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Off-plan projects in Dubai Design District

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

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Projects
5
From
AED 2.23M
Design Quarter at D3
Asking per sqft
2,412 – 3,627
AED · est.
Buyers paid
AED 3,163
per sqft, apartments · DLD off-plan sales
Handover
2027 → 2030
2 developers

What buyers paid in Dubai Design District

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 months
Off-plan sales3,163 · 113 sales
Finished sales—
All sales3,163 · 113 sales
Since 1 Jan 2026

Off-plan

3,145

397 sales

Finished

—

All

3,145

397 sales

Median registered price in AED per sqft, as of 10 Nov 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data.

Monthly price report

What people say about living in Dubai Design District

Strong interest

D3 draws steady coverage as Meraas rolls out its first homes, with reports of a sold-out waterfront tower and a new launch, alongside routine coverage of its creative-hub events and restaurants.

What people say

  • +reviewers and remote workers praise d3's mix of architecture, art installations, cafes and restaurants along the creektripadvisor.com
  • +area guides describe it as connected yet distinct from Downtown and Business Bay, with frequent design shows and street marketsdrivenproperties.com
  • +a remote-worker review calls it a strong base for creative professionals thanks to its infrastructure and communityservicedapartments.ae
  • ·coverage highlights Atelis selling out as a 280-unit waterfront tower before the launch of a further schemegulfbusiness.com

Open, and under way

  • 2026The d3 masterplan covers about 1.67 square kilometres of land, with a target of 60,000 residents once complete thenationalnews.com
  • Jan 2026Construction of Design Quarter at d3 is under way, reported at 16.2 per cent progress thenationalnews.com
  • Mar 2026The Real Estate Regulatory Agency records Design Quarter's construction progress at 26.30 per cent meraas.com
  • UndatedDesign Quarter comprises three residential towers with 558 units and three office towers with 229 units propsearch.ae
  • UndatedDesign Quarter's handover is scheduled for the second quarter of 2027 propsearch.ae
  • Jan 2026Atelis, a waterfront tower of 280 units designed by SOM, is reported sold out gulfbusiness.com
  • Jan 2026The Edit at d3 launched as three towers comprising 557 homes gulfbusiness.com
  • 2020A smart police station opened in d3, offering around 46 services covering security, traffic, community and certificates en.wikipedia.org
  • 4-8 Nov 2026Downtown Design, the anchor fair of Dubai Design Week, is scheduled to take place at d3 downtowndesign.com

Recently

  • 16 Jan 2026The National reports the d3 masterplan targets 60,000 residents across about 1.67 sq km, with Design Quarter construction under way thenationalnews.com
  • 6 Jan 2026Gulf Business reports Atelis, a 280-unit waterfront tower, has sold out and The Edit, a three-tower 557-home scheme, has launched gulfbusiness.com
  • 25 Nov 2025Meraas launches The Edit at d3 as part of the district's expansion propsearch.ae
  • 17 Nov 2025Meraas unveils Atelis at d3, a waterfront residential tower propsearch.ae
  • 1-6 Sep 2025Dubai Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 is held at d3 dubaidesigndistrict.com
  • 5 Jan 2026Meraas unveils plans for further urban waterfront living at d3 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 5 projects in Dubai Design District

Where each project's price sits against what buyers paid

Gap vs DLD median · registered sales where available

DLD median−30%+10%

Each dot is a project's Rendr Score, placed by its gap. Hover a dot for the name; every project is listed below.

Off-plan in Dubai Design District: questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects are there in Dubai Design District?

We list 5 off-plan projects on sale in Dubai Design District, Dubai, from 2 developers, starting at AED 2,229,000. 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 Dubai Design District cost?

The off-plan projects we list in Dubai Design District start from AED 2,229,000, or around AED 2,412 to AED 3,627 per sqft (some figures estimated). Asking prices come from developers and change without notice.

What do buyers actually pay per sqft in Dubai Design District?

The median registered sale in Dubai Design District is AED 3,163 per sqft for apartments, from 113 sales. That figure counts sales of homes that were not built yet, recorded by the Dubai Land Department (DLD), not asking prices.

Which developers are building in Dubai Design District?

Meraas and Select Group have off-plan projects we list in Dubai Design District. Each developer page shows their other projects and how their asking prices sit against registered sales.

When do off-plan projects in Dubai Design District hand over?

Handover in Dubai Design District runs 2027 to 2030. Dates are the developers' own estimates and off-plan schedules move, so confirm the current date before you pay.