Hermina by Casagrand

Hermina by Casagrand is a furnished residential tower on Dubai Islands, the archipelago of five artificial islands extending off the Deira coastline. The project comprises 118 apartments spanning one, two, three and four bedrooms, with prices running from approximately AED 2 million to AED 7.8 million and handover scheduled for Q1 2028.

# The tower and its position on Dubai Islands

Dubai Islands sits in the northern arc of the emirate's coastline, developed as an extension of the Deira shoreline into the Arabian Gulf. The district is still building out its infrastructure and identity, which places Hermina at a relatively early point in a long master-plan arc rather than within an established neighbourhood. That positioning carries both risk and the price advantages that tend to accompany off-plan delivery in a district that has not yet fully priced in its future condition.

Hermina is a single tower. At 118 units, the building is deliberately contained, which keeps the resident-to-amenity ratio lower than the larger-block launches that have defined much of Dubai's off-plan cycle over recent years.

# Residences, layouts and specification

One-bedroom apartments run from 827 sq ft to 953 sq ft, with prices broadly between AED 1.9 million and AED 2.5 million depending on floor and aspect. Two-bedroom units occupy a wide range, from 1,186 sq ft up to 1,782 sq ft for larger configurations, priced from around AED 2.6 million to AED 3.9 million. Three-bedroom apartments start at approximately 1,696 sq ft and extend to 2,721 sq ft, with prices from AED 4.2 million to AED 7.8 million. Four-bedroom residences, at 2,339 sq ft and 2,515 sq ft, are priced at AED 7 million and AED 7.8 million respectively.

All units are delivered fully furnished. The developer references double-height balconies across the range, which meaningfully extends the usable outdoor footprint in the larger units. Smart-home controls covering lighting, temperature and security are included as standard, along with fully equipped kitchens.

The service charge is set at AED 19 per sq ft per annum, which is relevant context for buyers calculating holding costs on a furnished investment unit versus a self-occupied residence.

# Amenity floors and resident facilities

The amenity roster includes an infinity pool, private cabanas, spa, steam rooms, gym, outdoor gym and yoga space, walking track, sky cinema, observation deck, kids' play area, indoor games and a multipurpose pavilion. For a building of 118 units, this is a broad provision, and the presence of an observation deck and sky cinema suggests the upper floors carry particular commercial intent.

Wellness and leisure infrastructure at this scale matters most to buyers who intend to occupy full-time or who are targeting the short-term rental market, where amenity breadth is a direct factor in nightly rate.

# Location: Deira coast, airport proximity, city connections

Dubai Islands Beach sits 3.3 km from the building. Dubai International Airport is 8.2 km away, a meaningful advantage for frequent travellers or buyers who divide their time between Dubai and other cities. One Deira Mall is 5.3 km out, Burj Nahar Park 4.8 km. Downtown Dubai is 19.8 km, a distance that reflects the geographic reality of Dubai Islands as a northern coastal address rather than a central one.

The airport proximity is the location's most concrete and measurable asset. For GCC residents using Dubai as a base between regional travel, the northern corridor is functionally more convenient than the city's southern and western districts.

# Where Hermina sits in the current off-plan market

The pricing at Hermina reflects both the stage of Dubai Islands' development and Casagrand's position as a developer building its Dubai portfolio. Entry at AED 2 million for a furnished one-bedroom on an island address is competitive against comparable furnished product in more established coastal districts, where equivalent ticket sizes now buy substantially less space.

The buyer profile this project suits most directly is the internationally mobile investor: someone comfortable with a 2028 horizon, drawn to the furnished, turnkey format, and persuaded by Dubai Islands' long-term infrastructure pipeline rather than its current amenity base. Owner-occupiers who need the district to function fully as a community today will find the surrounding infrastructure still catching up. Those with a longer view, and a tolerance for construction-phase living in the early post-handover years, will find the fundamentals here more coherent than much of what trades at similar price points across the city.