Developer intelligence · Updated monthly
A working map of who builds what in Dubai and Abu Dhabi — the twenty Dubai developers and ten Abu Dhabi developers worth knowing, with the projects they have live right now.
Takes 40 seconds
The shape of the market
Three simple readings of the same list, so you can see where a developer sits before you ever speak to one.
Share of the thirty by positioning
Developers per city
Dubai
Featured display order — not a sales ranking. Open a card to see its latest projects and send a question straight to the desk.
Master communities
Branded luxury
Design-led boutique
Value, 1% payment plans
Quality-led, in-house build
Branded and design icons
Large-scale communities
Waterfront and islands
Lifestyle destinations
Mid-market, flexible plans
Mixed-use, entry prices
Mid-market, high volume
Ultra-luxury
Design-led, urban
Established, mid-market
Master communities
Family communities
Airport city, villas
Landmark towers
Emerging, mid-market
Not seeing the developer you are looking at? Send the name and we will send what we have.
Abu Dhabi
Same page, next section. Each developer lists the projects it has in market right now.
Government-backed
Largest local developer
Branded waterfront living
Community-led developer
Premium and innovative
Mid-market, high volume
Island and city masterplans
Design-forward, sustainable
Established local group
Reem Island specialist
Not seeing the developer you are looking at? Send the name and we will send what we have.
Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat is a district rather than a developer — several of the names above build there. Pick a district and we will send the current list.
6 districts mapped
How it works
You tell us what you are looking at. We send back what we have on it. You decide whether to go further.
A developer, a district, or simply a budget. One line is enough to start.
Current projects for that developer with status, area, starting price and handover window — compiled from official sources.
If it is worth a conversation, we connect you directly to the developer or their appointed, licensed brokerage.
Who you are speaking to
I spend my working life on the buy side — sourcing, supplier strategy and negotiation across the Gulf, with more than five billion dollars of spend under management and twenty-five transformations delivered.
I started mapping the Dubai and Abu Dhabi developer landscape the same way I map a supplier base: who actually delivers, what is genuinely in market, and where the numbers hold up. This page is that map, kept current.
If a project on it interests you, send a note. You will get the file, not a pitch — and an introduction to the licensed party who can transact, if and when you want one.
Notes from the desk
I had a shortlist of four towers and no way to compare them honestly. The file I got back did that in an afternoon.
Useful precisely because nobody was trying to sell me anything. Straight read on the developer, then an introduction when I asked for one.
The monthly refresh is the point. Half the lists on the internet are eighteen months stale.
Before you ask
Still have a question?
Ask it directly. Replies come from the desk, not a call centre.
Ask the deskA written summary of the developer or district you asked about: the projects currently in market, their status, approximate starting prices and handover windows, and anything notable about the developer's delivery record. It arrives by email, usually within one business day.
No. This page is research and introductions. Any transaction is handled by the developer directly or by their appointed, licensed brokerage — we simply put you in front of the right one.
Every developer card is refreshed on a monthly cycle from official developer sources. Project names and availability move fast in both emirates, so always confirm specifics with the developer before committing to anything.
The briefing is free. We are not paid by you.
Because it is one. Saadiyat is an island district in Abu Dhabi where several of the developers above build — Aldar and Nord Lifestyle among them. It sits in the district chips for that reason.
One question is enough
Send the name. We will send back what we have on it — current projects, status, starting prices and handover windows.
