Dubai · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Dubai Harbour off-plan price per sqft: AED 4,124

Median rate

4,124AED/sqft

middle half 3,800 to 5,238, over 278 priced units

Median asking price

7.08MAED

for a median 1,776 sqft unit, in the AED 5M to 10M band

Paid before handover

68%

median of 20 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2028

10 projects due

Off-plan property in Dubai Harbour is asking a median AED 4,124 per sqft as of July 2026, 104% above the Dubai-wide off-plan median of AED 2,021. The middle half of 278 priced unit records sits between AED 3,800 and AED 5,238 per sqft, across 19 projects with published inventory (21 tracked in total).

The median asking price is AED 7.08M for a 1,776 sqft unit; 1 br units start around AED 4.08M.

Payment plans here typically ask 10% on booking and 68% in total before handover; 25% of plans carry a post-handover component.

Handover is concentrated in 2028, when 10 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

#5 of 77 Dubai communities by AED/sqft

21 projects278 priced units6 on sale5 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

278 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

01020

p25median 4,124p75

2,8193,5854,3515,1165,8826,648

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 3,800 to 5,238

Min

1,480

p25

3,800

Median

4,124

Mean

4,440

p75

5,238

Max

7,515

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 190 of the 278 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 = 278 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Dubai Harbour off-plan price per sqft, AED 4,124, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/dubai-harbour

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Dubai Harbour
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
1 BR	94	3,923	3,716 to 4,002	4.66M	1,236	4.08M
2 BR	61	3,724	3,394 to 4,177	6.16M	1,599	5.15M
3 BR	54	4,775	4,049 to 5,110	10.9M	2,682	9.53M
4 BR	51	5,664	5,280 to 5,800	24.2M	4,329	19.6M
5 BR	11	5,609	5,315 to 5,832	34.0M	6,062	34.0M
6+ BR	7	6,500	6,500 to 6,638	111.8M	17,197	109.7M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 278 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 4,100 (250), Penthouse 5,611 (14), Duplex 4,963 (8), Townhouse 3,158 (6).

One rung at a time:1 bedroom in Dubai Harbour AED 4.66M 2 bedroom in Dubai Harbour AED 6.16M 3 bedroom in Dubai Harbour AED 10.9M 4 bedroom in Dubai Harbour AED 24.2M

One budget at a time:AED 3M to 5M 15 projects

One handover year at a time:Handover 2027 5 projects Handover 2028 10 projects

One down payment at a time:10% down 8 projects

One builder at a time:Emaar here 4,177/sqft Arada here 4,052/sqft

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 4,124 per sqft median over 278 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.

4 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	94	3,923	3,716 to 4,002	4.66M	1,236	AED 4.59M to AED 4.95M
2 BR	61	3,724	3,394 to 4,177	6.16M	1,599	AED 5.43M to AED 6.68M
3 BR	54	4,775	4,049 to 5,110	10.9M	2,682	AED 10.9M to AED 13.7M
4 BR	51	5,664	5,280 to 5,800	24.2M	4,329	AED 22.9M to AED 25.1M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Dubai Harbour, 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 20 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Dubai Harbour

56%

20%

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 = 20 published payment plansMethod

On booking

10%

middle half 10% to 12%

Before handover

68%

middle half 58% to 80%

Post-handover plans

25%

of plans, median 20% after keys

50% or less pre-handover

25%

of plans

Service charge, as developers state it at launch: a median of AED 24.5 per sqft a year across 6 projects, middle half AED 20.8 to 26.0. Not the RERA index. Every community compared.

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

Q4 '26

Q1 '27

Q2 '27

Q3 '27

Q4 '27

Q1 '28

Q3 '28

Q4 '28

Q3 '29

By year: 2026 (4), 2027 (5), 2028 (10), 2029 (2). Off-plan projects only: the 5 already delivered are left out. Construction status: under construction 14, not stated 7, completed 5.

