Living on Dubai Islands: Bay Estate, Coastal Haven, Luxury Canal Residences and Meriva

One island, four different homes

Dubai Islands is a masterplan of five islands covering around 17 square kilometres, with more than 20 kilometres of beaches, including one Blue Flag beach, connected by the Infinity Bridge. Within it, the Orven selection covers four projects built around different ways of living on the island: a low-rise house community, two apartment towers with different waterfront outlooks, and a beachfront collection that mixes apartments with signature homes. This guide sets out what each publishes today, so you can match a project to the life you actually want on the island, not to a marketing description of it.

Bay Estate: house life among parks, lagoons and clubs

Bay Estate, by Nakheel, is the only house and villa community among the four. It spreads across three districts: Cala on the waterfront, Verda around the parks, and Agora around the shared clubs. Life here centres on ground level space, a private plot or a shared low-rise block, two swimmable lagoons, a beach club, a marina and promenade, two clubhouses, sports courts and a mosque. Its price list, shared with Orven on 27 September 2026, gives average prices across seven typologies, from AED 5.9 million for a 3 bedroom townhouse to AED 10 million for a garden villa, plus land plots at an average AED 18 to 20 million. The payment plan for villas and townhouses runs roughly 20/40/40 across eight instalments, to an estimated January 2031 handover. This suits a household planning to actually inhabit a house day to day, close to parks and family amenities rather than a single building's shared floor. See the full Bay Estate project guide and payment plan guide.

Coastal Haven: apartment life close to the beach club

Coastal Haven, by Prestige One, is a tower of 1 to 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses, built around wellness and family spaces close to the water: an infinity pool, a wellness and spa area, a fitness centre, an outdoor cinema, sports courts and children's play spaces. Its payment plan is published and simple, 20% at booking and 80% at handover, though the starting price is still on request. Life here means building level amenities rather than a private plot, and a shorter list of milestones to plan around before handover. Our Coastal Haven project guide and 20/80 payment plan guide cover the detail.

Luxury Canal Residences: apartment life along the canal

Luxury Canal Residences, also by Prestige One, offers the same 1 to 3 bedroom apartment and penthouse range, shaped instead around canal views rather than open sea. Its amenities include an infinity pool, a wellness area, a fitness centre, a residents' lounge, a badminton court and a children's adventure zone. The payment plan runs 20% at booking, 45% during construction and 35% at handover, again with a starting price still on request. Compared to Coastal Haven, the outlook and the payment structure are the two clearest differences: a canal setting instead of open sea, and three payment stages instead of two. See our Luxury Canal Residences guide and our direct Coastal Haven vs Luxury Canal Residences comparison.

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The Meriva Collection: beachfront living, pricing still to come

The Meriva Collection, by Ellington, combines 1 to 4 bedroom apartments and penthouses with selected 3 and 5 bedroom beachfront residences, directly on the shoreline, alongside a hotel component. Its amenities include adult and children's pools, outdoor fitness stations, children's play areas, outdoor dining and barbecue areas, a mini golf course and a pet park. Ellington has not yet published a starting price or a payment plan, which sets it apart from the three other projects above: a buyer drawn to Meriva today is choosing a beachfront concept and a developer, ahead of a confirmed number. Our Meriva Collection guide covers what has been confirmed so far.

Matching a project to how you plan to live

Want a private plot or a low-rise house, with parks and a family oriented community: Bay Estate is the only option among the four with that format and a fully published price list.
Want a simple, two-stage payment plan more than the final view: Coastal Haven's 20/80 structure is the most straightforward of the four.
Prefer a canal outlook and a slightly more staged payment plan: Luxury Canal Residences is worth comparing directly against Coastal Haven.
Want direct beachfront position and can wait for pricing: The Meriva Collection is the one to watch, alongside Bay Estate's own Cala waterfront district.

None of these four projects should be read as better than another. Each is built around a different daily setting, a different building format and a different stage of published pricing.

Talk to Orven about which project fits

Send your budget, household size and which of these four settings appeals most on WhatsApp at +971 52 776 1939 or by email to sales@orvenproperties.com. Orven confirms current availability and, where published, the exact price for the unit you are considering. You can also start from Find Your Home if you want a shortlist across all four.

FAQ

Which of these four projects has houses rather than apartments? Only Bay Estate, through townhouses, semi-detached villas, garden villas and land plots. Coastal Haven, Luxury Canal Residences and The Meriva Collection are apartment and penthouse developments, with The Meriva Collection also including a small number of beachfront residences.

Which project has the simplest payment plan? Coastal Haven, at 20% booking and 80% handover. Luxury Canal Residences runs 20/45/35, Bay Estate roughly 20/40/40 for villas and townhouses, and The Meriva Collection has not published a plan yet.

Do all four projects have confirmed prices? No. Bay Estate publishes average prices by typology. Coastal Haven, Luxury Canal Residences and The Meriva Collection all show starting prices as on request today.

Is one of these four projects a better investment than the others? Orven does not rank projects. Each suits a different budget, format and stage of published detail; your advisor compares the facts against your own objective.

Can I compare all four remotely, without visiting Dubai Islands? Yes. Your Orven advisor sends floor plans, availability and confirmed pricing by WhatsApp or email, and reservation, escrow payments and DLD registration are all handled remotely.