Ohana Development

Ohana Development’s official portfolio currently lists four UAE residential projects in Abu Dhabi: Manchester City Yas Residences, Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living, ELIE SAAB Waterfront and Ohana by the Sea. Oplus International Realty uses this profile to separate Ohana’s wider developer portfolio from projects and permitted units currently published through Oplus.

Ohana Development at a glance

The experience and delivery figures above are corporate figures published by Ohana Development itself. Oplus treats them as developer-reported data rather than independently audited delivery statistics.

About Ohana Development

Ohana Development is a private property developer headquartered in Abu Dhabi with residential activity in the UAE and Lebanon. The company states that it has more than 35 years of industry experience and has delivered more than 9,000 units across its wider operations.

Its current UAE portfolio has shifted beyond the villa-only positioning used on the older Oplus profile. Ohana now develops apartments, penthouses, maisonettes, townhouses, villas and larger beachfront residences across Yas Canal, Al Jurf and Al Reem Island.

This means the developer page should no longer describe Ohana mainly as a Ghantoot villa developer. The present portfolio spans several Abu Dhabi property formats and three distinct residential locations.

Ohana’s four UAE projects

The table uses Ohana’s current official project directory and individual project pages. Project release status, unit inventory and contractual terms should be checked separately before a property decision.

Manchester City Yas Residences by Ohana

Manchester City Yas Residences is Ohana’s newest major Abu Dhabi development. It sits on Yas Canal and combines apartments with maisonettes, townhouses and villas within a master community that the developer describes as covering 18.3 million square feet.

Ohana and Manchester City announced the project partnership in January 2026, followed by the formal launch in February. Ohana described the project at launch as an AED 15 billion development and reported AED 6 billion in sales during the first 72 hours in March 2026. Those figures are developer announcements and should be labelled as such when used by Oplus.

The project page identifies Yas Canal as the location and includes housing formats ranging from apartments to five-bedroom villas. The official material also places strong emphasis on sport, recovery, wellness, landscaped space and canal-side facilities.

For buyers, the project should be compared with other Yas Island developments on plot density, canal position, construction schedule, service charges and the contractual scope of the Manchester City branding rather than on the brand name alone.

Oplus already has dedicated content for Manchester City Yas Residences, so this developer profile should provide a short overview and link to the project-specific resource instead of duplicating its pricing and payment-plan sections.

Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living by Ohana

Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living is located at Al Jurf between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Ohana’s current project material includes one- to three-bedroom apartments, penthouses, sky mansions and larger villas and mansions.

The project represents a different housing format from Manchester City Yas Residences. Its positioning is coastal and lower density, with a mix extending from apartments to large private homes.

The Ohana website currently contains different minimum-size presentations between its project directory and detailed project information. Oplus should therefore avoid copying a single project-wide “area from” figure onto the developer profile until the applicable unit category is specified.

That distinction matters for data integrity: the minimum size of an apartment should not be presented as the minimum size of the entire mixed-format development.

ELIE SAAB Waterfront by Ohana

ELIE SAAB Waterfront is a 35-storey residential tower on Al Reem Island. Ohana describes the residential mix as one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments together with a five-bedroom duplex penthouse at the top of the building.

The project links fashion branding with a high-rise residential format, making it materially different from Ohana’s Al Jurf villas and Yas Canal master community.

Buyers comparing branded residences should review what the branding agreement covers in practice. Interior specification, furniture, concierge services, management responsibilities and future replacement costs should be confirmed in the contract rather than inferred from the project name.

The official developer announced the project in May 2024 and reported the start of construction work in March 2025.

Oplus should connect this section to the Al Reem Island commercial area page once that destination has sufficient verified inventory to support the conversion.

Ohana by the Sea

Ohana by the Sea is a villa community at Al Jurf, Abu Dhabi, not simply “Ghantoot” as stated on the older Oplus developer copy. Ohana’s current website identifies Al Jurf as the project location and presents four-, five- and six-bedroom villas.

The project is planned around a coastal setting, landscaped areas, private pools, community facilities and access to the surrounding natural environment.

The location correction should be made throughout the Oplus page, image ALT text, project taxonomy and internal links. If an older Oplus URL or taxonomy uses Ghantoot for this project, it can remain as a secondary geographic reference only when the legal project documentation supports it.

How the four projects differ

Ohana’s current Abu Dhabi portfolio covers three different purchase decisions.

Manchester City Yas Residences is the broadest community format, with apartments through villas and a Yas Canal location. ELIE SAAB Waterfront is a high-rise proposition on Al Reem Island. Jacob & Co. Beachfront Living mixes apartments with large coastal residences at Al Jurf, while Ohana by the Sea is villa-focused.

This makes project type more useful than a general judgement about the developer. A family comparing villas has a different decision set from a buyer considering a branded apartment on Al Reem Island.

Key factors to compare include the legal developer entity, property type, construction stage, service-charge structure, branded-residence agreement, payment schedule, escrow registration and permitted unit inventory.

Ohana’s wider portfolio outside the UAE

Ohana’s current project directory also lists three developments in Lebanon: Ohana Villas by Elie Saab Maison, Ohana Hills and Escape Villas. The Oplus developer page should mention this wider footprint for corporate context but keep its commercial links focused on UAE property.

The UAE page should not mix Lebanese prices, ownership procedures or project availability into Abu Dhabi conversion sections.

Developer track record: what can be verified

Ohana states that it has more than 35 years of experience, over 9,000 delivered units, more than 2,000 employees and assets valued above USD 8 billion. These figures appear on the developer’s corporate website.

They provide useful scale context but are first-party corporate statements. For a specific purchase, stronger evidence comes from the selected project’s registration, construction history, escrow documentation and contractual delivery record.

Oplus should therefore use corporate scale figures in the developer profile while keeping project-level checks separate.

What buyers should verify before choosing an Ohana project

Before relying on a project card or requesting a specific unit, verify:

• The legal project and developer name shown on the SPA.
• Registration with the relevant Abu Dhabi property authority.
• Escrow account and payment beneficiary.
• Current advertising permit for the unit or project offer.
• Dated price and inventory documentation.
• Construction stage and contractual handover date.
• Exact payment-plan version.
• Service charges and branded-management fees.
• Furniture and specification schedule.
• Assignment, resale and cancellation conditions.

A brand partnership does not replace these checks. Manchester City, Jacob & Co. and ELIE SAAB each affect project identity and positioning, but the property contract remains the document that defines the buyer’s rights and obligations.

Ohana projects on Oplus

The current Oplus developer profile does not yet represent Ohana’s 2026 UAE portfolio accurately. Its main editorial copy still focuses on Ohana by the Sea, while Oplus has separately published Manchester City Yas Residences content and its projects index surfaces an Ohana project card.

The developer page should become the hub that connects those records.

Each commercial project card should display only verified information: current project name, location, property types, price verification date where applicable, payment-plan version, handover target and advertising permit.

If there is no current permitted inventory, retain the informational project summary and link to the relevant market guide rather than showing an empty or misleading availability module.

Discuss an Ohana project with Oplus

An Oplus adviser can help compare Ohana’s Yas Canal, Al Jurf and Al Reem Island projects by property type, construction stage and current documentation.

The enquiry should begin with the project, intended use and approximate budget. Oplus can then check the relevant project record and any permitted inventory before discussing a specific property.

For overseas purchasers, the UAE Property From Abroad guide explains the broader ownership, financing, remittance and documentation process before a project-level discussion.