Arada is one of the UAE's fastest-growing master developers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered between Sharjah and Dubai, the company built its reputation on large-scale, design-led communities such as Aljada and Masaar in Sharjah, before entering the Dubai market with a pair of wellness-focused, branded high-rises in the city's most prime addresses.
Arada's Dubai debut is defined by a "kinetic wellness" philosophy — architecture, air, light and amenity engineered around movement, longevity and wellbeing. GRAF represents both launches: Inaura Downtown, a 42-storey MVRDV-designed hotel-and-residences tower on a permanent Burj Khalifa view corridor, and Akala Hotel & Residences, a twin-tower "precision wellness" destination in Zabeel 2, between DIFC and Downtown.
In Sharjah, Arada's flagship is Aljada — a 24-million-sq-ft mixed-use megaproject in New Sharjah. At its core sits Arada CBD, a 4.3-million-sq-ft business district of around 40 office buildings, where GRAF represents the freehold offices in Building 10 — sold with a developer-guaranteed 8% net return for 10 years.
Investment profile
Arada pairs branded-residence scarcity in Dubai with income-guaranteed commercial real estate in Sharjah. The Dubai towers carry back-loaded payment plans — Inaura from AED 3.6M (10/40/50, handover June 2030) and Akala from AED 3.79M (official 10/50/40, handover Q4 2029). At Arada CBD, freehold offices from AED 2.83M come with a leaseback that pays a net 8% a year for a decade.
Arada works both ends of the market — branded wellness residences in Dubai's most prime addresses and the first post-pandemic business district in Sharjah. For buyers who want a serviced, amenity-rich home, Inaura and Akala stand out; for investors who want hands-off, contracted income, the 8%-guaranteed offices at Arada CBD are among our most distinctive 2026 recommendations. See Arada CBD · See Inaura · See Akala.
