A Nawayef mansion at night, its infinity pool lit along the terrace and the hillside garden falling away below
Matt Siddell Real Estate AdvisorsInvestor guide
Nawayef West & East · Hudayriyat Island · Modon · Abu Dhabi

The Hills. Every home looks over the roof below it.

Two man-made hills on Hudayriyat Island, each ring of homes set above the one before it. Modon sold both out at launch. What is left is the resale market, and a South Hill launching soon.

Resales available now
  to  
Prices from, to the top of the range
944
Homes on the two Hills
45 m & 55 m
West and East Hill
2029
Handover
The Hills

Two hills built for the view, and a third on the way

Modon raised two hills out of flat reclaimed land on Hudayriyat Island and set the homes on them in rings. The Homes sit on the lower rings, the Heights above them and the Mansions at the top, so each ring looks out over the roofs of the ring below.

Nawayef West
45metres

The beach-side hill

  • Homes on the hill411
  • Mansions56
  • Heights155
  • Homes200
  • Modon's scheduled handover31 Mar 2028
Nawayef East
55metres

More homes, larger plots by type

  • Homes on the hill533
  • Mansions32
  • Heights56
  • Homes445
  • Modon's scheduled handoverOct to Dec 2028

Heights: Nawayef West 45 m, Nawayef East 55 m, South Hill 65 m. Home counts are the plots on Modon's interactive map, 8 October 2026. Handover dates are Modon's scheduled dates from its August 2025 availability pack.

Why buy now

Secure today's price per sq ft on West and East. South Hill will cost more.

Today you can buy on Nawayef West and East at  , the median resale ask across my inventory. South Hill, Modon's third hill, is the highest of the three at 65 metres, reached through the golf course, with the sea on three sides, and in my view it will launch well above that. In my experience, launch prices per sq ft on Hudayriyat only go one way, and Modon's Golf Estates sold more than AED 13bn within days of launch.

When South Hill is priced, every home on West and East is measured against it. Buy before that happens and you hold the lower entry price per sq ft, a known plot and an estimated March 2029 handover.

For buyers who want South Hill itself, I am advising on bulk and priority allocations at launch. Join my priority list and you will hear the release, the pricing and the plan before the public does.

Resale todayThird Hill at launch
HandoverMar 2029, estimatedLater, set by Modon
PlotKnown, you choose itAllocated at launch
Cash on day oneThe seller's paid-to-date, plus the premium and feesExpected to be a low deposit
Price per sq ftToday's resale asksHigher, supported by fresh payment plans
ConstructionContract awarded, underwayNot started

South Hill's position and views are as described to me by the developer; its name, pricing and payment plan are not yet published. My expectation on launch pricing is a view, not a forecast.

How the tiers work

Every ring sits above the one in front

Modon prices East Hill in tiers at 15 m and at 25 to 35 m. Each step up the slope lifts the view line clear of the roofs below, which is the whole point of building a hill.

HomesHeightsMansions Sea and skylineSummit 45 to 55 m

Illustrative cross-section, not to scale. Tier elevations from Modon's East Hill payment plans, August 2025.

From the helicopterThe rings of the Hills taking shape, filmed on my flight over Hudayriyat in February 2026.
The address

Hudayriyat Island, minutes from the city

Hudayriyat sits just off Abu Dhabi island, joined by bridge, with the capital's skyline across the water to the north and the open Gulf to the south and west. The Hills share the island with its sports and leisure destinations.

Open today
  • Hudayriyat Beach
  • Marsana beach clubs and restaurants
  • Velodrome Abu Dhabi, air-conditioned all year, a UCI Category 1 track for international events
  • Surf Abu Dhabi
  • Bab Al Nojoum
  • Circuit X and Trail X
  • Cycling and running tracks
Coming to the island
  • Two 18-hole golf courses, built to host tournaments
  • Schools
  • Hotels, including Modon's Olympia Resort
  • Restaurants, cafes and a golf clubhouse
  • Equestrian centre
  • Marina
  • Biotopia nature destination
  • Island park of 2.25m sq m

Amenities from Modon's Hudayriyat and Nawayef brochures and announcements; planned facilities are Modon's, timing set by Modon. Pins mark the centre of each hill, placed by me from satellite imagery. Satellite imagery: Esri.

The homes

Three collections, nineteen designs

Mansions at the summit, the Heights below them and the Homes on the lower rings. Choose a collection and a type, and the gallery, the floor plans and the resales below all follow your choice. Star anything you like and send me your shortlist in one tap.

Images and floor plans from Modon's Nawayef brochures. Each design is offered on both Hills unless marked. Renders are the developer's and show finishes and landscaping as designed.

Analysis

All 944 homes, plot by plot

I traced every plot on both Hills from Modon's own interactive map: its collection, its plot size, which way it faces, and whether anyone backs onto it. These are the patterns that decide which homes hold their value.

944Plots on the two Hills: 411 West, 533 East
100%Single row. Every ring is one plot deep, so no one backs onto you
118End-of-row plots, with open land on a second side
17Mega Mansions, Modon's top category: 8 West, 9 East

The unit mix

West carries nearly twice the Mansions. East is mostly Homes.

© Matt Siddell Real Estate Advisors analysis

Plot size by category

Median plot, with the smallest and largest. East gives each Heights and Homes plot more land.

