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The Marsa Al Saadiyat shore from the air: residential buildings above a wide beach, a breakwater and open turquoise water

Marsa Al SaadiyatHomes on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

A waterfront quarter beside the Saadiyat Cultural District, by Aldar — the master developer of the island itself.

Get the overview About the launch

The overview is eight pages: the formats, the map and what Aldar has published. Sales open in the second half of 2026; prices and floor plans follow.

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One document now, two on publication day

  • The overview of the quarter

    immediately

    Eight pages of what is published today: sourced figures, the drive times we measured, the five formats.

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  • The launch price list

    on publication day

    The prices Aldar sets for the first release, sent on the day they are published.

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  • Floor plans and unit mix

    on publication day

    Layouts, orientation and what is released first, on the day Aldar publishes them.

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The marina promenade at sunset: a curved timber deck, palms, and yachts offshore

Marsa Al Saadiyat in figures

  • 8km of waterfront
  • up to350 berths in the largest marina in the emirate
  • 5.6km of beaches
  • 46km of cycle loop, with every home within reach of it
  • 73,800m² central park
  • about15min to NYU Abu Dhabi by car

Abu Dhabi Media Office, July 2026 · Aldar project page · drive time computed from open map data

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Dar Al Funoon at dusk: a sculpted, fabric-like facade lit above the water

Culture, coast and schools on Saadiyat

Museums along one shore, beaches and dunes along the other, international schools between them.

The Cultural District

Louvre Abu Dhabi is on this island. Zayed National Museum opened in 2025, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens on 11.12.2026.

Aerial view of the lagoon, its beaches and the low-rise quarters along the shore

Coast and beaches

Open sea, pale sand and dunes instead of a trunk road. The shoreline runs the whole length of the quarter.

A neighbourhood park with a shallow water-play channel and timber play structures, villas behind the trees

Schools and universities

NYU and Berklee Abu Dhabi are minutes away; Cranleigh and Harrow teach on the island itself.

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A mansion of pale stone with deep cantilevered roofs behind a gated forecourt

Mansions to branded residences

Aldar names five formats at launch, with no sizes and no prices. The one you choose sets everything else.

Mansions

Land of your own by the water, and the most private way of living in the quarter.

This format
Villas with private pools along a white-sand beach, seen from the air

Villas

A house with a garden inside the walkable quarter: the beach and the promenade are on foot.

This format
Villas stepping down a landscaped hillside, each with a terrace and a pool

Hillside villas

Detached houses on the community raised above the shoreline — the bay is visible over the neighbouring roofs.

This format
A residential building with rounded balconies above a lit colonnade, people walking the evening promenade

Waterfront apartments

Apartments on the water, within the same walk as the marina, the promenade and the beach.

This format
A pool at night with loungers and lanterns, the lit city skyline across the water

Branded residences

Hotel service in a home of your own. Aldar names the operator separately.

This format
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A terrace above the sea, a woman at the glass balustrade and the city skyline on the horizon

Model the purchase before the launch

An off-plan home in Abu Dhabi is paid in stages into an escrow account. Three illustrative structures show how a budget divides.

These are not prices for this project — Aldar has published none. An illustrative structure over a budget you set, to show the shape of a schedule; the official one comes on the day it is published.

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Payment structure
  • On booking—
  • During construction—
  • Each instalment——
  • On handover—
  • Registration fee, the buyer's half—
  • Total, fee included—

Conversion at the reference rate shown, for orientation only. Prices are set in AED. ·

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Evening at the marina: a boardwalk, a motor yacht at its berth and residential buildings behind the palms

The market around Marsa Al Saadiyat

One of Abu Dhabi's investment zones, where a buyer from outside the Gulf owns outright. Every figure below names its source.

  • 100bn AED masterplan value, of which Aldar builds AED 60bn
  • 116 nationalities among the buyers of Abu Dhabi, first half of 2026
  • about43,100AED/m² average per square metre, Saadiyat apartments
  • 21% year-on-year, same source

Knight Frank, first half of 2026 · ADREC, July 2026 · Abu Dhabi Media Office · PwC Tax Summaries

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A conductor in a kandura leading an orchestra on stage

What happens, and when

  • Third quarter 2026

    Preparatory works begin

  • Second half of 2026

    Sales launch, with the price list

  • 11.12.2026

    Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens

  • 2030

    Dar al Funoon theatre opens

  • Taxes

    For an individual owner: no income tax, no capital gains tax, no inheritance tax, no annual property tax. Registration is 2 %, split equally.

  • Residence visa

    AED 2M

    A purchase at or above this threshold lets an owner apply for a residence visa, off-plan and mortgaged homes included. The terms are the authority's on the day you apply.

