- Founded
- 2017
- Builds in
- Sharjah, Dubai
- Segment
- Premium
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Arada's delivery record
A private master developer that began in Sharjah, behind Aljada and the Masaar forest communities, now expanding into Dubai luxury projects, London and Sydney.
Completed landmarks
- Nasma Residences
- Madar at Aljada
- Aljada (delivered phases)
- Masaar (delivered phases)
- 2025 sales
- AED 17.3 billion
- Homes sold in 2025
- 5,140
- Homes delivered since 2017
- 10,000+ (company figure)
- Founded
- 2017
- Founded
- 2017
- Builds in
- Sharjah, Dubai
- Segment
- Premium
- Legal name
- Arada Developments LLC
- Ownership
- Privately held; founded as a joint venture between Basma Group (Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi) and KBW Investments (Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal)
- Official site
- arada.com
Arada developments
No Arada developments are listed at the moment
An adviser can send Arada's current launches with prices, payment plans and handover dates.
Buying from Arada
What to check before you reserve, and what they do well.
What to check before you buy
- No completed Dubai project as of January 2026. Its Dubai schemes are luxury and branded towers and villas, a different product from the Sharjah communities its record is built on.
- Aljada was due to complete in 2025 and is roughly a third built by home count. Buyers there should expect construction around them for years and should check the status of the specific phase.
- It is expanding in the UAE, the UK, Australia and Saudi Arabia at once, partly funded by debt. That is a lot of execution and financing to manage if sales slow from 2025's peak.
- Sharjah's resale and rental market is smaller than Dubai's. Check achieved rents, not asking rents, before relying on yield.
- Its 2025 sales tripled in a boom year. We found no published 2026 sales figure, so current demand for its launches is untested in this profile.
What Arada does well
- More than 10,000 homes delivered since 2017 by its own count, including Nasma Residences (handed over 2020) and large parts of Aljada and Masaar.
- Rated by Fitch and Moody's and a repeat sukuk issuer, which brings a level of financial scrutiny unusual for a private developer.
- Builds amenities early: the Madar leisure complex at Aljada opened in 2020, before the first homes were handed over, and Masaar's central precinct opened in 2022.
- Record 2025 sales of AED 17.3 billion and AED 12.7 billion of construction contracts awarded in the year, so sold projects have contractors appointed.
About Arada
Arada was founded in 2017 as a joint venture between Basma Group and KBW Investments. Its chairman is Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, a member of Sharjah's ruling family, and its executive vice chairman is Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia. It is privately held, but it has borrowed in public markets, issuing a US$500 million sukuk in 2022 and setting up a US$1 billion programme in 2024, and it is rated by Fitch and Moody's. That means more financial disclosure than most private UAE developers offer.
It began in Sharjah and that is still where most of its homes are. Nasma Residences, launched in 2017, was handed over in 2020. Aljada, launched the same year, is a 25,000-home mixed-use district with the Madar leisure complex at its centre; first homes were handed over in early 2021. Masaar is a gated community of 3,000 villas and townhouses set in woodland, launched in 2021, followed by Masaar 2 and, in September 2025, a third Masaar community of 4,000 homes. In Dubai it has moved up-market: Jouri Hills at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Armani Beach Residences on Palm Jumeirah, W Residences at Dubai Harbour, the Akala wellness project and, in January 2026, the Inaura tower in Downtown.
Growth has been very fast. Arada reported 2025 sales of AED 17.3 billion, up 199%, from 5,140 homes, with revenue of AED 6.7 billion. In the same year it bought 75% of the London developer Regal, took 80% of the Thameside West scheme in London's Royal Docks, and advanced its first projects in Sydney. Its website now also lists a Saudi Arabian venture. Payment plans vary by project and we have not quoted a standard one.
The delivery record is real but belongs to Sharjah. The company says it has delivered more than 10,000 homes since 2017 across 11 launched projects. As of January 2026 it had yet to hand over a home in Dubai; first Dubai handovers were planned for 2026, with Armani Beach Residences due by the end of that year. Aljada, originally scheduled for completion in 2025, had about 7,500 of its planned 25,000 homes completed according to the latest figure we found, so it will remain a building site in part for years.
Where Arada builds
Arada: questions buyers ask
Is Arada a reliable developer?
Arada has delivered more than 10,000 homes in Sharjah since 2017, is rated by Fitch and Moody's, and has prominent shareholders. Its Dubai projects had not reached handover as of January 2026 and it is expanding in several countries at once, so judge a Dubai purchase on that project's own progress.
Who owns Arada?
Arada is privately held. It was founded in 2017 as a joint venture between Basma Group and KBW Investments, and is chaired by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi with Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal as executive vice chairman.
Where does Arada build?
In Sharjah (Aljada, Masaar, Nasma Residences and an Anantara resort and residences) and in Dubai (Jouri Hills, Armani Beach Residences, W Residences Dubai Harbour, Akala and Inaura Downtown). Outside the UAE it is active in London and Sydney.
Has Arada handed over any homes in Dubai?
As of January 2026 it had not. The company said it planned to hand over its first Dubai homes during 2026, and Armani Beach Residences on Palm Jumeirah was due by the end of 2026. Check the current status with the developer.
Buying from Arada?
Current availability, how their payment plans work, and which projects we rate.
- Current price list and availability, direct from the developer
- No fee to you on off-plan purchases: the developer pays us
- One salaried adviser, not on commission, from first call to handover
