New homes in Alba Residences start at AED 855,888; the keys were due Dec 2025; you pay 20% to book, 30% while it is built and 50% at the keys.
In the 12 months to Oct 19, 2026, Dubai Land Department recorded 416 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Wadi Al Safa 2. Their median price is AED 1,435 per sq ft (about AED 914,000 at 637 sq ft). This project's from price is AED 1,344 per sq ft (AED 855,888 for its smallest home, 637 sq ft), 6% less.
Keys
Dec 2025
The developer's handover date. It has passed and may be out of date, so ask us for the current one.
Payment plan
20 / 30 / 50
20% to book, 30% while it is built, 50% at the keys
Bedrooms
1 to 2 beds
Sizes
637 to 1,195 sq ft
Ownership
Freehold
Property types
Apartment
Registration fee
4% of the price
Paid to the Dubai Land Department
Details from the developer, as of Nov 1, 2026. They can change; ask us to confirm before you book.
Dubai Land Department register
From price per sq ft
AED 1,344 per sq ft
Similar off-plan homes: AED 1,435 per sq ft
RERA project
2753
Check it in Dubai REST, the Dubai Land Department's official app.
Built
65%
Being built. DLD register, Jun 12, 2026
Escrow account
بنك دبي الاسلامي (شركة مساهمة عامة)
The bank that holds your payments
Registered homes
22
In 1 buildings
Paying for it
You pay 20% when you book, 30% as the building goes up, and 50% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
When you book
Booking
20%
AED 171,178
As it is built
While it is built
30%
AED 256,766
At the keys (Dec 2025)
Keys
50%
AED 427,944
Booking payment, 20%
AED 171,178
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 34,236
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 205,414
The handover date (Dec 2025) is too close or already past to estimate the dates. Ask us for the developer's current schedule.
Your payments go into the project's escrow account, which RERA watches, not straight to the developer.
Before you buy
Pay into the project's escrow account only.
This project's escrow account is at the bank named on the register above, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person.
Budget for the service charge.
Buildings in this area paid a median of AED 11 per sq ft a year in 2023, from 38 buildings on the Dubai Land Department register. For the smallest home (637 sq ft) that is about AED 7,000 a year.
Register the sale with Oqood.
The Land Department records off-plan sales in its Oqood register. Until your sale is on it, the home isn't in your name.
Is the price fair?
Dubai Land Department recorded 416 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Wadi Al Safa 2, from Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Too few similar homes in ALBA sold in 24 months, so we compare with off-plan sales across Wadi Al Safa 2.
Dubai Land Department recorded 416 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Wadi Al Safa 2, from Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Median price AED 1,435 per sq ft
AED 996 to AED 1,107 per sq ft
27 sales
AED 1,107 to AED 1,219 per sq ft
32 sales
AED 1,219 to AED 1,331 per sq ft
37 sales
AED 1,331 to AED 1,442 per sq ft
119 sales
This project's from price is in this band.
AED 1,442 to AED 1,554 per sq ft
77 sales
AED 1,554 to AED 1,666 per sq ft
81 sales
AED 1,666 to AED 1,778 per sq ft
34 sales
AED 1,778 to AED 1,889 per sq ft
9 sales
AED 996 per sq ftAED 1,889 per sq ft
This project AED 1,344 per sq ft
Half of the sales sold for AED 1,355 to AED 1,599 per sq ft
The median is the middle sale: half sold for less, half for more.
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Price per sq ft
Sales
AED 996 to AED 1,107 per sq ft
27
AED 1,107 to AED 1,219 per sq ft
32
AED 1,219 to AED 1,331 per sq ft
37
AED 1,331 to AED 1,442 per sq ft
119
AED 1,442 to AED 1,554 per sq ft
77
AED 1,554 to AED 1,666 per sq ft
81
AED 1,666 to AED 1,778 per sq ft
34
AED 1,778 to AED 1,889 per sq ft
9
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 416 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Nov 2025AED 888,000AED 1,404 per sq ftALBERO BY ORO24, 632 sq ft
Sep 2026AED 827,009AED 1,260 per sq ftParkgreen Residences by Alishaan, 656 sq ft
Jul 2026AED 830,000AED 1,265 per sq ftParkgreen Residences by Alishaan, 656 sq ft
Sale prices from Dubai Land Department, Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. Off-plan sales only, of the same home type, bedrooms and size band.
What similar homes sold for
The median price of off-plan homes with the same number of bedrooms that sold in Liwan in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026. The smallest type is checked at the from price.
Type
Off-plan median
Sales
Against similar sales
1-bed apartmentFrom AED 855,888 here
Off-plan medianAED 1,200,000AED 1,436 per sq ft
Sales442
6% below 416 similar sales
2-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 1,772,000AED 1,507 per sq ft
Sales225
Sale prices from Dubai Land Department, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A median needs at least 30 sales.
Rent and yield
Gross yield at the from price
6.4%
Typical for similar ready homes
9.2%
Median rent of 1-bed apartments in Liwan
AED 55,000 a year
Rent contracts counted
1,357
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
1-bed apartment
AED 55,000 a year
2-bed apartment
AED 78,000 a year
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 55,000 ÷ AED 855,888 = 6.4%. The home earns nothing until the keys, and new buildings often rent for more than older ones.
Rents come from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts: new residential contracts in the area, all buildings. A median is the middle one: half are lower, half higher.
On your doorstep
Indian International School950 m, 15 min walkSchool
Kent College1.8 km, 4 min driveBritish school
GEMS Wellington Academy2.1 km, 9 min driveIB school
Alba Residences is a four-storey Amaya Properties building in Liwan with one- and two-bedroom apartments from AED 855,888. Its from price per square foot is 6.4% below 416 one-bedroom off-plan sales in Liwan, and the listed handover of December 2025 has passed.
The Dubai Land Department lists 416 one-bedroom off-plan sales in Liwan in the 12 months to October 2026. The from price per square foot is 6.4% below their median. Those sales cover the whole area, so ask what recent buyers in this building have paid.
The listed handover is December 2025, almost a year ago, so it may be out of date. Ask the developer for the current status and whether the building has its completion certificate. Visit the unit if you can before you pay.
You pay 20% on booking, 30% during construction and 50% at handover. At the from price that is about AED 171,178, AED 256,766 and AED 427,944. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to about AED 34,236; ask when it is due. Ask which of these payments are already due if construction has finished.
The listing gives one-bedroom homes of 637 sq ft and two-bedroom homes of 973 sq ft, with sizes up to 1,195 sq ft, and the developer also mentions executive units. There are shops on the ground floor, landscaped gardens, a gym, a children's play area, covered parking and a lobby. The building is where Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road crosses Al Ain Road. Burjeel Medical Center is about 650 m away, Indian International School about 950 m and Kent College about 1.8 km, and Creek Metro Station is about 12 km away, around 19 minutes by car.
