Janu Al Marjan Island Residences: ground broken on the new Aman address in Ras Al Khaimah

The Janu Al Marjan Island Residences have moved from announcement to construction site: in late July 2026, Marjan and Wynn Resorts broke ground on their second joint project in Ras Al Khaimah, a resort operated by Janu, the lifestyle brand of Aman Group, with opening planned for 2029. For buyers watching the island, this is the moment an idea becomes a timeline.

Janu is the lifestyle sister brand of Aman: Aman Group opened the first Janu hotel in Tokyo in March 2024 and has announced further destinations including Dubai, Montenegro and Turks and Caicos.

Groundbreaking in late July 2026: what is now official

According to Khaleej Times, the ceremony took place on 28 July 2026, with other outlets reporting late July. The official announcement carries statements from Abdulla Al Abdouli, Group CEO of Marjan, Max Tappeiner, President of Wynn Al Marjan Island, and Vlad Doronin, Chairman and CEO of Aman Group. That lineup says a lot about how much weight all three partners give the project.

First announced in November 2025, the development is the second joint venture between Marjan and Wynn Resorts on the island and the first Janu destination in Ras Al Khaimah. For the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences, the groundbreaking turns a brand promise into a construction schedule.

The timing matters for the destination too: while other markets talk about announcements, work on the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences is now visibly under way. The ceremony joins a series of tangible milestones that have turned Ras Al Khaimah from an insider tip into a fixture on international shortlists.

Inside the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences: apartments, villas, marina

The design comes from SCDA Architects. The masterplan combines an 80 bedroom hotel with residences ranging from one to five bedrooms plus five villas, seven restaurants, a wellness centre with six treatment rooms, a beach club and a marina able to host superyachts. All details come from the official project page at Janu.

Seven restaurants on a property with 80 bedrooms is an unusually generous ratio, a hint that the resort is designed as a meeting point for the whole island rather than a closed hotel. SCDA is also known for a calm, precise architectural language that weaves buildings into their landscape.

The location supports that ambition: the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences sit directly on the water, around 50 minutes from Dubai International Airport, combining island quiet with the accessibility international buyers expect.

Aman Group and the Janu brand: why the operator matters

Aman has stood for discreet ultra luxury for decades, and Janu translates that DNA into a more social, younger format. The first Janu opened in Tokyo in March 2024, with further projects announced for Dubai, Montenegro and Turks and Caicos. Adding Ras Al Khaimah to that list is a signal to the entire market.

Branded residences tie private ownership to the service culture of a hotel operator: owners live inside the brand’s ecosystem, with access to restaurants, spa and concierge. In Ras Al Khaimah this segment is still young, which is exactly why the market is watching so closely. For the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences, that operator role is taken by one of the most respected names in hospitality.

Next door: Wynn Al Marjan Island opens in Q3 2027

Directly opposite, Wynn Al Marjan Island is preparing to open in Q3 2027 with 1,217 rooms and 297 Enclave suites, 22 restaurants and lounges, 12 pools and a 420 metre private beach, according to the official Wynn newsroom. How that resort is already reshaping the island is covered in our analysis of Al Marjan Island as an investment location.

Two global operators within sight of each other concentrate dining, entertainment and service on a small footprint. That density is what separates established luxury destinations from isolated projects, and here it is forming in real time, with the first opening now less than a year away.

For the island itself this means more guests, more visibility and more international attention from 2027 onwards, well before the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences open their doors in 2029. Hospitality arrives first, and residential demand tends to follow the footfall.

What the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences mean for RAK buyers

The market has already registered some of this momentum. According to the Bayut RAK Market Report 2025, the island was the emirate’s most popular area to buy last year: apartments averaged AED 1,328 per square foot, up 21.31 percent year on year, and a one bedroom apartment traded at around AED 1.09 million.

Across the emirate, Bayut recorded apartment sale prices rising by up to 30.4 percent depending on the area. Figures like these are a snapshot, not a promise, but they show how much supply and demand are moving well before the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences even open.

Prices and floor plans for the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences have not been published yet. If you want to be early rather than informed after the fact, the sales phase is worth tracking closely. For a sense of today’s luxury price level on the island, take a look at this current ultra-luxury penthouse on Al Marjan Island from our portfolio.

How to position yourself before the sales launch

Between groundbreaking and the planned 2029 opening lie the phases where buyers typically position themselves: the residence launch, the first price list, the first allocations. Anyone seriously considering the Janu Al Marjan Island Residences benefits from hearing about these steps first hand rather than from the press.

Noble Assets Properties has followed the island for years, knows the developers and guides buyers from the first question through to handover. Talk to us and we will keep you informed as soon as there is news on the residences, personally and without obligation.