Akala

01 / The project

A closer look.

Akala brings branded residences and a hotel together between DIFC and Downtown Dubai. Two towers share spaces for swimming, fitness and relaxation, while apartment layouts range from one-bedroom homes to large penthouses.

Arada’s May 2025 launch describes 534 branded homes across two 220-metre towers, alongside a hotel. This is the development-wide programme, not a count of unsold apartments.

The private-residence range includes The Elements, The Collections, The Gravity House, The Sky Terrace and The Observatory. The layouts below come from Residences 1’s original brochure.

A look inside Akala.

Akala developer concept render of bedroom. — Bedroom

Akala developer concept render of circular-ceiling living room. — Circular-ceiling living room

Akala: developer price and current payment plan Akala: developer launch, 29 May 2025 Akala: official hotel and residences website Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure

Development-wide launch programme: 534 branded residences; two 220-metre towers.Akala: developer launch, 29 May 2025
Certification stage: LEED Gold and WELL Silver precertification, as announced in May 2025.Akala: developer launch, 29 May 2025
Observatory historical sale: Arada announced an AED 125 million sale on 3 July 2025; not a current asking price or available home.Akala: Observatory sale announcement, 3 July 2025

02 / At a glance

The details.

Residence type: Apartment
Bedrooms: 1–6
Handover: Q4 2029
Developer: Arada

Akala: developer price and current payment plan Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure

Unit sizes & layouts

Residence layouts and floor areas. See the linked plans for each configuration.
Layout	Published area
1-bedroom Elements A–D	1,036.01–1,406.73 ft²Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure
2-bedroom Elements A–F	1,556.77–2,091.04 ft²Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure
3-bedroom Elements A–D	2,586.71–3,664.92 ft²Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure
4-bedroom Collections A/B	3,647.94 / 4,697.80 ft²Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure
5-bedroom Gravity House A	6,256.59 ft²Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure
6-bedroom Sky Terrace A	14,628.40 ft²Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure
6-bedroom Observatory	23,672.72 ft²Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure

Amenities & lifestyle

Akala: developer price and current payment plan Akala Residences 1: original 65-spread brochure

Inside the home

Floor plans.

Explore the layouts and room dimensions. Open a floor plan for a closer look.

These fifteen options preserve complete original spreads from the Tower 1 brochure. Paired residence areas are listed separately. No floorplate area is implied. The Observatory’s repeated 23,672.72 sq ft figure describes its whole home including roof terrace and is counted once. Its metric components total 2,199.26 sq m against a printed 2,199.27. The 3 BR A metric components total 240.32 against a printed 240.31. Printed totals remain unchanged. Confirm the contracted tower, unit and revision.

Plan source · page 28

03 / Planning your purchase

Price & payment plan.

Rounded developer guide fromAED 3.79M

Payment plan10 / 50 / 40

The developer displays AED 3.79 million, rather than a unit-specific quotation. Property Finder’s separate launch guide is AED 3,905,000 and marks developer stock sold out; confirm current availability.

Akala: developer price and current payment plan

Current developer terms are 10% down, 50% during construction and 40% on handover. Property Finder instead records 5/35/60. The table follows the current primary page; request the selected unit’s dated calendar.

10%Down paymentAkala: developer price and current payment plan
50%During constructionAkala: developer price and current payment plan
40%On handoverAkala: developer price and current payment plan

Akala: developer price and current payment plan

Arada’s May and July 2025 releases target completion by end-2029. This remains a forecast; the reviewed sources do not establish a completed handover.

Akala: developer launch, 29 May 2025 Akala: Observatory sale announcement, 3 July 2025

04 / The neighbourhood

Location & connectivity.

DIFC / Downtown district, Dubai

Financial Centre Road / Sheikh Zayed Road vicinity

Get directions

Complete original Akala regional location map. — Akala regional setting · original Arada brochure.

Nearby destinations

Approximate travel times from DIFC / Downtown district, Dubai

3minDIFC Gate Avenue
3minDubai Mall
15minDubai International Airport

Estimates require a current route check. Road names come from the original regional map and describe the vicinity. Directions use the project name.

Location source

05 / Look closer

Project resources.

Project brochureView document Floor plansView document

06 / Further reading