Sobha Realty: 50 years, and its biggest bet yet

Launched in January 2026 to coincide with Sobha's 50th anniversary, Sobha Sanctuary is described by the company as its largest single development ever — a AED 50 billion masterplan spanning roughly 37.5 million sq ft off Al Ain Road, close to another Sobha project, Sobha Elwood. At full build-out, it's planned to house around 20,000 families across roughly 18,000 apartments and 2,000 villas, delivered in phases over four to eight years, with first handovers publicly reported for Q3 2029.

Sobha Central is a separate tower development from Sobha Sanctuary — we hadn't covered it on this page before. Checking public listings against Sobha's own release material: Sobha Central sits on Sheikh Zayed Road, in the Jebel Ali area, and is described as a multi-tower development (public sources cite six towers around elevated landscaped parks, with a retail mall and office space) built out in phases — Phase 1, Phase 2, and sub-releases including The Horizon, The Eden, and The Mirage are referenced across public listings, though how each maps to the overall masterplan isn't entirely clear from the outside. Handover dates on public portals are inconsistent even within the same listing (figures ranging from Q2 2030 to December 2031) — treat any date as unconfirmed until we get it from Sobha directly.

A genuinely different proposition from Sobha's Dubai projects: Siniya Island is a private natural island off Umm Al Quwain, developed by Sobha in partnership with the Umm Al Quwain government. At roughly 16.1 million sq ft (about 367 acres), it's a large-scale waterfront community built around preserved mangroves and wildlife — the developer's own materials describe gazelles, oryx, flamingos, and rare turtles on site, and the island carries genuine archaeological history as one of the Arabian Gulf's oldest pearl fishing towns. Independent reporting confirms the location and scale; the specific historical claims (an Eastern Christian Monastery and Bishop's Palace once stood here) come from Sobha's own materials and we haven't independently verified them.

Back in Dubai proper: Verde is a 66-storey residential tower in Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT), offering 1 to 3.5-bedroom apartments from 771.12 sq ft up to 1,921.14 sq ft — reportedly Sobha's first residential development in JLT. The building sits close to Sheikh Zayed Road (2.5km) and within a 5-12 minute drive of Dubai Marina, JBR Beach, Palm Jumeirah, and Mall of the Emirates. Amenities span a ground-floor retail level, a level 8 wellness floor (pools, gym, kids' areas, sauna), and a level 65 sky amenity floor with an infinity-edge pool and lounge — plus, reported elsewhere, a basketball court, tennis court, jogging track, and a billiards table. Full-floor units are also reportedly available, at around 13,993 sq ft, for buyers after considerably more space than the standard 1–3.5 bedroom range. Construction was reported at roughly 45% complete as of 5 November 2025, and the project has been reported as sold out — worth confirming current availability with us directly rather than assuming either status.

Sobha Realty's original Dubai masterplan, and the community the newer Sanctuary and Hartland II developments both take their name from: an 8 million sq ft freehold community in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, roughly 3km from Downtown Dubai. It's built around a 1.8km waterfront promenade and 2.4 million sq ft of green space, with more than 350 tree species reported on site.

A cluster of five interconnected towers, ranging from 30 to 65 storeys, in Ras Al Khor on the edge of Sobha Hartland. The roughly 1.5 million sq ft development is built around Sobha's own 18-hole pitch & putt golf course — a genuinely unusual amenity to have on-site rather than a shared external club.

A separate, larger extension to the original Sobha Hartland community above — also 8 million sq ft, with 90 acres of open space and greenery, and the umbrella masterplan for five named sub-developments: Riverside Crescent, Skyscape, Skyvue, Sobha Estates, and The S.

Unlike the still-under-construction projects above, One Park Avenue is already delivered — Sobha announced it was handed over two months ahead of schedule. It sits within Sobha Hartland and offers 1 to 4-bedroom apartments with automated smart-home features and six uniquely themed Sky Gardens, so a buyer here is looking at a ready-to-move purchase rather than an off-plan one.