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Palace Residences Construction Update - February 2026
February 2026 Inspection Confirms Palace Residences Reaches 36.8% Construction Progress in Dubai Hills Estate
Superstructure and substructure works now progress at advanced stages across three buildings at Palace Residences, verified at 36.8 percent in the February 2026 RERA inspection cycle.
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Palace Residences Construction Snapshot
A 19.91 point rise since the previous certified reading puts Palace Residences a little over a third of the way to completion, far enough into the superstructure band that the next milestone installment trigger becomes the number worth watching.
Palace Residences at Dubai Hills Estate
2884
Active
36.8%
12 February 2026
30 March 2024
962 residential units
94,252.08 sq m
Q3 2028
Data source: RERA inspection conducted on 12 February 2026, tracked against DLD inspection records. Construction tracking against RERA inspection data runs across the full tohidfetrat.com project portfolio and is reviewed after every published cycle. Last updated: July 2026.
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This Inspection Cycle
Palace Residences Construction Progress Summary
Between the previous certified reading of 16.89% and the inspection carried out on 12 February 2026, Palace Residences moved to 36.8%, a 19.91 point gain recorded while all three buildings were still in their structural phase. Enabling and foundation works are closed out; the work now sits in the frame itself.
- Enabling works across the full Dubai Hills Estate plot
- Foundation works beneath all three residential buildings
- The 20% construction milestone tied to the fourth installment
- Superstructure and substructure works at advanced stages
- Structure rising toward the registered G+21, G+22, and G+23 heights
- Internal and MEP works progressing at different stages
- Envelope and finishing works at early stages
- Remaining superstructure to topping out on all three buildings
- Envelope, finishing, and the shared podium through to completion
- The 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% milestone installment triggers
- Building completion certificate and handover from Q3 2028
Payment Linked Progress
What 36.8% Progress Means for Palace Residences Buyers
The Palace Residences payment schedule is written against construction percentages rather than calendar dates alone, so a verified reading of 36.8% is not just a status line: it places the project between two installment triggers. At this stage, four actions matter most.
Verify the escrow account
Every installment ahead of handover should go only to the DLD regulated escrow account registered for project 2884, named in the 12 February 2026 report as held with Mashreq Bank PSC. Palace Residences escrow account verification is the step before any transfer; the lookup itself takes about two minutes against the official DLD project record.
Map your SPA to the next milestone
At 36.8% the project sits 3.2 points below the 40% threshold that the published schedule attaches to the fifth installment. Not sure how your installments map to this reading? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the certified milestones.
Read the milestone, not only the date
The published Palace Residences plan pairs each installment with both a calendar month and a construction percentage. Your own sale and purchase agreement defines which of the two governs your payment, and the difference matters whenever certified progress runs ahead of or behind the indicative months.
Track the remaining inspection cycles
With 63.2 points still to certify, several readings remain before completion certification. Palace Residences construction updates hub keeps every certified reading in one place.
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.
Buying at 36.8%?
Entering during the superstructure phase keeps most of the payment runway intact while the certified record already shows what has been built rather than what is promised. Every payment goes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 2884, released against certified construction progress.
- Almost two years of build already certified on the DLD record
- The 20% milestone trigger passed before you enter
- Structure visible on site, envelope and finishing still ahead
- Construction risk carried from excavation to handover
- Installments begin before any structure is visible
- Longer runway, priced at launch levels
2 units listed available on the project page as of this update; availability shifts between cycles.
About the Development
Palace Residences Project Details
With foundations complete and superstructure rising across three mid-rise buildings, Palace Residences is a 962 unit development of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments plus 3 bedroom townhouses beside Dubai Hills Park. Starting prices: AED 1.76M ≈ USD 479K.
For buyers entering at this stage, the trade off is a longer wait against a payment plan that is still mostly ahead, with handover expected in Q3 2028.
Site Context This Cycle
Explore Palace Residences Location on Dubai Map
Palace Residences occupies plot 3395 in the Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid district of Dubai Hills Estate, with three buildings set around a shared podium that fronts Dubai Hills Park. That arrangement is why this cycle reads as structure rather than facade: the podium and the building cores have to reach their registered heights before the envelope packages recorded at early stages can move in earnest.
Because Dubai Hills Estate already functions as a finished community, with the mall, the park, King's College Hospital, and the 18 hole championship golf course all in operation, Palace Residences is being built into settled surroundings rather than an emerging district, which matters for buyers weighing rental depth and resale demand against a Q3 2028 handover more than two years out. 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 Palace Residences During Superstructure Construction
The superstructure band is where payment protection and residency planning carry the most weight, because the largest share of the plan is still ahead. Each resource below is matched to where Palace Residences stands right now.
Palace Residences Construction Updates
This page: the verified February 2026 inspection record for Palace Residences, from enabling works to handover.
Palace Residences at Dubai Hills Estate Golden Visa: The Line Runs Through
Palace Residences at Dubai Hills Estate is set across three Emaar towers; 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom and townhouse releases each qualify.
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Palace Residences at Dubai Hills Estate: Mashreq-Held Escrow for 962 Homes
Mashreq holds escrow for Palace Residences at Dubai Hills Estate, DLD project 2884 of 962 units, certified 50.72% in June 2026.
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Other Palace Residences Construction Updates
The February 2026 reading opens this record at 36.8%; the June 2026 update carries the next certified reading forward from here.
Where This Update Fits
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Palace Residences is being built inside an already delivered master community, so the surrounding record matters as much as the construction record itself.
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Dubai Hills Estate Community Overview
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Palace Residences Construction Progress in February 2026: Frequently Asked Questions
As of the RERA inspection carried out on 12 February 2026, Palace Residences stands at 36.8% construction progress in the DLD project register for project 2884.
The register moved from 16.89% at the previous certified reading to 36.8% on 12 February 2026, a gain of 19.91 points. The inspection notes place that movement in superstructure and substructure works reaching advanced stages, with internal and MEP works running at different stages behind them.
Not as of 12 February 2026. The register reads 36.8%, which is 3.2 points short of 40%. The published Palace Residences schedule pairs the fifth installment with 40% construction completion and an indicative month of September 2026, but the wording of your own sale and purchase agreement governs which of the two actually triggers the payment.
The 12 February 2026 report records enabling and foundation works as complete, superstructure and substructure works progressing at advanced stages, internal and MEP works at different stages, and envelope and finishing works at early stages. The three buildings are registered at G+21, G+22, and G+23 storeys above a shared podium.
Handover is expected in Q3 2028, roughly two and a half years beyond the February 2026 reading. Expected completion dates in the DLD project register can be revised between inspection cycles, so the date shown here reflects the record as of February 2026; any revision would appear in a later update on this cluster.
The independent progress monitoring report dated 12 February 2026 names Mashreq Bank PSC as the trust account bank for project 2884, registered under developer number 984 to Dubai Hills Estate L.L.C, the Emaar entity that holds the master community. How certified progress governs release from that account is covered on the Palace Residences construction updates hub.
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