Alef vs Object 1
At the median, Object 1 asks AED 1,772 per sqft against AED 1,269 across Alef stock, 40% dearer per sqft. Half of the Object 1 inventory we hold a price for sits between AED 1,528 and AED 1,892 per sqft, against AED 1,188 to AED 1,597 for Alef.
Object 1 runs the larger book: 58 tracked off-plan projects and 1,122 priced units, against 40 projects and 344 priced units for Alef.
Alef asks for less cash before handover: the median plan takes 40% before keys across 43 published plans, against 60% across 82 plans 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 344 priced units in Alef and 1,122 in Object 1.
Side by side
| Metric | Alef | Object 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Off-plan projects tracked | 40 | 58 |
| Priced units | 344 | 1,122 |
| Median AED per sqft | 1,269 | 1,772 |
| AED per sqft, p25 to p75 | 1,188 to 1,597 | 1,528 to 1,892 |
| Median asking price | AED 1.49M | AED 1.37M |
| Lowest starting price | AED 515K | AED 537K |
| Median paid before handover | 40% | 60% |
| Plans with a post-handover tail | 44% | 21% |
| Plans asking 60% or more before keys | 30% | 80% |
| Peak handover year | 2029 (13 projects) | 2027 (31 projects) |
| Communities built in | 4 | 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
Alef is the cheaper book per sqft, at AED 1,269 against AED 1,772 for Object 1, so Object 1 is 40% dearer per sqft. On the typical unit that reads as AED 1.49M for a median 1,169 sqft home from Alef, against AED 1.37M for a median 771 sqft home from Object 1. Part of that gap is product, not premium: the two are not selling the same mix of unit.
Alef sells mostly 1 BR units, 149 priced records at a median AED 1,368 per sqft and AED 729K 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 515K from Alef and AED 537K from Object 1.
Terms
Across 43 published plans from Alef, the median asks 40% before handover, with 44% 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. 30% of Alef plans want 60% or more before keys, against 80% of Object 1 plans. At the light end, 70% of Alef plans and 15% of Object 1 plans ask 50% or less.
Where and when
Alef builds in Sharjah, across 4 communities, most of it in Muwaileh, Hayyan, Al Mamzar - Sharjah. Object 1 builds in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, across 11 communities, concentrated in Jumeirah Village Circle, Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai Land Residence Complex.
Alef peaks in 2029, when 13 of its 40 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.
0% of the Alef 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.