Arada CBD Aljada – Office Prices, Floor Plans and 8% Net ROI
The new downtown of Sharjah — freehold Grade A & B offices in Arada CBD, a 4.3-million-sq-ft business district at the heart of Aljada. Floor-to-ceiling glass, smart-office technology and a landscaped green spine, minutes from the airport and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. Building 10 offices from AED 2.83M, sold with a Lease Management Agreement under which Aljada Developments LLC leases the office back at a net fixed 8% a year for ten years. Every condition of that agreement, with its clause number, is set out below. Handover anticipated 30 June 2028.
Arada CBD — the Downtown of New Sharjah
Arada CBD is the new commercial centre of Sharjah — a 4.3-million-square-foot business district of around 40 office buildings at the heart of Aljada, Arada's 24-million-sq-ft master community in New Sharjah. Designed as the region's first post-pandemic business district, it pairs floor-to-ceiling glass, flexible open floor plates and smart-office technology with a landscaped green spine, rooftop terraces and ground-floor retail and dining. GRAF represents the freehold offices in Building 10 (Cluster 2): Grade A & B floor plates from AED 2.83M, each sold with a Lease Management Agreement under which Aljada Developments LLC leases the office back and pays a net fixed 8% a year for a ten-year term, and completion anticipated 30 June 2028. The full conditions of that agreement — who pays, from when, who carries the vacancy risk and what happens if you sell — are set out clause by clause in the investment section below.
Arada
Arada is one of the UAE's fastest-growing master developers, founded in 2017 and headquartered between Sharjah and Dubai. It built its reputation on large-scale, design-led communities — most notably Aljada and Masaar in Sharjah — and has since expanded into Dubai with branded wellness towers and into the UK and Australian markets. Aljada is Arada's flagship: a 24-million-sq-ft mixed-use megaproject in New Sharjah that brings together homes, schools, hotels, retail, entertainment (Madar, Naseej) and the Central Business District in a single master plan. Arada CBD is the commercial heart of that community — a 4.3-million-sq-ft district built specifically for how companies work today.
As the master developer of the whole community, Arada controls the infrastructure, amenities and tenant ecosystem around every office — and stands behind the offices in Building 10 with a contracted 8% net return for 10 years, making this a genuinely hands-off, income-producing commercial asset.
Arada CBD — at the crossroads of business in New Sharjah
Arada CBD sits at the core of Aljada in New Sharjah, with direct access to Airport Road and easy access to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, connecting it to Dubai and the Northern Emirates. It is a 5-minute walk to Madar and Aljada's central park, around 5 minutes from Sharjah International Airport, 2 minutes from City Centre Al Zahia, 3 minutes from University City, roughly 20–25 minutes from Dubai International Airport and about 30 minutes from Downtown Dubai — one of the best-connected commercial addresses in the Northern Emirates.
- Floor-to-ceiling windows & flexible open floor plates
- Smart-office technology, 5G infrastructure & free public Wi-Fi
- WiredScore Platinum, LEED Silver & SmartScore targeted
- Rooftop terraces for events, networking & yoga
- Landscaped 'green spine' forest park & amphitheatre
- Ground-floor café, dining & retail, plus the Rove Aljada hotel
- Madar entertainment hub, schools, residences & wellness nearby
- Extensive parking, 24-hour security & concierge
- Direct access to Airport Road & Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road
- ~5 min to Sharjah International Airport
- 2 min to City Centre Al Zahia · 3 min to University City
- ~20–25 min to Dubai International Airport
25.31840, 55.47428 · Building 10 · Aljada, Sharjah
Arada CBD
The downtown of New Sharjah — freehold Grade A & B offices let back to the developer at a net fixed 8% a year for ten years.
Arada CBD brings together everything that makes a business address work — a central, well-connected location at the heart of Aljada, future-ready offices with flexible floor plates and smart technology, a landscaped green spine and rooftop terraces, and a complete work-live-play ecosystem — wrapped in a hands-off investment: freehold ownership and a contracted 8% net return for a decade, from a master developer that controls the entire community.
8% Net Fixed Rent for a 10-Year Term
Each office is sold with a Lease Management Agreement under which Aljada Developments LLC leases it back and pays a net fixed 8% a year for ten years, yearly in arrears, covering service charges, utilities and management. It is a contractual obligation of one company, not a bank-backed guarantee — the full terms and the counterparty question are set out clause by clause in the investment section below.
The Downtown of New Sharjah
Arada CBD is the new commercial centre of Sharjah — 4.3 million ft² of prime leasable space across around 40 buildings, conceived as the region's first dedicated, amenity-rich business district.
Freehold Offices for Every Business
Grade A & B floor plates from 1,124 to 3,107 ft² suit corporates, SMEs and startups alike, with flexible layouts that allow future subdivision for multiple tenants — a wide, diversified tenant pool.
Built for How Companies Work Today
Floor-to-ceiling glass for natural light, open and flexible floor plans, smart-office technology and 5G infrastructure — designed around employee wellbeing, productivity and collaboration, not the office of a decade ago.
A Green, Human-Centric District
A landscaped 'green spine' forest park runs through the district, with shaded walkways, an amphitheatre, art installations and rooftop terraces set aside for events, networking and yoga.
