Azizi Florence: Sharjah's Largest Master Community Has Officially Launched

For years, if you wanted a sprawling, master-planned community with villas, townhouses, parks, and a full suite of lifestyle amenities all inside one gated neighborhood, Dubai was pretty much the only place to look on this side of the UAE. Sharjah had apartments. It had smaller villa clusters. What it didn't have was a true large-scale master community built the way Dubai Hills or Arabian Ranches were built.

That's changed. Azizi Developments — the group behind Azizi Venice and Burj Azizi in Dubai — has launched Azizi Florence, a 30-million-square-foot master community in Um Fanain, Sharjah, and it's already being called the largest of its kind the emirate has seen.

If you're weighing property options in Sharjah right now, here's everything you need to know about the project, and why it's turning heads among both end-users and investors.

A Community Built Around a Central Park, Not a Tower

What sets Azizi Florence apart from a typical off-plan launch is the masterplan itself. Instead of centering the community around a single landmark building, the entire layout radiates outward from a 1.6-million-square-foot central park, ringed by six smaller pocket parks and stitched together with 11.5 kilometers of dedicated cycling and jogging track.

Around that green spine sit six architecturally distinct residential clusters, each designed so that daily life — school runs, gym sessions, prayer, groceries, dinner — can happen without leaving the community gates. That's a deliberate shift from the tower-and-retail-podium model that's defined most new Sharjah developments to date.

The Numbers: What's Actually Being Built

Once complete, Azizi Florence is planned to deliver around 10,702 homes across the full 30-million-square-foot masterplan:

• 1,132 villas across 4, 5, and 6-bedroom layouts
• 6,070 townhouses in 3 and 4-bedroom configurations
• Apartments rounding out the remaining unit mix

Pricing starts from AED 1.89 million for townhouses and AED 3.35 million for villas, with a 30/70 payment plan on offer — meaning buyers pay a smaller share during construction and the bulk on handover, which is currently scheduled for December 2029.

The project is rolling out in phases rather than all at once. Cluster 1 (1,300 units) and Cluster 2 (853 units) are already open for booking, with the remaining four clusters expected to follow as the masterplan progresses.

What Residents Get Inside the Gates

Azizi Florence leans heavily into the "everything you need is inside the community" pitch. The amenity list backs that up:

• Twelve residents' clubhouses spread across the six clusters, each with family, lap, and children's pools
• Indoor gyms, outdoor training decks, yoga lawns, and treatment rooms
• An on-site school planned for roughly 1,000 students
• Community healthcare facilities and pharmacies within the masterplan
• Purpose-built mosques within walking distance of every cluster
• A retail high street covering everyday grocery, F&B, and services
• EV charging built into resident and visitor parking from day one

For families in particular, having a school, clinic, and daily retail inside the community — rather than a drive away — is likely to be one of the bigger draws.

Why Location Matters Here

Um Fanain sits close enough to Dubai to make the commute realistic for people working across the border, without the price tag that comes with a Dubai postcode. Azizi Florence is positioned roughly 10–15 minutes from Sharjah International Airport and 20–30 minutes from both Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport (DXB).

That combination — Sharjah pricing with genuine Dubai proximity — is a big part of the investment case analysts are pointing to as Sharjah's master-community market starts to mature.

Is This a Good Time to Buy?

It's early-phase. Only two of six clusters are currently open for booking, which typically means more favorable pricing and unit choice than later phases — but also a longer wait for the wider community's amenities to come online.

Azizi has delivery experience at scale. The group's track record with large developments like Azizi Venice in Dubai South gives some reassurance that a masterplan of this size is executable, though buyers should still track construction milestones as the project proceeds.

"Largest master community in Sharjah" is the developer's own claim. It's a reasonable one given the scale involved, but it hasn't been independently verified by third-party press or portals, so it's worth treating as positioning rather than a settled industry ranking.

Limited comparable supply. Large-format villa and townhouse communities at this scale are still rare in Sharjah, which works in favor of long-term value if the area develops as planned.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Azizi Florence located?
In Um Fanain, Sharjah — roughly 10–15 minutes from Sharjah International Airport and 20–30 minutes from Downtown Dubai and DXB.

What unit types are available?
Villas (4, 5, and 6-bedroom), townhouses (3 and 4-bedroom), and apartments, spread across six residential clusters.

What are the starting prices?
Townhouses start from AED 1.89 million; villas start from AED 3.35 million.

What's the payment plan?
A 30/70 plan — 30% during construction, 70% on handover.

When is handover?
Currently scheduled for December 2029.

Is the whole community available now?
No — Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 are open for booking. The remaining four clusters will follow in later phases.

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