Maldives real estate, reported from the ground: developments, developers, prices, rules, and the homes behind them.
audience
Everything the desk has published under “tenants”.
Developments
What daily life looks like from SJ Dhihereya Residence: west-facing homes over the lagoon, the ferry and the airport close by, and Hulhumalé Phase 1's parks, schools, shops and hospital within easy reach.
Developments
Bayfancy stands on Lot 20092 in Hulhumalé Phase 2, next to Blue Lagoon Luxury Residences, in a part of Hulhumalé still filling in. What living there looks like today and as the neighbourhood is built out.
Guides
Space, light, air and damp: how to furnish a one-bedroom or studio in Malé or Hulhumalé so it feels larger and lasts in the climate, and what a tenant needs the landlord's permission for. Rewritten from a 2021 archive post.
Developments
The first week, a weekday at the desk and a weekend with the children: three parts of life at The Creek View that the brochure does not dwell on.
Developments
Water on one side, glass set back from the sun, a kitchen that is its own room. The Creek View's beauty is in how it handles the channel, the light and the order of arrival.
Developments
A furnished three-bedroom corner flat listed at MVR 45,000 a month in August, a 1,300 sq ft three-bedroom listed at $2,400 in September, and a building that runs its own logistics. The value, line by line.
Developments
A desk built into every bedroom, a café in the building, visitor parking and terraces made for guests. Two parts of life at The Gardens that a week of errands does not show.
Developments
A ten-storey building of 83 homes, a garden at its heart, terraces over the marina and interiors finished in a quiet, Japandi register. Where The Gardens' beauty lies.
Developments
From a furnished 900 sq ft two-bedroom listed at $1,400 to a private-pool suite at $3,000 a month. What each rent at The Gardens has bought, and what the building adds.
Developments
An early run on the jogging trail, a morning at The Workshop, the children in Crawl Space and Kid's Zone, and an evening in The Nest. A day at The RISE by Fedo, as its facilities are designed to be used.
Developments
Fifty-three homes on the Hulhumalé waterfront near Tree Top, each with a balcony and a garden or ocean outlook, and shared spaces with names rather than numbers. The design of Fedo's RISE.
Developments
Two- and three-bedroom homes from 767 to 1,496 sq ft, each with a balcony and laundry room, and a long list of shared spaces. What a tenancy at The RISE by Fedo would include, and why the desk has no rents to quote yet.
Developments
An open kitchen in the morning, a laundry room that keeps the washing out of sight, and a balcony at sunset. A day in The Skyside by Renaatus in Hulhumalé Phase 2, as the development is described.
Developments
Two blocks in Hulhumalé Phase 2, airy interiors, and balconies facing the sea and the city at sunset. What the design of The Skyside by Renaatus offers, and what the desk has still to confirm.
Developments
Two- and three-bedroom homes in a Renaatus development in Hulhumalé Phase 2, where the neighbourhood is known for space for the money. No Skyside home has been let through Binga yet; what to expect and to ask.
Developments
A tiled, finished flat, lifts and parking downstairs, and gyms, cafés and convenience stores on the commercial floors. What a day at Vinares in Hulhumalé Phase 2 looks like, and who it suits.
Developments
A large development of 1,344 flats in ten blocks, where the view depends on the side: the marina and cruise terminal, the city, the main roads or the inner courts. How to read Vinares' design.
Developments
A furnished three-bedroom on the first floor was listed through Binga at MVR 35,000 a month in April. What that rent bought at Vinares, and what to ask about the rest of its 1,344 flats.
