Aldar · Marsa Al Saadiyat · the record
“The first luxury address at Marsa Al Saadiyat” — Aldar's own words for its first release at Marsa Al Saadiyat.
Talay is Aldar's first launch at Marsa Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi: 351 villas in two collections, of which Talay itself (167 villas) is releasing now and Talay Beach (184 villas) is not.
Talay's 167 villas come in three sizes — 60 of 4 bedrooms, 49 of 5 bedrooms and 58 of 6 bedrooms — with gross saleable areas of 4 bedroom 502 sqm (5,403 sqft), 5 bedroom 582 sqm (6,264 sqft) and 6 bedroom 630 sqm (6,781 sqft) on average plots of 738 sqm, 841 sqm and 883 sqm.
Talay is sold on a 50/50 payment plan: seven dated instalments totalling 50% of the price, 5% of it on booking, and 50% on handover in Q4 2029.
Talay hands over in Q4 2029 and Talay Beach in Q4 2030.
Aldar opens Talay in three buyer-facing stages: Priority Pass selling began Wednesday 23 September 2026 at 13:00; non-resident customer launch Thursday 24 September 2026 (hour not published); public launch Friday 25 September 2026 (hour not published).
Every figure on this page is Aldar's, checked 18 September 2026 against the documents listed under Sources, and every table names the documents behind it. Published by Impala Real Estate, a licensed Abu Dhabi brokerage; Impala is not Aldar.
Aldar's Talay documents describe the villas and not the place they are in, so this section carries the place — from Impala's own Marsa Al Saadiyat research, compiled 12 September 2026, with the document behind each figure named under it.
Marsa Al Saadiyat is Aldar's AED 100 billion, 6.4 million sqm waterfront masterplan on Saadiyat Island, launched on 22 July 2026 as the island's final phase. Talay is the first residential release inside the masterplan.
| Masterplan | Marsa Al Saadiyat |
|---|---|
| Gross development value | AED 100 billion |
| Total area | 6.4 million sqm (640 hectares) |
| Waterfront | 8 km |
| Beaches | 5.6 km |
| Marina berths | up to 350 (Abu Dhabi's largest marina) |
| Target population | more than 58,000 residents |
Sources: Launch announcement, Abu Dhabi Media Office, compiled 12 September 2026; Inauguration press release, Aldar Properties, compiled 12 September 2026.
Marsa Al Saadiyat was called Saadiyat Marina District until launch, when the Crown Prince directed the renaming for UAE maritime heritage — "marsa" is Arabic for harbour. Buyers still search the former name, and some of Aldar’s own image alt text still uses it.
That is why this record answers to both names. Talay is the same development whichever one you searched.
Source: Launch announcement, Abu Dhabi Media Office, compiled 12 September 2026.
An underground high-speed passenger station inside the district, within a transit-oriented development hub. The Abu Dhabi–Dubai high-speed line targets a 30-minute journey at up to 350 km/h, with a Saadiyat Island stop among its six stations. An underground station built into a residential waterfront district is a heavy engineering commitment, and it is made on expected long-term passenger volume rather than on present demand.
Source: Underground Etihad Rail station at Marsa Al Saadiyat, The National, compiled 12 September 2026.
These are what make the address, and they are open today rather than announced.
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Open
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi
Open
Abrahamic Family House
Opened 2023
Manarat Al Saadiyat
Open
Louvre Abu Dhabi, teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Abrahamic Family House and Manarat Al Saadiyat are all open in the Saadiyat Cultural District next door. They are reached from the district on a pedestrian walkway rather than a drive.
Source: Inauguration press release, Aldar Properties, compiled 12 September 2026.
Aldar's scale, backlog and profitability make developer failure remote. The pressures are different ones: Marsa Al Saadiyat's own later phases will compete with its first, which is what Talay is; other Saadiyat releases will keep coming; and ADREC's pipeline points to a large volume of new stock across the emirate before this district is finished. An early buyer should also expect to live beside active construction for years.
