A single residential tower of 165 homes on the Al Maryah Island waterfront, next to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and a minute from ADGM and The Galleria. One to four bedrooms, duplexes and one penthouse, with Ritz-Carlton residential services and seventeen amenities in the building. 10% on reservation, 60% on handover, estimated for Q1 2030.
Two SAAS Properties documents received on 9 October 2026: the 36-page project brochure and a seven-page summary booklet. The brochure carries the renders, the location map, the residence mix, the amenity list, the owner privileges and the residential services. The payment plan and the estimated handover date appear only in the summary booklet.
What the developer has not published yet: prices, unit sizes, floor plans, how the 165 homes split by type, and the service charge. We list those openly below rather than fill them in from portals. Ask us and we will request them in writing.
SAAS Properties positions the tower as a new landmark on the Al Maryah skyline: hospitality-grade service paired with permanent residential ownership. Al Maryah is Abu Dhabi's financial district — ADGM, The Galleria and Cleveland Clinic are all on the same island — which puts this branded residence in a business district rather than on a resort island.
The developer is SAAS Properties, a UAE developer active in residential, commercial and retail real estate. The Ritz-Carlton name is used under licence: the developer's own disclaimer states that the residences are not owned, developed or sold by The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company or its affiliates, and that Ritz-Carlton has not confirmed the statements in the materials.
That is the normal structure for branded residences, and it is worth understanding before you buy: the brand sets the service standard and runs the residential services; the construction, the delivery date and the contract are the developer's.
Two partners are named in the brochure: Killa Design, an award-winning architectural firm, and Tara Bernerd & Partners, a design studio founded in 2002 and known for hospitality and residential spaces.
The architecture is built on slim proportions and layered depth: vertical fins, louvres and screens balance openness with privacy, and continuous balconies give shade and wide views across the island.
Inside, the brochure describes floor-to-ceiling glazing in the living rooms, expansive terraces and bespoke finishes; master suites come with a walk-in wardrobe, an en-suite bathroom and direct access to the terrace.
The tower stands on the Al Maryah Island waterfront, adjacent to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. The drive times below are the developer's, from the brochure's location map.
From 2 June 2026 Abu Dhabi froze residential rent increases: renewals at 0%, re-lets at the previous contract value. ADREC states that ADGM communities — Al Reem Island and Al Maryah Island — are exempt and continue to price freely. If you are buying to let, that is the structural difference between this tower and launches on Saadiyat, Yas or Hudayriyat. See the H1 2026 market summary →
This is the residence mix exactly as the developer publishes it. Duplexes are offered in the two-, three- and four-bedroom types; there is one penthouse.
Unit sizes, floor plans and the number of homes of each type have not been published. We request the price list and plans for the type you are interested in.
The brochure's full list — wellness, family, work and entertainment under one roof, plus guest rooms reserved for residents and their guests.
For branded residences this is what you are paying the premium for, so it is worth reading the list as the developer writes it — including the footnote.
Essential services include concierge reservations (air travel, cars and limousines, restaurants, spa, golf tee times, hotels), valet parking, butler, doorman and porter services, package and newspaper delivery, move-in coordination, a business centre, loss prevention and common-area housekeeping and maintenance.
À la carte services cover housekeeping, minor engineering work, in-residence dining, a personal chef, a personal trainer, childcare, pet grooming, in-home spa treatments and care of the home while you are away. In the developer's own footnote, these are arranged by the concierge and typically provided by third parties not affiliated with The Ritz-Carlton — in other words, paid separately rather than included.
Ownership comes with access to Onvia, the owners' platform described in the brochure. The privileges listed are:
The brochure does not specify the Bonvoy status tier or the terms of each privilege; we ask for them in writing.
The schedule is set by date, not by construction stage. After the 10% reservation, the instalments are 5% every six months, each May and November from 2027 to 2029.
| Milestone | Date | Share | Cumulative (ours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservation | On reservation | 10% | 10% |
| Instalment 1 | May 2027 | 5% | 15% |
| Instalment 2 | November 2027 | 5% | 20% |
| Instalment 3 | May 2028 | 5% | 25% |
| Instalment 4 | November 2028 | 5% | 30% |
| Instalment 5 | May 2029 | 5% | 35% |
| Instalment 6 | November 2029 | 5% | 40% |
| Handover | Q1 2030 (estimated) | 60% | 100% |
Source: SAAS Properties summary booklet. The cumulative column is our arithmetic.
Only 40% is paid over roughly three and a half years of construction, which keeps capital light while the tower is built. The other side of it: 60% falls due in a single payment at handover, so it needs to be planned from day one — from savings, from a sale, or from a mortgage on a completed home. We model this together with you before reservation.
None of the following appears in the developer's materials. We do not fill these in from portals or rumours; we request them in writing for the unit you are considering.
These figures are neither the developer's nor ours — they come from ADREC's Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market Report for H1 2026, where ADGM (Al Reem and Al Maryah) is reported as one district.
ADGM is the fastest-growing of the big island districts. Sales value rose 153% — faster than Saadiyat (+63%) or Yas (+91%) — and the rent freeze exemption is a real reason for it. Most of that volume, though, is Al Reem, where 13,518 new homes are projected by 2030. Al Maryah is a far smaller residential island, and a 165-home branded tower on it competes with very little like-for-like stock. That is the argument for this project; the open price list is the reason to wait for numbers before deciding.
Compare it with the other ADGM projects we cover: Riviera Residences → · A1LA Residence → · H1 2026 market summary →
Send us the bedroom count you are interested in, and we will come back with the price list, floor plans and service charge as soon as the developer releases them, together with written answers to the open questions above. We work in Russian, Kazakh and English.
Independent analysis
Project pages describe what the developer is selling. These are our own views on the market around it — official data cited to its source, our interpretation labelled as opinion.
Information on this page last updated , from the SAAS Properties brochure and summary booklet for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Al Maryah Island. Written by Yeldar Nurmukanov, founder of Astana Real Estate and an ADREC-licensed broker in Abu Dhabi.
