Juffair / Amwaj Islands is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Manama with average asking rent around BHD 288/sqm/yr · ≈ $70.9 PSF/yr USD.
Mixed-use expat district. · Tier: prime · Avg rent: BHD 288/sqm/yr · ≈ $70.9 PSF/yr USD
Juffair and Amwaj Islands anchor Manama's principal mixed-use expat Class A district. Boutique HQs, hospitality, and professional services in mid-rise post-2010 stock.
Boutique HQs, hospitality, expat services, retail HQs.
15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.
Bus.
Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.
Juffair retail, Amwaj waterfront, US Naval Support Activity Bahrain nearby.
Juffair / Amwaj Islands is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Manama, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around BHD 288/sqm/yr · ≈ $70.9 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Manama Class A stock, Juffair / Amwaj Islands typically attracts Boutique HQs, hospitality, expat services, retail HQs and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.
Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Juffair / Amwaj Islands: Bahrain Financial Harbour, Diplomatic Area, Seef, Sitra / BAPCO Corridor. The full Manama submarket atlas is at /cities/manama.
For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Juffair / Amwaj Islands, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:
Terminology specific to Manama Class A leasing and to the prime tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.
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