Overview
Yas Acres is Aldar's gated golf and waterfront community on Yas Island, built around the Yas Acres Golf & Country Club and made up of townhouses and villas rather than towers. It is developed by Aldar Properties, the Abu Dhabi developer that has been building and running this part of Yas Island for a decade.
Key facts
- Developer
- Aldar Properties
- Location
- Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
- Unit types
- 2-3 BR townhouses, 4-5 BR villas
- Areas from
- 2,336 sq ft (217 sqm)
- Phases on sale
- The Orchids (villas — upcoming release)
Already built and lived in
The golf and country club has been open since 2021 and residents rate the living experience at a Net Promoter Score of +49.
The Orchids phase
Aldar's current phase is The Orchids, 217 homes launched in June 2026, with its own club, park, pools and courts.
Homes from 217 sq m
Published unit areas run from 217 to 632 sq m, covering a two-bedroom townhouse up to a five-bedroom villa.
Status
The Orchids (217 homes) launched 19 June 2026; townhouses sold out at launch (26 June 2026); a limited collection of 20 premium villas is yet to be released
Location
Yas Acres sits inside Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, set back from the island's venues around the golf course and the waterfront. Aldar's brochure puts SeaWorld Abu Dhabi three minutes away, Ferrari World four, Yas Mall and Yas Links golf course seven each, Yas Marina Circuit eight, and Yas Beach and Yas Waterworld ten. Abu Dhabi International Airport is 15 minutes, Saadiyat Island 20, downtown Abu Dhabi 30 and Dubai 50. International schools including Noya British School and Yas American Academy are nearby, so the school run stays on or beside the island.
- SeaWorld Abu Dhabi3 min
- Ferrari World4 min
- Yas Mall7 min
- Yas Links golf course7 min
- Yas Marina Circuit8 min
- Yas Beach10 min
- Yas Waterworld10 min
- Warner Bros. World11 min
- Abu Dhabi International Airport15 min
- Saadiyat Island20 min
- Downtown Abu Dhabi30 min
- Dubai50 min
About the developer
Aldar Properties PJSC describes itself as the leading real estate developer and manager in the UAE, operating through Aldar Development and Aldar Investment; its shares trade on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ALDAR:UH). Yas Acres has been part of its Yas Island portfolio for a decade, with the Yas Acres Golf & Country Club open since 2021 and the community reporting a resident Net Promoter Score of +49.
Aldar sells Yas Acres in small, named phases inside a community that already exists: The Magnolias, The Dahlias, The Cedars and the North Bay plots came before The Orchids, so each release adds homes to a running neighbourhood rather than opening a new site. It does not publish a public price list or payment plan for these releases; the terms are issued with the phase and change from one release to the next, which is why availability has to be checked on the day. The townhouses in the current phase sold out at launch, which is the clearest signal of how quickly an Aldar release on Yas Island moves.
Why this project
- The community is already built and lived in: the Yas Acres Golf & Country Club has been open since 2021 and residents score the living experience at +49 on Aldar's Net Promoter measure.
- The current phase is small — 217 homes — and its townhouses sold out at launch, so what remains is the limited collection of premium villas Aldar has yet to release.
- Unit areas are published: 217 to 632 sq m (2,336 to 6,803 sq ft), covering two- and three-bedroom townhouses and four- and five-bedroom villas, with an optional private pool on the villas.
- By Aldar's own map everything on the island is minutes away: Yas Mall and Yas Links in seven minutes, Yas Beach in ten, and Abu Dhabi International Airport in 15.
- The Orchids adds its own 500 sqm community club with a gym and multipurpose hall, pools, a splash pad, a paddle court and a park, on top of the wider Yas Acres master plan amenities.
Master plan & phases
Yas Acres is a master plan of townhouses and villas arranged around the Yas Acres Golf & Country Club and the waterfront, delivered in named phases. The Magnolias, The Dahlias, The Cedars and the North Bay plots came first; The Orchids, launched in June 2026, is the current one — a gated pocket of 217 homes with its own club, park, pools and courts inside the larger community. Aldar has said the townhouses at The Orchids sold out at launch and that a limited collection of premium villas is yet to be released, so availability today means the villas rather than the townhouses. Aldar publishes no total community size or unit count for Yas Acres, so ask for the phase plan and the plot map of the home offered.
Unit types, areas & starting prices
Published areas
- Townhouses and villas — Yas Acres (2-3 BR townhouses, 4-5 BR villas)2,336 sq ft (217 sqm)
The published range of 217 to 632 sq m covers the whole community, from a two-bedroom townhouse to a five-bedroom villa; Aldar publishes no price, payment plan or handover date for the current phase, so request today's official price list and availability.
Payment plan
Payment plans differ by phase and unit. Request today's official plan through the form and we will send it within minutes.
The honest drawbacks
What may not suit you, before you book, with the other side of each point.
Yas Island is Abu Dhabi's events island. Race weekends, concerts and school holidays fill the roads, the hotels and the car parks, and Aldar's own map puts Yas Marina Circuit eight minutes from the community.
CounterweightYas Acres is a gated residential pocket set back from the venues around the golf course, and the same calendar is what keeps the island's restaurants, malls and beaches open and busy all year.
Abu Dhabi International Airport is 15 minutes away and aircraft approach and departure paths pass over this side of the island, so noise varies by plot and by the runway in use.
CounterweightThat proximity is also why the airport is a short drive rather than an hour, and the fix is simple: stand on the specific plot at different times of day before choosing it.
This is a golf community of villas and townhouses and Abu Dhabi has no metro, so the distances between home, mall, beach and school are drives, not walks; a household here usually needs two cars.