  • Escrow

    Off-plan payments go into the project's escrow account under Law 3/2015 and are released as construction progresses. Law 2/2025 bars land and broker fees from it.

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Four ways to read this address

  • A mother and daughter building a sandcastle on the beach beside a pool, the skyline across the water

    A family moving to the island

    Schools and nurseries inside the quarter, the beach and the park instead of a commute, and a cycle loop within reach of every home.

  • Garden villas and a green corridor from above, the city skyline on the horizon

    An investor

    Since 2019 a buyer from outside the Gulf owns outright in Abu Dhabi's investment zones, and Saadiyat is one. Payments sit in escrow.

  • An Emirati couple in conversation beside a pool

    Already living in the Emirates

    The last unbuilt stretch of the Saadiyat shore, and the launch release names Etihad Rail connectivity.

  • The project overview: its cover and two of its pages, fanned

    Buying remotely

    The purchase is handled at a distance and paid in AED. What you owe at home follows your country of residence — ask your own adviser.

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Drive times from the quarter

We measured these distances ourselves on the road network rather than copying a brochure. An estimate outside the rush hour, not a promise.

Map of the Saadiyat area showing coastlines, roads and bridges, without labelsMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Marsa Al Saadiyat

  • 1Saadiyat Public Beachabout 15 min
  • 2Louvre Abu Dhabiabout 20 min
  • 3Zayed National Museumabout 20 min
  • 4NYU Abu Dhabiabout 15 min
  • 5Al Maryah Island, ADGMabout 20 min
  • 6Abu Dhabi Cornicheabout 25 min
  • 7Zayed International Airportbeyond the frame — direction onlyabout 35 min
  • 8Yas Islandbeyond the frame — direction onlyabout 30 min

Computed on today's road network from open map data, September 2026 (OSRM). The district's own roads are not built yet, so these times may change once they open.

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Dar Al Funoon lit at dusk, the waterfront promenade in front of it

Aldar Properties, master developer of Saadiyat

Aldar Properties is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and is master developer of Yas, Saadiyat, Al Raha and Reem.

  • Listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

  • Master developer of four islands

  • about 65M m² of land bank

  • Estidama Pearl and LEED are targets for the quarter, not a promise on any one home

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A glass club pavilion among trees at dusk, lanterns lighting the path to it

Three steps to the launch

  • The brief

    One call or one chat: budget, format, purpose. That is enough to know what to watch for on launch day.

  • The shortlist, on launch day

    On the day Aldar publishes: the homes that match the brief, with the official payment plan and the prices as published.

  • Booking and signing

    Booking can be done remotely, and payments go into the project's escrow account. We send the current order of steps.

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Ownership, money, paperwork

A beach beside an infinity pool, a mother and child on the sand and the Abu Dhabi skyline across the water
Ask your own question
Can a foreigner own property here?

Yes. Since 2019, under Law 13/2019, buyers from outside the UAE and the Gulf hold property in the investment zones of Abu Dhabi outright: to sell, to let, to pass on. Saadiyat Island is one of those zones, under Executive Council Resolution 14/2008.

How is an off-plan payment protected?

Each instalment goes into the escrow account of the project under Law 3/2015 and is released to the developer as construction progresses. Law 2/2025 bars that account from paying for land or for broker fees. The escrow number of any registered project is published on dari.ae.

What taxes apply?

For an individual owner there is no income tax, no capital gains tax, no inheritance tax and no annual property tax. The municipal fee on housing applies to rent and is paid by an expat tenant, not by the owner: ADREC, Resolution 49/2018; PwC Tax Summaries.

What is the registration fee?

Registration of the purchase is 2 % of the price, split equally between buyer and seller, under ADREC Administrative Decision 247/2015. The calculator above shows the half that falls to the buyer.

Does a purchase qualify for a residence visa?

Yes, from the ownership threshold the Abu Dhabi Residents Office sets for property investors; an off-plan purchase and a mortgaged home count towards it. Terms and duration follow the rules of the authority on the day you apply — we send the current ones with the price list.

When is handover?

Aldar publishes the construction schedule together with the launch. Preparatory works start in the third quarter of 2026. The schedule goes out on the day it exists.

Can I buy remotely?

Buyers abroad can complete a purchase without flying in. The authority publishes no fixed procedure, so we send you the order of steps and the list of documents in force on the day you start.

What do I pay you?

The buyer pays the price Aldar sets. Our advisory work is covered by the partner programme of the developer.

What formats will there be?

Five: mansions, villas, hillside villas, waterfront apartments and branded residences. Aldar names the operator of the branded residences at launch. Sizes and prices come with the launch, and we send them the same day.

The sun low over a calm open sea, its reflection a bright path across the water

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