Emirate
Abu Dhabi’s townhouse market is small, concentrated and dominated by two developers. It also has an ownership rule that several of its most heavily marketed projects do not obviously satisfy.
Almost all of it comes from two developers. Modon builds on Hudayriyat Island, where Nawayef Village and Nawayef Park Views are dedicated townhouse products, and at Reem Hills. Aldar builds at Yas Acres and sold out Al Ghadeer Gardens at launch. Bloom Living in Zayed City adds a three-bedroom townhouse. Verified prices start around AED 2M and most sit well above AED 4M.
Counts describe what this site has verified in Abu Dhabi.
Ownership
The UAE government portal names nine designated investment areas in which non-GCC nationals may acquire property rights. This table maps the communities building townhouses against that list.
| Community | Developer | In the nine designated areas? | What that means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yas Island | Aldar | Yes — named | The clearest route for a foreign buyer, though Aldar publishes no townhouse price here |
| Al Reem Island | Modon | Yes — named | Reem Hills sits inside a named area; its published figure covers villas too |
| Hudayriyat Island | Modon | Not named | The deepest townhouse supply in the emirate sits outside the federal portal’s list. Get the ownership right in writing |
| Al Ghadeer | Aldar | Not named | On the Dubai border; Al Ghadeer Gardens sold out before any ownership detail was published |
| Zayed City | Bloom Holding | Not named | Bloom Living publishes a townhouse price but not an ownership type |
The nine areas named by the UAE government portal are Yas Island, Saadiyat, Al Reem, Al Maryah, Al Lulu, Al Raha Beach, Saih Al Sedairah, Al Reef and Masdar City. “Not named” means the community does not appear on that list — it is not evidence that foreign buyers are excluded, and rights inside the nine are tiered rather than uniform. This is not legal advice.
Projects
Every card carries the scope of its price. Three of these figures are not townhouse prices, and the card says so.
Modon Hudayriyat Island
AvailableFrom AED 2Mtownhouse starting price
Listed by Modon as a townhouse-only product across one to four bedrooms, which makes it the most accessible verified townhouse price in Abu Dhabi. Modon publishes no dedicated project page, so sizes and current availability are unconfirmed.
Modon Hudayriyat Island
Developer sold outFrom AED 4.1Mcommunity-wide starting price
Hudayriyat Island's first townhouse release. Modon states 378 units sold out on launch day for roughly AED 2 billion — the developer's own claim, not an audited figure. The published price covers 3-4 bedroom townhouses and 5-bedroom twin villas together, so it is not a townhouse-specific figure.
Modon Hudayriyat Island
AvailableFrom AED 4.2Mwhole project, not the townhouse
Mansions, villas and townhouses under one starting price, so the figure is not a townhouse price. Modon states more than AED 13 billion of sales and 1,700 residences sold within days of the July 2026 launch; both are the developer's own claims.
Aldar Properties Yas Island
AvailablePrice awaiting verification
Two and three-bedroom townhouses distinct from the four and five-bedroom villas in the same community. Aldar publishes no price, payment plan or handover date, and its stated size range does not separate townhouses from villas.
Aldar Properties Al Ghadeer
Developer sold outPrice awaiting verification
Launched 15 May 2026 and announced sold out six days later for more than AED 1 billion, per Aldar's own release. A second phase was said to be brought forward. No bedroom, size or price detail is published on any reachable Aldar page.
Modon Al Reem Island
AvailableFrom AED 4.1Mwhole project, not the townhouse
Modon labels the project villas, apartments and townhouses, but the published price and size ranges span all three, so nothing here describes a townhouse specifically. On Al Reem Island, which is one of Abu Dhabi's designated investment areas.
Bloom Holding Zayed City
AvailableFrom AED 4.5Mtownhouse starting price
A three-bedroom townhouse priced as its own unit type alongside apartments and larger villas. Widely marketed as Khalifa City; Bloom's own page places it in Zayed City.
