Sama Yas by Aldar
Yas Park · Yas Island · Abu Dhabi
Three buildings around the park
Sama Yas arranges three low-rise buildings around a private park inside Yas Park on Yas Island.
Sama Yas is a residential community by Aldar Properties at Yas Park on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. 3 low-rise buildings hold 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, 2 and 3-bedroom duplexes, and 2 and 3-bedroom garden apartments around a private park. 17 duplexes remain available from AED 5,905,725.
Launched April 2024 from around AED 1.9M for a one-bedroom. That tier has sold. What remains today: 17 two- and three-bedroom duplexes from AED 5,905,725.
Quick facts
| Developer | Aldar Properties |
|---|---|
| Location | Yas Park, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi |
| Buildings | 3 low-rise buildings around a private park |
| Interiors | Woods Bagot and Mustard & Linen |
| Kitchens | Designed with chef Izu Ani |
| Property types | 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments; 2 and 3-bedroom duplexes; 2 and 3-bedroom garden apartments |
| Currently available | 17 units, all 2 and 3-bedroom duplexes |
| Price from | AED 5,905,725 |
| Service charge | AED 18 per sqft |
| Construction progress | 19.76% complete |
| Escrow | Yes |
| Sales status | On sale |
Interiors and setting
Park-facing exteriors and Woods Bagot and Mustard & Linen interiors at Sama Yas. Autoplay pauses when you prefer reduced motion.
Living and kitchen
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Walk Yas Park and the duplex interiors in a curated photo gallery hosted on The Upsides. Park exteriors, lobby, pool courtyard, and Woods Bagot living spaces from Aldar's published plates.
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Sama Yas by Aldar
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Sama Yas currently has 17 residences available, all 2 and 3-bedroom duplexes. 6 are 2-bedroom duplexes between 2,491 and 3,118 sqft at AED 5,905,725 to AED 9,836,676. 11 are 3-bedroom duplexes between 2,752 and 3,230 sqft at AED 6,426,731 to AED 12,099,954.
One-bedroom stock has sold since the 30 April 2024 sales launch, which signals strong absorption in the smaller ticket band. Original inventory included 61 one-bedroom, 114 two-bedroom, and 53 three-bedroom homes across apartments, duplexes, and garden apartments; the open list today is the duplex tier only. Individual unit references are not published here because they stale quickly.
| Type | Units | Size range | Price range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bedroom duplex | 6 | 2,491 to 3,118 sqft | AED 5,905,725 to 9,836,676 |
| 3-bedroom duplex | 11 | 2,752 to 3,230 sqft | AED 6,426,731 to 12,099,954 |
Sama Yas currently has 17 residences available, all 2 and 3-bedroom duplexes, from AED 5,905,725.
Sama Yas launched on 30 April 2024 with reported entry pricing around AED 1.9 million for a 1-bedroom apartment. That AED 1.9 million figure was reported at launch and is not current pricing on remaining stock. 1-bedroom apartments at Sama Yas have sold through; what remains on sale is the 2 and 3-bedroom duplex tier. Across 17 duplexes, asking prices run from AED 5,905,725 to AED 12,099,954. 6 2-bedroom duplexes span 2,491 to 3,118 sqft at AED 5,905,725 to AED 9,836,676. 11 3-bedroom duplexes span 2,752 to 3,230 sqft at AED 6,426,731 to AED 12,099,954. Published rates sit between AED 2,370 and AED 3,603 per sqft. Rate per square foot varies between buildings on the same bedroom count in the released list; that spread is stated as an observation only.
Launch-era marketing for Sama Yas widely cited a 60/40 split with 10% down at booking. Some third-party aggregators still show 50/50. Those figures disagree, and The Upsides does not publish either split as fact for remaining duplex stock.
The binding payment schedule for the duplex you reserve is confirmed with Aldar Properties and written into the SPA for your unit. Off-plan payments still run through a developer escrow account overseen by ADREC. Message The Upsides for the booking, construction, and handover shares that apply to your unit, then read those stages on the SPA before you commit liquidity.
Review the Sama Yas payment plan page for how to confirm the live schedule with The Upsides.
Service charges at Sama Yas are set at AED 18 per square foot. On a 2,491 sqft (231 sqm) 2-bedroom duplex that is roughly AED 44,800 a year, or about AED 3,737 a month, before utilities. AED 18 per sqft sits materially below branded residential charges in Abu Dhabi such as AED 72 per sqft at Mandarin Oriental Residences. The published rate is set annually and can change; confirm the live charge with The Upsides when you underwrite a unit. Compare the branded charge on the Mandarin Oriental Residences page when you model net yield.
