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Waterfront Property for Sale on Palm Jumeirah: Villa or Apartment

Waterfront on Palm Jumeirah covers very different formats. Ocean House offers beachfront apartments and penthouses, Six Senses Residences The Palm adds nine beachfront villas, and The Alba Resort Residences brings furnished resort apartments on the Eastern Crescent.

7 November 2026 · By Orven Properties · 4 min read

Pictured: Six Senses Residences The Palm, Dubai, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

Waterfront property on Palm Jumeirah is not a single format: it ranges from beachfront apartments to a handful of actual villas, and the right match depends on which of the two a buyer actually wants. Three addresses in our selection show that range: Ocean House, Six Senses Residences The Palm, and The Alba Resort Residences.

Apartment, villa, or both in the same building

Only one of these three fiches lists actual villas among its unit mix; the other two remain apartment and penthouse formats, even where the beachfront access is identical. Confusing the two can lead a buyer to assume a private garden or a standalone plot where none exists, which is why the format itself matters as much as the location on Palm Jumeirah.

Ocean House: beachfront apartments with direct beach access

Ocean House, developed by Ellington on Palm Jumeirah, offers two to six bedroom apartments, duplexes and penthouses, with direct beach access, an Olympic-size pool, a fitness studio, a wellness spa, a cinema room and a clubhouse with private dining. Price and payment plan are on request.

Six Senses Residences The Palm: nine actual beachfront villas

Six Senses Residences The Palm, developed by Select Group with Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas and Emirates Strategic Investments Company, is the wellness brand's first branded residence and hotel in the UAE. Its 162 residences include penthouses, sky villas and nine beachfront villas, the only true villas among the three addresses here. A 60,000 square foot wellness facility, Six Senses Place, anchors the development with restaurants, a spa, a hammam, a gymnasium, a squash court, a kids club and co-working space. Price is on request.

The Alba Resort Residences: furnished apartments on the Eastern Crescent

The Alba Resort Residences, by OMNIYAT, sits on Palm Jumeirah's Eastern Crescent with fully furnished simplex and duplex resort residences, two to three bedrooms, ranging from 1,592 to just over 5,000 square feet. Zaha Hadid Architects designed the building envelope, with Vladimir Djurovic handling the landscape, and owners can draw on hotel-style amenities including dining, housekeeping and concierge through Dorchester Collection. Private pools and sunset terraces extend every unit outdoors, with completion targeted for Q3 2028.

Apartment or villa, side by side

Project	Format	Beachfront villas	Status
Ocean House	Apartments, duplexes, penthouses	None	Under construction
Six Senses Residences The Palm	Penthouses, sky villas, 9 beachfront villas	9	Under construction
The Alba Resort Residences	Furnished simplex and duplex	None	Off-plan, Q3 2028

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Why "beachfront" does not always mean the same thing

Direct beach access, as described at Ocean House, is a shared amenity across a building. A beachfront villa, as at Six Senses Residences The Palm, is a standalone home on its own plot. Both sit on the water, but they are not interchangeable for a buyer specifically looking for a private villa rather than an apartment with beach access.

Financing and registration on the Palm

Bank financing remains possible for certain non-residents, always subject to the lender's own approval; no rate, loan-to-value ratio or specific bank is confirmed for any of these three addresses. Off-plan payments are held in an escrow account controlled by the Dubai Land Department until handover, with construction progress checkable through the DLD's own status service, and off-plan sales carry a fixed Oqood registration fee confirmed in the contract.

Why the villa count stays so limited

Nine beachfront villas within a 162-residence scheme is a deliberately small share, which the fiche does not explain further beyond the count itself. Neither Ocean House nor The Alba Resort Residences lists any villa at all, keeping the actual choice of a standalone waterfront home on Palm Jumeirah narrow within this selection. Current availability among those nine villas is confirmed directly by your adviser rather than assumed from the published unit mix, and the same applies to any specific apartment or penthouse layout across all three addresses.

Next step

Tell your adviser if a beach-access apartment or one of the few actual villas fits your search better, on WhatsApp at +971 52 776 1939 or at sales@orvenproperties.com. Our Ocean House, Ellington, Palm Jumeirah guide and our Hong Kong buyer's guide to Six Senses Residences The Palm cover both addresses in more detail. You can also start at /find-your-home/.

FAQ

Which of these three has actual villas, not just apartments? Six Senses Residences The Palm, with nine beachfront villas among its 162 residences.

Does Ocean House include any villas? No, its unit mix is apartments, duplexes and penthouses, from two to six bedrooms.

Are The Alba Resort Residences furnished? Yes, fully furnished simplex and duplex layouts, with completion targeted for Q3 2028.

Is a price published for any of the three? No, price remains on request for Ocean House, Six Senses Residences The Palm and The Alba Resort Residences alike.