Source: Abu Dhabi real estate market report, H1 2026, Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre, compiled 12 September 2026.
Knight Frank puts Saadiyat Island villas at AED 26,500 per sqm for the year to June 2026. Dividing each Talay from-price by the gross saleable area Aldar prints gives AED 26,892 at 4 bedrooms (+1.5%), AED 26,632 at 5 bedrooms (+0.5%) and AED 27,302 at 6 bedrooms (+3.0%) against that figure. Knight Frank's is an average, which a few branded ultra-prime sales pull upward; Impala's figure of record for a typical sale is the ADREC registry median, set out on the Marsa Al Saadiyat prices page.
| Villa | Per sqm of GSA | Against Knight Frank |
|---|---|---|
| 4 bedroom | AED 26,892 | 1.5% |
| 5 bedroom | AED 26,632 | 0.5% |
| 6 bedroom | AED 27,302 | 3% |
Impala also holds 10,954 registered Saadiyat Island sales from ADREC, covering 31 January 2019 to 8 September 2026. They are aggregates — no individual transaction is published — and they are what Impala checks an island rate against, rather than a portal asking price.
Sources: Abu Dhabi residential prices, H1 2026, Knight Frank, reported via Zawya, compiled 12 September 2026; Impala's own arithmetic over Knight Frank's Abu Dhabi residential figures, reported via Zawya; Impala's own arithmetic over the factsheet. ADREC registered transactions, Al Saadiyat Island, compiled 12 September 2026.
Saadiyat Island, the area guide — The district Talay sits in, the museums, the beaches and what each part of the island is. The district's own figures are written up there rather than repeated here, and what is built on the island is separated from what is still an announcement. This record carries Talay, as of 18 September 2026.
Talay sells first to Priority Pass holders on Wednesday 23 September 2026 at 13:00, at Marsa Al Saadiyat Experience Centre and Aldar Dubai Sales Office; the table gives all three buyer-facing stages and the one hour Aldar has not published.
| Stage | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Priority Pass selling began | Marsa Al Saadiyat Experience Centre and Aldar Dubai Sales Office | |
| Non-resident customer launch | not published | |
| Public launch | not published |
Source: Aldar broker launch deck, read 18 September 2026.
Impala's dated record of what changed on this page, and when.
Talay and Talay Beach are the two collections of a 351 villa development: 167 Talay villas are releasing in this launch and 184 Talay Beach villas are not.
Talay hands over in Q4 2029 and Talay Beach in Q4 2030.
| Measure | Talay | Talay Beach | Talay Beach minus Talay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villas | 167 villas | 184 villas | |
| Release status | Releasing in the September 2026 launch | Not in the September 2026 release | |
| Handover | Q4 2029 | Q4 2030 | |
| Bedroom split | 4 bedroom 60, 5 bedroom 49 and 6 bedroom 58 | not published: the bedroom split | |
| Gross saleable area, 4 bedroom | 502 sqm (5,403 sqft) | 506 sqm (5,447 sqft) | +4 sqm |
| Gross saleable area, 5 bedroom | 582 sqm (6,264 sqft) | 587 sqm (6,318 sqft) | +5 sqm |
| Gross saleable area, 6 bedroom | 630 sqm (6,781 sqft) | 634 sqm (6,824 sqft) | +4 sqm |
| Average plot, 4 bedroom | 738 sqm (7,944 sqft) | 736 sqm (7,922 sqft) | -2 sqm |
| Average plot, 5 bedroom | 841 sqm (9,052 sqft) | 857 sqm (9,225 sqft) | +16 sqm |
| Average plot, 6 bedroom | 883 sqm (9,505 sqft) | 860 sqm (9,257 sqft) | -23 sqm |
| From-price | 4 bedroom from AED 13,500,000, 5 bedroom from AED 15,500,000 and 6 bedroom from AED 17,200,000 | not published: prices | |
| Amenities in this collection only | Landmark fountain. | Padel courts, Multi-purpose court and Harvest garden. | |
| What Aldar's documents give | Sizes and average plots, the bedroom split, the payment plan, from-prices and the release date. | Sizes and average plots.not published: prices · the bedroom split · a release date · a payment plan |
Villa counts, sizes and average plots are Aldar's, as published. Imperial figures Aldar does not print are Impala's conversion at 10.7639 sqft per sqm, and the Talay Beach minus Talay column is Impala's arithmetic. As of 18 September 2026.