Construction at Sama Yas stands at 19.76% complete on the most recent published update used for this page. Sales launched on 30 April 2024, so buyers purchasing now are entering while the majority of the build programme remains ahead.
A purchase at this stage means SPA payments continue across construction milestones into escrow while works advance toward handover. The 19.76% figure is the published progress mark only; further completion percentages are not restated here. Handover timing still needs Aldar Properties’ written confirmation for your unit.
Residence types at Sama Yas cover 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, 2 and 3-bedroom duplexes, and 2 and 3-bedroom garden apartments. Parking is 1 space for 1 and 2-bedroom homes and 2 spaces for 3-bedroom homes. Layouts may vary by stack.
From 1,066 sqft (99 sqm). 1 parking space. Published plans show a fitted kitchen, guest WC, bedroom dressing area, laundry, full-height glazing, and a balcony. Exact room relationships vary by stack. Suits a single occupant or couple seeking the smallest ticket at launch; that tier has sold through. Sold out on current released stock.
From 1,679 sqft (156 sqm). 1 parking space. Two bedrooms open to a living and dining core, with a kitchen, powder WC, wardrobe zones, laundry, and balcony access. Some 2-bedroom homes include a staff room with private bathroom. Suits couples or small households that want a second bedroom without stepping into duplex pricing. Not in the current 17-unit duplex release; confirm any leftover stock on request.
From 2,787 sqft (259 sqm). 2 parking spaces. Three bedrooms sit around a shared living core, with a kitchen suite, cloakroom WC, dressing storage, laundry, and balconies. Some 3-bedroom homes include a staff room with private bathroom. Suits families needing three bedrooms on a single level rather than a duplex plan. Not among the 17 duplexes currently on sale; ask The Upsides before you assume stock.
Available stock spans 2,491 to 3,118 sqft (231 to 290 sqm). 1 parking space. Two-level living links a kitchen and day zone to upper bedrooms via an internal stair, with guest WC, dressing storage, laundry, full-height windows, and balconies. Confirm the live drawing for each unit. Suits buyers who want vertical living and park adjacency at the current entry price of AED 5,905,725. 6 units available in the current release.
Available stock spans 2,752 to 3,230 sqft (256 to 300 sqm). 2 parking spaces. Three bedrooms spread across two floors, with a kitchen, cloakroom, wardrobe storage, laundry, and balcony space. Some plans add a staff room with private bathroom; confirm per unit. Suits larger households comparing duplex living at Sama Yas against single-level 3-bedroom stock elsewhere on Yas Island. 11 units available in the current release.
Size from the 2-bedroom band starting at 1,679 sqft (156 sqm); confirm the garden unit area on the live plan. 1 parking space. Ground-related 2-bedroom living with garden access, a kitchen, guest WC, dressing storage, laundry, and outdoor space tied to the private park edge. Suits buyers who want direct outdoor space without a duplex stair. Not listed in the current 17 duplexes; confirm on request.
Size from the 3-bedroom band starting at 2,787 sqft (259 sqm); confirm the garden unit area on the live plan. 2 parking spaces. Ground-related 3-bedroom living with garden access, a kitchen suite, powder WC, wardrobe zones, laundry, and park-edge outdoor space. Staff room provision varies by plan. Suits families that want garden access and three bedrooms on Yas Park. Not listed in the current 17 duplexes; confirm on request.
Woods Bagot and Mustard & Linen are credited for the interiors at Sama Yas. Published materials show warm neutral palettes, stone and timber surfaces, and open living layouts that face the private park through floor-to-ceiling glazing. Interior specification travels with the unit drawings and finishes schedule for each residence type rather than as a separate brand programme.
Kitchens at Sama Yas were designed with chef Izu Ani. The published credit covers kitchen design for the residences; it is not a claim that a restaurant programme or private-chef service is included in the base purchase. Confirm any F&B service fees on request with The Upsides, because Aldar Properties does not publish a full à la carte menu of charges beside the amenity names.
Shared amenities at Sama Yas follow Aldar Properties’ published names for the Yas Park release. Whether any named service carries an additional fee beyond the AED 18 per sqft service charge is confirmed on request when Aldar Properties does not state inclusion in the base charge.
360-degree concierge, valet service, exclusive house car, and Bespoke F&B sit in the services group beside The Canopy Club, boutique cinema, The Reading Room, and playroom. Catered picnics in the park and the exercise track sit with the private park and kids’ play areas. Clinic access and cafés and restaurants complete the convenience set.
Sama Yas carries Estidama 3 Pearl certification, which rates building performance under Abu Dhabi’s Estidama Pearl Building Rating System. Fitwel certification scores how the design supports occupant health and wellbeing. LEED Gold rates energy and environmental design performance; LEED Gold on a residential building in Abu Dhabi remains uncommon relative to commercial stock. Re-confirm certification status with Aldar Properties as construction advances.
