Developer Aldar Properties has launched ‘The Cedars’ within its Yas Acres golf and waterfront development in Abu Dhabi. According to a statement from the firm, the project ‘puts nature at its heart’ and is part of its strategy to create unique communities within the Yas Acres’ masterplan.

Once the new community is complete, it will add 1,315 townhouses and villas to the northern shores of Yas Island. Construction is said to already be underway, with the handovers of the first 652 homes scheduled for 2019.

Speaking about the project, Aldar says that residents will be able to take advantage of landscaped parks, running and cycling tracks, shadeways, indoor and outdoor gyms, community pool areas along with playgrounds, swimming pools, sports facilities and BBQ areas located in each villa cluster.

The development will also have a Golf and Country Club, and the developer says that a waterfront apartment district with shops and food and beverage outlets is also planned for the future. The project will also boast two school plots, both of which are said to have already been acquired by a local investment firm.