Prices
Most Abu Dhabi launches price a whole release at once. A “from” figure on a mixed villa-and-townhouse project tells you about the cheapest home in it, which is rarely the townhouse.
| Project | Community | Published from | What the figure covers | Handover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawayef Park Views | Hudayriyat Island | AED 2M | Townhouse-specific | Q1 2028 |
| Nawayef Village | Hudayriyat Island | AED 4.1M | Community-wide figure | Q1 2029 |
| Hudayriyat Golf Estates | Hudayriyat Island | AED 4.2M | Whole project — includes villas | Q3 2030 |
| Yas Acres | Yas Island | Awaiting verification | Nothing published | Not published |
| Al Ghadeer Gardens | Al Ghadeer | Awaiting verification | Whole project — includes villas | Not published |
| Reem Hills | Al Reem Island | AED 4.1M | Whole project — includes villas | Q1 2029 |
| Bloom Living | Zayed City | AED 4.5M | Townhouse-specific | Not published |
Prices are developer-published starting figures at the date checked, subject to change, and are not offers. Only figures a source ties to a townhouse are treated as townhouse prices anywhere on this site.
Developers
Builds the emirate’s deepest townhouse supply on Hudayriyat Island, plus Reem Hills. Publishes payment plans more readily than most UAE developers, and prices whole releases rather than unit types.
Yas Acres offers two and three-bedroom townhouses with no published price; Al Ghadeer Gardens launched and sold out in six days. Aldar also built Haven and Athlon in Dubai.
Aldar townhousesA single three-bedroom townhouse product at Bloom Living in Zayed City, published from AED 4.5M — the only Abu Dhabi townhouse price outside Modon’s portfolio we can tie to the format.
Payment plans
Modon states a plan shape for each of its releases. Read them for what falls due at handover, not for the booking amount.
| Project | Published plan | Due at handover | On a stated handover of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nawayef Park Views | 60/40 | 40% of the price | Q1 2028 |
| Nawayef Village | 50/50 | 50% of the price | Q1 2029 |
| Reem Hills | 50/50 | 50% of the price | Q1 2029 |
| Hudayriyat Golf Estates | 40/60 | 60% of the price | Q3 2030 |
A 50/50 plan on a 2029 completion means half the purchase price falls due on a date the developer controls, usually needing a mortgage approved on a bank’s terms years from now. How payment plans work
Not listed here
Both are designated investment areas, and both are apartment and villa markets. We found no current off-plan townhouse product from a developer source in either.
A designated area with a large existing townhouse population, but it is delivered stock trading on resale rather than an off-plan opportunity, so it sits outside this site’s scope.
Several Abu Dhabi “townhouse” listings resolve to villas or apartments once you reach the developer’s own page. We do not carry a project on a portal tag alone.
Fit
FAQ
In the designated investment areas, yes. The UAE government portal names nine: Yas Island, Saadiyat, Al Reem, Al Maryah, Al Lulu, Al Raha Beach, Saih Al Sedairah, Al Reef and Masdar City. Outside those areas the portal describes no foreign ownership right, and rights inside them are tiered rather than uniform. Verify the specific project before paying anything.
We cannot confirm it from an official source. Hudayriyat Island does not appear in the federal portal’s list of designated investment areas, and Modon’s pages do not state an ownership type. That is not evidence that foreign buyers are excluded — it is a gap you should close in writing with the developer before committing.
An Aldar release of townhouses and villas in the Al Ghadeer community on the Abu Dhabi–Dubai border, launched on 15 May 2026 and announced sold out six days later for more than AED 1 billion. Aldar published no bedroom, size or price breakdown on any page we could reach, and said a second phase was being brought forward.
The lowest verified townhouse-specific figure is AED 2M at Nawayef Park Views on Hudayriyat Island. Bloom Living publishes three-bedroom townhouses from AED 4.5M. Figures quoted for Nawayef Village, Hudayriyat Golf Estates and Reem Hills cover villas as well, so they are not townhouse prices.
Yas Acres on Yas Island, in two and three-bedroom layouts alongside larger villas, and Al Ghadeer Gardens, which has sold out. Aldar publishes no price, plan or handover date for Yas Acres townhouses.
Modon publishes more than most: 50/50 at Nawayef Village and Reem Hills, 40/60 at Hudayriyat Golf Estates and 60/40 at Nawayef Park Views. A 50/50 plan means half the price falls due at handover, which is a substantial commitment on a 2029 completion.
Dubai has far more projects, far more developers and lower entry prices. Abu Dhabi has a small number of large, fast-selling island and corridor releases from two dominant developers, with a more restrictive foreign-ownership framework. They are different markets rather than cheaper and dearer versions of the same one.
Most Abu Dhabi townhouse launches sell out fast and publish little. We will find what is available and, importantly, what ownership right comes with it.
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Prices, availability, payment plans and handover schedules change. Verify current information with the developer or an authorised agent before committing to a purchase.