Al Ghurair's freehold development programme

Al Ghurair Development is the freehold real-estate arm of Al Ghurair in Dubai. The wider business has group heritage dating to 1960, while the current development programme is centred on new design-led addresses in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai Canal and Al Jaddaf.

Current projects and design partnerships

The Weave in Jumeirah Village Circle was launched with Australian architect Joe Adsett and started construction in February 2026. Wedyan on Dubai Canal was unveiled with Kengo Kuma, and Pelli Clarke & Partners was appointed in April 2026 to lead a planned mixed-use masterplan in Al Jaddaf.

Al Ghurair has also announced forthcoming Dubai residential commissions with Neri&Hu and Aires Mateus. Together, these appointments place architecture and location at the centre of the company's current freehold programme.

Sources

Company profile and milestones: The Weave launch, The Weave groundbreaking and Al Jaddaf architect appointment.

Design-led freehold developments across established Dubai districts

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Who owns Al Ghurair Development?

Al Ghurair Development is a division, not a separate listed company. Its own About page and the footer of its website name the legal entity as Al Ghurair Investment LLC, the Dubai family group that lists Foods, Development, Mobility, Infrastructure and Property Management as its five sectors. Forbes Middle East records Al Ghurair Investment as founded in 1960, controlled by the Al Ghurair family, with Abdul Aziz Abdulla Al Ghurair as chairman of the executive committee. No shareholding table for the group or for the development arm is published. Sultan Al Ghurair is chief executive of Al Ghurair Development and John Iossifidis is group chief executive; both are officers, not stated shareholders.

Source: Al Ghurair Development — About us · Forbes Middle East — Al Ghurair Investment, Top 100 Arab Family Businesses 2024

Track record

Buildings that made the name

  1. 01 Al Ghurair Centre A project of the family group, opened as the region's first shopping mall and mixed-use development. It predates the freehold arm by more than four decades and is not its work. 1981 completed
  2. 02 Wedyan – The Canal Unveiled on 10 October 2025 as the first project of Al Ghurair Collection and Kengo Kuma's first commission in the UAE. Kengo Kuma and Associates publishes 45 floors, three basement levels and 83,500 sq m, with construction from May 2026. 2025 completed
  3. 03 The Weave Jumeirah Village Circle. 130 residences designed by Joe Adsett Architects. Ground was broken on 4 February 2026 and handover is stated for Q1 2028. The company says the first release sold out. 2026 completed
  4. 04 Al Jaddaf masterplan About one million square feet across from Dubai Creek Harbour, beside a planned Etihad Rail station and the Creek Metro. Pelli Clarke & Partners was appointed masterplan architect on 14 April 2026. 2026 completed

Al Ghurair track record: delivered and under construction

Group units built and managed
More than 20,000
Al Ghurair's own figure for the family group since 1960, combining units built with units managed
Group hotel rooms and serviced units
Nearly 1,000
Same group statement, same combined basis
Under construction by the freehold arm
One
The Weave, 130 residences in Jumeirah Village Circle, handover stated for Q1 2028
Announced, not yet under construction
Four
Wedyan, the Wadi Al Safa 3 tower, Dubai South and the Al Jaddaf masterplan
Handed over by the freehold arm
None to date
The arm was introduced in November 2025 and no completion appears in any published source

Delivered Under construction

The 20,000-unit figure is the group's own and covers units built and units managed together over six decades. It is not a delivered count for the freehold development arm.The arm's own projects are listed one by one below. The counts are reported separately and are not added together.

