New homes in The Edit at d3 start at AED 2,000,000; keys are due Jun 2030; you pay 20% to book, 55% while it is built and 25% at the keys.
In the 12 months to Oct 19, 2026, Dubai Land Department recorded 1,127 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Business Bay. Their median price is AED 2,710 per sq ft (about AED 2,044,000 at 754 sq ft). This project's from price is AED 2,653 per sq ft (AED 2,000,000 for its smallest home, 754 sq ft), 2% less.
Keys
Jun 2030
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
20 / 55 / 25
20% to book, 55% while it is built, 25% at the keys
Bedrooms
1 to 5 beds
Sizes
754 to 8,753 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 2,653 per sq ft
Similar off-plan homes: AED 2,710 per sq ft
We couldn't match this project to the Dubai Land Department project register yet. Ask us for its RERA project number.
Paying for it
You pay 20% when you book, 55% as the building goes up, and 25% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Now
Booking
20%
AED 400,000
Apr 2027
While it is built
6.9%
AED 137,500
Sep 2027
While it is built
6.9%
AED 137,500
Jan 2028
While it is built
6.9%
AED 137,500
Jun 2028
While it is built
6.9%
AED 137,500
Nov 2028
While it is built
6.9%
AED 137,500
Apr 2029
While it is built
6.9%
AED 137,500
Aug 2029
While it is built
6.9%
AED 137,500
Jan 2030
While it is built
6.9%
AED 137,500
Jun 2030
Keys
25%
AED 500,000
Booking payment, 20%
AED 400,000
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 80,000
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 480,000
The dates are our estimate: we spread the construction share evenly between now and the keys. The developer's real dates follow the building work, so they can move.
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.
Every off-plan project in Dubai must have an escrow account at a bank, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person. Ask for the account number.
Budget for the service charge.
Buildings in this area paid a median of AED 30 per sq ft a year in 2024, from 36 buildings on the Dubai Land Department register. For the smallest home (754 sq ft) that is about AED 23,000 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 1,127 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Business Bay, from Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
We compare with off-plan sales across Business Bay, as this project isn't on the Dubai Land Department register yet or has too few sales.
Dubai Land Department recorded 1,127 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Business Bay, 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 2,710 per sq ft
AED 1,361 to AED 1,731 per sq ft
24 sales
AED 1,731 to AED 2,102 per sq ft
84 sales
AED 2,102 to AED 2,472 per sq ft
211 sales
AED 2,472 to AED 2,843 per sq ft
406 sales
This project's from price is in this band.
AED 2,843 to AED 3,213 per sq ft
220 sales
AED 3,213 to AED 3,584 per sq ft
111 sales
AED 3,584 to AED 3,954 per sq ft
23 sales
AED 3,954 to AED 4,325 per sq ft
48 sales
AED 1,361 per sq ftAED 4,325 per sq ft
This project AED 2,653 per sq ft
Half of the sales sold for AED 2,424 to AED 2,993 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 1,361 to AED 1,731 per sq ft
24
AED 1,731 to AED 2,102 per sq ft
84
AED 2,102 to AED 2,472 per sq ft
211
AED 2,472 to AED 2,843 per sq ft
406
AED 2,843 to AED 3,213 per sq ft
220
AED 3,213 to AED 3,584 per sq ft
111
AED 3,584 to AED 3,954 per sq ft
23
AED 3,954 to AED 4,325 per sq ft
48
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 1,127 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Dec 2025AED 2,381,000AED 3,159 per sq ftBayz 101 By Danube, 754 sq ft
Nov 2025AED 2,300,840AED 3,053 per sq ftBayz 101 By Danube, 754 sq ft
Oct 2026AED 2,275,000AED 3,019 per sq ftBayz 101 By Danube, 753 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 Dubai Design District 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 2,000,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 2,291,000AED 2,671 per sq ft
Sales1,749
2% below 1,127 similar sales
