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Developer benchmark · July 2026

Al Ain off-plan projects: AED 2,645/sqft

Al Ain has 6 off-plan projects in our July 2026 dataset across 5 communities (most in Saadiyat Island, Meydan, Al Maryah Island).

Across 36 priced unit records the median asking price is AED 2,645 per sqft (31% above the Dubai-wide off-plan median), with the middle half between AED 2,360 and AED 4,035.

The median unit is AED 4.20M for 1,831 sqft.

Al Ain payment plans typically ask 8% on booking and 42% before handover; 12% include post-handover instalments.

Its heaviest handover year is 2029 with 4 projects due.

#79 of 391 developers by projects#28 of 208 by AED/sqft6 projects36 priced unitsAbu Dhabi 5 · Dubai 2

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Median AED/sqft
2,645
p25 2,360 to p75 4,035
Median asking price
AED 4.20M
for a median 1,831 sqft unit, in the AED 3M to 5M band
Paid before handover
42%
median of 8 payment plans
Communities
5
Saadiyat Island, Meydan
4 of 6 measures have the evidence to publish

Scorecard

Completions on record
1
2024 to 2024, 1 handover year
Live off-plan
6
4 communities, 36 priced units
Price against neighbours
1.09x
9% above the other builders at the same addresses
Payment plan discount
8.35%
median of 6 priced schedules, market 5.26%
MeasureThis developerBaseWhat it says, and does not
Completions on record16 off-plan1 on record, below the 3 needed to describe a span or a cadence.
Price against neighbours1.09x5 projectsEach project’s median rate per sqft over the median of the other builders in the same community, then the median of those. The developer’s own projects are excluded from the benchmark. Middle half 0.99x to 1.23x.
Payment plan discount8.35%6 schedulesHow much less the unit costs in today’s money than its headline, once the published schedule is discounted. Market median 5.26%. Terms, not price: the full ranking.
Community footprint4 communities6 located projectsA focused book: 50% of it sits in Saadiyat Island. Concentration is a fact about exposure, in either direction, not a verdict.
Listing completeness100%6 off-planShare of five listing facts published across its own projects: price 100%, handover date 100%, unit inventory 100%, payment plan 100%, coordinates 100%. Market 86%. This scores disclosure, not the buildings.

Not measured here: delivery span and cadence; share past stated handover. Each of those needs a base this developer does not reach in the corpus, and a thin number is worse than none.

The scorecard does not measure whether Al Ain hands over on time. Every project in this corpus carries one handover date, the date its listing stated when we read it. There is no separately recorded original announced date and no earlier reading of the same project to compare against, so no on-time rate can be computed, and we publish none rather than a proxy. The completions column is also bounded by what the corpus can see: 1,034 of the 1,087 delivered buildings on record handed over in 2020 or later (96%), and the corpus only sees projects that were listed on the portals we read, so an absent completion is an absence of evidence rather than evidence of absence. Full definitions, queries and limitations: methodology.

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

p25median 2,645p751,9912,7373,4834,2294,9755,721
Min
1,689
p25
2,360
Median
2,645
Mean
3,178
p75
4,035
Max
6,824

16 of the 36 records are individual units with a listed price and size; the rest are unit-type starting prices. See methodology.

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

TypeUnitsMedian AED/sqftp25 to p75Median priceMedian sizeEntry (p25 price)
1 BR62,6452,490 to 3,227AED 2,000,000822 sqftAED 1,713,333
2 BR92,3662,181 to 2,888AED 2,800,0001,284 sqftAED 2,800,000
3 BR112,4512,291 to 2,472AED 4,512,0001,832 sqftAED 4,200,000
5 BR54,2244,224 to 4,507AED 79,300,00017,596 sqftAED 79,300,000
6+ BR44,9164,680 to 5,177AED 105,400,00021,304 sqftAED 104,925,000

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 2,457 (26), Villa 4,507 (9).

From 8 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median Al Ain structure
35%
52%
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.

On booking
8%
range 5% to 10%
Before handover
42%
range 40% to 50%
Post-handover plans
12%
median 95% after keys
50% or less pre-handover
88%
share of plans
Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

1
Q4 '27
1
Q2 '28
2
Q1 '29
1
Q3 '29
1
Q4 '29

By year: 2024 (1), 2027 (1), 2028 (1), 2029 (4). Construction status: under construction 6, completed 1.

Every community where its book is deep enough for its own benchmark

Al Ain by address

A community earns a page here at 25 or more priced records across two or more Al Ain projects. Each one holds the builder still and compares it with everyone else selling at the same address.

5 communities

Where Al Ain builds

6 tracked

Every Al Ain off-plan project

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ProjectCommunityTypeFromMedian AED/sqftPre-handoverHandoverStatus
Vida Residences Saadiyat IslandSaadiyat IslandAED 2.85M2,51040%Q2 2028On sale
Vida ResidencesSaadiyat IslandApartmentAED 2.00M2,21750%Q4 2027Booking Started
Four Seasons Private ResidencesAl Maryah IslandApartment, Duplex, VillaAED 54.2M4,59360%Q3 2029On sale
Four Seasons Private Residences Abu Dhabi at Saadiyat BeachSaadiyat IslandAED 69.9M4,56240%Q4 2029On sale
Rove HomeBukadraApartmentAED 1.62M2,49250%Q1 2029Booking Started
Rove Home Meydan HorizonMeydanAED 1.57M2,67240%Q1 2029On sale
Mangrove Village By Al Ain HoldingRabdanVillaAED 4.00Mn/a5%Q2 2024On sale

Project facts (name, community, starting price, handover, payment plan) are as published by the developer. Median AED/sqft is our computation over that project's priced units.

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FAQ

Questions this data answers

What is Al Ain's average off-plan price per sqft?+

Across 36 priced units in 7 Al Ain projects (July 2026), the median asking price is AED 2,645 per sqft, with the middle half between AED 2,360 and AED 4,035.

Where is Al Ain building off-plan?+

Al Ain has projects in 5 communities. The largest concentrations are Saadiyat Island (3), Meydan (1), Al Maryah Island (1), Rabdan (1), Bukadra (1).

What payment plan does Al Ain usually offer?+

Across 8 published Al Ain payment plans the median structure is 8% on booking, 35% during construction and 52% on handover, so 42% before keys. 12% of plans include post-handover instalments.

When are Al Ain's off-plan projects handing over?+

Scheduled handovers by year: 2024: 1, 2027: 1, 2028: 1, 2029: 4. Dates are as published by the developer and can move.

How much does a Al Ain off-plan unit cost?+

1 BR: median AED 2,000,000 for 822 sqft; 2 BR: median AED 2,800,000 for 1,284 sqft; 3 BR: median AED 4,512,000 for 1,832 sqft; 5 BR: median AED 79,300,000 for 17,596 sqft; 6+ BR: median AED 105,400,000 for 21,304 sqft.

The notes behind the numbers on this page

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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.