Project Area Type Status Date
The Weave Jumeirah Village Circle Residential, 130 residences of 745–2,221 sq ft Under construction Ground broken February 2026, due Q1 2028
Wedyan – The Canal Dubai Canal Residential tower, 45 floors, 83,500 sq m Announced Unveiled October 2025, construction from May 2026
Wadi Al Safa 3 tower Wadi Al Safa 3 Residential with ground-level retail Announced Architect appointed March 2026
Dubai South residences Dubai South Residential Announced Architect appointed March 2026
Al Jaddaf masterplan Al Jaddaf Mixed use, about 1 million sq ft Announced Masterplan architect appointed April 2026

Source: Al Ghurair Development — official newsroom · checked 20 August 2026

What Al Ghurair is known for

Group record behind the arm
20,000+ units built and managed since 1960
Under construction
The Weave, 130 residences, due Q1 2028
Architects on the current programme
Kuma, Adsett, Neri&Hu, Aires Mateus, Pelli Clarke
Largest site announced
About 1,000,000 sq ft in Al Jaddaf
Entry price, The Weave
From AED 1.3m, 40/60 plan
Entry price, Wedyan
From AED 26m

Figures are the company's own, read from its project pages and news releases on 20 August 2026.

Al Ghurair Development marks a new phase in our family's history and builds on decades of experience while reflecting how Dubai continues to evolve.
Sultan Al Ghurair Chief Executive Officer, Al Ghurair Development Construction Business News Middle East, 12 November 2025

Where Al Ghurair builds

The Weave, Jumeirah Village CircleDubai SouthApartments in Dubai

Current projects via GRAF

The Weave — Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai

The Weave

Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai

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How Al Ghurair differs from other Dubai developers

Al Ghurair Development is a new arm of an old company. The family group has traded since 1960 and states more than 20,000 units built and managed, but the freehold division itself launched in November 2025 and has not yet handed over a building of its own.

The arm is younger than the name
Al Ghurair has traded since 1960. The freehold development arm was introduced with The Weave on 12 November 2025, and no completed project of the arm appears in any published source.
The architect is named before the price
Five practices sit on five projects — Joe Adsett at The Weave, Kengo Kuma at Wedyan, Neri&Hu at Wadi Al Safa 3, Aires Mateus in Dubai South and Pelli Clarke & Partners at Al Jaddaf. Each appointment was announced in its own release.
Two price tiers under one owner
The Weave starts at AED 1.3m in Jumeirah Village Circle. Wedyan starts at AED 26m on Dubai Canal under the separate Al Ghurair Collection brand.
The parent builds as well as develops
Al Ghurair Investment LLC lists Infrastructure and Property Management as separate sectors, and the developer's own About page states 50 years of engineering and construction expertise and more than 100 completed construction projects.
District scale arrived in 2026
The Al Jaddaf masterplan of about one million square feet, announced on 14 April 2026, is the first site the arm has taken beyond a single building.
No published accounts
Al Ghurair Investment LLC is private and publishes no financial statements, so revenue, delivery volume and backlog cannot be read from a filed document.
Why GRAF recommends Al Ghurair

Al Ghurair Development suits a buyer who weighs the parent group's record and the named architect more heavily than a handover history at the developing entity, across a range that runs from a Jumeirah Village Circle apartment at AED 1.3m to a Dubai Canal residence at AED 26m.

What the record shows
  1. The parent is old and documentedAl Ghurair Investment LLC dates to 1960, states five sectors and 28,000+ employees, and Forbes Middle East ranked it sixth among Arab family businesses in 2024.
  2. Every project carries a named architectJoe Adsett at The Weave, Kengo Kuma at Wedyan, Neri&Hu at Wadi Al Safa 3, Aires Mateus in Dubai South, Pelli Clarke & Partners at Al Jaddaf. Kengo Kuma and Associates publishes its own project record for Wedyan.
  3. The first site is movingEnabling works went to Geo Foundation Group in December 2025, Turner & Townsend is project management consultant, and ground was broken on 4 February 2026.
What to check before signing
  1. Which entity signs the SPAThe website footer names Al Ghurair Investment LLC while the brand on the hoarding reads Al Ghurair Development or Al Ghurair Collection. Confirm the company printed on the contract.
  2. The handover date and the absence of a precedentThe Weave is stated for Q1 2028 on the project page and for 2028 in the February 2026 release. The arm has not yet handed over a building, so that schedule has no completed project to be measured against.
  3. Which Al GhurairTwo separate Dubai groups carry the name. Al Ghurair Investment LLC at al-ghurair.com is the parent of this developer. Al Ghurair Group at alghurair.com is the Saif Ahmed Al Ghurair business behind BurJuman and Gulf Extrusions, and it is a different company.

