Shadowing Practice: Palm Jebel Ali Explained: Dubai’s New Luxury Island Reborn! - Learn English Speaking with Video

Here we are, Palm, Jebel and Lee, the last Villafé's launch.

This video was long overdue and well, we're not too late, we still have the last launch.

So let's start with the brochure.

We're going to go through the villas, the beach collection, the coral collection and talk a bit about Nahil, the developer in general.

Now, before we dive in, let's start with Nahil.

This is one of Dubai's biggest master developers, the creator of Palm Jumeirah, the World Islands, Dubai Islands and now Palm Jubiläle.

They are behind some of the most recognizable communities in the UAE, Jumeirah Island, Jumeirah Park, Al-Fajrjan and destination landmarks like Nahil Mall,

Ibn Battuta Mall, Dragon Mart.

Basically, they shaped Dubai's entire coastal identity.

In 2024, Nahil officially joined forces with Maidan under Dubai Holdings, merging two of the city's most powerful real estate entities alongside Miras.

While Nahil isn't publicly listed, their scale and government backing are enormous,

with projects worth tens of billions of dirhams in development and a track record that has literally changed to buy's skyline.

So when you see the Nahil logo, you know the delivery and infrastructure will be on point.

Alright let's move on to the brochures.

Here's a beautiful diagram about Palm Jubilee

and what's really going to help us understand what's happening inside

at the trunk we're gonna have the signature yacht club followed closely by the luxury lifestyle mall okay

so a bit different from the current palm jumeirah where you get the mall

and the entrance of the trunk instead of at the top

of the trunk as you go in you have exclusive beach

clubs promenades a 360 degree panoramic tower similar to the one in palm jumeirah

and family beach clubs moving on we get the sports

and wellness clubs and the signature wellness resort at the top of the trunk instead of the mall.

Now moving on to the front you have the villas

and moving on to the crescent you get the ocean view towers right next to the tip of the trunk.

Family resorts similar to Palm Jumeirah on the sides of the crescent, eco resorts and hospitality crescent.

So we're going to have it segmented.

Hotels on the ends of the crescents

but this time we're going to get access directly to the crescent from the mainland which you don't get in Palm Jumeirah.

The driving times even though Palm Jubilee is much bigger, about 50% larger than Palm Jumeirah, will actually be shorter because of all the new connectivity.

Now he'll definitely learn from the earlier mistakes.

Now location, as you can see on the map we have a five kilometer access road

that directly connects Sheikh Zayed Road to Palm Jubilee

and then as you move from Dubai towards Abu Dhabi you also have an access point to the Expo Road

which then joins with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road

and as you go towards Dubai you get connections into Al-Hale Road and on Sukhame Road as well.

So as you can see it's very close to Al-Maktoum Airport noted as DWC

and not too far from Palm Jumeirah only about 15 minutes by car even less depending on traffic

and the access points that will be developed.

Now let's look at the villas.

We have the beach collection we're looking at a six bedroom Sion Sky Villa by NAGA Architects, I quote them, our goal was to design a home

that acts like a resort and embodies the spirit of the sea and the elegance of waterfront living.

Beautiful words from NAGA Architects, even more beautiful is the actual villa itself, three floors, beautiful colors, light tones,

beige, white, soft wood, absolutely brilliant.

Dining and living room overlooking floor to ceiling windows that open up to your private slice beach right in front.

Using modern designs, zen interiors, stone and wood.

You know in Dubai every developer says there's a seamless flow between the interior

and exterior but here you actually feel like you're part of the beach and the view.

Very relaxing.

Here we have some pictures of the study area, office, bedroom view, swimming pool overlooking a private sand,

private beach, bathroom, beautiful stonework and marble.

Alright so Sien sky, here we are at the floor plan, ground plus two floors, show garage, family room, roof lounge and terrace.

Now starting from the ground floor which is 213 square meters, entrance for your guest bedroom with access to the garden and front yard,

its own dressing and ensuite.

Then we move on to the storage area, accessible from the living and dining room and the show kitchen with marble countertops.

Very nicely done, there's also a dirty kitchen with its own storage, powder room for guests, maids room, driver's room with bathrooms and a laundry area.

Nice touch of privacy for home.

In the entry foyer we have an elevator and you have no idea how many times in Palm Jumeirah, with 20, 30, 40 million dollar villas people were asking for elevators

and only got them in the villas above 40

or 50 million dollars so this is a great touch for this price point.

