Manchester City Yas Residences – Prices, Payment Plan and Floor Plans
Manchester City Yas Residences is a football-branded waterfront community by Ohana Development on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi — on the south bank of the Yas Canal, across the water from the theme-park district. Compare current unit prices, the 50/50 and 35/65 payment options, available layouts and the expected 2029 completion before choosing a release or property type.
Manchester City Yas Residences Yas Island
A USD 4.1 billion waterfront masterplan on the south bank of the Yas Canal, Yas Island — the world's first football-club-branded residential destination, built by Ohana Development under licence from City Football Group, spanning 1.67 million m² with 2,000+ homes and an integrated Manchester City Training Academy.
Ohana Development
Ohana Development is a UAE luxury developer behind branded waterfront communities including Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living and Elie Saab Waterfront. Manchester City Yas Residences is its flagship Abu Dhabi launch — and Ohana, not Manchester City, is the party that builds it and signs the sale and purchase agreement. The developer's own legal notice is unusually clear about who is who. The material is prepared by Ohana Real Estate Development and Construction LLC SPC, and the Manchester City marks belong to City Football Group Limited and are 'used by Ohana solely under licence from CFG'. The same notice states that all statements about the project are those of Ohana and its partners, excluding CFG, and that CFG is not responsible for them. In practice that means one counterparty for the purchase and a separate licensor for the name.
The community itself spans 1.67 million m² on the Yas Canal with 2,000+ homes — apartments from studios to three bedrooms, penthouses, townhouses, twin and standalone villas, and maisonettes — and more than 55% landscaped open space. It is anchored by an integrated Manchester City Training Academy with recovery facilities, a Match Day Terrace, City Lounge and Café, a canal sports lounge, marina, rooftop and infinity pools, a spa and wellness centre, and a community medical centre. Sales opened in March 2026 with AED 6bn reported sold in 72 hours. See the full Ohana Development developer profile.
Manchester City Yas Residences – on Yas Island, on the south bank of the Yas Canal
The community occupies the southern parcel of Yas Island, between the Yas Canal and Sheikh Zayed Road (E11). Reverse-geocoding the coordinate published in Ohana's own map embed — 24.47821, 54.61901 — returns Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, so the address is genuinely on the island. What is not accurate is the impression that the attractions are next door: Ferrari World, SeaWorld, Warner Bros. World, Yas Waterworld, Yas Marina and the Marina Circuit, Yas Links, Etihad Arena and Yas Bay all sit on the north bank and are reached by bridge. Ferrari World is about 1.1 km away in a straight line but 3.3 km by road. Every distance and time we publish was measured on the public OSRM road router, driving profile, free-flow with no live traffic, on 15 August 2026 from that same coordinate — so they are the optimistic case, and rush hour or a race weekend will be longer, not shorter. Where the developer's own fact sheet disagrees, it disagrees downwards: Etihad Arena is a measured 13 minutes against an advertised 4, Zayed International 20 minutes against 10–15, and Dubai 75 minutes against 50–60. Check any journey that matters to you at the hour you would actually make it.
- Ferrari World — 3.3 km by road (8 min measured)
- SeaWorld, Warner Bros. World & Yas Waterworld
- Yas Marina, Yas Marina Circuit & Yas Links
- Etihad Arena & Yas Bay
- Manchester City Training Academy
- Match Day Terrace, City Lounge & Café
- Canal promenade, marina & sports lounge
- Rooftop & infinity pools, spa & wellness centre
- Zayed International Airport — 20 min
- Louvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat — 24 min
- Abu Dhabi Corniche — 34 min
- Dubai — 75 min
24.47822, 54.61901 · Manchester City · Yas Island
Manchester City Yas Residences
A football-club address on the Abu Dhabi waterfront.
The world's first Manchester City–branded residential destination pairs a globally-recognised football brand with an Ohana-built waterfront masterplan — an integrated training academy, canal promenade, marina, rooftop pools and wellness, across 2,000+ homes on the Yas Canal.
World's First Football-Branded Homes
Built by Ohana under licence from City Football Group — the first residential destination in the world branded by a football club, with club identity carried into architecture, interiors and shared amenities.
Manchester City Training Academy
An integrated Manchester City Training Academy with training and recovery facilities sits at the heart of the community — a first-of-its-kind amenity.
Yas Canal Waterfront
Homes line the Yas Canal with a landscaped promenade, private marina, canal sports lounge and water-sports facilities — over 55% of the masterplan is open landscaped space.
5-Bedroom Waterfront Villas
Standalone and twin villas up to five bedrooms on plots of 250–600 m². The developer's floor-plan pack states that units are delivered without private pools or landscaping, which can be designed and executed separately on request.
Studios to 3-Bedroom Apartments
Apartments run from a 500 ft² studio to 1,884 ft² three-bedroom homes, plus 4,359 ft² penthouses — with published average prices from AED 2M for a one-bedroom.
Rooftop & Infinity Pools
Rooftop and infinity pools, a Match Day Terrace, City Lounge and Café bring club-grade hospitality into everyday living.
Spa, Wellness & Medical
A spa and wellness centre with recovery and treatment rooms, plus a community medical centre and clinics — health infrastructure built into the masterplan.
