About Amali Properties

Amali Properties is a Dubai based luxury real estate developer founded by Ali Sajwani and Amira Sajwani. The two are siblings and children of Hussain Sajwani, the founder of DAMAC Properties, one of the largest private developers in the region. Both also hold senior leadership roles at DAMAC, so while Amali Properties is a young company, the people running it grew up inside one of Dubai's biggest real estate businesses.

The company positions itself as a boutique developer. Amali describes its homes as boutique, deeply personal living experiences located on a private island, on the waterfront, or above the city, all within Dubai.

That word boutique matters. This is not a volume builder. The entire debut project has 24 homes. Compare that with a typical Dubai master community holding thousands of units and you understand the business model quickly: very few homes, very high prices, very specific buyers.

Amali Properties launched its first project, Amali Island, with sales starting on 1 April 2024. The company itself was set up shortly before that launch, making it one of the youngest developers currently selling in Dubai.

Construction on Amali Island is underway. The project status is under construction with roughly 6 percent completion recorded, and the handover is scheduled for Q1 2027. So as of now, Amali Properties has no completed and delivered project. That is a fact every buyer should sit with before signing anything, and I will come back to it in the buyer sections below.

This is one of the most common questions people ask about the builder, and the honest answer is: connected, but separate. Amali Properties was founded by two members of the Sajwani family, the same family behind DAMAC Properties. Ali Sajwani and Amira Sajwani both hold senior roles at DAMAC while running Amali.

Amali operates as its own brand with its own projects, its own design partners, and its own sales operation. What buyers get from the DAMAC connection is family backing and decades of inherited development experience, not a DAMAC contract. Your sale and purchase agreement is with Amali Properties, so read it on that basis.

Amali Properties sells only ultra luxury residential property. There is nothing affordable, nothing mid market, and no commercial stock. The current offering falls into three lines:

Beachfront island villas. The flagship product. Amali Island on The World Islands has 24 villas with 5, 6 and 7 bedrooms. The villas come in four unique styles, with buyers choosing between two interior schemes, Terra with earthy hues and Ultra with classic tones. Villa layouts reach around 16,620 to 22,470 sq. ft. of covered area, with features like private pools, family lifts, sunken lounges, study rooms and direct beach access.

Canal front apartments and penthouses. Amali Residences on the Dubai Canal is described as contemporary, heritage inspired apartments, podium villas, duplexes and penthouses. This extends the brand from island villas into branded apartment living on the Dubai Water Canal.

Individually designed villas. The developer also lists Amali Villas, including a named home called Villa Elaine, which points to one off custom villa projects rather than a repeated community product.

Across all three lines, the common thread is water. Every Amali product sits on a beach, an island or a canal.

Right now, Amali Properties is present in two Dubai locations, both confirmed by the developer.

The World Islands. Amali Island is the debut project, a single community of around 1,200,000 sq. ft. within The World archipelago. It is an exclusive beachfront community about 7 minutes from mainland Dubai by boat. The community plan includes a members only clubhouse, a spa, a fitness centre, private beach frontage of up to 50 metres per villa, and berths for motor yachts. Handover is expected in Q1 2027.

Dubai Water Canal. Amali Residences is the company's canal front project, offering apartments, podium villas, duplexes and penthouses. It is at an earlier marketing stage than Amali Island, with the developer currently taking registrations of interest.

That is the full list. If a broker tells you about an Amali project in Dubai Hills, Business Bay or anywhere else, ask for the official project page before believing it.

Here are the numbers, since this is where most buyers get surprised:

• The recorded launch price for Amali Island villas is AED 45 million, with a 5/55/40 payment plan on developer stock and a 10/50/40 plan also recorded for the project. Both follow the familiar 60/40 structure, where 60 percent is paid during construction and 40 percent at handover.
• On the resale side, community data for Amali Island shows an average listing price of roughly AED 89 to 98 million over the last 12 months, at an average of around AED 2,100 to 2,200 per sq. ft. Prices on listed villas have moved up sharply year on year.
• Listed resale stock in the community covers 5 and 6 bedroom villas, all off plan, all at the top end of the Dubai market.

In short, the entry ticket starts around AED 45 million and the average trade sits near double that. This is not a market you enter with a stretched budget.

Based on what the developer actually sells, this builder fits a narrow group of buyers:

Ultra high net worth end users. People buying a primary or holiday residence who want a private beach, a yacht berth and near total privacy. Amali Island is essentially a gated island, and the whole pitch is a home that feels like a permanent holiday.

Buyers who want scarcity. Only 24 villas exist on Amali Island. For buyers who care about owning something that cannot be repeated, that scarcity is the product. The World Islands has very limited completed residential stock, so finished homes there are rare by definition.

Long hold, capital growth investors. Community listing data shows steep year on year growth in listed prices for Amali Island. Investors who buy trophy assets and hold them for years, rather than chasing monthly rent, are the natural fit.

Buyers comfortable with off plan. Both current projects are off plan, with Amali Island handing over in Q1 2027. If you can pay through a 60/40 plan and wait for delivery, the structure works in your favour, since a big chunk of the price is due only at handover.

This section matters just as much, so here it is plainly:

Budget and mid market buyers. With villas launching from AED 45 million, there is simply no product here for anyone shopping below the ultra luxury bracket. Families looking for a 2 or 3 million dirham home should look at volume developers instead.

Rental yield investors. If your strategy depends on immediate rental income, this is the wrong developer. The projects are not delivered yet, and homes at this price level are generally bought for lifestyle and capital appreciation, not for strong percentage yields.

Buyers who need a ready home. Nothing from Amali Properties is finished. Amali Island completes in Q1 2027 and Amali Residences is at the registration stage. If you need keys this year, this builder cannot help you.

Buyers who need a delivered track record. Amali Properties has not yet handed over a project. The founders' background at DAMAC gives comfort, but the company itself has no completed building to inspect. If your rule is to only buy from developers with delivered stock, Amali does not pass that test yet, and that is a perfectly reasonable rule.

People who dislike boat access. Amali Island is reached by boat, roughly 7 minutes from the mainland. For a holiday home that is part of the charm. For a family running daily school runs and office commutes, it is a real constraint to think through honestly.

Here is my honest read on the builder. Amali Properties is a credible new entrant with serious family backing, a clear identity, and one of the most distinctive projects in Dubai right now. The Sajwani name carries weight in this market, and the product itself, 24 private beach villas seven minutes off the Dubai coast, has no direct competitor at that scale of exclusivity.

The counterweight is age. The company launched sales in April 2024, construction on the island sits in single digit percentage completion, and the first handover is still ahead in 2027. Buying now means buying the founders' reputation and the paperwork, not a finished product you can walk through.

If you are in the AED 45 million plus bracket, want waterfront scarcity, and can wait for handover, Amali Properties deserves a place on your shortlist. If you need yield, a ready home, or a delivered track record, wait for the first handover and judge them on it.