Al Jurf is a 370 hectare coastal destination in Ghantoot, on the Arabian Gulf shore roughly halfway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It is the work of two developers: IMKAN Properties, which owns the masterplan and builds AlJurf Gardens, Naseem AlJurf, Kayan and the SHA wellness island, and Ohana Development, which builds Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living and Ohana by the Sea. On sale here are villas, townhouses, apartments, penthouses, mansions and land plots, from AED 1,500,000 for an apartment and AED 8,500,000 for a villa. This guide covers where Al Jurf is, how long the drive really takes, every community and its status on the official register, the homes and their prices, the payment plans, and what to weigh before you buy.
Al Jurf at a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where is it? | Ghantoot, on the coast between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, in the Al Jarf community of Abu Dhabi City |
| How big? | 370 hectares, with 1.6 km of Arabian Gulf coastline |
| Developers | IMKAN Properties, the masterplan owner, and Ohana Development |
| Communities | AlJurf Gardens, Kayan, Naseem AlJurf, SHA Residences Emirates, Jacob & Co., Ohana by the Sea |
| Prices from | AED 1,500,000 for an apartment, AED 8,500,000 for a villa |
| Ready today | AlJurf Gardens Phase 1, handed over from 2024 |
| Water | A private beach, a private marina and a canal 4.36 km long |
| Who can buy | Buyers of every nationality |
Where Al Jurf Is and How to Get There
Al Jurf sits on the border stretch of coast at Ghantoot. The E11, the highway between the two cities and the road Dubai calls Sheikh Zayed Road, runs past the entrance, so you reach the community without crossing a city. IMKAN calls this coast Sahel Al Emarat, and the masterplan runs 1.6 km along the water.
Al Jurf is close to both cities by motorway and close to neither by short hop. These drive times were checked on Google Maps from Al Jurf at midday on a weekday in September 2026:
| Destination | Drive time | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zayed International Airport | About 37 minutes | 51 km |
| Dubai Marina | About 42 minutes | 56 km |
| Yas Mall, Yas Island | About 43 minutes | 51 km |
| Al Maktoum International Airport | About 44 minutes | 52 km |
| Louvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island | About 50 minutes | 73 km |
| The Dubai Mall | About 51 minutes | 76 km |
| Abu Dhabi Corniche | About 55 minutes | 79 km |
Read those numbers before anything else. Both developers publish shorter figures, and on an empty road at night you will beat these times, but a weekday run into central Abu Dhabi is close to an hour each way. The nearest community we cover in depth is Al Ghadeer, inland on the same corridor, with Al Reef next towards the airport.
The AlJurf Masterplan: What Is Actually Being Built
IMKAN describes AlJurf as a destination built around courtyards, a majlis and shaded walkable routes rather than long roads. The masterplan has four parts that matter to a buyer.
The residential communities are AlJurf Gardens, Kayan and Naseem AlJurf. Jiwar Alqasr is the town centre at the historic heart of the site, planned around a wellness clinic and retreat and a boutique hotel. Marsaljurf is the marina quarter, with homes on the sea, along the pier and in the marina. The fourth part is the water.
The published masterplan also lists mosques, a private school, shops, restaurants, hotels, parks and heritage sites. Much of that is still to come: the first phases are finished and lived in, newer phases are under construction, and the shops, the school and the hotels are planned rather than open.
The Communities Inside Al Jurf
| Community | Developer | Homes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlJurf Gardens | IMKAN | Villas and land plots | Handed over from 2024, sold out |
| Kayan | IMKAN | Rawya and Rihal villas | Second phase selling |
| Naseem AlJurf | IMKAN | Villas, townhouses, apartments | Selling |
| SHA Residences Emirates | IMKAN with SHA | Villas and apartments | Being built |
| Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living | Ohana | Apartments, villas, mansions | Selling, due 2028 |
| Ohana by the Sea | Ohana | Villas of 4 to 6 bedrooms | Selling |
AlJurf Gardens is the community most people mean when they search for Al Jurf. IMKAN calls it a tapestry of 500 landscaped plots with a private beach, a private marina and a central park. Phase 1 released the semi detached Shaden and Badya villas, the courtyard Joud villas, the tent inspired Budoor villas and six grades of land plot. IMKAN reported it at 98 percent complete in February 2024, and our AlJurf Gardens Phase 1 page carries the layouts and floor plans. Phase 2 followed on 29 June 2022 with 98 more Joud and Budoor villas. Both are sold out with the developer, so homes change hands between owners.
