Investing on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi: the current collection

Yas Island is described on Orven's Abu Dhabi destination page as the capital's leisure island. It also appears in the historical list of investment areas published on the UAE's official portal, u.ae, where non-UAE nationals can hold ownership and other rights over real estate. The current Orven collection has two projects on Yas Island, one from Aldar Properties and one from Ohana Development, built with Manchester City Football Club. This guide sets out what each publishes today. For the wider emirate, see the Abu Dhabi destination page.

What "leisure island" means here

Yas Park Place's own project page situates the development near Yas Mall, Yas Acres Golf and Country Club, Ferrari World and Yas Marina Circuit, and also mentions a planned Disney Abu Dhabi resort announced for the island, without a date. None of these references come with a stated distance or travel time, and this guide keeps it that way. Manchester City Yas Residences sits on a different part of the island, along the Yas Canal, and brings its own leisure programme built around the football club partnership rather than the island's existing attractions.

The two projects in the current collection

Project	Developer	Location on Yas	Typologies	Entry price	Delivery
Yas Park Place	Aldar Properties	North Yas, facing Yas Central Park	Studios, 1 to 3-bed, 2-bed duplexes	Price on request	Q1 2030
Manchester City Yas Residences	Ohana Development	Yas Canal	Townhouses, duplexes and villas, 2 to 5-bed	Price on request	2029

Yas Park Place is part of a wider plan of 780 residences across six mid-rise buildings, with a landscaped podium (an Aqua Garden, a Reflective Garden with a pool, and a Zen Garden with yoga decks), co-working space, a family pool and a retail promenade with cafés, a supermarket and a pharmacy; the project targets Estidama Pearl 3 certification, and its first phase of four of the six buildings launched in April 2026, with the second phase still to be brought to market. Manchester City Yas Residences' Phase 2 spans townhouses, duplexes and villas across a 170-hectare masterplan of roughly 1,550 houses and 580 apartments, with a 500,000-square-metre central garden and 55% of the land kept as open space; its amenities include a Manchester City Park, a Manchester City Training Academy, a crystal-clear lagoon, a canal promenade and a wellness programme featuring cryotherapy and altitude training.

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Comparing the two

A buyer who wants a building certified for sustainability, close to the island's existing attractions. Yas Park Place's Estidama Pearl 3 target and its position near Yas Mall and Yas Marina Circuit, both cited on its own page, suit that profile.
A family buyer who wants a standalone house within a branded masterplan. Manchester City Yas Residences' villa and townhouse range, inside a community built around the football club's own facilities, suits a buyer planning to use the property as a family home rather than a smaller apartment.
A buyer following the Disney Abu Dhabi announcement. Yas Park Place's page cites a planned Disney resort for the island, without a date; treat that as one factor among several rather than a confirmed driver of value.

Neither project publishes a final price yet. Manchester City Yas Residences does publish payment plan percentages, covered in a separate guide; Yas Park Place's plan remains on request.

What still needs confirming before you commit

Ownership regime. Yas Island sits on the historical list of investment areas, but the exact regime of a specific unit, full ownership, usufruct or musataha, is confirmed on the sale contract and the DARI certificate, not assumed from the island's status.
Golden Visa eligibility. Both projects are price on request today, so neither can be described as meeting the federal AED 2 million threshold until a specific unit price is confirmed. Our guide on the Golden Visa's AED 2 million property threshold covers the federal rule.
Second-phase pricing at Yas Park Place. Only the first phase of four buildings has launched; the second phase's terms are not yet public.

Moving forward on Yas Island

Orven follows the Abu Dhabi collection from Dubai, with the same adviser guiding your purchase from first enquiry to registration. Message Orven on WhatsApp at +971 52 776 1939 or by email at sales@orvenproperties.com with your budget and the typology you want, and your adviser confirms current availability on both Yas Island projects. See also find your home with Orven for how the brokerage behind every Orven transaction operates.

FAQ

Is Yas Island open to foreign ownership? It appears on the historical list of investment areas published on the UAE's official portal, where non-UAE nationals can hold ownership and other real estate rights. The exact regime for a given unit is confirmed on the sale contract and the DARI certificate.

Is the Disney Abu Dhabi resort already open on Yas Island? No date has been published for it; Yas Park Place's own project page cites it as a planned resort for the island, and this guide does not add a timeline that is not sourced.

Which of the two projects has a published payment plan? Manchester City Yas Residences publishes payment percentages for non-Emirati and Emirati buyers; Yas Park Place's payment plan remains on request.

Do either of these projects currently qualify for the Golden Visa? Neither can be confirmed today, since both are price on request. The federal threshold is AED 2 million, subject to conditions confirmed with the authorities, and eligibility depends on the final unit price.