CompletedDubai Hills Estate

Palm Hills

Palm Hills at Dubai Hills Estate by Emaar: Elie Saab-designed 5-bedroom villas in two collections (Flora and Bloom), on a construction-linked plan with post-handover instalments, estimated completion October 2024.

DeveloperEmaar

Entry priceOn request

CompletedOct 2024

StatusCompleted

CommunityDubai Hills Estate

Overview

Project brief

ELIE SAAB-DESIGNED 5-BEDROOM VILLAS IN A GATED GOLF-COURSE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Palm Hills is a gated villa neighbourhood by Emaar within Dubai Hills Estate, the developer's master-planned golf-course community set between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina along Al Khail Road. The neighbourhood comprises lavish 5-bedroom villas whose interiors are designed by ELIE SAAB — the global fashion house's first interior-design concept in Dubai Hills Estate — set among palm trees and greenery alongside the championship golf course, with views towards Burj Khalifa and the city skyline.

Villas are offered in two collections: FLORA, the "Large" 5-bedroom villas, and BLOOM, the "Extra-Large" 5-bedroom villas. Both provide three parking spaces, en-suite bathrooms, roof access and lounge, floor-to-ceiling windows and a choice of open or closed kitchen, with interiors available in two ELIE SAAB styles. Per the Emaar floor plans, Flora villas total 5,511 square feet and Bloom villas total 6,573 square feet. The gated community adds a multi-purpose fitness trail, tennis and basketball courts, a football pitch, kids' play and picnic areas and a dog park, alongside Dubai Hills Estate's wider amenities.

Emaar launched the neighbourhood on a construction-linked payment plan — a 12% down payment, staged instalments through the build, and a series of post-handover instalments extending beyond an estimated construction completion of October 2024.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Project	Palm Hills
Developer	Emaar
Community	Dubai Hills Estate
Type	5-Bedroom Villas (Flora & Bloom collections)
Interior design	ELIE SAAB
Sizes	5,511 – 6,573 sq ft (total area)
Starting price	Confirmed on request
Payment plan	Construction-linked with post-handover instalments (12% down)
Expected completion	October 2024 (estimated, per launch plan)

Based on launch information, subject to change if there are future releases.

UNIT MIX & SIZES

Villa collection	Configuration	Suite area (sq ft)	Total area (sq ft)	Roof terrace (sq ft)
Flora	Large 5-Bedroom Villa	4,498	5,511	361
Bloom	Extra-Large 5-Bedroom Villa	5,546	6,573	655

Areas per the Emaar floor plans, rounded down to the nearest square foot. Suite area is the enclosed accommodation; total area adds garage, terrace and balcony. The roof terrace is stated separately on the plan. Emaar did not publish starting prices for either collection in the source pack, so pricing is confirmed on request.

THE INVESTMENT CASE

Palm Hills is a standard-tier brief: the angle below is qualitative. Where the live Dubai Land Department transaction feed for Dubai Hills Estate is available, current pricing and PSF trends will be shown alongside — those figures are the basis for any comparison, not the estimates below.

DEVELOPER: EMAAR, ONE OF DUBAI'S MOST ESTABLISHED DEVELOPERS

Palm Hills is developed by Emaar, the developer behind many of Dubai's landmark destinations. Emaar reported revenue of AED 49.6 billion for 2025 and, with a proven delivery track record, has delivered over 125,600 residential units across Dubai and other global markets since 2002. Its portfolio includes Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall. For investors, this scale and delivery history provide a meaningful measure of confidence.

LOCATION: A GOLF-COURSE MASTER COMMUNITY BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND THE MARINA

Dubai Hills Estate is an Emaar master community built around an 18-hole championship golf course, with Dubai Hills Mall and Dubai Hills Park at its centre. Sitting at the intersection of Al Khail Road and Umm Suqeim Street, it is roughly 15 minutes from Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina, with schools, King's College Hospital and GEMS International School within the community. Palm Hills occupies a gated neighbourhood alongside the golf course, combining a quiet villa setting with direct access to the rest of the city.

