Off-Plan
New off-plan launches worth watching this quarter
Dozens of projects launch in Dubai every month. Most are noise. These are the four our off-plan desk is actually tracking — and the reasoning behind each.
Our filter for off-plan is unchanged: developer track record, location logic that works without a brochure, and a payment plan that doesn't require heroic assumptions. Four projects currently pass it, for four different kinds of buyer.
For families planning ahead: The Oasis by Emaar
Emaar's villa masterplans have a habit of becoming the city's default family addresses a decade later — Dubai Hills proved it. The Oasis is the same play at larger scale. Water-facing Palmiera plots on the original 80/20 plan remain the pick where resales surface.
For yield-focused investors: Sobha Skyvue
Hartland II's canal-front towers combine Sobha's in-house build quality with something off-plan rarely offers: real rental comparables next door in Hartland I. Downtown-facing one-bedrooms are the rational unit.
For entry pricing: DAMAC Riverside
Two-bedrooms from around AED 1.1M in the Al Maktoum airport growth corridor. This is a patience trade on infrastructure — sensible as a first buy-to-let, wrong for someone who needs the established city on their doorstep now.
For patient capital: Palm Jebel Ali
Beach villas on the second Palm, with handovers stretching to 2028 and beyond. The reference case is Palm Jumeirah's frond villas — among the best-performing assets in the city's history. Long money only.
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