Avida Residences

Avida Residences is a 21-unit boutique apartment building by IQUNA Properties, currently under construction on Dubai Islands and scheduled for handover in Q4 2027. The project centres on a wellness-led residential concept, offering one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across a single building, with fitted kitchens and a service charge of 25 AED per square foot.

# The building and its position on Dubai Islands

Dubai Islands is a coastal masterplan built on five man-made islands to the north of Deira, connected to the mainland by road infrastructure and positioned as one of the city's longer-horizon residential bets. The area is still establishing itself, which means buyers at this stage are acquiring ahead of the district's fuller maturity rather than into an already-priced market.

Avida sits within this emerging context as a deliberately small building. Twenty-one residences across a single structure is a considered choice: it limits density, controls the ownership community, and gives the development a character closer to a private residence than a conventional tower block. IQUNA Properties has oriented the design around biophilic principles, using natural materials and greenery to soften the building's presence. At just two per cent construction progress at the time of listing, buyers are at an early stage in the build cycle.

# Residences, layouts and finish

The unit mix runs from one-bedroom apartments starting at around 811 square feet to three-bedroom residences reaching 2,660 square feet at the top of the range. Pricing follows accordingly: one-bedroom units are priced from approximately AED 2.08 million, two-bedroom apartments sit in the AED 2.9 million range, and three-bedroom residences span a wide band from AED 3.75 million to AED 9.07 million, with the upper end reflecting the largest floor plates.

Kitchens come fitted with Siemens appliances. Interiors are credited to Sneha Divias Atelier, a Dubai-based studio with a track record in considered residential specification. Beyond the kitchen, the apartments are delivered unfurnished, which suits buyers who intend to appoint the space to their own standard.

The larger three-bedroom layouts, particularly the 2,577 and 2,660 square foot units, carry pricing that reflects penthouses or premium upper-floor positioning rather than standard floor plans.

# Amenities built around recovery and longevity

The amenity programme is more specific than the typical Dubai residential list. Alongside an indoor gym, outdoor gym and pool, the building includes a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, treatment suites and fitness classes. There is also a hydroponic garden, a coworking area with a meeting room, and a seating area.

# A wellness focus that goes beyond the gym

The hyperbaric chamber and treatment suites are the clearest expression of what IQUNA is attempting here. These are not standard residential amenities, and their inclusion signals a buyer profile with an active interest in performance health and recovery, rather than one simply ticking a box for a pool and a treadmill. For a building of 21 units, the amenity density is high.

# Location: the airport corridor and the beach

Dubai Islands Beach sits 2.7 km from the building. Deira Mall, the large retail anchor for the northern part of the city, is 2.5 km away. Dubai International Airport is 9 km out, a meaningful figure for buyers who travel frequently and regard airport proximity as a practical priority rather than a liability.

Downtown Dubai is 20.6 km, which is honest enough to note: Dubai Islands is not a central location, and anyone expecting walking distance to the DIFC or easy daily access to the Marina should look elsewhere. The district's logic is coastal and northerly, with its own retail, leisure and beach infrastructure rather than reliance on the city's existing hubs.

# Who this building suits, and where it sits in the market

At 21 units, Avida is built for buyers who place weight on a small ownership community and a managed wellness environment. The price-per-square-foot across the one-bedroom range (broadly AED 2,600 to AED 2,900 per square foot) reflects a premium over much of the wider Dubai Islands supply, which the developer justifies through specification and amenity programme rather than scale.

The profile that fits best is a buyer with a genuine interest in the wellness positioning, a tolerance for a location that will strengthen as Dubai Islands develops, and a preference for a building where the resident pool stays small. For that buyer, the combination of Sneha Divias Atelier interiors, the hyperbaric and treatment amenities, and a Q4 2027 completion on a coastal masterplan represents a coherent, if forward-looking, proposition.