Overview
Jumeirah Golf Estates – The Next Chapter is a 4.68 million sqm expansion of Dubai's established golf community in Me'aisem, adding Estate Homes, golf villas, apartments, branded residences and hilltop mansions across six zones plus a transit-oriented district. It is developed by wasl, the Dubai asset management group with a government mandate to turn strategic land into communities, alongside the original estates built around two championship golf courses.
Key facts
- Developer
- wasl
- Master developer
- Jumeirah Golf Estates
- Location
- Me'aisem First, along Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), Dubai
- Unit types
- 3 BR and 4 BR Estate Homes incl. 4 BR corner units with private pool, 4, 5 and 6 BR golf villas, Golf villas, Apartments, branded residences and hilltop mansions
- Prices from
- 5,600,000 AED
- Areas from
- 2,383 sq ft (221 sqm)
- Handover
- Pinewood Estate Homes: December 2028 (estimated); overall masterplan timeline not yet announced, units released in phases with the golf course and clubhouse in Phase One of handover
- Community size
- Approximately 4.68 million sqm masterplan in 6 zones plus a transit-oriented district; about 12,345 residential units across 1.83 million sqm of residential area; Central Park about 120,000 sqm
- Phases on sale
- Cedarwood Estates (launched now), Pinewood Estate Homes (Pinewood Village District), Ashwood Estates
A second golf chapter
A new 18-hole par-3 course and clubhouse are added to the two championship courses the community is already known for.
A town centre, not just homes
The plan includes a town centre with 44,000 to 47,000 sqm of retail, a Mandarin Oriental hotel, a country club and Dulwich College International School.
Sold in stages
Sales run Estate Homes first, then villas, then mansions, with Cedarwood Estates the release the developer markets as launched now.
Status
Selling: Cedarwood Estates 'launched now' (golf villas); Pinewood Estate Homes and Ashwood Estates listed as districts; sales staged as Estate Homes, then villas, then mansions
Location
The community sits in Me'aisem First, directly off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), which is how residents reach both the coast and the new airport. The developer's figures put Expo City at 20 minutes, Dubai Marina at 25, and Downtown Dubai, Palm Jumeirah and Al Maktoum International Airport at 30 minutes each. Everyday shopping and schooling sit along the same corridor in the neighbouring districts until the community's own town centre, school and hospital open. The master plan reserves land for a metro station on the Red Line and an Etihad Rail stop, but until those are built every trip out of the gates starts in a car.
- Expo City20 min
- Dubai Marina25 min
- Downtown Dubai30 min
- Palm Jumeirah30 min
- Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)30 min
About the developer
The Next Chapter of Jumeirah Golf Estates is developed by Wasl Group, one of the largest real estate asset management groups in Dubai, with a government mandate to shape strategic land into communities across residential, retail, hospitality and industrial portfolios. The original Jumeirah Golf Estates is set around two championship golf courses, hosts international golf tournaments and is home to the region's only European Tour Performance Institute.
Wasl builds and then holds: as a government-mandated asset manager it keeps and operates much of what it develops, which is why this master plan commits to a hotel, a school, a hospital and a country club rather than selling land parcels and leaving. The original Jumeirah Golf Estates is the track record buyers can walk through — an occupied golf community with tournament infrastructure and a management team already running two championship courses. The Next Chapter is sold directly by wasl, with the payment plan and the estimated handover date published in its own Pinewood fact sheet.
Why this project
- Golf is the master plan, not a view: a new 18-hole par-3 course and its clubhouse are committed to Phase One of the handover, next to the two championship courses the community already has.
- The amenity list is unusually committed: a Mandarin Oriental hotel, Dulwich College International School, a hospital, a country club with a wellness centre, an equestrian centre with a 15 km riding trail and a tennis stadium seated for 5,000.
- The homes are large: Pinewood Estate Homes start at 3,438 sq ft of sellable area on plots from 2,383 sq ft, and Ashwood golf villas start at 6,104 sq ft and run to 9,178 sq ft.
- The price ladder is published by the developer: Pinewood Village starts at AED 5.6 million, and a 4-bedroom villa at Ashwood Estates starts at around AED 11,800,000.
- The payment plan is in writing: 80/20 on Pinewood, with 10% on booking and the remaining construction installments spread to the estimated December 2028 handover.
