroom Villas, DIV-75 measure 17,079 sq ft (1,587 sq m); both add a basement level to three upper floors and include a gym room and a maid's room. Floor and room details follow DAMAC's unit plans.

Prices start from AED 2.34M ≈ USD 637K for a 4 Bedroom Townhouse and AED 3.10M ≈ USD 846K for a 5 Bedroom Townhouse. Villas start from AED 6.31M ≈ USD 1.72M (DIV-3), AED 13.59M ≈ USD 3.70M (DIV-55) and AED 18.57M ≈ USD 5.06M (DIV-75). These are starting prices: DAMAC prices each home by release, type and position, limited units are available, and the figure for a specific unit is the one on the current price list.

DAMAC's masterplan for DAMAC Islands lists planned community amenities including the Central Hub Fountain, the Aqua Dome, an Aqua Park, Lagoon Waterfalls with a Hot Springs Spa, a Jungle River with rapids, a zipline and jungle swings, Yoga Floating Decks, a Mini Golf Island, wildlife, tortoise and parrot parks, a Fitness Park, a wedding venue and private boat riding. They are shared masterplan amenities rather than facilities inside the Maldives cluster, and their final form is set by DAMAC.

Handover is expected in Q4 2028. The cluster is at an early construction stage, so both the 25% completion payment and the move-in date sit some way ahead, and the contractual completion date for each home is the one written into its SPA. Progress is tracked in the Maldives at DAMAC Islands construction updates guide.

DAMAC's DAMAC Islands payment plan (launch sheet, November 2024) takes 20% on booking plus the 4% DLD registration fee, then 55% across 39 instalments scheduled by months from the sale date, most of them 1% and four of them 5%, and the final 25% on completion. The instalments follow a calendar rather than construction milestones, which makes the plan 75/25. This is the plan DAMAC issued at the DAMAC Islands launch in November 2024; confirm the current schedule for your Maldives phase with DAMAC and in the SPA.

The main addition is the 4% DLD registration fee, due at booking alongside the 20% deposit. It is paid to the Dubai Land Department rather than into the escrow account, and it comes to AED 93,600 ≈ USD 25K on a 4 Bedroom Townhouse at AED 2,340,000, or AED 124,000 ≈ USD 34K on a 5 Bedroom Townhouse at AED 3,100,000.

At the listed prices, yes. The entry home, the 4 Bedroom Townhouse from AED 2.34M ≈ USD 637K, is priced above the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K property value threshold for the 10-year UAE Golden Visa, and every other type is priced higher. The value that counts is the one registered with the DLD on the Oqood before handover or the title deed after it, and eligibility is decided by ICP or GDRFA when you apply. The Maldives at DAMAC Islands Golden Visa guide covers the steps.

Ownership terms are set out in the Sale and Purchase Agreement and recorded with the Dubai Land Department. On an off-plan purchase like this one, the sale is first registered as an Oqood, the interim registration of an off-plan home, and the title deed is issued in the buyer's name after completion and the final payment. The tenure stated in your SPA and on the DLD record is the one to rely on.

Off-plan payments go into a DLD-registered escrow account and are released to the developer against verified construction progress, a framework regulated by the Dubai Land Department. The Maldives cluster is registered with the DLD in five phases (Maldives 1 to 5), and each phase is a separate DLD project with its own escrow account: the Maldives 1 account is held with Emirates NBD, while a buyer in Maldives 2 to 5 takes the account details from their own SPA or Oqood and verifies them on Dubai REST rather than using the Maldives 1 account. The Maldives at DAMAC Islands escrow account guide explains the checks.

Yes. The full process, from reservation and SPA signing to Oqood registration, can be completed remotely, and I manage it end to end with DAMAC on your behalf. Each stage of a remote purchase is documented in my Dubai real estate guide library.