OffplanIndex
Developer benchmark · July 2026

Empire off-plan projects: AED 1,616/sqft

Empire has 5 off-plan projects in our July 2026 dataset across 5 communities (most in Dubai Science Park, Wadi Al Safa 2, Arjan).

Across 63 priced unit records the median asking price is AED 1,616 per sqft (20% below the Dubai-wide off-plan median), with the middle half between AED 1,460 and AED 1,729.

The median unit is AED 1.40M for 898 sqft.

Empire payment plans typically ask 20% on booking and 56% before handover; 80% include post-handover instalments.

Its heaviest handover year is 2028 with 3 projects due.

#92 of 391 developers by projects#121 of 208 by AED/sqft5 projects63 priced unitsDubai 5

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Median AED/sqft
1,616
p25 1,460 to p75 1,729
Median asking price
AED 1.40M
for a median 898 sqft unit, in the AED 1M to 2M band
Paid before handover
56%
median of 5 payment plans
Communities
5
Dubai Science Park, Wadi Al Safa 2
3 of 6 measures have the evidence to publish

Scorecard

Completions on record
0
none in this corpus
Live off-plan
5
5 communities, 63 priced units
Price against neighbours
not measured
needs 5 comparable projects
Payment plan discount
8.71%
median of 5 priced schedules, market 5.26%
MeasureThis developerBaseWhat it says, and does not
Completions on record05 off-planNo completed building by this name appears in the corpus. That is not the same as never having delivered: see the note below.
Payment plan discount8.71%5 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 footprint5 communities5 located projectsA spread book: 20% of it sits in Dubai Science Park. Concentration is a fact about exposure, in either direction, not a verdict.
Listing completeness96%5 off-planShare of five listing facts published across its own projects: price 100%, handover date 100%, unit inventory 80%, payment plan 100%, coordinates 100%. Market 86%. This scores disclosure, not the buildings.

Not measured here: share past stated handover; price against neighbours. 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 Empire 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 1,616p751,3721,5471,7221,8982,0732,248
Min
1,342
p25
1,460
Median
1,616
Mean
1,645
p75
1,729
Max
2,896

55 of the 63 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)
Studio71,9491,683 to 1,973AED 904,777459 sqftAED 884,777
1 BR371,6071,470 to 1,677AED 1,384,777867 sqftAED 1,294,777
2 BR91,7311,731 to 1,853AED 1,854,7771,068 sqftAED 1,849,777
3 BR101,4291,410 to 1,448AED 3,192,2772,235 sqftAED 3,012,277

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 1,622 (57), Duplex 1,430 (6).

From 5 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median Empire structure
20%
36%
44%
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
20%
range 20% to 20%
Before handover
56%
range 56% to 56%
Post-handover plans
80%
median 44% after keys
50% or less pre-handover
0%
share of plans
Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

1
Q4 '26
1
Q2 '27
1
Q2 '28
2
Q4 '28

By year: 2026 (1), 2027 (1), 2028 (3). Construction status: under construction 5.

5 communities

Where Empire builds

5 tracked

Every Empire off-plan project

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ProjectCommunityTypeFromMedian AED/sqftPre-handoverHandoverStatus
Empire GardensDubai Land Residence ComplexApartmentAED 870K1,55156%Q4 2028On sale
Empire Lake ViewsWadi Al Safa 2AED 835K1,63356%Q2 2028On sale
Empire EstatesArjanApartment, DuplexAED 1000K2,035100%Q4 2026Sold out
New Project by Empire DevelopmentsJumeirah Village CircleApartment, DuplexAED 1.10M1,69155%Q4 2028On sale
Empire LivingsDubai Science ParkAED 689Kn/a56%Q2 2027Sold out

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

DeveloperProjectsPriced unitsMedian AED/sqftvs EmpirePre-handover
Marquis Point4931,607-1%60%
PEAK SUMMIT3761,630+1%55%
GEFINOR1311,631+1%30%
Al Sayyah1341,600-1%50%
Tasmeer Indigo2471,597-1%45%
YARD2421,596-1%55%
FAQ

Questions this data answers

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

Across 63 priced units in 4 Empire projects (July 2026), the median asking price is AED 1,616 per sqft, with the middle half between AED 1,460 and AED 1,729.

Where is Empire building off-plan?+

Empire has projects in 5 communities. The largest concentrations are Dubai Science Park (1), Wadi Al Safa 2 (1), Arjan (1), Dubai Land Residence Complex (1), Jumeirah Village Circle (1).

What payment plan does Empire usually offer?+

Across 5 published Empire payment plans the median structure is 20% on booking, 36% during construction and 0% on handover, so 56% before keys. 80% of plans include post-handover instalments.

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

Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 1, 2027: 1, 2028: 3. Dates are as published by the developer and can move.

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

Studio: median AED 904,777 for 459 sqft; 1 BR: median AED 1,384,777 for 867 sqft; 2 BR: median AED 1,854,777 for 1,068 sqft; 3 BR: median AED 3,192,277 for 2,235 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.