Nakheel off-plan projects: AED 2,138/sqft
Nakheel has 82 off-plan projects in our July 2026 dataset across 13 communities (most in Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai Islands, Al Furjan), ranking #5 by project count among UAE developers we track.
Across 460 priced unit records the median asking price is AED 2,138 per sqft (6% above the Dubai-wide off-plan median), with the middle half between AED 1,812 and AED 2,607.
The median unit is AED 5.60M for 2,921 sqft.
Nakheel payment plans typically ask 20% on booking and 80% before handover.
Its heaviest handover year is 2028 with 30 projects due.
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Developer portalScorecard
| Measure | This developer | Base | What it says, and does not |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completions on record | 15 | 82 off-plan | Buildings the corpus records as handed over, 2017 to 2026, 10 of them since 2024. It is a count of completions, not a punctuality record: see the note below. |
| Past its stated handover | 1 of 82 | 1% 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. |
| Price against neighbours | 0.88x | 17 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 0.80x to 1.00x. |
| Payment plan discount | 4.17% | 54 schedules | How 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 footprint | 9 communities | 82 located projects | A focused book: 59% of it sits in Palm Jebel Ali. Concentration is a fact about exposure, in either direction, not a verdict. |
| Listing completeness | 80% | 82 off-plan | Share of five listing facts published across its own projects: price 92%, handover date 100%, unit inventory 67%, payment plan 67%, coordinates 76%. Market 86%. This scores disclosure, not the buildings. |
The scorecard does not measure whether Nakheel 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.
Where the prices sit
21 of the 460 records are individual units with a listed price and size; the rest are unit-type starting prices. See methodology.
By bedroom count
| Type | Units | Median AED/sqft | p25 to p75 | Median price | Median size | Entry (p25 price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 83 | 2,077 | 1,770 to 2,192 | AED 1,850,000 | 877 sqft | AED 1,700,000 |
| 2 BR | 109 | 2,020 | 1,614 to 2,328 | AED 2,800,000 | 1,530 sqft | AED 2,640,000 |
| 3 BR | 91 | 2,370 | 1,898 to 3,050 | AED 6,400,000 | 2,717 sqft | AED 4,824,099 |
| 4 BR | 70 | 2,233 | 1,892 to 3,671 | AED 12,700,786 | 5,466 sqft | AED 7,616,086 |
| 5 BR | 64 | 2,163 | 1,818 to 2,281 | AED 18,000,000 | 8,204 sqft | AED 13,754,226 |
| 6+ BR | 43 | 2,460 | 1,920 to 2,700 | AED 21,000,000 | 11,015 sqft | AED 19,600,000 |
By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 2,140 (306), Villa 1,966 (138), Penthouse 2,223 (6), Duplex 2,612 (5), Townhouse 3,606 (4).
Payment plan norms
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.
Delivery pipeline
By year: 2021 (1), 2022 (1), 2023 (2), 2024 (5), 2025 (4), 2026 (9), 2027 (29), 2028 (30), 2029 (11), 2030 (4). Construction status: under construction 62, not stated 20, completed 15.
Nakheel by address
A community earns a page here at 25 or more priced records across two or more Nakheel projects. Each one holds the builder still and compares it with everyone else selling at the same address.
Where Nakheel builds
Every Nakheel off-plan project
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.
Developers at a similar price point
| Developer | Projects | Priced units | Median AED/sqft | vs Nakheel | Pre-handover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Properties | 24 | 596 | 2,131 | 0% | 65% |
| Invest Overseas | 5 | 116 | 2,146 | +0% | 60% |
| Invest Overseas (IGO) | 1 | 55 | 2,172 | +2% | 60% |
| Azizi | 60 | 6,567 | 2,174 | +2% | 50% |
| JAD Global | 7 | 102 | 2,100 | -2% | 60% |
| Palladium | 5 | 32 | 2,097 | -2% | 60% |
Questions this data answers
What is Nakheel's average off-plan price per sqft?+
Across 460 priced units in 67 Nakheel projects (July 2026), the median asking price is AED 2,138 per sqft, with the middle half between AED 1,812 and AED 2,607.
Where is Nakheel building off-plan?+
Nakheel has projects in 13 communities. The largest concentrations are Palm Jebel Ali (49), Dubai Islands (20), Al Furjan (6), Palm Jumeirah (6), Mohammed Bin Rashid City (5).
What payment plan does Nakheel usually offer?+
Across 81 published Nakheel payment plans the median structure is 20% on booking, 60% during construction and 20% on handover, so 80% before keys. 0% of plans include post-handover instalments.
When are Nakheel's off-plan projects handing over?+
Scheduled handovers by year: 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 5, 2025: 4, 2026: 9, 2027: 29, 2028: 30, 2029: 11, 2030: 4. Dates are as published by the developer and can move.
How much does a Nakheel off-plan unit cost?+
1 BR: median AED 1,850,000 for 877 sqft; 2 BR: median AED 2,800,000 for 1,530 sqft; 3 BR: median AED 6,400,000 for 2,717 sqft; 4 BR: median AED 12,700,786 for 5,466 sqft; 5 BR: median AED 18,000,000 for 8,204 sqft; 6+ BR: median AED 21,000,000 for 11,015 sqft.
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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.