Talay's 167 villas come in three sizes — 60 of 4 bedrooms, 49 of 5 bedrooms and 58 of 6 bedrooms — with gross saleable areas of 4 bedroom 502 sqm (5,403 sqft), 5 bedroom 582 sqm (6,264 sqft) and 6 bedroom 630 sqm (6,781 sqft) on average plots of 738 sqm, 841 sqm and 883 sqm.
| Bedrooms | Villas | Gross saleable area | Average plot | From | Per sqm of GSA | Per sqft of GSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 bedroom | 60 | 502 sqm · 5,403 sqft | 738 sqm · 7,944 sqft | from AED 13,500,000 | AED 26,892 | AED 2,499 |
| 5 bedroom | 49 | 582 sqm · 6,264 sqft | 841 sqm · 9,052 sqft | from AED 15,500,000 | AED 26,632 | AED 2,474 |
| 6 bedroom | 58 | 630 sqm · 6,781 sqft | 883 sqm · 9,505 sqft | from AED 17,200,000 | AED 27,302 | AED 2,536 |
| All Talay | 167 |
Villa counts and sizes are Aldar's, as published; sizes are gross saleable area. Imperial figures Aldar does not print are Impala's conversion at 10.7639 sqft per sqm, as are the rates per sqm and per sqft. As of 18 September 2026.
On Aldar's 50/50 plan a Talay buyer pays 5% in 2026, 10% in 2027, 15% in 2028 and 70% in 2029 — 50% of it on handover in Q4 2029.
Talay is sold on a 50/50 payment plan: seven dated instalments totalling 50% of the price, 5% of it on booking, and 50% on handover in Q4 2029.
| Instalment | Due | Share of the price | 4 bedroomfrom AED 13,500,000 | 5 bedroomfrom AED 15,500,000 | 6 bedroomfrom AED 17,200,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On booking | On booking | 5% | AED 675,000 | AED 775,000 | AED 860,000 |
| Second instalment | 1 March 2027 | 5% | AED 675,000 | AED 775,000 | AED 860,000 |
| Third instalment | 1 September 2027 | 5% | AED 675,000 | AED 775,000 | AED 860,000 |
| Fourth instalment | 1 March 2028 | 5% | AED 675,000 | AED 775,000 | AED 860,000 |
| Fifth instalment | 1 August 2028 | 10% | AED 1,350,000 | AED 1,550,000 | AED 1,720,000 |
| Sixth instalment | January 2029 - day not legible in the launch deckAldar's launch deck prints the sixth and seventh instalments as January 2029 and June 2029, and the day of the month is not legible in the material Impala holds, as of 18 September 2026. | 10% | AED 1,350,000 | AED 1,550,000 | AED 1,720,000 |
| Seventh instalment | June 2029 - day not legible in the launch deckAldar's launch deck prints the sixth and seventh instalments as January 2029 and June 2029, and the day of the month is not legible in the material Impala holds, as of 18 September 2026. | 10% | AED 1,350,000 | AED 1,550,000 | AED 1,720,000 |
| On handover | On handover, Q4 2029 | 50% | AED 6,750,000 | AED 7,750,000 | AED 8,600,000 |
| Paid before handover | Instalments 1 to 7 | 50% | AED 6,750,000 | AED 7,750,000 | AED 8,600,000 |
| Purchase price | All 8 payments | 100% | AED 13,500,000 | AED 15,500,000 | AED 17,200,000 |
Sources: Aldar broker launch deck, read 18 September 2026; Aldar Talay factsheet, read 18 September 2026; Impala's own arithmetic over the launch deck.
| Calendar year | Share of the price | 4 bedroom | 5 bedroom | 6 bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5% | AED 675,000 | AED 775,000 | AED 860,000 |
| 2027 | 10% | AED 1,350,000 | AED 1,550,000 | AED 1,720,000 |
| 2028 | 15% | AED 2,025,000 | AED 2,325,000 | AED 2,580,000 |
| 2029 | 70% | AED 9,450,000 | AED 10,850,000 | AED 12,040,000 |
Sources: Impala's own arithmetic over the launch deck; Aldar broker launch deck, read 18 September 2026.
