Sobha Realty Projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
The three, at a glance
A tower on the water at Dubai Harbour, the largest master plan Sobha has drawn, and its first community in Abu Dhabi. All three ask twenty per cent on booking.
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| Project | Where | Format | From (AED) | Booking | Plan | Handover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sobha Seahaven | Dubai Harbour | Three towers | 4,532,032 | 20% | 40/60 | Q3 2027 |
| Sobha Sanctuary | Dubailand | Master plan | 4,160,000 | 20% | 60/40 | Aug 2029 |
| Sobha City Abu Dhabi | Al Bahia, Abu Dhabi | Master plan | 4,960,000 | 20% | 60/40 | Dec 2029 |
Not sure which one? An advisor can shortlist three against your budget.
Speak to an advisorAll three are freehold to all nationalities, and we sell all three at zero commission. The two Dubai projects sit on our Dubai off-plan hub and Sobha City on our Abu Dhabi hub.
All three open within eight hundred thousand dirhams
Put the three entry prices side by side and they land almost on top of each other. At about the same money a buyer can take a one bedroom on the water, a four bedroom townhouse in Dubailand, or a three bedroom villa with its own Majlis in Abu Dhabi.
| Project | Entry home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sobha Sanctuary | Four bedroom townhouse, 2,521 sq ft | AED 4,160,000 |
| Sobha Seahaven | One bedroom with study, 1,189 sq ft | AED 4,532,032 |
| Sobha City Abu Dhabi | Three bedroom garden villa, 2,578 sq ft | AED 4,960,000 |
So the decision here is a decision about format and about which emirate.
| Project | On the entry home |
|---|---|
| Sobha Sanctuary | AED 832,000 |
| Sobha Seahaven | AED 906,406 |
| Sobha City Abu Dhabi | AED 992,000 |
Seahaven is 40/60: forty per cent across construction and sixty on handover. Sanctuary and Sobha City are both 60/40, with forty per cent across construction and forty on completion.
One builder, two emirates, two registration rates
Seahaven and Sanctuary are Dubai homes, registered with the Dubai Land Department at 4% of the price plus Oqood. Sobha City is an Abu Dhabi home, registered with the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre at 2% plus an AED 450 DARI fee.
Same developer, same freehold title to every nationality, and the registration rate halves across the emirate line. On the Sobha City entry villa the Abu Dhabi rate is AED 99,200. The two emirates are compared in full in our guide to off-plan costs.
Sobha runs land, design, engineering, manufacturing, construction, interiors and landscaping in-house — a backward-integrated model that Harvard Business School has studied.
What that reaches, in the homes: kitchens arrive with appliances fitted, wardrobes fitted, smart home systems installed.
At Seahaven, Miele or equivalent appliances, leatherette and veneer joinery, and three point six metres floor to floor.
At Sanctuary, Bosch or Siemens kitchens, Duravit sanitary ware or equivalent, and ceilings to around three metres in the standalone villa living areas.
The three projects
Each carries its own page with prices and sizes by home type, the payment plan, the handover date and the developer's own renders.
Three towers on the water between Bluewaters and Palm Jumeirah, with homes from level eleven to level sixty-three. Every home carries a view with a name written against it — the Marina lower down, and Bluewaters, Ain Dubai, the Palm, the Harbour, JBR Beach and the open sea higher up. Through the standard levels a floor holds eight homes; on levels sixty-two and sixty-three it holds one, a six bedroom home taking the whole plate with a pool, a gym and a home theatre inside it. Prices, the sizes and the plan.
The largest master plan Sobha has drawn: 37.5 million sq ft on the Lehbab Road and Al Ain Road corridor, with around half the plan held as green and open space. Three named villa districts — The Grove for the standalone estate villas, The Brooks along the central green spine, and The Willows as the quieter townhouse enclave. More than fifty thousand trees, a beach lagoon and a lazy river, with two international schools, a hospital and a community mall inside the plan. Prices, the homes and the plan.
Sobha's first master-planned community in Abu Dhabi: 38 million sq ft in Al Bahia, with about sixty per cent of the plan held as open and green space. Two villa neighbourhoods carry the launch — The Terraces, where every garden villa has a Majlis, a private backyard and covered parking, and The Orchard, where every estate villa carries a private lift, a pool with a deck and a foyer court. A roughly 20 km wellness loop, a 2 km waterfront promenade and a par-3 executive golf course run through it. Prices, the plots and the plan.
