A 10-bedroom Dubai mansion that sold for $76.2 million has set a real-estate record for the city — take a look inside

A mansion located on Palm Jumeirah sold for AED280 million ($76.2 million) in early April, making it the most expensive residential villa ever sold in Dubai.

The sale was brokered by listing agent Conor McKay of Belleview Real Estate, and comes after the property market’s strong start to the year. 

Dubai real-estate platform Property Monitor verified that the transaction broke the previous Dubai real-estate record of AED185 million, which was set in 2015, per a Belleview Real Estate press release.

“The transaction not only beats Dubai’s previous record, but closes the gap between Dubai’s luxury market and those of leading global cities such as London, New York, and Hong Kong,” Zhann Jochinke, the chief operating officer of Property Monitor, wrote in the press release.

Property Monitor, Belleview Real Estate, and McKay did not immediately respond to Insider’s requests for comment.

The mansion is located on the north fronds of Palm Jumeirah, a man-made island in Dubai that’s shaped like a palm tree.

Construction of Palm Jumeirah started in 2001. It’s now home to some of Dubai’s top luxury resorts and numerous upmarket residential developments, including Six Senses Residences by Select Group and One Palm by Omniyat.

Dubai’s real-estate scene is off to a hot start in 2022. Several real-estate agents previously told Insider demand for luxury properties in the city is surging. And the city recorded 11,071 transactions in January and February, the highest it has ever recorded in the first two months of the year.

Out of 34 homes worth over $10 million that were sold in Dubai between January and June of last year, 19 were located on Palm Jumeirah, per the latest 2021 data from Knight Frank.

The 10-bedroom mansion sits on two plots of land, McKay told Mansion Global.

Source: Mansion Global.

The home has a sleek, open-concept kitchen that opens up to the dining area.

The interiors of the bathrooms are crafted with book-matched Italian marble from luxury furniture houses Giorgetti and Minotti.

The practice of bookmatching involves matching up adjoining marble surfaces so that they mirror each other to give the impression of an opened book. 

Source: Belleview Real Estate press release

There is also a walk-in wardrobe with plenty of storage space.

The house has its own private hair and beauty salon. Other amenities include a massage room and a sauna.

Source: Belleview Real Estate press release

In addition to the outdoor pool, the home also has an indoor pool.

“It happens to be the only villa on the Palm Jumeirah which offered an indoor swimming pool,” McKay told Mansion Global.

The estate spans 33,000 square feet and comes with a private, 230-foot beach.

Belleview Real Estate sales director Peter Smithson said he expects Dubai’s property market to continue growing.

“While a short-term view of the market can be intimidating, when we look at the overall history, we see the current average AED cost per sq foot of property is only 78% of the previous peak in 2014. Considering how strong Dubai is now, compared to then, and you have no option but to predict further significant growth,” he said in the press release.