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

5 of the 16 off-plan projects tracked in Masdar City publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 31% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 933,000 to AED 6,550,000, with a median of AED 1,280,000. 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 Masdar City cost per sqft?

The median of the project medians is AED 1,433 per sqft across 2 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 1,432 to 1,434. 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 Masdar City?

The deposit is only the first payment. Across 5 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Masdar City the median share due before the keys is 50%, and the middle half of plans ask between 40% and 51%. 0% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.

Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Masdar City?

Burtville (2), Taraf (2), Advanced (1), out of 3 developers with at least one project in this band.

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

Scheduled handovers by year: 2028: 3, 2030: 1. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

Abu Dhabi · Off-plan by down payment · July 2026

Masdar City off-plan with a down payment of 5% or less: 5 projects

5 of the 16 off-plan projects in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, publish a plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking: 31% of the community. The median starting price is AED 1,280,000, and the middle half of them start between AED 950K and AED 6.50M. The median project asks AED 1,433 per sqft, across 2 projects with priced units.

On the 5 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 Masdar City the median starting price is AED 1,400,000, so this band starts 9% below the address as a whole. 5 of the 5 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.

All of Masdar City 5% or less down payment across the UAE

With a 5% or less deposit

31% of 16 off-plan projects

Median starting price

AED 1.28M

AED 933K to AED 6.55M across the band

AED per sqft

1,433

1,432 to 1,434 in the middle half, 2 projects

Due before handover

50%

40% to 51% in the middle half of plans

Cheapest starting price first, 5 in Masdar City

Projects with a down payment of 5% or less

Project	Developer	Starting price	Handover	Booking	Before handover
Masdar Apartments	Advanced	AED 933K	n/a	0%	50%
Ville 12 at Masdar City	Burtville	AED 950K	Q3 2028	5%	51%
Bab Al Qasr Resort Residence	Burtville	AED 1.28M	Q3 2028	5%	100%
Fay Hills Phase 2	Taraf	AED 6.50M	Q4 2028	5%	40%
Fay Valley	Taraf	AED 6.55M	Q2 2030	5%	40%

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.

Where else the deposit sits

Other down payments in Masdar City

Down payment	Projects	Share	Median start	Before handover
5% or less	5	31%	AED 1.28M	50%
10%	10	63%	AED 2.00M	80%
20%	5	31%	AED 2.00M	100%

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 Masdar City page, and the same address cut by budget starts at AED 1M to 2M, and by delivery year at handover 2028.

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
Dubai Islands	Dubai	16	AED 2.30M	2,300
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

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 5 projects

Booking deposit

5% on every plan read

Due before keys

50%

median across these plans

Plans with a tail

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 Masdar City off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.

5% or less down payment in Masdar City

Questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects in Masdar City offer a down payment of 5% or less?: 5 of the 16 off-plan projects tracked in Masdar City publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 31% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 933,000 to AED 6,550,000, with a median of AED 1,280,000. 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 Masdar City cost per sqft?: The median of the project medians is AED 1,433 per sqft across 2 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 1,432 to 1,434. 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 Masdar City?: The deposit is only the first payment. Across 5 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Masdar City the median share due before the keys is 50%, and the middle half of plans ask between 40% and 51%. 0% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.
Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Masdar City?: Burtville (2), Taraf (2), Advanced (1), out of 3 developers with at least one project in this band.
When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Masdar City hand over?: Scheduled handovers by year: 2028: 3, 2030: 1. 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.