An island built for business
Al Maryah Island, once called Sowwah Island, is the commercial centre of ADGM, with The Galleria, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and two five star hotels.
Mubadala's island site and ADGM describe it this way.

No villas on Al Maryah: its luxury is in the towers
No villas are built on the island. Its large homes are penthouses, lofts and duplexes.
Jumeirah Residences brings 253 branded homes, up to five bedroom penthouses, in 2031. Al Maryah Vista 2 has lofts and duplexes of up to 2,515 sq ft. The nearest villas are on Al Reem Island.
The island in short
What the island holds for a buyer who wants space, counted from our listings and catalogue on 22 September 2026 and from the island's own published figures.
Why no villas
The island was planned as Abu Dhabi's business address, so its luxury is vertical. Three facts explain what a buyer finds there.
Al Maryah Island, once called Sowwah Island, is the commercial centre of ADGM, with The Galleria, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and two five star hotels.
Mubadala's island site and ADGM describe it this way.
The largest homes are penthouses and duplexes: five bedroom penthouses at Jumeirah Residences and four bedroom duplexes of up to 2,515 sq ft at Al Maryah Vista 2.
Rosewood keeps 134 residences and Four Seasons 124, beside their hotels.
For a villa, Al Reem Island next door holds Reem Hills. Saadiyat and Yas, with their villa communities, sit about 14 and 25 minutes away by car.
Drive times published by Emirates Developments from the island.
The large homes
From our two listings to the penthouses still to come. Sizes are the developers' published figures; Jumeirah Residences has not released its own yet.
| Size | Listed with us | Asking | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| StudioCanal view, high floor. One of 201 studios in Al Maryah Vista 2. | 1 | AED 780,000 | 341 sq ft |
| 3 bedroom loftFurnished, two balconies, high floor. The tower holds 66 three bedroom lofts. | 1 | AED 3,850,000 | 1,302 sq ft |
| 4 bedroom duplex41 in Al Maryah Vista 2, the largest homes in the tower. Ask us for one. | None today | - | Up to 2,515 sq ft |
| 5 bedroom penthouseJumeirah Residences, each with a private terrace, opening in 2031. | Launch | - | Not released |
Listed with us
Two homes at Al Maryah Vista 2, both resales of contracts in a tower still being built: a furnished loft of 1,302 sq ft and a canal view studio.
New on the island
Jumeirah Residences, 253 branded homes by Emirates Developments opening in 2031, and Reportage's Al Maryah Vista 2, rising beside its finished twin.
The villas nearby
With no villa plots on the island, these are the addresses to compare. Each card opens our villa page for that island.
FromAED 4,200,0001 townhouse listed
The next island, and ADGM too. Ours is a three bedroom townhouse at Reem Hills 2, still a contract.
FromAED 8,200,0002 villas listed
About 14 minutes from the island to the Cultural District, by the developer's own drive times.
FromAED 5,600,0003 villas listed
About 25 minutes by the same drive times. Villa communities on the golf course, the canal and the mangroves.
Al Raha Beach and Hudayriyat Island have villa pages of their own, linked below. Counts are our listings on 22 September 2026.
Tower or villa
The choice is not the price first. It is whether you want to live beside ADGM with a hotel's services, or have a garden a short drive away.
| A home on Al Maryah Island against a villa nearby | A home on Al Maryah | A villa nearby |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | An apartment, loft, duplex or penthouse in a tower | A villa or townhouse with its own garden |
| Listed with us today | 2 at Al Maryah Vista 2, from AED 780,000 | Yas villas from AED 5,600,000, Saadiyat from AED 8,200,000 |
| The largest home | 5 bedroom penthouses at Jumeirah Residences, from 2031 | Villas of four bedrooms and more on Yas and Saadiyat |
| To ADGM and Cleveland Clinic | About 4 minutes from Jumeirah Residences | A drive across the bridges |
| Who registers the sale | ADGM, online on AccessRP | ADGM on Al Reem, Abu Dhabi's registry on Saadiyat and Yas |
| The 2% transfer fee | Charged to the seller under ADGM rules | 2% registration fee on Saadiyat and Yas |
Want to live beside ADGM, The Galleria and Cleveland Clinic, or with a hotel's services? Buy on the island. Want a garden? Look across the water at Al Reem, then at Saadiyat and Yas.
