Developer benchmark · July 2026

Aldar off-plan projects: AED 1,958/sqft

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Median AED/sqft

1,958

p25 1,603 to p75 3,632

Median asking price

AED 5.60M

for a median 2,210 sqft unit, in the AED 5M to 10M band

Paid before handover

60%

median of 118 payment plans

Communities

Dubailand, Saadiyat Island

Aldar has 142 off-plan projects in our July 2026 dataset across 14 communities (most in Dubailand, Saadiyat Island, Yas Island), ranking #3 by project count among UAE developers we track.

Across 563 priced unit records the median asking price is AED 1,958 per sqft (3% below the Dubai-wide off-plan median), with the middle half between AED 1,603 and AED 3,632.

The median unit is AED 5.60M for 2,210 sqft.

Aldar payment plans typically ask 10% on booking and 60% before handover.

Its heaviest handover year is 2029 with 47 projects due.

#3 of 392 developers by projects#84 of 208 by AED/sqft142 projects563 priced unitsAbu Dhabi 97 · Dubai 68 · Ras Al Khaimah 2 · Sharjah 1

6 of 6 measures have the evidence to publish

Scorecard

142 off-plan, 26 on record as delivered

Completions on record

2023 to 2026, 4 handover years

Live off-plan

142

13 communities, 563 priced units

Price against neighbours

0.88x

12% below the other builders at the same addresses

Payment plan discount

6.16%

median of 79 priced schedules, market 5.13%

Measure	This developer	Base	What it says, and does not
Completions on record	26	142 off-plan	Buildings the corpus records as handed over, 2023 to 2026, 25 of them since 2024. It is a count of completions, not a punctuality record: see the note below.
Past its stated handover	0 of 132	0% vs 6% market	Off-plan projects whose own published handover date has passed while the source still records them as under construction. One observation cannot separate a delayed building from a listing nobody refreshed, so this is a flag to check, not a finding: a proxy for on-time delivery, never a rate. Ranked across every developer at the delivery track record page.
Price against neighbours	0.88x	48 projects	Each 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 0.77x to 1.17x.
Payment plan discount	6.16%	79 schedules	How much less the unit costs in today’s money than its headline, once the published schedule is discounted. Market median 5.13%. Terms, not price: the full ranking.
Community footprint	13 communities	142 located projects	A spread book: 37% of it sits in Dubailand. Concentration is a fact about exposure, in either direction, not a verdict.
Listing completeness	77%	142 off-plan	Share of five listing facts published across its own projects: price 91%, handover date 93%, unit inventory 66%, payment plan 59%, coordinates 76%. Market 86%. This scores disclosure, not the buildings.

The scorecard does not measure whether Aldar 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: 1,030 of the 1,083 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.

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 1,958 per sqft median over 563 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.

12 of its projects with booking open or sales pending, per their listings

At the launch stage

Project	Developer	Community	Handover	From AED	Priced units	Stage
PUD Residences 1	Aldar	Al Shamkha	Q4 2026	340K	3	Booking open
Haven Phase 3 by Aldar	Aldar	Dubailand	Q3 2027	3.00M	0	Booking open
Al Deem Townhomes	Aldar	Yas Island	Q4 2027	3.10M	1	Sales not open yet
Oasis	Aldar	Dubailand	Q4 2027	8.50M	1	Booking open
Verdes by Haven 2	Aldar	Dubailand	Q2 2028	990K	1	Booking open
Athlon 2 by Aldar	Aldar	Dubailand	Q3 2028	2.80M	1	Booking open
The Wilds Phase 2 By Aldar	Aldar	Dubailand	Q1 2029	5.60M	0	Booking open
Rise By Athlon 1	Aldar	Dubailand	Q4 2029	1.35M	0	Sales not open yet
Rise By Athlon 4	Aldar	Dubailand	Q4 2029	1.35M	0	Sales not open yet
Rise By Athlon 3	Aldar	Dubailand	Q1 2030	1.35M	0	Sales not open yet
Rise By Athlon 2	Aldar	Dubailand	Q1 2030	1.70M	0	Sales not open yet
The Canopies at Yas Point	Aldar	Yas Island	Q3 2030	1.65M	1	Booking open

Status as each listing stated it on the read date. Each handover quarter with a page: Q4 2026, Q3 2027, Q4 2027, Q2 2028, Q3 2028, Q1 2029, Q4 2029, Q1 2030. The whole launch calendar.