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Al Ghurair — frequently asked questions

Who owns Al Ghurair Development?

It is the freehold real-estate division of Al Ghurair Investment LLC, the legal entity named on its own About page and in its website footer. Forbes Middle East records Al Ghurair Investment as founded in 1960 and controlled by the Al Ghurair family, with Abdul Aziz Abdulla Al Ghurair as chairman of the executive committee. No shareholding table is published for the group or for the development arm.

Source: Al Ghurair Development — About us

Is Al Ghurair Development the same company as Al Ghurair Group?

No. Al Ghurair Development belongs to Al Ghurair Investment LLC at al-ghurair.com, alongside Al Ghurair Foods, Mobility, Infrastructure and Property Management. Al Ghurair Group at alghurair.com is a separate Dubai business that traces itself to Saif Ahmed Al Ghurair and holds Gulf Extrusions, Arabian Packaging and BurJuman Mall. Figures from one do not describe the other.

Source: Al Ghurair Investment LLC — corporate site

How many homes has Al Ghurair Development delivered?

The freehold arm was introduced in November 2025 and no completion of its own appears in any published source. The figure the company publishes — more than 20,000 residential and commercial units, plus nearly 1,000 hotel rooms and serviced units — belongs to the family group since 1960 and covers units built and units managed together.

Source: Al Ghurair Development — Building for Tomorrow, 3 April 2026

What is The Weave and when does it hand over?

The Weave is a residential building in Jumeirah Village Circle designed by Australian architect Joe Adsett, the first project of the freehold arm. It holds 130 residences of 745 to 2,221 square feet, starts at AED 1.3 million on a 40/60 payment plan and is stated for handover in Q1 2028. Ground was broken on 4 February 2026.

Source: Al Ghurair Development — The Weave

What is Al Ghurair Collection?

Al Ghurair Collection is the super-prime residential brand of Al Ghurair Development, launched in October 2025. Its first project is Wedyan on Dubai Canal, designed by Kengo Kuma in his first UAE commission. Residences of three to five bedrooms run from 5,340 to 13,086 square feet and prices start at AED 26 million.

Source: Al Ghurair Collection — Wedyan

Who designs Al Ghurair Development's projects?

A different practice on each project. Joe Adsett Architects at The Weave, Kengo Kuma and Associates at Wedyan, Neri&Hu at a tower in Wadi Al Safa 3, Aires Mateus in Dubai South, and Pelli Clarke & Partners on the Al Jaddaf masterplan. Kengo Kuma and Associates publishes its own record for Wedyan — 45 floors, 83,500 square metres, construction from May 2026.

Source: Kengo Kuma and Associates — Wedyan – The Canal

What is the Al Jaddaf masterplan?

About one million square feet of residential, commercial, cultural and hospitality space across from Dubai Creek Harbour, planned on a five-minute-city principle. Pelli Clarke & Partners was appointed masterplan architect on 14 April 2026. Gulf News records the site beside a planned Etihad Rail high-speed station and the Creek Metro. No construction date has been published.

Source: Gulf News — Al Jaddaf Creekside district, 14 April 2026

Does Al Ghurair Development publish financial results?

No. Al Ghurair Investment LLC is a private family company and files no public accounts, so there is no audited revenue, profit or backlog figure for the developer. The only quantities it publishes are project figures and the group counters on its own About page.

Source: Al Ghurair Development — About us

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Official sources
Official websiteAl Ghurair Development — official siteAl Ghurair Collection — official siteAl Ghurair Investment LLC — parent groupAl Ghurair — LinkedIn (group page)Kengo Kuma and Associates — Wedyan project record
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