Bashayer on Hudayriyat Island sold out in a day: Modon banked AED 3bn on one launch

Hudayriyat Island in Abu Dhabi has long been associated mainly with sport and leisure — cycling trails, beaches, parks. In December 2025 it got its first genuinely large residential launch: developer Modon brought Bashayer to market, and the result came close to a rare event for any market — a complete sellout on launch day.

What sold in a single day

Bashayer is Modon's first residential community on the island: 157 villas and penthouses in a gated enclave, plus 330 premium apartments across two low-rise buildings. At launch, four- to six-bedroom villas started from $1.9 million, waterfront villas offered eight bedrooms, and apartments started from 80 square metres and $640 000. The payment plan is 50/50 in 5% instalments, handover is set for 2029, and resale before completion is permitted. The entire release — villas and apartments alike — sold out within the first 24 hours, generating roughly AED 3 billion (about $820 million) in sales.

What buyers got

The project is built around a 3.5-kilometre waterfront promenade with wellness infrastructure: a hydrotherapy circuit, a salt-room spa and dedicated digital lounge spaces. The format emphasises service density per square metre over tower count — typical of projects selling an island lifestyle rather than just waterfront floor area.

What is happening on the island now

After the first phase sold out, Modon did not wait — Bashayer Final Phase is already on the market, the last available release in this Hudayriyat cluster: low-rise G+5 buildings with one- to three-bedroom apartments and four-bedroom penthouses, plus G+1 townhomes. For a buyer, this means two things at once: demand for the island is proven by actual money, not just marketing, and this is the last window into this specific residential cluster — any future Hudayriyat projects, if they come, will be building a new location within the island rather than trading on this sellout's track record. The 2029 handover lands right inside the window Colliers projects as Abu Dhabi's peak housing supply period — competition for tenants by handover will run noticeably higher than it does today.

For floor plans, pricing and handover details, see the project page for Bashayer on Hudayriyat Island.