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

563 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

02040

p25median 1,958p75

8131,5242,2352,9463,6574,368

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 1,603 to 3,632

Min

538

p25

1,603

Median

1,958

Mean

2,456

p75

3,632

Max

7,613

389 of the 563 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

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Aldar
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
Studio	12	1,707	1,180 to 2,087	778K	418	461K
1 BR	47	1,739	1,500 to 1,868	1.71M	1,000	1.36M
2 BR	243	3,420	1,758 to 3,776	6.58M	1,761	2.65M
3 BR	150	1,820	1,498 to 3,620	3.87M	2,718	3.00M
4 BR	45	1,831	1,360 to 2,949	7.30M	3,620	4.50M
5 BR	46	2,245	1,791 to 2,424	13.9M	6,116	10.0M
6+ BR	20	2,033	1,671 to 2,116	18.1M	8,769	12.2M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 563 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 1,952 (387), Villa 1,756 (96), Duplex 3,682 (59), Townhouse 1,229 (16), Penthouse 3,794 (5).

From 118 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median Aldar structure

50%

40%

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

10%

range 5% to 10%

Before handover

60%

range 55% to 65%

Post-handover plans

median 40% after keys

50% or less pre-handover

25%

share of plans

Down payment and service charge, as developers state them

Aldar launch terms

Down payment mix: of Aldar’s 83 off-plan projects with a readable payment plan, the number offering a plan with each deposit due on booking. A project can sit in more than one band.

5% or less down 37 projects 10% down 40 projects 20% down 4 projects

Service charge, as Aldar states it at launch: a median of AED 17.5 per sqft a year across 30 projects. Not the RERA index. Every community compared.

Counted from the same readable plans and the same band tests as the payment plan pages, off-plan projects only. Each part appears once three projects support it.

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

Q1 '25

Q2 '25

Q4 '25

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Q2 '31

By year: 2023 (1), 2024 (6), 2025 (10), 2026 (15), 2027 (21), 2028 (37), 2029 (47), 2030 (20), 2031 (1). Construction status: under construction 98, not stated 42, completed 19, not started 9.

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

Aldar by address

Aldar in Dubailand 1,360/sqft Aldar in Saadiyat Island 3,700/sqft Aldar in Yas Island 1,817/sqft Aldar in Al Marjan Island 2,926/sqft

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

14 communities

Where Aldar builds

Dubailand 52 Saadiyat Island 37 Yas Island 34 Fahid Island 15 Athlon by Aldar 9 Al Shamkha 6 Al Ghadeer 4 The Wilds 3 Al Marjan Island 2 Haven by Aldar 2

