How many off-plan projects in Al Marjan Island offer a down payment of 5% or less?

19 of the 90 off-plan projects tracked in Al Marjan Island publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 21% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 1,100,000 to AED 5,313,702, with a median of AED 1,848,000. A project publishing plans at two deposits is counted in both bands.

What do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Al Marjan Island cost per sqft?

The median of the project medians is AED 2,740 per sqft across 18 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,308 to 3,226. Each project counts once, so a tower publishing 400 unit rows does not outvote a small scheme.

How much is due before handover on a 5% or less down payment plan in Al Marjan Island?

The deposit is only the first payment. Across 19 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Al Marjan Island the median share due before the keys is 60%, and the middle half of plans ask between 58% and 70%. 16% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.

Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Al Marjan Island?

Range (4), Major (3), AARK (2), out of 11 developers with at least one project in this band.

When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Al Marjan Island hand over?

Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 3, 2027: 9, 2028: 6, 2030: 1. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

Ras Al Khaimah · Off-plan by down payment · July 2026

Al Marjan Island off-plan with a down payment of 5% or less: 19 projects

19 of the 90 off-plan projects in Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah, publish a plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking: 21% of the community. The median starting price is AED 1,848,000, and the middle half of them start between AED 1.27M and AED 2.82M. The median project asks AED 2,740 per sqft, across 18 projects with priced units.

On the 19 plans that ask it, the median share due before handover is 60%, so the deposit is the first payment of several, not the whole price. Across every off-plan project in Al Marjan Island the median starting price is AED 2,017,692, so this band starts 8% below the address as a whole. 17 of the 19 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.

All of Al Marjan Island 5% or less down payment across the UAE

With a 5% or less deposit

21% of 90 off-plan projects

Median starting price

AED 1.85M

AED 1.10M to AED 5.31M across the band

AED per sqft

2,740

2,308 to 3,226 in the middle half, 18 projects

Due before handover

60%

58% to 70% in the middle half of plans

Cheapest starting price first, 19 in Al Marjan Island

Projects with a down payment of 5% or less

Project	Developer	Starting price	Handover	Booking	Before handover
The Beach Residences	Range	AED 1.10M	Q1 2026	5%	70%
The Beach Vista by Range	Range	AED 1.14M	Q4 2027	5%	70%
Island Heights	Range	AED 1.18M	Q1 2028	5%	70%
Manta Bay Phase 2	Major	AED 1.20M	Q2 2027	0%	60%
Vienna House Beach Residences	Sugee	AED 1.25M	Q4 2027	0%	30%
Manta Bay	Major	AED 1.30M	Q2 2027	5%	60%
Palazzo Tissoli	Tissoli	AED 1.30M	Q2 2028	5%	50%
Ice Beach	Major	AED 1.51M	Q2 2030	5%	60%
NH Collection	RRS International	AED 1.80M	Q3 2027	0%	80%
Trios Isle B	Durar	AED 1.85M	Q1 2028	5%	60%
Trio Isle	Durar	AED 2.10M	Q4 2027	5%	55%
La Mazzoni	The Luxe	AED 2.30M	Q4 2028	5%	70%
Sora Beach Residences	AARK	AED 2.75M	Q4 2026	0%	60%
Karl Lagerfeld Beach Residences	AARK	AED 2.80M	Q2 2028	0%	50%
Fortune Bay Residences	Topero	AED 2.84M	Q2 2027	5%	50%
The Beach House	Range	AED 3.04M	Q1 2027	5%	70%
The Unexpected Al Marjan Island Hotel & Residences	Almal	AED 3.04M	Q2 2027	5%	80%
W Hotel & Residences	Dalands	AED 4.06M	Q4 2028	0%	70%
Oceano	The Luxe	AED 5.31M	Q2 2026	5%	70%

A project is in this list when at least one of its readable payment plans asks five percent or less of the price on booking. Booking and before handover are the shares of the project's first plan in the band, and a project can publish more than one. Plans count only where their stages sum to between 90 and 110 percent of the price. Handover dates are the developer's published target and move often. Every project in the band is listed.

Where else the deposit sits

Other down payments in Al Marjan Island

Down payment	Projects	Share	Median start	Before handover
5% or less	19	21%	AED 1.85M	60%
10%	26	29%	AED 1.70M	50%
20%	28	31%	AED 2.29M	50%

Only deposits asked by five or more off-plan projects are listed, which is the floor for a page worth publishing. A project publishing plans at two deposits is counted in both, so the shares can add to more than 100 percent. The whole address, every deposit pooled, is on the Al Marjan Island page, and the same address cut by budget starts at Under AED 1M, and by delivery year at handover 2026.

The same deposit at the addresses deep enough to compare

5% or less down payment elsewhere

Community	Emirate	Projects	Median start	AED/sqft
Dubailand	Dubai	23	AED 2.80M	1,318
Jumeirah Village Circle	Dubai	20	AED 694K	1,460
Dubai South	Dubai	19	AED 1.04M	1,316
Dubai Islands	Dubai	16	AED 2.30M	2,300
Yas Island	Abu Dhabi	16	AED 2.90M	2,766
Muwaileh	Sharjah	15	AED 999K	1,273
Al Reem Island	Abu Dhabi	14	AED 2.35M	1,759
Motor City	Dubai	10	AED 834K	1,935
Al Satwa	Dubai	9	AED 1.22M	2,382
Wasl Gate	Dubai	9	AED 660K	1,335
Dubai Land Residence Complex	Dubai	8	AED 786K	1,322
Al Raha Beach	Abu Dhabi	7	AED 1.10M	1,852

Ranked by how many projects each address has in the band, not by price, so the list is what a buyer can actually shop. The whole band across the UAE, by bedroom, type, emirate and community, is on the 5% or less down payment page.

The 5% or less plans across the schemes above

Terms on these plans

Plans read

from 19 projects

Booking deposit

0% to 5% in the middle half

Due before keys

60%

median across these plans

Plans with a tail

16%

post-handover, in detail

Only the plans that ask this deposit are counted, and only where their stages sum to between 90 and 110 percent. A project publishing two such plans counts both. Model any of them against a real Al Marjan Island off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.

5% or less down payment in Al Marjan Island

Questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects in Al Marjan Island offer a down payment of 5% or less?: 19 of the 90 off-plan projects tracked in Al Marjan Island publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 21% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 1,100,000 to AED 5,313,702, with a median of AED 1,848,000. A project publishing plans at two deposits is counted in both bands.
What do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Al Marjan Island cost per sqft?: The median of the project medians is AED 2,740 per sqft across 18 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,308 to 3,226. Each project counts once, so a tower publishing 400 unit rows does not outvote a small scheme.
How much is due before handover on a 5% or less down payment plan in Al Marjan Island?: The deposit is only the first payment. Across 19 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Al Marjan Island the median share due before the keys is 60%, and the middle half of plans ask between 58% and 70%. 16% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.
Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Al Marjan Island?: Range (4), Major (3), AARK (2), out of 11 developers with at least one project in this band.
When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Al Marjan Island hand over?: Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 3, 2027: 9, 2028: 6, 2030: 1. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

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Source: OffplanIndex derived analytics, built 2026-10-02 from developer-published project facts and unit inventories aggregated from public portals (latest observation 2026-07-30). A page is published only where 5 or more off-plan projects publish a plan asking the deposit. All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.