−3% Seven Tides
A private developer and hotel operator active since 2004, working almost entirely on the Palm and in JLT. It builds little and keeps much of what it builds in its own ownership and management.
8 lots in stock across 3 projects. Of the 2 with a known status: 1 ready, 1 under construction. By median price — 112th of 139.
- Palm Jumeirah
- Hotel-serviced homes
- Completed buildings
- Short-term letting
Median price $327K AED 1 200 000
Entry price $179K AED 659 000 — the cheapest lot
Per square foot $482 AED 1 770 / sq.ft, median
Completed stock 50% 1 lot discounted, deepest −3%
Where they build
The districts where this developer has the most lots in our stock.
JLT 6 Palm Jumeirah 1
The company in brief
Checkable facts about the developer itself. Unlike the figures above, these are not about our stock and do not move with what happens to be listed today.
- Founded
- 2004, privately held
- Founder
- Abdulla Bin Sulayem
- On the Palm
- Anantara The Palm, Oceana, DUKES, Seven Palm
- In JLT
- SE7EN City
- Ibn Battuta Gate
- a 396-key hotel plus 156 apartments and offices
- Unusual for the market
- developer and hotel operator in one company
What kind of developer this is
A developer that stays
Most developers sell and leave. This one remains the owner and operator of much of what it built, which changes the incentives on engineering and maintenance: there is nobody to hand the problem to later.
The cost of that model is volume. Two decades in, the portfolio is small — a handful of buildings, concentrated in two locations.
Hotel-serviced apartments, explained
The core product is an apartment inside a building that also runs as a hotel. The owner gets access to hotel service and can place the unit into the room pool; income is then split under an agreement with the management company.
Gross income is higher than an ordinary long let and so are the costs: operator commission, cleaning, refurbishment, seasonal voids. Net yield ends up comparable to a good long let, with more volatility — and without the empty months between tenants, which matters if you live abroad.
What to check before you sign
The management agreement in full: the owner share of income, how many nights a year you may occupy the unit yourself, who pays for refurbishment, and how you exit the programme. These terms vary widely and they decide the economics.
Then be honest about the scenario. For a family home a hotel building is usually the wrong choice — strangers in the lifts, limits on how you furnish and alter the place, and a noisy high season.
Projects by Seven Tides
All projects →Seven Tides listings in stock
All stock → −3% 
Golf Views Seven City Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) · 1 BR · Apartment 1 200 000 AED
Ask about lot NP9-108612
Golf Views Seven City Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) · 1 BR · Apartment 1 200 000 AED
Ask about lot NP9-108616
Golf Views Seven City Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) · 3 BR · Apartment 1 990 000 AED
Ask about lot NP9-108113
Photo of the community What these numbers mean, and what they do not
The developer is inferred from the project name — there is no developer column in the base. So the figures describe our stock, not the company's share of the Dubai market: a developer sitting on an enormous volume of completed housing can look smaller here than one whose projects reach the resale market more often.
These are asking prices, not closed transactions. For a specific building I pull the registered Land Department sales and show where deals actually closed.
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Seven Tides on video
Project breakdowns from the English channel. Every clip has a written version on a page of its own.
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Seven Palm on Palm Jumeirah: an infinity pool, a rooftop bar and a hotel underneath
Seven Palm sits on the trunk of Palm Jumeirah next to DUKES and opposite Nakheel Mall. What it is like inside, who Seven Tides are, and the honest case for buying a hotel-apartment product on the Palm.
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Seven Tides: hotel apartments on the Palm, and what you actually own
A developer whose Palm Jumeirah buildings are run by hotel operators. The difference between a serviced apartment, a hotel unit and a normal flat — and why it decides everything else.
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Seven Tides: questions and answers
How much does a Seven Tides apartment cost?
The median across this developer's lots in our stock is $327K (AED 1 200 000), with entry from $179K. The median per square foot is $482. They are drawn from asking prices in our own base and refreshed every night — a picture of current supply rather than of the official price list.
Are there discounts on Seven Tides property?
Right now the base holds 1 lot from this developer priced below the market, with the deepest cut at 3%. The discount comes from the seller on a resale or an assignment, not from the developer: they have their own reason to exit quickly. The size of the cut is computed against comparable property by an algorithm, not typed in by a broker.
Is Seven Tides a reliable developer?
Founded: 2004, privately held. A developer is checked against the Land Department’s open register rather than a brochure: it shows the licence status, the construction progress of each project and the registered escrow account. On off-plan the buyer’s money goes into that account under RERA supervision and is released against verified milestones. The full dossier is in the write-up above.
What projects is Seven Tides building?
Above on this page: 4 projects by Seven Tides from our catalogue, each with a passport covering floors, units, handover and bedrooms. The districts holding most of its lots are grouped under “Where they build”. Lots on sale, when there are any, sit right under the project.
Should I buy from Seven Tides direct or through a broker?
Money-wise there is no difference: on off-plan the broker is paid by Seven Tides, not by you, so calling the sales office direct saves nothing. What differs is the view — the developer’s sales team sells only its own buildings and will not mention that the same unit costs less next door or that this project hands over later. On resale and assignment the commission is the usual 2% plus VAT.
Is Seven Tides worth buying
The answer depends on the purpose. Send your budget and goal — I will go through which Seven Tides projects are worth considering now and which I would skip.
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