142 tracked

Every Aldar off-plan project

Open in the index

Project	Community	Type	From	Median AED/sqft	Pre-handover	Handover	Status
Rise by Athlon	Arabian Ranches 3		AED 1.70M	1,768	60%	Q1 2030	On sale
The Row Saadiyat	Saadiyat Island	Apartment	AED 7.65M	3,753	65%	Q1 2030	On sale
Fahid Beach Terraces	Fahid Island	Apartment, Duplex, Penthouse	AED 3.60M	3,775	65%	Q4 2029	On sale
Athlon by Aldar	Dubailand	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.80M	2,230	60%	Q2 2028	On sale
Verdes by Haven	Dubailand	Apartment, Duplex	AED 990K	1,476	60%	Q2 2028	On sale
Gardenia Bay	Yas Island	Apartment	AED 805K	1,674	50%	Q2 2027	Sold out
Sama Yas By Aldar Properties	Yas Island	Apartment	AED 5.91M	2,477	50%	Q2 2028	On sale
Fahid Beach Residences	Fahid Island	Apartment, Duplex, Townhouse	AED 3.50M	4,361	40%	Q2 2029	On sale
Rosso Bay Residences	Al Marjan Island	Apartment, Penthouse	AED 1.50M	2,472	50%	Q4 2028	On sale
Mamsha Gardens	Saadiyat Island	Apartment, Townhouse	AED 3.10M	2,932	65%	Q1 2029	Sold out
Nikki Beach Residences	Al Marjan Island	Apartment	AED 3.90M	3,072	50%	Q4 2028	On sale
Nouran Living	Saadiyat Island	Apartment	AED 750K	1,826	100%	Q4 2027	Sold out
Ansam Phase 2 by Aldar	Yas Island	Apartment	n/a	1,631	n/a	n/a	Likely sold out
Fay Alreeman Phase 2 By Aldar	Al Shamkha	Villa	AED 2.90M	834	50%	Q4 2026	Sold out
Milon at Athlon	Dubailand	Villa	AED 2.80M	688	5%	Q2 2028	Sold out
Tranquillity	Dubailand	Villa	AED 3.30M	1,864	60%	Q3 2027	Sold out
Yas Riva	Yas Island	Villa	AED 8.30M	1,587	50%	Q3 2028	Sold out
Olympia at Athlon	Dubailand	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.80M	1,228	60%	Q2 2028	Sold out
The Wilds by Aldar	Dubailand	Villa	AED 5.10M	2,605	65%	Q1 2029	On sale
Moss	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 990K	1,093	60%	Q2 2028	On sale
Pine	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 990K	1,118	60%	Q2 2028	On sale
Sage	Dubailand	Apartment, Duplex	AED 990K	1,235	60%	Q2 2028	Sold out
Teal	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 990K	1,235	60%	Q4 2029	On sale
Forest	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 990K	1,165	60%	Q2 2028	On sale
The Canopies at Yas Point	Yas Island		AED 1.65M	2,766	55%	Q3 2030	Pre-sale
Al Ghadeer Gardens	Al Ghadeer	Townhouse, Villa	AED 1.95M	1,571	55%	Q4 2030	On sale
Chion	Dubailand	Villa	AED 4.60M	1,558	70%	Q3 2028	On sale
Rise By Athlon 1	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 1.35M	1,305	n/a	Q4 2029	Not yet selling
The Wilds Residences	Al Barari		AED 1.79M	1,806	65%	Q2 2030	On sale
Yas Park Place	Yas Island	Apartment, Duplex	AED 1.39M	3,653	50%	Q1 2030	Sold out
Al Deem Townhomes	Yas Island	Townhouse	AED 3.10M	1,081	40%	Q4 2027	Not yet selling
Delphi	Dubailand	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.80M	932	60%	Q2 2028	Sold out
Haven Phase 3 by Aldar	Dubailand	Villa	AED 3.00M	1,659	n/a	Q3 2027	Booking open
Mamsha Palm	Saadiyat Island	Apartment	AED 48.3M	7,376	65%	Q1 2028	On sale
Mint	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 990K	1,118	60%	Q2 2028	On sale
PUD Residences 1	Al Shamkha	Apartment	AED 340K	813	59%	Q4 2026	Booking open
Rise By Athlon 2	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 1.70M	1,700	n/a	Q1 2030	Not yet selling
Saadiyat Lagoons By Aldar Properties	Saadiyat Island	Villa	AED 6.80M	1,366	40%	Q2 2027	Sold out
Zeston at Athlon	Dubailand	Villa	AED 4.60M	1,756	60%	Q2 2028	Sold out
Diagon at Athlon	Dubailand	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.80M	1,229	70%	Q2 2028	Likely sold out
Glade	Dubailand	Villa	AED 3.00M	1,318	60%	Q3 2027	Sold out
Haven By Aldar	Dubailand	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.30M	968	60%	Q4 2027	Sold out
Oasis	Dubailand	Townhouse	AED 8.50M	3,728	60%	Q4 2027	Booking open
The Wilds Moringa Mansions	Dubailand	Villa	AED 39.0M	2,598	65%	Q3 2029	Likely sold out
Al Ghadeer 2 By Aldar	Al Ghadeer	Duplex	AED 502K	1,261	10%	n/a	Sold out
Cassia Villas	Dubailand	Villa	AED 5.10M	1,717	65%	Q2 2029	Sold out
Manarat Living Phase 2 By Aldar	Saadiyat Island	Apartment	AED 730K	2,056	65%	Q1 2027	Sold out
