Saadiyat Island
Photos and renders of the building and grounds — not of this particular unit.
Layouts and the handover date come from the sales-launch announcement; the date of that announcement is shown next to the prices. It is what the developer claimed at launch, not a registry record — off-plan, phasing and dates get revised. I will send the current ones over WhatsApp.
A residential building in Saadiyat Island, currently under construction.
Specifications for Louvre Residences as published by the developer — the project is under construction, so there is no Land Department record yet. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
Louvre Residences is a residential building in Saadiyat Island, the announced handover date, Q2 2026, has already passed.
Layouts, according to the sales-launch announcement — 2 bedrooms.
The database currently holds 5 lots in this project, from 1 699 900 AED; 4 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 19%.
Residences next to the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Saadiyat Island's cultural district. On the market were two-bedroom units with maid's room at AED 5.4 million and AED 5.8 million, with handover in Q2 2026.
The address. Being next to a world-class museum in the capital's cultural district is something that can't be replicated and can't be built over: the museum zone stays a museum zone.
The comparison used at launch sounds like marketing copy, but it holds up: an apartment next to a landmark of comparable fame in Europe costs fundamentally different money.
A two-bedroom with maid's room at 149.4 m² — AED 5,400,000 (around USD 1.47 million).
A two-bedroom with maid's room at 136.3 m² — AED 5,800,000 (around USD 1.58 million).
Note the inversion: the smaller unit is the more expensive one. That means the difference isn't in the square metres but in the floor, the view or the orientation — and that's the first thing to ask about for a specific unit.
Handover was stated for Q2 2026, meaning the building was close to completion. A short horizon removes most of the off-plan risk: the construction is already visible, not just rendered.
The developer is Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's largest developer, working in partnership with the museum, which lent its name to a residential building for the first time. It belongs to Aldar's museum-district line on Saadiyat alongside Grove and The Source.
In summer 2023 one-bedrooms started from roughly AED 2.4 million (about $650,000), and by that autumn construction was already entering its final stage.
Location, sizes, the two listing prices and delivery date — publication materials dated 12 December 2025. Developer and one-bedroom pricing — Aldar portfolio review, July 2023; construction stage — Saadiyat site report, September 2023.
The final payment on this building falls in 2026 — under off-plan plans that is 40–60% of the price in one go. A UAE bank closes it: the flat becomes the security, and nothing is added on top of what the developer has already been paid.
Already been invoiced, or missed the date? That is not a dead end either — write and we will look at what the developer will accept.
Ask on WhatsAppThe sales-launch announcement says Q2 2026. That date has already passed and the developer has published no update: whether it was handed over or is running late, I check on site before the deal.
2-bedroom, according to the sales-launch announcement. Which sizes are actually free right now depends on what is on the market; I will send the current list.
The database currently holds 5 lots in this project, from 1 699 900 AED; 4 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 19%. The list changes daily — I will send a fresh selection for the building on request.
What has been written about the building, its developer and Saadiyat Island
Two branded launches on Saadiyat six months apart: Aldar’s Mandarin Oriental Residences (about 228 homes, designed by BIG, from AED 6.2m, Q3 2028) and Nord’s Henge Residences (166 homes, from AED 1.1m, 2028). Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens on 11 December 2026.
Abu Dhabi’s cultural cluster is gaining an arts centre designed by Frank Gehry, standing alongside Louvre Abu Dhabi and the future Guggenheim. What museums do to property prices around them.
Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi is getting one of the region’s largest cultural centres — an opera, ballet and theatre complex designed by the architect behind the Guggenheim Bilbao.
Aldar brings the Baccarat brand to Abu Dhabi’s residential market: 77 residences in Saadiyat’s cultural district — two- and three-bedroom apartments, four-bedroom sky villas and two signature penthouses.
Two premium Aldar launches on Saadiyat: Nobu Residences (88 homes, November 2023, from about AED 7m) and The Source Terraces designed by BIG (June 2024, from about AED 3m). Both are sold out and due in 2027 — so the only way in now is a resale contract.
Three weekend escapes from Dubai: the east coast at Khor Fakkan and Fujairah, 1.5–2 hours by car and now reachable by Etihad Rail from Abu Dhabi; and Saadiyat, where the Louvre is joined by new museums and the Guggenheim opens on 11 December 2026. What each tells a property buyer.
The concluding part of the island’s master plan — 6.4 million square metres, the largest marina in Abu Dhabi, hotels and culture. What is significant is not the scheme but that an entire island is being completed.
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