Anwa Residences by Omniyat Al Mina Dubai

Anwa is Omniyat's first residential tower on the Dubai Maritime City peninsula in Al Mina, completed in December 2021 with 225 apartments on the Arabian Gulf shoreline. Sources give the height as 44 floors on one count and 48 on another.

A 469 sq ft studio has been listed at about AED 800,000 (about Rs 2.06 crore) and a 991 sq ft one-bedroom at about AED 1,500,000. The source listing quotes a one-bedroom in rupees at Rs 3.4 crore — about AED 1.32 M — which is a third figure again. The tower is ready and title-deeded, so any purchase is a resale. See the rest of the Dubai section or our wider projects list.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Three figures circulate for a one-bedroom in this tower. They are set out below rather than averaged, because averaging them would hide the thing you need to know.

The gap between AED 1.5 M and AED 1.32 M on a one-bedroom is about 12% — the normal distance between an older quoted figure and a current asking price, not a sign that either is wrong. What settles it is the DLD transaction record for the tower, which is public. Ask your broker to pull it and match each price to a title-deed area before you make an offer.

On rate, both listing figures — roughly AED 1,514 to 1,706 per sq ft — are moderate for a Dubai waterfront tower. That is the central argument for this building: Gulf frontage at a rate that would buy an inland apartment in several better-known districts. The reason it is priced that way is the peninsula, which is dealt with below.

Payment and total cost

A completed tower, so there is no construction-linked plan: full payment at transfer, or a UAE mortgage at 50 to 60% of value for a non-resident. Worked on both listed units:

Add 0.25% of the loan as mortgage registration if you finance. No service-charge figure is published for this tower, and that is a real gap: Dubai buildings run from about AED 10 to 30 per sq ft a year depending on the amenity load, and a waterfront tower with a full amenity deck sits in the upper half of that range, not the lower. On a 991 sq ft one-bed the difference between AED 15 and AED 25 per sq ft is about AED 10,000 a year — enough to move the net yield by more than half a point. Get two years of RERA-approved statements.

Location and connectivity

Dubai Maritime City is a reclaimed peninsula off Al Mina, sitting on the Gulf between Port Rashid and Dubai Drydocks, just west of the old city. Downtown Dubai and DIFC are a short run along Sheikh Zayed Road, Jumeirah and La Mer are minutes inland, and Dubai International Airport is about twenty minutes away. Anwa was the first residential tower built there.

The peninsula's character is the thing to understand before you buy. This is not a purely residential waterfront: Port Rashid and the Queen Elizabeth 2 sit on one side, and Dubai Drydocks — a working ship-repair yard — on the other. Some apartments look out across the open Gulf; others look at industry. That difference does not appear in a price list and it will appear in your rent and your resale, so visit the specific unit before you offer, ideally at more than one time of day.

For another Maritime City tower we cover, see Anwa Aria, and for Omniyat's Downtown work, The Opus.

Amenities and specifications

Studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments across a waterfront tower of more than forty floors, with 225 homes in total. The listed sizes are generous for their labels — 469 sq ft for a studio and 991 sq ft for a one-bedroom, both comfortably above what those names usually buy in Dubai.

The sources publish little on the interior finish, so treat the viewing as the specification. Two things to establish: the orientation of the unit, as above, and the condition of the building at five years old — the air-conditioning plant, the lifts, the pool and the common areas. A 2021 tower is approaching the point where the first significant maintenance decisions get made, and how well the owners' association has prepared for them is visible in the reserve fund.

About the developer

Omniyat builds at the top of the Dubai market, and Anwa was its first residential project on the Dubai Maritime City peninsula — a real bet on a district that had no residential address before it.

The bet has been repeated twice. The company has since launched Anwa 2, a 39-storey tower with handover scheduled for Q4 2026, and Anwa Aria, a 37-storey tower of 175 freehold residences including 14 seafront townhouses and two penthouses, designed by NAGA Architects, due in December 2026 and recorded at 51.56% complete as of December 2025. Three towers from one developer on one peninsula says more than any brochure: Omniyat is committed to the location, and the owners of the first tower are not stranded there alone.

For a resale buyer that has a practical benefit. A developer still building next door has an interest in the address working, which an absent developer does not.

For Indian buyers

Dubai Maritime City is freehold, so an Indian citizen can own here outright with a DLD title deed, in their own name. Dubai charges no annual property tax; the recurring cost is the service charge.

At about AED 800,000 — roughly USD 218,000 — the studio fits inside one person's USD 250,000 Liberalised Remittance Scheme allowance for a financial year, though not with much room for the 4% DLD fee and commission on top. The AED 1.5 M one-bed, about USD 408,000, needs two people's allowances or two financial years. Your bank will want the sale agreement and the DLD trustee details, and TCS applies on the remittance above the current threshold.

On residency, neither listed unit qualifies — the Golden Visa property route needs AED 2 M, and a larger two-bedroom would be the only candidate here. On tax at home, rent from Dubai is taxable in India for a resident at slab rates as income from house property with the standard 30% deduction, and the property must be reported in Schedule FA of your return. The UAE takes nothing, so the Indian liability is the whole liability.

