Bab Al Qasr Residence 77: A Beach Address With a 30% Discount

Pay ten percent up front and the price drops ten percent. Pay thirty and it drops thirty. Few developers in Abu Dhabi price this way, and it changes how the whole project should be read.

The scheme is Bab Al Qasr Beach Resort Residence 77, a cluster of towers on a landscaped podium with direct beach access on Al Reem Island. It carries the name of the five-star Bab Al Qasr hotel and is built by Burtville Developments.

Residences hand over fully furnished, and the specification is written by brand rather than by adjective. Siemens kitchen appliances, Samsung white goods, Roca bathrooms, THE One furniture and parquet floors. The apartment is ready to occupy or let on day one. Here is the detail.

Prices, sizes and three payment routes

Five formats are offered, from one to five bedrooms, with published areas:

Type	Area	Price
1 bedroom	875 sq ft	from AED 2.37 million
2 bedrooms	1,300 sq ft	from AED 3.3 million
3 bedrooms	1,750 sq ft	from AED 4.3 million
4 bedrooms	2,400 sq ft	from AED 5.6 million
5 bedrooms	3,000 sq ft	from AED 6.7 million

Three schedules are available. They differ in the deposit, and the deposit sets the discount:

• 10 / 40 / 50. Ten percent on booking, forty through construction, fifty on handover. Ten percent discount.
• 20 / 40 / 40. Twenty on booking, forty through construction, forty on handover. Twenty percent discount.
• 30 / 40 / 30. Thirty on booking, forty through construction, thirty on handover. Thirty percent discount.

Work it through on a three-bedroom apartment. At AED 4.3 million, a thirty percent discount is roughly AED 1.29 million saved. The extra deposit required to move from the first schedule to the third is around AED 860,000, so the discount more than covers the additional outlay.

There is a second concession. The developer waives the two percent Abu Dhabi municipality registration fee where the deposit is paid in a single transfer within ten days. On that same three-bedroom unit, another AED 86,000.

Availability by unit type at Bab Al Qasr Beach Resort Residence 77 moves as the release sells. The final discount is calculated against the specific apartment.

If you want to hear about the release terms first, leave a request and we will be in touch the day booking opens.

The hotel name and the builder behind it

The project takes its name from Bab Al Qasr, a five-star hotel in Abu Dhabi. That gives the building a recognised name and a service standard borrowed from hospitality, which is what the branded residence model rests on.

The developer is Burtville Developments, an Abu Dhabi company with more than twenty years of international property experience. Its signature is neoclassical English architecture, carried consistently across every residential scheme it builds. The company positions itself in the upper tier of the capital’s market with a stated focus on sustainable construction.

The built form is high-rise towers over a landscaped podium, with both single-level apartments and duplex residences in the mix.

What turnkey actually means here

The finishing schedule is unusually specific. Rather than promising quality, the developer names the suppliers:

• Siemens kitchen appliances. Built-in German equipment throughout.
• Samsung white goods. Major appliances included at handover.
• Roca sanitaryware. Spanish fittings in the bathrooms.
• THE One furniture. Full furnishing of the living areas.
• Parquet floors and detailed wall finishes. Materials specified to match the branded positioning.

For an investor this removes the least pleasant line item after handover. There is no fit-out period, no furniture budget and no gap between collecting the keys and listing the apartment. For an overseas buyer it also removes the need to fly in and manage a renovation.

Facilities across the podium

The shared amenity set is among the broadest on the island:

• Rooftop infinity pool. With terraces, gazebos and lounge areas at the water.
• Direct beach access. Private access to the shore without leaving the development.
• A 600-metre outdoor running track. A full circuit within the grounds.
• Padel court. The fastest-growing sport in the UAE by participation.
• Spa facilities. Gym, sauna, steam rooms and yoga studios.
• Coworking space and library. Work areas inside the building.
• Sky garden and fire-pit terraces. Landscaped lounging at several levels.
• Kids' playgrounds and a games room. Family facilities on the podium.
• BBQ terraces. Outdoor cooking areas for residents.

Parking is allocated by size: one bay for one and two-bedroom apartments, two bays from three bedrooms upward.

Al Reem, and why the beach matters here

Al Reem is the densest residential district in Abu Dhabi and a fully working piece of city. Bridges link it to the mainland, and the business core is around twenty minutes away.

Most of the island is vertical and urban, which is exactly what makes this site unusual. Direct beach frontage is scarce on Al Reem, where the standard product is a city tower without shoreline access. The mangrove belt alongside is protected land, so the outlook from upper floors cannot be built out. Frontage of this kind is a textbook case of why location decides value.