Aldar quotes a service charge at Talay of 84.61 AED per sqm of gross floor area (GFA) per year (Impala's conversion: 7.86 AED per sqft). It is not part of the 50/50 payment plan. Whether that GFA equals the gross saleable area printed in the floor plans is unconfirmed, so any annual figure is indicative.
| Villa | Gross saleable area | Indicative annual service charge |
|---|---|---|
| 4 bedroom | 502 sqm | 84.61 x 502 sqm = AED 42,474Indicative only: Aldar quotes the rate on gross floor area and has not published whether that equals the gross saleable area printed in the floor plans. Unconfirmed. |
| 5 bedroom | 582 sqm | 84.61 x 582 sqm = AED 49,243Indicative only: Aldar quotes the rate on gross floor area and has not published whether that equals the gross saleable area printed in the floor plans. Unconfirmed. |
| 6 bedroom | 630 sqm | 84.61 x 630 sqm = AED 53,304Indicative only: Aldar quotes the rate on gross floor area and has not published whether that equals the gross saleable area printed in the floor plans. Unconfirmed. |
Sources: Aldar broker launch deck, read 18 September 2026; Impala's own arithmetic over the launch deck.
Every Talay villa is two storeys plus a roof terrace — ground floor, first floor and roof terrace — and Aldar shows at least four facade expressions and two interior palettes against 15 lines of materials.
Aldar frames the design as “Rooted in Emirati tradition” and names three devices.
Both schemes are specified against the same 15-line material schedule; the finishes deck prints the schedule once and shows it in a light and a dark palette.
| Element | Material |
|---|---|
| Show kitchen counters and backsplash | Engineered stone |
| Bathroom vanity | Engineered stone |
| Upper cabinets | Tinted glass |
| Shower partitions | Tinted glass |
| Sanitary ware | Brushed nickel |
| Metalwork | Brushed nickel |
| General tiling | Porcelain tile |
| Wet-area tiling | Porcelain tile |
| Back-of-house tiling | Porcelain tile |
| Stairs | Leathered marble |
| Bedroom flooring | Engineered wood |
| Internal doors | Wood veneer |
| Joinery | Wood veneer |
| Daily cabinets | Laminate |
| Lower cabinets | High-pressure laminate |
Source: Aldar material finishes deck, read 18 September 2026.
Aldar plans a school inside Talay itself and counts six educational institutions nearby, four of them named in the documents Impala holds, the nearest published distance being NYU Abu Dhabi at about 1 km.
Aldar lists 13 amenities for both collections, landmark fountain for Talay only, and padel courts, multi-purpose court and harvest garden for Talay Beach only.
| Amenity or service | Talay | Talay Beach | Listed for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amenities | |||
| Landscaped green spaces | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Community pool | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Kids' pool | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Kids' play area | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Jogging track | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Cycling loops | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Picnic areas | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Gym and fitness facilities | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Outdoor majlis pavilion | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Aflaj water feature | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Beach up to 1 km away | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Pet park | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| EV charging stations | Yes | Yes | Both collections |
| Landmark fountain | Yes | Not listed | Talay only |
| Padel courts | Not listed | Yes | Talay Beach only |
| Multi-purpose court | Not listed | Yes | Talay Beach only |
| Harvest garden | Not listed | Yes | Talay Beach only |
| Services | |||
| Gated community with 24/7 security | Listed for the development, not split by collection | Both collections | |
| Close access to cafes, dining and retail | Listed for the development, not split by collection | Both collections | |
| Retail hub up to 1 km away | Listed for the development, not split by collection | Both collections | |
| Community maintenance | Listed for the development, not split by collection | Both collections | |
“Not listed” means Aldar does not list that amenity for that collection as of 18 September 2026; it is not a statement that the amenity is excluded. Services are listed for the development as a whole, not split between Talay and Talay Beach.
