Off-plan areas in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

All areas

• Master community · Dubai

  Jumeirah Village Circle

  171 projects · from AED 430K

  AED 1,591paid per sqft · DLD

• Island · Dubai© Nakheel

  Dubai Islands

  112 projects · from AED 1.4M

  AED 2,936paid per sqft · DLD

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai85top score

  Business Bay

  79 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,529

  Starts at

  AED 823K

  Mixed-use towers along the Dubai Canal, immediately south of Downtown.

  6 Strong · 17 Good · 12 Fair · 1 Weak

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai78top score

  Dubai South

  70 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,399

  Starts at

  AED 426K

  Masterplan around Al Maktoum International Airport and the Expo site.

  38 Good · 28 Fair · 1 Weak

  Expo City Dubai (14)

• Abu DhabiIsland · Abu Dhabi90top score

  Al Reem Island

  60 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,817

  Starts at

  AED 548K

  High-density residential island next to the city centre and the largest apartment market in Abu Dhabi.

  5 Strong · 27 Good · 2 Fair · 1 Weak

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai86top score

  Dubai Hills Estate

  56 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,260

  Starts at

  AED 1.4M

  Golf-course masterplan between Al Khail Road and Umm Suqeim Road, apartments and villas.

  14 Strong · 8 Good · 1 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai85top score

  Dubai Creek Harbour

  48 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,322

  Starts at

  AED 1.6M

  Emaar waterfront masterplan on the creek, facing the Ras Al Khor flamingo sanctuary.

  9 Strong · 6 Good

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai83top score

  Arjan

  46 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,728

  Starts at

  AED 556K

  Apartment district beside Dubai Miracle Garden, off Umm Suqeim Road.

  2 Strong · 18 Good · 5 Fair

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai76top score

  Jebel Ali

  45 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,685

  Starts at

  AED 550K

  Industrial and residential district along Sheikh Zayed Road towards the port, where new mid-market towers are being built.

  33 Good · 5 Fair · 1 Weak

  Jebel Ali Hills (1)Jebel Ali Village (5)Sobha Central (5)Wasl Gate (17)

• Abu DhabiIsland · Abu Dhabi86top score

  Saadiyat Island

  44 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 3,145

  Starts at

  AED 730K

  Cultural island home to Louvre Abu Dhabi and Zayed National Museum, with beachfront and cultural-district residences.

  5 Strong · 11 Good · 4 Fair · 1 Weak

  Saadiyat Cultural District (3)Saadiyat Grove (11)Saadiyat Lagoons (2)

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai89top score

  Downtown Dubai

  41 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 3,674

  Starts at

  AED 1.12M

  The Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall district, Dubai's central address for branded apartments.

  4 Strong · 9 Good

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai85top score

  Jumeirah Village Triangle

  41 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,697

  Starts at

  AED 570K

  Villa and townhouse community west of Jumeirah Village Circle, with apartment towers along its edges.

  2 Strong · 19 Good · 8 Fair

• © NakheelDubaiMaster community · Dubai84top score

  Al Furjan

  40 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,515

  Starts at

  AED 550K

  Villa, townhouse and apartment community between Discovery Gardens and Jebel Ali.

  3 Strong · 21 Good · 7 Fair

• Abu DhabiIsland · Abu Dhabi88top score

  Yas Island

  38 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 2,552

  Starts at

  AED 700K

  Leisure island with Ferrari World, Yas Marina Circuit and the Yas Bay waterfront; a mix of apartments and villa communities.

  6 Strong · 11 Good · 5 Fair · 2 Weak

  Yas Bay (15)

• © NakheelDubaiMaster community · Dubai78top score

  Meydan

  33 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,387

  Starts at

  AED 831K

  The district around Meydan Racecourse in Nad Al Sheba, apartment buildings and villa communities along the Ras Al Khor road.

  21 Good · 10 Fair

• © NshamaDubaiMaster community · Dubai82top score

  Town Square

  32 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,551

  Starts at

  AED 766K

  Affordable apartment and townhouse community on Al Qudra Road.