What already operates around it:

• Reem Mall. Over 450 stores, a hypermarket and the Snow Abu Dhabi indoor snow park.
• Repton School and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. A British curriculum school since 2013 and a French university campus.
• Healthcare. Reem Hospital on the island and Cleveland Clinic on neighbouring Al Maryah.
• ADGM. The financial centre minutes away, whose jurisdiction has covered Al Reem since 2024.
• Reem Central Park. The island’s main green space with a cycle track, courts and a skate park.

A 2031 handover, read properly

Completion is set for the end of 2031. That is the longest horizon among current launches on the island, and it deserves a clear-eyed look.

The length cuts both ways. It is six years before rental income begins. It is also the most extended instalment runway on the market, with payments spread across years rather than quarters. For a buyer deploying capital gradually, that is easier to carry than a short cycle with heavy calls.

It also affects entry pricing. Schemes with distant completion dates launch below comparable stock delivering in two or three years. That trade-off sits at the centre of the standard off-plan versus resale calculation.

The investment case

Al Reem is a designated investment zone, so buyers of any nationality take freehold title. A registered value from AED 2 million qualifies for the ten-year residence visa, and the entire range clears that line.

The core argument is the combination rather than any single feature. Beach frontage, a hotel brand and full furnishing rarely appear together in the capital, and on Al Reem the set is close to unique. Anyone weighing this as a long-term home rather than a trade will find the framework in our guide to buying in the UAE for the long term.

What could support values here:

• Beach frontage. Plots with direct shoreline access on the island are limited in number.
• The protected mangrove belt. Conservation land cannot be developed, so the outlook holds.
• The ADGM extension. Bringing the island inside the financial centre strengthens corporate demand.
• The branded segment. Hotel-branded residences in the UAE have consistently traded above unbranded equivalents.
• Infrastructure already delivered. Schools, a university, a hospital and malls are operating rather than promised.

Model the return with service charges included from the outset. A branded building with an amenity set this wide sits above the island average on that line.

Against the other launches on the island

Several schemes are selling on Al Reem at once, and each answers a different question.

Point of comparison	Bab Al Qasr Residence 77	Radisson Residences	Tara Park by Modon
Concept	hotel-branded residences with a beach	branded Radisson residences	residential quarter linked to Reem Mall
Entry	from AED 2.37m for one bedroom	from AED 900,000 for a studio	volume segment across six towers
Finishing	fully furnished, named brands	developer's specification	developer's specification
Payment	three routes, up to 30% discount	10 / 30 / 60	40 / 60 staged to 2029
Completion	end of 2031	Q4 2027	by phase
Main strength	beach, brand and deposit discount	short timeline, light construction load	price and mall connectivity

The split is clean. Radisson delivers rental income soonest and Tara Park asks the least capital. Bab Al Qasr offers the beach, the fit-out and the largest discount for a bigger deposit. Three different products on one island.

Who it suits

The long horizon, the deposit discounts and the turnkey delivery define the buyer clearly:

• Buyers with capital available now. A thirty percent discount for a thirty percent deposit is the strongest outcome in the scheme.
• Investors on a five-year-plus view. This is built for people who do not need income next year.
• Owner-occupiers. Beach, spa, padel and coworking in the building, with a full city around it.
• Remote purchasers. Full furnishing removes any need to manage a fit-out from abroad.
• Families. Repton, the Sorbonne campus, a hospital and a park on the same island.

What to request at booking

Several terms are quoted case by case, so have the questions ready:

• A worked calculation on all three schedules. Final discounted price and payment dates for each route.
• The municipality fee waiver conditions. The ten-day window and how the single transfer must be made.
• Floor and orientation. Sea and mangrove outlooks price differently, and let differently too.
• The full furnishing inventory. Exactly what is included and what warranty applies.
• The service charge rate. With this amenity set it drives the gap between gross and net.

Key takeaways

• Up to thirty percent off. The discount matches the deposit, with a two percent municipality fee waiver on top.
• Direct beach access. A rare format on an island dominated by city towers.
• Furnished to a named specification. Siemens, Samsung, Roca, THE One and parquet floors as standard.
• The Bab Al Qasr name. A five-star Abu Dhabi hotel brand and a developer with twenty years behind it.
• Handover at the end of 2031. The longest horizon on the island and the most extended payment runway.

Which schedule works out best for you?

Three payment routes produce three different final prices, and the right one depends on how much capital you can commit at the start. DDA Real Estate is a property agency in the UAE. We work across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and the northern emirates, follow the capital’s branded schemes and receive layouts on release day.

Look at our offers in the UAE and leave a request: we will price all three schedules at Bab Al Qasr Residence 77 and show the final figure for each. We will also match floor and outlook to your plan, whether that is living by the sea or letting the unit out.