The homes at each
| Home | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom with study | 1,189 – 1,244 sq ft | AED 4,532,032 – 5,276,524 |
| Three bedroom | 3,563 – 3,564 sq ft | AED 20,311,380 – 21,382,320 |
| Four bedroom | 4,044 – 7,285 sq ft | AED 22,240,845 – 42,252,420 |
| Five bedroom | 8,086 sq ft | AED 52,883,750 |
| Six bedroom, full floor | 16,205 – 24,399 sq ft | AED 105,330,810 – 158,590,575 |
| Two bedroom | From 1,281 sq ft | Sold out |
The three towers share a health club with sauna and steam, an infinity pool, an outdoor cinema, a family zone, an observation deck, and valet and concierge.
| Home | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Four bedroom townhouse | 2,521 – 3,430 sq ft | From AED 4,160,000 |
| Five bedroom twin villa | 4,107 sq ft | From AED 7,290,000 |
| Four bedroom standalone villa | 4,905 – 4,985 sq ft | From AED 9,320,000 |
| Five bedroom standalone villa | 5,792 – 5,814 sq ft | Sold out |
| Six bedroom standalone villa | 7,192 sq ft | Sold out |
Every standalone villa carries a private swimming pool, a ground-floor guest bedroom with en-suite, a maid's room, and both a formal living room and a first-floor family living room.
| Home | Size from | Plot from | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three bedroom garden villa, with Majlis | 2,578 sq ft | 1,988 sq ft | AED 4,960,000 |
| Four bedroom garden villa, with lift | 4,194 sq ft | 3,388 sq ft | AED 8,070,000 |
| Four bedroom estate villa | 4,309 sq ft | 4,506 sq ft | AED 9,050,000 |
| Five bedroom estate villa | 5,318 sq ft | 5,489 sq ft | AED 11,160,000 |
| Six bedroom estate villa | 6,383 sq ft | 6,491 sq ft | AED 13,400,000 |
River Cove, the waterfront apartment district, also carries villaments — two-level duplex homes in low-rise blocks along the canal promenade, with total areas of 2,041 to 2,571 sq ft.
Take Seahaven if you want the water and the earliest keys, or the top of a building: two homes per tower take a full floor.
Take Sanctuary if you want a house in Dubai at the lowest of the three entries, or the wellness programme — a 9 km wellness loop, 20 km of cycling paths, a beach lagoon and a lazy river.
Take Sobha City if you want Abu Dhabi and its registration rate, or land and a lift: the estate villas carry a private lift, a private pool and plots from 4,506 sq ft.
Take any of the three if the build is the reason. It is the same company and the same in-house chain in all three.
What it costs to buy
| Dubai — Seahaven and Sanctuary | Abu Dhabi — Sobha City | |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 4% of the price plus Oqood | 2% of the price plus AED 450 |
| When | Once, with the booking | Once, with the booking |
| Mortgage cap, off-plan | 50% of the price | 50% of the price |
| Golden Visa threshold | AED 2,000,000 | AED 2,000,000 |
| Commission to us | Zero | Zero |
Every home on this page is freehold to all nationalities and sits above the Golden Visa threshold. Payments run through a regulated escrow account at each project. Sobha pays us, so you pay no commission. The other developers we cover are Aldar, Arada and Beyond.
Sobha Realty — Questions buyers ask
How many Sobha projects does NARVA cover?
Three. Sobha Seahaven at Dubai Harbour, Sobha Sanctuary in Dubailand, and Sobha City in Abu Dhabi.
What is the cheapest Sobha home you sell?
AED 4,160,000, for a four bedroom townhouse of 2,521 sq ft at Sobha Sanctuary.
Which Sobha project hands over first?
Sobha Seahaven, in Q3 2027. Sanctuary follows in August 2029 and Sobha City in December 2029.
What is the payment plan at Sobha?
Twenty per cent on booking at all three. Seahaven is then 40/60, with forty per cent across construction and sixty on handover. Sanctuary and Sobha City are 60/40, with forty across construction and forty on completion.
Does Sobha build in Abu Dhabi?
Yes. Sobha City in Al Bahia is Sobha's first master-planned community in Abu Dhabi.
What does it cost to register a Sobha home?
In Dubai, 4% of the price plus Oqood. In Abu Dhabi, 2% of the price plus an AED 450 DARI fee.
Are Sobha homes freehold?
Yes, at all three projects, for buyers of any nationality.
Which Sobha project has villas?
Both master plans. Sanctuary carries townhouses, twin villas and standalone villas. Sobha City carries garden villas, estate villas and villaments.
Which Sobha project is on the water?
Sobha Seahaven, three towers at Dubai Harbour between Bluewaters and Palm Jumeirah.
What is Sobha's build model?
Backward integration. Land, design, engineering, manufacturing, construction, interiors and landscaping are all run in-house, a model Harvard Business School has studied.
Do Sobha villas come with a pool?
Every standalone villa at Sanctuary and every estate villa at Sobha City carries a private pool.
How big are the two master plans?
Sanctuary is 37.5 million sq ft in Dubailand. Sobha City is 38 million sq ft in Al Bahia.
Does a Sobha home qualify for the Golden Visa?
The threshold is AED 2,000,000 of property value, and every home on this page sits above it. The rule is federal and a mortgage is allowed.
Can I sell before handover?
Yes, once you have paid Sobha's threshold and hold a no-objection certificate.
Do I pay NARVA a commission?
No. Sobha pays us.
Tell us what you are solving for
The cash you can put down, the handover you can wait for, the product you actually want. Send us those three and we will tell you which of these fits — and which to ignore. Zero commission either way.