Dubai · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Motor City off-plan price per sqft: AED 1,952

Median rate

1,952AED/sqft

middle half 1,808 to 2,040, over 1,131 priced units

Median asking price

2.07MAED

for a median 1,112 sqft unit, in the AED 2M to 3M band

Paid before handover

60%

median of 30 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2027

10 projects due

Off-plan property in Motor City is asking a median AED 1,952 per sqft as of July 2026, 3% below the Dubai-wide off-plan median of AED 2,021. The middle half of 1,131 priced unit records sits between AED 1,808 and AED 2,040 per sqft, across 22 projects with published inventory (23 tracked in total).

The median asking price is AED 2.07M for a 1,112 sqft unit; studios start around AED 809K.

Payment plans here typically ask 15% on booking and 60% in total before handover.

Handover is concentrated in 2027, when 10 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

#40 of 77 Dubai communities by AED/sqft

23 projects1,131 priced units10 on sale12 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

1,131 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

050100

p25median 1,952p75

1,1611,3761,5921,8072,0232,238

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 1,808 to 2,040

Min

594

p25

1,808

Median

1,952

Mean

1,916

p75

2,040

Max

2,519

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 1,053 of the 1,131 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 = 1,131 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Motor City off-plan price per sqft, AED 1,952, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/motor-city

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Motor City
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
Studio	66	2,134	1,984 to 2,242	871K	416	809K
1 BR	425	1,945	1,794 to 2,078	1.39M	751	1.29M
2 BR	475	1,964	1,910 to 2,025	2.28M	1,130	2.18M
3 BR	132	1,910	1,789 to 1,960	3.16M	1,684	2.99M
4 BR	32	1,215	1,196 to 1,772	7.59M	6,303	7.00M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 1,130 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 1,954 (1,092), Townhouse 1,206 (22), Duplex 2,000 (11), Penthouse 1,595 (5).

One rung at a time:Studio in Motor City AED 871K 1 bedroom in Motor City AED 1.39M 2 bedroom in Motor City AED 2.28M 3 bedroom in Motor City AED 3.16M 4 bedroom in Motor City AED 7.59M

One budget at a time:Under AED 1M 12 projects AED 1M to 2M 6 projects

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

One down payment at a time:5% or less down 10 projects 20% down 9 projects

One builder at a time:Sobha Realty here 2,085/sqft Union P.J.S.C here 1,940/sqft Iman Developers here 1,923/sqft CITYVIEW here 1,896/sqft

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 1,952 per sqft median over 1,131 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.

5 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
Studio	66	2,134	1,984 to 2,242	871K	416	AED 825K to AED 933K
1 BR	425	1,945	1,794 to 2,078	1.39M	751	AED 1.35M to AED 1.56M
2 BR	475	1,964	1,910 to 2,025	2.28M	1,130	AED 2.16M to AED 2.29M
3 BR	132	1,910	1,789 to 1,960	3.16M	1,684	AED 3.01M to AED 3.30M
4 BR	32	1,215	1,196 to 1,772	7.59M	6,303	AED 7.54M to AED 11.2M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Motor City, 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 30 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Motor City

15%

40%

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 = 30 published payment plansMethod

On booking

15%

middle half 5% to 20%

Before handover

60%

middle half 40% to 60%

Post-handover plans

of plans, median 45% after keys

50% or less pre-handover

43%

of plans

Service charge, as developers state it at launch: a median of AED 15 per sqft a year across 11 projects, middle half AED 14.0 to 17.0. Not the RERA index. Every community compared.

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

Q4 '25

Q1 '27

Q3 '27

Q4 '27

Q2 '28

Q3 '28

Q4 '28

Q2 '29

Q1 '30

By year: 2025 (1), 2027 (10), 2028 (10), 2029 (1), 2030 (1). Off-plan projects only: the 2 already delivered are left out. Construction status: under construction 20, not stated 3, completed 2.

