Majid Al Futtaim

Majid Al Futtaim is an Emirati owned business group founded in 1992 by Majid Al Futtaim. Headquartered in Dubai, the company has grown across real estate, retail, shopping malls, hospitality, leisure and entertainment, with operations spanning the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Its property business has become particularly well known for creating large mixed use destinations where homes are planned alongside retail, education, leisure and everyday community infrastructure.

Residential development sits within Majid Al Futtaim Properties and its development division. Ahmed El Shamy has served as Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al Futtaim Development since January 2023, overseeing the group’s expanding community and real estate pipeline.

The company’s approach to property has generally been based on master planning rather than isolated residential buildings. This can be seen across communities including Al Zahia in Sharjah, Al Mouj Muscat in Oman and, more recently, Tilal Al Ghaf and Ghaf Woods in Dubai. Each combines housing with broader infrastructure intended to support long term community life.

Tilal Al Ghaf has become one of the clearest examples of this strategy in Dubai. Designed around a recreational lagoon, beaches, landscaped parks and walkable neighbourhoods, the community introduced a mix of townhouses, villas and highly limited mansions. Earlier phases such as Elan, Harmony and Aura are now established, while later neighbourhoods have moved the development further into the luxury market.

Sustainability also plays a larger role in the company’s newer work. Walkability, landscaping, lower density planning, energy efficiency and outdoor living appear repeatedly across Majid Al Futtaim projects in Dubai. Ghaf Woods develops that idea further by placing a forest landscape at the centre of the entire residential concept rather than treating greenery simply as an amenity around individual buildings.

This approach gives Majid Al Futtaim properties a different character from schemes designed primarily around a single tower. The company has historically focused on destinations where residential value is connected to the wider neighbourhood, including schools, shopping, leisure, hospitality and public spaces.

Majid Al Futtaim Projects for sale in Dubai

Majid Al Futtaim projects in Dubai are currently centred on Tilal Al Ghaf and Ghaf Woods, with a major future community also planned in Dubai South.

Tilal Al Ghaf represents the company’s most established Dubai residential community. Elan, Harmony and Aura have reached completed or handed over stages, while later luxury neighbourhoods include Alaya, Elysian Mansions, Serenity Mansions, Lanai Islands, Amara and Plagette 32. The community continues to mature around Lagoon Al Ghaf, Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai and an expanding network of parks and leisure spaces.

LuxuryProperty.com currently has a live Tilal Al Ghaf property page with homes available in communities including Serenity Mansions and Elan. This completed and progressing stock gives Majid Al Futtaim properties for sale a presence in both the secondary and new build markets.

Ghaf Woods is now the main focus of Majid Al Futtaim off plan projects in Dubai. Launched in 2024, the master community is planned around dense woodland, pedestrian routes and nature integrated residential buildings. More than 7,000 homes are planned across the wider destination, with development scheduled in phases through the early 2030s.

Current releases include Serra, Lacina, Capria East, Capria West, Maravelle Residences and DISTRIKT Ghaf Woods. Construction activity accelerated during 2026, with Majid Al Futtaim awarding a AED 2 billion contract for Capria East, Capria West and Maravelle Residences, while main works also began at DISTRIKT Ghaf Woods.

LuxuryProperty.com has dedicated live pages for Maravelle Residences and DISTRIKT at Ghaf Woods, both confirming Majid Al Futtaim as the developer. The wider Ghaf Woods market also includes current apartment listings within Capria and Lacina.

The next major shift is likely to come through Dubai South. In May 2026, Majid Al Futtaim and Dubai South announced an AED 62 billion mixed use master community. The scheme has not yet been given a public residential project identity, so it is better treated as confirmed future development activity rather than marketed as a current off plan launch.

This combination gives Majid Al Futtaim a particularly broad position in Dubai real estate. Tilal Al Ghaf provides an established community and growing resale market, Ghaf Woods represents the company’s principal current off plan pipeline, and the Dubai South partnership signals another substantial phase of long term expansion.