Nice Villas DAMAC Lagoons Dubai

Nice is the French Riviera-themed townhouse cluster at DAMAC Lagoons, the 45 million sq ft lagoon community DAMAC Properties is building off Al Qudra Road in Dubailand, next to DAMAC Hills. It offers four and five bedroom townhouses around the community's swimmable lagoons, and it was launched from AED 1,706,000 (about Rs 4.39 crore) on an 80/20 plan with handover on record for 2025.

The source listing for the cluster carries no price; the launch figure above is the one the project's brokers quote, and it is now a reference point rather than an available price: DAMAC Lagoons townhouses average about AED 3.17 million on resale asks. This page sets out the launch terms, what a resale costs now, and how Nice compares with the clusters we already track in the same community: Mykonos, Santorini, Malta, Portofino and Venice. All Dubai projects: our Dubai section and the projects list.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Two numbers describe Nice, and they are a long way apart.

No size sheet for the Nice cluster is printed by any source we checked, which is a real gap: without it the rate per sq ft cannot be computed. The community's townhouses run about 2,000 to 3,300 sq ft built-up on plots from about 1,500 sq ft (a Morocco four-bed middle unit is 2,231 sq ft on a 1,550 sq ft plot), so a Nice four-bed at the AED 3.17 million average would be roughly AED 1,000 to 1,400 per sq ft of built-up area. That is in line with the first DAMAC Hills and below Arabian Ranches III, which is the comparison a buyer should make.

For comparison inside the community: Santorini launched from AED 1.49 million and has handed over, Malta from AED 1.75 million, Mykonos from AED 2.47 million. Nice's launch price sat in the middle of that ladder; its resale price will be set by lagoon frontage and plot more than by the theme.

Payment plan and total cost

DAMAC sold Nice on two plans: 20% on booking and 80% at handover, or 10% on booking, 70% through construction and 20% at handover. The first is unusually back-loaded for Dubai and is the reason the cluster attracted buyers who wanted to commit little cash until the home existed.

A buyer today is more likely to be taking over a launch contract. That means paying the seller what they have paid in plus a premium, a DAMAC no-objection certificate fee, and then continuing the instalments. The premium is the difference between the launch price and the market, so on the community average it is well over AED 1 million. Running costs after handover are the townhouse's advantage: DAMAC Lagoons is quoted at about AED 3 to 5 per sq ft a year, so AED 7,500 to 12,500 on a 2,500 sq ft home, against AED 10 to 30 per sq ft for a Dubai apartment. The exact figure is the DLD-approved budget, which is set after handover.

Location and connectivity

DAMAC Lagoons sits on Al Qudra Road beside DAMAC Hills, sharing that corridor with Arabian Ranches and Mudon. Downtown and Business Bay are about 30 to 35 minutes by car, Dubai Autodrome and Motor City about 15, Al Maktoum International Airport about 30, Dubai International about 35 to 40. There is no Metro, and the tenant or buyer here is a family that drives.

The community is still being built around Nice. Santorini has handed over, other clusters are at various stages, and the central lagoon amenities have been opening in phases. Until the last cluster completes, a Nice resident lives beside construction, which is the normal condition of a Dubailand master community in its first years and is priced into the rate.

Amenities and specifications

The community is the specification: swimmable crystal lagoons, a wave pool, a floating cinema, sports courts, and a retail hub, plus the Trump International Golf Club next door in DAMAC Hills. Nice itself is marketed on Riviera-style facades, terraces, private gardens and covered parking, with DAMAC's standard Lagoons interior: fitted kitchen, built-in wardrobes, tiled floors. No size sheet or floor plan set for the cluster is printed by the sources checked, so ask for the SPA's plan before you rely on a bedroom count.

About the developer

DAMAC Properties, founded in 2002, is one of the largest private developers in Dubai, with 50,000 homes handed over, more than 54,000 under construction and 8,800 units delivered in 2026. DAMAC Lagoons is the largest part of that programme and its handovers began with Santorini in November 2025. DLD data shows an average 6 to 12 month delay on DAMAC projects delivered in 2023 and 2024, at the upper end of the sector, and the neighbouring Malta cluster slipped about a year. A Nice buyer should read the 2025 date the same way: the community will be delivered, and the contract date is the floor.

For Indian buyers

DAMAC Lagoons is freehold, so an Indian citizen owns here outright with a DLD title deed, pays no annual property tax in the UAE and no UAE tax on the rent. The money is the harder part. At the community's resale average of about AED 3.17 million, roughly USD 863,000, a purchase needs three or four remitters under the USD 250,000 per person Liberalised Remittance Scheme allowance, or several financial years, or a launch-contract instalment schedule whose tranches fit inside annual allowances. The 80/20 structure was useful for exactly this reason. Tax collected at source applies above the current threshold and is credited on your return.

Every Nice townhouse clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold on today's prices, which is the strongest practical argument for a family buyer. Rent from the home is taxable in India for a resident at slab rates as income from house property with the 30% standard deduction; a four-bed in the DAMAC communities lets for roughly AED 150,000 to 200,000 a year, so the line on the return is material. The property is declared in Schedule FA every year you hold it.

