Nawayef East

About Nawayef East

Nawayef East occupies the east hill of the Nawayef ridge on Hudayriyat Island, where the terrain rises to around 60 metres — high enough that every home has a view over the island, the water and the Abu Dhabi skyline. The streets wind up the slope, and the architecture deliberately mixes Southern Californian and contemporary styles with cladding and timber screens, so the streetscape does not read as one repeated house.

It is the most design-led of the Nawayef releases and the one with the widest price range: from a four-bedroom villa at AED 6.6 million to a six to eight-bedroom mansion at a price Modon has not yet published.

What to weigh. First, which product you are actually being sold. “Nawayef East” covers Homes, Heights and Mansions, and they are not variations on a theme: the Heights villas start at almost three times the Homes entry, and the Mansions sit above that. Make the sales team name the tier before discussing price.

Second, the timing. December 2028 is Modon’s date, and it is two years later than the listing portal suggests. If you have seen a Q4 2026 figure anywhere, it is out of date — the same portal also records the Nawayef mansion and Heights products with 2026 handovers that no longer exist.

Third, the specification. Modon states that every home at Nawayef East includes a swimming pool, a terrace, a majlis and an expansive garden as standard. That is unusually generous for the price point and it is worth checking in the SPA, because pool and landscape allowances are where villa budgets go wrong.

Fourth, the elevation. On a hillside estate the view is the asset, and the view is not permanent — later phases can build above you. Ask what sits above and below your plot on the masterplan.

Compiled November 2026 from Modon’s Nawayef East project page (the three tiers and their prices, villa areas, the 40/60 plan with a 10% down payment, the December 2028 handover, the 60-metre hills, the architectural mix and the standard specification) and the listing portal’s Nawayef East record (entry price, handover, payment plan).

Homes, sizes and price

Modon publishes a price for two of the three tiers and sizes for one. The Mansions remain unpriced, which tells you they are being sold selectively.

The Homes tier works out at roughly AED 14,000–17,800 per sq m — sensible for a new villa on an island with a golf course, a beach and a surf park. The Heights at AED 19.3 million for five to seven bedrooms is a different market entirely: that is mansion money in most of Abu Dhabi, and it buys elevation, privacy and size rather than location.

Within the Homes tier, the six types range from 370 to 468 sq m. Ask which type is at the entry price — almost certainly the smallest — and how much the largest costs. A 26% increase in area should not be accompanied by a 60% increase in price, and if it is, you are paying for position.

Ask what the pool and garden allowances cover, and whether the majlis is a room or an outdoor space. Those details change the usable area substantially.

Price and payment plan

A 40/60 plan with a 10% down payment, 30% in structured instalments during construction and 60% on handover. The portal records the same split.

A 10% down payment is as low as it gets in Abu Dhabi, and it is the reason Nawayef East sold as quickly as it did. The trade is the 60% at handover: on a AED 6.6 million villa that is just under AED 4 million due at completion in December 2028.

Ask whether there is post-handover finance available and whether Modon has a bank panel. On a villa at this level, the mortgage is usually arranged before the SPA is signed, not after.

Amenities

Every home comes with a private pool, a terrace, a majlis and a garden. The community adds a clubhouse, a gym, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a mosque, a play area, jogging trails and verdant parkland.

The mosque and the clubhouse are the two that make a hillside estate into a neighbourhood rather than a collection of houses. The tennis courts and trails matter for the family buyer; the parkland is what the elevation overlooks.

Beyond the gate, the island does the rest: the golf course, the beach, Surf Abu Dhabi, the Velodrome and 321 Sports. Ask how far the beach is on foot from the east hill — the higher the plot, the longer the walk.

Where it is

Nawayef East is on the east hill of Nawayef, Hudayriyat Island, off Abu Dhabi’s south-west coast and reached by the Hudayriyat Bridge. The hill rises to about 60 metres, which is what gives the villas their views over the island, the water and the city skyline.

The position trades walkability for outlook. The retail avenue, the souq and the beach are a drive or a longer walk rather than a stroll; in exchange you get privacy, elevation and a view that cannot be built out within your phase.

The single-bridge access is the constraint to test. Drive onto the island on a public holiday before you buy: the queue at the bridge tells you more about daily life than any brochure.

At a glance

• Villas on the east hill of Nawayef, up to about 60 metres above the island.
• Three tiers: Homes (4–5 bed from AED 6.6m), Heights (5–7 bed from AED 19.3m), Mansions (6–8 bed, TBC).
• Homes are 370–468 sq m across six types.
• 40/60 plan with a 10% down payment; December 2028 handover.
• Private pool, terrace, majlis and garden standard.
• Clubhouse, gym, pool, tennis, mosque, play area, parkland.
• The portal’s Q4 2026 handover is out of date.

What we verify before you reserve

• Which tier you are being quoted, and the type within it.
• The villa area and plot size, and what sits above and below.
• What the pool, garden and majlis allowances include.
• The construction instalment dates and the delay clause.
• The service charge and community charge, separately.
• Mortgage pre-approval before SPA signature.
• The escrow account and project registration.
• Whether the view is protected by the masterplan.