Le Château Piétrus — off-plan on Dubai Islands

• Developer — Mr Eight Development (high) ^{[1] [3]}
• Named product — Le Château Piétrus / LE CHÂTEAU PIÉTRUS (high) ^{[1] [2]}
• Master community — Dubai Islands, marina-front framing (high) ^[1]
• Form — apartments (not townhouses or villas on dual public sources) (high) ^[1]
• Total homes — 86 residences (high — portal masterplan + press) ^{[1] [2]}
• Beds — 2, 3 and 4 bedroom (high) ^[1]
• Entry price — portal “from” AED 3.9M; press from AED 3.75M; one broker AED 3.94M (med — marketing band) ^{[1] [2] [4]}
• Payment split — portal 35/65 (construction / handover); broker detail often 20% booking + 15% build + 65% handover (med) ^{[1] [4]}
• Portal key target — September 2028 / Q3 2028 (med) ^[1]
• Portal build stamp — construction started 8 July 2026 (med) ^[1]
• Ownership field — freehold on portal (med) ^[1]
• Buildings — 1 on portal key info (med) ^[1]
• RERA / escrow IDs — missing on the pages we captured (unknown)

Keep the high/med lines. Treat every “from” AED figure as a filter, not a unit quote.

Think of Piétrus as a small marina-side apartment building, not a multi-tower masterplan brand. Property Finder’s unit table shows: ^[1]

• 2-bedroom — from AED 3.9M, size row 1,017 sq ft on the portal type card (broader broker/press band ~1,018–2,497 sq ft) ^{[1] [4]}
• 3-bedroom — portal type 1,511 sq ft (broker range ~1,511–1,931 sq ft; press up to ~2,600 sq ft). No dual-locked 3BR starting price on the fact file for this page — ask for a dated unit list. ^{[1] [4] [2]}
• 4-bedroom / penthouse — portal from AED 28M at ~7,008 sq ft; press penthouse AED 27M around 7,000 sq ft ^{[1] [2]}

An Arabian Business article linked from the developer’s official news desk states a mix of 73 two-bed, 12 three-bed, and one four-bed penthouse inside the 86-home total. ^{[2] [3]} That mix is press-grade, not a published unit schedule on the portal cards — ask for the official schedule before modelling inventory.

Portal amenity chips include indoor pool, gym, gardens, kids play, restaurants and CCTV; masterplan copy adds fully furnished / serviced living. ^[1] Press also sells a Riva Dolceriva lifestyle narrative (yacht access/lifestyle marketing). ^[2] What you actually receive is defined by brochure exhibits attached to the SPA — read those, not the render or yacht caption.

Keys target: Property Finder key information shows September 2028, delivery date Q3 2028, and expected completion 1 September 2028. ^[1] That stamp is useful — and still only a target. The same Property Finder page has an FAQ line saying Q4 2027; do not paper over the conflict by picking the date you prefer. SPA and handover notice win.

Build stamp: construction started 8 July 2026 on the portal timeline. ^[1]

Cash-flow headline: Property Finder markets 35% during construction / 65% on handover. ^[1] DubaiHaus breaks a 35/65 plan as 20% on booking, 15% during construction, 65% on handover. ^[4] That is the same broad shape with more booking weight. Rebuild the SPA schedule with calendar dates before you reserve — do not size cash-flow from a marketing slogan alone. ^[1]

Builder: Mr Eight Development — boutique branded-residence developer with a public site at mr8.ae and a Dubai Islands pipeline. ^{[3] [1]} Boutique scale is not a shorter diligence path: escrow terms, variation clauses and service-charge schedules still have to be read for this specific building.

Place: Dubai Islands is a large waterfront master-plan geography with multiple products, not a single building. ^[1] Piétrus is sold as a marina-front corner plot address — confirm plot, view corridor and beach/marina access language on the SPA map, not only the marketing pin.

OffplanInsight analysis: the buyer trade is limited unit count and marina framing against a developer with a more limited captured public project record on this research stack, plus a multi-year island build-out. Whether that trade works depends on your hold period, cash-flow under a 65% handover balance, and how deep resale demand is for ~AED 4M+ 2BR marina stock when keys arrive. ^[1]

1. Intra-portal handover conflict — key info September / Q3 2028 versus a FAQ line saying Q4 2027 on the same Property Finder page. ^[1]
2. Entry price band, not a unit quote — 3.75M (press) / 3.9M (portal) / 3.94M (broker). ^{[2] [1] [4]}
3. 65% on handover — large final cheque; stress-test cash and mortgage timing. ^[1]
4. No RERA or escrow number on the public pages we used — pull both from Dubai Land Department tools before wiring funds.
5. No dedicated product microsite at capture — price list and unit schedule not locked from a developer product URL. ^[3]
6. Unit-mix counts (73/12/1) are single-press grade until dual-locked on an official schedule. ^[2]
7. Height / storey count conflicts in secondary copy (7 vs 8) — do not underwrite floor count from blogs. ^[2]
8. Amenity and yacht lifestyle claims are marketing until SPA exhibits define access, cost and duration. ^[2]

No yield or “act now” lines on this page.

1. Write Le Château Piétrus / LE CHÂTEAU PIÉTRUS on every reservation paper so a different Mr Eight island product cannot be substituted. ^[1]
2. Demand a dated unit price list naming beds, net size, floor and total AED — not only the AED 3.9M headline. ^[1]
3. Rebuild the SPA payment schedule yourself (dates and percentages), including how the 35% construction portion is staged. ^[1]
4. Pull project registration and escrow from official Dubai tools — neither identifier is locked here.
5. Check freehold eligibility for your nationality in the sale contract itself, not only the portal freehold chip. ^[1]
6. Open the brochure exhibits that attach to the SPA for finishes, furnishing package, service charges, parking and any yacht/marina access terms.
7. Stress-test the 65% handover balance against mortgage pre-approval timing. ^[1]
8. Compare at least one other Dubai Islands ticket before you wire funds. Buyer checklist: due diligence.