Master plan & phases
The Next Chapter covers about 4.68 million sqm, organised into six zones plus a transit-oriented district, and planned for roughly 12,345 homes across 1.83 million sqm of residential land. The districts named so far are Pinewood Village with its Estate Homes, Ashwood Estates with 185 golf villas, and Cedarwood Estates with 121 golf villas, with apartments, branded residences and hilltop mansions to follow. Cedarwood is the release the developer markets as launched now, and sales are staged deliberately: Estate Homes first, then villas, then mansions. Public space is part of the same plan — Central Park at about 120,000 sqm, a town centre holding 44,000 to 47,000 sqm of retail, and the golf course and clubhouse in Phase One of the handover.
Unit types, areas & starting prices
Published prices
- 3-4 BR Estate Homes — Pinewood VillageFrom 5,600,000 AED
- 4 BR golf villa — Ashwood Estates ('around')From 11,800,000 AED
Published areas
- 3 BR Estate Home — Pinewood (plot from)2,383 sq ft (221 sqm)
- 3 BR Estate Home — Pinewood (sellable area)3,438 sq ft (319 sqm)
- 4 BR Estate Home — Pinewood (sellable area)4,233 sq ft (393 sqm)
- 4 BR corner Estate Home — Pinewood (sellable area)4,659 sq ft (433 sqm)
- 4 BR villa — Ashwood (saleable area)6,104 sq ft (567 sqm)
- 5 BR villa — Ashwood (saleable area)7,656 sq ft (711 sqm)
- 6 BR villa — Ashwood (saleable area)9,178 sq ft (853 sqm)
The AED 5.6 million starting figure belongs to Pinewood Village, the Estate Homes district; Ashwood's 4-bedroom golf villas start at around AED 11,800,000, and the developer has not published prices or sizes for Cedarwood Estates.
Payment plan
80/20: 10% on booking, seven further 10% installments during construction (Dec 2025 to Jun 2028) and 20% on handover (Pinewood Estate Homes); Ashwood offered with 'flexible payment plans'
80/20 on Pinewood Estate Homes means 10% on booking, seven further installments of 10% spread across construction, and 20% at the estimated December 2028 handover; Ashwood is offered on flexible plans quoted per unit, so ask for the schedule attached to the home you are considering.
The honest drawbacks
What may not suit you, before you book, with the other side of each point.
This is a car-dependent community. The master plan reserves a metro station and an Etihad Rail stop, but neither is running today, so the nearest station is a drive down Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and every household needs a car per adult.
CounterweightThe road itself is fast — the developer's figures are 25 minutes to Dubai Marina and 30 to Downtown Dubai — and the plan puts a school, a hospital, a country club and a town centre inside the gates, so most daily trips stay short.
Golf frontage is priced as a premium. The same house one row back from a fairway costs noticeably less, and on the villa districts the gap is wide enough to change which district you can afford.
CounterweightThe premium is also the part that holds its value on resale in a golf community, and the fairway frontage is protected permanently by the master plan — but it is only worth paying if the house is actually oriented to look at it.
Community and service fees in a golf estate are high by design: landscaping, a country club, an equestrian centre and a tennis stadium are all maintained from the same budgets, and access to the courses is a club membership that a title deed does not include.
CounterweightThe charges buy the upkeep that defines the address, and the original estates next door give an existing fee history to compare against. Ask for the service-charge estimate per sq ft for your district, and for the membership terms, before you sign.
Only one handover date has been published. Pinewood Estate Homes is stated as December 2028 and described as estimated; the developer says the overall master plan timeline has not yet been decided, and no date has been published for Cedarwood.
CounterweightThe golf course and the clubhouse are committed to Phase One of the handover, so the anchor amenity arrives with the first homes rather than at the end, and the Pinewood payment plan is spread to that first date rather than to an open-ended one.
Buying into an expansion means years alongside construction: the town centre, the hotel, the school and the later villa and mansion districts are all built after the first homes are handed over.
CounterweightThe established Jumeirah Golf Estates sits immediately next door, already lived in, with working clubhouses, roads and a tournament course from day one — this is an extension of a functioning community, not a field.
The entry ticket is high and the new districts have almost no resale history to price against: the published floor is AED 5.6 million for an Estate Home, rising to around AED 11,800,000 for a 4-bedroom golf villa.
CounterweightVillas around the original championship courses have traded for years and give a long price record on the same golf frontage, and homes at this level sit comfortably above the government's golden-visa investment threshold.
