Dubai puts 50 Al Mamzar beach units for sale

Dubai Municipality projects annual visitor volumes at Al Mamzar Beaches to reach 7 million.

Dubai Municipality has released more than 50 investment, commercial and operational opportunities at Al Mamzar Beaches, opening a new leasing round for private investors, concessionaires and entrepreneurs at one of Dubai’s newest coastal assets.

Applications close on July 3, 2026, and available units range from 40 to 750 square metres across food and beverage, water sports, fitness, wellness, marine services and entertainment.

Dubai Municipality has reserved 30 per cent of the opportunities for members of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development, Emirati entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Khor Al Mamzar Beach, which opened to the public on May 5, 2026, attracted more than 500,000 visitors in its first six weeks.

Dubai Municipality projects annual visitor volumes at Al Mamzar Beaches to reach 7 million once later phases at Al Mamzar Corniche come online.

Beach traffic sharpens the leasing case

Al Mamzar Beaches cover more than 31,000 square metres and combine Khor Al Mamzar Beach with Corniche Beach inside a broader beachfront development programme.

Dubai Municipality is pitching the site on operating hours as much as location. A 24-hour model extends footfall beyond daylight swimming periods and creates longer trading windows for food operators, marine rental tenants and wellness concepts seeking steady throughput across weekdays and weekends.

Dubai Municipality has built that pitch around a 300 metre night swimming beach, a women-only beach that operates continuously, a floating bridge and 5.5 kilometres of cycling and jogging tracks.

Proximity to Dubai International Airport and major urban districts in Deira adds another commercial layer, giving licensees access to residential catchments, airport-linked visitor flows and regular evening traffic rather than relying only on seasonal peak beach demand.

Khor Al Mamzar Beach spans 2.75 million square feet and carries a wider amenity mix than a standard public shoreline.

Dubai Media Office records outdoor gyms, beach volleyball, padel courts, kayaking and other water-based activities across the first phase.

That asset mix broadens revenue channels for incoming tenants, especially operators selling food service, sports coaching, equipment hire, wellness sessions and family leisure formats in one location.

Mohammed Faraidooni, Director of Markets at Dubai Municipality, said the destination gives private sector tenants access to a public site designed for sustained commercial demand.

Dubai Municipality also indicated that waterfront dining formats form part of the premium offer at Al Mamzar, reflecting an effort to raise dwell time and keep spending on site after sunset rather than pushing traffic back into surrounding districts too early.

Dubai widens SME access to waterfront leases

Dubai Municipality disclosed that submissions will be assessed on operational capability, commercial and experiential value, alignment with the beach’s retail and lifestyle mix, and participation by SMEs and local entrepreneurs.

An exclusive launch event drew investors and business leaders from across the UAE before the leasing window opened, giving prospective bidders an early look at category mix, tenancy potential and expected operating standards across the site.

Dubai SME is working with Dubai Municipality on a dedicated investment hub intended to lower entry barriers for start-ups and Emirati founders seeking waterfront space.

Dubai Municipality also runs a separate gateway that accepts proposals for new commercial concepts across its public assets.

That structure gives small operators two routes into the portfolio, either through the Al Mamzar allocation or through wider municipal assets with similar leisure and retail demand profiles.

Broader beach buildout lifts capacity

Khor Al Mamzar Beach sits inside a public beach development pipeline valued at about $817 million (AED3 billion).

The programme also includes Al Mamzar Corniche, Jumeirah 1, planned upgrades at Jumeirah 2, Umm Suqeim 1 and 2, and Jebel Ali Beach.

Al Mamzar’s leasing round therefore lands inside a much larger municipal push to expand waterfront capacity and raise commercial utilisation across public coastal assets.

The first phase works expanded the swimming shoreline to 3.6 kilometres, up 128 per cent, and lifted the andy beachfront area to 182,000 square metres, up 110 per cent.

Dubai Municipality also raised public facilities to 20, a 400 per cent increase, and expanded food and beverage outlets to 19, up 950 per cent.

Safety infrastructure includes 12 lifeguard towers and 12 emergency call points, giving operators stronger service coverage across high-traffic periods.

Badr Anwahi, CEO of the Public Facilities Agency at Dubai Municipality, said the project is built to raise coastal infrastructure efficiency and create an all-day destination.

Private investors that secure space at Al Mamzar will be entering a district where Dubai Municipality expects stronger spillover into Deira retail, hospitality and beach services.

July 3, 2026, remains the deadline for submissions through the municipality’s investment opportunities platform.