  5 Strong · 15 Good

• © Emaar PropertiesDubaiMaster community · Dubai80top score

  Emaar South

  29 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,347

  Starts at

  AED 950K

  Golf-course community inside Dubai South, villas, townhouses and apartments.

  3 Strong · 18 Good · 2 Fair

• DubaiIsland · Dubai89top score

  Palm Jumeirah

  29 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 5,615

  Starts at

  AED 3.2M

  Man-made palm-shaped island with beachfront apartments, villas and branded residences.

  2 Strong · 8 Good · 3 Fair

• © Emaar PropertiesDubaiMaster community · Dubai83top score

  The Valley

  27 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,236

  Starts at

  AED 2.34M

  Emaar townhouse and villa community on the Dubai-Al Ain Road.

  6 Strong · 14 Good

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai78top score

  Sobha Hartland

  26 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,989

  Starts at

  AED 951K

  Waterfront masterplan in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, apartments, townhouses and villas.

  12 Good · 4 Fair

  Sobha Hartland II (16)

• © Challiyan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai77top score

  Al Satwa

  24 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,382

  Starts at

  AED 715K

  Inner-city district between Sheikh Zayed Road and Jumeirah, with new mid-rise apartment buildings in its Jumeirah Garden City part.

  9 Good · 13 Fair

  Jumeirah Garden City (21)

• © Emaar PropertiesDubaiMaster community · Dubai87top score

  Dubai Marina

  23 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,636

  Starts at

  AED 1.18M

  High-rise waterfront community around a man-made marina, one of Dubai's densest apartment markets.

  4 Strong · 4 Good · 3 Fair

• © Safasaleem / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai86top score

  Jumeirah

  23 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 8,078

  Starts at

  AED 2.06M

  The old beachside district between the coast and Al Wasl Road, villas and low-rise apartment buildings from Jumeirah 1 to 3.

  5 Strong · 9 Good

  Al Wasl (5)Jumeirah Bay Island (2)Madinat Jumeirah Living (5)Port de La Mer (4)

• © NakheelDubaiMaster community · Dubai83top score

  Mohammed Bin Rashid City

  23 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,981

  Starts at

  AED 1.2M

  The masterplan between Downtown and Al Khail Road holding District One, Sobha Hartland and the Meydan One lagoon district.

  2 Strong · 16 Good · 3 Fair

• © Emaar PropertiesDubaiMaster community · Dubai82top score

  Arabian Ranches

  22 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  —

  Starts at

  AED 2.01M

  Emaar's villa and townhouse masterplan on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, built in three phases from 2004; the DLD records each phase as its own community.

  2 Strong

  Arabian Ranches I (2)Arabian Ranches II (4)Arabian Ranches III (16)

• © Emaar PropertiesDubaiMaster community · Dubai81top score

  Mina Rashid

  22 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,792

  Starts at

  AED 1.47M

  Emaar waterfront redevelopment of the old Port Rashid, with a marina and beach.

  1 Strong · 18 Good · 2 Fair

• © NakheelDubaiDistrict · Dubai71top score

  Al Warsan

  20 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,226

  Starts at

  AED 450K

  District on Dubai's eastern edge beside International City, where a cluster of new mid-rise apartment buildings is being built in Al Warsan 4.

  14 Good · 5 Fair

• © Dave Morton / Wikimedia Commons, Public domainDubaiMaster community · Dubai77top score

  Dubai Sports City

  19 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,383

  Starts at

  AED 598K

  Sports-themed community in Dubailand around The Els Club golf course and the ICC Academy cricket stadium, apartment towers and the Victory Heights villas.

  5 Good · 5 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai85top score

  Jumeirah Lakes Towers

  17 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,151

  Starts at

  AED 950K

  Cluster of towers around four lakes, across Sheikh Zayed Road from Dubai Marina.

  3 Strong · 5 Good

• © Oleg Yunakov / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Abu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi81top score

  Al Raha Beach

  16 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,927

  Starts at

  AED 2M

  Established waterfront district on the way to Yas with canal-side apartment communities.

