Mayar

About Mayar

Mayar is the elder half of Maysan, and the more distinctive. It introduced stacked maisonettes to Abu Dhabi — four-storey buildings in which each home is a duplex occupying two floors, with its own entrance sequence and either a private garden at the bottom or a terrace at the top.

The typology is common in Beirut, Amman and parts of Europe and rare in the Gulf, where family buyers are usually pushed either into a tower apartment or a villa compound. Mayar’s pitch is the middle: two levels, a stair you own, outdoor space, and a district with parks and trails, all inside Al Reem Island.

What to weigh. First, the layout. A maisonette is a genuinely better home for a family than a flat of the same area — bedrooms upstairs, living downstairs, and a door to the outside. It is also a worse home for anyone with mobility issues, and a harder resale because the buyer pool for “not quite a townhouse, not quite an apartment” is narrower than either.

Second, the price. AED 3.3 million (portal-listed) for a three-bedroom duplex on Reem Island is villa money in most other Abu Dhabi districts. The justification is location and scarcity rather than space: you are not buying a big house, you are buying a family layout inside the city.

Third, the status. Mayar launched early in Modon’s life and is now sold through the Maysan district rather than as a standalone project. That means limited primary availability, a thinner set of published documents, and a resale market that is still establishing its level. Ask what is actually available, from whom, and at what price before you form a view.

Fourth, the practical detail that decides these homes: which level, and what outdoor space comes with it. On a stacked product that is most of the value.

Compiled November 2026 from the developer’s published description of Mayar and the Maysan district, and from the listing portal’s Mayar project record (price, handover, payment plan, unit classification). Modon does not currently publish a Mayar page, a price list or a floor-plan schedule on its website.

Homes, sizes and price

No square metre figures are published for Mayar by either source. What is published is the typology, and on a stacked maisonette that tells you most of what you need to know.

The question to ask is not “how big” but “which level”. Ground-floor maisonettes get a garden and direct access; upper maisonettes get a terrace and a view. In a four-storey building there are only two stacked homes per stack, so the choice is binary and the price difference should reflect it.

Ask for the built-up area, the plot share, the orientation and the parking allocation. On a duplex, the stair position decides whether the living space is usable or a corridor — worth seeing on a plan rather than a render.

Compare the per-square-foot figure with a Reem Island apartment of similar total area and with a townhouse in Thoraya. If Mayar is asking a premium over Thoraya for less outdoor space, the maisonette layout is the only thing you are paying for.

Price and payment plan

The portal records 10% on booking, 30% during construction and 60% on handover — the lightest construction split and the heaviest handover payment of Modon’s Reem Island products.

Sixty per cent at handover on a AED 3.3 million home is approximately AED 2 million due in one payment. That is a mortgage-shaped structure: it rewards a buyer who can finance at completion and penalises one who wants to pay as they build.

Because Mayar is an older release, the plan may no longer apply to whatever is actually available. If you are buying resale, the original plan is history and the only relevant question is the seller’s price and the title.

Amenities

Mayar’s amenity is shared with the Maysan district: a swimming pool, gym, landscaped gardens, children’s play areas, restaurants and cafes, and gated 24-hour security. Nothing here is resort-scale, and that is the point — the district sells parks and walks rather than beach clubs.

For a family with young children the useful items are the gardens, the play areas and the traffic-free internal streets. For an investor, they are what makes the home lettable to a family rather than to sharers, which is where the rent premium over a two-bedroom apartment actually comes from.

Ask which facilities are inside Mayar and which are in Thoraya or the wider district, and how far. On a 600,000 sq m masterplan, “shared amenity” can mean a five-minute walk or a drive.

Where it is

Mayar sits inside the Maysan district on Al Reem Island, the residential and financial quarter immediately north-east of downtown Abu Dhabi. The island is connected to the city by three bridges and holds Reem Mall, several schools and ADGM’s surrounding residential catchment.

The practical commute: ADGM and downtown are a short drive, the Corniche ten minutes, Zayed International Airport around half an hour. Schools on the island and just over the bridge serve the family market that Mayar is aimed at.

The limitation is the same as for the whole district: no beach, no golf, no waterfront promenade. If the family’s weekend is the beach, this is the wrong island; if it is school, work and a park, it is a strong one.

At a glance

• Abu Dhabi’s first stacked maisonettes — duplex homes in four-storey buildings.
• Three and four bedrooms, with a garden or a terrace depending on the level.
• Part of the 600,000 sq m Maysan district on Al Reem Island.
• Portal-listed from AED 3.3 million, handover Q4 2027.
• Plan recorded as 10/30/60 — 60% at handover.
• Pool, gym, landscaped gardens, play areas, gated security.
• No current developer page; availability is likely resale or legacy stock.

What we verify before you reserve

• What is actually available, and from the developer or a resale owner.
• Which level, and what garden or terrace comes with it.
• The built-up area, plot share, orientation and parking.
• Whether the 10/30/60 plan still applies, or the terms of the resale.
• The service charge for the Maysan district, itemised.
• The title and registration with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport.
• Recent lets for maisonettes and townhouses on Reem Island.
• The condition of completed units, if you are buying resale.