Buying under ADGM
The island is part of ADGM, so its fees follow ADGM's Real Property rules rather than Abu Dhabi's own registry. These are the figures in ADGM's fee schedule.
| Cost | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer fee | 2% of the value | On the price or the fair market value, whichever is higher, and charged to the seller. |
| Mortgage registration | 0.1% of the loan | AED 3,080 on a loan of AED 3,080,000, which is 80% of a AED 3,850,000 home. |
| Down Payment on a first home | 20% expatriates, 15% UAE nationals | An expatriate puts AED 770,000 into a AED 3,850,000 home; a UAE national AED 577,500. |
| Help at the service centre | AED 2,000 | ADGM's fee for in person help with a transfer at its service centre. |
| Launch prices and plans | Not published yet | Jumeirah Residences and Al Maryah Vista 2 publish no instalment plan. We confirm terms in writing. |
Near handover at Al Maryah Vista 2. Its 2% transfer fee, AED 77,000, is charged to the seller under ADGM rules. You pay what the seller has paid so far, then the developer's remaining schedule.
Fees are from ADGM's Real Property Regulations (Fees) Rules 2024. Every tower bills its own yearly service charge, which we confirm per home.
Monthly repayments
Start from a price on this page and set the Down Payment your bank asks for. The cash shown for transfer day is your Down Payment, because ADGM charges the transfer fee to the seller.
Monthly repaymentAED 16,686
Add 0.1% of the loan for ADGM's mortgage registration. Rates and terms are the bank's decision; get them in writing.
What fits you
Three questions: what matters most, how much space you need and when you want the keys. The answer names one address and why.
Which Al Maryah address fits you
What matters most, the space you need and when you want to move in.
Start with
The smallest homes in the tower, next to the finished Al Maryah Vista 1. We list a 341 sq ft studio with a canal view at AED 780,000.
See Al Maryah Vista 2Based on our listings and the releases in our catalogue this week.
The answer is an address, not a specific home. We check what is really on the market before any viewing.
How to buy
Four steps under ADGM's rules, from the offer to the keys. Every figure comes to you in writing before you sign.
Agree the price and sign the sale contract with the owner, or a reservation with the developer on a launch.
If you borrow, your bank approves the loan and registers the mortgage with ADGM for 0.1% of it.
ADGM's Registration Authority records the sale, online on AccessRP or at the ADGM Service Centre.
A finished home is yours once the transfer is recorded. A contract waits for the developer's handover.
Keep exploring
The island's own pages, the two projects named here, the villa pages for the islands around it and larger homes elsewhere in Abu Dhabi.
Questions
No. Every home on the island is in a tower: apartments, lofts, duplexes and penthouses. The nearest villa address is Reem Hills on Al Reem Island, and our villa pages also cover Saadiyat, Yas, Al Raha Beach and Hudayriyat.
Jumeirah Residences brings 253 branded homes from one bedroom to five bedroom penthouses, opening in 2031. Al Maryah Vista 2 holds 66 three bedroom lofts, 16 three bedroom duplexes and 41 four bedroom duplexes of up to 2,515 sq ft. Rosewood Abu Dhabi keeps 134 residences and Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi 124 inside their towers.
A 186 metre branded tower by Emirates Developments with Jumeirah, designed by Killa Design, beside The Galleria on the island's canal. Its 253 homes run from one bedroom apartments to five bedroom penthouses, each with a private terrace, and a ring shaped sky deck carries a glass bottomed pool. It is due to open in 2031; prices and sizes have not been published.
Our two listings are a 341 sq ft studio at AED 780,000 and a furnished 1,302 sq ft three bedroom loft at AED 3,850,000, both at Al Maryah Vista 2. Reportage published prices from AED 540,000 for that tower. Jumeirah Residences releases its prices to registered buyers.
ADGM's Real Property fee rules set the transfer fee at 2% of the property value or its fair market value, whichever is higher, and charge it to the seller. A mortgage adds a registration fee of 0.1% of the amount borrowed. Check who pays what in your sale contract before you sign.
ADGM's Registration Authority, because the island is part of ADGM, the international financial centre that also covers Al Reem Island. Sales are recorded online on AccessRP or at the ADGM Service Centre, and property disputes go to the ADGM Courts.
Rosewood Abu Dhabi keeps 134 residences beside its guest rooms and suites, with direct access to The Galleria and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi, a 34 storey tower, keeps 124 private residences with the hotel's pool, gym and spa. Ask us which are offered for sale or rent.
Emirates Developments gives these drive times from the island: 10 minutes to downtown Abu Dhabi, 12 to Louvre Abu Dhabi, 14 to the Saadiyat Cultural District and 25 to Yas Island and Zayed International Airport.
On Al Reem Island, the next island, at Reem Hills. The one we list there today is a three bedroom townhouse at Reem Hills 2 for AED 4,200,000, still a contract. For larger villas, our Yas villas start at AED 5,600,000 and Saadiyat at AED 8,200,000.
The island joins ADGM, The Galleria's shops and restaurants, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and two five star hotels, with a 5.4 km waterside promenade, Highline Park, tennis and basketball courts and football academies. Its towers face the canal and Al Reem Island.
Get the Al Maryah list
Tell us your budget, the bedrooms and whether a garden matters. We reply with homes on Al Maryah Island or the villas nearest to it, each with its status and terms.