Vida Residences Saadiyat Island

Vida Residences Saadiyat Island is a fully furnished residential building by developer ALAIN, located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, with delivery scheduled for Q4 2027.

# A single building on one of Abu Dhabi's most deliberate addresses

Saadiyat Island is not accidental urbanism. Abu Dhabi's planners positioned it as the emirate's cultural and educational anchor, and the physical evidence supports that intention: the Louvre Abu Dhabi sits four kilometres from this site, NYU Abu Dhabi one kilometre away. The island carries a particular density of purpose that distinguishes it from Dubai's speculative waterfront belts or Abu Dhabi's older downtown grid.

Vida Residences occupies a single building within this setting. Twenty residences in total, which places it firmly in the boutique category. That scale shapes everything from the ratio of amenity space per resident to the quietness of the lobbies. Larger towers on the island average several hundred units; at twenty, this building functions closer to a private address.

Construction is underway, with the project recording zero per cent completion at time of writing and a target handover in the final quarter of 2027.

# Residences, configurations and what the floor areas say

The building offers one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. One-bedroom apartments range from roughly 825 to 837 square feet and are priced between AED 2.7 million and AED 2.95 million. Two-bedroom units span a wider band, from 1,264 to 1,803 square feet, with prices from AED 3.48 million to AED 4.16 million depending on configuration. Three-bedroom residences reach from approximately 1,831 to 2,019 square feet, priced at AED 4.49 million to AED 4.8 million.

Those floor areas are generous relative to what the Dubai market typically delivers at comparable price points. A two-bedroom at 1,803 square feet is, in practical terms, an apartment that does not require compromise.

All residences are delivered fully furnished. Service charges are set at AED 30 per square foot annually, a figure buyers should factor into their holding cost calculations.

# What the amenity provision actually covers

The shared facilities run across two categories. Fitness provision includes both an indoor and an outdoor gym. For families, there is a dedicated children's pool, a separate outdoor play area, and a dog park, the last of which remains uncommon in Abu Dhabi residential buildings and points to a deliberate design decision about who lives here.

The main pool comes with a sun deck. A BBQ area and an indoor club lounge round out the communal spaces. The amenity list is compact rather than exhaustive, which suits a twenty-unit building. Oversized spa complexes and co-working floors built for towers of four hundred units would feel incongruous at this scale.

# The neighbourhood's reference points

NYU Abu Dhabi sits one kilometre from the building, contributing a steady population of academics, researchers and international faculty to the immediate neighbourhood. The Collection Saadiyat, the island's principal retail address, is 2.7 kilometres away. Mamsha Beach, the island's public beach promenade, is 3.6 kilometres out. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is four kilometres.

Zayed International Airport is approximately 30 kilometres by road, a distance that positions the island as a considered primary residence rather than a pied-à-terre for frequent flyers who prioritise terminal proximity above all else.

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

At twenty units with full furnishing and a boutique footprint, Vida Residences targets a buyer who wants a finished, low-maintenance asset on an island that already carries cultural and institutional credibility. The entry price of AED 2.7 million for a one-bedroom is competitive for Saadiyat, where land constraints and the island's positioning have historically supported price resilience.

For GCC buyers seeking a second home within the Abu Dhabi ecosystem, the island's relative calm compared to central Dubai holds appeal. For international buyers from the UK, Europe or Asia, the NYU proximity and the Louvre address provide the kind of institutional context that makes a location legible to people who have never visited. The building does not try to be everything. That restraint is, in this market, a reasonable argument for its own coherence.