Yas Riva Reserve – 4, 5 & 6 Bedroom Waterfront Villas by Aldar, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
A gated community of 292 villas on the northeast waterfront of Yas Island — including 45 homes directly on the waterway, each able to add a private pontoon and moor a boat at the garden's edge. Freehold, from AED 7.9M on a 50/50 plan, handover Q3 2030.
Yas Riva Reserve — Gated Waterfront Villas on Yas Island
Yas Riva Reserve is Aldar's new gated villa community on the waterfront northeast of Yas Island, directly opposite Yas Riva and linked to the island by a new bridge. It comprises 292 four-, five- and six-bedroom villas, 45 of them fronting the waterway with the flexibility to add a private pontoon and moor a boat beside the house. The architecture is contemporary and low-slung — warm timber screens, horizontal layering and full-height glazing that pulls the garden into the living space. Between the homes run interconnected linear parks, pocket gardens and a hobby garden, with a community clubhouse, pools, indoor and outdoor fitness, padel and sports courts, children's play areas, community retail and a mosque. Freehold to all nationalities, minutes from Yas Marina Circuit, SeaWorld, Warner Bros. World and Yas Mall.
Aldar Properties
Aldar Properties is Abu Dhabi's largest and most prominent developer — a publicly listed company (ADX: ALDAR) founded in 2004 and majority-backed by Mubadala. It has delivered more than 31,000 homes across the emirate's flagship destinations and built landmarks including Yas Marina Circuit, Ferrari World and Yas Mall. Aldar is the master developer of Yas Island itself — the infrastructure, the attractions and the communities around them are all its own work, which is why a new neighbourhood here arrives with roads, retail and leisure already in place rather than promised.
Yas Riva Reserve is the next chapter of Yas Riva, the waterfront destination Aldar launched in 2024 and now has under construction. The Reserve sits directly opposite it on the northeast shore, behind its own gate, with a new bridge of its own into the island. Announced on 18 September 2026, it went on sale on 26 September.
Yas Riva Reserve — the northeast waterfront of Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Yas Riva Reserve occupies the waterfront to the northeast of Yas Island, directly opposite the Yas Riva community, and connects to the island through a new bridge that opens an additional entry point to the destination. From behind its gate, residents reach Yas Island's schools, parks, retail and hospitality within minutes, alongside neighbouring Yas Acres and Yas Riva and the island's headline attractions — SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, Yas Mall and Yas Marina Circuit. Road connections run to Abu Dhabi city, Zayed International Airport and on to Dubai.
- 45 waterway-fronted villas with optional private pontoons
- Canal viewing deck and landscaped waterfront edge
- Interconnected linear parks & pocket gardens
- Jogging and cycling tracks through the community
- Community clubhouse with adult & children's pools
- Indoor and outdoor fitness, yoga and meditation spaces
- Padel and sports courts
- Library, games room and study spaces for all ages
- Children's play areas, splash pads and a hobby garden
- Community retail, café and convenience shopping
- Mosque within the community
- Minutes to SeaWorld, Warner Bros. World, Yas Mall & Yas Marina Circuit
Yas Riva Reserve
A gated waterfront address on Yas Island — 292 villas, 45 of them with a boat at the garden gate.
Yas Riva Reserve brings together the things that are genuinely hard to find together in Abu Dhabi: a private gate, a waterway you can moor a boat on, a complete clubhouse, and an island of world-class attractions five minutes away — all from the master developer that built the island.
A Boat at the Garden's Edge
Forty-five villas front the waterway directly, each with the flexibility to add a private pontoon and moor a boat beside the house — a form of ownership that barely exists elsewhere in Abu Dhabi.
Gated and Self-Contained
A single controlled entrance serves all 292 homes, with a new bridge of its own onto Yas Island — privacy and quiet on one side of the gate, the island's energy on the other.
