Palace Residences at Dubai Hills Estate by Emaar Properties

Palace Residences is a residential development by Emaar Properties in Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai, carrying the signature of Palace Hotels + Resorts. It comprises three mid-rise towers holding 962 residences across 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and 3 bedroom townhouses, with direct access to Dubai Hills Park and Dubai Hills Mall.

The project sits on the western side of Dubai Hills Estate, close to Dubai Hills Park and Dubai Hills Mall, with King's College Hospital and Umm Suqeim Street nearby and Al Khail Road carrying access in and out of the community. The wider community layout is covered in my Dubai Hills Estate community guide.

Palace Residences offers 1 bedroom apartments of approximately 738 to 920 sq ft (69 to 85 sq m), 2 bedroom apartments of approximately 1,106 to 1,515 sq ft (103 to 141 sq m), 3 bedroom apartments of approximately 1,466 to 1,959 sq ft (136 to 182 sq m), and 3 bedroom townhouses of approximately 2,294 to 2,303 sq ft (213 to 214 sq m). All figures are total areas including balconies and terraces.

Prices start from AED 1.76M ≈ USD 479K for a 1 bedroom apartment, AED 2.59M ≈ USD 705K for a 2 bedroom, AED 3.58M ≈ USD 975K for a 3 bedroom apartment, and AED 6.26M ≈ USD 1.70M for a 3 bedroom townhouse, depending on floor, layout and orientation.

Handover is scheduled for Q3 2028, with the closing payment instalment falling due on construction completion in April 2028. The project is under construction now, and progress against RERA inspection data is tracked month by month in the Palace Residences construction updates guide.

Emaar offers an 80/20 construction linked plan: 10 percent plus the 4 percent DLD registration fee on booking, then seven instalments of 10 percent each from July 2024 through October 2027 tied to construction milestones, and the closing 20 percent due in April 2028 on construction completion. Because part of the schedule has already elapsed, a purchase today settles the instalments already invoiced against that unit at the point of booking.

Residents have a lap pool and pool deck, a kids' pool, children's play areas, a fitness centre, an indoor multipurpose room, landscaped podium decks, covered car parking and 24 hour security. The wider community adds Dubai Hills Park, Dubai Hills Mall, the 18-hole championship golf course, schools and King's College Hospital.

The property investment threshold for the 10 year UAE Golden Visa is AED 2M ≈ USD 545K. The 2 bedroom apartments from AED 2.59M, the 3 bedroom apartments from AED 3.58M and the 3 bedroom townhouses from AED 6.26M all clear that threshold. The 1 bedroom apartments starting at AED 1.76M fall below it and do not qualify on their own, although the threshold can be met across more than one property. The eligibility steps are set out in the Palace Residences Golden Visa guide.

Yes. Palace Residences is a freehold development in Dubai Hills Estate, so buyers of any nationality can own the property outright, whether or not they are UAE residents, with no restriction on resale.

Yes. Reservation, the sales and purchase agreement, and Oqood registration can all be completed remotely, and I manage the sequence end to end with Emaar on your behalf. Each stage of the remote purchase is documented in my Dubai real estate guide library.

Every off plan instalment is paid into the project's DLD-registered escrow account and released to the developer only against verified construction progress, a framework regulated by the Dubai Land Department. The mechanics for this project are explained in the Palace Residences escrow account guide.

Off plan mortgage options for non-residents are limited, so most buyers run Emaar's construction linked payment plan through to completion. Financing becomes more accessible at handover, when a completed and titled unit qualifies for the standard UAE mortgage products available to non-resident buyers.