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

7 of the 29 off-plan projects tracked in Palm Jumeirah publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 24% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 11,500,000 to AED 72,344,755, with a median of AED 34,046,545. 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 Palm Jumeirah cost per sqft?

The median of the project medians is AED 8,080 per sqft across 6 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 7,433 to 8,568. 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 Palm Jumeirah?

The deposit is only the first payment. Across 7 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Palm Jumeirah the median share due before the keys is 60%, and the middle half of plans ask between 55% and 65%. 0% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.

Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Palm Jumeirah?

Omniyat (6), Ellington (1), out of 2 developers with at least one project in this band.

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

Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 4, 2027: 1, 2028: 2. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

Dubai · Off-plan by down payment · July 2026

Palm Jumeirah off-plan with a down payment of 5% or less: 7 projects

7 of the 29 off-plan projects in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, publish a plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking: 24% of the community. The median starting price is AED 34,046,545, and the middle half of them start between AED 19.7M and AED 53.9M. The median project asks AED 8,080 per sqft, across 6 projects with priced units.

On the 7 plans that ask it, the median share due before handover is 60%, so the deposit is the first payment of several, not the whole price. Across every off-plan project in Palm Jumeirah the median starting price is AED 17,430,000, so this band starts 95% above the address as a whole. 4 of the 7 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.

All of Palm Jumeirah 5% or less down payment across the UAE

With a 5% or less deposit

24% of 29 off-plan projects

Median starting price

AED 34.0M

AED 11.5M to AED 72.3M across the band

AED per sqft

8,080

7,433 to 8,568 in the middle half, 6 projects

Due before handover

60%

55% to 65% in the middle half of plans

Cheapest starting price first, 7 in Palm Jumeirah

Projects with a down payment of 5% or less

Project	Developer	Starting price	Handover	Booking	Before handover
Ellington Ocean House	Ellington	AED 11.5M	Q4 2026	5%	60%
The Alba Residences by Omniyat	Omniyat	AED 18.2M	Q4 2028	5%	60%
Orla by Omniyat	Omniyat	AED 24.1M	Q4 2026	5%	50%
The Alba Residences Dorchester Collection	Omniyat	AED 44.0M	Q1 2028	5%	60%
Orla Dorchester Collection	Omniyat	AED 57.2M	Q4 2026	5%	50%
Orla Infinity	Omniyat	AED 72.3M	Q4 2027	5%	70%
Orla Infinity Dorchester Collection	Omniyat	n/a	Q4 2026	5%	70%

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 Palm Jumeirah

Down payment	Projects	Share	Median start	Before handover
5% or less	7	24%	AED 34.0M	60%
10%	7	24%	AED 7.00M	50%
20%	6	21%	AED 9.68M	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 Palm Jumeirah page, and the same address cut by budget starts at AED 3M to 5M, 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
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 7 projects

Booking deposit

5% on every plan read

Due before keys

60%

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 Palm Jumeirah off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.

5% or less down payment in Palm Jumeirah

Questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects in Palm Jumeirah offer a down payment of 5% or less?: 7 of the 29 off-plan projects tracked in Palm Jumeirah publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 24% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 11,500,000 to AED 72,344,755, with a median of AED 34,046,545. 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 Palm Jumeirah cost per sqft?: The median of the project medians is AED 8,080 per sqft across 6 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 7,433 to 8,568. 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 Palm Jumeirah?: The deposit is only the first payment. Across 7 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Palm Jumeirah the median share due before the keys is 60%, and the middle half of plans ask between 55% and 65%. 0% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.
Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Palm Jumeirah?: Omniyat (6), Ellington (1), out of 2 developers with at least one project in this band.
When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Palm Jumeirah hand over?: Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 4, 2027: 1, 2028: 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.