Building
Sun Tower, Al Reem Island
Sun Tower is an entirely residential building on Al Reem Island, in Shams Abu Dhabi, beside Sky Tower. Aldar places the pair within the Shams Abu Dhabi development. Aldar Investment Properties gives 2011 as the completion year for the Sun and Sky development. Sun Tower rises 65 levels and is 247 metres high, with a glass exterior and a flat roof.
The tower contains 680 residential units, including homes with one, two, three and four bedrooms and six penthouses. Sun Tower and Sky Tower share a podium containing Boutik Mall.
Source: Aldar, Shams Abu Dhabi announcement, Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars, OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower (November 2026, October 2026)
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Overview
About Sun Tower
Waitrose and Sun Tower Park and Play Area are each about 60 metres away in a straight line. Boutik Mall is 110 metres away, the Al Oud Street bus stop is 130 metres away and Burjeel Day Surgery Center is 200 metres away. Reem Beach is 490 metres away and Reem Hospital is 760 metres away. Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is 940 metres away, and Repton School Rose Campus is 1,250 metres away. Abu Dhabi Mall is 3.6 km by road, about 6 minutes, while Zayed International Airport is 33.9 km by road, about 29 minutes.
Who it suits
Different household sizes
The tower has homes with one, two, three and four bedrooms, offering a range of layouts within its residential unit types.
Penthouse seekers
Six penthouses form part of Sun Tower’s 680 residential units, alongside homes with bedroom counts ranging from one to four.
Nearby shopping
Waitrose is about 60 metres away in a straight line, while the shared podium with Sky Tower contains Boutik Mall.
Source: OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower, OpenStreetMap, Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (October 2026, November 2026)
In detail
Key facts
Each fact shows where it comes from and the month we checked it.
| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Aldar Properties | Source: Aldar, Shams Abu Dhabi announcement (November 2026) |
| Floors | 65 | Source: OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower (October 2026) |
| Height | 247 m | Source: OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower (October 2026) |
| Total units | 680 | Source: Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (November 2026) |
| Use | Residential | Source: Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (November 2026) |
| Unit types | 1 bedroom home, 2 bedroom home, 3 bedroom home, 4 bedroom home, Penthouse | Source: Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (November 2026) |
| District | Shams Abu Dhabi | Source: OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower, OpenStreetMap (October 2026) |
| Location | Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi | Source: OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower, OpenStreetMap (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 Sun Tower to publish a figure yet. A figure needs at least three data points, each with a source and a month.
Unit mix
Unit types
- 1 bedroom home
- 2 bedroom home
- 3 bedroom home
- 4 bedroom home
- Penthouse
We have no published sizes for these unit types yet.
Source: Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (November 2026)
Getting around
Location and getting around
Sun Tower
Al Reem Island
Source: OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower, OpenStreetMap (October 2026)
Distances to places people ask about
| Place | Straight line | By road |
|---|---|---|
| Zayed International Airport | 24 km | About 29 minutes33.9 km by road |
| Abu Dhabi Mall | 2.4 km | About 6 minutes3.6 km by road |
| Louvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island | 4.3 km | About 12 minutes7.2 km by road |
| Corniche Beach | 6.1 km | About 10 minutes8.0 km by road |
| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | 12 km | About 17 minutes17.4 km by road |
| Marina Mall | 8.9 km | About 17 minutes12.9 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 / Gate TowersBus stop130 m
- Jazeerat Al Reem Al Oud St Gate Towers, 65, 67, 71Bus stop160 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
- Waitrose60 m
- Boutik Mall110 m
- Spark express340 m
- Géant Supermarket350 m
Parks and beaches
- Sun Tower Park and Play Area60 m
- Gate Towers Park 1280 m
- Arc Communal Park300 m
- Reem Beach490 m
Education
- Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi940 m
- Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi1.2 km
- Repton School Rose Campus1.3 km
Healthcare
- Burjeel Day Surgery Center200 m
- Reem Hospital760 m
- Aster Medical Clinic1.4 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
Aldar Properties
70 projects with us
Projects by Aldar Properties
Source: Aldar, Shams Abu Dhabi announcement (November 2026)
With Masterpiece Property
What we can do for you
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- List your propertyRent out or sell with a licensed team that markets in English and Arabic.List with us
FAQ
Questions about Sun Tower
Where is Sun Tower?
It stands beside Sky Tower on Al Reem Island, in Shams Abu Dhabi. (October 2026)
Source: OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower, OpenStreetMap, Aldar, Sky Tower, Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (October 2026, November 2026)
Is Sun Tower residential?
Yes. The tower is entirely residential. (October 2026)
Source: Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (November 2026)
How many homes does the tower contain?
Aldar Investment Properties gives a total of 680 residential units. (October 2026)
Source: Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (November 2026)
What types of homes are in Sun Tower?
There are homes with one, two, three and four bedrooms, as well as six penthouses. (October 2026)
Source: Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (November 2026)
How tall is Sun Tower?
Its recorded height is 247 metres, with 65 building levels. (October 2026)
Source: OpenStreetMap, Sun Tower (October 2026)
When was Sun and Sky completed?
Aldar Investment Properties gives 2011 for completion of the development. (October 2026)
Source: Aldar Investment Properties, 2024 listing particulars (November 2026)
What shopping is close to the tower?
Waitrose is about 60 metres away and Boutik Mall 110 metres away, both 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.
- OpenStreetMap names the building Sun Tower.
- Sun Tower is entirely residential.Source dated July 2024.
- The Sun and Sky development was completed in 2011.Source dated July 2024.
- OpenStreetMap records 65 building levels.
- OpenStreetMap records a height of 247 metres.
- Sun Tower contains 680 residential units.Source dated July 2024.
- Sun Tower contains one, two, three and four bedroom homes and six penthouses.Source dated July 2024.
- OpenStreetMap maps Sun Tower on Al Reem Island.
- Map position of the building: 24.4960987, 54.4068406
- OpenStreetMap records glass as the building material and a flat roof.
- 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 / Gate Towers bus stop, about 130 metres from the building
- Jazeerat Al Reem Al Oud St Gate Towers, 65, 67, 71 bus stop, about 160 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
- Aldar places Sun Tower beside Sky Tower in the Shams Abu Dhabi development.
- Sun and Sky share a podium with Shams Boutik mall.Source dated July 2024.
- Aldar identifies Sun Tower among its developments in Shams Abu Dhabi.
- 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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