Amali Properties
Twenty-four villas across two joined islands in The World archipelago, each with its own beach and its own berth — and a six-minute run to the city by boat.
The price and handover are portal listing figures — to be confirmed with the developer. Everything else is published by the developer. Reported figures — villa count, plot sizes, the wider price range — appear further down and are labelled.
Amali Island is Amali Properties’ flagship: a private island scheme built across two of The World Islands, which the developer describes as “engineered into a harmonious whole”. The World Islands is Nakheel’s reclaimed archipelago about four kilometres off the Jumeirah coastline, laid out in the shape of a map of the world. Most of it has sat undeveloped for years. Two of its islands are now this project.
The proposition is narrow and it is not a metaphor. The developer calls it “Dubai’s first true residential sail-in sail-out experience”, and the copy is unusually concrete: step from your living room, onto your private beach, into your yacht — and step off in the city six minutes later. A private marina, a pontoon and a berth at the house, rather than a shared marina you drive to. A retractable bridge links the two islands. Every villa has a private beach; the developer publishes up to 50 metres of frontage.
The architecture is offered in two languages — Grande and Minima — with interiors in two palettes, Terra and Ultra. Villa Avatea, the house the developer uses to illustrate the island, is described as a Grande-style waterfront beach villa. Design credit goes to ELASTIC for architecture, HBA for interiors and SquareM Design for landscape; the developer’s own site names none of them, but its press material does.
The honest framing. This is a finished-product story, not an off-plan one. Sales opened in April 2024, ground was broken that October, main works were awarded to DUTCO in December 2025, and the developer reported most of the 24 villas sold within a month of launch. If you are looking at Amali Island now you are most likely looking at resale, at one of the last remaining houses, or at the next island the developer is working on. All three are worth a conversation, but they are not the same purchase.
Compiled October 2026 from Amali Properties’ official Amali Island page and the developer’s published announcements.
| Style | What is published |
|---|---|
| Grande | The larger of the two architectural expressions. Villa Avatea, the house used to illustrate the island, is described as a Grande-style waterfront beach villa. |
| Minima | The second expression. The developer publishes no schedule of differences between the two. |
| Interiors | Terra, the earthier palette, and Ultra, the more contemporary one. Buyers choose between them rather than from a fixed spec. |
| Typologies | Trade coverage describes seven distinct styles across the 24 villas; an earlier announcement named four — Avatea, Aria, Aurora and Amorino. The developer’s site publishes no current list. |
Styles and palettes as published by Amali Properties. The villa-by-villa schedule, plot sizes and specifications are released individually.
The developer’s own site is a brand site: it publishes no villa count, no plot sizes, no prices and no handover date. The figures below come from Amali Properties’ own announcements and the trade press reporting them. We treat them as reported rather than confirmed.
| Figure | Reported |
|---|---|
| Villas on the island | 24 |
| Islands used | Two of The World Islands — Uruguay and São Paulo, joined by a bridge |
| Total area | Approximately 1.2 million sq ft |
| Beach frontage | Up to 50 metres per villa |
| Handover | Q1 2027 (March 2027) |
| Main works | DUTCO Construction — AED 700 million contract awarded December 2025 |
| Stated project value | AED 2 billion |
| Design team | ELASTIC (architecture), HBA (interiors), SquareM Design (landscape) |
| Sales position | 22 of 24 reported sold within a month of the April 2024 launch |
Reported figures are from the developer’s press announcements (October 2024, December 2025 and August 2026) as covered by Zawya, Gulf Business and Construction Business News Middle East. Confirm each in writing against the contract before you reserve.
From AED 50,000,000 — the figure the portal carries for Amali Island Villas: five bedrooms, 32,630 sq ft, handover Q1 2027, listed in June 2025. The developer publishes no price on its own site, so this is the only published starting point in the market.
It sits where the launch pricing did. Villas were reported from AED 50 million in 2024, with the largest houses running past AED 200 million, and a 60/40 structure — 60% through construction, 40% at handover — was quoted at launch.
| Stage | Share (reported) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| On booking | Reported 5% | Reservation deposit |
| Through construction | Reported 55% | Milestone-linked |
| On handover | Reported 40% | Q1 2027 per the developer |
Treat any schedule you are quoted as a starting point for negotiation rather than a published term — at this price point terms are usually agreed villa by villa, and the difference between 60/40 and 50/50 is eight figures on a AED 200 million house.
On top of the price: the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee, the developer’s administration charge, and the first year of service charges, which on an island with a private marina are not a rounding error.
Price range, deposit structure and plan as reported in trade coverage of the developer’s announcements. None of it is on the developer’s website. We obtain the executed schedule for the specific villa before advising a client.
That list is the developer’s own amenities highlights for the island. Reported additions across the villas themselves include private pools, a gym, a spa, a cinema, a boat garage at basement level and a floating helipad for the island. The clubhouse and public realm sit between the villas rather than inside them — the developer describes “intelligently-designed spaces” for the island’s shared areas.
Island amenities as published by Amali Properties. Villa-level amenities vary by house and are confirmed per villa.
Travel times are the developer’s own. On an island, we test the boat transfer at the time of day you would actually use it, and ask what happens to the service in wind and at night.
A private villa development by Amali Properties across two of The World Islands in Dubai, with 24 villas, private beaches, private berths and sail-in sail-out access, and handover reported for Q1 2027.
In The World Islands, Nakheel's reclaimed archipelago off the Jumeirah coastline. Reported to occupy the Uruguay and São Paulo islands, joined by a bridge. The developer describes it as six minutes from mainland Dubai by boat.
The portal lists Amali Island Villas from AED 50 million for a five-bedroom, 32,630 sq ft villa with handover in Q1 2027. Reported launch prices started at the same AED 50 million and ran past AED 200 million for the largest houses, with Villa Avatea selling for a reported AED 220 million in March 2026.
Reported at 24, with most sold within a month of the April 2024 launch. We check current availability with the developer and with owners directly before you commit time to it.
Each villa has a berth on the island's marina or pontoon, so you board at home rather than at a mainland marina. What that costs and whether it is included in the title are the questions to ask.
The developer does not publish tenure. The World Islands are a Nakheel master development and the registration route differs from a standard Dubai apartment purchase. We confirm the title position before any reservation.
Reported Q1 2027, with main works awarded to DUTCO in December 2025. We check the construction stage directly rather than relying on the announcement.
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