Riviera Residences is an off-plan residential project by MERED in Shams Abu Dhabi on Al Reem Island. Herzog & de Meuron designed the architecture. MERED gives Q3 2029 as the estimated handover for phase 1 (October 2026). The project is registered with ADGM under number 2025-11.
MERED lists apartments with one, two and three bedrooms, alongside villas, duplexes and a penthouse in the wider Riviera Residences development. The developer describes the apartments with kitchens equipped with appliances, built-in wardrobes and balconies or terraces.
Source: ADGM, project register (October 2026)
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Overview
About Riviera Residences
Cove Beach is about 380 metres away, the Al Oud Street / Union National Bank bus stop 460 metres and Carrefour 490 metres, in a straight line. Reem Coastal Park is about 600 metres away and Repton School Rose Campus 870 metres. Abu Dhabi Mall is 6.4 km by road, about 10 minutes, while Zayed International Airport is 36.7 km by road, about 34 minutes. Reem Beach is about 640 metres away, and Boutik Mall is 980 metres away in a straight line. Burjeel Day Surgery Center is about 1,060 metres away, while Reem Hospital is 1,230 metres away. Louvre Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island is 7.8 km by road, about 12 minutes; Corniche Beach is 10.1 km by road, about 13 minutes.
Who it suits
Apartment choices
The planned apartments offer one, two or three bedrooms, with equipped kitchens and built-in wardrobes described by the developer.
Villa and duplex seekers
The residential project also lists villas and duplexes alongside its apartments, giving prospective residents a choice of home types.
Beach and park access
Cove Beach is about 380 metres away and Reem Coastal Park about 600 metres away, both measured in a straight line.
Source: ADGM, project register, ADREC Interactive Map, OpenStreetMap, MERED, Riviera Residences (October 2026)
In detail
Key facts
Each fact shows where it comes from and the month we checked it.
| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MERED | Source: ADGM, project register (October 2026) |
| Use | Residential | Source: MERED, Riviera Residences (October 2026) |
| District | Shams | Source: ADGM, project register, ADREC Interactive Map (October 2026) |
| Location | Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi | Source: ADGM, project register, ADREC Interactive Map (October 2026) |
Our listings
Homes on Al Reem Island right now
None of our current listings is inside this building. These homes are in the same community. Source: Masterpiece Property listings, November 2026.
Prices
Price per sq ft and rent
We do not have enough prices for Riviera Residences to publish a figure yet. A figure needs at least three data points, each with a source and a month.
Getting around
Location and getting around
Riviera Residences
Al Reem Island
Source: ADGM, project register, ADREC Interactive Map (October 2026)
Distances to places people ask about
| Place | Straight line | By road |
|---|---|---|
| Zayed International Airport | 24 km | About 34 minutes36.7 km by road |
| Abu Dhabi Mall | 3.2 km | About 10 minutes6.4 km by road |
| Louvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island | 3.8 km | About 12 minutes7.8 km by road |
| Corniche Beach | 6.9 km | About 13 minutes10.1 km by road |
| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | 12 km | About 21 minutes20.2 km by road |
| Marina Mall | 9.8 km | About 21 minutes15 km by road |
Straight-line distances are measured from the map pin. Road times are estimates without traffic, so allow more time at busy hours.
Source: OpenStreetMap, Abu Dhabi Mobility, Abu Dhabi Media Office (October 2026)
By bus
- Al Oud St / Union National BankBus stop460 m
- Al Oud St / Beach TowersBus stop480 m
By taxi
- Autonomous taxisThe service has been extended to Al Reem and Al Maryah Islands
- Abu Dhabi taxisBook on 600 53 53 53 or with the Abu Dhabi Taxi app
Around the building
What is nearby
Names and positions come from OpenStreetMap. Distances are in a straight line from the building.