Mandarin Oriental Residences	Saadiyat Island		AED 7.07M	6,304	65%	Q3 2028	On sale
Noya Phase 5 by Aldar	Yas Island	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.10M	1,556	n/a	n/a	On sale
Ravenna Residences	Dubailand	Villa	AED 9.50M	1,748	65%	Q2 2029	Likely sold out
The Source Terraces	Saadiyat Island	Apartment	AED 3.00M	2,534	60%	Q3 2027	Sold out
Theon at Athlon	Dubailand	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.80M	1,229	60%	Q2 2028	Likely sold out
Vitalon at Athlon	Dubailand	Villa	AED 4.60M	1,360	40%	n/a	Sold out
Al Ghadeer Gardens 2	Al Ghadeer		AED 1.96M	n/a	n/a	n/a	On sale
Al Ghadeer Parks	Al Ghadeer		AED 1.90M	n/a	n/a	n/a	On sale
Al Ghaf	Saadiyat Island		AED 8.10M	n/a	n/a	Q2 2026	Not stated
Al Sidr	Saadiyat Island	Villa	AED 6.10M	n/a	40%	Q3 2027	Likely sold out
Aldar Cassia 3	Dubailand	Villa	AED 5.10M	n/a	65%	Q2 2029	Likely sold out
Aldar Cassia 4	Dubailand	Villa	AED 5.65M	n/a	65%	Q2 2029	On sale
Aldar Cassia 5	Dubailand	Villa	AED 5.10M	n/a	65%	Q2 2029	Likely sold out
Aldar Cassia 6	Dubailand	Villa	AED 5.10M	n/a	65%	Q2 2029	Likely sold out
Alkaser	Yas Island		AED 20.0M	n/a	n/a	Q3 2026	Not stated
Athlon 2 by Aldar	Dubailand	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.80M	n/a	60%	Q3 2028	Booking open
Azul Tower	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 1.35M	n/a	60%	Q4 2029	On sale
Baccarat Residences	Saadiyat Island	Apartment, Villa	AED 16.0M	n/a	70%	Q3 2029	On sale
Balghaiylam	Yas Island	Villa	AED 3.00M	n/a	n/a	Q2 2026	Likely sold out
Cassia 1	The Wilds		AED 5.50M	n/a	n/a	Q1 2029	Not stated
Cassia Phase 2 By Aldar	Dubailand	Villa	AED 9.50M	n/a	65%	Q2 2029	Likely sold out
Cyan Tower	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 1.35M	n/a	60%	Q4 2029	On sale
Diagon	Athlon by Aldar		AED 2.80M	n/a	n/a	Q3 2028	Not stated
Ethir	Saadiyat Island	Apartment, Villa	AED 6.10M	n/a	40%	Q2 2026	Likely sold out
Fahid Island	Fahid Island		AED 1.80M	n/a	n/a	Q2 2029	On sale
Falls	Dubailand	Villa	AED 2.90M	n/a	60%	Q3 2027	Sold out
Fay Al Reeman 1	Al Shamkha		AED 2.70M	n/a	n/a	Q4 2025	Not stated
Fay Al Reeman 2	Al Shamkha		AED 2.70M	n/a	n/a	Q1 2027	Not stated
Fay Alreeman 1	Al Shamkhah		n/a	n/a	30%	Q4 2025	Sold out
Faya Al Saadiyat	Saadiyat Island	Villa	AED 95.9M	n/a	n/a	Q4 2027	On sale
Ferns	Dubailand	Villa	n/a	n/a	60%	Q3 2027	Sold out
Foundry	Athlon by Aldar		AED 1.35M	n/a	n/a	Q4 2029	Not stated
Grid Residence	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 1.35M	n/a	60%	Q1 2029	On sale
Grove Beach Views	Saadiyat Island		AED 1.30M	n/a	n/a	Q2 2025	Not stated
Grove Fountain Views	Saadiyat Island		AED 1.47M	n/a	n/a	Q2 2025	Not stated
Grove Gallery Views	Saadiyat Island		AED 1.26M	n/a	n/a	Q2 2025	Not stated
Grove Museum Views	Saadiyat Island		AED 905K	n/a	n/a	Q2 2025	Not stated
Grove Uptown Views	Saadiyat Island	Apartment	AED 905K	n/a	40%	Q2 2025	Sold out
Haven Phase 2 By Aldar	Dubailand	Apartment	n/a	n/a	n/a	Q3 2027	Booking open
Jade	Haven by Aldar		AED 990K	n/a	n/a	Q2 2028	Not stated
Leon	Dubailand	Townhouse, Villa	AED 2.80M	n/a	60%	Q2 2028	Sold out
Louvre Abu Dhabi Residences	Saadiyat Island	Apartment, Penthouse	AED 1.30M	n/a	60%	Q1 2025	Sold out
Magenta	Athlon by Aldar		AED 1.35M	n/a	n/a	Q4 2029	Not stated
Mamsha Gardens B	Saadiyat Island	Apartment, Townhouse	n/a	n/a	65%	Q4 2028	On sale
Manarat Living By Aldar	Saadiyat Island	Apartment	AED 635K	n/a	40%	Q1 2026	Sold out
Manarat Living Phase 3 By Aldar Properties	Saadiyat Island	Apartment	AED 1.05M	n/a	65%	Q2 2028	Sold out
Marsa Al Saadiyat	Saadiyat Island		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	On sale
Milon	Athlon by Aldar		AED 2.80M	n/a	n/a	Q2 2028	Not stated
Murjan	The Wilds		AED 10.0M	n/a	n/a	Q4 2029	Not stated
Murjan At The Wilds	Dubailand	Villa	n/a	n/a	n/a	Q4 2029	On sale
Naseem	The Wilds		AED 9.27M	n/a	n/a	Q4 2029	Not stated
Naseem At The Wilds	Dubailand	Villa	n/a	n/a	n/a	Q4 2029	On sale
Neon Tower	Dubailand	Apartment	AED 1.35M	n/a	60%	Q4 2029	On 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.