Pros

• A launch price under AED 1.75 million for a four-bedroom townhouse in a lagoon community, which the resale market has since re-rated to about AED 3.17 million on average
• 80/20 plan keeps the cash outlay to 20% until the home exists
• Villa-type service charges of roughly AED 3 to 5 per sq ft a year, a fraction of an apartment's
• Next door to DAMAC Hills and its golf course; the two communities share the Al Qudra Road corridor
• Every unit clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold on today's resale prices

Cons

• No launch inventory is left at AED 1,706,000; a buyer today pays a resale premium that is roughly double
• No Metro and a 30 to 35 minute drive to Downtown
• DAMAC's 2023 and 2024 deliveries ran 6 to 12 months late on DLD data, and Malta next door slipped about a year
• No size sheet for the cluster is published, so the rate per sq ft cannot be checked against neighbours
• Lagoon communities are new; the amenity running cost is unproven over a full service-charge cycle

Who this is for

• Families who want a four-bedroom home with a garden at Dubailand prices and will drive
• Buyers who want a Golden Visa from one purchase
• Investors holding a launch contract who want to know what the exit looks like

Who should look elsewhere

• Anyone who needs a Metro or a short commute to Downtown or the Marina
• Buyers who cannot absorb a year's delay on the handover date
• Yield-first investors: townhouses here yield less on paper than the community's apartments

Our verdict

Nice is a cluster where the story is the gap between the launch price and the market. AED 1,706,000 for a four-bedroom townhouse with a lagoon was cheap, and the resale market has said so by re-rating the community's townhouses to an average near AED 3.17 million. A buyer today is therefore not buying the launch; they are buying a resale contract at roughly double, and the question is whether Dubailand townhouses at AED 3 million still make sense. They do for a family that will live there and wants a garden, four bedrooms and a lagoon at a price Dubai Hills or Arabian Ranches will not touch. They make less sense for an investor, because the yield is mid-single-digit, the resale buyer is another family who has to drive 30 minutes to Downtown, and DAMAC keeps launching clusters next door. The delivery record is the other thing to price in: the community will be finished, but Malta slipped a year, and Nice's 2025 date should be read as the earliest, not the likely, handover.

Buy Nice to live in, on a resale you have checked against the DLD status report and the cluster's actual service-charge budget. Do not buy it expecting a repeat of the launch-to-resale re-rating; that has happened. The 80/20 plan and villa-level running costs are the practical advantages; the commute and the delay risk are the costs.

Talk to Realty Hunting for the current price list, the developer's latest payment plan and a site-visit plan.

Run this project's numbers yourself. The calculator opens on the price and unit size above; change the currency, the rent or the mortgage and it recalculates the fees, the cash you need on day one and the net rent.

FAQs

What does a townhouse at Nice cost?

The cluster launched from AED 1,706,000. That inventory is gone; DAMAC Lagoons townhouses now average about AED 3.17 million on resale asks, with a range from about AED 2.1 million to over AED 6.5 million depending on bedrooms and cluster. A Nice four-bed today will sit inside that range, and the exact ask depends on the plot and lagoon frontage.

What is the payment plan?

At launch, 20% on booking and 80% at handover, or 10% on booking, 70% through construction and 20% at handover. On a resale of a launch contract you pay the seller's paid-in amount plus premium, then continue the remaining instalments with DAMAC.

When is handover?

2025 is the date on record. The community was 54% complete by late 2024 and Santorini started handing over in November 2025; Malta next door ran about a year late. Check the DLD status report for Nice on the Dubai REST app for the current percentage.

What is the DLD fee and who pays it?

4% of the price, paid by the buyer at Oqood registration on an off-plan sale, plus an Oqood fee of about AED 1,050 to 4,200. On the launch price that is about AED 68,000.

What are the service charges?

Villa and townhouse communities in Dubai run about AED 2 to 6 per sq ft a year; DAMAC Lagoons is quoted in the AED 3 to 5 band. On a 2,500 sq ft townhouse that is roughly AED 7,500 to 12,500 a year, against AED 10 to 30 per sq ft for an apartment.

Does it qualify for the Golden Visa?

Yes. The ten-year visa needs AED 2 million of property; every Nice townhouse clears that on today's resale prices, and most did at launch once the plot premium was added.

What yield does a Lagoons townhouse pay?

Townhouse yields in the DAMAC communities are quoted between about 4.5% and 6% gross, lower than the community's apartments. The low service charge narrows the gap on a net basis. Nice's own rents will be set once the cluster hands over and lets.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes. DAMAC Lagoons is freehold. A AED 3 million resale is about USD 817,000, so it takes several remitters or several years under the USD 250,000 per person LRS allowance, or a launch contract paid in instalments that fit inside annual allowances. Rent is taxable in India for a resident and the asset goes into Schedule FA.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Damac Lagoons: Malta Townhouses (from AED 1.75 M, handover 2026), Portofino DAMAC Lagoons (from AED 1,569,000, off-plan), Marbella Townhouses (from AED 1.9 M, off-plan) and Monte Carlo Townhouses (from AED 1.9 M, off-plan). See every DAMAC Lagoons project with prices and handover dates.

More by DAMAC: The Turf Villas at Damac Hills (from AED 1,750,000, ready), Green Acres at DAMAC Hills (from AED 1,660,000, ready) and Damac Upper Crest (from AED 1,650,000, ready).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Maha Townhouses (from AED 1.78 M, ready), Emaar Ruba (from AED 1.79 M, ready) and Park Villas (from AED 1.8 M, ready).

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