BRANDED PRODUCT: ELIE SAAB INTERIORS

The defining feature is the ELIE SAAB-designed interior — the fashion house's first interior-design concept at Dubai Hills Estate. Branded residences typically command a premium over comparable unbranded villa stock and appeal to a distinct end-user and collector market; whether that premium is realised depends on market conditions and should be checked against live DLD evidence for the community.

APPLICABLE STRATEGIES

Buy-and-hold for rental — large family villas in an established golf-course community with strong end-user demand; yields to be confirmed against current rental evidence.
Owner-occupation — a primary home in a gated, branded villa neighbourhood with resort-style community amenities.
Resale — Dubai Hills Estate has an active villa resale market; branded stock is comparatively scarce, though realised premiums depend on conditions at the time and should be verified against live DLD data.

RISKS & WATCHPOINTS

Completion and delivery — the launch plan set an estimated construction completion of October 2024 with post-handover instalments to October 2026; delivery status and any handover documentation should be confirmed with Emaar.
Branded premium — ELIE SAAB branding carries a premium to comparable unbranded villas; the entry point should be weighed against that premium and verified on current PSF.
Service charges — branded and amenity-rich communities typically carry higher service charges, which affect net yield.
Villa supply — Dubai Hills Estate has a substantial villa pipeline; concurrent handovers can affect near-term resale and rental pricing.

PAYMENT PLAN

A construction-linked plan with post-handover instalments: 12% on booking, staged instalments through construction, and six further instalments of 5% every four months after completion.

Instalment	Payment	Milestone	Due
Down payment	12%	On booking	On booking
1st	10%	—	September 2021
2nd	8%	—	March 2022
3rd	5%	—	July 2022
4th	10%	—	November 2022
5th	5%	—	March 2023
6th	10%	—	July 2023
7th	5%	—	December 2023
8th	5%	100% construction completion	October 2024
9th – 14th	5% each	Post-completion, every 4 months	February 2025 – October 2026

Per the Emaar payment plan; instalment dates as published at launch, subject to change. October 2024 is the estimated completion date.

SOURCES

Emaar — Palm Hills (Elie Saab x Emaar) brochure, floor plans and payment plan (Flora and Bloom collections; 5-bedroom configuration; suite, total and roof-terrace areas; specification and amenities; the full instalment schedule and its October 2024 target completion).
PropSearch (propsearch.ae) — Palm Hills project overview (construction start August 2021; recent secondary-market plot transaction values of approximately AED 15.4 million to AED 24.5 million).
Emaar Properties — 2025 revenue and delivery figures.
Dubai Land Department transaction data (Dubai Hills Estate) — live feed pending.

Location

AREA, COMMUNITY & CONNECTIVITY

Palm Hills is in the Dubai Hills Estate area.

Location record

Area: Dubai Hills Estate

Area and community are from our own project record, not the DLD register.

Area and community: our own project record. Neither is a survey, and neither is a substitute for your own site visit.

Developer

Emaar

Dubai Hills Estate

Emaar is the developer of this project in Dubai Hills Estate. The figures alongside describe Mitchell’s coverage of Emaar on this site and the registered sales behind it, not an assessment of the developer.

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Method & questions

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Two different things sit on this page: transaction evidence taken from the Dubai Land Department’s public register, and the mechanics of buying in Dubai. The four notes below explain how the figures were built and what they can fairly be used for.

Registered, not askedEvery Dubai Land Department figure on this page comes from a sale that completed and was entered on the public register. Asking prices, portal listings and developer price lists are excluded: they record what someone hoped for, not what was paid.
Medians, not averagesProject samples are often thin, and a single penthouse or one bulk-discounted floor will pull an average a long way off. The median — the middle transaction — describes the typical unit far more reliably at these sample sizes. The count behind each figure is always shown so you can judge how much weight it deserves.
Sales only“Sales” means arm’s-length sales. Intra-family and other “Gift” transfers are excluded, as are rows registered at zero or nominal consideration, because neither is evidence of a market price.
A dated snapshotThese are a snapshot at the date stated beside them, taken from one extract of the register rather than queried live. A figure for this project quoted elsewhere, or taken from a different extract, may not match what you see here.