  1 Strong · 7 Good · 3 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai83top score

  Dubai Harbour

  16 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 4,612

  Starts at

  AED 2.9M

  Marina and cruise terminal development between Bluewaters and Palm Jumeirah.

  2 Strong · 6 Good

  Emaar Beachfront (11)

• Abu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi84top score

  Al Shamkha

  15 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,208

  Starts at

  AED 340K

  Inland suburb south-east of the airport with affordable villa and townhouse communities.

  1 Strong · 2 Good · 8 Fair

• © Union PropertiesDubaiMaster community · Dubai82top score

  Motor City

  14 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,835

  Starts at

  AED 529K

  Union Properties' community around the Dubai Autodrome, built from 2005: the Green Community villas and the Uptown Motor City apartment blocks.

  3 Strong · 5 Good · 3 Fair

• DubaiIsland · Dubai68top score

  Palm Jebel Ali

  14 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,855

  Starts at

  AED 2.5M

  Nakheel's second palm island, relaunched in 2023 with villa fronds and central apartment districts.

  5 Good · 5 Fair · 1 Weak

• © MeraasDubaiDistrict · Dubai78top score

  Nad Al Sheba

  13 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,136

  Starts at

  AED 1.5M

  Established villa district south of the creek, with Nad Al Sheba Gardens and the newer plots towards Meydan.

  8 Good · 5 Fair

• © MeraasDubaiDistrict · Dubai85top score

  City Walk

  11 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 3,171

  Starts at

  AED 1.82M

  Meraas's low-rise urban district beside Al Wasl Road, apartment buildings around Central Park and its retail streets.

  3 Strong · 3 Good

• © Emaar PropertiesDubaiMaster community · Dubai82top score

  The Oasis

  11 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,705

  Starts at

  AED 8.5M

  Emaar's villa masterplan in Me'Aisem, mansions and villas around lagoons and water canals, launched in 2023.

  2 Strong · 9 Good

• © Bloom HoldingAbu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi80top score

  Zayed City

  11 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,500

  Starts at

  AED 690K

  Planned new district just south of Abu Dhabi International Airport, home to Bloom Holding's Bloom Living.

  1 Strong · 7 Good · 1 Fair

• © Modon HoldingAbu DhabiIsland · Abu Dhabi79top score

  Hudayriyat Island

  10 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,837

  Starts at

  AED 2M

  Sports and wellness island south-west of the city, master-planned by Modon, with beachfront villa communities.

  9 Good

• © NakheelDubaiMaster community · Dubai67top score

  International City

  9 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,111

  Starts at

  AED 540K

  Nakheel's low-rise district off Al Awir Road, built from 2002 in country-themed clusters, with Dragon Mart on its northern edge and newer phases to the south.

  4 Good · 1 Weak

  Dragon City (1)

• © giggel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai77top score

  Sheikh Zayed Road

  9 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 3,660

  Starts at

  AED 1.52M

  The office and apartment towers along the highway between Trade Centre and Safa Park, north of Business Bay.

  4 Good · 2 Fair · 1 Weak

• © Majid Al FuttaimDubaiMaster community · Dubai77top score

  Tilal Al Ghaf

  9 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,070

  Starts at

  AED 6.7M

  Lagoon-centred villa and townhouse masterplan off Hessa Street.

  3 Good · 2 Fair

• © Jumeirah Golf EstatesDubaiMaster community · Dubai78top score

  Jumeirah Golf Estates

  7 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,052

  Starts at

  AED 5.6M

  Villa and apartment community around the Earth and Fire championship golf courses off Al Yalayis Road.

  3 Good · 3 Fair

• © MAVARIZ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Abu DhabiIsland · Abu Dhabi80top score

  Al Maryah Island

  5 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 2,446

  Starts at

  AED 2.2M

  Financial district (ADGM) with luxury towers, The Galleria and Cleveland Clinic.

  1 Strong · 1 Good · 1 Fair · 1 Weak

• © ORA DevelopersAbu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi47top score

  Ghantoot

  5 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 2,631

  Starts at

  AED 2.75M

  Coastal area beside the Abu Dhabi–Dubai border, where ORA's Bayn community is being built.