The covered garage is 42.8 square meters, plot area between 684 and 794 square meters, total internal 717 square meters.

Moving on to the first floor accessible by lift

or stairs we have a pantry and four more ensuite bedrooms plus a family room.

Three of the four bedrooms have an arconist, all have dressing rooms and bathrooms.

The biggest master bedroom is the one with the bigger bathroom and balcony slice.

5.9 x 4.6 meters.

The two of them could easily qualify as masters.

They just picked the one facing the water.

Second floor we have the sixth bedroom and suite bathroom

and a very nice roof lounge overlooking an 11.6 x 4.1 meter roof terrace.

On the first floor the main balcony is 1.4 meters wide by 12.1 meters long

while the garden which i forgot to mention is about 13 meters long

and 5 to 6 meters wide not including the private beach

portion now moving on to the cobalt villa also six bedroom

by loci architects different design i'd call it tropical geometric architecture brutalist architecture doesn't do it justice is more classical and minimal.

Beautiful pictures, size-wise pretty much the same as the previous villa,

ground plus two, the main difference is the terrace on the ground floor which integrates seamlessly with the living and pool,

the show kitchen and dirty kitchen are divided by the lobby and the terrace really blends into the living space.

The guest suite is similar in size, garage is slightly smaller but the balcony on the first floor is longer.

In Cien it's about 12 meters, here it's roughly 50 centimeters longer.

The bathroom opens directly onto the balcony with a bathtub overlooking the sea, 2.7 by 4.3 meters.

Incien, the master's bath had a sea window, but it wasn't as open.

Old bedrooms, end suite, larger pantry, bigger family area and a more open feel.

On the second floor, there's a rare bedroom without sea view, its own terrace and a big entertainment area with a small roof terrace.

Similar sizes overall, just small design variations.

Now we're moving on to the five bedroom villas luna by

w atg architects more contemporary darker tones black marble darker wood golden finishings a little more 90s

and early 2000s luxury feel they even included a formula one

simulator in the gaming lounge still you've got a bathtub with

sea views villa m is ground plus two plot area of

684 to 794 square meters total internal 760 square meters similar

to the six layout layup very similar four year guest bedroom on the right show garage parking outside drivers

and maid room powder room laundry storage lift you've got both a dirty kitchen

and an open show kitchen connected to the dining and living

that open onto the terrace

and polygon shaped swimming pool facing c first floor master bedroom facing the water with its own balcony dressing

and bathroom entertainment area to the side two bedrooms to the back with a shared balcony and family

and pantry spaces stretching across the floor second floor bedroom at

the back roof lounge big terrace really meant for relaxation do i like this layer depends on pricing

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if the price difference is big enough compared to six bedrooms

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then yes otherwise i'd still go for the six bedroom now

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the wave crest villa here we have lighter colors again beige

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white white browns retro mid-century modern style clean lines open spaces

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very zen ocean whisper villa six bedroom by saota architects a

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bit more oriental with a retro luxury feel blue jay six

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bedroom going big on the white marble light woods gives

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that mountain large by the beach energy

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and finally the coral collection six bedroom coral june by naga

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architects we have a custom built feel a bit of art nouveau more international warm homely feeling bigger plot

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and total area 1555 to 2038 square meter of plot

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and 1080 of internal this is a proper mansion scale three

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car internal garage plus three outdoor spaces front deck pool large foyer, guest bedroom, study, powder room,

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formal living and dining overlooking the pool deck and terrace with a mini pool on the side.

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Family dining and living on the right which show kitchen, behind it a dirty kitchen, the maids and drivers room,

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extra powder storage, laundry, multiple storages,

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barbecue area, seating area between family living and the main pool and the main pool is around 12 to 14 meters long.

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On the first floor we have the master top left with balcony, family room and second bedroom to the right with a shared balcony every bedroom

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and suite with dressing huge master dressing by the way 3.2 by 8.3 meters

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and moving to the rooftop we have the main lounge with a terrace of 14.3 by 2.5 meters

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and the sixth bedroom which is 6 by 4.1 meters with dressing

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and bathroom pantry storage bedroom and live the main difference here is you've got both formal

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and family lounges studies and just bigger spaces compared to the beach collection Then we have the Sunset Mirage, 6 bedroom also by Naga,

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Japanese facade with brutalist tattoos, double height ceilings in the main or living, stunning if you love entertaining.