Kayan is the phase IMKAN sells inside AlJurf Gardens today, with two villa families: Rawya, drawn in sharp angles and natural stone, and Rihal, whose facades take the mashrabiya screen into a modern language. Its first phase sold out and a second has launched.
Naseem AlJurf offers the widest choice: Canal, Somer, Tala and Acacia villas, AlGhaf and Sikka townhouses, apartments including The West Block, and canal plots for owners who want to build. It has a private beach, a private marina, Ghazal Park and Naseem Plaza.
SHA Residences Emirates is a wellness community on a private island inside Al Jurf, launched by IMKAN with SHA Wellness Clinic in April 2024 and called by them the first healthy living island. It is planned with garden villas of 4 and 5 bedrooms, shoreline villas of 5 and 6, beach villas of 5 to 7, apartments of 1 to 4 bedrooms and 5 bedroom penthouses.
Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living by Ohana is the branded scheme that put Al Jurf back in the news. Ohana Development launched it on 12 May 2025 at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental with Jacob Arabo, valued it at AED 4.7 billion and published 457 residences due in the second quarter of 2028. It mixes sea view apartments, villas, penthouses, sky mansions and beachfront mansions, with a beach club, a residents club holding a watch gallery and private marinas.
Ohana by the Sea is the same developer's low density villa community: a gated scheme of private villas with their own pools, a private beach, a nature reserve, a padel court and private marinas.
Every Al Jurf Project on the Official Register
Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre, ADREC, publishes a directory of registered projects with a project number, a unit count and a build progress figure. This is the Al Jarf list on 21 September 2026, the best check on what is finished:
| Project as registered | Homes or plots | Build progress |
|---|---|---|
| Al Jurf Gardens Phase 1.1 | 139 plots | Built |
| Al Jurf Gardens Phase 1.2 | 144 plots | 100% |
| Al Jurf Gardens 1.3 | 97 villas | Built |
| Al Jurf Gardens 1.4 | 61 villas | About 92% |
| Al Jurf Gardens Phase 3 A | 174 villas | About 76% |
| Ohana villas, third phase | 17 villas | About 77% |
| SHA villas and apartments | 137 homes | About 30% |
| Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living | 467 homes | Early works |
| Qasr Al Jurf 3B | 453 homes | Not started |
| Qasr Al Jurf 3C | 32 plots | Not started |
The numbering on the register and the names in the brochures are not the same thing. IMKAN's own construction update links them: AlJurf Gardens Phase 1 is registered as Phase 1.2, Phase 2 as 1.3 and the Kayan phase as 1.4. Ask for the project number on the reservation form and match it to the directory before you pay.
Homes and Prices at Al Jurf
Published prices come from Ohana Development, because the IMKAN phases are either sold out or quoted on enquiry. These are the starting sizes and prices on the developer's project page in September 2026:
| Home | Community | Size from | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment, 1 to 3 bedrooms | Jacob & Co. | 43 sqm | AED 1,500,000 |
| Villa, 4 to 6 bedrooms | Jacob & Co. | 330 sqm | AED 8,500,000 |
| Penthouse | Jacob & Co. | 586 sqm | AED 21,700,000 |
| Sky mansion | Jacob & Co. | 1,671 sqm | AED 75,900,000 |
| Beachfront mansion | Jacob & Co. | 1,500 sqm | AED 90,000,000 |
| Villa, 4 to 6 bedrooms | Ohana by the Sea | 330 sqm | On enquiry |
| Villa, 2 to 4 bedrooms | AlJurf Gardens | 131 sqm | Resale, on enquiry |
The ready villas of AlJurf Gardens Phase 1 are the entry point for anyone who wants keys rather than a completion date. The semi detached Shaden villas come as 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes of 139, 186 and 236 square metres of built area and the Badya villas as 131, 188 and 231 square metres, both on minimum plots of 311, 420 and 525 square metres with a car port of 33 square metres. With no published list, the price follows the villa, the plot and what the owner asks.
For what the same money buys elsewhere, our guide to villas for sale in Abu Dhabi compares the communities, and you can browse every live villa for sale in Abu Dhabi and the off-plan projects at Al Jurf.
