Solaya

Solaya is a ten-residence building by Meraas, positioned within Port De La Mer on Jumeirah's waterfront, offering three- and five-bedroom homes priced from AED 40.3 million and scheduled for completion in June 2029.

# The building and its position within Port De La Mer

Port De La Mer occupies the tip of the La Mer peninsula, one of the few parts of central Dubai where the sea wraps around the land on two sides. Meraas developed the wider district from scratch, and the architecture across the precinct draws consistently from a Mediterranean coastal register: low-to-mid-rise volumes, pale stone-effect facades, and a deliberate absence of the glass-tower density that characterises Dubai Marina or Downtown. Solaya sits within this framework as a single building, and with only ten residences it operates closer to a private house than a conventional apartment block.

The scale is the point. Where most Dubai waterfront schemes count their units in the hundreds, Solaya's ten homes share a single address. That ratio shapes everything: the ratio of amenity space to resident, the quietness of the lobbies, the ease of moving through the building.

# Residences: layouts, floor areas and specification

The homes split into two bedroom configurations: three-bedroom residences and five-bedroom residences. The three-bedroom units range from 6,067 to 6,866 square feet, priced between AED 40.3 million and AED 44.7 million. Five-bedroom homes begin at 6,997 square feet (AED 49.6 million), with the largest recorded unit reaching 7,360 square feet at AED 54.2 million.

These are not apartments in the conventional sense. At over 6,000 square feet for a three-bedroom layout, the floor areas sit closer to a large villa. The square-footage differential between the bedroom counts is relatively modest, which suggests the distinction lies in how the space is divided rather than in its overall volume.

Kitchens are fitted by the developer. All other spaces are delivered unfurnished, leaving buyers to specify interiors independently. The service charge is set at AED 40 per square foot per year.

# Amenities within the building

The amenity provision reflects the building's scale. A spa with treatment rooms, a fitness studio, a separate gym, adult and children's pools, private gardens, and a hair salon account for the physical and wellness offer. For quieter use, there is a library, a private cinema, and residents' lounges. Meeting rooms and a children's outdoor play area round out the list.

For ten households, this represents a generous allocation. The practical effect is that amenity spaces rarely fill up.

# Port De La Mer's position in central Dubai

La Mer Beach sits 0.7 kilometres from the building. Jumeirah Plaza is 1.2 kilometres away; AlWasl Park, 2.1 kilometres. These are reachable on foot or by a short drive without joining a motorway. Kinderville Nursery is 2.3 kilometres distant, relevant for families with young children.

The wider city remains accessible without long commutes. Downtown Dubai is 7.1 kilometres from Port De La Mer. Dubai International Airport is 13.6 kilometres, a journey that, outside peak hours, takes under twenty minutes. The location is genuinely central rather than coastal-but-remote, which distinguishes it from Palm Jumeirah or Emirates Hills for buyers who want both sea access and proximity to the city's business and cultural core.

# Who Solaya suits, and where it sits in the market

Ten units at this price point constitute a micro-launch by any standard. Buyers in the AED 40–54 million range considering Solaya are not choosing between it and a conventional luxury apartment building. They are choosing between it and a large villa, or a penthouse in a high-profile tower.

The three-bedroom layouts at over 6,000 square feet make a direct argument against villa ownership: similar floor areas, a waterfront address, and managed communal amenities, without the maintenance obligations of a standalone property. For a GCC buyer seeking a city base, or a European buyer wanting a home that functions as a lock-up-and-leave, that trade-off carries weight. The Meraas pedigree, the controlled unit count, and the La Mer address together form a specific proposition: density deliberately refused in a district where that refusal costs the developer revenue. The question for a buyer is whether the resulting privacy justifies the price per square foot, and for the profile this building targets, that calculation is likely to resolve in its favour.