How many off-plan projects in Business Bay offer a down payment of 5% or less?

7 of the 68 off-plan projects tracked in Business Bay publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 10% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 1,468,500 to AED 39,000,000, with a median of AED 19,600,000. 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 Business Bay cost per sqft?

The median of the project medians is AED 3,243 per sqft across 5 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 3,190 to 4,634. 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 Business Bay?

The deposit is only the first payment. Across 7 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Business Bay the median share due before the keys is 60%, and the middle half of plans ask between 50% and 60%. 0% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.

Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Business Bay?

Sankari (2), Al Seeb (1), Kappa Acca (1), out of 6 developers with at least one project in this band.

When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Business Bay hand over?

Scheduled handovers by year: 2027: 4, 2028: 3. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

Dubai · Off-plan by down payment · July 2026

Business Bay off-plan with a down payment of 5% or less: 7 projects

7 of the 68 off-plan projects in Business Bay, Dubai, publish a plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking: 10% of the community. The median starting price is AED 19,600,000, and the middle half of them start between AED 2.53M and AED 31.4M. The median project asks AED 3,243 per sqft, across 5 projects with priced units.

On the 7 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 Business Bay the median starting price is AED 2,207,000, so this band starts 788% above the address as a whole. 4 of the 7 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.

All of Business Bay 5% or less down payment across the UAE

With a 5% or less deposit

10% of 68 off-plan projects

Median starting price

AED 19.6M

AED 1.47M to AED 39.0M across the band

AED per sqft

3,243

3,190 to 4,634 in the middle half, 5 projects

Due before handover

60%

50% to 60% in the middle half of plans

Cheapest starting price first, 7 in Business Bay

Projects with a down payment of 5% or less

Project	Developer	Starting price	Handover	Booking	Before handover
Royal Regency Suites	Al Seeb	AED 1.47M	Q1 2027	0%	60%
Elire	Qube	AED 2.50M	Q4 2028	0%	60%
One B Tower	Wasl	AED 2.56M	Q4 2028	5%	40%
The Ritz-Carlton Residences	Kappa Acca	AED 19.6M	Q2 2027	0%	60%
Vela Viento	Omniyat	AED 25.8M	Q4 2028	5%	60%
One Sankari	Sankari	AED 37.1M	Q4 2027	5%	50%
Regent Residences	Sankari	AED 39.0M	Q4 2027	5%	50%

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 Business Bay

Down payment	Projects	Share	Median start	Before handover
5% or less	7	10%	AED 19.6M	60%
10%	18	27%	AED 3.03M	50%
20%	28	41%	AED 2.79M	70%

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 Business Bay page, and the same address cut by budget starts at AED 1M to 2M, 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
Al Marjan Island	Ras Al Khaimah	19	AED 1.85M	2,740
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

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 7 projects

Booking deposit

0% to 5% in the middle half

Due before keys

60%

median across these plans

Plans with a tail

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 Business Bay off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.

5% or less down payment in Business Bay

Questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects in Business Bay offer a down payment of 5% or less?: 7 of the 68 off-plan projects tracked in Business Bay publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 10% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 1,468,500 to AED 39,000,000, with a median of AED 19,600,000. 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 Business Bay cost per sqft?: The median of the project medians is AED 3,243 per sqft across 5 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 3,190 to 4,634. 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 Business Bay?: The deposit is only the first payment. Across 7 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Business Bay the median share due before the keys is 60%, and the middle half of plans ask between 50% and 60%. 0% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.
Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Business Bay?: Sankari (2), Al Seeb (1), Kappa Acca (1), out of 6 developers with at least one project in this band.
When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Business Bay hand over?: Scheduled handovers by year: 2027: 4, 2028: 3. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

The same deposit across every community is on the 5% or less down payment page, and every payment structure across the UAE is in off-plan payment plans.

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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.