Bulgari Resort & Residences, Jumeirah Bay Island

Bulgari Resort & Residences Dubai is the world's fifth Bulgari Hotels & Resorts property and the residential heart of Jumeirah Bay Island. Developed by Meraas and designed by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel & Partners, it pairs a Bulgari resort, spa and the world's first Bulgari Marina and Yacht Club with branded apartments, penthouses and mansions. Completed in 2017, it remains the island's defining branded address.

Bulgari Resort & Residences sits on Jumeirah Bay Island, a Meraas seahorse-shaped island of about six million sqft off the Jumeirah coastline in Dubai. Access is by a private bridge of roughly 300 m. The address is about 10 minutes from Downtown Dubai and DIFC, about 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport, and about 2 km from City Walk.

Meraas developed Bulgari Resort & Residences Dubai as part of the Jumeirah Bay Island masterplan. The residential collection sits beside the Bulgari hotel, spa, marina and yacht club within the same gated island. Developer inventory is sold out; circulating homes are resale and off-market, price on application.

Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel & Partners (ACPV) designed the architecture. The brief uses overlapping wooden terraces, large glazed sliding doors, golden limestone on podiums and boundary walls, and lava stone and basalt paving. The intent is to harmonise with the island landscape and echo the sculpted architecture of Southern Italy.

The Dubai Land Department register currently records 181 apartments and 15 mansions, or 196 residences across six blocks plus the mansions cluster. The project was marketed as 173 apartments and 15 mansions (188 residences). The difference reflects combined and reconfigured units; the register is the current authoritative count.

Apartments run from 1 to 3 bedrooms plus 4-bedroom penthouses, with one recorded 6-bedroom penthouse. Register size bands include 1 BR from 1,469 to 1,619 sqft, 2 BR from 1,932 to 4,576, 3 BR from 2,611 to 8,214, and 4 BR penthouses from 6,550 to 14,280. Mansions span 3 to 6 bedrooms across 15 homes.

Yes. Bulgari Resort & Residences is freehold and open to all nationalities through Dubai Land Department title. Resale transfers follow the usual offer, NOC where required, and DLD registration path. Live inventory remains price on application.

Qualifying freehold purchases in Dubai can support a UAE Golden Visa pathway, subject to current government thresholds and eligibility rules. Many principals weigh that pathway alongside lifestyle and capital motives. Confirm current criteria at the time of purchase rather than relying on historical thresholds.

The 2025 median apartment price per sqft is around AED 11,200, based on Dubai Land Department transactions and PropertyMonitor context. Live inventory is price on application. Market figures on this page are Tier 3 and subject to confirmation.

Over the recent 24 months, median transacted figures are around AED 12M for 1-bedrooms, around AED 23M for 2-bedrooms, and around AED 34M for 3-bedrooms. These are historical registered sales, not live listings. Asking prices for available homes remain price on application.

The average apartment sale price is around AED 14.9M as of August 2026. That figure is an historical transacted average, not a live ask. Individual homes vary by floor, outlook, size and condition.

Gross rental yield is around 6% on 1-bedrooms and around 4% on 2 and 3-bedrooms. Wider Jumeirah Bay Island gross investment yield has been reported at 6.19%. Yields are indicative historical context and subject to confirmation.

Yes over the long run. Median apartment price per sqft rose from around AED 3,450 in 2020 to around AED 11,200 in 2025, about 3x growth. That long-run appreciation sits well above the 2017 to 2020 base.

Over the 12 months to August 2026, apartment sale prices were down about 2.94% and rents down about 18.10% from a high base. Long-run values remain far above 2020 even after that short-term cooling. Figures are subject to confirmation.

Residences share private landscaped gardens, swimming pools and gymnasiums, a private white-sand beach cove, Bulgari Spa and Bulgari Il Ristorante, the world's first Bulgari Marina, a members-only Yacht Club, and a Portofino-inspired promenade with restaurants. Resident service is to Bulgari Resort standard.

Yes. Owners have access to a private white-sand beach cove, the Bulgari Spa, and the world's first Bulgari Marina with 50-plus berths for boats from 30 to 120 ft. A members-only Yacht Club with pool and lounge sits beside the marina.

Bulgari Resort & Residences was launched in 2015 and completed in 2017. It remains a fully delivered freehold address with resale and off-market availability only.

Register interest to request private briefings, viewings and off-market updates. A typical purchase path includes offer and sale agreement, developer NOC for resale where required, then Dubai Land Department transfer and title deed. Costs include the 4% DLD transfer fee, agency fee, trustee fee and annual service charges.

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