Off-Plan
Property for sale in Al Maryah Island puts you in Abu Dhabi's central business and financial district, the home of the Abu Dhabi Global Market free zone, which runs on English common law. It is freehold for all nationalities, with studios from about AED 462,000 and branded residences reaching much higher. This is a premium, professional-tenant market, with rental yields of 5.5 to 7.5% and capital appreciation of 7 to 10% a year. Below: what the island costs, who actually rents here, and how an ADGM transfer works.
The pitch for property for sale in Al Maryah Island is narrow and it is honest. You are buying a small island where the tenants are bankers and the title sits under English common law.
What property for sale in Al Maryah Island costs, as of early 2026:
Average pricing sits near AED 12,800 per square metre. Budget the 2% transfer fee, usually split with the seller, plus registration. Figures gathered in early 2026. We re-check them each quarter.
The properties for sale in Al Maryah Island range from mid-market towers to branded residences.
The financial core, beside the ADGM, Cleveland Clinic and The Galleria, with the most established apartment stock and the strongest professional-tenant demand.
The most accessible entry point on the island, where studios and one-bedrooms start, popular with investors chasing the ADGM rental market.
The Mubadala and Aldar expansion adds 3,000 luxury residences, the off-plan frontier for buyers who want new branded product.
The properties for sale in Al Maryah Island are apartments, from value studios to branded penthouses.
The yield engine, let quickly to ADGM professionals and finance staff who want to live beside the office, and the most liquid resale segment.
Larger and branded homes for executives and high-net-worth buyers who want a financial-district address and premium finishes.
Real estate in Al Maryah Island pairs decent yield with strong appreciation, an unusual combination in a prime district. Gross yields of 5.5 to 7.5% come from reliable ADGM and finance tenants, while a supply-constrained island and the AED 60 billion expansion support values, with appreciation reported at 7 to 10% a year. The properties in Al Maryah Island that let fastest are studios and one-bedrooms near Sowwah Square and the ADGM.
Now the part a brochure leaves out. This is a small, high-end island and much of its demand is tied to one industry. That makes it more cyclical than a broad residential district, and branded stock carries a premium you may not recover quickly. Buy it for the address and the tenant quality, not for a bargain.
Al Maryah is compact and walkable, built as a business and lifestyle core. The Galleria on Al Maryah Island is the capital's luxury retail and dining destination, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a leading hospital right on the island, and Rosewood and Four Seasons hotels sit on the waterfront promenade. It connects by bridges to Reem Island and the mainland, and it is about 25 minutes from Abu Dhabi International Airport. The trade-off is that it is a business district first, so it is denser and more corporate than a family suburb, which is exactly what its tenants and buyers are after. Most residents here walk to work, to The Galleria and to the clinic, which is unusual anywhere in the Gulf.
Because the island is small and the tenant pool is salaried, properties in Al Maryah Island tend to re-let quickly between contracts rather than sit empty for a season.
Al Maryah is a designated investment zone under Abu Dhabi Law No. 13 of 2019 and sits inside the ADGM free zone, so freehold ownership is open to all nationalities, so you can buy property in Al Maryah Island without holding residency. Transfers register through the ADGM framework alongside the Department of Municipalities and Transport and the DARI platform, and you receive a Tabu title deed. Budget the 2% transfer fee, usually split 1% each with the seller, plus registration, and on off-plan confirm the escrow account. A purchase of AED 2 million or more qualifies your family for a renewable 10-year UAE Golden Visa. Send us your budget and we will come back with the units worth seeing and what each one really costs to hold. You can also explore property in Abu Dhabi or compare property in Al Reem Island.
We have sold real estate in Al Maryah Island and across the wider capital since 2004, and on an island this small the useful work is knowing which tower actually lets and which one merely looks good. We check the service charge, the ADGM registration route and the escrow account before any deposit moves, and we work in English, Dutch, Farsi, Turkish and Arabic. Tell us whether this is income, a base near the office or a visa, and we will shortlist the property for sale in Al Maryah Island worth seeing.