Dubai · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Downtown Dubai off-plan price per sqft: AED 3,463

Median rate

3,463AED/sqft

middle half 2,748 to 5,723, over 231 priced units

Median asking price

5.93MAED

for a median 1,609 sqft unit, in the AED 5M to 10M band

Paid before handover

60%

median of 36 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2027

12 projects due

Off-plan property in Downtown Dubai is asking a median AED 3,463 per sqft as of July 2026, 71% above the Dubai-wide off-plan median of AED 2,021. The middle half of 231 priced unit records sits between AED 2,748 and AED 5,723 per sqft, across 29 projects with published inventory.

The median asking price is AED 5.93M for a 1,609 sqft unit; studios start around AED 1.60M.

Payment plans here typically ask 20% on booking and 60% in total before handover; 11% of plans carry a post-handover component.

Handover is concentrated in 2027, when 12 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

#10 of 77 Dubai communities by AED/sqft

24 projects231 priced units9 on sale21 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

231 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

01020

p25median 3,463p75

1,7563,1984,6406,0827,5248,966

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 2,748 to 5,723

Min

1,151

p25

2,748

Median

3,463

Mean

4,307

p75

5,723

Max

9,429

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 116 of the 231 records are individual units with a listed price and size; the rest are unit-type starting prices. Outliers beyond plausible bounds are excluded.

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 231 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Downtown Dubai off-plan price per sqft, AED 3,463, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/downtown-dubai

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Downtown Dubai
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
Studio	14	3,512	3,385 to 3,658	1.65M	470	1.60M
1 BR	43	3,006	2,422 to 3,560	2.55M	822	2.40M
2 BR	87	3,044	2,500 to 4,974	3.88M	1,412	3.60M
3 BR	65	6,121	3,461 to 7,862	14.7M	2,696	9.24M
4 BR	13	3,746	3,314 to 4,410	20.7M	4,802	10.0M
5 BR	8	4,952	3,955 to 5,643	41.0M	9,096	38.0M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 230 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 3,445 (221), Penthouse 4,466 (6).

One rung at a time:1 bedroom in Downtown Dubai AED 2.55M 2 bedroom in Downtown Dubai AED 3.88M 3 bedroom in Downtown Dubai AED 14.7M

One budget at a time:AED 1M to 2M 6 projects Above AED 10M 5 projects

One handover year at a time:Handover 2026 6 projects Handover 2027 12 projects

One down payment at a time:10% down 7 projects 20% down 9 projects

One builder at a time:Binghatti here 7,382/sqft Arada here 5,043/sqft East and West here 2,578/sqft

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 3,463 per sqft median over 231 priced units on 2026-07-30. A trend needs a second read; it is drawn here the day the next snapshot lands, one point per read, never interpolated.

3 bedroom counts with at least 25 priced units

Price by bedroom

Estimate a unit here

Bedrooms	Priced units	Median AED/sqft	Middle half AED/sqft	Median price AED	Median size sqft	Band for that size
1 BR	43	3,006	2,422 to 3,560	2.55M	822	AED 1.99M to AED 2.93M
2 BR	87	3,044	2,500 to 4,974	3.88M	1,412	AED 3.53M to AED 7.02M
3 BR	65	6,121	3,461 to 7,862	14.7M	2,696	AED 9.33M to AED 21.2M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Downtown Dubai, read July 2026. A row needs 25 priced units, the same floor the estimate uses, so its band and the estimate agree; the band is the middle half of the rate applied to the median size, which is what the instant estimate does for any size.

From 36 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Downtown Dubai

20%

40%

Dubai-wide median structure

20%

40%

30%

On bookingDuring constructionOn handoverPost-handover

Medians are computed stage by stage, so bars may not sum to exactly 100. Plans with a stated total outside 90 to 110% are excluded.