Shopping
- Carrefour490 m
- Spark express970 m
- Boutik Mall980 m
- LuLu Express990 m
Parks and beaches
- Cove Beach380 m
- Reem Coastal Park600 m
- Reem Beach640 m
- Arc Entrance Park910 m
Education
- Repton School Rose Campus870 m
Healthcare
- Burjeel Day Surgery Center1.1 km
- Reem Hospital1.2 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (October 2026)
The community
About Al Reem Island
Al Reem Island is the city address among Abu Dhabi's islands, a few minutes from downtown and from the Al Maryah Island business district. Our Al Reem Island page lists its districts as Shams, Najmat, Marina Square, City of Lights, Reem Hills and Maysan, names Reem Mall, Boutik Mall, Repton School, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and Reem Hospital among its landmarks, and notes freehold ownership open to every nationality.
Source: Masterpiece Property: Al Reem Island page (October 2026)
Who built it
The developer
Developer
MERED
1 project with us
Projects by MERED
Source: ADGM, project register (October 2026)
With Masterpiece Property
What we can do for you
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FAQ
Questions about Riviera Residences
Where is Riviera Residences?
The project is in Shams Abu Dhabi on Al Reem Island (October 2026).
Source: ADGM, project register, ADREC Interactive Map (October 2026)
Who is developing the project?
MERED is the developer (October 2026).
Source: ADGM, project register (October 2026)
What homes are planned?
The project includes one, two and three bedroom apartments, villas, duplexes and a penthouse (October 2026).
Source: MERED, Riviera Residences (October 2026)
What features are planned for apartments?
MERED describes kitchens with appliances, built-in wardrobes and balconies or terraces (October 2026).
Source: MERED, Riviera Residences (October 2026)
When is phase 1 expected to be handed over?
MERED gives Q3 2029 as the estimated handover for phase 1 (October 2026).
Source: ADGM, project register, MERED, Riviera Residences (October 2026)
How far away is Cove Beach?
Cove Beach is about 380 metres away in a straight line (October 2026).
Source: OpenStreetMap (October 2026)
Where the facts come from
Sources
Every fact on this page, where it comes from and the month we checked it. We use official bodies, the developer, OpenStreetMap and our own pages; we do not cite other agencies or property portals.
- The project is called Riviera Residences.
- MERED describes Riviera Residences as a residential project with apartments and villas.
- ADGM names MERED Real Estate Development Ltd as the project developer.
- ADGM lists the project as off-plan.
- MERED gave Q3 2029 as the estimated handover for phase 1 in October 2026.
- Riviera Residences is in Shams on Al Reem Island.
- Centre of the project outline on ADREC's Interactive Map: 24.5027814, 54.413887
- The ADGM project number is 2025-11.
- Names and positions of the places listed; straight-line distances are calculated from these positionsStraight line from the map pin, rounded to 10 metres. Map data is edited by volunteers.
- Al Oud St / Union National Bank bus stop, about 460 metres from the building
- Al Oud St / Beach Towers bus stop, about 480 metres from the building
- Taxis are booked through the Abu Dhabi Mobility call centre or the Abu Dhabi Taxi app (Taxi page)
- Autonomous taxis extended to Al Reem and Al Maryah Islands (29 July 2025)
- Minutes and kilometres by road, without traffic, estimated with the OSRM engine on OpenStreetMap roadsAn estimate: traffic, the time of day and road works change it.
- Al Reem Island: districts, landmarks, freehold ownership and times to Al Maryah and Saadiyat Islands
- The project includes 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, villas, duplexes and a penthouse.
- MERED describes kitchens with appliances, balconies or terraces and built-in wardrobes in the apartments.
- The project architecture is by Herzog & de Meuron.
- The photo of Riviera Residences: MERED
- Al Reem Island: the homes we list for sale and for rent, and their median asking price (from three listings)
- Al Reem Island: median yearly rent by size, all contract types, Q2 2025 (ADREC Interactive Map, Average Rent Prices)
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