The Community Clubhouse
Adult and children's pools, indoor and outdoor fitness, a yoga studio, library, games room and study spaces — a social heart built for every age in the household.
Linear Parks & Pocket Gardens
Interconnected green spines, water channels and pocket gardens thread between the villas, so walking, cycling and playing happen inside the community rather than beyond it.
Waterfront Promenade
Landscaped walks run along the shore with a canal viewing deck and open views across the water to the Abu Dhabi skyline.
Generous Villa Layouts
From 4,704 ft² to 6,555 ft² of built-up area on plots up to 13,929 ft², with warm timber screens, horizontal layering and full-height glazing between indoors and the private garden.
Private Pool & Garden
Every villa is delivered with its own landscaped garden and pool, framed by boundary walls for privacy and opening straight off the living level.
Built for Children
An indoor kids' club, splash pads, a sand playground, a climbing zone and play areas distributed through the parks — family life is the brief, not an afterthought.
Fitness & Padel
A fully equipped gym with yoga and meditation space inside, padel and sports courts plus outdoor fitness and jogging and cycling tracks outside.
Retail on the Doorstep
Community retail inside the gate — café, mini mart, pharmacy and everyday services — alongside a mosque, so the ordinary week does not need the car.
Five Minutes from the Island
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, Warner Bros. World, Yas Mall and Yas Marina Circuit are all a short drive away, with Zayed International Airport and Abu Dhabi city beyond.
Aldar Built the Island
Abu Dhabi's largest developer, ADX-listed and Mubadala-backed, with 31,000+ homes delivered and Yas Island itself — infrastructure and amenities arrive built, not promised.
Property Types & Floor Plans
4 Bedroom Villa · Inland
4,704 ft² (437 m²)
AED 1,679/ft² · ≈ $4,922/m²
6 baths · 7,653 ft² plot · 96 homes
5 Bedroom Villa · Inland
5,188 ft² (482 m²)
AED 1,793/ft² · ≈ $5,254/m²
7 baths · 8,913 ft² plot · 116 homes
6 Bedroom Villa · Inland
5,791 ft² (538 m²)
AED 1,813/ft² · ≈ $5,314/m²
8 baths · 10,075 ft² plot · 35 homes
5 Bedroom Villa · Canal Front
5,942 ft² (552 m²)
AED 2,238/ft² · ≈ $6,560/m²
7 baths · 8,633 ft² plot · 17 homes
6 Bedroom Villa · Canal Front
6,555 ft² (609 m²)
AED 2,212/ft² · ≈ $6,483/m²
8 baths · plot to 13,929 ft² · 28 homes
A 50/50 plan — 5% on booking, 45% across four years of construction, 50% on handover in Q3 2030.
Yas Riva Reserve sells on a 50/50 construction-linked plan: 5% on booking, then 5% in each of March 2027, August 2027, January 2028, June 2028 and November 2028, 10% in April 2029, 10% in September 2029, and the remaining 50% on handover in Q3 2030. At launch Aldar is waiving five years of service charges and the 2% Abu Dhabi Municipality transfer fee. On a 4-bedroom villa from AED 7.9M that is AED 395,000 to reserve the home and roughly AED 395,000 every five months through construction.
Why Yas Riva Reserve is a Smart Yas Island Investment
For Rent
Yas Island's villa stock is small and tightly held, while demand comes from the schools, the entertainment district and the companies around them. A gated community of only 292 homes, delivered with a clubhouse and the island's attractions five minutes away, sits in the part of the Abu Dhabi rental market where supply is thinnest — and the 50/50 plan means half the price is still outstanding at the point the home starts earning.
For Resale
Just 45 of the 292 villas touch the water, and only those can take a pontoon — a scarcity that is fixed by the masterplan and cannot be added later. Launch pricing from AED 7.9M, five years of service charges waived and the 2% ADM transfer fee waived all land on the first owner; Yas Riva itself, launched in 2024, has already established the destination this phase joins.
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