--- title: "Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi — Class A submarket" description: "Mixed-use island with sovereign tenant base." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Al Reem Island is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Abu Dhabi with average asking rent around AED 1,500/sqm/yr · ≈ $37.9 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Mixed-use island with sovereign tenant base. - Prime tier — ~AED 1,500/sqm/yr. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi — Class A submarket *Mixed-use island with sovereign tenant base.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: AED 1,500/sqm/yr · ≈ $37.9 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Mixed-use island with sovereign tenant base. - Prime tier — ~AED 1,500/sqm/yr. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Al Reem Island anchors Abu Dhabi's mixed-use waterfront — Sky Tower, Sun Tower, and growing Class A inventory with sovereign and multinational tenancy. ## Tenant profile Sovereign wealth, financial services, multinational corporate, telecom. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Bus only; future bridge connections. Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Boutik Mall, Al Reem Central Park. ## Comparable buildings - **Sky Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sky%20Tower%2C%20Al%20Reem%20Island%2C%20Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20Al%20Reem%20Island%2C%20Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20United%20Arab%20Emirates&query_place_id=ChIJJcPLE7xnXj4RQaZybZQJ290) - **Sun Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sun%20Tower%2C%20Al%20Reem%20Island%2C%20Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20Al%20Reem%20Island%2C%20Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20United%20Arab%20Emirates&query_place_id=ChIJpYUBfLtnXj4RP5Ob7V501KQ) - **Marina Heights** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Marina%20Heights%2C%20Al%20Reem%20Island%2C%20Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20Al%20Reem%20Island%2C%20Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20United%20Arab%20Emirates&query_place_id=ChIJV8Fw67NnXj4RAWy-3clwk4w) ## Where Al Reem Island sits in Abu Dhabi Al Reem Island is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Abu Dhabi, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around AED 1,500/sqm/yr · ≈ $37.9 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Abu Dhabi Class A stock, Al Reem Island typically attracts Sovereign wealth, financial services, multinational corporate, telecom and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Al Reem Island: [Al Maryah Island (ADGM)](/cities/abu-dhabi/al-maryah-island-adgm), [Corniche & Tourist Club](/cities/abu-dhabi/corniche-tourist-club), [Capital Centre & ADNEC](/cities/abu-dhabi/capital-centre-adnec), [Khalifa City & Masdar](/cities/abu-dhabi/khalifa-city-masdar). The full Abu Dhabi submarket atlas is at [/cities/abu-dhabi](/cities/abu-dhabi). ## Topic deep-dives for Al Reem Island For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Al Reem Island, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [Al Reem Island — ](/cities/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island/rents-and-availability) - [Al Reem Island — ](/cities/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island/tenant-profile) - [Al Reem Island — ](/cities/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island/transit-and-commute) - [Al Reem Island — ](/cities/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Al Reem Island — ](/cities/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island/trophy-and-comparables) - [Al Reem Island — ](/cities/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Abu Dhabi Class A leasing and to the prime tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Samuel Okafor**](/about/authors/samuel-okafor) — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.