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 36 published payment plansMethod

On booking

20%

middle half 10% to 20%

Before handover

60%

middle half 50% to 70%

Post-handover plans

11%

of plans, median 35% after keys

50% or less pre-handover

44%

of plans

Service charge, as developers state it at launch: a median of AED 25 per sqft a year across 16 projects, middle half AED 22.2 to 28.0. Not the RERA index. Every community compared.

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

Q4 '25

Q1 '26

Q2 '26

Q3 '26

Q4 '26

Q1 '27

Q2 '27

Q3 '27

Q4 '27

Q2 '28

Q3 '28

Q2 '30

By year: 2025 (1), 2026 (6), 2027 (12), 2028 (3), 2030 (2). Off-plan projects only: the 18 already delivered are left out. Construction status: under construction 22, completed 15, not stated 4, not started 1.

StatedScheduled handover quarters, as published by the developerread 2026-07-30

21 active

Developers in Downtown Dubai

Emaar 13 East and West 3 East and West International 2 H&H 2 Arada 2 Irth 2 Azha 2 Binghatti 2

24 tracked

Every off-plan project in Downtown Dubai

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Downtown Dubai, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Mercedes Benz Places by Binghatti	Binghatti	Apartment, Penthouse	10.3M	7,722	70	Q4 2026	On sale
St Regis The Residences	Emaar	Apartment	2.62M	3,192	70	Q4 2026	Sold out
Volta Tower	DAMAC	Apartment	2.50M	2,326	80	Q2 2028	Sold out
Inaura Hotels & Residences Downtown	Arada		3.61M	5,036	50	Q2 2030	On sale
Binghatti Skyblade	Binghatti	Apartment	1.76M	6,097	70	Q4 2027	On sale
One Residence	Ginco	Apartment	1.56M	2,847	30	Q3 2028	On sale
25H Heimat At Downtown Dubai	East and West	Apartment, Duplex	1.60M	2,447	60	Q1 2027	Sold out
Rixos Financial Center Road	East and West	Apartment, Penthouse	2.40M	2,823	80	Q2 2027	Sold out
Inaura Hotels & Residences	Arada	Apartment, Penthouse, Villa	3.60M	5,105	50	Q2 2030	Sold out
Sofitel Residences By Azha	Azha	Apartment, Penthouse	4.60M	2,519	40	Q2 2027	On sale
Address Grand Downtown	Nshama	Apartment, Duplex	11.0M	3,852	70	Q2 2028	Sold out
Fairmont Residences Solara Tower By Sol	Sol Properties	Apartment, Penthouse	4.90M	4,000	60	Q4 2027	On sale
Baccarat Hotel & Residences	H&H	Apartment, Duplex	20.2M	4,015	60	Q2 2027	Sold out
Society House	Invest Overseas	Apartment, Duplex	1.25M	3,486	60	Q3 2026	Sold out
25h Heimat	East and West International		1.70M	Not published	60	Q1 2027	Sold out
BLVD Crescent	Emaar		5.57M	Not published	20	Q2 2019	On sale
BLVD Heights	Emaar		4.99M	Not published	20	Q2 2020	On sale
Baccarat Hotel & Residences Phase 2 By Shamal	Shamal	Apartment	17.0M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2027	Sold out
Baccarat Residences	H&H		Not published	Not published	50	Q4 2027	Sold out
Banyan Tree Residences Aurelia	Burlington	Apartment, Duplex, Penthouse	Not published	Not published	Not published	Q4 2025	Booking open
Burj Crown	Emaar	Apartment	1.82M	Not published	70	Q2 2023	Sold out
Elegance Tower By Damac	DAMAC	Apartment	2.07M	Not published	100	Q1 2026	Sold out
Elite DownTown Residence	Triplanet Ranger		Not published	Not published	100	Q1 2022	Sold out
Ellington DT1	Ellington		Not published	Not published	100	Q3 2019	Sold out
Euphoric Residences	East and West	Apartment	22.6M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2027	Booking open
Forte Phase 2 By Emaar	Emaar	Apartment	1.79M	Not published	45	Q4 2022	Sold out
IL Primo	Emaar		20.6M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2022	Not stated
Imperial Avenue	S P International	Apartment, Penthouse, Villa	2.50M	Not published	20	Q2 2024	Sold out
Opera Grand	Emaar		7.70M	Not published	20	Q4 2021	On sale
Rixos Residences	East and West International		Not published	Not published	60	Q2 2027	Sold out
Rove Home By IRTH	Irth	Apartment	1.12M	Not published	50	Q2 2026	Sold out
Rove Home Downtown	Irth		Not published	Not published	50	Q2 2026	Sold out
Sofitel Residences Downtown	Azha		Not published	Not published	Not published	Q3 2027	Not stated
St. Regis Residences Financial Center Road	Zuari Infraworld S J M	Apartment, Penthouse	2.75M	Not published	50	Q4 2025	Sold out
The Address Residences Dubai Opera	Emaar	Apartment	2.60M	Not published	60	Q1 2023	Sold out
The Residence Burj Khalifa	Emaar	Apartment	2.60M	Not published	80	Q4 2024	Sold out
The St. Regis Residences	Adventz and East and West International		Not published	Not published	50	Q4 2025	Sold out
Vida Dubai Mall Tower 1	Emaar		1.99M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2022	Not stated
Vida Dubai Mall Tower 2	Emaar		1.61M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2022	Not stated
Vida Residence Downtown	Emaar		Not published	Not published	20	Q1 2024	Sold out
W Residences	Emaar		1.60M	Not published	Not published	Q3 2026	Sold out
W Residences Dubai, Downtown By Dar Al Arkan	Dar Al Arkan	Apartment	1.67M	Not published	80	Q4 2025	Sold out

