Abu Dhabi · Free zone
Office space in Al Maryah Island
Abu Dhabi's financial centre, on a small island connected to the main city, housing ADGM, the Galleria mall, Cleveland Clinic and a cluster of towers.
The district
Who is actually there.
Banks, funds, family offices, holding structures and SPVs, fintech firms, and the legal and professional services around them.
What it costs
Upper band, generally below DIFC for equivalent quality.
Market conditions
Published market rates, 2026. Outside DIFC this is currently a tenant's market: rent-free periods of three to six months are standard and extend to twelve on leases above 10,000 sq ft, and Business Bay landlords have been offering AED 150–300 per sq ft toward fit-out. Ask for both — they are negotiable and rarely volunteered.
Who leases here
Banks, funds, family offices, fintech firms and the legal and professional services around them.
Getting there
Connected to the main island by bridges, with structured parking and the Galleria mall beneath.
Suits
Regulated financial firms and holding structures wanting common law at lower cost than DIFC.
Avoid if
Operating businesses whose staff and clients are in Dubai — it is two hours away in traffic.
Licensing route
ADGM licence — a financial free zone with its own courts and registrar.
Nearby districts
Questions
Generally yes, for equivalent regulatory permissions and for office space. The ADGM SPV also requires no premises at all.
For a regulated operating firm, yes. For an SPV or holding structure, no — a registered agent is sufficient.
Around ninety minutes in traffic. A common structure is a holding company here with the operating company in Dubai.
One question
What do you actually need in Al Maryah Island?
A registered address at upper-band rates is expensive for what it does. A free zone package gives you the licence and the visas without the lease, and nobody checks which tower you sit in.
Compare the 40 authoritiesOr just ask usServiced offices and free zone packages usually win at this size. Landlords here have been offering three to six months rent-free and fit-out contributions, so a conventional lease is worth negotiating hard before you dismiss it.
How visa quota worksOr just ask usThen the property decision comes first and drives everything after it — the licence, the Ejari, the DEWA deposit and your visa quota. Ask for the rent-free period and the fit-out allowance; both are negotiable and rarely volunteered.
Ejari and DEWA, step by stepOr just ask us