Overview
DAMAC Lagoons is a master community in Dubailand, directly beside DAMAC Hills, built around man-made lagoons and divided into clusters named after Mediterranean destinations such as Mykonos, Santorini, Portofino and Costa Brava, plus the Lagoon Views apartment buildings. It is developed by DAMAC Properties, which is also the master developer of the community.
Key facts
- Developer
- DAMAC Properties
- Location
- Dubailand (adjacent to DAMAC Hills), Dubai
- Unit types
- Townhouses and villas in Mediterranean-inspired clusters, 1-2 BR apartments
- Prices from
- 1,353,000 AED
- Handover
- Lagoon Views: Q2 2027 (project header); unit cards on the same page show Q1 2029
- Community size
- 49 million sq ft; 8,883 villas and townhouses; 4,800 residential apartments
- Phases on sale
- Lagoon Views, Morocco – Phase 2, Mykonos
Water at the centre
The master plan is arranged around lagoons, a beach, a waterfall, a wave pool and a floating amphitheatre instead of a golf course or a central park.
Apartments beside villas
Lagoon Views added 1 and 2 bedroom apartments to a community that started as townhouses and villas, which lowers the entry ticket well below villa money.
Clusters, not one phase
Each Mediterranean cluster carries its own price, its own build programme and its own handover date, so two neighbours can be on very different timelines.
Status
Off-plan, selling; Lagoon Views apartments priced and on sale, villa/townhouse clusters priced on request
Location
DAMAC Lagoons sits inland in Dubailand, directly beside DAMAC Hills along the Hessa Street corridor, so every trip starts in the car: there is no metro station and no sea frontage. The developer's own figures put Jebel Ali School – DAMAC Hills and the Radisson hotel at 5 minutes, Aster Medical Centre at 9 and First Avenue Mall in Motor City at 11. City Centre Me'aisem is 14 minutes away and Mall of the Emirates 24. Al Maktoum International Airport is a 28-minute drive, which places the community on the new-airport side of Dubai rather than the Downtown side.
- Radisson Dubai DAMAC Hills5 min
- Jebel Ali School – DAMAC Hills5 min
- Aster Medical Centre9 min
- First Avenue Mall – Motor City11 min
- City Centre Me'aisem14 min
- Mall of the Emirates24 min
- Al Maktoum International Airport28 min
About the developer
DAMAC Properties was formed in 2002 as the property development division of the DAMAC Group of Companies. It reports 50,000+ units delivered, 54,000+ units in progress and planning, and 100+ million sq ft of project area in planning and progress.
DAMAC has been building this corner of Dubailand for years: DAMAC Hills, DAMAC Hills 2, DAMAC Lagoons and DAMAC Islands sit within a short drive of each other, which is why the schools, clinics and malls quoted as nearby are mostly inside its own communities. Buyers come to the company for volume-built homes, low monthly instalments and a resale market that is easy to price because so many comparable units trade. The same scale is the reason to read each cluster's documents on their own: the brand is consistent, the individual releases are not.
Why this project
- Lagoon Views is one of the few clusters with a printed starting price — AED 1,353,000 for a 1 bedroom and AED 1,801,000 for a 2 bedroom — so you can compare before you speak to anyone.
- The developer shows a 1% plan on the Lagoon Views page, which spreads the cash outlay across the construction period instead of front-loading it.
- The amenities are the product, not an add-on: a waterfall, a beach, a clubhouse, a wave pool, a floating amphitheatre and restaurants inside the master plan.
- At 49 million sq ft with 8,883 villas and townhouses and 4,800 apartments planned, this is a full community with its own retail and services, not a single building.
- Apartments, townhouses and villas live inside one master plan, so an owner can move up a size without leaving the community or the management they already know.
Master plan & phases
The master plan covers 49 million sq ft and is cut into clusters named after Mediterranean destinations — Mykonos, Santorini, Portofino, Costa Brava, Marbella, Malta, Venice, Nice, Ibiza and Monte Carlo — laid out around the lagoons, with a Valencia district added later to the community page. It is planned for 8,883 villas and townhouses and 4,800 apartments. What carries a published price today is Lagoon Views; Morocco – Phase 2 and Mykonos are open for sale but shown as price on request, and the remaining clusters are listed without figures. Clusters are released, built and handed over separately, so the cluster decides the price, the layout and the date.
Unit types, areas & starting prices
Published prices
- 1BR apartment — Lagoon ViewsFrom 1,353,000 AED
- 2BR apartment — Lagoon ViewsFrom 1,801,000 AED
The published prices belong to Lagoon Views, the apartment cluster; the townhouse and villa clusters are sold at price on request, and the developer publishes maximum sizes only, so we confirm the exact area of the specific home.
Payment plan
1%* (Lagoon Views; asterisk terms not published on the page)
The 1% is a monthly instalment during construction; the asterisk beside it has no published footnote on the developer's page, so ask in writing for the full schedule — booking amount, number of instalments and the balance due at handover — before you sign.
The honest drawbacks
What may not suit you, before you book, with the other side of each point.
This is inland Dubailand. There is no sea frontage and no metro station: the lagoons are man-made, and the beach, the marina and the city centre are all a drive away.
CounterweightThe price reflects an inland address, and the water you use daily is inside the gates. Schools, a clinic and a mall sit within 5 to 14 minutes in the neighbouring DAMAC Hills.
The handover date is not one date. On the same Lagoon Views page the developer shows Q2 2027 in the project header and Q1 2029 on both unit cards, and other clusters carry their own dates or none at all.
