Sobha Sanctuary

Sobha Sanctuary is a 37.5 million sq ft master-planned community by Sobha Realty in Al Yufrah 1, Dubailand, launched on 26 January 2026 with a stated value of AED 50 billion, approximately USD 13.6 billion. It is planned for about 20,000 homes, roughly 18,000 apartments and 2,000 villas, with half the land kept as parks, water bodies and community facilities, more than 50,000 trees and an 800,000 sq ft destination park at its centre.

Sobha Realty, part of the Sobha Group founded by PNC Menon, is the sole master developer and sells every cluster directly. The company reported AED 30 billion, approximately USD 8.17 billion, in sales for 2025 and a 2026 delivery programme of 6,819 homes across Sobha Hartland, Sobha Hartland II, Sobha Reserve, Sobha One and Verde by Sobha. Its backward-integrated model keeps design, engineering, construction and finishing in-house.

In Al Yufrah 1, Dubailand, with direct frontage on Dubai-Al Ain Road (E66), adjacent to Sobha Elwood and near Emaar's The Valley. Published drive times are about 30 minutes to Downtown Dubai, 30 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport, 35 minutes to Dubai International Airport, 8 minutes to Dubai Outlet Mall and 5 minutes to the Sevens Stadium. No metro line serves the corridor today.

Four villa clusters have launched: The Willows with 4 bedroom garden villas, The Greens and The Brooks with 4 and 5 bedroom villas, and The Grove with 4 to 6 bedroom estate villas of 4,905 to 7,191 sq ft built-up, each with a private pool. The Woods apartment precinct offers 1 and 2 bedroom homes of about 540 to 964 sq ft built-up across The Woods Retreat, The Woods Abode and The Woods Serenity.

At the 2026 launches, 1 bedroom apartments started at AED 999,000, approximately USD 272,000, and 2 bedroom apartments at about AED 1.6 million, approximately USD 436,000. Garden villas in The Willows and The Greens opened from AED 3.99 million, approximately USD 1.09 million, The Brooks from AED 4.15 million, approximately USD 1.13 million, and The Grove estate villas from AED 9.32 million, approximately USD 2.54 million. These are launch figures and move with each release.

Villas have been sold on a 60/40 structure: 10 percent on booking, 50 percent through construction and 40 percent on handover. The Woods apartments use 20 percent on booking, 40 percent through construction and 40 percent on handover. No post-handover plan has been confirmed for the first phase. Accepted payment roads are bank transfer, manager's cheque, cash and crypto, with every instalment going into the project's DLD-registered escrow account.

First villa handovers are expected from Q3 2029 and The Woods apartments in December 2029. The masterplan is planned in at least three phases with build-out over four to eight years from the first handover, so the community is fully off-plan today and later parcels will still be under construction after the first residents move in.

The 10-year UAE Golden Visa applies to property purchases of AED 2 million, approximately USD 545,000, and above. Every villa in The Willows, The Greens, The Brooks and The Grove is priced above that threshold, as are the upper 2 bedroom apartment plans in The Woods, while a single entry-level 1 bedroom apartment at AED 999,000 does not reach it on its own.

The masterplan includes an 800,000 sq ft destination park, a community mall, a wellness centre, two international schools, a hospital facility, football grounds, running tracks, padel courts, a skate park, a 6 km leisure loop and a 9 km perimeter wellness loop. All of these are planned rather than built: the nearest existing schools, clinics and retail are along the E66 corridor and at Dubai Outlet Mall.

The main cost is the 4 percent Dubai Land Department registration fee, about AED 39,960 (USD 10,881) on a AED 999,000 (USD 272,000) apartment and AED 166,000 (USD 45,201) on a AED 4.15 million (USD 1.13 million) villa, plus Oqood registration of AED 1,000 to 5,000 (USD 272 to 1,361) and a trustee fee of about AED 4,200 (USD 1,144). There is no annual property tax in Dubai; owners pay community service charges based on unit size, and these have not yet been published for Sobha Sanctuary.