Ice Beach

Ice Beach is a single residential tower by Major Developments, positioned on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah's Al Hamra area, with delivery scheduled for September 2029.

# The tower and its position on Al Marjan Island

Al Marjan Island is Ras Al Khaimah's most prominent coastal address, a series of reclaimed coral-shaped peninsulas extending into the Arabian Gulf. The island has drawn sustained developer attention over the past several years, anchored in part by Wynn Al Marjan Island, the resort casino complex under development nearby, which has accelerated both land values and buyer interest across the broader community.

Ice Beach occupies a beachfront position on this island. The project comprises a single building with 83 residences, a scale that keeps the community notably intimate relative to the large-volume towers that dominate Dubai's waterfront pipeline. At current pricing, which runs from approximately AED 1.44 million to AED 16.5 million, the project addresses a wide spectrum of buyer budgets within a single structure.

Construction is under way, with completion set for the third quarter of 2029.

# Residences: layouts, scale and specification

The 83 homes range from 546 square feet to just over 5,183 square feet, a spread that reflects genuine variety in the unit mix. Configurations include one-bedroom apartments across multiple tiers, two-bedroom layouts including duplex formats, three-bedroom apartments, and a limited number of sky villas at the upper end of the price range.

All residences are delivered fully furnished and fully fitted, including equipped kitchens. For an international buyer purchasing remotely or treating the home as a second residence, that detail matters: the gap between keys-in-hand and move-in is effectively zero.

The duplex and sky villa formats are the more distinctive propositions. At over 5,000 square feet, the largest homes sit at a scale that is genuinely unusual for a waterfront tower of this size.

# Amenities and the beach club

The developer references more than 50 amenity categories across the building, covering swimming pools, leisure decks, wellness facilities and a private beach club. The beach access is the anchor: a dedicated residential beach on the Arabian Gulf, separated from the public promenade.

Specific amenity details have not yet been confirmed in full by the developer, so buyers should request a current amenity schedule before drawing comparisons with other Al Marjan projects.

# Location: the Al Marjan Island context

Al Marjan Island sits within Ras Al Khaimah, roughly an hour's drive north of Dubai International Airport via the E311. Ras Al Khaimah International Airport is considerably closer, at around 25 minutes.

The island itself has a concentrated cluster of resort hotels, including Rixos Bab Al Bahr and the InterContinental, which give the area an established hospitality infrastructure. That matters for buyers considering short-term rental potential, since the island already attracts leisure visitors independently of the residential market.

RAK's property ownership rules extend freehold rights to foreign nationals in designated zones, and Al Marjan Island qualifies.

# Who Ice Beach is likely to suit

The project occupies an interesting gap in the Gulf waterfront market. Dubai's Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Harbour command a premium that many serious buyers are beginning to question on a price-per-square-foot basis. Al Marjan Island offers a comparable sea-facing lifestyle at a materially lower entry point, and Ice Beach's starting price of around AED 1.44 million puts a furnished, Gulf-view apartment within reach of buyers who are priced out of equivalent product in Dubai proper.

For GCC families treating this as a weekend retreat, the drive time from Dubai is manageable. For European and Asian buyers seeking a second home in a low-tax, freehold jurisdiction, the fully furnished delivery removes the usual friction of fitting out from abroad.

The 2029 completion date means buyers are committing to a four-year horizon, which carries the standard off-plan risks. The broader trajectory of Al Marjan Island, however, gives that horizon more context than most off-plan positions in the region currently offer.