Palm Jumeirah’s Trunk is lined with luxury residential apartments and two shopping malls. The 20 Shoreline buildings line the East side of the Trunk while the ten Golden Mile buildings line the West. The Palm Monorail runs through the middle, while two marinas flank either side . The Golden Mile Galleria, the first shopping and dining destination on the island , serves the local Golden Mile area while Nakheel Mall is home to more than 300 dining, retail and leisure attractions.
The 17 fronds are home to Palm Jumeirah’s 1,500 luxury beach-front villas. There are an average of 100 per frond, each with a pool and private beach access.
The Pointe, a scenic 130,000 m² arena with over 80 restaurants, shops and attractions, sits at the top of Fronds. Its 1.5 Km promenade houses dancing fountains, regular festivals and outdoor events.
The herculean task of ensuring Palm Jumeirah
would become a vibrant community would involve
over 40,000 people and 51 contractors. They were responsible for bringing the island to life with
infrastructure, roads, bridges, transport links and properties for 78,000 residents.
Further development of wind and solar power is being actively pursued with solar water heating already employed for many properties and hotels.
Water is supplied through the mainland pipeline system. The 3 Km line connects Palm Jumeirah together while a secondary line connects each frond. The crescent’s water is delivered by two seawater desalination plants.
A 1.4 Km 40 metres wide subsea tunnel connects the trunk, fronds and crescent. Requiring 200,000 tonnes of reinforced concrete, 260,000 m³ of sand and 50,000 tonnes of rock armour, the six-lane tunnel includes two cells for traffic and one service/emergency cell.
Construction on the tunnel began in October 2004. A three km long coffer dam was built by driving sheet piles deep into the seabed. Once the dam was built, more than 4.3 million m³ of seawater was discharged at a rate of 1,000 m³ per hour.
The tunnel also delivers electricity, water, gas, telecom and sewerage. Services on the island include a network of electricity stations, water pipes, sewage treatment, gas farm and district cooling.
There are three modes of transport around Palm Jumeirah - road, Monorail and Marina East and West.
Road links are provided through a network of bridges, underpasses, and the subsea tunnel, ensuring easy access to the island.
Further adding to the sense of community is Al Ittihad Park, a 102,200 m² eco-friendly park surrounded by a 3.2 Km jogging track. The first park in Dubai to use only indigenous plants, Al Ittihad Park features 60 types of local trees shrubs and flowers that require minimal watering, many with specific medicinal uses.