Foster Developers

A UAE real estate company founded in 2008. It buys residential buildings, redevelops them and manages them, and it works in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah.

Two finished towers on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi: Al Durrah Tower, which the developer calls the Pearl of Reem, and Marafid, with 223 homes and five retail units on the canal.

Both are ready to move in. That follows from the company's model: it buys buildings that already stand and refines them.

Al Durrah Tower has apartments with one to four bedrooms, and some two and three-bedroom layouts add a study and a maid's room. Marafid has one to three-bedroom apartments and three-bedroom duplexes on its 22nd and 23rd floors.

Its brochures come back to calm proportions, natural light and refined finishes. At Al Durrah Tower the materials are chosen for how they feel to the touch and the plans are laid out to make daily life easy. At Marafid the homes and shops are arranged around shared public spaces with views of the water.

Al Durrah Tower has a private fitness lounge, a pool and deck, a residents' lounge, a barbecue area, a children's play area and a sauna. Marafid has a gym, steam and sauna rooms, a pool deck and lounge, a coffee corner, an entertainment zone, a children's play area and an outdoor cinema.