Payment Plans at Al Jurf
IMKAN publishes several plans per community and lets the buyer pick. Every plan on its Kayan and Naseem AlJurf pages opens with a 10% Down Payment on booking; the difference is how much falls during construction and how much waits for completion:
| Plan | Down Payment | Construction | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayan 30/70 | 10% | 20% | 70% |
| Kayan 40/60 | 10% | 30% | 60% |
| Naseem 40/60 | 10% | 30% | 60% |
| Naseem 50/50 | 10% | 40% | 50% |
| Naseem 60/40 | 10% | 50% | 40% |
| Naseem 70/30 | 10% | 60% | 30% |
Kayan also publishes two plans that run past handover: both take a 10% Down Payment, 30% during construction and 10% at completion, then spread the remaining 50% over four or six half yearly instalments. Naseem AlJurf adds a full payment option at a special rate. Plans change between releases, so ask for the plan attached to the unit. To weigh instalments against a mortgage, use our affordability calculator and mortgage calculator, and read our off-plan buying guide.
The Beach, the Marina and the Canal
Water is the reason Al Jurf exists. AlJurf Gardens has its own private beach and private marina, Naseem AlJurf has a second pair, and Marsaljurf is planned as the marina quarter with a pier, berths and water canals.
The canal is the piece that changes the map. IMKAN publishes it as a manmade stream running through the whole masterplan, 4.36 km long, 70 m wide and 3 m to 5 m deep, adding 8.72 km of waterfront and beach. It is what lets IMKAN sell canal villas and canal plots at Naseem AlJurf and gives Ohana its canal front villas, which carry a clear premium.
Beyond the built community lies a protected natural reserve, which is why parts of the coast will stay undeveloped. If a quiet beach matters more to you than a short commute, that is the argument for Al Jurf.
Wellness, Shops and Schools
The signature amenity is SHA. IMKAN is building SHA Residences Emirates on a private island with SHA Wellness Clinic, the group that runs clinics in Spain and Mexico, and the register shows it about 30% built with roughly half of its 137 homes sold. Jiwar Alqasr, the town centre, is planned around the same idea.
Ohana's scheme brings its own hospitality: a beach club, four themed beachfront restaurants, a spa, a fitness centre with yoga and pilates studios, a kids club and an artisan bakery, all for residents and their guests.
Everyday needs are the weak point today. The masterplan lists mosques, a private school and shops, and no opening date has been published for the school. Families here use the shops and schools of surrounding communities, which means a drive. Ask about this if you plan to live at Al Jurf full time with school age children.
Who Al Jurf Suits
Al Jurf is built for a particular buyer, and it is worth being blunt about who that is.
- The second home buyer who wants a beach house within an hour of both cities.
- The family that works from home or along the border corridor and wants a garden and a beach instead of a tower.
- The branded residence buyer who wants a name on the door, which is what Jacob & Co. sells here.
- The owner who wants to build, on the land plots at AlJurf Gardens or the canal plots at Naseem AlJurf.
- The wellness buyer, for whom SHA is the whole point.
It suits a daily commuter into central Abu Dhabi far less well. If that is you, look at villas in Al Ghadeer, or the islands in our Yas Island and Saadiyat Island guides. Ramhan Island is the other quiet coastal option.
Things to Weigh Before You Buy
- The distance is real: roughly an hour to the Abu Dhabi Corniche and about 50 minutes to The Dubai Mall on a normal weekday.
- Most of what is for sale is off-plan. Jacob & Co. is due in 2028 and the SHA scheme is about 30% built, so money committed now waits years for keys.
- The two finished IMKAN phases are sold out, so a ready villa means a resale at whatever owners ask, with a service charge to check.
- Amenities lag the homes. The school, the town centre and much of the retail are planned, not built.
- Rental demand is seasonal and holiday led rather than the steady year round demand of a city community, so model income conservatively.
- Prices and rents move in both directions. A strong launch shows demand on the day; it is not a promise about resale value or rent.
Test any income assumption with our rental yield calculator, and read our guide to returns on Abu Dhabi property and our investor guide before you decide.
Who Can Buy and What It Costs
Al Jurf is one of the Abu Dhabi areas open to buyers of every nationality, and both developers have sold there to residents and overseas buyers since launch. Every project above is registered with ADREC and carries a project number, which is what lets it be advertised and sold.
