Venice Standalone Villas DAMAC Lagoons Dubai

Venice is the standalone-villa cluster at DAMAC Lagoons, DAMAC Properties' lagoon community off Al Qudra Road in Dubailand. Where the community's other clusters are townhouses, Venice is six and seven bedroom villas on private plots of about 4,843 to 11,449 sq ft, each with its own pool, sitting on the lagoon frontage. The six-bed is about 4,572 sq ft, the seven-bed about 10,672 sq ft, and a handful of mansion plots reach 24,752 sq ft.

The cluster launched from AED 4.9 million on a 20/80 plan with handover on record for Q4 2025; other brokers quote AED 6.5 million as the launch entry, which suggests it was released in tranches. Today Bayut's resale asks run from AED 5.95 million (about Rs 15.32 crore) to AED 41 million. The source listing carries no price. For the community's townhouse tiers see Portofino, Nice, Mykonos and Santorini; every Dubai project is in our Dubai section and the projects list.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

The sources disagree about the launch price and the disagreement is informative. AED 4.9 million and AED 6.5 million are both quoted as the starting figure, which is what happens when a cluster is released in tranches at rising prices; the AED 5.95 million floor on today's resale asks sits between them. Rate per foot on the six-bed is therefore somewhere between AED 1,070 and 1,420, which is cheap for a standalone villa with a pool in Dubai, where Dubai Hills villas trade well above AED 2,000 and the Palm far higher.

The top of the range needs a different kind of reading. AED 41 million for a mansion plot is an ask, not a sale, and there is no published comparable inside the community for a 24,752 sq ft home. Price those off the plot size and the lagoon frontage, and expect the negotiation to be wide.

Payment plan and total cost

Venice was sold on a 20/80 plan: 20% on booking and 80% through construction and at handover as the SPA schedules it. Worked on the AED 4.9 million launch entry:

A buyer today at AED 5.95 million either takes over the seller's contract (paid-in amount plus premium, a DAMAC no-objection certificate fee, then the remaining instalments) or, if the villa has been handed over, pays at transfer with the 4% DLD fee, about AED 4,200 of trustee and title fees and a 2% agency commission: roughly AED 6.32 million all in. Running costs are the villa's advantage. DAMAC Lagoons villas are quoted at AED 3 to 5 per sq ft a year, so about AED 14,000 to 23,000 on the six-bed and AED 32,000 to 53,000 on the seven-bed, plus the pool's upkeep. An apartment a fifth of the size in Downtown pays more.

Location and connectivity

DAMAC Lagoons sits on Al Qudra Road beside DAMAC Hills, sharing the 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 at this price the buyer is not looking for one. Venice sits on the lagoon frontage, which is the reason for its premium over the townhouse clusters; until the last clusters complete, residents live beside construction, as in every Dubailand master community in its first years.

Amenities and specifications

Each Venice villa is a standalone home on its own plot with a private pool, sold on Venetian styling and lagoon views. Interiors are DAMAC's upper Lagoons specification, above the townhouse clusters; the developer's brochure lists fitted kitchens, built-in wardrobes and covered parking, with the mansion plots offered for custom fit-out. The community supplies swimmable lagoons, a wave pool, a floating cinema, sports courts and a retail hub, with the Trump International Golf Club next door. Plot sizes vary more than twofold within the cluster, so the SPA plan, not the marketing, sets what you own.

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. Venice is the community's flagship tier and its delivery will be judged accordingly.

For Indian buyers

DAMAC Lagoons is freehold, so an Indian citizen owns a Venice villa outright with a DLD title deed, pays no annual property tax in the UAE and no UAE tax on rent. At AED 5.95 million, about USD 1.62 million, the purchase needs a family's combined Liberalised Remittance Scheme allowances (USD 250,000 per person per financial year) over two or more years, or a UAE mortgage: non-residents can borrow about 50 to 60% of value from UAE banks, which halves the remittance needed. Tax collected at source applies above the current threshold and is credited on your return.

The Golden Visa threshold of AED 2 million is cleared several times over, which for many buyers at this price is the point. Rent, if you let it, is taxable in India for a resident at slab rates as income from house property with the 30% standard deduction; a six-bed villa in the DAMAC communities lets for roughly AED 250,000 to 350,000 a year, a yield in the low single digits on the price. The property goes into Schedule FA every year you hold it.