  5 Weak

• © Subhashish Panigrahi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai70top score

  Mirdif

  5 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,296

  Starts at

  AED 2.7M

  Established family district east of the airport, villas and low-rise apartment buildings around Mirdif City Centre.

  1 Good

• © Eagle HillsAbu DhabiIsland · Abu Dhabi79top score

  Ramhan Island

  5 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 3,960

  Starts at

  AED 3.1M

  Private island development by Eagle Hills with a marina and villa plots.

  3 Good

• © Al BarariDubaiMaster community · Dubai67top score

  Al Barari

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,941

  Starts at

  AED 1.25M

  Low-density villa and apartment community in Dubailand, built around botanical gardens by the developer of the same name.

  1 Good · 2 Fair

• © Anan Investment HoldingAbu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi

  Al Faqa'

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  —

  Starts at

  Price on request

  Inland desert district in the east of the emirate, towards Al Ain, where Arabian Hills Estate is being built.

• © NakheelDubaiMaster community · Dubai75top score

  Discovery Gardens

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,438

  Starts at

  AED 570K

  Apartment community beside Al Furjan and Ibn Battuta.

  3 Good · 1 Fair

• © Florian Kriechbaumer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai72top score

  Ras Al Khor

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,474

  Starts at

  AED 1.83M

  Former industrial district south of Dubai Creek, next to the wildlife sanctuary, where apartment buildings are replacing warehouses.

  3 Good · 1 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai81top score

  The Heights Country Club

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,483

  Starts at

  AED 6M

  Emaar's villa and townhouse community around a country club in Dubailand.

  1 Strong · 2 Good

• © Radosław Botev / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 plDubaiDistrict · Dubai82top score

  Za'abeel

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 3,467

  Starts at

  AED 2.68M

  The district between Downtown and the creek holding Za'abeel Park, the World Trade Centre and One Za'abeel.

  1 Strong · 1 Good

• © Francisco Anzola / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai72top score

  Dubai Media City

  3 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,921

  Starts at

  AED 3.03M

  TECOM's media free zone in Al Sufouh, office blocks and hotels beside Internet City and Knowledge Park with apartment towers along its edge.

  2 Good

• Abu DhabiIsland · Abu Dhabi72top score

  Fahid Island

  3 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 3,576

  Starts at

  AED 1.9M

  New Aldar island between Saadiyat and Yas focused on wellness-led beachfront living.

  1 Good · 2 Fair

• © NakheelDubaiIsland · Dubai

  The World Islands

  3 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  —

  Starts at

  AED 1.26M

  The offshore archipelago of man-made islands four kilometres from the Jumeirah coast, with the Heart of Europe the only part being built.

• © Bloom HoldingAbu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi

  Al Bateen

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  —

  Starts at

  Price on request

  Established district on the western shore of Abu Dhabi island, with Al Bateen Marina and villa and apartment communities such as Al Bateen Park.

  Nareel Island (1)

• © aar kay / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Abu DhabiMaster community · Abu Dhabi

  Al Ghadeer

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 913

  Starts at

  AED 502K

  Community on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai border aimed at commuters.

• © IMKAN PropertiesAbu DhabiMaster community · Abu Dhabi54top score

  AlJurf

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 2,739

  Starts at

  AED 1.5M

  Coastal community by IMKAN on the Sahel Al Emarat between Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

  1 Fair · 1 Weak

• © Bloom HoldingAbu DhabiMaster community · Abu Dhabi

  Bloom Gardens

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  —

  Starts at

  AED 2.3M

  Gated villa community by Bloom Holding in the Al Muntazah district of Abu Dhabi island.

• © No machine-readable author provided. Tournesol assumed (based on copyright claims). / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai73top score

  Bur Dubai

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,250

  Starts at

  AED 1.15M

  Dubai's old quarter on the west bank of the Creek, including Al Kifaf and the area around Port Rashid.

  2 Good

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai65top score

  Dubai Water Canal

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 3,804

  Starts at

  AED 7.09M

  Low-rise residential strip along the canal between Business Bay and Jumeirah.

