Aldar vs Object 1
At the median, Aldar asks AED 1,958 per sqft against AED 1,772 across Object 1 stock, 10% dearer per sqft. Half of the Aldar inventory we hold a price for sits between AED 1,603 and AED 3,632 per sqft, against AED 1,528 to AED 1,892 for Object 1.
Aldar runs the larger book: 132 tracked off-plan projects and 563 priced units, against 58 projects and 1,122 priced units for Object 1.
Payment terms sit level: the median plan on both sides asks 60% before keys, from 118 published plans for Aldar and 82 for Object 1.
Price per sqft, and the band around it
Dot is the median AED per sqft, bar is p25 to p75. Figures after each name are the median AED per sqft and the priced units.
Dot is the median asking price per sqft, bar is the middle half of the priced inventory. Bases are 563 priced units in Aldar and 1,122 in Object 1.
Side by side
| Metric | Aldar | Object 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Off-plan projects tracked | 132 | 58 |
| Priced units | 563 | 1,122 |
| Median AED per sqft | 1,958 | 1,772 |
| AED per sqft, p25 to p75 | 1,603 to 3,632 | 1,528 to 1,892 |
| Median asking price | AED 5.60M | AED 1.37M |
| Lowest starting price | AED 340K | AED 537K |
| Median paid before handover | 60% | 60% |
| Plans with a post-handover tail | 1% | 21% |
| Plans asking 60% or more before keys | 72% | 80% |
| Peak handover year | 2029 (45 projects) | 2027 (31 projects) |
| Communities built in | 13 | 11 |
Every figure is computed by OffplanIndex over developer-published unit inventories and payment plans. A row neither side can answer is left out rather than filled in. Comparing two developers compares their current off-plan books, not their build quality or their delivery record. Not investment advice.
Price
Object 1 is the cheaper book per sqft, at AED 1,772 against AED 1,958 for Aldar, so Aldar is 10% dearer per sqft. On the typical unit that reads as AED 1.37M for a median 771 sqft home from Object 1, against AED 5.60M for a median 2,210 sqft home from Aldar. Part of that gap is product, not premium: the two are not selling the same mix of unit.
Aldar sells mostly 2 BR units, 243 priced records at a median AED 3,420 per sqft and AED 6.58M a unit. Object 1 leans to 1 BR units, 678 records at AED 1,787 per sqft and AED 1.37M a unit.
Entry pricing: the lowest published starting price is AED 340K from Aldar and AED 537K from Object 1.
Terms
Across 118 published plans from Aldar, the median asks 60% before handover, with 1% carrying instalments that run past the keys. Object 1 publishes 82 plans, a median of 60% before handover and 21% with a post-handover tail.
The heavy end matters more than the median when the plan is the reason to buy. 72% of Aldar plans want 60% or more before keys, against 80% of Object 1 plans. At the light end, 25% of Aldar plans and 15% of Object 1 plans ask 50% or less.
Where and when
Aldar builds in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, across 13 communities, most of it in Dubailand, Saadiyat Island, Yas Island. Object 1 builds in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, across 11 communities, concentrated in Jumeirah Village Circle, Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai Land Residence Complex.
Aldar peaks in 2029, when 45 of its 132 tracked projects are scheduled to hand over. Object 1 peaks in 2027 with 31 of 58. Published handover dates move, so read them as developer intent rather than a delivered date.
30% of the Aldar projects tracked are listed as sold out or out of stock, against 21% for Object 1. That is the share of each book no longer taking new bookings at listed prices, which reads as demand on the way in and as scarcity on the way out.
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Source: OffplanIndex derived analytics, built 2026-09-02 from developer-published project facts and unit inventories aggregated from public portals (latest observation 2026-07-30). All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.