Real Estate Developers in Abu Dhabi

Start with the project, not the brand. A developer may have many launches, but you are buying one building, with its own registration, escrow account, payment plan and handover date. Look at what the developer has already handed over in the same community, how far its current projects have progressed and how the payment plan spreads the price over time.

Not every project is off-plan: 53 of the 216 projects in our catalogue are already handed over, so you can often walk through a developer's finished community before you commit to its next launch. When you visit a sales centre, ask for the project number, the escrow account details and the latest construction update.

Then compare like with like. The directory on this page shows every developer's projects, communities, starting price and expected handovers from one catalogue, and each profile lists every project, so you can see a developer's full range before you shortlist. Our developer due diligence checklist goes through the checks one by one.

Abu Dhabi's developers work at very different scales. Some plan whole districts and release them in phases, while others build one tower or a small cluster inside a community someone else planned. In our catalogue, Aldar Properties has 69 projects in 7 communities, and Reportage Properties has 22 projects in 7 communities. Al Reem Island shows the mix best: 16 developers have projects there, and 12 of them have one or two.

Neither model is better on its own. What matters is the project in front of you: its registration, escrow account, payment plan and handover date, and the community around it. Our guide Aldar vs Modon vs Sobha compares the three names buyers ask about most.

The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) regulates the emirate's property sector. It was set up in November 2023 by the Department of Municipalities and Transport, keeps the registers of projects and licensed professionals, and oversees escrow accounts. Four checks follow from that:

• Registration: the ADREC Directory shows a registered project's number, build progress and the share of units sold.
• Escrow: Law No. 3 of 2015, as amended by Law No. 2 of 2025, requires a separate escrow account for each off-plan project, and DARI shows its account number and completion rate.
• Ownership: DARI, Abu Dhabi's official property platform, registers sales and issues title deeds.
• Foreign buyers: since Law No. 13 of 2019, non-UAE nationals can own freehold property in the emirate's investment zones.

In March 2026 the Department of Municipalities and Transport announced four decisions under the same law, covering withdrawals from a project's escrow account before 20 per cent completion, jointly owned property, owners' committees, and the compensation and refunds due when a cancelled off-plan unit is resold.

Our guide to ADREC, DARI, Tawtheeq and Madhmoun explains each system and the order you meet them in.

79 of the 163 off-plan projects in our catalogue publish a payment split, and the most common are 50/50 (14 projects), 40/60 (13 projects) and 5/45/50 (6 projects). A split shows how the price is shared over the life of the project, so compare the Down Payment, the instalments during construction and the amount left for handover, not just the headline figure. Our article on Abu Dhabi payment plans explains the usual structures.

Expected handovers in our catalogue run from 2026 to 2031, and 2029 is the busiest year: 31 projects. Treat every date as the developer's expected handover and follow the build progress in the ADREC Directory as the project moves.

Some developers also offer plans that continue after handover. Whatever the split, check that the schedule in the sale agreement matches the plan you were quoted, including when the Down Payment and each instalment fall due.

If you are new to off-plan in Abu Dhabi, our guide to buying off-plan property in Abu Dhabi walks through the process step by step, and our guide to buying property in Abu Dhabi as an expat covers ownership rules, costs and residency. When you are ready to compare launches, the off-plan projects in Abu Dhabi page lists every project in our catalogue.

Every figure on this page comes from the Masterpiece Property project catalogue and updates as projects are added or change. A project counts as off-plan until its expected handover date passes, a starting price is the lowest price listed in a project, and a developer's communities are the places where it has projects in our catalogue. Each profile uses the same data, so a card and its profile always agree. Tell us if you are looking for a project we do not list yet.

Each name below opens a profile with every project, starting price and handover date we list for that developer.

