Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat Island
Saadiyat Island is a low-rise, beachfront community on Abu Dhabi's cultural mile, developed by TDIC as home to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, NYU Abu Dhabi and a public beach with a dedicated golf course. It suits families and professionals wanting space, greenery and a quieter pace within twenty minutes of the mainland, plus investors targeting villas and branded apartments. The draw is less about density than setting: museums, university life, beach clubs and a coastline kept largely free of high-rise towers.
Master developer: TDIC
Simplified coastline. The point marks the community centre.
Why people choose Saadiyat Island
- A cultural-district lifestyle centred on the Louvre Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi, rare in the emirate
- Low-density, beachfront living with a public beach, beach clubs and a golf course rather than tower blocks
- Investor appeal from TDIC-master-planned villas and branded residences in a tightly controlled enclave
Living in Saadiyat Island
- Home to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, which opened on 8 November 2017 as the first universal museum in the Arab world
- NYU Abu Dhabi's roughly 40-acre campus opened on Saadiyat Island in 2014
- Saadiyat Public Beach offers sun loungers and watersports, with several beach clubs for waterfront dining
- Saadiyat Beach Golf Club sits on the island with views over the Arabian Gulf
Homes you will find
Apartments, Villas, Townhouses
How far is it?
- Abu Dhabi International Airport
- 30 min by car
- Abu Dhabi Corniche
- 20 min by car
Published estimates; traffic varies.