Photo of the community −17% Aldar
Abu Dhabi’s largest developer, partly government-owned, which has recently moved across the emirate border into Dubai.
37 lots in stock across 26 projects. Of the 28 with a known status: 0 ready, 28 under construction. By median price — 43rd of 152.
- Abu Dhabi exposure
- Institutional-grade counterparty
- Saadiyat and Yas island stock
Median price $1.23M AED 4,500,000
Entry price $239K AED 875,900 — the cheapest lot
Per square foot $489 AED 1,795 / sq.ft, median
Completed stock 0% 13 lots discounted, deepest −17%
Where they build
The districts where this developer has the most lots in our stock.
Dubailand 12 Arjan 1 Wadi Al Safa 1 Majan 1
The company in brief
Checkable facts about the developer itself. Unlike the figures above, these are not about our stock and do not move with what happens to be listed today.
- Founded
- 2005 in Abu Dhabi, with state participation
- Chaired by
- Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, who also heads Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism
- Structure
- Two arms: Aldar Development builds, Aldar Investment holds and operates
- Portfolio
- 100+ projects across three countries, schools, hotels and malls included
- What it built
- Yas Island — the Yas Marina Circuit, Ferrari World and the five-star hotels around them
- Dubai entry
- Haven, a wellness community with air-quality treatment and noise monitoring, is its first Dubai scheme
- Partnership
- Joint projects with Emaar since 2018
- Sustainability
- Athlon by Aldar holds the first LEED Platinum certification in the UAE
What kind of developer this is
A different emirate’s champion
Aldar is to Abu Dhabi what Emaar is to Dubai: the listed, state-adjacent developer that built the flagship districts. Yas Island, Saadiyat, Al Raha — the addresses an Abu Dhabi buyer names are largely its work.
That makes it an unusually solid counterparty. Delivery risk with Aldar is close to the floor of what this region offers, and the company reports to a public market on the same terms Emaar does.
Saadiyat and the culture argument
Saadiyat Island is the strongest thing in the Abu Dhabi residential market and the reason most Dubai-focused buyers should at least look across: the Louvre is open, the Guggenheim and the Zayed National Museum are under construction, and the island has the beach the rest of the emirate does not.
Prices there have historically sat below equivalent Dubai beachfront, and the gap has been closing rather than widening. That is the trade — a slower, thinner market in exchange for an entry price Dubai stopped offering years ago.
The move into Dubai
Aldar’s Dubai activity so far has been selective — acquisitions and a small number of launches rather than a land grab. It is being treated as a strategic extension rather than a volume play.
For a buyer, that means the Dubai product is priced against local comparables and judged on the district, with the developer’s balance sheet as reassurance rather than as the reason to buy.
Projects by Aldar
All projects →Al Ghadeer GardensAl Ghadeer, Abu Dhabi
Baccarat Residences SaadiyatSaadiyat Island
Coastal HavenDubai Islands
Fahid Beach ResidencesFahid Island
Fay Al Reeman IIAl Shamkha, Абу-Даби
Gardenia BayYas Island
Mamsha GardensSaadiyat Island
Manarat Living IIISaadiyat Island
Manarat Saadiyat ResidencesSaadiyat Island
Marsa Al SaadiyatSaadiyat Island
Rise by AthlonDubailand
Saadiyat LagoonsSaadiyat Island
Aldar listings in stock
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Illustrative photo −13% Illustrative photo −7% 
−6% Rosso Bay Residences Ras Al Khaimah · 3 BR · Apartment 3,659,000 AED 3,892,000
Ask about lot NP1-104189
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Photo of the community −4% THE WILDS - RAVENNA Wadi Al Safa 3 · 5 BR · Villa 16,500,000 AED 17,160,000
Ask about lot NP2-207055
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−3% What these numbers mean, and what they do not
Lots are matched to Aldar by project name, since the base has no developer field. The numbers above therefore describe our stock rather than the company’s market share: a developer with a large completed portfolio can show fewer lots than one whose buildings are resold more often.
All prices are asking prices, not sales. For the building you pick I pull the registered Land Department transactions and show the prices deals really closed at.
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Aldar on video
Project breakdowns from the English channel. Every clip has a written version on a page of its own.
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Abu Dhabi property investment: Saadiyat Island and the Aldar launch numbers
Abu Dhabi is a different emirate with a different regulator and different ownership rules. A look at Saadiyat Island — the Louvre, the Guggenheim — and the Aldar launch pricing from studio to three-bedroom.
WatchIn the news
Construction Week's Top 100 GCC Developers: UAE firms take more than half the list
Construction Week ranks the 100 largest developers in the Gulf by the value of completed and under-construction projects. UAE developers hold more than half the spots — from Emaar and Aldar to DAMAC and Danube. How to read the ranking, and what it tells a buyer.
