Sobha City Abu Dhabi at a glance
Sobha City is Sobha Realty’s first large scale master community in Abu Dhabi. It covers about 38 million sq ft in Al Bahiya near Zayed International Airport and Yas Island. Sobha announced it in April 2026 with a value of AED 40 billion. Phase one is on sale with one bedroom apartments from about AED 1.3 million and handover in Q4 2029.
| Developer | Sobha Realty |
| Location | Al Bahiya, Abu Dhabi, on the E10 and E12 corridor near Zayed International Airport and Yas Island |
| Master plan size | About 38 million sq ft. Phase one about 8 million sq ft of land |
| Value | AED 40 billion |
| Homes at full build | 4,000 apartments and 2,500 villas, plus 80 golf course mansions to launch later |
| Home types | Waterfront apartments, estate and garden villas, mansions |
| Apartment price | One bedroom from AED 1.31 million (The National). From AED 1.3 million (Khaleej Times) |
| Villa price | From AED 4.96 million (The National). 2,557 sq ft villas from AED 4.69 million (Khaleej Times) |
| Payment plan | Not yet published by the developer |
| Phase one handover | Q4 2029 |
Sobha City homes and phases
Sobha City will be built in phases. The National reports that phase one holds about a third of the homes and is on sale now. At full build there will be 4,000 apartments and 2,500 villas. A later release of 80 mansions on the golf course is planned. Sobha’s website lists River Cove Residences apartments and The Orchard and The Terraces villas under Sobha City.
Sources report slightly different starting prices. The National gives one bedroom apartments from AED 1.31 million and villas from AED 4.96 million. Khaleej Times gives one bedroom apartments from AED 1.3 million and 2,557 sq ft villas from AED 4.69 million. Ask for Sobha’s current price list before you decide.
Sobha City master plan and amenities
- About 60% open and green space with more than 50,000 trees
- Wellness loop of more than 18 km and pedestrian first paths
- Two km waterfront promenade and an integrated marina
- Executive par 3 golf course designed by Greg Norman Golf Course Design
- Schools, healthcare facilities and mosques
- Retail, leisure and social spaces including a mall
Sobha describes Sobha City as low density, gated and family focused. Sobha designs, engineers and builds in house under its backward integration model.
Al Bahiya location
Al Bahiya sits on the E10 and E12 corridor in Abu Dhabi. Sobha City is close to Zayed International Airport and Yas Island. Sobha has not published drive times.
Sobha City in Abu Dhabi is a different project from Sobha Central on Sheikh Zayed Road and from Sobha Sanctuary in Dubai.
What the developer has not published yet
As of 2 November 2026 Sobha Realty has not published the payment plan, unit sizes for apartments, the phase one unit count, handover dates beyond phase one, service charges or a launch date for the golf course mansions. We will not publish a figure the developer has not released. When Sobha publishes them they will appear here.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sobha City Abu Dhabi?
Sobha City is a 38 million sq ft waterfront master community by Sobha Realty in Al Bahiya, Abu Dhabi. It is valued at AED 40 billion and will have 4,000 apartments and 2,500 villas.
Where is Sobha City?
In Al Bahiya, Abu Dhabi, on the E10 and E12 corridor near Zayed International Airport and Yas Island.
What is the starting price at Sobha City?
One bedroom apartments start from AED 1.31 million according to The National and AED 1.3 million according to Khaleej Times. Villas start from AED 4.96 million according to The National. Khaleej Times reports 2,557 sq ft villas from AED 4.69 million.
When is the handover at Sobha City?
Phase one is due for completion in Q4 2029.
What is the payment plan at Sobha City?
Sobha has not published the payment plan in its announcement. Cresco Real Estate will share it as soon as Sobha releases it.
Is Sobha City the same as Sobha Sanctuary?
No. Sobha Sanctuary is a Sobha master community in Dubai. Sobha City is Sobha’s first master community in Abu Dhabi.
How do I register interest in Sobha City?
Contact Cresco Real Estate, RERA ORN 34288. We will send the brochure, floor plans and current price list.
Speak to Cresco Real Estate about Sobha City Abu Dhabi
Cresco Real Estate is a RERA registered brokerage in Dubai, ORN 34288. Register your interest and we will send the official price list, payment plan and floor plans as soon as the developer releases them. Call us on +971 4 529 9647 or 1-833-CRESCO-6, or send us your requirement.
Facts on this page come from the developer and published reports, checked 2 November 2026: sobharealty.com · thenationalnews.com · khaleejtimes.com · gulfbusiness.com. Where the developer has not published a figure, we say so rather than estimate it.
More about Abu Dhabi
Read the Cresco area guide to Abu Dhabi. Prices, rental yields, handover timelines, schools, commute times and what actually sells there.
You may also want to read work out the rental yield.
What Abu Dhabi actually registered
These figures are published by the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre, the regulator that registers every transaction in the emirate. They are not asking prices.
Across Abu Dhabi, residential sales reached AED 70.4 billion in the first half of 2026, against AED 25.3 billion in the same period a year earlier. Off plan took 89 per cent of that value and 82 per cent of the deals. In the ready market, 61 per cent of purchases completed in cash.
Rents are moving faster than most buyers expect. New lease prices rose 17 per cent year on year for apartments and 9 per cent for villas. Inside the investment zones, where a foreign buyer can own freehold, those figures are 21 per cent and 16 per cent. On repeat sales, the same apartment resold 20 per cent higher and the same villa 12 per cent higher.
The emirate holds 233,000 active lease contracts worth AED 9.3 billion, up 8 per cent. Supply stands at about 409,000 homes with a further 71,000 expected by 2030, peaking in 2028 at roughly 21,800 units. That pipeline is the number to weigh against the rent growth above, because it is what eventually answers it.
Where this comes from, and what it does not yet tell you. Every figure on this page is from the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market Report H1 2026, published by ADREC on 18 August 2026. It is district level and half yearly, so it is not the unit level record we publish for Dubai communities. We have applied for direct ADREC data access and will publish Abu Dhabi at the same depth as Dubai once it is granted. We would rather tell you the limit of what we know than dress a half year figure up as something finer.