Sama Yas occupies a plot inside Yas Park on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, with three low-rise buildings arranged around a private park. Yas Island’s leisure ecosystem includes Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Mall, Ferrari World, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld, and Yas Links Abu Dhabi, with road links toward Zayed International Airport plus Abu Dhabi city and Dubai on the E11 corridor as described on the Yas Island guide. Exact drive times vary by gate and traffic; message The Upsides for a route suited to your shortlist. Read the Yas Island property guide for the wider destination context.
Aldar Properties is the master developer behind residential communities across Yas Island, including park, golf, canal, and waterfront releases. At Sama Yas, Aldar Properties builds, sells, and carries the contractual obligations in the SPA. Buyers assessing construction-linked payments are contracting with Aldar Properties as developer and seller, not with an amenity brand or interior studio. The Upsides markets Sama Yas as a trading name of a licensed Abu Dhabi real estate brokerage holding an authorised Aldar agency agreement. This is not an official Aldar Properties PJSC website.
Buying off-plan at Sama Yas follows Aldar Properties’ sales process under Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) rules: reserve a unit, sign a sales and purchase agreement (SPA), pay into a developer escrow account, complete ADREC registration steps, meet construction milestones, then take handover when the unit is ready.
You start by reserving a specific residence at Sama Yas with Aldar Properties through The Upsides or an authorised sales channel. The booking percentage for current duplex stock is confirmed on the live payment schedule and SPA rather than restated from conflicting third-party tables.
The SPA is the binding contract with Aldar Properties as seller. It sets the unit, price, payment schedule, title form, and handover target. Read those terms before you sign, because SPA figures override marketing summaries.
Buyer funds for off-plan units in Abu Dhabi are deposited into a project escrow account tied to Sama Yas and overseen under ADREC’s escrow framework. Escrow keeps purchase monies ring-fenced for construction; it does not guarantee a delivery date.
Every off-plan sale is registered with ADREC through the SPA so the buyer’s interest is recorded in Abu Dhabi’s real estate registers. Exact filing steps and fees for your nationality sit with ADREC and the SPA.
After booking, remaining instalments follow the construction-linked schedule in your SPA for Sama Yas. Liquidity planning should follow SPA notices as works advance rather than a printed month-by-month grid alone.
Handover timing for Sama Yas is confirmed in the SPA for your unit. On completion you settle the final instalment, complete snagging and title steps set out in the SPA, and receive keys when the residence is ready under the developer’s confirmed programme.
Non-GCC nationals can buy at Sama Yas because Yas Island is a designated investment zone. Expect to supply identity documents for SPA and ADREC registration, confirm the title form in your SPA (freehold and, where used, usufruct or musataha), and take independent advice on banking, tax, and Golden Visa eligibility for your nationality. Available stock from AED 5,905,725 sits above the commonly cited AED 2 million UAE property investment threshold for Golden Visa pathways; off-plan qualification still depends on current federal rules.
Yas Island is freehold-eligible for non-GCC nationals as a designated investment zone in Abu Dhabi, so foreign buyers can purchase residences at Sama Yas subject to the title form in the SPA. Title may include freehold and, where a release uses them, usufruct or musataha rights, with registration through the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC). Exact title form and registration steps sit in the SPA for your unit. Available duplex stock from AED 5,905,725 sits well above the commonly cited AED 2 million UAE property investment threshold for Golden Visa pathways; whether a specific off-plan purchase qualifies still depends on current federal rules for your nationality and must be confirmed independently.
Abu Dhabi's off-plan market recorded 6,061 transactions in Q2 2026, 84% of all residential sales, at an emirate-wide average of AED 22,647 per sqm. Apartment values across Abu Dhabi rose 24.1% year on year in the same quarter.
At project level, ADREC's 2025 market report records Sama Yas apartments at about AED 24,000 per sqm. The Upsides does not publish a Yas Island apartment median because that island-wide figure is not in the ADREC extracts used on this site.
Read the full Yas Island property prices page for Q2 2026 market context and ADREC sourcing notes.
Demand at Sama Yas is driven by the Yas Park setting, proximity to Yas Island attractions and Zayed International Airport road links, and an AED 18 per sqft service charge that supports a stronger net-yield discussion than branded stock charging AED 72 per sqft. Absorption since the 30 April 2024 launch has cleared the one-bedroom band, leaving duplex inventory from AED 5,905,725. District gross yields are not published by Aldar Properties and must be modelled per unit. No return projection is stated here.
For a Saadiyat Island investment comparison focused on Marsa Al Saadiyat, read the Marsa Al Saadiyat investment case.