CounterweightThe date that binds anyone is the one written into the sale agreement for your unit, and it is easy to force the question before you pay: ask which of the two published dates applies to the cluster and floor you are being offered.
A lagoon community is expensive to run. Water bodies, a beach, a wave pool and landscaped grounds are paid for through service charges, and the rate per sq ft is not published on the project page.
CounterweightDubai service charges are filed with and approved by the Land Department, so the rate for the community can be checked against the official index before you buy, and the cost is spread across thousands of homes rather than a single building.
The build horizon is long and you buy into a working site. Clusters are still being released, so for years there will be construction traffic, dust and unfinished amenities around a home that is already handed over.
CounterweightPhasing cuts both ways: earlier clusters are occupied and their amenities are open, and off-plan payments in Dubai are held in a project escrow account and released against construction progress rather than paid up front.
Scale creates competition at resale. With 8,883 villas and townhouses and 4,800 apartments planned, your unit will not be unique, and at exit you compete both with neighbours holding the same layout and with DAMAC's own new releases next door.
CounterweightThe same repetition makes the market readable: there are enough comparable transactions to value your unit honestly, and deep rental demand for a standard product. Choosing a differentiated plot — lagoon-facing, corner, end unit — is what separates you at exit.
Only the apartment cluster is priced publicly. Every townhouse and villa cluster is shown as price on request, so you cannot compare the community against alternatives without going through a sales conversation.
CounterweightThe apartment figures still set a floor for the community, and the cluster price lists are issued on request: nothing stops you asking for several clusters at once and comparing them side by side before anyone visits a sales centre.
Amenities & services
Once you are through the gate the community is built to be used on foot. A beach and a wave pool replace the single swimming pool, a waterfall and a clubhouse anchor the middle of the master plan, and the floating amphitheatre turns an evening into something you walk to rather than drive to. Restaurants and cafes sit inside the plan, so weekends stay local; this is a family product, and nightlife still means a drive into the city.
- Waterfall
- Clubhouse
- Beach
- Floating amphitheatre
- Restaurants & cafes
- Wave pool
Who this project suits
- End-user families: a school, a clinic and a mall within 5 to 14 minutes in DAMAC Hills, with a beach, a wave pool and a clubhouse inside the community for the children's afternoons.
- Investors: at AED 1,353,000 the Lagoon Views 1 bedroom is the cheapest way into the community, and it rents to households that want the master plan without villa money.
- Upgraders: apartments, townhouses and villas sit in the same master plan, so you can trade up without changing school runs, community management or neighbourhood.
- Second-home buyers abroad: a 1% instalment plan suits a buyer paying from outside the UAE, and Al Maktoum International Airport is a 28-minute drive when you fly in.
Before you book: points to verify
- Get the cluster name, the unit number and the contractual handover date written into the sale agreement — the developer's own page shows two different quarters for Lagoon Views.
- Check that the project is registered with RERA and that your off-plan purchase is recorded on Oqood at the Dubai Land Department before you pay a second instalment.
- Pay only into the project escrow account named in the sale agreement, never into a personal account or a company account that is not the escrow.
- Ask for the service-charge estimate per sq ft in writing and compare it with the approved rate on the Land Department index; lagoons and a wave pool are recurring costs, not one-off features.
- Confirm the premium you are paying for a lagoon-facing or corner plot, and read the resale clause: developers in Dubai normally require a minimum percentage paid plus an NOC fee before you can assign the unit during construction.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the starting price at DAMAC Lagoons?
The developer publishes AED 1,353,000 for a 1 bedroom and AED 1,801,000 for a 2 bedroom apartment in Lagoon Views. The townhouse and villa clusters are shown as price on request, so we request the official price list for the cluster you want and send it as issued.
What unit types are available?
Townhouses and villas across the Mediterranean-inspired clusters, plus 1 and 2 bedroom apartments in Lagoon Views. Layouts change from cluster to cluster, so compare the floor plans of the specific release rather than the community brochure.
When is handover?
It depends on the cluster, and the developer's own page is not consistent: the Lagoon Views header shows Q2 2027 while both unit cards on the same page show Q1 2029. Treat neither as final and ask for the contractual handover date of the exact unit before you book.
What is the payment plan?
The Lagoon Views page shows a 1% plan, marked with an asterisk whose terms are not published anywhere on the page. Plans differ by cluster and change between releases, so request today's plan in writing — down payment, instalments and the amount due at handover — before you commit.
Where is it and how far is the city?
DAMAC Lagoons is in Dubailand, next to DAMAC Hills. The developer puts Jebel Ali School – DAMAC Hills at 5 minutes, First Avenue Mall at 11, City Centre Me'aisem at 14, Mall of the Emirates at 24 and Al Maktoum International Airport at 28. There is no metro station in the community, so plan on driving.
Does a unit here qualify for the golden visa?
Property at or above the current investment threshold set by the UAE authorities qualifies the owner to apply for long-term residence. The threshold is a government rule rather than a developer offer, so we confirm it per unit against the price, the payment stage and the title status before you count on it.
Can foreigners buy here?
Yes. The community sits in a freehold area of Dubai, so buyers of any nationality can own outright. Off-plan purchases are registered on Oqood at the Dubai Land Department and converted to a title deed after handover.
What will the service charges be?
Service charges are set per community and approved by the Dubai Land Department, and a lagoon community carries the cost of running water bodies, a beach and a wave pool. Ask the sales advisor to confirm the estimate per sq ft for your cluster in writing, then check it against the official index.