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

5 active

Developers in Dubai Harbour

Emaar 15 DAMAC 5 H&H 3 Arada 2 Sobha Realty 1

21 tracked

Every off-plan project in Dubai Harbour

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Dubai Harbour, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Sobha Seahaven	Sobha Realty	Apartment	4.60M	5,500	40	Q3 2027	On sale
W The Residences by Arada	Arada		3.91M	4,268	50	Q4 2028	On sale
The Bristol	Emaar	Apartment, Penthouse	3.66M	4,436	80	Q3 2029	Sold out
Address The Bay	Emaar	Apartment, Penthouse, Townhouse	3.32M	3,566	80	Q4 2026	Sold out
Emaar Beachgate	Emaar	Apartment, Penthouse	3.07M	4,177	80	Q4 2026	Sold out
W Residences Dubai Harbour By Arada	Arada	Apartment, Duplex, Penthouse	4.27M	3,180	60	Q4 2028	Booking open
Damac Bay 2	DAMAC	Apartment, Duplex	8.34M	3,824	40	Q4 2028	On sale
Damac Bay	DAMAC	Apartment, Duplex	3.94M	7,265	40	Q1 2027	On sale
Seapoint	Emaar	Apartment, Penthouse	3.48M	3,673	80	Q1 2028	On sale
Dubai Harbour Residences	H&H	Apartment, Penthouse	7.17M	3,436	40	Q4 2027	On sale
Address Bayview Tower 1	Emaar		3.48M	Not published	Not published	Q3 2028	Not stated
Address Bayview Tower 2	Emaar		3.48M	Not published	Not published	Q3 2028	Not stated
Address Residences The Bay	Emaar	Apartment, Penthouse, Townhouse	2.90M	Not published	80	Q4 2026	Sold out
Bayview By Emaar	Emaar	Apartment, Penthouse	5.62M	Not published	90	Q3 2028	Booking open
Beach Isle	Emaar	Apartment, Villa	2.88M	Not published	70	Q2 2023	Sold out
Beach Mansion	Emaar	Apartment, Penthouse, Townhouse	5.84M	Not published	70	Q4 2025	Sold out
Beachgate by Address	Emaar		2.97M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2026	Not stated
DAMAC Bay 2 by Cavalli	DAMAC		4.49M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2028	Not stated
DAMAC Bay by Cavalli	DAMAC		2.90M	Not published	Not published	Q3 2027	Not stated
Dubai Harbour Residences (Area 1)	H&H		3.90M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2028	Not stated
Dubai Harbour Residences Area 3	H&H	Apartment, Penthouse	3.90M	Not published	60	Q1 2028	Booking open
Grand Bleu Tower	Emaar	Apartment	1.97M	Not published	70	Q2 2023	Sold out
Marina Vista	Emaar	Apartment	2.48M	Not published	60	Q1 2023	Sold out
Palace Beach Residence	Emaar	Apartment	2.37M	Not published	65	Q4 2025	Sold out
Skycrest Collection	DAMAC	Apartment, Duplex	3.71M	Not published	60	Q2 2027	On sale
The Bristol Luxury Hotels & Resorts	Emaar		3.40M	Not published	Not published	Q3 2029	Not stated

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 21 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 Harbour, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Dubai Harbour%	Median priceAED
Dubai Media City	1.0	2	2,852	-31	5.74M
Dubai Marina	1.5	20	4,678	+13	11.9M
Jumeirah Beach Residence	1.7	2	4,815	+17	12.1M
Dubai Internet City	2.5	3	3,902	-5	5.41M
Palm Jumeirah	2.9	29	5,629	+36	21.0M
Bluewaters Island	3.1	1	3,276	-21	4.50M

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 Harbour?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 278 priced off-plan units in Dubai Harbour is AED 4,124 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 3,800 and AED 5,238 per sqft. The mean is AED 4,440.

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

1 BR: median AED 4,660,500 (1,236 sqft, AED 3,923/sqft, 94 units); 2 BR: median AED 6,162,000 (1,599 sqft, AED 3,724/sqft, 61 units); 3 BR: median AED 10,937,000 (2,682 sqft, AED 4,775/sqft, 54 units); 4 BR: median AED 24,155,028 (4,329 sqft, AED 5,664/sqft, 51 units); 5 BR: median AED 33,999,888 (6,062 sqft, AED 5,609/sqft, 11 units); 6+ BR: median AED 111,778,875 (17,197 sqft, AED 6,500/sqft, 7 units).

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

5 developers have off-plan projects in Dubai Harbour. The most active are Emaar (15), DAMAC (5), H&H (3), Arada (2), Sobha Realty (1).

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

Across 20 published payment plans in Dubai Harbour, the median structure is 10% on booking, 56% during construction and 20% on handover, so 68% is typically paid before keys. 25% of plans include post-handover instalments and 25% ask 50% or less before handover.

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

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2026: 4, 2027: 5, 2028: 10, 2029: 2. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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