Pros

• Standalone villas with private pools and lagoon frontage at about AED 1,072 per sq ft at launch, a rate the Palm or Dubai Hills will not touch
• Plots of 4,843 to 11,449 sq ft: genuine land, not a townhouse strip
• Villa-level running costs of about AED 3 to 5 per sq ft a year
• Every unit clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold several times over
• The community's top tier, so the neighbours are owner-occupiers rather than short-let investors

Cons

• Launch pricing is gone and the sources disagree even on what it was (AED 4.9 million against AED 6.5 million)
• A AED 6 to 41 million villa 30 minutes inland has a narrow buyer pool and a slow exit
• No Metro; the whole household drives
• DAMAC's 2023 and 2024 deliveries ran 6 to 12 months late; Q4 2025 should be read as a floor
• The 24,752 sq ft mansions have no published price and no comparable sale

Who this is for

• Families who want a large standalone home with a pool and a lagoon, and will hold for a decade
• Buyers for whom the Golden Visa and the space matter more than the address
• Buyers priced out of Dubai Hills and the Palm for the same square footage

Who should look elsewhere

• Anyone who needs a quick resale or a Metro
• Yield investors: villas of this size let slowly and yield in low single digits
• Buyers who cannot absorb a year's delay

Our verdict

Venice is the top of DAMAC Lagoons and it should be judged as a home, not as an investment, because the numbers only work that way. At roughly AED 1,072 per sq ft at launch, and perhaps AED 1,300 on today's resale, a buyer gets a standalone six-bedroom villa on a 5,000 sq ft plot with a pool and a lagoon in front of it, which is a fraction of what the same square footage costs in Dubai Hills or on the Palm. What they give up is the address, the Metro and the exit: a AED 6 to 41 million house 30 minutes inland sells to a narrow pool of buyers, and the mansions at the top have no comparable sale at all. The sources' disagreement about the launch price, AED 4.9 million against AED 6.5 million, is itself a signal that the cluster was sold in tranches at rising prices, and the resale market has kept that direction. Buy it for the space and the decade you will spend in it. Read the DLD status report first: DAMAC's recent record is 6 to 12 months late, and Q4 2025 is the earliest case.

For a family that wants a large standalone villa with a private pool and will hold it, Venice is one of the few places in Dubai where that costs under AED 1,500 per sq ft. For an investor it is the wrong product: slow to let, slow to sell, low yield. Check the handover status before you offer, and price the mansion tier off the plot, not the brochure.

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FAQs

What does a Venice villa cost?

Launch pricing is quoted as AED 4.9 million by one broker and AED 6.5 million by others; the cluster is sold and Bayut's resale asks in September 2026 run from AED 5.95 million to AED 41 million, the top being the mansion plots. Budget AED 6 to 8 million for a six-bed and AED 10 million and up for a seven-bed with lagoon frontage.

How big are the villas and plots?

Six-bed villas are about 4,572 sq ft and seven-beds about 10,672 sq ft, with a few mansions to 24,752 sq ft, on plots of about 4,843 to 11,449 sq ft. Each has a private pool.

What is the payment plan?

20/80 at launch: 20% on booking and the balance through construction and at handover as the SPA sets out. A resale buyer takes over the seller's schedule, or pays in full at transfer if the villa has been handed over.

When is handover?

Q4 2025 on record. Santorini began handing over in November 2025 and Malta slipped about a year; the DLD status report is the document to check for Venice's current position.

What are the running costs?

DAMAC Lagoons villas are quoted at about AED 3 to 5 per sq ft a year, so roughly AED 14,000 to 23,000 on a 4,572 sq ft villa and AED 32,000 to 53,000 on a 10,672 sq ft one, plus the pool. That is far below what an apartment of a fraction of the size pays in Downtown.

Does it qualify for a Golden Visa?

Yes, several times over. The threshold is AED 2 million of property and the entry villa is about three times that.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes; the community is freehold. At AED 5.95 million, about USD 1.62 million, a purchase needs a family's combined LRS allowances (USD 250,000 per person per financial year) over two or more years, or a UAE mortgage against the villa, which non-residents can get at 50 to 60% of value. Rent is taxable in India for a resident and the asset goes into Schedule FA.

How does Venice compare with Portofino's villas?

Portofino's seven-bed villas launched from AED 7,295,000 for 7,303 sq ft, about AED 999 per sq ft; Venice's six-beds launched from AED 4.9 million for 4,572 sq ft, about AED 1,072. They are the same tier of the same community; Venice has the lagoon frontage and the private pools as standard.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Damac Lagoons: Damac Lagoons Morocco (from AED 2.99 M, handover 2026), Damac Morocco 2 (from AED 2.99 M, handover 2026), Mykonos (from AED 2.47 M, off-plan) and Damac Ibiza (from AED 2.1 M, off-plan). See every DAMAC Lagoons project with prices and handover dates.

More by DAMAC: Damac Hills The Flora (from AED 5,344,000, ready), Damac Bay by Cavalli Tower C (from AED 3,900,000, handover 2029) and The Vogue (from AED 3.9 M, ready).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Emaar Sidra (from AED 5.04 M, ready), Elie Saab Villas 2 (from AED 4,820,888, ready) and Terra Golf Collection (from AED 7.2 M, handover 2027).

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