Abu Dhabi branded residences: Waldorf Astoria on Yas and Hilton Residences at Al Raha, both due in 2028
Hilton enters Abu Dhabi housing with two flags: Aldar’s Waldorf Astoria Residences Yas sold all 133 homes on launch day for AED 850m, and Emirates Developments’ Hilton Residences Al Raha offers 176 sea-view homes from AED 2.5m. Both complete in Q4 2028.
New Dubai office towers: Immersive Tower in DIFC, Aldar's Sheikh Zayed Road building and Bureau Lamar in Business Bay
Three major office schemes are rising around DIFC and Business Bay: Immersive Tower ($300m, 58,573 sq m, 2027), Aldar's 88,000 sq m tower by Emirates Towers metro (Q4 2027), and an office park with a theatre on Business Bay's largest plot. Vacancy in central clusters sits at 2–5%.
Aldar buys 2.3m sqm of land on Yas and Saadiyat: 3,000 homes worth AED 23bn
In February 2026 Aldar added more than 2.3m sqm on Saadiyat, Yas and next to Yas for about 3,000 homes with a GDV near AED 23bn ($6.26bn). That averages AED 7.7m per home — what it says about the launches to come.
Aldar in Ras Al Khaimah: Nikki Beach Residences and Rosso Bay on Al Marjan, sold out and due in 2028
Aldar entered Ras Al Khaimah with two Al Marjan Island schemes: Nikki Beach Residences (November 2023, 1–4 bed apartments plus villas) and Rosso Bay Residences (July 2024, from about AED 1.5m). Both are sold out by the developer; portals show handover in Q4 2028.
Saadiyat Island apartments: Mandarin Oriental Residences and Henge Residences beside Abu Dhabi’s museums
Two branded launches on Saadiyat six months apart: Aldar’s Mandarin Oriental Residences (about 228 homes, designed by BIG, from AED 6.2m, Q3 2028) and Nord’s Henge Residences (166 homes, from AED 1.1m, 2028). Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens on 11 December 2026.
Emaar and Aldar shareholders: Dubai Holding and Mubadala become the largest owners
In May 2026 Dubai Holding took ICD's 22.27% of Emaar for AED 23.9bn, lifting its stake to 29.73%. Mubadala raised its Aldar holding from 26.26% to 28.03% between March and August. What the reshuffle means for buyers of the UAE's two flagship developers.
Affordable Abu Dhabi apartments from Aldar: Manarat Living 2 and Reeman Living 2, the 2024 launches revisited
In January 2024 Aldar opened two mid-market schemes: Manarat Living 2 on Saadiyat (232 homes, from about AED 730k) and Reeman Living 2 in Al Shamkha (from about AED 420k). Reeman Living 2 was scheduled for Q1 2026 and Manarat Living 2 for 2027.
Al Maryah Island expansion: Aldar and Mubadala to build out the north side for AED 60bn+
Aldar (60%) and Mubadala (40%) will develop the last major plot on Al Maryah: 1.5m sqm of space, 450,000+ sqm of Grade A offices, 3,000+ homes and three new bridges, with a GDV above AED 60bn. What it means for Al Reem and Saadiyat owners.
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Aldar: questions and answers
How much does a Aldar apartment cost?
The median across this developer's lots in our stock is $1.23M (AED 4,500,000), with entry from $239K. The median per square foot is $489. The figures come from asking prices in our base, not from the Aldar price list, and they are recalculated nightly to reflect what is actually for sale today.
Are there discounts on Aldar property?
Right now the base holds 13 lots from this developer priced below the market, with the deepest cut at 17%. The discount comes from the seller on a resale or an assignment, not from the developer: they have their own reason to exit quickly. The size of the cut is computed against comparable property by an algorithm, not typed in by a broker.
Is Aldar a reliable developer?
Founded: 2005 in Abu Dhabi, with state participation. Delivered: 100+ projects across three countries, schools, hotels and malls included. Check Aldar in the Land Department’s open register, not in the marketing: licence status, per-project construction progress and the registered escrow account are all there. Off-plan payments land in that escrow under RERA supervision and reach the developer only against verified construction milestones. The full dossier is further up the page.
What projects is Aldar building?
Our catalogue holds 12 projects by this developer, each with a building passport: storeys, unit count, handover date, the mix of bedrooms. The list is on this page, and the districts where the developer has the most lots in stock are in the “Where they build” block. Under each project sit the lots on sale, where there are any.
Should I buy from Aldar direct or through a broker?
The price is the same: on off-plan the developer pays the broker’s commission, not the buyer, so going straight to the sales office saves nothing. The difference is elsewhere — a developer’s sales office shows its own projects only, and will not tell you that the same thing next door is cheaper or that this project is running later than advertised. On resale and assignment the commission is the standard 2% plus VAT.
Is Aldar worth buying
The answer depends on the purpose. Send your budget and goal — I will go through which Aldar projects are worth considering now and which I would skip.
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