Arancia Yards

The first phase of Beyond's The Yards master plan in City of Arabia: three low-rise buildings, 272 apartments with citrus courtyards, entry priced at launch around AED 1,450/ft². The phase sold out in a single day.

What The Yards is, and what Arancia is

The Yards is a master plan by Beyond, the development arm of Omniyat: 13 residential buildings and 3 commercial, 70% of the land as open landscaped space, a park, two kilometres of bike paths, a kilometre-long running track, two pools, and a car-free enclosed grounds.

Arancia Yards is the name of the first three buildings, launched for sale on 8 June 2026. Six to seven storeys, real lemon and orange trees in the courtyards, Mediterranean architecture.

The project team: architecture by HBA and Dewan Architects, landscaping by Coopers Hill. That lineup reads as a bid for a recognisable product, not a standard residential complex.

Entry price and comparison with neighbours

Launch prices: a one-bedroom, 64 m² (690 sqft), from AED 1 million; a two-bedroom, 98 m², from AED 2.1 million; a three-bedroom-plus-maid's-room, 144 m², from AED 3.3 million. That works out to about AED 1,450/ft².

A DXB Interact transaction comparison cited in the launch materials: Ghaf Woods — AED 1,870, Athlon — AED 1,700, The Wilds — AED 1,900–2,000, Al Barari (The Cape) — AED 3,000/ft². A gap of 20–30% for a comparable format in the same location. The comparison is someone else's, and it's worth verifying against the registry yourself.

The payment plan is 40/60: 10% on booking, 10% a month later, then 5% every six months through 2028, and 60% at handover in Q1 2029. For a $300,000 one-bedroom, that's an entry of $30,000 and $15,000 every six months after that.

How it sold

The developer says it collected EOI applications for three times the available units. On 16 June 2026 the first phase — three buildings, 272 apartments — was declared sold out within 6–7 hours.

The second phase was collecting EOIs in July 2026. The logic across phases is stated openly: each next one launches roughly 5% above the last, with the gap between the first and fourth phase estimated at 15%. That's the developer's own statement, not a market law.

For a buyer, that means the same as with any sold-out launch: entry at the launch price is closed, and what's on the table is a resale or the next phase at a new price.

Who bought into the first phase

In July 2026 the developer disclosed a breakdown of buyers by nationality. At Arancia Yards, India led with 17.1%, followed by Germany at 13.8% and Russia at 12.8%, then the UK at 6.7% and Lebanon at 3.5%.

The developer's other launches look quite different: PASSO is led by Russian and Portuguese buyers, while Soulever's demand is spread almost evenly across five countries. Even under one brand each product draws its own crowd — worth knowing if you plan to resell, since it tells you who is likely to be on the other side of the deal.

Master-plan composition, launch prices, sizes, payment plan and sales results — developer materials dated 4 June, 5 June, 8 June, 16 June and 14 July 2026. The price-per-square-foot comparison against Ghaf Woods, Athlon, The Wilds and Al Barari is the announcement author's estimate, citing DXB Interact transactions. Buyer nationality breakdown — developer data, July 2026.