Dubai developer profile
Founded in 2022 under the Al Hadaf Group, MAK builds amenity-heavy residential towers — starting with I’Sola Bella in JVC, complete with a sand beach on the first floor.
MAK Developers is a young Dubai developer with an unusual parent. It was founded in 2022 under the umbrella of Al Hadaf Group, a hospitality business that has run floating restaurants, cruises and tourism operations in the UAE since 2006 and reports more than 1.1 million customers. That background shows in the product: the first tower is sold as a resort rather than a building, with a sand beach and island pool three floors above the lobby. The portfolio is small and deliberately so — 150+ townhouses and 15 commercial projects according to the company, with two residential launches in the market: I’Sola Bella in Jumeirah Village Circle and Saddlewood Park in Nad Al Sheba 1. A Jumeirah Golf Estates project is listed as planned. For a buyer, the question with a developer this new is delivery record rather than design ambition. I’Sola Bella is the first residential handover to judge them on, which is why the contractual date and the escrow arrangements matter more here than they would with an established developer.
Three named projects, two in the market. The first residential handover — I’Sola Bella in Q1 2027 — is the one to watch.
Al Hadaf Group’s business is tourism and hospitality — restaurants, cruises, guest experience — and MAK markets its buildings the same way. I’Sola Bella’s amenity stack (sand beach, island pool, roof deck, cigar lounge) is the clearest expression of it.
The strategy is to out-amenity the JVC competition rather than out-price it. That works for short-term rental appeal and for end users who want facilities; it also means service charges sit above a plain building of the same size.
The company describes its process as research-driven, selecting locations on rental yield and connectivity data. JVC — the highest-transaction-volume community in Dubai — fits that brief.
Three named projects and one of them planned. There is no sprawling masterplan to judge, which makes due diligence simpler but also means a single delayed handover is a large share of the track record.
A new developer deserves a different set of questions from an established one.
A Dubai developer founded in 2022, backed by C.D Holding and the Al Hadaf Group, a UAE hospitality group operating since 2006.
I’Sola Bella in Jumeirah Village Circle (204 apartments, handover Q1 2027) and Saddlewood Park in Nad Al Sheba 1, with a Jumeirah Golf Estates project listed as planned.
Yes. MAK operates under the Al Hadaf Group umbrella, which the developer describes as providing financial strength and operational experience from its tourism and hospitality business.
The company states 150+ townhouses and 15 commercial projects, with two residential launches currently in the market.
The design and amenity specification is strong on paper, but I’Sola Bella will be the first residential handover to judge delivery against. We check construction progress, escrow and the contractual date before advising a client to reserve.
The developer publishes a starting price for I’Sola Bella and releases prices on request elsewhere. We send the current list for the unit type you are considering.
Tell us the unit type and budget. We will send the current price list, the payment schedule as written in the contract, and our honest read on the JVC market at your price point.
Sources and verification. Company background, project list and leadership were checked against makdevelopers.com and the I’Sola Bella project site in October 2026. The developer publishes a starting price for I’Sola Bella and releases other pricing on request. Nothing on this page is a promise of return, appreciation or availability.