Inside the final ultra-luxury villas of Dubai’s Al Barari

The six villas, which have been released under the name Amaia, represent the “final chapter in the legacy at Al Barari,” and are “the culmination of fifteen years of delivering premium living experiences and eco-luxury developments within our community,” Zaal said.

Zaal has in fact been holding onto these six plots for a very long time, noting that “anytime anyone asked me about it, I’d say ‘no I’m keeping them for myself.’”

Now though, with Dubai’s real estate market experiencing a massive upswing, Zaal has decided to place these plots on the market.

“These are the best of the best. They’re all corner plots, they’re all sizable plots, and they all have a lot of privacy and their own lakes … I almost have seller’s remorse letting them go,” he explained.

Al Barari luxury villas

Each villa features a unique design on plot sizes ranging between 12,166 sq. ft. – 27,639 sq. ft.

In terms of design, Zaal said that market needs have significantly shifted over the past few years as buyer demographics have changed.

Since the end of the pandemic, there has been “a huge influx of European buyers.” This has led to more open designs, more focus on bringing the outdoors indoors, and the use of natural materials.

Now, “buyers are lot more aware of what they’re buying,” meaning that developers have naturally focused on using more quality fittings.

“It’s definitely a savvy buyer’s market out there,” Zaal said.

Despite a massive increase in prices over the past year, the market for ultra-luxury and luxury real estate has continued to gain momentum in Dubai. For Zaal, this is a dynamic that is unlikely to stop as for buyers from overseas, Dubai still represents “value for money, especially for people coming from Europe.”

“It still has value for money. Whether I think that the trajectory of growth over the last couple of years will stay in place, I don’t think so, but I think we’ve reached a very mature market and the fundamentals of the market have changed. We do have an undersupply of the high end in the ultra-luxury market.”

For those interested in the Amaia villas, real estate agent Allsopp and Allsopp are exclusively presenting the properties.

“Finding premium, readily available properties at the top of the Dubai real estate market is becoming increasingly difficult. We are witnessing a massive demand for properties in the city’s most exclusive locations, such as Al Barari. Therefore, finding a collection of properties presented to the market at this level simultaneously marks a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our clients,” Allsopp & Allsopp CEO Lewis Allsopp said.