© Challiyan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Off-plan projects in Al Satwa
Inner-city district between Sheikh Zayed Road and Jumeirah, with new mid-rise apartment buildings in its Jumeirah Garden City part.
- Projects
- 24
- 1 already built
- From
- AED 756K
- Stamn Two
- Asking per sqft
- 1,935 – 3,341
- AED · est.
- Buyers paid
- AED 2,361
- per sqft, apartments · DLD off-plan sales
- Handover
- Ready → 2028
- 17 developers
What buyers paid in Al Satwa
Monthly price report →Registered sales from the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The gap on every project compares its own registered sales, where it has them, or else its asking price with the median here.
Apartments
AED per sqft · last 6 monthsSince 1 Jan 2026
Off-plan
2,305
1,106 sales
Finished
1,738
83 sales
All
2,280
1,189 sales
Median registered price in AED per sqft, as of 10 Nov 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data.
What homes let for in Al Satwa
Registered tenancy contracts from the Dubai Land Department (DLD), divided by what finished homes sold for: the gross rental yield, worked out rather than quoted.
Apartments
5.1% gross
A median rent of AED 91 per sqft a year on 1,237 new tenancy contracts, last 6 months, against AED 1,777 per sqft paid across 49 finished sales, last 6 months.
At today's off-plan prices (AED 2,361 per sqft, off-plan sales, last 6 months) the same rent would be 3.9%, before anything changes by handover.
Gross yield is a year's rent over the price, before service charges, fees and empty periods; our arithmetic on the register's figures, as of 2 Nov 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Not investment advice.
What people say about living in Al Satwa
Strong interestProperty portals and agents report steady off-plan interest in Al Satwa's Jumeirah Garden City pocket, with several mid-rise towers marketed as new stock in an otherwise old inner-city district, though most attention stays with agents and area guides rather than wider public debate.
What people say
- +Buyers and residents on area guides and forums cite affordable rents and central location between Sheikh Zayed Road and Jumeirah as a drawbayut.com
- +Guides describe a close-knit, walkable community with a lively street food scenebayut.com
- −Reviewers note heavy traffic at peak hours and limited parking in the older streetsdrivenproperties.com
- −Guides flag a shortage of premium schools in or near the districtdrivenproperties.com
- ·Area guides describe two distinct feels: older low-rise Al Satwa streets and the newer mid-rise towers of Jumeirah Garden City to the eastpropertyfinder.ae
- ·Agents' guides say buyer interest concentrates in Jumeirah Garden City rather than the older part of the districtpropertyfinder.ae
Open, and under way
- 2016A revised masterplan for Jumeirah Garden City scaled the original 2009 regeneration plan down to a district of parks surrounded by mid-rise apartment buildings propsearch.ae
- 2013 to 2020City Walk, Jumeirah Bay Island and Pearl Jumeirah, the other parts of the original Jumeirah Garden City masterplan, were built in this period, separate from the Al Satwa redevelopment propsearch.ae
- UndatedSatwa Park, a 2.54 hectare green area with a jogging track, is open to the public inside the district khaleejtimes.com
- 18 Aug 2026KORO One in Jumeirah Garden City was completed and handed over propsearch.ae
Recently
- 18 Aug 2026A developer completed and handed over KORO One, described as its first residential community in Jumeirah Garden City propsearch.ae
- 4 Aug 2026A developer announced handover of Mayfair Gardens for September propsearch.ae
- 19 May 2026A main construction contract was awarded for a residential project in the district propsearch.ae
Claude Sonnet 5's reading of public pages and what people post, 29 September 2026; paraphrased, no one named, each line on the page it came from. Not a person's opinion and not advice.
All 24 projects in Al Satwa
Where each project's price sits against what buyers paid
Gap vs DLD median · registered sales where available
Each dot is a project's Rendr Score, placed by its gap. Hover a dot for the name; every project is listed below.
7 projects have no gap yet
Off-plan in Al Satwa: questions buyers ask
How many off-plan projects are there in Al Satwa?
We list 23 off-plan projects on sale in Al Satwa, Dubai, and 1 built or sold out, from 17 developers, starting at AED 756,000. This is a selected list rather than every project in the area, and it grows as projects are checked.
How much does an off-plan property in Al Satwa cost?
The off-plan projects we list in Al Satwa start from AED 756,000, or around AED 1,935 to AED 3,341 per sqft (some figures estimated). Asking prices come from developers and change without notice.
What do buyers actually pay per sqft in Al Satwa?
The median registered sale in Al Satwa is AED 2,361 per sqft for apartments, from 322 sales. That figure counts sales of homes that were not built yet, recorded by the Dubai Land Department (DLD), not asking prices.
What is the gross rental yield in Al Satwa?
About 5.1% gross for apartments in Al Satwa, worked out from DLD's own figures: new tenancy contracts, last 6 months, against finished sales, last 6 months. Gross means a year's rent over the price, before service charges, fees and empty periods; it is our arithmetic on the register, not a promise.
Which developers are building in Al Satwa?
Alaia Developments, Axiom Prime Real Estate, Cavara Developments, Elemental Developments, Enso Development and Holm Developments and 11 others have off-plan projects we list in Al Satwa. Each developer page shows their other projects and how their asking prices sit against registered sales.
When do off-plan projects in Al Satwa hand over?
Handover in Al Satwa runs ready to 2028, and 1 of the projects we list is already built. Dates are the developers' own estimates and off-plan schedules move, so confirm the current date before you pay.