A Yas Island Address, South of the Canal
The community occupies the southern parcel of Yas Island. The theme-park district is on the north bank and reached by bridge — Ferrari World is 3.3 km by road, Etihad Arena 6.5 km, and Zayed International Airport about 20 minutes.
Property Types & Floor Plans
1 Bedroom Apartment
Sellable BUA: 850 ft² (79 m²)
AED 2,353/ft² · ≈ $6,896/m²
1 Bathroom · balcony 65 ft²
2 Bedroom Apartment
Sellable BUA: 1,366 ft² (127 m²)
AED 2,269/ft² · ≈ $6,651/m²
2 Bathrooms · balcony 161 ft²
3 Bedroom Apartment
Sellable BUA: 1,884 ft² (175 m²)
AED 2,362/ft² · ≈ $6,923/m²
3 Bathrooms · balcony 398 ft²
Penthouse
Sellable BUA: 4,359 ft² (405 m²)
AED 2,524/ft² · ≈ $7,396/m²
Terrace 1,130 ft²
Townhouse (3 BR)
Sellable BUA: 2,476 ft² (230 m²)
AED 1,918/ft² · ≈ $5,623/m²
3 Bedrooms · plot 2,153 ft² · garage 323 ft²
Twin Villa (4 BR)
Sellable BUA: 2,949 ft² (274 m²)
AED 2,035/ft² · ≈ $5,963/m²
4 Bedrooms · plot 2,691 ft² · garage 323 ft²
Villa (4 BR)
Sellable BUA: 3,229 ft² (300 m²)
AED 2,168/ft² · ≈ $6,354/m²
4 Bedrooms · plot 4,306 ft² · garage 323 ft²
Villa (5 BR)
Sellable BUA: 4,822 ft² (448 m²)
AED 1,970/ft² · ≈ $5,774/m²
5 Bedrooms · plot 6,458 ft² · garage 484 ft²
Maisonette
Sellable BUA: 14,747 ft² (1,370 m²)
AED 2,000/ft² · ≈ $5,863/m²
Plot 9,042 ft² · garage 1,292 ft²
Two plans — 50/50 spread over 32 months, or 35/65 with almost everything at the end.
Option 1 (50/50) — 5% on booking, 5% on signing the SPA, then eight instalments of 5% at months 3, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 and 32, and 50% on delivery. Option 2 (35/65) — 5% on booking, 30% on signing the SPA, 65% on delivery. Both are printed verbatim in the developer's payment-plan document, and both reach 100% by very different routes. On the AED 2,000,000 one-bedroom average that is: Option 1 — AED 100,000 on booking, AED 100,000 on the SPA, eight payments of AED 100,000 through construction, then AED 1,000,000 on delivery; Option 2 — AED 100,000 on booking, AED 600,000 on the SPA, then AED 1,300,000 on delivery. Paid before delivery: AED 1,000,000 under Option 1 against AED 700,000 under Option 2 — but Option 2 wants AED 700,000 of that within the first month, where Option 1 asks AED 200,000. Neither is better in the abstract: the 50/50 keeps committed cash lower for longer, the 35/65 leaves you alone for three years. What both share is that the largest single payment falls on delivery, so the question that decides the plan is where that money comes from in 2029. Abu Dhabi transfer, registration and administrative fees are payable on top of every figure here — ask for the exact amounts in writing for your unit before you reserve.
Why Manchester City Yas Residences is a Smart Property Investment
For Rent
A globally-recognised football brand on Yas Island, a short drive across the canal from Etihad Arena, Ferrari World and Yas Marina, targets premium short-let and long-let demand from sports tourism, fans and Abu Dhabi's growing population.
For Resale
Branded residences have historically held price better than comparable non-branded stock, and a first-of-its-kind Manchester City address gives this community rare global recognition. The AED 2M entry point for a one-bedroom widens the buyer pool. Past performance of other branded schemes is not a forecast for this one.
What the Manchester City Brand Covers
Documented: City Football Group owns the marks and Ohana uses them under licence; the community carries the club name and an integrated Manchester City Training Academy with recovery facilities, a Match Day Terrace, City Lounge, City Café and City Store. Disclaimed by CFG in its own words inside Ohana's document: statements about the project are "solely those of Ohana and its partners (excluding CFG and its affiliates)", the material "is not an official communication from CFG", and CFG "shall not be liable for any reliance placed on this content" — your recourse on anything promised in marketing runs to Ohana, not to the club. Not published anywhere we could find: the term of the brand licence and what happens if it lapses, whether academy access is a resident right or a paid membership, the operator and fees for branded services, the service-charge rate, and any rental restrictions. We do not claim that branded fittings, services or club access continue after handover, because no document we have seen says so.
The Five Things We Put to Ohana for You
Ohana answers these, not a brochure, and we get the answers in writing — how long the Manchester City licence runs and what happens at the end of it; whether Training Academy access comes with ownership, and on what terms; what else is excluded from the unit beyond the pools and landscaping the floor-plan pack already names; the estimated service charge per ft² and what it covers; and any restriction on short-term letting. Ask us and all five go to the developer.
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