Source: Aldar Talay factsheet, read 18 September 2026.
Aldar prints Talay and Talay Beach; buyers search Talay by Aldar, Talay Marsa Al Saadiyat, Talay Saadiyat and Talay villas; and Marsa Al Saadiyat is also called Saadiyat Marina District in Aldar's own launch material.
Talay is in Marsa Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi — the district Aldar's own launch material also calls Saadiyat Marina District — and Aldar positions it as "The first luxury address at Marsa Al Saadiyat".
This record carries what Aldar's four Talay documents publish and nothing else, so the district's own figures are not on it: they are not in those documents. Impala's guide to Saadiyat Island is where Marsa Al Saadiyat is written up against the rest of the island — the masterplan behind it, what is finished there against what is still an announcement, and the case against buying into a district that is still being built.
Saadiyat Island: the guide to the whole island
The district Talay sits in, the museums, the beaches and what each part of the island is.
The masterplan, and who is behind it
How Marsa Al Saadiyat came to be the island's final phase, and Aldar's part in it.
Where Marsa Al Saadiyat sits against the Cultural District, Mamsha, the Beach and the Lagoons.
Infrastructure: built against coming
What is finished on the island today and what is still an announcement, district by district.
Risks and honest considerations
The case against buying into a district that is still a plan, stated plainly.
Every Saadiyat Island off-plan project Impala tracks
The catalogue around Talay: what else is selling on the island, and at what stage.
Aldar has not published 18 things buyers ask about Talay, and this page states each of them as a dated sentence instead of filling it with an estimate.
Each line is a question we will answer the moment Aldar publishes it: select one to carry it into the form below.
Every figure on this page comes from four Aldar documents, all read on 18 September 2026: Aldar Talay factsheet, Aldar Talay and Talay Beach floor plans, Aldar material finishes deck and Aldar broker launch deck.
Aldar Talay factsheet
Supplies positioning, the two collections, unit counts, sizes, average plots, from-prices, amenities, services, education and the heritage devices.
Read 18 September 2026 · official document, published by Aldar
Aldar Talay and Talay Beach floor plans
Supplies the Talay Beach sizes and average plots.
Read 18 September 2026 · official document, published by Aldar
Aldar material finishes deck
Supplies the two interior palettes and the material schedule.
Read 18 September 2026 · official document, published by Aldar
Aldar broker launch deck
Supplies the payment plan, the service-charge rate and the buyer-facing launch calendar.
Read 18 September 2026 · official document, published by Aldar
The record, plain text — every fact above with its source type and document title, and every gap, as one line each for machines.
Talay is Aldar's first launch at Marsa Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi: 351 villas in two collections, of which Talay itself (167 villas) is releasing now and Talay Beach (184 villas) is not. Aldar positions it as "The first luxury address at Marsa Al Saadiyat". Talay hands over in Q4 2029 and Talay Beach in Q4 2030.
Talay is in Marsa Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi — the district Aldar's own launch material also calls Saadiyat Marina District. Louvre Abu Dhabi, teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Abrahamic Family House and Manarat Al Saadiyat are all open in the Saadiyat Cultural District next door. They are reached from the district on a pedestrian walkway rather than a drive. An underground Etihad Rail passenger station is planned inside the district itself. The Abu Dhabi–Dubai high-speed line targets a 30-minute journey at up to 350 km/h, with a Saadiyat Island stop among its six stations.
