Bashayer is Modon waterfront community on Hudayriyat Island, built around its own marina and inspired by European coastal villages. It splits into two products, Bashayer Villas in two sizes and Bashayer Residences, an apartment collection. The masterplan also carries a five star hotel, a beach club and a boardwalk.
Bashayer at a glance
| Property Name | Bashayer |
| Developer | Modon |
| Location | Bashayer, Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi. The masterplan places Bashayer Villas, Bashayer Residences and Bashayer Marina together on the waterfront |
| Property Type | Villas and apartments |
| Unit Types | Bashayer Villas in two types, Select Villas and Shore Villas, in 4 and 5 bedroom layouts with a staff bedroom. Bashayer Residences in 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments plus larger upper floor units |
| Sizes | Select Villas ground 171.90 sqm, first 194.09 sqm, total gross saleable area 365.99 sqm, about 3,939 sq ft. Shore Villas ground 298.04 sqm, first 292.47 sqm, total gross saleable area 590.51 sqm, about 6,357 sq ft. Residences 1 bedroom internal 77 sqm with a 16 or 23 sqm balcony, total 93 to 100 sqm, about 1,001 to 1,076 sq ft. Residences 2 bedroom internal 117 to 123 sqm with balconies of 15 to 37 sqm, total 133 to 160 sqm, about 1,432 to 1,722 sq ft. Larger upper floor Residences total 258, 397 and 402 sqm, about 2,777 to 4,327 sq ft, with balconies running from 82 to 175 sqm |
| Size basis | Modon separates internal area from balcony area and gives a total gross saleable area for each layout. Compare like with like, because a Bashayer apartment with a 175 sqm balcony is a very different product from one with a 15 sqm balcony at a similar headline size |
| Starting Price | Bashayer Residences AED 2,350,000 to AED 7,650,000 for 1 to 4 bedroom apartments, confirmed by the developer. Bashayer Villas price not yet published, ask us |
| Payment Plan | 50/50. Modon publishes 5 per cent booking, 45 per cent during construction and 50 per cent on handover |
| Handover | Bashayer Villas Q1 2030 and Bashayer Residences Q2 2030, both published by Modon. Property Finder splits the Residences by phase, showing Q3 2029 for phases 3 and 4 and Q4 2029 for phases 1 and 2. Ask us which phase you are being offered |
| Service Charge | Not published in the developer brochure |
| Ownership | Freehold. Modon markets the Hudayriyat Island residential product as freehold |
| Amenities | Gated community, marina, beach club, five star hotel, boardwalk, gym, spa, padel courts, multi sports courts, community centre, mosque, retail, parks, green spaces and playgrounds |
| Connectivity | Modon publishes drive times of 15 minutes to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, 25 minutes to Zayed International Airport, 25 minutes to Abu Dhabi Global Market, 35 minutes to Saadiyat Island, 75 minutes to Al Maktoum International and 90 minutes to Downtown Dubai |
Buying an apartment rather than a house? Prices, the payment plan and the handover date are confirmed for the apartment collection. See Bashayer Residences, 1 to 4 bedrooms from AED 2.35M with a 50/50 plan and October 2029 handover.
Questions, answered
What is the difference between Select Villas and Shore Villas?
Size. A Select Villa is 365.99 square metres of gross saleable area across two floors. A Shore Villa is 590.51 square metres, so roughly 60 per cent larger. Both come in four and five bedroom layouts with a staff bedroom.
Is Bashayer gated?
Yes. Modon lists Bashayer as a gated community, with its own marina, beach club and boardwalk within the masterplan.
How big are the apartments?
One bedrooms run 93 to 100 square metres in total including the balcony, about 1,001 to 1,076 square feet. Two bedrooms run 133 to 160 square metres, about 1,432 to 1,722 square feet. There are larger upper floor units at 258, 397 and 402 square metres.
Which apartments have the big terraces?
The upper floor units. Balconies on those run from 82 to 175 square metres, which on the 397 square metre unit is nearly half the total area. Check the split before comparing the price per square foot with anything else.
How far is Bashayer from Dubai?
Modon publishes 90 minutes to Downtown Dubai and 75 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport. Within Abu Dhabi it is 15 minutes to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and 25 minutes to the airport.
What does a Bashayer villa or apartment cost?
Modon does not publish prices, payment plans, service charges or handover dates in this brochure. Ask us and we will get the current release information in writing from the developer.
About Hudayriyat Island and Modon
Hudayriyat Island sits off the western edge of Abu Dhabi city and is being developed by Modon, the master developer behind Surf Abu Dhabi, Velodrome Abu Dhabi and the emirate largest urban park. The island already carries a planned 220 kilometre network of cycle tracks, a masterplan figure for the full island build out rather than what is on the ground today, sports facilities, beaches, retail and dining, which is unusual because the amenities were built before the housing rather than promised alongside it.
The residential districts on the island are Nawayef West, Nawayef East, Nawayef Park Views, Nawayef Village, Al Naseem Community, Bashayer, Wadeem and Hudayriyat Golf Estates. Modon markets the island residential product as freehold.
What this brochure does not tell you
Modon does not publish a price, a payment plan, a service charge or a handover date in this brochure. We are not going to invent any of them. Ask us and we will get the current release price list, the payment plan and the handover schedule directly from Modon in writing, along with confirmation of which plots are actually available. Cresco Real Estate LLC, RERA ORN 34288.
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More about Abu Dhabi
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What Abu Dhabi actually registered
In the first half of 2026, Hudayriyat Island recorded AED 19 billion in residential sales, the strongest district in the emirate, taking 27 per cent of all residential sales value. That figure is published by the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre, the regulator that registers every transaction in the emirate.
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.