• Aldar Properties: 69 projects in 7 communities, mainly Saadiyat Island and Yas Island. Off-plan from AED 407,000, with expected handovers from 2026 to 2030.
• Modon Properties: 14 projects in Hudayriyat Island and Al Reem Island. Off-plan from AED 1,200,000, with expected handovers from 2027 to 2031.
• Sobha Realty: 3 projects in Al Bahyah and Yas Island. Off-plan from AED 3,950,000, with an expected handover in 2029.
• Advanced Properties: 2 projects in Yas Island.
• Al Ain Properties: 3 projects in Saadiyat Island and Rabdan. Off-plan from AED 2,000,000, with expected handovers from 2027 to 2029.
• Baraka Development: 1 project in Yas Island.
• Bloom Holding: 16 projects in 3 communities, mainly Zayed City and Saadiyat Island. Off-plan from AED 690,000, with expected handovers from 2026 to 2028.
• Burtville Developments: 12 projects in 4 communities, mainly Masdar City and Al Raha Beach. Off-plan from AED 1,280,000, with expected handovers from 2026 to 2031.
• Castor Real Estate Development: 1 project in Al Shamkha. Off-plan from AED 654,530, with an expected handover in 2027.
• Cosmo Developments: 2 projects in Al Raha Beach and Yas Island. Off-plan from AED 2,800,000, with an expected handover in 2029.
• Deyaar: 1 project in Al Reem Island. Off-plan from AED 1,180,000, with an expected handover in 2027.
• Eagle Hills: 4 projects in Ramhan Island and Abu Dhabi City. Off-plan from AED 6,400,000, with expected handovers from 2027 to 2030.
• Emirates Developments: 3 projects in 3 communities, mainly Al Maryah Island and Al Raha Beach. Off-plan from AED 2,200,000, with expected handovers from 2028 to 2031.
• Esnad Management: 1 project in Yas Island. Ready homes from AED 2,300,000.
• Foundation Property Management: 1 project. Ready homes from AED 160,000.
• GAF Property: 3 projects in Al Reem Island and Al Raha Beach. Off-plan now, with an expected handover in 2029.
• GHC: 1 project in Al Maryah Island. Ready homes from AED 26,819,131.
• ICT Real Estate Development: 3 projects in Al Raha Beach.
• IMKAN Properties: 6 projects in Al Jurf and Al Reem Island. Off-plan from AED 1,600,000, with expected handovers from 2028 to 2029.
• Jubail Island Investment: 5 projects in Abu Dhabi City.
• LEAD Development: 1 project in Abu Dhabi City. Off-plan now, with an expected handover in 2029.
• MERED: 1 project in Al Reem Island. Off-plan now, with an expected handover in 2029.
• Murjan Al Saadiyat Investment: 1 project in Saadiyat Island.
• Nine Yards: 1 project in Yas Island.
• NORD: 3 projects in 3 communities, mainly Al Shamkha and Saadiyat Island. Off-plan from AED 1,250,000, with expected handovers from 2028 to 2029.
• Object 1: 1 project in Al Reem Island. Off-plan now, with an expected handover in 2028.
• Ohana Developments: 3 projects in 3 communities, mainly Al Jurf and Al Reem Island. Off-plan from AED 1,500,000, with expected handovers from 2027 to 2029.
• ORA Developers: 2 projects in Abu Dhabi City. Off-plan from AED 6,500,000, with an expected handover in 2028.
• Q Properties: 2 projects in Al Reem Island. Off-plan from AED 2,200,000, with an expected handover in 2027.
• Radiant Enterprises: 2 projects in Al Reem Island. Off-plan from AED 717,000, with an expected handover in 2028.
• Radiant Real Estate: 7 projects in Al Reem Island and Abu Dhabi City. Off-plan from AED 485,000, with expected handovers from 2027 to 2029.
• Reportage Properties: 22 projects in 7 communities, mainly Masdar City and Yas Island. Off-plan from AED 490,000, with expected handovers from 2027 to 2029.
• Royal Development Holding: 2 projects in Al Reem Island. Off-plan from AED 500,000, with expected handovers from 2027 to 2028.
• SAAS Properties: 9 projects in Al Reem Island and Al Maryah Island. Off-plan from AED 1,700,000, with expected handovers from 2028 to 2030.
• SDIC: 1 project in Saadiyat Island. Ready homes from AED 8,500,000.
• Siadah Development: 1 project in Masdar City.
• Tamouh Investments: 2 projects in Al Reem Island. Ready homes from AED 750,000.
• Taraf Holding: 4 projects in 3 communities, mainly Masdar City and Al Maryah Island. Off-plan from AED 1,750,000, with expected handovers from 2028 to 2030.