Dreamlife Residences

The apartments

Measured as total area, the one-bedroom layouts run between 695 sq ft at the smallest and 933 sq ft at the largest. That range within a single bedroom type means the one-bedroom units are not one repeated plan: a buyer comparing them should ask for the floor plan of the specific unit and check what its total area takes in.

Each apartment is specified with a set of built-in systems:

• card-based entry
• a system for purifying water
• built-in waste disposal
• a property management app for residents

Arrival and shared spaces

The main lobby is specified as an arrival area finished in modern materials with controlled lighting. It is specified with seating for visitors and a coffee lounge.

The other shared facilities named for the building are:

• a swimming pool
• a fitness centre
• an outdoor lounge with barbecue facilities
• a children's play area

The project's wider amenity list also names a beach, a yacht club and marina, and recreational facilities.

Dubai Islands

Dubai Islands is a master development by Nakheel. It was launched under the name Deira Islands and took its present name in August 2022, when Nakheel announced the scheme in its current form. The land was first reclaimed for Palm Deira, a project that was cancelled early in its construction, and the islands were shaped from what had been built.

The master plan divides the development into five islands, named Central, Marina, Shore, Golf and Elite. The largest is Central and the smallest is Elite, and Shore is set aside for sports and resorts.

Several parts of the islands are already open:

• Souk Al Marfa. Formerly the Deira Islands Night Souk, the market was completed in 2018 and holds 5,300 shops with almost 100 cafés and restaurants along the quay.
• Centara Mirage, Dubai Islands. A beachfront resort with a waterpark, run by the Thai group Centara under a joint venture with Nakheel signed in September 2017. It has 600 keys and was the first Centara property in the UAE.
• RIU Dubai. A 33-storey resort hotel with 800 rooms and a water park, built by Nakheel with RIU Hotels & Resorts and opened in December 2020.
• Nakheel Marinas Dubai Islands. Launched by Nakheel in May 2023, the marina has 248 wet berths taking vessels of up to 47 metres, 40 dry berths taking trailers of up to 20 metres, and room for 13 super yachts at once.

Nakheel's beaches include Blue Flag accredited stretches, at least one of them on Dubai Islands, and a section of the eastern beach is allocated for dogs, which are allowed to swim there.