Located off the North East coast, Al Reem is amongst the most ambitious of the new ‘to buy’ developments. It is divided into three areas: Pearl of the Emirates, which occupies 60 per cent of the island with its 15 towers and five-star hotel; Al Shams (completed 2011), complete with dramatic Gateway Towers and eye-catching cylindrical Solitaire building; and Najmat (completed 2012), a waterside community set to accommodate 80,000. The development will eventually contain schools, medical clinics, a 27-hole golf course, malls, restaurants and every conceivable amenity, we’re told. Eleven bridges are planned to connect it with the city and surrounding islands, and at just 300m from the Tourist Club Area, it’s a short hop to ‘old’ Abu Dhabi.
To buy
Prices vary according to location on the island.