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 24 tracked off-plan projectsMethod

Project facts (name, developer, starting price, handover, payment plan) are as published by the developer. Status reflects the latest listing state we observed. Median AED/sqft is our computation over that project's priced units.

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Nearby communities

Communities near Downtown Dubai, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Downtown Dubai%	Median priceAED
Business Bay	0.8	68	3,188	-8	3.61M
City Walk	2.2	13	2,698	-22	3.67M
Sheikh Zayed Road	2.3	10	3,691	+7	4.59M
Zabeel 1&2	2.3	2	4,450	+29	8.69M
DIFC	2.3	6	4,181	+21	7.70M
Al Wasl	2.7	14	3,528	+2	7.39M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 6 communities within reachMethod

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FAQ

Questions this data answers

What is the average price per sqft for off-plan property in Downtown Dubai?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 231 priced off-plan units in Downtown Dubai is AED 3,463 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 2,748 and AED 5,723 per sqft. The mean is AED 4,307.

How much does a studio off-plan unit cost in Downtown Dubai?+

Studio: median AED 1,650,000 (470 sqft, AED 3,512/sqft, 14 units); 1 BR: median AED 2,550,000 (822 sqft, AED 3,006/sqft, 43 units); 2 BR: median AED 3,881,676 (1,412 sqft, AED 3,044/sqft, 87 units); 3 BR: median AED 14,680,000 (2,696 sqft, AED 6,121/sqft, 65 units); 4 BR: median AED 20,705,000 (4,802 sqft, AED 3,746/sqft, 13 units); 5 BR: median AED 41,050,000 (9,096 sqft, AED 4,952/sqft, 8 units).

Which developers are building off-plan in Downtown Dubai?+

21 developers have off-plan projects in Downtown Dubai. The most active are Emaar (13), East and West (3), East and West International (2), H&H (2), Arada (2).

What payment plans are typical for off-plan in Downtown Dubai?+

Across 36 published payment plans in Downtown Dubai, the median structure is 20% on booking, 40% during construction and 40% on handover, so 60% is typically paid before keys. 11% of plans include post-handover instalments and 44% ask 50% or less before handover.

When do off-plan projects in Downtown Dubai hand over?+

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2025: 1, 2026: 6, 2027: 12, 2028: 3, 2030: 2. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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