Nakheel has launched Palm Springs: townhouses and villas on Sheikh Zayed Road, right at the entrance to Palm Jebel Ali. 3-bedroom townhouses start at AED 3.8M, and you pay 60% while it is built and 40% on handover in October 2030.
Every number in this guide comes from Nakheel’s official broker toolkit (the fact sheet, payment plan, brochure and project briefing), not from listing sites or launch-week rumours. If you watched the teaser coverage in October, some of those early figures were wrong; these are the published ones.
Prices and unit sizes
| Home | Unit size | Price from | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-bed townhouse (2 floors) | 2,326 sq ft | AED 3.8M | 348 |
| 4-bed townhouse (2 floors) | 2,672 sq ft | AED 4.6M | 212 |
| 4-bed townhouse (3 floors) | 3,115 sq ft | AED 5.2M | 52 |
| 4-bed villa (3 floors) | 4,041 sq ft | AED 7.0M | 255 |
| 5-bed villa (3 floors) | 4,921 sq ft | AED 8.9M | 110 |
The townhouses are called Aliso (3 and 4 bedrooms) and the villas Rancho (4 and 5 bedrooms). The floor plans add typical plot sizes: about 2,178 sq ft for a mid-row 3-bed townhouse, 5,158 sq ft for a 4-bed villa and 6,065 sq ft for a 5-bed villa. Every home is above AED 2M, the golden visa threshold.
The 60/40 payment plan
| Instalment | When | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Down payment | On booking | 10% |
| 1st instalment | April 2027 | 10% |
| 2nd instalment | September 2027 | 10% |
| 3rd instalment | February 2028 | 10% |
| 4th instalment | July 2028 | 10% |
| 5th instalment | December 2028 | 5% |
| 6th instalment | May 2029 | 5% |
| 7th instalment | October 2030 (handover) | 40% |
The 4% Dubai Land Department registration fee is paid on top, at booking. For how a 60/40 compares with 80/20 and post-handover plans, see the payment plans guide.
What a 3.8M townhouse costs, step by step
- To book: AED 380,000 (10%) plus AED 152,000 registration (4%) = AED 532,000.
- April 2027 to July 2028: four payments of AED 380,000 (10% each).
- December 2028 and May 2029: two payments of AED 190,000 (5% each).
- October 2030, on handover: AED 1.52M (40%), which many buyers cover with a mortgage once the home is complete.
60% of the price plus the 4% fee: AED 2.43M on a 3.8M townhouse, spread from booking to May 2029.
Location: next to Palm Jebel Ali
Nakheel’s map puts Palm Springs on Sheikh Zayed Road, right where the road to Palm Jebel Ali leaves it, with a metro station planned on its edge as an extension of the red line. The project briefing also notes Etihad Rail’s Al Yalayis station nearby.
| To | Drive time |
|---|---|
| Palm Jebel Ali | 14 min |
| Bluewaters Island | 20 min |
| Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) | 23 min |
| Palm Jumeirah | 25 min |
| Burj Al Arab | 30 min |
The masterplan and the two clubs
Palm Springs is a 382-hectare masterplan with more than 30% open space and 35 km of cycling and jogging tracks. The Aliso townhouses wrap around the edge; the Rancho villas sit in the middle around Canyon Park, a green spine of streams, ponds, waterfalls and small sandy beaches.
- Thousand Palms Country Club: a beach pool with a sand beach, kids’ pools, splash pads, a gym, restaurants and an event lawn.
- Silver Spur Racquet Club: courts, a gym and a lap pool.
- District cooling in the villas, so there are no large AC units on the roof.
- Schools, mosques, a hospital and shopping are planned within the masterplan, according to Nakheel’s briefing.
The price numbers Nakheel is pointing to
Nakheel’s own project briefing makes the case with two charts. Treat them as the developer’s figures, because that is what they are:
- Palm Jebel Ali villas went from AED 2,694 to AED 3,997 per sq ft between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026 (primary sales).
- Nakheel’s villa communities along this corridor, per sq ft across all sales, 2022 to 2026: Jebel Ali Village 1,007 to 1,758 (+75%), Tilal Al Furjan 946 to 1,745 (+84%), Murooj Al Furjan 935 to 2,132 (+128%).
Those communities launched cheaper and earlier than Palm Springs does. What the charts show is that buyers who got in at launch on this road have done well; what they cannot show is the next four years.
Cost the 60/40 on your own budget
See how the 60/40 compares with other structures before you commit to an EOI.
Compare payment plans →How the EOI works
- EOI form: your broker sends Nakheel’s EOI form; you sign it and share your passport (and Emirates ID if you have one).
- Submission: the broker submits it on Nakheel’s broker portal, and you receive an application reference number by email.
- EOI deposit: paid by manager’s cheque, personal cheque, bank transfer or credit card, quoting that reference.
- Allocation: once the deposit clears the EOI shows as paid, and units are allocated in EOI order, which is why the early EOIs get the first pick.
Common questions
What is the cheapest home at Palm Springs?
The 3-bedroom Aliso townhouse, 2,326 sq ft, from AED 3.8M.
Is there a post-handover plan?
No. The plan is 60/40: 60% in instalments from booking to May 2029, and 40% on handover in October 2030.
When is handover?
Nakheel’s estimated construction completion is October 2030.
Do Palm Springs homes qualify for the golden visa?
Every unit is priced above AED 2M, the property threshold for the 10-year golden visa.
Can I buy from abroad?
Yes. The EOI and booking can be done remotely with a scanned passport and a bank transfer; the guides section covers buying from India, the UK and the USA.
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Message me on WhatsApp →Prices, sizes, unit counts, the payment plan, drive times and the price charts are from Nakheel’s Palm Springs broker toolkit as published in November 2026; the developer can change them, and the final Sales and Purchase Agreement governs. The worked example applies the published plan and the 4% Dubai Land Department fee to the AED 3.8M starting price. Past price growth in other communities does not guarantee future growth.