CounterweightInside the gates the club, park, pools, courts, retail, school and mosque are walkable and linked by walking and cycling tracks, and the island's internal roads are wide and clear outside event days.
Aldar publishes no price, no payment plan and no handover date for the current phase — not on the product page, not in the launch releases and not in the brochure — so Yas Acres cannot be compared with another community from public information alone.
CounterweightThe figures exist on the phase's own official sheet, issued per release. Request today's official price list and availability and the comparison is made on Aldar's own document instead of a portal estimate.
Aldar's own releases say the townhouses in the current phase sold out at launch and that only a limited collection of premium villas is still to be released, so the smaller homes in this phase are gone and what remains is at the larger end.
CounterweightEarlier Yas Acres phases are complete and occupied, so a resale in The Magnolias, The Dahlias or The Cedars is a real alternative, and the coming villa release is small enough to be worth registering for early.
Yas Acres is not an early-stage master plan: the community has been trading for a decade, so the discount that comes with buying into an unbuilt neighbourhood is not on the table here.
CounterweightWhat replaces it is evidence: an open golf and country club, a resident satisfaction score Aldar publishes, finished landscaping and neighbours who have already lived through a summer here.
Amenities & services
Daily life turns around the club at the centre of the phase: a 500 sqm community club with a gym and a multipurpose hall, an adults' pool and a children's pool, a splash pad, a play area and a paddle court, with a central park and landscaped green space between the homes. Community retail, a school and a mosque sit inside the community and walking and cycling tracks link them, so an ordinary weekday does not have to start with a drive. Beyond the gates the wider master plan adds the Yas Acres Golf & Country Club, and the island's beach, marina and parks are minutes away.
- 500 sqm community club with gym and multipurpose hall
- Adult and children's swimming pools
- Splash pad
- Children's play area
- Paddle court and sports courts
- Central park and landscaped green spaces
- Yas Acres Golf & Country Club (wider masterplan)
- Community retail, school and mosque
Who this project suits
- End-user families: a four- or five-bedroom villa with a garden and an optional private pool, international schools including Noya British School and Yas American Academy nearby, and the club, park and pools inside the gates.
- Investors: a fixed-supply island with a tourism and events economy around it, where a 217-home phase sold out its townhouses at launch. Prices are issued per release, so ask for today's list before modelling a yield.
- Upgraders already on Yas or nearby: move from an apartment to a townhouse or villa on the golf course without changing island, school or commute — Yas Mall and Yas Links are seven minutes away.
- Second-home buyers: Abu Dhabi International Airport is 15 minutes and Dubai 50, in a gated, managed community where a home can be closed for months without concern.
Before you book: points to verify
- Get the exact phase, plot number, unit type and built-up area in writing, together with the handover date for that specific home — Aldar has published no handover date for the current phase.
- Check that the project and your unit are registered with Abu Dhabi's Department of Municipalities and Transport and that the sale agreement matches the reservation form.
- Confirm the sale is paid into the project's approved escrow account in the project's name, never into a personal or third-party account.
- Ask for the service-charge estimate per sq ft in writing; a golf community with a club, pools, courts and landscaped parks costs more to run than a standard townhouse compound.
- Ask which premiums are inside the price — golf frontage, park or water views, a corner plot, the optional villa pool — and read the resale clause: what must be paid before an off-plan unit can be assigned and what the developer's transfer fee is.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a home at Yas Acres cost?
Aldar does not publish a price for this community: there is no figure on the Yas Acres or The Orchids pages, in either launch press release, or in the brochure. Prices are issued with each release, so request today's official price list and availability and we send the current sheet.
What unit types are there?
Two- and three-bedroom townhouses and four- and five-bedroom villas in the current phase, The Orchids. Published areas across the community run from 217 to 632 sq m (2,336 to 6,803 sq ft), and the villas can be specified with a private swimming pool.
When is handover?
Aldar has not published a handover date for The Orchids — not on the product page, not in either launch release and not in the brochure. Handover differs by phase and by unit, so ask for the date written into the sale agreement for the specific home offered.
What is the payment plan?
Aldar does not publish a payment plan for this community. Terms differ by phase and by release, so request today's plan together with the official price list and we confirm the down payment and the instalment schedule in writing.
Is anything still available?
Aldar announced that the townhouses at The Orchids sold out at launch and said a limited collection of premium villas is yet to be released. So the townhouses in this phase are gone and the villas are the upcoming opportunity. Contact us for today's availability before you plan around a specific unit type.
Where is Yas Acres and how is the commute?
On Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Aldar's brochure gives SeaWorld Abu Dhabi three minutes, Ferrari World four, Yas Mall and Yas Links seven, Yas Marina Circuit eight, Yas Beach ten, Abu Dhabi International Airport 15, Saadiyat Island 20, downtown Abu Dhabi 30 and Dubai 50. Everything is by car; Abu Dhabi has no metro.
Does Yas Acres qualify for the Golden Visa?
A property at or above the current investment threshold lets the owner apply for long-term residency. Because Aldar does not publish prices for this phase, eligibility has to be checked against the value on the actual offer, so we confirm it per unit.
Can expats buy, is it off-plan, and who is the developer?
Yas Island is one of Abu Dhabi's designated investment zones, where all nationalities can buy — confirm the tenure written on your title documents. The Orchids is an off-plan release inside a community that is already built and occupied, which is a different risk profile from a new master plan. The developer is Aldar Properties, listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. Service-charge estimates per sq ft are confirmed with the sales advisor.