Pros

• Waterfront living on the Gulf at a rate that would buy an inland apartment elsewhere
• Ready and title-deeded since December 2021, with a mortgage available
• Generous floor areas for the labels — a 469 sq ft studio and a 991 sq ft one-bed
• Omniyat has built two more towers on the same peninsula, which supports the address
• About AED 1,514 to 1,706 per sq ft is moderate for a waterfront Dubai tower
• A short run to Downtown, DIFC and the old city, with the airport about 20 minutes
• A tower community of 225 homes rather than a mega-development

Cons

• Three different prices circulate for a one-bedroom — AED 1.5 M on a listing, Rs 3.4 crore (about AED 1.32 M) on the source listing
• Sources disagree on the tower's height, 44 floors against 48
• Dubai Maritime City is still being built out — construction nearby and more competing supply for several years
• It is a working-port peninsula; Dubai Drydocks is a neighbour and outlook varies sharply by unit
• No service-charge figure is published, and waterfront towers rarely sit at the bottom of the range
• The studio and one-bed are both below the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold
• A five-year-old tower is approaching its first significant maintenance cycle

Who this is for

• Buyers who want a genuine waterfront address without Palm or Marina prices
• Investors who believe Dubai Maritime City will mature as a residential district
• End users who want to be minutes from Downtown, DIFC and the old city
• Indian buyers making a first Dubai purchase — a studio here fits inside one LRS allowance

Who should look elsewhere

• Anyone buying property to qualify for a Golden Visa at these unit sizes
• Buyers who want a settled neighbourhood rather than a peninsula still under construction
• Investors who will not check which way a specific unit faces before offering
• Anyone who needs a low, predictable service charge

Our verdict

Anwa's case is the address. A waterfront tower on the Gulf, minutes from Downtown, DIFC and the old city, at roughly AED 1,514 to 1,706 per sq ft, is cheap against what waterfront costs on the Palm or in the Marina — and Omniyat building two more towers on the same peninsula is the most useful evidence available that the location keeps improving.

Weigh two things honestly. This is a working-port peninsula still being built out, so which way a unit faces changes the view, the light and the noise more than it would in an ordinary district, and construction and new supply will be around you into 2027 as Anwa 2 and Anwa Aria complete. And on price, three figures circulate for a one-bedroom, so the DLD transaction record is the only thing that settles what the market actually is. Go and stand in the specific apartment, in daylight, before you decide. Buy the view, not the label.

Run this project's numbers yourself. The calculator opens on the price and unit size above; change the currency, the rent or the mortgage and it recalculates the fees, the cash you need on day one and the net rent.

FAQs

What does an apartment at Anwa cost?

A 469 sq ft studio has been listed at about AED 800,000 (about Rs 2.06 crore) and a 991 sq ft one-bedroom at about AED 1,500,000 (about Rs 3.86 crore). The source listing separately quotes a one-bedroom at Rs 3.4 crore, which converts to roughly AED 1.32 M — a different figure again. Ask for the DLD transaction record for the tower and match a price to a title-deed area.

Why does the source listing's price differ from the listings?

The source listing quotes this project in rupees rather than dirhams, at Rs 3.4 crore for a one-bedroom. At 25.75 rupees to the dirham that is about AED 1.32 M, against AED 1.5 M on a portal listing. The gap is roughly 12%, which is the normal distance between an older quoted figure and a current asking price. Neither is wrong; the DLD record settles which is closer to the market.

Is the tower ready?

Yes. Anwa was completed in December 2021 and has been occupied since. A purchase is a resale against a title deed, with a UAE mortgage available — non-residents are usually financed at 50 to 60% of value.

Where exactly is Dubai Maritime City?

It is a reclaimed peninsula off Al Mina, between Port Rashid and Dubai Drydocks, on the Gulf shoreline just west of the old city. Downtown Dubai and DIFC are a short run along Sheikh Zayed Road and the airport is about 20 minutes. Anwa was the first residential tower built there.

What should I check before buying a specific unit?

Which way it faces. This is a working-port peninsula: some units look out over the open Gulf, others over Dubai Drydocks, and the difference in view, light and noise is significant. It does not show up in a price list, and it will show up in your rent and your resale. Visit at different times of day if you can.

What are the service charges?

Not published for this tower. Dubai apartment buildings run from about AED 10 to 30 per sq ft a year depending on the amenity load, and a waterfront tower with a full amenity deck sits in the upper half of that. Ask the seller for two years of RERA-approved statements and the owners' association's reserve position.

Is the area still under construction?

Yes, and that matters. Omniyat alone has two further towers on the peninsula — Anwa 2, with handover scheduled for Q4 2026, and Anwa Aria, due December 2026 and recorded at 51.56% complete as of December 2025. Expect construction activity nearby for the next few years and more apartments competing for the same tenants.

Does the purchase qualify for a Golden Visa?

Not at these unit sizes. The studio at about AED 800,000 and the one-bed at about AED 1.5 M are both below the AED 2 M property threshold. A larger two-bedroom might reach it, but no price for those layouts is published by the sources we checked.

Who is the developer?

Omniyat, which builds at the top of the Dubai market and chose this peninsula for its first residential tower there. It has since added Anwa 2 and Anwa Aria on the same site — three towers from one developer in one location, which is a stronger signal of commitment than any marketing claim. We also cover Omniyat's Opus in Downtown Dubai.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes. Dubai Maritime City is freehold, so any nationality can own outright with a DLD title deed. At about AED 800,000 — roughly USD 218,000 — a studio fits inside one person's USD 250,000 LRS allowance for a financial year. The AED 1.5 M one-bed, about USD 408,000, needs two allowances or two financial years.

If you want the DLD transaction record for the tower, the orientation of what is available and two years of service-charge statements, talk to Realty Hunting and we will pull them together.