Common questions

What does buying off-plan at Palm Hills involve?

Off-plan means contracting with the developer before the building is finished. In outline: you reserve the unit, sign the developer’s Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), and pay in instalments tied to construction milestones rather than in a single sum at the start.

Buyer payments on an off-plan sale in Dubai are made into a project escrow account regulated under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, and are released to the developer against verified construction progress. The developer registers the sale with the Dubai Land Department. The contract is between you and Emaar; we act as broker, not as principal.

What is the 4% DLD transfer fee, and who pays it?

The Dubai Land Department charges a property registration (transfer) fee of 4% of the price recorded on the contract, plus a fixed administrative charge. That is the rate in force as at July 2026. The statutory position splits the fee between buyer and seller; established market practice in Dubai is that the buyer pays the whole 4%.

Developers sometimes offer to absorb part or all of it on off-plan sales. Treat that as real only where it is written into the sale documents, not where it appears in marketing. Budget separately for the registration trustee charge, the Oqood registration fee on off-plan units, and — if you are borrowing — mortgage registration at 0.25% of the loan amount.

What is an Oqood registration, and is it the same as a title deed?

No. Oqood is the Dubai Land Department’s registration system for property that is not yet complete. When you buy off-plan, the developer lodges the SPA through Oqood, your interest is recorded on the interim property register, and you receive an initial registration certificate.

The title deed is a separate and later document, issued once the project is complete and the unit is formally transferred into your name. An off-plan purchase that is never registered leaves you off that interim register, so ask for evidence of Oqood registration once your first payment has cleared.

Can a non-UAE buyer own a unit outright?

In Dubai’s designated freehold areas, yes. Regulation No. 3 of 2006 sets out the areas in which non-UAE nationals may hold freehold title or a long lease; outside those areas ownership is restricted to UAE and GCC nationals. Ownership does not depend on holding UAE residency, and no local partner is required.

Tenure attaches to the plot rather than to a development’s marketing, so confirm what is recorded against the specific unit — freehold or leasehold, and the remaining term if leasehold — before you sign.

What happens at handover?

Once the building is complete and the completion certificate issued, you are called for handover: you inspect the unit (the snagging inspection), the developer addresses the defects listed, you settle the final instalment and any outstanding fees, and the unit is transferred into your name with a title deed issued.

Annual service charges begin at handover. They are levied per square foot at a rate approved by the regulator, so they are a recurring cost rather than a one-off. If you intend to let the unit, allow for the interval between handover and the first tenancy — a vacant unit earns nothing, and gross yield is annual rent measured against the purchase price, before those costs are taken off. Emaar gives completion for Palm Hills as Oct 2024; off-plan completion dates can move, and the SPA governs the position.

Where do the Dubai Land Department figures on this page come from?

They are drawn from the Dubai Land Department’s public transaction register — sales actually registered against Palm Hills, rather than asking prices, portal listings or developer price lists. They are a dated extract of the register, not a live query: the extract date is printed with the figures, and everything on this page is calculated from that single extract.

The number of sales behind every figure is shown alongside it. A median drawn from a handful of registrations carries far less weight than one drawn from several hundred, and should be read that way.

Who is Mitchell’s Realty, and how are you paid?

Mitchell’s Realty is the trading brand. The RERA-licensed brokerage behind it is The Luxury Real Estate Brokers LLC.

On developer off-plan sales the commission is paid by the developer. On resale transactions the brokerage fee is agreed with you in writing before terms are signed. We will confirm how we are paid on any specific transaction before you commit to it.

Please note. The above is general information about how transactions work in Dubai, not legal, tax or financial advice, and it is not a recommendation to buy. Fee rates, tenure rules and residency requirements change, and your own position may differ. Take your own independent legal and tax advice before you commit to a purchase.

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