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Dubai · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Arada in Downtown Dubai

31 priced unit records across 2 Arada off-plan projects in Downtown Dubai, Dubai. The median asking price is AED 6,545,000 for a median 1,344 sqft, which is AED 5,043 per sqft. The middle half of the book runs AED 5,155,000 to AED 11,445,000.

That rate is 46% above the Downtown Dubai median of AED 3,463 per sqft, on 13% of the priced records this address publishes. 1 of the 2 other builders benchmarked here asks more per square foot. Against Arada across the UAE, at AED 1,319 per sqft, this address is 282% dearer.

Median asking price
AED 6.54M
AED 6,545,000, in the AED 5M to 10M band
Median floor area
1,344 sqft
1,031 to 2,280 sqft in the middle half
AED per sqft
5,043
46% above the Downtown Dubai rate
Share of the book
13%
of the priced records in Downtown Dubai
The same distribution against three wider universes

What Arada asks here

UniverseRecordsMedian priceMedian sqftAED/sqft
Arada in Downtown Dubai31AED 6.54M1,3445,043
Every builder in Downtown Dubai231AED 5.93M1,6093,463
Arada across the UAE753AED 3.12M2,0801,319
Every project in Dubai42,490AED 1.91M9162,021

Each row is a median over unit records carrying both a price and a floor area, so a scheme publishing 400 rows weighs 400 times. A builder can sit above a community rate purely on product mix, which is why the bedroom and type splits below matter more than the headline.

Same postcode, different name on the brochure

The other builders in Downtown Dubai

DeveloperRecordsProjectsMedian priceMedian sqftAED/sqftvs Arada
Arada312AED 6.54M1,3445,043this page
Binghatti612AED 15.0M2,1977,382+46%
East and West302AED 2.90M1,2282,578-49%

Every builder at this address carrying 25 or more priced records across two or more projects. The rate column is not a like for like comparison of finish or floor plan, and a cheaper name may simply be selling smaller units further from the water.

2 schemes, 1 still selling

The Arada projects in Downtown Dubai

ProjectRecordsMedian priceMedian sqftAED/sqftHandoverStatus
Inaura Hotels & Residences Downtown20AED 6.57M1,2955,036Q2 2030On sale
Inaura Hotels & Residences11AED 6.39M1,6275,105Q2 2030Sold out

Up to 30 projects, largest published book first. 50% of the 2 schemes carrying a sale status are already marked sold out, so the prices above are a record of what was asked rather than a live availability list.

2 published payment plans

Terms on these projects

Booking deposit
10%
10% on every plan read
Due before handover
50%
50% to 50% in the middle half
Plans with a tail
0%
carry a post-handover instalment
Cash at booking
AED 655K
on the median AED 6.54M ticket

Plans are counted once per project and only where the published stages sum to between 90 and 110 percent. Model one against a real ticket in the payment plan calculator.

Arada in Downtown Dubai, answered from the data

Questions buyers ask

How much does Arada charge in Downtown Dubai?

Across 31 priced unit records in 2 projects, the median asking price is AED 6,545,000 for a median 1,344 sqft, or AED 5,043 per sqft. The middle half of the book runs AED 5,155,000 to AED 11,445,000.

Is Arada more expensive than the rest of Downtown Dubai?

On the rate it asks AED 5,043 per sqft against AED 3,463 for Downtown Dubai as a whole, 46% above it. Arada carries 13% of the priced records this address publishes.

Which developers compete with Arada in Downtown Dubai?

2 other builders are deep enough here to benchmark: Binghatti at AED 7,382 per sqft, East and West at AED 2,578 per sqft. 1 of them asks more per square foot.

Is Downtown Dubai where Arada charges most?

Its rate here is 282% above its own UAE median of AED 1,319 per sqft, measured across 3 communities where its book is deep enough to publish.

What payment plan does Arada offer in Downtown Dubai?

Across 2 published plans from these projects the median booking deposit is 10%, with 50% due before handover and 0% of plans carrying a post-handover tail.

Every address where its book is deep enough to publish

Where else Arada builds

CommunityRecordsProjectsMedian priceAED/sqftvs Downtown Dubai
Muwaileh, Sharjah1897AED 1.91M1,302-74%
Dubai Harbour992AED 6.48M4,052-20%

The same address across every builder is on the Downtown Dubai page, and this builder across every address is on the Arada page. Its largest product here is Apartment, at AED 5,032 per sqft. Why a builder's own average travels badly between addresses: a developer premium does not travel. Why a community median rarely describes the product a buyer came for: the community median is priced for the flat next door.

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Aggregates computed by OffplanIndex from developer-published inventories, 31 priced records observed to 2026-07-30. Asking prices, not transactions. Not investment advice.