  2 Good

• © Guilhem Vellut / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai

  Jumeirah Beach Residence

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,619

  Starts at

  AED 1.35M

  Beachfront towers along The Walk and The Beach, at the mouth of Dubai Marina.

• © giggel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0Abu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi

  The Marina

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  —

  Starts at

  AED 2.4M

  Waterfront peninsula at the Breakwater beside Marina Mall, off the Corniche, where National Investment Corporation's Marina development stands.

• © Surya Prakash Gajagouni / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Abu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi

  Al Qurm

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  —

  Starts at

  Price on request

  Waterfront district among the mangroves on the southern shore of Abu Dhabi island, home to Aldar's gated Al Gurm villa community.

• © xiquinhosilva / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0Abu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi

  Al Ras Al Akhdar

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  —

  Starts at

  Price on request

  The western tip of Abu Dhabi island, around Emirates Palace.

• © 7777777kz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai76top score

  Al Sufouh

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,495

  Starts at

  AED 1.8M

  Coastal district between Dubai Marina and Umm Suqeim, off Sheikh Zayed Road.

  1 Good

• © MeraasDubaiIsland · Dubai

  Bluewaters Island

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 5,317

  Starts at

  AED 4.1M

  Man-made island off JBR, home to Ain Dubai, with apartments and branded residences.

• © Nowitscorrect / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0DubaiDistrict · Dubai60top score

  Dubai Internet City

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,275

  Starts at

  AED 3.4M

  Technology business district off Sheikh Zayed Road, beside Dubai Media City.

  1 Fair

• © Jubail Island Investment CompanyAbu DhabiIsland · Abu Dhabi

  Jubail Island

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,612

  Starts at

  Price on request

  Low-density villa island set among mangroves between Saadiyat and Yas.

• © Dubai PropertiesDubaiMaster community · Dubai

  Mudon

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,715

  Starts at

  AED 2.06M

  Dubai Properties' villa and townhouse community off Al Qudra Road, built from 2014 around a central park.

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai86top score

  Dubailand

  106 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  —

  Starts at

  AED 451K

  Dubai's largest masterplan, a belt of communities along the Dubai–Al Ain Road; the register files its parts as separate communities and has no figures for the whole.

  3 Strong · 66 Good · 16 Fair · 1 Weak

  Athlon (16)City of Arabia (5)DAMAC Islands (2)Falcon City of Wonders (3)Ghaf Woods (7)Haven by Aldar (12)Living Legends (1)Liwan (8)Majan (28)Remraam (1)Rukan (3)Sobha Elwood (1)Sobha Sanctuary (8)The Acres (2)The Wilds (3)Villanova (2)

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai78top score

  Dubailand Residence Complex

  78 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,447

  Starts at

  AED 445K

  Apartment district in Wadi Al Safa 5 on the Dubai–Al Ain Road, mid-rise buildings by smaller developers.

  51 Good · 23 Fair · 1 Weak

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai82top score

  Dubai Investment Park

  28 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,741

  Starts at

  AED 748K

  Mixed industrial, commercial and residential zone south of Jebel Ali and Expo City, with apartment blocks and townhouse communities such as Green Community.

  1 Strong · 17 Good · 9 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai85top score

  Dubai Production City

  26 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,435

  Starts at

  AED 558K

  The former IMPZ, a TECOM media-production zone off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road with mid-rise apartment buildings and a Lulu hypermarket.

  3 Strong · 15 Good · 4 Fair

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai74top score

  Dubai Maritime City

  24 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 3,125

  Starts at

  AED 820K

  Man-made peninsula between Port Rashid and Dubai Drydocks, offices and a marina with apartment towers under construction.

  8 Good · 13 Fair · 2 Weak

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai65top score

  Dubai Industrial City

  19 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,410

  Starts at

  AED 450K

  Industrial and logistics city in the south of Dubai, off Emirates Road, with a growing residential quarter.

  1 Good · 13 Fair · 4 Weak

• Abu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi80top score

  Khalifa City

  19 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,376

  Starts at

  AED 470K

  Established suburban district near the airport.

