Saadiyat Island off-plan handing over in 2028: 9 projects
9 of the 33 off-plan projects in Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, are scheduled to hand over in 2028: 27% of the community. By quarter: Q1 3, Q2 3, Q3 2, Q4 1. The median starting price is AED 3,075,000, and the middle half of them start between AED 1.59M and AED 6.42M. The median project asks AED 2,510 per sqft, across 5 projects with priced units.
6 of the 9 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation. A handover year is the developer's published target, not a certificate of completion, and the date moves often: read it as when the keys are promised.
Projects handing over in 2028
| Project | Developer | Starting price | AED/sqft | Handover | Priced units | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henge Residences | Nord | AED 1.10M | 1,480 | Q1 2028 | 37 | Booking open |
| Solea by Taraf | Taraf | AED 1.75M | 1,787 | Q1 2028 | 8 | Sold out |
| Mamsha Palm | Aldar | AED 48.3M | 7,376 | Q1 2028 | 3 | On sale |
| Manarat Living Phase 3 By Aldar Properties | Aldar | AED 1.05M | n/a | Q2 2028 | none | Sold out |
| Vida Residences Saadiyat Island | Al Ain | AED 2.85M | 2,510 | Q2 2028 | 13 | On sale |
| The Arthouse | Aldar | AED 3.30M | n/a | Q2 2028 | none | Sold out |
| The Fountain View Residences | Aldar | AED 6.20M | n/a | Q3 2028 | none | On sale |
| Mandarin Oriental Residences | Aldar | AED 7.07M | 6,304 | Q3 2028 | 1 | On sale |
| Mamsha Gardens B | Aldar | n/a | n/a | Q4 2028 | none | On sale |
A project is in this list when its developer publishes a delivery date in 2028 and it is still off-plan: a project already marked delivered is not counted. AED/sqft is the project's own median over its priced unit records, and priced units is how many of those records it carries. Every project landing in 2028 is listed, including the 4 with no priced units and the 1 with no published starting price.
Other handover years in Saadiyat Island
| Handover | Projects | Share | Median start | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 9 | 27% | AED 3.60M | 2,056 |
| 2028 | 9 | 27% | AED 3.08M | 2,510 |
| 2029 | 6 | 18% | AED 8.32M | 2,932 |
Only years with five or more off-plan projects landing are listed, which is the floor for a page worth publishing. The whole address, every year pooled, is on the Saadiyat Island page, and the same address cut by budget starts at AED 2M to 3M.
Handover 2028 elsewhere
| Community | Emirate | Projects | Median start | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Islands | Dubai | 55 | AED 2.08M | 2,445 |
| Dubai South | Dubai | 50 | AED 1.05M | 1,225 |
| Al Marjan Island | Ras Al Khaimah | 43 | AED 2.41M | 3,070 |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | Dubai | 37 | AED 741K | 1,566 |
| Dubailand | Dubai | 33 | AED 1.94M | 1,453 |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | Dubai | 30 | AED 713K | 1,498 |
| Palm Jebel Ali | Dubai | 23 | AED 18.1M | 2,312 |
| DAMAC Islands | Dubai | 18 | AED 2.34M | 1,090 |
| The Valley | Dubai | 17 | AED 3.17M | 1,205 |
| Al Reem Island | Abu Dhabi | 15 | AED 2.20M | 1,804 |
| Bukadra | Dubai | 15 | AED 1.70M | 2,186 |
| Majan | Dubai | 15 | AED 822K | 1,506 |
Ranked by how many projects each address lands in 2028, not by price, so the list is what a buyer can actually shop. The whole year across the UAE, by emirate, community and developer, is on the handover 2028 page.
Terms on these projects
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 Saadiyat Island off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.
Questions buyers ask
- How many off-plan projects in Saadiyat Island hand over in 2028?
- 9 of the 33 off-plan projects tracked in Saadiyat Island are scheduled to hand over in 2028, which is 27% of the community. By quarter: Q1 3, Q2 3, Q3 2, Q4 1. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.
- How much do off-plan projects handing over in 2028 cost in Saadiyat Island?
- The median starting price is AED 3,075,000, and the middle half of the projects start between AED 1.59M and AED 6.42M. The median of the project medians is AED 2,510 per sqft across 5 projects with priced units. Across every off-plan project in Saadiyat Island the median starting price is AED 3,000,000.
- Which developers hand over the most off-plan projects in Saadiyat Island in 2028?
- Aldar (6), Al Ain (1), Nord (1), out of 4 developers with a project landing in 2028.
- Are the 2028 handovers in Saadiyat Island still on sale?
- 6 of the 9 projects stating a sale status were not marked sold out at the last observation, and 33% of the 9 projects with a published sale status are sold out.
- What payment plan do 2028 handovers in Saadiyat Island offer?
- Across 10 published plans the median booking deposit is 10%, with 62% due before handover and 0% of plans carrying a post-handover tail.
How far developers have moved their handover dates, measured across every project, is in movement, and every handover year across the UAE is on the handover pipeline page.
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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 are scheduled into the year. All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.