Off-plan in Business Bay at AED 3M to 5M: 12 projects
12 of the 68 off-plan projects in Business Bay, Dubai, start between AED 3M and 5M: 18% of the community. The median starting price is AED 3,417,000, and the middle half of them start between AED 3.31M and AED 3.50M. The median project in the band asks AED 2,758 per sqft, across 8 projects with priced units.
Across every off-plan project in Business Bay the median starting price is AED 2,207,000, so this band starts 55% above the address as a whole. 7 of the 9 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.
Projects at AED 3M to 5M
| Project | Developer | Starting price | AED/sqft | Handover | Priced units | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Sky Tower | Tiger Properties | AED 3.17M | 3,339 | Q4 2028 | 97 | On sale |
| Haus of Tenet | Irth | AED 3.20M | n/a | Q2 2028 | none | Not stated |
| DG1 Living | Dar Global | AED 3.25M | 3,041 | Q4 2027 | 5 | On sale |
| One River Point | Ellington | AED 3.33M | 2,953 | Q3 2027 | 8 | On sale |
| Altitude | DAMAC | AED 3.33M | 2,413 | Q1 2028 | 6 | On sale |
| Canal Crown 2 | DAMAC | AED 3.33M | 2,290 | Q4 2027 | 6 | Booking open |
| Burj Capital | Centurion | AED 3.50M | n/a | Q4 2028 | none | Not stated |
| Canal Crown | DAMAC | AED 3.50M | 2,416 | Q1 2027 | 4 | On sale |
| HQ by Rove | Irth | AED 3.50M | n/a | Q1 2029 | none | Not stated |
| Safa Two de Grisogono | DAMAC | AED 3.52M | 3,370 | Q2 2027 | 17 | On sale |
| The Quayside | Ellington | AED 3.64M | 2,562 | Q1 2026 | 5 | Sold out |
| Keturah Tower | MAG | AED 3.79M | n/a | Q4 2024 | none | Sold out |
A project is in this band when its published starting price is AED 3M or more and under AED 5M. AED/sqft is the project's own median over its priced unit records, and priced units is how many of those records it carries. Handover dates are the developer's published target and move often. Every project in the band is listed, including the 4 with no priced units.
Other budgets in Business Bay
| Starting price | Projects | Share | Median start | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AED 1M to 2M | 10 | 15% | AED 1.50M | 3,006 |
| AED 2M to 3M | 18 | 27% | AED 2.59M | 3,002 |
| AED 3M to 5M | 12 | 18% | AED 3.42M | 2,758 |
| AED 5M to 10M | 6 | 9% | AED 8.28M | 4,740 |
| Above AED 10M | 15 | 22% | AED 26.0M | 6,772 |
Only bands holding five or more off-plan projects are listed, which is the floor for a page worth publishing. The whole address, every budget pooled, is on the Business Bay page, and the same address cut by delivery year starts at handover 2026.
AED 3M to 5M elsewhere
| Community | Emirate | Projects | Median start | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Islands | Dubai | 21 | AED 3.88M | 2,743 |
| Dubai South | Dubai | 20 | AED 3.41M | 1,219 |
| Al Marjan Island | Ras Al Khaimah | 15 | AED 3.60M | 3,268 |
| Dubai Harbour | Dubai | 15 | AED 3.71M | 4,222 |
| Dubailand | Dubai | 14 | AED 3.70M | 1,312 |
| The Valley | Dubai | 11 | AED 4.37M | 1,216 |
| Al Reem Island | Abu Dhabi | 10 | AED 3.82M | 1,907 |
| Dubai Investments Park | Dubai | 9 | AED 3.65M | 1,615 |
| Yas Island | Abu Dhabi | 8 | AED 3.80M | 2,047 |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | Dubai | 7 | AED 3.80M | 2,518 |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | Dubai | 7 | AED 4.08M | 1,547 |
| Dubai Maritime City | Dubai | 6 | AED 3.65M | 2,874 |
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 and emirate, is on the AED 3M to 5M page.
Terms on these projects
A plan counts once per project and only where its stages sum to between 90 and 110 percent. Model any of them against a real Business Bay off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.
Questions buyers ask
- How many off-plan projects in Business Bay start between AED 3M and 5M?
- 12 of the 68 off-plan projects tracked in Business Bay start between AED 3M and 5M, which is 18% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 3,169,607 to AED 3,790,000, with a median of AED 3,417,000.
- What do off-plan projects at AED 3M to 5M in Business Bay cost per sqft?
- The median of the project medians is AED 2,758 per sqft across 8 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,415 to 3,116. Each project counts once, so a tower publishing 400 unit rows does not outvote a small scheme.
- Which developers have the most off-plan projects at AED 3M to 5M in Business Bay?
- DAMAC (4), Ellington (2), Irth (2), out of 7 developers with at least one project in this band.
- When do off-plan projects at AED 3M to 5M in Business Bay hand over?
- Scheduled handovers by year: 2024: 1, 2026: 1, 2027: 5, 2028: 4, 2029: 1. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.
- What payment plan do off-plan projects at AED 3M to 5M in Business Bay offer?
- Across 13 published plans the median booking deposit is 20%, with 70% due before handover and 15% of plans carrying a post-handover tail.
The same budget cut by rooms rather than by address is on the bedroom pages, and every budget band across the UAE is in off-plan by budget.
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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 start in the band. All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.