Related:How the island is organised
Marsa Al Saadiyat is Aldar's AED 100 billion, 6.4 million sqm waterfront masterplan on Saadiyat Island, launched on 22 July 2026 as the island's final phase. Talay is the first residential release inside the masterplan. It was called Saadiyat Marina District until launch, and buyers still search that name. The risk here is supply and competition, not the developer: Aldar's scale makes developer failure remote. The pressure is that Marsa Al Saadiyat's own later phases will compete with its first, which is what Talay is, that other Saadiyat releases will keep coming, and that ADREC's pipeline points to around 71,000 more Abu Dhabi homes by 2030. Aldar's Talay documents describe the villas rather than the district around them, so this record carries the villas and Impala's Saadiyat Island guide carries the masterplan, the districts either side and the infrastructure that is built against the infrastructure that is announced.
Related:The masterplan, and who is behind itRisks and honest considerations
Talay has 167 villas: 60 of 4 bedrooms, 49 of 5 bedrooms and 58 of 6 bedrooms. Gross saleable areas are 4 bedroom 502 sqm (5,403 sqft), 5 bedroom 582 sqm (6,264 sqft) and 6 bedroom 630 sqm (6,781 sqft), on average plots of 738 sqm for the 4 bedroom, 841 sqm for the 5 bedroom and 883 sqm for the 6 bedroom. Every villa is two storeys plus a roof terrace.
Talay villas start at AED 13,500,000 for a 4 bedroom and AED 17,200,000 for a 6 bedroom, as published by Aldar. Aldar has not published prices for Talay Beach.
Talay is sold on a 50/50 payment plan: seven dated instalments totalling 50% of the price, 5% of it on booking, and 50% on handover in Q4 2029. The instalments fall due 5% on 1 March 2027, 5% on 1 September 2027, 5% on 1 March 2028, 10% on 1 August 2028, 10% in January 2029 (day not legible in the launch deck) and 10% in June 2029 (day not legible in the launch deck). The sixth and seventh dates print the month only: the day is not legible in the launch deck.
Aldar gives handover for Talay as Q4 2029 and for Talay Beach as Q4 2030. Those are the developer's published dates, not a delivery record, and Aldar has not published a construction start date or any construction progress.
Aldar quotes a service charge at Talay of 84.61 AED per sqm of gross floor area (GFA) per year (Impala's conversion: 7.86 AED per sqft). It is not part of the 50/50 payment plan. Whether that GFA equals the gross saleable area printed in the floor plans is unconfirmed, so any annual figure is indicative. If the GFA equals the published gross saleable area - which Aldar has not confirmed - a 4 bedroom villa would run about AED 42,474 a year. Aldar has not published when the first charge falls due.
Aldar opens Talay in three stages: Priority Pass selling began Wednesday 23 September 2026 at 13:00; non-resident customer launch Thursday 24 September 2026 (hour not published); public launch Friday 25 September 2026 (hour not published). Impala takes appointment requests in the order they are received.
Related:Every Saadiyat Island off-plan project Impala tracks
Talay is the 167 villa collection releasing in September 2026; Talay Beach is a separate 184 villa collection that is not in this release. Talay Beach villas run +4 sqm at 4 bedrooms, +5 sqm at 5 bedrooms and +4 sqm at 6 bedrooms against Talay on gross saleable area, but their average plots differ in both directions: -2 sqm at 4 bedrooms, +16 sqm at 5 bedrooms and -23 sqm at 6 bedrooms. Aldar has published neither prices, nor the bedroom split, nor a release date for Talay Beach.
As of 18 September 2026, Aldar has not published prices, a payment plan or a release date for Talay Beach, the Talay Beach bedroom split, the hour appointments begin on the public launch day, whether the service charge is billed on GFA or GSA, the day of the month for the sixth and seventh instalments, plot orientation or plot allocation, escrow and fee details and any rental-yield, return or resale projection. Impala states those gaps rather than filling them with estimates.
We take Talay appointment requests in the order they arrive and confirm each one by phone or email. Tell us the villa size and where you are, and we will send Aldar's figures as they are released.
Figures as published by Aldar, checked 18 September 2026 against the factsheet, floor plans, finishes deck and launch deckpage last reviewed 24 September 2026
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