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Red Aurora, 7 bedroom by Saotet, to me looks like Bali met a spaceship.

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Modern, zen, dark golden brown tones, plots of 1500 to 2038 square meters, internal of 1084 square meters,

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similar to the previous villa the villa c layout has a

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t-shaped pool one of the largest here in the project focusing on outdoor living we have an outdoor seating

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and barbecue on the front outdoor living area formal

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and family lounges show kitchen three car indoor garage

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and outdoors first floor we have the masses on the right smaller than the others

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but with a family room

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and a pantry on the back plus four more bedrooms on the left great for families with kids

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or relatives staying over and if you love common spaces.

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Second floor, main rooftop lounge, big terrace and seventh bedroom connecting to it.

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Redwood, seven bedroom by Lokai Architects.

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My top pick among the sevens.

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Beautiful, modern, bamboo and white tones.

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Scandinavian, Japanese blend, total internal of 1115 square meters,

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plot up to 2038, amazing outdoor living and dining space, we have the barbecue area, the formal plus family areas and the show kitchen.

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Again, three-car garage that could fit four, honestly, and on the first floor we have a massive master suite,

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beautifully separated, family room dividing the rest of the bedrooms and a large terrace with roof lounge upstairs.

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Porcelain Roses, 7 bedroom also by loci, tropical, symmetrical design, around 1070 square meters of internal,

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gym on the second floor, double height ceilings and water features dividing the villa.

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Now, going back to our project briefing, Palm Jebel Alley is 7.4 kilometers wide by 7 kilometers long,

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13.7 square kilometers of land.

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That's 110 kilometers of coastline and 2,002 villas in total.

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Palm Jumeirah is 5.3 by 5.1 kilometers, only 78 kilometers of coastline, 1,745 villas.

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So, Jebel Alley is about 50% larger than Palm Jumeirah.

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The masterplan includes 80 plus hotels and resorts, 118,000 residents are expected in Palm Jumeirah.

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You can see how it's divided into trunk, front, spine, crescents and crown.

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The crown will have its own landmarks similar to the Atlantis and Royal Atlantis on Palm Jumeirah, the crescents, or leisure, waterfront promenades and beach clubs.

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The spine with green spaces, jogging tracks, community areas and the trunk with trendy beach clubs restaurants cafes

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and shopping which will be much more energetic for the nightlife

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and entertainment the france ultra luxury living each villa with a

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private beach all facing the water a big difference this time we have pocket gardens between villas

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so more green

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and more breathing space on the farms now watch out in this new launch we only have 95 villas being released.

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Fronts C, B and A.

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32 on C, 32 on B and 31 on A.

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So competition is huge.

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You can see in the brochure how each villa type is divided along the front with numbered plots.

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In the first release we'll have the beach collection, next the coral collection, another 36 villas, 12 on each front.

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Closer to the tips but plots are bigger and more premium.

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Now for the payment plan we have 20% on booking and 5% in March 2026, 5% in July 2026, 10% in November 2026,

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5% in March 2027 and July 2027, moreover 10% in November 2027 and then again 5% in March 2028,

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10% in July 2028, 5% in October 2028 and finally 20% on handover in February 2029.

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The coral collection starts at 42.6 million dirham same payment plan

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and handover just higher prices for the bigger sizes

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and premium locations now just to give you a quick perspective on palm jumeirah the cheapest villa you'll find

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which usually needs a complete renovation is around 24 million dirham

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and even then you'll probably need to invest another million

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or two to bring it to today's standard here in palm

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jubel alley for almost the same amount we're getting a brand

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new luxury high-end waterfront villa built by top architects with modern layouts, larger plots and better spacing.

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It's easy to see where the real appreciation potential is over the next years.

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If you ask me, among the six bedrooms, Siam Sky is the timeless, calm option, Cobalt is the one's wonderful Seagull experience.

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Among the fives, it will depend on the launch prices and among the seven bedrooms, Redwood takes crown for livability and design.

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If you'd like to know exact availability best value plots and which villas have the strongest resale potential, message me on the WhatsApp I'll send you the brochure,

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my personal markups and my shortlist based on your family size, privacy needs and portfolio views.

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Thank you!

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