The Gate is planned as an iconic gateway into the city of Abu Dhabi along Mussafah Road, the main thoroughfare from Dubai. The project creates a self-contained, urbanized destination where visitors will have access to a variety of residential, retail, office, and recreation zones.
The Gate occupies a combined site area of 6.7 hectares. This predominantly residential mixed-use project is separated by Mussafah Road. The master plan uses an elliptical elevated road system to connect the two sites.
On the higher density site, The Gate’s program includes a 265-key five-star hotel with 47,105 SM, a class “A” office tower with 24,000 SM, serviced apartment towers offering 225 units with a total of 52,500 SM, a 20,000 SM retail mall, and a central park. The towers range in height up to sixteen stories.
On the southern lower density site is a waterfront property featuring a 43,000 SM waterside site which houses fifty low-rise one-bedroom apartments, retail villas, a beach club, and a water-themed park.
The two sites are tied together with similar architectural language and landscape strategies. Even though they are separated by Mussafah Road, visually they appear as one landmark development.
