A City Built Around Calm — Sobha City, Al Bahia, Abu Dhabi
1 Bedroom Apartment, 2 Bedroom Apartment, Villas · Starting ₹1.31M onwards
Sobha City is Sobha Realty's first master-planned community in Abu Dhabi — a 38 million square foot freehold development in Al Bahia conceived not as a residential cluster but as a fully integrated urban environment where living, wellness, retail and community are designed together from the outset. Announced in April 2026 and valued at AED 40 billion, it marks the most significant single development launch in Abu Dhabi's recent history. Phase 1 releases approximately 470 homes across apartments, townhouses and villas, with handover targeted for December 2029.
Three distinct sub-communities give the masterplan its character: The Orchard, with private estate villas defined by expanse and calm; The Terraces, with garden villas that unfold outward through private gardens and elevated terraces; and River Cove, three residential towers along a promenade overlooking water. Each sub-community is complete in itself, yet shares a spine of canals, shaded walkways and over 50,000 trees that connect the whole. Around 60 percent of the total land area is given over to green and landscaped zones, so nature is not an amenity added at the edge but woven through every street and courtyard.
The design rests on three pillars that Sobha has named Live, Connect and Restore. Live addresses the home itself — proportioned rooms, natural light, privacy between plots. Connect shapes the promenades, retail courtyards and community pavilions where daily life unfolds in the open. Restore treats nature as infrastructure: shade, water, greenery and quiet are engineered into the plan as deliberately as roads and drainage. A signature golf course designed by a globally recognised player and a two-kilometre artificial-beach promenade bring those three pillars into daily contact with the landscape.
Behind the design is a construction model that Sobha has refined since PNC Menon founded the group in Oman in 1976. Sobha operates on a backward-integrated model — design, engineering, glazing, metalwork, furniture manufacturing and construction are all managed in-house — a model recognised in a Harvard Business School case study. That single chain of custody, from concept drawing to final handover, is what allows the developer to hold one consistent standard across a project of this scale. With over 140 million square feet of delivered developments worldwide and 2025 UAE sales of AED 22.7 billion, the organisation behind Sobha City has the track record to match its ambition here.
Abu Dhabi is at a defining moment in its residential evolution: freehold ownership is now open to all nationalities, Zayed International Airport continues to expand its global network, and the Yas Island corridor is adding leisure anchors — including Disneyland Abu Dhabi — that will permanently redefine the catchment around Al Bahia. Sobha City is positioned at the centre of that momentum, available at entry prices from AED 1.31 million for one-bedroom apartments to AED 13.44 million for six-bedroom estate villas. Those entering during Phase 1 do so at the front of a phased rollout that will ultimately reshape this part of the capital.
Starting from AED 1.31M onwards
| Configuration | Size | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Bedroom Apartment Waterfront apartments along the River Cove promenade with open views | 589 sq.ft. | AED 1.31M |
| 2 Bedroom Apartment Spacious waterfront residences in the River Cove towers with promenade access | 589 sq.ft. | AED 2.40M |
| 3 Bedroom Garden Villa The Terraces garden villas with private outdoor space and elevated terraces | 2578 sq.ft. | AED 4.96M |
| 4 Bedroom Garden Villa Generous garden villas with Majlis and layered indoor-outdoor living | 2578 sq.ft. | AED 8.07M |
| 4 Bedroom Estate Villa The Orchard private estate villas with lift, pool and panoramic green vistas | 4309 sq.ft. | AED 9.05M |
| 5 Bedroom Estate Villa Expansive estate villas with covered parking and landscaped private gardens | 4309 sq.ft. | AED 11.58M |
| 6 Bedroom Estate Villa Landmark estate residences offering the maximum footprint within The Orchard | 4309 sq.ft. | AED 13.44M |
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Al Bahia, Abu Dhabi, UAE · Al Bahia · Abu Dhabi
Al Bahia sits on the north-eastern fringe of Abu Dhabi, flanked by the E10, E11 and E12 highways and connected directly via Exit 34B. The district has grown steadily over two decades as part of the emirate's planned suburban expansion, attracting families who value space, coastal access and a quieter pace without sacrificing reach into either Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Yas Island — home to Ferrari World, SeaWorld, Warner Bros. World and the upcoming Disneyland Abu Dhabi, announced by The Walt Disney Company and Miral in May 2025 — is approximately five minutes away by car. Zayed International Airport is roughly 14 minutes from Al Bahia, placing the community at the crossroads of Abu Dhabi's leisure and connectivity infrastructure.
Within this corridor, Sobha City occupies a site structured around a two-kilometre waterfront promenade, canals and green corridors that together account for approximately 60 percent of the total land area. The address places residents within reach of Yas Mall, Deerfields Mall, Aspen Heights British School and Al Rahba Hospital, while the E10 and E12 dual frontage means the Abu Dhabi city centre is a straightforward drive south. TAQA Water Solutions has committed an AED 150 million upgrade to wastewater infrastructure serving Al Bahia and surrounding areas, signalling the pace of public investment flowing into this corridor. For buyers seeking freehold ownership open to all nationalities, this remains one of the few addresses in the capital offering that right at a master-community scale.
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The Abu Dhabi Transport Company has announced Tram Line 4, connecting Zayed International Airport's Terminal A to Yas Island, passing through the Al Bahia corridor and directly improving transit access for Sobha City residents.
Announced by The Walt Disney Company and Miral in May 2025, the seventh Disney theme park globally will be built on Yas Island — five minutes from Sobha City — permanently anchoring leisure and tourism demand in this corridor.
A 9.5 km deep gravity-driven infrastructure line serving Al Bahia, Al Sader and Taweelah raises hydraulic capacity to 120,000 m3 per day, underpinning the long-term development capacity of the district.
Abu Dhabi's new mega-terminal has significantly increased the airport's annual passenger capacity, deepening the international connectivity that makes the Al Bahia–Yas Island corridor attractive to global residents and investors.
Al Bahia sits within Abu Dhabi's Vision 2030 designated growth corridor; government road widening, plot sub-division for 230 new residential plots and ongoing utility upgrades are actively underway, directly supporting Sobha City's phased rollout.
Sobha City is a 100 percent freehold master community in Abu Dhabi, open to buyers of every nationality — one of the very few addresses in the capital offering this right at city scale, alongside a 60/40 interest-free payment plan structured over three construction years.
At 38 million square feet, Sobha City is planned as a self-sustaining urban ecosystem with schools, healthcare, retail, a golf course, a marina and 18 km of green pathways built into the foundation — not bolted on later. Phase 1 alone covers approximately 8 million square feet.
Approximately 60 percent of the total land area is allocated to landscaped parks, canals, shaded corridors and green open space — including over 50,000 trees — making the natural environment the structural backbone of daily life rather than a peripheral feature.
The Al Bahia location places residents five minutes from Yas Island's existing attractions — Ferrari World, SeaWorld, Warner Bros. World, Yas Mall and Etihad Arena — and within 15 minutes of the forthcoming Disneyland Abu Dhabi, the seventh Disney resort globally.
Sobha Realty designs, engineers, manufactures and builds entirely in-house — a model Harvard Business School has studied — eliminating the subcontractor chain and delivering one consistent standard from concept to handover across projects exceeding 140 million square feet worldwide.
Abu Dhabi's residential transaction volumes surged 160 percent year-on-year in 2025. Sobha City's Phase 1 of approximately 470 units is the opening window into a 38 million square foot community; buyers entering now are acquiring before the masterplan's full infrastructure and price discovery mature.
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