Amenities & services
The point of the community is that leisure sits inside it rather than in the city: a new 18-hole par-3 course and clubhouse, a country club with a wellness centre, a lap pool, an events space and an F&B village, and an equestrian centre with a 15 km riding trail. Sport has a spectator side too, in a tennis stadium seated for 5,000, while everyday life is planned around Central Park, mosques, pools and cycling and jogging tracks. A Mandarin Oriental hotel, Dulwich College International School and a hospital are part of the same plan, which is what turns a golf estate into somewhere you can stay all week.
- New 18-hole par-3 golf course with clubhouse
- 5,000-seat tennis stadium
- Equestrian centre with 15 km riding trail
- Mandarin Oriental 5-star hotel
- Country club (wellness centre, lap pool, events space, F&B village)
- Central Park
- Dulwich College International School and nursery
- Hospital / health facility
- JGE Metro Station (Red Line) and Etihad Rail station
- Town centre retail (44,000-47,000 sqm GFA)
- Mosques, pools, cycling and jogging tracks
Who this project suits
- The end-user family that wants the school, the hospital and the parks inside the gates — Dulwich College International School and the community hospital are in the plan — with a garden and a plot rather than a balcony.
- The investor with a long horizon: the ladder starts at Estate Homes from AED 5.6 million and rises through golf villas to mansions, and permanent golf frontage is a scarce feature in Dubai.
- The upgrader leaving a townhouse in the inland communities for a golf villa: Ashwood's 4-bedroom homes start at 6,104 sq ft with the fairway in front of them.
- The golfer or part-time resident who wants a base beside tournament courses, 30 minutes from Al Maktoum International Airport and from Palm Jumeirah.
Before you book: points to verify
- Fix the district, plot number, orientation and golf frontage of the home offered, and get the handover date into the sale and purchase agreement — the published December 2028 date is stated as estimated and covers Pinewood Estate Homes only.
- Check that the project is registered with RERA and that an Oqood registration is issued in your name with the Dubai Land Department before you pay beyond the booking.
- Ask for the escrow account of that specific district and transfer only into it, with the account number written into the contract.
- Get the service-charge estimate per sq ft in writing, and ask separately what golf club membership costs and whether it is tied to the home or to the owner.
- Confirm the plot and view premium against the master plan — what can still be built opposite your plot — and the resale and assignment rules during construction, including the minimum percentage paid before a transfer is allowed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the starting price at Jumeirah Golf Estates – The Next Chapter?
The developer states that properties at Pinewood Village start at AED 5.6 million, and that a 4-bedroom villa at Ashwood Estates starts at around AED 11,800,000. No price has been published for Cedarwood Estates. Request today's list and we send it as issued.
What unit types are available?
Pinewood offers 3 and 4 bedroom Estate Homes, including 4 bedroom corner homes with a private pool, a lift and rooftop access. Ashwood Estates is 185 golf villas in 4, 5 and 6 bedrooms, and Cedarwood Estates is 121 golf villas along the fairways. Apartments, branded residences and hilltop mansions come in later districts.
When is handover?
Pinewood Estate Homes is stated by the developer as December 2028, described as an estimated handover date. The timeline for the master plan as a whole has not been announced, and the developer says the golf courses and the clubhouse will be completed in Phase One of the handover. Confirm the date written into the contract of the specific home.
What is the payment plan?
Pinewood Estate Homes is offered on 80/20: 10% on booking, seven further installments of 10% during construction, and 20% at handover. Ashwood is described only as offered with flexible payment plans, so the schedule differs by district and unit; request today's plan for the home you are considering.
Where is it and how long is the drive to the city?
It sits in Me'aisem First on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311). The developer's figures are 20 minutes to Expo City, 25 to Dubai Marina, and 30 each to Downtown Dubai, Palm Jumeirah and Al Maktoum International Airport. A metro station and an Etihad Rail stop are in the master plan but are not open yet.
Does a home here qualify for the golden visa?
Homes bought at or above the current investment threshold set by the government qualify, provided the property is registered in your name with the Dubai Land Department. Prices here start well above that level, but the threshold is a government figure, not a developer one, so we confirm it per unit before booking.
What are the service charges?
They are set per district and per year, and a golf community with a country club, an equestrian centre and large landscaped areas sits at the higher end. The estimate per sq ft is confirmed with the sales advisor before you sign, and golf club membership is charged separately from the community fee.
Who is the developer, and can foreigners buy?
The Next Chapter is developed by wasl, one of Dubai's largest real estate asset management groups, with a government mandate to shape strategic land into communities; the original Jumeirah Golf Estates around two championship courses is the community it extends. It is in a designated freehold area of Dubai, so buyers of any nationality can own outright and register the title in their own name.