Manchester City Yas Residences, Abu Dhabi

Updated 13 August 2026 · By the Cresco local market team

Sales opened on 1 March 2026 for Manchester City Yas Residences, a joint venture between Ohana Development and City Football Group on Yas Island. More than 2,000 units on a 1.67 million square metre plot, with a Manchester City training academy, two football pitches and a crystal lagoon. Handover 2029.

What is being built

• Studios, one to three bedroom apartments, maisonettes and five bedroom villas
• More than 2,000 units on a 1.67 million square metre plot
• A Manchester City training academy and two football pitches
• Cryotherapy, hydrotherapy and oxygen therapy facilities
• A crystal lagoon
• Handover 2029

How to think about a football branded residence

Sports branded residences are a real and growing category, and the brand does two things. It creates recognition in markets far from Abu Dhabi, which widens the buyer pool. And it attaches facilities, in this case a genuine training academy, that a conventional developer would not build.

What it does not automatically do is guarantee a resale premium. The premium depends on whether the brand relationship is contracted for the long term and what happens to the branding if it ends. That is a question for the sale and purchase agreement, and it is the question most buyers do not ask.

Manchester City Yas Residences questions, answered

Who is developing Manchester City Yas Residences?

Ohana Development, in a joint venture with City Football Group, the owner of Manchester City FC, on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

How much do they cost?

Launch pricing was published in pounds sterling, from around GBP 400,000 for studios through three bedrooms, with maisonettes up to around GBP 2.2 million. Request pricing from the developer in the currency you intend to pay in.

What is included?

A Manchester City training academy, two football pitches, cryotherapy, hydrotherapy and oxygen therapy facilities, and a crystal lagoon, across a 1.67 million square metre plot.

When is handover?

2029.

What unit types are available?

Studios, one to three bedroom apartments, maisonettes and five bedroom villas, across more than 2,000 units.