Compare on AED/sqft

Developers at a similar price point

Developer	Projects	Priced units	Median AED/sqft	vs Aldar	Pre-handover
IMKAN	9	109	1,963	+0%	40%
Samana	58	277	1,953	0%	76%
TownX	3	84	1,949	0%	85%
RAK	21	271	1,972	+1%	50%
Dugasta	9	324	1,974	+1%	40%
Imtiaz	42	171	1,975	+1%	60%

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Off-plan in Sharjah 1 project by Aldar

FAQ

Questions this data answers

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

Across 563 priced units in 110 Aldar projects (July 2026), the median asking price is AED 1,958 per sqft, with the middle half between AED 1,603 and AED 3,632.

Where is Aldar building off-plan?+

Aldar has projects in 14 communities. The largest concentrations are Dubailand (52), Saadiyat Island (37), Yas Island (34), Fahid Island (15), Athlon by Aldar (9).

What payment plan does Aldar usually offer?+

Across 118 published Aldar payment plans the median structure is 10% on booking, 50% during construction and 40% on handover, so 60% before keys. 1% of plans include post-handover instalments.

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

Scheduled handovers by year: 2023: 1, 2024: 6, 2025: 10, 2026: 15, 2027: 21, 2028: 37, 2029: 47, 2030: 20, 2031: 1. Dates are as published by the developer and can move.

How much does a Aldar off-plan unit cost?+

Studio: median AED 777,500 for 418 sqft; 1 BR: median AED 1,710,815 for 1,000 sqft; 2 BR: median AED 6,583,200 for 1,761 sqft; 3 BR: median AED 3,870,000 for 2,718 sqft; 4 BR: median AED 7,303,300 for 3,620 sqft; 5 BR: median AED 13,879,179 for 6,116 sqft; 6+ BR: median AED 18,117,975 for 8,769 sqft.

The notes behind the numbers on this page