Dubai · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Dubai Design District off-plan price per sqft: AED 3,167

Median rate

3,167AED/sqft

middle half 2,652 to 3,310, over 151 priced units

Median asking price

4.88MAED

for a median 1,551 sqft unit, in the AED 3M to 5M band

Paid before handover

50%

median of 5 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2029

5 projects due

Off-plan property in Dubai Design District is asking a median AED 3,167 per sqft as of July 2026, 57% above the Dubai-wide off-plan median of AED 2,021. The middle half of 151 priced unit records sits between AED 2,652 and AED 3,310 per sqft, across 5 projects with published inventory (10 tracked in total).

The median asking price is AED 4.88M for a 1,551 sqft unit; 1 br units start around AED 2.10M.

Payment plans here typically ask 20% on booking and 50% in total before handover.

Handover is concentrated in 2029, when 5 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

#13 of 77 Dubai communities by AED/sqft

10 projects151 priced units4 on sale2 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

151 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

01020

p25median 3,167p75

1,8702,2312,5922,9523,3133,674

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 2,652 to 3,310

Min

1,844

p25

2,652

Median

3,167

Mean

2,977

p75

3,310

Max

3,872

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 90 of the 151 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 = 151 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Dubai Design District off-plan price per sqft, AED 3,167, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/dubai-design-district

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Dubai Design District
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
1 BR	45	2,567	2,241 to 3,214	2.10M	818	2.10M
2 BR	61	3,124	2,938 to 3,278	4.88M	1,551	3.80M
3 BR	27	3,310	3,240 to 3,455	6.97M	2,019	6.60M
4 BR	15	3,477	3,109 to 3,596	10.4M	3,323	10.4M
5 BR	3	3,455	3,212 to 3,538	21.6M	7,277	21.6M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 151 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 3,164 (142), Penthouse 3,510 (6), Villa 1,999 (3).

One rung at a time:1 bedroom in Dubai Design District AED 2.10M 2 bedroom in Dubai Design District AED 4.88M 3 bedroom in Dubai Design District AED 6.97M

One budget at a time:AED 2M to 3M 8 projects

One handover year at a time:Handover 2029 5 projects

One builder at a time:Select Group here 3,222/sqft Meraas here 2,615/sqft

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 3,167 per sqft median over 151 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

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Bedrooms	Priced units	Median AED/sqft	Middle half AED/sqft	Median price AED	Median size sqft	Band for that size
1 BR	45	2,567	2,241 to 3,214	2.10M	818	AED 1.83M to AED 2.63M
2 BR	61	3,124	2,938 to 3,278	4.88M	1,551	AED 4.56M to AED 5.08M
3 BR	27	3,310	3,240 to 3,455	6.97M	2,019	AED 6.54M to AED 6.98M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Dubai Design District, 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 5 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Dubai Design District

20%

30%

50%

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 = 5 published payment plansMethod

On booking

20%

middle half 20% to 20%

Before handover

50%

middle half 50% to 75%

Post-handover plans

of plans

50% or less pre-handover

60%

of plans

Service charge, as developers state it at launch: a median of AED 19 per sqft a year across 5 projects, middle half AED 19.0 to 22.5. Not the RERA index. Every community compared.

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

Q1 '27

Q1 '29

Q3 '29

Q1 '30

Q3 '30

By year: 2027 (1), 2029 (5), 2030 (4). Off-plan projects only. Construction status: under construction 6, not stated 4.

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

2 active

Developers in Dubai Design District

Meraas 7 Select Group 3

10 tracked

Every off-plan project in Dubai Design District

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Dubai Design District, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Atelis	Meraas	Apartment, Penthouse, Villa	2.10M	2,462	75	Q3 2029	Sold out
Artistry Two Residences	Select Group		2.37M	3,288	50	Q1 2029	On sale
Artistry One Residences	Select Group	Apartment, Penthouse	2.30M	3,127	50	Q1 2029	On sale
The edit at D3	Meraas	Apartment, Penthouse	4.17M	3,464	75	Q3 2030	On sale
Design Quarter	Meraas	Apartment, Duplex	1.75M	3,094	40	Q1 2027	On sale
Artistry Phase 2	Select Group		2.30M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2029	Booking open
Atelis at D3	Meraas		2.10M	Not published	Not published	Q3 2029	Not stated
The Edit Tower A	Meraas		2.00M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2030	Not stated
The Edit Tower B	Meraas		2.00M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2030	Not stated
The Edit Tower C	Meraas		2.00M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2030	Not stated

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 10 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 Dubai Design District, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Dubai Design District%	Median priceAED
Meydan	2.1	53	2,425	-23	2.58M
Downtown Dubai	2.8	24	3,463	+9	5.93M
Bukadra	2.8	32	2,560	-19	2.63M
Zabeel 1&2	2.9	2	4,450	+41	8.69M
Business Bay	3.0	68	3,188	+1	3.61M
DIFC	3.3	6	4,181	+32	7.70M

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 Dubai Design District?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 151 priced off-plan units in Dubai Design District is AED 3,167 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 2,652 and AED 3,310 per sqft. The mean is AED 2,977.

How much does a 1 br off-plan unit cost in Dubai Design District?+

1 BR: median AED 2,100,000 (818 sqft, AED 2,567/sqft, 45 units); 2 BR: median AED 4,880,000 (1,551 sqft, AED 3,124/sqft, 61 units); 3 BR: median AED 6,966,000 (2,019 sqft, AED 3,310/sqft, 27 units); 4 BR: median AED 10,400,000 (3,323 sqft, AED 3,477/sqft, 15 units); 5 BR: median AED 21,600,000 (7,277 sqft, AED 3,455/sqft, 3 units).

Which developers are building off-plan in Dubai Design District?+

2 developers have off-plan projects in Dubai Design District. The most active are Meraas (7), Select Group (3).

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

Across 5 published payment plans in Dubai Design District, the median structure is 20% on booking, 30% during construction and 50% on handover, so 50% is typically paid before keys. 0% of plans include post-handover instalments and 60% ask 50% or less before handover.

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

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2027: 1, 2029: 5, 2030: 4. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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