© Matt Siddell Real Estate Advisors analysis

Which way the homes face

The direction each home faces, from Modon's own orientation of every plot, with the number in each wedge. Both hills share one scale. On West the homes face mainly north-east and south-west, along its two long flanks; East faces mainly north, north-east, south and south-west. North looks across the water to the city skyline; south and west face the open Gulf and the sunset.

© Matt Siddell Real Estate Advisors analysis

Bedrooms and floors

Every home on each Hill by bedrooms. Most Homes are 4 bedrooms; the Mansions are 7 and 8.

© Matt Siddell Real Estate Advisors analysis

The two Hills, every plot

Traced from Modon's interactive map and coloured by collection. Rings run from the Mansions at the summit to the Homes at the foot.

© Matt Siddell Real Estate Advisors analysis

Get the plot-by-plot index and my full analysis

All 944 plots: tier, row, which side each faces, what it backs onto, its plot size and the resales on it, with the plots I would buy and the ones I would avoid. I share it privately with serious buyers, not on the web. Message me now.

Source: Modon's interactive map of Hudayriyat, read on 8 October 2026; plot outlines, categories, bedrooms and plot areas are Modon's. Facing direction is Modon's orientation of each plot; row and end-of-row are my analysis of the plot outlines. Three Mansion plots on Nawayef West carry Modon's Mega Mansion code with no published record, two of them double plots at the ends of the south-east row; I count them as Mega Mansions and estimate their size from the outline. Modon's 19 December 2025 construction contract covers 735 villas across the two Hills; the map shows 944 plots.

Resales

What is on the market today, before South Hill reprices it

Resales I can put you into on both Hills. Filter by collection, type, Hill, price or the cash you want to put in on day one. I keep the plot numbers back until we speak. Tap "Run the numbers" to load any of them into the calculator.

Asking and original prices as held in my inventory on 8 October 2026, subject to verification with each seller. Prices, areas and plot sizes are rounded so no home or owner can be identified. Cash on day one assumes 25% paid to Modon, as in the calculator. Per square foot is on Modon's saleable area, which includes any basement.

The numbers

What you pay on day one, what you owe, and what you could make

A resale on the Hills is bought partly paid. You pay the seller what they have paid Modon plus their premium, take over the rest of Modon's plan, whose instalments fall due on construction milestones rather than dates, and pay the transfer costs. Move the sliders to see your cash on day one, every payment to handover and your return if you sell at handover.

The home  
On Modon's schedule, 20% is due by today. Modon allows a resale once 20% is paid.
Set to March 2029 by default, allowing for delay beyond Modon's scheduled date. Payments are linked to construction milestones.
Set to AED 4,000 per sq ft by default. See the note under the results.
Off-plan values do not rise evenly. Slide right to push more of the gain towards handover. The value at handover, and your profit, stay the same.

Day one

At handover, if you sell

Your cash, from day one to handover

© Matt Siddell Real Estate Advisors analysis

Your home's value against the cash you have paid

The gap between the value and Modon's remaining balance is your equity. Hover or tap along the chart to read any month.

Value of your homeCash you have paid, with fees
© Matt Siddell Real Estate Advisors analysis
Payments follow the build

Every instalment is tied to a construction milestone, not a date

Modon bills each instalment when the work reaches a stage: start of construction, half the structure, structure complete, façade, completion certificate, then handover. If the build runs late, your payments wait for it. Your money is never ahead of the construction, so a delay pushes your cash out later rather than leaving it idle in the project, and your return on equity is protected.

Dates in the schedule below are Modon's estimates for each milestone, stretched in line with the handover date you set.

Every payment, in order

Bulk deals

I do bulk deals

Families, family offices and funds buy through me in volume: several homes on the Hills in one negotiation, or a block allocation when South Hill launches. You put in a fraction of the price on day one and control the whole asset, so volume is where the real money is made.

A bulk purchase usually improves your position, because I negotiate with your buying power and the combined buying power of my other clients. Tell me how many homes and which types, and I will take it to the sellers and to Modon as one conversation.

No outcome is guaranteed. Resale prices are agreed seller by seller; allocation, pricing and any bulk terms at launch are at Modon's discretion.

The same home, at volume
HomesDay oneBefore keysAt handoverProfit

 

In the news

Hudayriyat, as reported

Hudayriyat has become one of the most talked-about addresses in Abu Dhabi. Every item below links to the original.

FAQ

Questions I am asked about the Hills

How buying with me works

Straight answers, then the right plot

Detailed discussions

We talk through the project, the financing, the market and the alternatives, including whether to buy a resale now or wait for South Hill.

I send you the sales offer

For the plot I would take, with its paid-to-date position, the premium, every cost and the payments left to Modon.

You book

We agree terms with the seller, take the transfer through Modon and register it, and I stay with you to handover.

Matt Siddell
Matt Siddell Real Estate Advisors

I am Matt Siddell

I advise UHNW investors, family offices and VVIP clients on Abu Dhabi's best real estate, on a retained basis. Two decades in finance, offshore structuring, entrepreneurship and real estate, and a reputation built on candour. I will tell you which plots on the Hills I would buy, and which I would leave.

WhatsApp me