International developer VA Group has announced that it has secured long-term land rights for Oman’s historic Muttrah waterfront, thus becoming the first international company to deliver a key phase within the Port Sultan Qaboos Waterfront Masterplan.

Being developed in close partnership with Omran Group, the project is designed as a mixed-use, master-planned destination combining premium residences with world-class public spaces, a signature waterfront promenade, parks, sports and leisure facilities, and carefully curated retail and cultural attractions. 

The total development site area is around 18.5 hectares, equivalent to 23 football fields, stated the developer. The Muttrah project will represent a rare opportunity to reside where authentic history and modernity intertwine amid ancient fortresses, a vibrant community rhythm, and the unmistakable character of a district that has welcomed the world for generations, it added.

Mohamed Saif Al Shaqsi, Executive Director for the GCC Region at VA Group Oman, said: “To develop in Muttrah, within the Port Sultan Qaboos Waterfront Masterplan, is to carry an extraordinary responsibility and, above all, a privilege. The property here carries not only an address, but also historical weight.”

“We will soon announce the name and details of this unique project, delivering something enduring and worthy of this place and its people,” he added.

Shaped for centuries by maritime trade and cultural exchange. Muttrah is Muscat’s most iconic waterfront district and the historical heart of the sultanate. 

F&M Middle East has already been appointed engineering and lead design consultant for the project’s first phase.