  1 Strong · 8 Good · 3 Fair

  Masdar City (16)

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai73top score

  Al Jaddaf

  17 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,894

  Starts at

  AED 720K

  Creekside district between Dubai Healthcare City and Dubai Festival City, with mid-rise apartment towers.

  9 Good · 6 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai76top score

  Dubai Silicon Oasis

  11 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,611

  Starts at

  AED 645K

  The technology free zone on the Dubai–Al Ain Road, built from 2004: apartment blocks around its office parks, the Cedre and Semmer villas, and Silicon Central mall.

  6 Good

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai75top score

  Dubai Science Park

  10 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,764

  Starts at

  AED 760K

  Business park between Arjan and Motor City with apartment buildings along its edges.

  5 Good · 2 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai73top score

  Emirates Living

  8 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  —

  Starts at

  AED 1.78M

  Emaar's first villa masterplan off Sheikh Zayed Road, the Springs, Meadows, Lakes, Views and Hattan built from 1999 around the Montgomerie golf course.

  6 Good

  Jumeirah Islands (7)Jumeirah Park (1)

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai63top score

  DAMAC Hills 2

  7 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,291

  Starts at

  AED 547K

  DAMAC's second masterplan, formerly Akoya Oxygen, off the Al Qudra Road far south of the city: townhouses and villas in themed clusters.

  3 Fair · 1 Weak

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai78top score

  Dubai Design District

  5 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 3,181

  Starts at

  AED 1.75M

  The d3 creative free zone beside Business Bay and the creek, offices and showrooms with apartment buildings being added.

  5 Good

• Abu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi86top score

  Al Bahyah

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,695

  Starts at

  AED 1.35M

  Mainland district just north-east of Yas Island on the road to Dubai, where Sobha City and Aldar's Al Deem Townhomes are being built.

  1 Strong · 1 Good · 1 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai76top score

  DAMAC Hills

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,786

  Starts at

  AED 1.2M

  Golf-course masterplan on Umm Suqeim Road with villas, townhouses and apartments.

  1 Good

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai

  DIFC

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  —

  Starts at

  AED 2.4M

  Dubai International Financial Centre, the financial free zone between Sheikh Zayed Road and Za'abeel, with apartment towers among the office blocks and the Gate Avenue retail.

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai74top score

  Dubai Studio City

  4 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,538

  Starts at

  AED 450K

  TECOM's media-production zone off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, sound stages and offices with mid-rise apartment blocks alongside.

  1 Good · 2 Fair

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai63top score

  DAMAC Lagoons

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,820

  Starts at

  AED 1.14M

  Villa and townhouse masterplan beside DAMAC Hills, its clusters named after Mediterranean resorts and built around lagoons.

  2 Fair

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai

  Dubai Academic City

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  —

  Starts at

  AED 3.7M

  University district on Dubai's eastern edge, off Emirates Road.

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai70top score

  Dubai Healthcare City

  2 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 2,018

  Starts at

  AED 829K

  The medical free zone by the creek at Oud Metha, with hospitals and clinics in its first phase and apartment towers in its second across the creek.

  1 Good

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai43top score

  Al Barsha

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,322

  Starts at

  AED 1.8M

  Established district around Mall of the Emirates, mostly villas and low-rise apartment buildings.

  1 Weak

• Abu DhabiDistrict · Abu Dhabi

  Al Samha

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · ADREC

  AED 1,199

  Starts at

  Price on request

  Mainland suburb on the Abu Dhabi–Dubai road, north-east of the city.

• DubaiDistrict · Dubai40top score

  Barsha Heights

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,427

  Starts at

  AED 10.2M

  The former Tecom district off Sheikh Zayed Road, offices and apartment towers between Internet City and Al Barsha.

  1 Weak

• DubaiMaster community · Dubai

  Reem Community

  1 projects

  Paid / sqft · DLD

  AED 1,227

  Starts at

  AED 1.96M

  Emaar's Mira and Mira Oasis townhouse community off Al Qudra Road, beside Arabian Ranches II.