Alaya
3,060–9,522 sq ft
Dubai developer profile
The group behind Mall of the Emirates also master-plans Tilal Al Ghaf, Ghaf Woods, Al Zahia, Al Mouj and Waterfront City — retail-led districts rather than standalone towers.
Majid Al Futtaim is the Middle East’s best-known mall and leisure operator, and a master developer almost by extension. The group has been trading since 1995, when City Centre Deira opened as the region’s first integrated shopping and entertainment centre; Mall of the Emirates followed in 2005 with the Middle East’s first indoor ski slope. Its communities division applies the same logic to housing: build a destination with retail, leisure and landscape at the centre, then sell homes into it. That produces a different product from a pure residential developer. The amenity is not a podium gym — it is a lagoon, a beach club, a park and a mall, and the commercial side of the business has an interest in keeping them busy.
Five master-planned destinations across three countries. Each is built around a place — a lagoon, a forest, a mall, a marina — rather than around a single residential building.
Tilal Al Ghaf and Ghaf Woods are the active Dubai communities and the ones most buyers ask about. Al Zahia serves Sharjah, Al Mouj Muscat is the group’s oldest mixed-use district, and Waterfront City is a Beirut waterfront project.
Each community is released as a series of named neighbourhoods, and the specification, plot size and handover date change from one to the next. Every neighbourhood below has its own page, linked from the card.
MAF builds the mall first and the homes around it. City Centre Al Zahia and the retail at Tilal Al Ghaf are run by the same group that sells the houses, which is a stronger guarantee of upkeep than a developer handing over a retail podium to a third party.
Lagoon Al Ghaf is the centre of Tilal Al Ghaf — swimmable water, beaches, kayaking — rather than a decorative water feature. It is also expensive to run, which shows in service charges.
The portfolio is master-planned districts in Dubai, Sharjah, Muscat and Beirut. There is no Downtown tower in it, and the group does not chase every launch cycle.
Ghaf Woods participates in Dubai Land Department’s First-Time Home Buyer Programme, with the developer advertising savings of up to 5% for eligible buyers.
A lagoon community is a different purchase from a tower apartment. These are the checks we run before a client reserves.
A Dubai-based mall, retail and leisure group that has been trading since 1995, when City Centre Deira opened. It also master-develops five mixed-use communities across the UAE, Oman and Lebanon through Majid Al Futtaim Communities.
Tilal Al Ghaf and Ghaf Woods in Dubai, Al Zahia in Sharjah, Al Mouj Muscat in Oman, and Waterfront City in Beirut.
Both. It is best known for Mall of the Emirates, City Centre malls, Carrefour and VOX Cinemas, and its communities division master-plans and sells residential districts around those anchors.
A resort-style community in new Dubai built around Lagoon Al Ghaf, with white sand beaches, a park, a beach club and Royal Grammar School, plus villa and townhouse neighbourhoods including Alaya, Harmony, Aura, Elan, Serenity Mansions and Elysian Mansions.
An apartment community in Dubai designed around a forest, laid out as 11 clusters. Majid Al Futtaim markets it on greenery — its claim is more trees than residents.
Pricing varies by community, neighbourhood and phase, and the developer releases it per launch. We send the current price list for the specific cluster rather than quote a portal figure.
Yes — construction-linked plans are published per launch. We confirm the schedule, booking amount and any post-handover element in writing before you reserve.
Tell us the community, neighbourhood and budget you have in mind. We will send the current price list, the service-charge estimate and how the phase compares with the alternatives — including the ones we would not buy.
Sources and verification. Group history, community descriptions and neighbourhood names were checked against Majid Al Futtaim’s corporate site, tilalalghaf.com and ghafwoods.com in October 2026. The developer publishes no community-wide price list; figures are released per launch. Nothing on this page is a promise of return, appreciation or availability.