Prime Developers
The developers behind the residences, branded towers and island projects our readers buy into.
27 firms listed
- 01
Aldar Properties
Abu Dhabi master developer of communities on Yas, Saadiyat and Reem islands and at Al Raha, with high-end projects such as Nobu Residences and the beachfront mansions of Faya Al Saadiyat.
- 02
Andermatt Swiss Alps
Developer of the Andermatt resort in canton Uri, where it builds, sells and runs hotels, apartment buildings and villas, including The Chedi Andermatt; Samih Sawiris owns 51 per cent, Orascom Development 49 per cent.
- 03
Arada
Developer launched in 2017 under chairman Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, building the Aljada and Masaar communities in Sharjah and the Tadao Ando-designed Armani Beach Residences on Palm Jumeirah.
- 04
Blasson Property Investments
Madrid firm that invests in and develops high-end hotels and homes in Spain and Portugal; with Pictet Alternative Advisors it is behind the 30-flat Mandarin Oriental Residences in the Salamanca district.
- 05
Cybarco
Lanitis Group developer and contractor building in Cyprus since 1945, whose residential destinations include Trilogy Limassol Seafront, Limassol Marina and Akamas Bay Villas near Paphos.
- 06
Discovery Land Company
Developer of private golf and club communities, founded by Mike Meldman in 1994, whose US clubs include Estancia in Scottsdale, Mākena on Maui, Driftwood near Austin and Summit Club in Las Vegas.
- 07
Emaar Properties
Dubai master developer founded by Mohamed Alabbar in 1997 and listed on the Dubai Financial Market, which built Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai and sells homes in Dubai Hills Estate and Dubai Creek Harbour.
- 08
Fenton Whelan
London developer founded in 2005 by James van den Heule and Sanjay Sharma, behind the Park Modern apartments on Hyde Park and the conversion of the Grade I listed 17 Belgrave Square into a single house.
- 09
Finchatton
Privately owned London designer and developer set up by Andrew Dunn in 2001, known for super prime homes such as Twenty Grosvenor Square and for new country houses in southern England.
- 10
FS Inc.
Company wholly owned by Frank Schilling and set up to develop Port Zeus, a planned marina, safe harbour and residential village at Scotts Dock on the north-west coast of Cayman Brac.
In The Luxury Playbook: Why Smart Buyers Are Investing Early in Cayman: Frank Schilling on the Pre-Construction Opportunity
- 11
FTS Life Limited
Company of Cayman entrepreneur Frank Schilling behind Secret Beach, a small enclave of beachfront residences in three buildings off Sand Hole Road in West Bay, Grand Cayman.
In The Luxury Playbook: Why Smart Buyers Are Investing Early in Cayman: Frank Schilling on the Pre-Construction Opportunity
- 12
Grivalia Hospitality
Athens hotel investment group that controls Amanzoe near Porto Heli, where it plans 10 to 15 more Aman-branded residences for sale, and developed One&Only Aesthesis in Glyfada on the Athens Riviera.
- 13
Israel Canada
Developer listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and run by founders Barak Rosen and Asaf Touchmair; its She tower at Herzl and Yehuda Halevi streets in Tel Aviv went on sale at NIS 165,000 per square metre.
- 14
LAMDA Development
Greek developer behind The Ellinikon, the regeneration of Athens' former airport on the coast, where the Riviera Tower and seafront homes are under way; it also owns malls and marinas.
- 15
Leptos Estates
Family property group active since 1960, developing homes and resorts in Cyprus and Greece, from Kamares Village near Paphos to seafront schemes such as Limassol Del Mar.
- 16
MGM Constructeur
Annecy developer founded by Maurice Giraud in 1963 and taken over by his son David in 2003, building chalets and serviced ski residences in Savoie and Haute-Savoie resorts such as Méribel, Samoëns and Les Gets.
- 17
OMNIYAT
Dubai developer founded by Mahdi Amjad in 2005, behind The Opus by Zaha Hadid and branded residences with the Dorchester Collection, with newer projects on Palm Jumeirah and Marasi Bay.
- 18
Pafilia
Family-owned developer formed by Elias Eliades in 1977, known for the ONE residential tower on the Limassol seafront and the Minthis resort community in the hills above Paphos.
- 21
Salboy
Greater Manchester developer founded in 2014 by Simon Ismail and Fred Done, now building the 76-storey Nobu hotel and residences tower in central Manchester and the W Residences Manchester.
- 22
Sierra Blanca Estates
Marbella developer founded by Pedro Rodríguez in 1986, now developing branded homes on the Costa del Sol such as Armani Residences Marbella and Design Hills Marbella with Dolce&Gabbana.
- 23
Sotogrande S.A.
Company behind the Sotogrande estate in Cádiz province, set up in 1962 around Joseph McMicking's land purchase; it now develops apartments and building plots in La Reserva, the estate's newest district.
- 24
Steiger & Cie
Verbier firm that develops, renovates and sells alpine property in Verbier, Crans-Montana and Zermatt; a partner in the FENDI Private Residences in Crans-Montana and a Sotheby's International Realty affiliate since 2021.
- 25
TEMES
Developer of Costa Navarino in Messinia, in the Peloponnese, founded in 1997 to carry out Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos's plan; it sells villas and branded apartments beside the resort's hotels and golf courses.
- 26
Toll Brothers
Homebuilder founded in Pennsylvania in 1967 by brothers Bob and Bruce Toll, known for luxury suburban houses in more than 60 US markets, with a City Living division building in New York and other cities.
- 27
Xania Real Estate
Zurich developer founded in 2022 that buys ageing buildings in prime spots around Lake Zurich and replaces them with high-end flats; projects include Lake Ville in Thalwil.
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