Work, Live & Play in One Ecosystem
Tenants tap into the entire Aljada community — residences, the Rove Aljada hotel, retail and F&B, the Madar entertainment hub, schools and wellness — so employees live the ecosystem, not just the office.
Minutes from Two Airports
Direct access to Airport Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road puts the CBD about 5 minutes from Sharjah International Airport and 20–25 minutes from Dubai International Airport, with Dubai Downtown around 30 minutes away.
By Arada, the Master Developer
Arada controls the whole Aljada master plan — infrastructure, amenities and the tenant ecosystem around every office — and delivers Cluster 2 to WiredScore Platinum, LEED Silver and SmartScore standards.
Property Types & Floor Plans
Office — Street View
1,322 ft² (123 m²)
AED 2,141/ft² · ≈ $6,274/m²
Freehold office · Levels 2–6 · Street view · flexible fit-out
Office — Podium
1,418 ft² (132 m²)
AED 2,137/ft² · ≈ $6,263/m²
Freehold office · Podium level · flexible open floor plate
Office — Building View
2,667 ft² (248 m²)
AED 2,118/ft² · ≈ $6,209/m²
Freehold office · Levels 2–6 · building view · subdividable
Office — Landscape View
2,920 ft² (271 m²)
AED 2,137/ft² · ≈ $6,263/m²
Freehold office · Levels 2–6 · landscape view · floor-to-ceiling glass
Office — Landscape (Large)
3,107 ft² (289 m²)
AED 2,137/ft² · ≈ $6,264/m²
Freehold office · Levels 2–6 · prime landscape view · largest plate
Top Floor — Level 7 Office
1,124–2,471 ft² (104–230 m²)
Freehold office · Level 7 · green-roof terrace level · 9 units · no price in the CBD10 report
50% during construction, 50% on completion — and a contracted 8% net rent for the ten years after that.
Arada offers two purchase routes for Building 10, and both end at the same rate — what changes is when the rent clock starts. Option 2, shown below, is the standard construction-linked plan: 50% during construction and 50% on completion, with the net fixed 8% accruing from the date of transfer at handover and paid annually for ten years. Option 1 is to pay 100% up front, in which case the ten-year term starts once Aljada has received the full purchase price — which can be before the building is finished — and the first payment reaches you a year later. Either way the rent is paid yearly in arrears, so the first money arrives twelve months after the term begins, not on day one. Not included in either route: Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department fees — Arada's source kit does not state the rate and published third-party figures disagree, so we do not print a guess; ask SRERD and Arada in writing before you budget. Utility connection charges, VAT on a commercial purchase and your own legal costs also sit outside the plan.
Why Arada CBD is a Smart Commercial Investment
Contracted Income
Unlike a typical off-plan purchase, every office at Arada CBD comes with a Lease Management Agreement: Arada leases it back and pays a net 8% per year for ten years, covering service and management charges. For an investor that is a hands-off, contracted income stream of 8% net on a freehold asset — rare in UAE commercial real estate and far above most residential net yields.
Scarcity & Tenant Demand
Sharjah's prime office vacancy runs at just 8–10% and the emirate is home to 66,000+ SMEs, yet purpose-built Grade A stock is scarce. As the new downtown of New Sharjah — minutes from the airport, University City and 1.8 million residents — Arada CBD targets a deep, diversified tenant pool of corporates, SMEs and startups, supporting both absorption and long-term capital growth.
The 8% in Full — What the Agreement Says
The instrument is a Lease Management Agreement signed alongside the SPA, and the counterparty is Aljada Developments LLC of Muwaileh, Sharjah — one company, not a bank and not the Arada group brand (clauses 1, 6.1). The rate is net, called the Net Fixed Annual Rent Rate and set at 8% of the purchase price (5.1), for a fixed term of ten years (5.2), starting only once Aljada has received 100% of the price (5.3, 6.1) and paid yearly in arrears (6.5a). Aljada covers maintenance, service charges, administration and management for the whole term (6.8b) plus electricity, water, gas, chilled water, internet and telephone (6.5b), carries the vacancy risk — the rent is payable whether or not a tenant is in place — and may sublet (6.5a, 6.8c). It also runs the office: marketing, viewings, tenancy contracts, inspections, registration and renewals (6.6). Neither side may terminate before expiry unless both agree (6.4). Over ten years you receive 80% of the purchase price back in rent while continuing to own the office.
What Sits Outside the 8% — Read This Before You Model It
There is no bank guarantee, no third-party surety and no escrow behind the payments: for ten years the income is as reliable as Aljada Developments LLC, under Sharjah law and in the Sharjah courts (6.15). The document we read is the DRAFT template LMA-Aljada-CBD-18052023, with the per-unit fields — start date, amount, agreement date, expiry — blank; the 8% and the ten-year term are printed into the template itself, and your executed copy should match. You can sell during the term, but the buyer must take over the agreement for whatever remains of it and Aljada must be notified in writing (6.8c), which narrows the buyer pool. If the measured area on completion differs by more than 5%, the price is adjusted and the rent recalculated on the adjusted figure (6.9). Missing an instalment, or asking to change the payment plan, can cancel the LMA in whole or in part (6.16). After the ten years Aljada vacates and hands the keys back in good repair (6.7g), and the service charge — a rate Arada has not published for Building 10 — becomes yours. None of this is legal or tax advice: have the executed agreement read by a UAE-qualified lawyer.
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