TARAF
One residential building inside the Saadiyat Lagoons masterplan, sold on a single idea: uninterrupted views in every direction on Abu Dhabi’s cultural island. Portal-listed from AED 1.75 million, with 60% due at handover.
The starting price, the entry unit, the handover date and the payment plan come from the portal listing, not from TARAF, whose project page publishes no price, unit count, size schedule or completion date. Confirm the price, the unit it attaches to and the current availability with TARAF before you reserve.
Solea is TARAF’s project on Saadiyat Island, and the developer makes one very specific claim for it: that it is the only residential building in the Saadiyat Lagoons masterplan offering 360-degree views. Everything else in the pitch follows from that — floor-to-ceiling windows, open terraces, and interiors planned around where the light lands rather than around a corridor.
The building sits inside Saadiyat Lagoons, the newer inland quarter of the island rather than the beach strip, and TARAF’s copy leans on the balance of that position: close enough to the cultural district and the beach to be useful, sheltered enough to feel removed from both. The published interiors description is soft and neutral — a warm palette, refined materials, terraces that extend the living space outside.
What to weigh. A 360-degree view is only as good as what surrounds it, and Saadiyat Lagoons is still being filled in. Ask for the masterplan sightline study, the height and position of the plots still to come, and which elevations of Solea face what. A view claim made against a partly built masterplan is a claim about the masterplan, not about the finished neighbourhood.
The second thing to check is the payment plan, because it is unusually back-loaded: 60% falls due at handover in Q2 2028. That is attractive if your capital is working elsewhere until then, and punishing if it is not — on a AED 1.75 million apartment it is AED 1.05 million in a single payment, plus the Abu Dhabi transfer fee and the first service charge in the same quarter. Model the final quarter, not the deposit.
Third, the service charge. A building with a sunlit pool, a jacuzzi, a kids’ pool, sports courts and landscaped gardens carries a real running cost, and Abu Dhabi service charges are set against the budget the developer lodges rather than a competitive market. Ask for the estimate per square foot and the amenities it covers.
Compiled November 2026 from TARAF’s official Solea project page, with the price, entry unit, handover date and payment plan taken from the portal listing and labelled as such. TARAF publishes no prices or completion dates for this project.
TARAF describes the product as apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows, open terraces and a neutral palette, without publishing a bedroom mix or a size schedule. The portal listing behind the current price shows a one-bedroom of 735 sq ft at AED 1.75 million — about AED 2,381 per square foot, which is the number to compare against other new buildings on Saadiyat rather than against Abu Dhabi as a whole.
The developer’s marketing implies a mix that runs beyond one-bedrooms — the amenity set (kids’ pool, sports courts, BBQ areas, family gardens) is planned for households, not only for singles — but the actual type count, the largest unit and the penthouse position are all unpublished. Ask for the unit schedule with areas before choosing a floor.
The plan on the portal listing is 10 / 30 / 60: 10% down, 30% across twelve instalments during construction, and 60% on handover at Q2 2028.
| Stage | Share | Amount on a AED 1.75M unit |
|---|---|---|
| On booking | 10% | AED 175,000 |
| During construction | 30% over twelve instalments | AED 525,000 |
| On handover | 60% | AED 1,050,000 |
This is the most back-loaded plan in TARAF’s Dubai and Abu Dhabi portfolio, and it changes who the buyer should be. If you are buying to hold and can leave the capital until 2028, the low construction-phase outflow is a genuine advantage. If you are buying with a mortgage, most UAE lenders will only finance at or near handover, so the 60% is your own money until then — check that before you sign.
Ask for the schedule as written in the sale and purchase agreement, whether the instalments are tied to construction milestones or to calendar dates, and what happens to the plan if handover moves. On a building due in 2028, the payment terms are a larger part of the value than the finish.
TARAF publishes a specific amenity list for Solea, and it is broader than most single buildings at this price:
Sports courts and a jogging track are the two items worth pressing on, because they need land and maintenance. Ask where they sit relative to the building, whether they are shared with the wider masterplan, and whether their upkeep falls on Solea’s service charge or on the community levy. That single answer can move the annual cost by a meaningful amount.
Saadiyat Lagoons sits on the inland side of Saadiyat Island, behind the beach strip and the cultural district. The island itself is Abu Dhabi’s culture and beach address: the Saadiyat Cultural District, home to Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Saadiyat Beach Golf Club and the beach clubs are all on the same island, and the bridge to the mainland puts central Abu Dhabi roughly fifteen to twenty minutes away.
The Lagoons quarter is the newest and least finished part of that island. That is the case for buying early — entry pricing, a masterplan still being laid out — and the case against it: schools, retail and the final road network arrive with the residents, not before them. Ask for the phasing plan and the delivery date of the surrounding plots, not just of Solea.
For tenants, the draw is the island rather than the building: beach, culture and the schools on and around Saadiyat. Expect the rental pool to be families and professionals working on the island or in the city, and check what comparable new buildings on Saadiyat are actually achieving per square foot before assuming a yield.
An apartment building by TARAF inside the Saadiyat Lagoons masterplan on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, marketed as the only residential building in that masterplan with 360-degree views.
TARAF, the real estate division of Abu Dhabi's Yas Holding.
The portal listing shows a one-bedroom of 735 sq ft from AED 1.75 million, about AED 2,381 per square foot. TARAF publishes no price list, so confirm the price and the unit it attaches to.
The portal lists Q2 2028. TARAF has not published a completion date, so confirm the contractual date in the sale and purchase agreement.
10% down, 30% across twelve instalments during construction, and 60% on handover.
A sunlit pool, jacuzzi, kids' pool, gym, sports courts, jogging track, landscaped gardens, shaded courtyards, BBQ areas, outdoor lounges and boutique retail.
In the Saadiyat Lagoons quarter, on the inland side of the island behind the beach strip and the cultural district.
Saadiyat Island includes designated freehold areas where foreign buyers can own. Confirm the title structure and registration route for the specific unit before paying a reservation fee.
The entry price is low for Saadiyat and the island's rental demand is real, but the case rests on the masterplan being delivered around the building and on a 60% handover payment you must fund. We would want the phasing plan, the sightline study and the service charge estimate before advising a client to reserve.
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