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

12 active

Developers in Motor City

Union P.J.S.C 9 Iman Developers 3 CITYVIEW 3 Sobha Realty 2 Al Ansari 1 Aqua 1 Centurion 1Zane 1

23 tracked

Every off-plan project in Motor City

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Motor City, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Takaya	Union P.J.S.C	Apartment	1.63M	1,932	30	Q4 2027	On sale
Mirdad	Union P.J.S.C	Apartment	1.30M	1,954	30	Q4 2028	On sale
Binghatti Sky Terraces	Binghatti	Apartment	1.17M	1,796	70	Q4 2027	On sale
Sobha Solis	Sobha Realty	Apartment	2.00M	2,024	60	Q4 2027	On sale
Ananda Residences	Tiger Properties	Apartment, Duplex	840K	2,078	40	Q2 2028	On sale
Sobha Orbis	Sobha Realty	Apartment	1.57M	2,189	60	Q4 2027	On sale
Mövenpick Residences Dubai Motor City Phase 1	CITYVIEW		799K	1,938	40	Q4 2028	On sale
Velos Residence	CITYVIEW	Apartment	806K	1,788	35	Q2 2028	Sold out
Beverly Grande	HMB	Apartment	849K	1,808	40	Q4 2027	On sale
The Community Motor City	Aqua	Apartment	529K	912	65	Q4 2025	Sold out
15 Cascade	Iman Developers	Apartment, Duplex, Penthouse	900K	1,775	60	Q3 2028	Sold out
Sierra by Iman	Iman Developers	Apartment, Duplex	872K	2,109	40	Q2 2029	On sale
15 Cascade Featured by Versace Ceramics	Iman Developers		880K	2,080	60	Q3 2028	On sale
Movenpick Residences	CITYVIEW	Apartment	834K	1,956	40	Q4 2028	On sale
Takaya Kalina	Union P.J.S.C	Townhouse	7.46M	1,695	60	Q4 2027	On sale
Capital One Motor City	Centurion		1.52M	Not published	Not published	Q3 2027	Not stated
Dawn	Avenew		1.50M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2030	Not stated
Mirdad 2	Union P.J.S.C	Apartment	799K	Not published	60	Q4 2028	On sale
Mirdad 3	Union P.J.S.C	Apartment	763K	Not published	60	Q4 2028	On sale
Mirdad 4	Union P.J.S.C	Apartment	763K	Not published	60	Q4 2028	On sale
Monarch	Zane		2.72M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2027	Not stated
Motor City Hills	Union P.J.S.C	Townhouse	1.70M	Not published	60	Q3 2024	Sold out
RPM Residence	Al Ansari	Apartment	Not published	Not published	Not published	Q4 2025	On sale
Takaya Kaia	Union P.J.S.C	Villa	Not published	Not published	60	Q4 2027	On sale
Takaya Melody	Union P.J.S.C	Townhouse	7.08M	Not published	50	Q4 2027	On sale

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 23 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 Motor City, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Motor City%	Median priceAED
Dubai Studio City	1.4	9	1,581	-19	1.19M
Arjan	1.8	36	1,675	-14	1.46M
Dubai Sports City	2.1	24	1,535	-21	1.55M
Tilal Al Ghaf	2.6	8	2,211	+13	32.0M
Jumeirah Village Circle	3.0	169	1,654	-15	1.31M
Dubai Science Park	3.2	18	1,774	-9	1.80M

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 Motor City?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 1,131 priced off-plan units in Motor City is AED 1,952 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 1,808 and AED 2,040 per sqft. The mean is AED 1,916.

How much does a studio off-plan unit cost in Motor City?+

Studio: median AED 871,150 (416 sqft, AED 2,134/sqft, 66 units); 1 BR: median AED 1,391,000 (751 sqft, AED 1,945/sqft, 425 units); 2 BR: median AED 2,277,780 (1,130 sqft, AED 1,964/sqft, 475 units); 3 BR: median AED 3,163,500 (1,684 sqft, AED 1,910/sqft, 132 units); 4 BR: median AED 7,589,890 (6,303 sqft, AED 1,215/sqft, 32 units).

Which developers are building off-plan in Motor City?+

12 developers have off-plan projects in Motor City. The most active are Union P.J.S.C (9), Iman Developers (3), CITYVIEW (3), Sobha Realty (2), Al Ansari (1).

What payment plans are typical for off-plan in Motor City?+

Across 30 published payment plans in Motor City, the median structure is 15% on booking, 40% during construction and 40% on handover, so 60% is typically paid before keys. 7% of plans include post-handover instalments and 43% ask 50% or less before handover.

When do off-plan projects in Motor City hand over?+

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2025: 1, 2027: 10, 2028: 10, 2029: 1, 2030: 1. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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