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  1. Dubai · Lagoon-side villas, townhouses and apartments

    DAMAC Lagoons

    A lagoon masterplan, with different homes and delivery stages.

    • DAMAC Properties
    • Updated Oct 2026
  2. Dubai · Urban residential community

    Jumeirah Village Circle

    Parks and everyday services, with a different home on every block.

    • Nakheel masterplan · multiple building developers
    • Updated Oct 2026
  3. Dubai · Park-centred apartment and townhouse community

    Town Square

    An inland neighbourhood organised around the park.

    • Nshama
    • Updated Oct 2026
  4. Dubai · Residential and working waterfront

    Dubai Maritime City

    New waterfront homes beside a working maritime district.

    • DP World district · multiple residential developers
    • Updated Sep 2026
  5. Dubai · Inland mixed-use district

    City of Arabia

    An inland address with a new low-rise residential chapter.

    • Multiple developers · BEYOND at The Yards
    • Updated Sep 2026
  6. Dubai · District-wide neighbourhood guide

    Dubailand

    One broad name, very different places to live.

    • Multiple master developers
    • Updated Sep 2026
  7. Dubai · Canal-side urban district

    Business Bay

    City living changes from one building to the next.

    • Dubai Properties · multiple developers
    • Updated Sep 2026
  8. Dubai · Marina-side neighbourhood

    Mina Rashid

    Harbour living beside the older city.

    • Emaar · Rashid Yachts & Marina
    • Updated Sep 2026
  9. Dubai · Airport-side district

    Dubai South

    Different neighbourhoods within a much bigger district.

    • Dubai South Properties · Emaar South
    • Updated Sep 2026
  10. Ras Al Khaimah · Emirate-wide guide

    Ras Al Khaimah

    A coastline, an established city and a mountain hinterland.

    • Multiple master developers
    • Updated Sep 2026
  11. Dubai · Villas · Apartments · Resort Residences

    Palm Jumeirah

    Three distinct stretches of island life: apartment addresses on the trunk, villas on the fronds and resorts along the crescent.

    • Nakheel
    • Updated Oct 2026
  12. Abu Dhabi · Coastal and sports-led island masterplan

    Hudayriyat Island

    An active leisure island becoming a residential address, with hillside, coastal and golf communities delivered in separate phases.

    • Modon Properties
    • Updated Oct 2026

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