Dubai · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Sheikh Zayed Road off-plan price per sqft: AED 3,691

Median rate

3,691AED/sqft

middle half 1,881 to 6,929, over 138 priced units

Median asking price

4.59MAED

for a median 1,257 sqft unit, in the AED 3M to 5M band

Paid before handover

50%

median of 8 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2029

5 projects due

Off-plan property in Sheikh Zayed Road is asking a median AED 3,691 per sqft as of July 2026, 83% above the Dubai-wide off-plan median of AED 2,021. The middle half of 138 priced unit records sits between AED 1,881 and AED 6,929 per sqft, across 7 projects with published inventory (10 tracked in total).

The median asking price is AED 4.59M for a 1,257 sqft unit; 1 br units start around AED 2.23M.

Payment plans here typically ask 20% on booking and 50% in total before handover.

Handover is concentrated in 2029, when 5 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

#7 of 77 Dubai communities by AED/sqft

10 projects138 priced units5 on sale10 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

138 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

02040

p25median 3,691p75

1,8123,2084,6046,0007,3968,792

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 1,881 to 6,929

Min

1,802

p25

1,881

Median

3,691

Mean

4,086

p75

6,929

Max

10,557

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 136 of the 138 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 = 138 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Sheikh Zayed Road off-plan price per sqft, AED 3,691, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/sheikh-zayed-road

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Sheikh Zayed Road
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
1 BR	56	5,026	1,912 to 6,965	5.30M	1,086	2.23M
2 BR	55	1,924	1,858 to 3,730	3.66M	1,817	3.51M
3 BR	20	1,911	1,852 to 3,848	4.70M	2,478	4.61M
4 BR	6	9,322	8,216 to 10,524	36.7M	3,472	36.3M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 137 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

One rung at a time:1 bedroom in Sheikh Zayed Road AED 5.30M 2 bedroom in Sheikh Zayed Road AED 3.66M

One handover year at a time:Handover 2029 5 projects

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 3,691 per sqft median over 138 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.

2 bedroom counts with at least 25 priced units

Price by bedroom

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Bedrooms	Priced units	Median AED/sqft	Middle half AED/sqft	Median price AED	Median size sqft	Band for that size
1 BR	56	5,026	1,912 to 6,965	5.30M	1,086	AED 2.08M to AED 7.56M
2 BR	55	1,924	1,858 to 3,730	3.66M	1,817	AED 3.38M to AED 6.78M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Sheikh Zayed Road, 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 8 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Sheikh Zayed Road

20%

35%

50%

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 = 8 published payment plansMethod

On booking

20%

middle half 9% to 22%

Before handover

50%

middle half 45% to 62%

Post-handover plans

of plans

50% or less pre-handover

62%

of plans

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

Q4 '26

Q1 '27

Q4 '28

Q1 '29

Q3 '29

Q4 '29

Q3 '30

Q4 '31

By year: 2026 (1), 2027 (1), 2028 (1), 2029 (5), 2030 (1), 2031 (1). Off-plan projects only: the 1 already delivered is left out. Construction status: under construction 7, not stated 3, completed 1.

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

10 active

Developers in Sheikh Zayed Road

Sobha Realty 2 Acube 1 Azizi 1 AHS 1 Dar Global 1 DAMAC 1 H&H 1 Meraas 1

10 tracked

Every off-plan project in Sheikh Zayed Road

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Sheikh Zayed Road, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Lunaya Terraces	Zaya	Apartment	2.13M	1,868	25	Q3 2029	Pre-sale
Burj Azizi Tower	Azizi	Apartment, Penthouse	5.03M	7,013	50	Q4 2029	On sale
Sol Luxe	Sol Properties	Apartment	1.90M	3,735	50	Q4 2028	On sale
Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers	Meraas	Apartment, Duplex	3.51M	8,217	50	Q3 2030	On sale
Avior By Acube	Acube	Apartment, Duplex	3.13M	3,809	30	Q4 2026	Pre-sale
Skyline Residences	Sobha Realty	Apartment	1.52M	2,635	60	Q4 2029	On sale
AHS Tower	AHS		11.8M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2027	Not stated
City Tower Phase 1 By H & H	H&H		Not published	Not published	Not published	Q2 2026	Booking open
The Eden	Sobha Realty		1.50M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2029	Not stated
The Sapphire	DAMAC	Apartment, Penthouse, Townhouse	2.16M	Not published	70	Q1 2029	Sold out
Trump Tower	Dar Global		2.50M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2031	Not stated

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 10 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 Sheikh Zayed Road, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Sheikh Zayed Road%	Median priceAED
DIFC	0.5	6	4,181	+13	7.70M
Zabeel 1&2	0.9	2	4,450	+21	8.69M
Al Satwa	1.4	48	2,331	-37	1.80M
City Walk	1.7	13	2,698	-27	3.67M
Downtown Dubai	2.3	24	3,463	-6	5.93M
Zabeel	2.4	2	3,570	-3	6.05M

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 Sheikh Zayed Road?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 138 priced off-plan units in Sheikh Zayed Road is AED 3,691 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 1,881 and AED 6,929 per sqft. The mean is AED 4,086.

How much does a 1 br off-plan unit cost in Sheikh Zayed Road?+

1 BR: median AED 5,298,000 (1,086 sqft, AED 5,026/sqft, 56 units); 2 BR: median AED 3,656,471 (1,817 sqft, AED 1,924/sqft, 55 units); 3 BR: median AED 4,700,377 (2,478 sqft, AED 1,911/sqft, 20 units); 4 BR: median AED 36,652,500 (3,472 sqft, AED 9,322/sqft, 6 units).

Which developers are building off-plan in Sheikh Zayed Road?+

10 developers have off-plan projects in Sheikh Zayed Road. The most active are Sobha Realty (2), Acube (1), Azizi (1), AHS (1), Dar Global (1).

What payment plans are typical for off-plan in Sheikh Zayed Road?+

Across 8 published payment plans in Sheikh Zayed Road, the median structure is 20% on booking, 35% during construction and 50% on handover, so 50% is typically paid before keys. 0% of plans include post-handover instalments and 62% ask 50% or less before handover.

When do off-plan projects in Sheikh Zayed Road hand over?+

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2026: 1, 2027: 1, 2028: 1, 2029: 5, 2030: 1, 2031: 1. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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