How many off-plan projects in Dubai Islands start between AED 3M and 5M?

21 of the 187 off-plan projects tracked in Dubai Islands start between AED 3M and 5M, which is 11% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 3,169,888 to AED 4,824,099, with a median of AED 3,880,704.

What do off-plan projects at AED 3M to 5M in Dubai Islands cost per sqft?

The median of the project medians is AED 2,743 per sqft across 19 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,539 to 3,190. 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 Dubai Islands?

Nakheel (5), Samana (3), Avenew (2), out of 13 developers with at least one project in this band.

When do off-plan projects at AED 3M to 5M in Dubai Islands hand over?

Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 4, 2027: 10, 2028: 6, 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 Dubai Islands offer?

Across 24 published plans the median booking deposit is 20%, with 50% due before handover and 8% of plans carrying a post-handover tail.

Dubai · Off-plan by budget · July 2026

Off-plan in Dubai Islands at AED 3M to 5M: 21 projects

21 of the 187 off-plan projects in Dubai Islands, Dubai, start between AED 3M and 5M: 11% of the community. The median starting price is AED 3,880,704, and the middle half of them start between AED 3.35M and AED 4.20M. The median project in the band asks AED 2,743 per sqft, across 19 projects with priced units.

Across every off-plan project in Dubai Islands the median starting price is AED 2,229,150, so this band starts 74% above the address as a whole. 14 of the 21 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.

All of Dubai Islands AED 3M to 5M across the UAE

Projects in the band

11% of 187 off-plan projects

Median starting price

AED 3.88M

AED 3.17M to AED 4.82M across the band

AED per sqft

2,743

2,539 to 3,190 in the middle half, 19 projects

Still selling

14 of 21

33% of the 21 stating a status are sold out

Cheapest starting price first, 21 in Dubai Islands

Projects at AED 3M to 5M

Project	Developer	Starting price	AED/sqft	Handover	Priced units	Status
Octa Isle Interiors by Missoni	OCTA	AED 3.17M	2,841	Q3 2027	17	On sale
Rixos Hotel and Residences Phase 1	Nakheel	AED 3.20M	3,186	Q4 2026	2	Sold out
AGUA Residences	Citi	AED 3.23M	2,205	Q4 2027	29	Sold out
Treppan Living Prive	Fakhruddin	AED 3.24M	3,243	Q4 2028	7	Not yet selling
Cotier House Phase 2 by Imtiaz	Imtiaz	AED 3.33M	2,601	Q2 2027	1	Sold out
Elle Residences	Anax	AED 3.35M	2,646	Q4 2027	5	On sale
Ocean Bay by Samana	Samana	AED 3.40M	2,691	Q4 2028	20	On sale
Lia Residences	Avenew	AED 3.63M	3,193	Q1 2028	17	On sale
Rixos Bay	Nakheel	AED 3.75M	2,520	Q4 2026	4	Sold out
Flora Isle Beachfront Residences	Centurion	AED 3.82M	3,172	Q2 2027	5	On sale
Iluka	Ms Homes	AED 3.88M	2,399	Q3 2026	2	On sale
Le Chateau Piétrus	Mr Eight	AED 3.94M	3,937	Q3 2028	60	Pre-sale
Villa del Gavi	Mr Eight	AED 3.96M	3,762	Q4 2027	28	On sale
Bay Villas By Nakheel	Nakheel	AED 4.00M	1,901	Q2 2027	5	Sold out
Silena	Avenew	AED 4.05M	3,714	Q2 2028	4	On sale
42 East Residences	Gramercy	AED 4.20M	n/a	Q2 2028	none	Booking open
Samana Ocean Pearls Phase 2	Samana	AED 4.28M	2,558	Q1 2027	23	Booking open
Ocean Pearl 1 and 2	Samana	AED 4.45M	2,760	Q4 2026	18	On sale
Bay Estate	Nakheel	AED 4.70M	n/a	Q4 2029	none	Likely sold out
Esme Beach Residences	Elysian	AED 4.70M	2,743	Q2 2027	3	On sale
Bay Villas Phase 3 By Nakheel	Nakheel	AED 4.82M	1,603	Q2 2027	26	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 2 with no priced units.

Where else the projects start

Other budgets in Dubai Islands

Starting price	Projects	Share	Median start	AED/sqft
AED 1M to 2M	55	29%	AED 1.80M	2,104
AED 2M to 3M	88	47%	AED 2.40M	2,452
AED 3M to 5M	21	11%	AED 3.88M	2,743
AED 5M to 10M	5	3%	AED 5.80M	3,898

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 Dubai Islands page, and the same address cut by delivery year starts at handover 2026.

The same budget at the addresses deep enough to compare

AED 3M to 5M elsewhere

Community	Emirate	Projects	Median start	AED/sqft
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
Business Bay	Dubai	12	AED 3.42M	2,758
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.

Published payment plans across the schemes above

Terms on these projects

Plans read

from 21 projects

Booking deposit

20%

10% to 20% in the middle half

Due before keys

50%

median across these plans

Plans with a tail

post-handover, in detail

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 Dubai Islands off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.

AED 3M to 5M in Dubai Islands

Questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects in Dubai Islands start between AED 3M and 5M?: 21 of the 187 off-plan projects tracked in Dubai Islands start between AED 3M and 5M, which is 11% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 3,169,888 to AED 4,824,099, with a median of AED 3,880,704.
What do off-plan projects at AED 3M to 5M in Dubai Islands cost per sqft?: The median of the project medians is AED 2,743 per sqft across 19 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,539 to 3,190. 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 Dubai Islands?: Nakheel (5), Samana (3), Avenew (2), out of 13 developers with at least one project in this band.
When do off-plan projects at AED 3M to 5M in Dubai Islands hand over?: Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 4, 2027: 10, 2028: 6, 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 Dubai Islands offer?: Across 24 published plans the median booking deposit is 20%, with 50% due before handover and 8% 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.