Budget past the price. Abu Dhabi charges a 2% registration fee, with valuation, mortgage and service charge costs on top, listed in our breakdown of buying costs in Abu Dhabi. A property worth AED 2,000,000 or more meets the value threshold for the 10 year Golden Visa, which brings most homes here into range; our Abu Dhabi Golden Visa guide explains the rules and our expat buying guide walks through the paperwork.
How to Buy at Al Jurf
- Decide between ready and off-plan first. A resale villa at AlJurf Gardens gives you keys and a finished street; an off-plan home gives you a plan and a lower entry price.
- Match the project number on the reservation form to the ADREC directory, and check the registered phase, not the marketing name.
- Drive the route you would actually drive, at the hour you would drive it, before you sign anything.
- Ask in writing for the payment plan attached to your unit, including anything that falls after handover.
- Set the full budget with the 2% registration fee, using the affordability calculator.
- Speak to an advisor. Contact Masterpiece Property or book a video call for availability, floor plans and viewings at Al Jurf.
Masterpiece Property is a licensed Abu Dhabi brokerage. We track what is listed and what has sold across the Al Jurf communities, check the permit and handover paperwork on every villa we show, and arrange viewings on site. We also cover IMKAN elsewhere, including Sunstone on Al Reem Island, and neighbours such as Al Ghadeer Gardens. For more, browse our Abu Dhabi property guides and our off-plan projects.
FAQ
Where is Al Jurf in Abu Dhabi?
Al Jurf is on the coast at Ghantoot, between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, reached directly from the E11. The regulator files it under Abu Dhabi City, in the Al Jarf community of the Ghadeer Al Tayr district. It is about 37 minutes from Zayed International Airport and 55 minutes from the Abu Dhabi Corniche.
Who is the developer of Al Jurf?
IMKAN Properties owns the 370 hectare masterplan and builds AlJurf Gardens, Kayan, Naseem AlJurf and SHA Residences Emirates. Ohana Development builds Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living and Ohana by the Sea in the same destination.
What is AlJurf Gardens?
AlJurf Gardens is the villa community at the heart of the masterplan, described by IMKAN as a tapestry of 500 landscaped plots, with a private beach, a private marina and a central park. It carries the Shaden, Badya, Joud and Budoor villa families and land plots.
Can I still buy AlJurf Gardens from IMKAN?
No. IMKAN lists both the first and second phases as sold out, so homes there are bought from their owners on the resale market. Kayan is the phase IMKAN sells inside the community today, with the Rawya and Rihal villas.
What is Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living?
It is a branded beachfront community at Al Jurf by Ohana Development with Jacob & Co., launched on 12 May 2025, valued by the developer at AED 4.7 billion, with 457 residences due in the second quarter of 2028. It offers apartments, villas, penthouses, sky mansions and beachfront mansions.
How much does a home at Al Jurf cost?
On the developer list in September 2026, apartments at Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living start from AED 1,500,000 at 43 square metres and villas from AED 8,500,000 at 330 square metres, with penthouses from AED 21,700,000 and beachfront mansions from AED 90,000,000. Ready villas at AlJurf Gardens are resale, priced by the owner.
Are there villas for sale in Al Jurf?
Yes, in three ways: new villas at Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living and Ohana by the Sea, new villas in the Kayan phase from IMKAN, and resale villas in the finished phases of AlJurf Gardens. Our team shares what is available when you ask.
How far is Al Jurf from Dubai?
About 42 minutes to Dubai Marina, 44 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport and 51 minutes to The Dubai Mall on Google Maps at midday on a weekday. The drive runs on the E11 the whole way.
Can foreigners buy property at Al Jurf?
Yes. Al Jurf is one of the Abu Dhabi areas open to buyers of every nationality, and both developers have sold there to residents and overseas buyers since launch. Confirm the title type on the home before you commit.
Does Al Jurf have a beach and a marina?
Yes. AlJurf Gardens has a private beach and a private marina, Naseem AlJurf has its own pair, and the masterplan adds the Marsaljurf marina quarter. A canal 4.36 km long and 70 m wide brings another 8.72 km of waterfront.
What payment plans are offered at Al Jurf?
IMKAN publishes plans that all start with a 10% Down Payment, then split the balance between construction and completion, from 30/70 through to 70/30. Two Kayan plans spread half the price over four or six half yearly instalments after handover.
Is Al Jurf a good place to live all year round?
It suits people who work from home, work along the border corridor or want a weekend home. It suits a daily commuter into central Abu Dhabi far less well, because that drive is close to an hour each way.