Only duplexes remain on the current Sama Yas release. Smaller, lower-ticket apartment tiers sold after the 30 April 2024 launch, so the practical entry point is now AED 5,905,725 rather than the reported launch figure around AED 1.9 million for a one-bedroom.
Published handover dates for Sama Yas have varied across third-party sources. Confirm the current target in the SPA for your unit rather than relying on an aggregator field. Construction progress stands at 19.76% complete on the most recent published update, so most of the build period remains for a buyer purchasing now.
Per-square-foot rates on available duplexes run from AED 2,370 to AED 3,603, and comparable bedroom counts price differently between buildings in the released list. Model the unit you are underwriting, not an average.
Yas Island carries event-day traffic and tourist volume, particularly around Formula 1 weekend at Yas Marina Circuit. Payment obligations continue through construction against SPA milestones. Escrow protects buyer funds during construction but does not guarantee a delivery date. Treat every forward-looking delivery window as provisional until Aldar Properties confirms it in writing.
Buyers comparing Sama Yas often shortlist Mandarin Oriental Residences on Saadiyat Island and The Canopies at Yas Point on Yas Island. Service charge per square foot is the clearest published cost difference across the three: AED 18 at Sama Yas against AED 72 at Mandarin Oriental Residences. Compare The Canopies at Yas Point on the same island. When the brief widens to Marsa Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island, use the Marsa Al Saadiyat investment case for that horizon.
| Project | Price from | Unit types | Payment plan | Service charge | Handover | Branded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sama Yas by Aldar | AED 5,905,725 (duplexes) | 1 to 3 bed apartments, duplexes, garden apartments | Confirm on SPA | AED 18 / sqft | Confirm on SPA | No |
| Mandarin Oriental Residences (Saadiyat Island) by Aldar | AED 7,073,740 | 1 to 4 bed + 5-bed penthouse | 65/35 | AED 72 / sqft | Q3 2028 | Yes, Mandarin Oriental |
| The Canopies at Yas Point | From about AED 1.65M (studios) | Studio to 3 bed apartments | 55/45 | Confirm on request | Target Q3 2030 | No |
Questions
Handover timing for Sama Yas is confirmed in the SPA for your unit. Published dates on aggregator sites have disagreed, so The Upsides does not restate a calendar quarter here. Ask The Upsides for Aldar Properties' written confirmation on the duplex you are underwriting.
Launch-era marketing widely cited a 60/40 split with 10% down, while some third-party sources show 50/50. The binding schedule for remaining duplexes is confirmed on the SPA for your unit. Message The Upsides for the live booking, construction, and handover shares before you commit liquidity.
Aldar Properties is developing Sama Yas at Yas Park on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Buyers contract with Aldar Properties as developer and seller under the SPA for each residence.
Sama Yas sits inside Yas Park on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Three low-rise buildings face a private park within that Yas Park residential band. Read the Yas Island guide for wider destination context.
Sama Yas currently has 17 residences available, all 2 and 3-bedroom duplexes. 6 are 2-bedroom duplexes and 11 are 3-bedroom duplexes. One-bedroom apartments have sold through.
Current available duplexes at Sama Yas start at AED 5,905,725. Asking prices on the 17 units run up to AED 12,099,954, with published rates between AED 2,370 and AED 3,603 per sqft.
One-bedroom apartments at Sama Yas sold after the 30 April 2024 sales launch, when entry pricing was reported around AED 1.9 million. Remaining open stock is the duplex tier only.
Service charges at Sama Yas are AED 18 per square foot. On a 2,491 sqft duplex that is roughly AED 44,800 a year before utilities. The rate is set annually and can change.
Aldar Properties released 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, 2 and 3-bedroom duplexes, and 2 and 3-bedroom garden apartments at Sama Yas. Current sales focus on the remaining duplexes.
Woods Bagot and Mustard & Linen designed the interiors at Sama Yas. Kitchens were designed with chef Izu Ani. Both credits are published for this Yas Park release.
The Canopy Club is the named residents’ club amenity at Sama Yas, listed alongside the boutique cinema, The Reading Room, and playroom in Aldar Properties’ published amenity set.
Yes. Non-GCC nationals can buy residential property on Yas Island because Yas Island is a designated investment zone in Abu Dhabi. Title forms may include freehold and, where used, usufruct or musataha, with registration through ADREC.
Available stock at Sama Yas starts at AED 5,905,725, well above the commonly cited AED 2 million UAE property investment threshold for Golden Visa pathways. Off-plan qualification still depends on current federal rules for your nationality.
Yes. Buyer funds for Sama Yas are held in a developer escrow account during construction. Escrow protects those funds; it does not guarantee a delivery date.
See Yas Island property prices and new launches for the wider market picture.
Last reviewed: August 2026
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