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

16 of the 187 off-plan projects tracked in Dubai Islands publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 9% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 1,200,000 to AED 4,200,000, with a median of AED 2,300,000. 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 Dubai Islands cost per sqft?

The median of the project medians is AED 2,300 per sqft across 11 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,074 to 2,420. 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 Dubai Islands?

The deposit is only the first payment. Across 18 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Dubai Islands the median share due before the keys is 50%, and the middle half of plans ask between 40% and 58%. 17% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.

Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Dubai Islands?

PPS (2), Amis (1), Amwaj (1), out of 15 developers with at least one project in this band.

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

Scheduled handovers by year: 2027: 5, 2028: 9, 2029: 2. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

Dubai · Off-plan by down payment · July 2026

Dubai Islands off-plan with a down payment of 5% or less: 16 projects

16 of the 187 off-plan projects in Dubai Islands, Dubai, publish a plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking: 9% of the community. The median starting price is AED 2,300,000, and the middle half of them start between AED 1.95M and AED 2.49M. The median project asks AED 2,300 per sqft, across 11 projects with priced units.

On the 18 plans that ask it, the median share due before handover is 50%, so the deposit is the first payment of several, not the whole price. Across every off-plan project in Dubai Islands the median starting price is AED 2,229,150, so this band starts 3% above the address as a whole. 15 of the 16 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.

All of Dubai Islands 5% or less down payment across the UAE

With a 5% or less deposit

9% of 187 off-plan projects

Median starting price

AED 2.30M

AED 1.20M to AED 4.20M across the band

AED per sqft

2,300

2,074 to 2,420 in the middle half, 11 projects

Due before handover

50%

40% to 58% in the middle half of plans

Cheapest starting price first, 16 in Dubai Islands

Projects with a down payment of 5% or less

Project	Developer	Starting price	Handover	Booking	Before handover
Riu Phase 2	Riu Hotels and Resorts	AED 1.20M	Q4 2028	0%	80%
Kaia Residences	Amwaj	AED 1.74M	Q4 2028	0%	50%
Casagrand Seafront Residences	Casagrand	AED 1.80M	Q4 2028	0%	60%
Flora Bay Residences	Centurion	AED 1.86M	Q4 2027	5%	50%
REFF 997	Reef Luxury	AED 2.05M	Q1 2028	0%	50%
The Tides By Amis	Amis	AED 2.10M	Q2 2028	5%	50%
Ventone	AYS	AED 2.17M	Q4 2027	0%	60%
Oceara Park View Residences	PPS	AED 2.30M	Q1 2029	5%	20%
JW Marriott Residences	CG	AED 2.37M	Q1 2028	0%	60%
Octa Isle Interiors	OCTA	AED 2.37M	Q3 2027	0%	68%
Sea View Residence	Sama Ezdan	AED 2.41M	Q3 2027	2%	48%
Oceara Park View Residences Phase 1	PPS	AED 2.56M	Q1 2029	5%	20%
Marea Residence	Sharafi	AED 2.60M	Q3 2027	5%	30%
Meriden Beach	Green Horizon	AED 2.79M	Q1 2028	5%	30%
42 East Residences	Gramercy	AED 4.20M	Q2 2028	0%	40%
Tomorrow Gem Harbor	Tomorrow World	n/a	Q4 2028	0%	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, including the 1 with no published starting price.

Where else the deposit sits

Other down payments in Dubai Islands

Down payment	Projects	Share	Median start	Before handover
5% or less	16	9%	AED 2.30M	50%
10%	46	25%	AED 2.26M	50%
20%	93	50%	AED 2.24M	60%

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 Dubai Islands 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
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
Al Raha Beach	Abu Dhabi	7	AED 1.10M	1,852

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 16 projects

Booking deposit

0% to 5% in the middle half

Due before keys

50%

median across these plans

Plans with a tail

17%

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

5% or less down payment in Dubai Islands

Questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects in Dubai Islands offer a down payment of 5% or less?: 16 of the 187 off-plan projects tracked in Dubai Islands publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 9% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 1,200,000 to AED 4,200,000, with a median of AED 2,300,000. 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 Dubai Islands cost per sqft?: The median of the project medians is AED 2,300 per sqft across 11 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,074 to 2,420. 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 Dubai Islands?: The deposit is only the first payment. Across 18 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Dubai Islands the median share due before the keys is 50%, and the middle half of plans ask between 40% and 58%. 17% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.
Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Dubai Islands?: PPS (2), Amis (1), Amwaj (1), out of 15 developers with at least one project in this band.
When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Dubai Islands hand over?: Scheduled handovers by year: 2027: 5, 2028: 9, 2029: 2. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

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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.