2-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 3,570,000AED 2,691 per sq ft
Sales953
3-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 5,829,000AED 3,046 per sq ft
Sales219
4-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 12,289,000AED 3,094 per sq ft
Sales33
5-bed apartment
Off-plan medianToo few sales for a median
Sales11
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
4.9%
Typical for similar ready homes
7%
Median rent of 1-bed apartments in Dubai Design District
AED 98,000 a year
Rent contracts counted
4,357
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
1-bed apartment
AED 98,000 a year
2-bed apartment
AED 140,000 a year
3-bed apartment
AED 200,000 a year
4-bed apartment
AED 327,500 a year
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 98,000 ÷ AED 2,000,000 = 4.9%. 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
Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station3.5 km, 13 min driveMetro station
Business Bay creek front2.9 km, 10 min driveWaterfront
Hartland International School1.3 km, 3 min driveSchool
Dubai International School4.5 km, 13 min driveAmerican school
JSS School5 km, 13 min driveIndian school
Sobha Mall (Under Construction)1.1 km, 18 min walkMall
BIOS CLINIC1.1 km, 18 min walkHospital
Downtown Dubai2.6 km, 10 min driveOffices
Mercedes-Benz Off-Road Experience Center650 m, 10 min walkPark
The Edit at d3 is a Meraas project of three towers in Dubai Design District, with 1- to 5-bedroom apartments from AED 2,000,000 and handover listed for June 2030. The from price is 2.1% below 1,127 similar sales in Business Bay over the 12 months to October 2026.
The price check uses Business Bay sales: the from price per square foot here is 2.1% below 1,127 similar sales over the 12 months to October 2026, all one-bedroom sales that DLD lists there. Compare the price per square foot of the unit you are offered with other d3 and Business Bay projects.
The plan is 20% on booking, 55% during construction and 25% on handover. At the from price you pay AED 400,000, AED 1,100,000 and AED 500,000. Handover is listed for June 2030, about three and a half years from now, and 75% of the price is due before then. The 4% Land Department fee is AED 80,000.
Sizes are about 754 sq ft for one bedroom, 1,266 sq ft for two, 2,153 sq ft for three, 2,771 sq ft for four and 8,753 sq ft for five. Homes come unfurnished, with fully equipped kitchens and engineered stone countertops. Residents share padel courts, resort-style pools, a cinema, a yoga studio and co-working space. The project is freehold.
By our map, Hartland International School is about 1.3 km away, around 3 minutes by car by our estimate, and BIOS Clinic about 1.1 km. Downtown Dubai and the Business Bay creek front are each about 10 minutes' drive. Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station is about 3.5 km away, around 13 minutes by car, and Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club about 13 minutes.
The developer's plans. Sizes and layouts can change; ask us for the plan of the exact unit you're looking at.
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2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
5 BR
How prices moved
Median price of 1-bed apartments in Dubai Design District, over the 12 months to each dateUp 8% from Dec 2024 to Sep 2026.
Dec 2024AED 2,464 per sq ft
Sep 2026AED 2,671 per sq ft
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 2026
AED 2,671 per sq ft
1,749 sales
Jun 2026
AED 2,711 per sq ft
2,659 sales
Mar 2026
AED 2,658 per sq ft
3,140 sales
Dec 2025
AED 2,600 per sq ft
3,213 sales
Sep 2025
AED 2,483 per sq ft
3,255 sales
Jun 2025
AED 2,450 per sq ft
2,791 sales
Mar 2025
AED 2,500 per sq ft
2,820 sales
Dec 2024
AED 2,464 per sq ft
2,999 sales
Off-plan sales registered with the Dubai Land Department.
Questions about this project
Which developer is behind The Edit at d3?
Meraas. The towers are in Dubai Design District and the homes are freehold.
How does the price compare?
The from price per square foot is 2.1% below 1,127 similar one-bedroom sales in Business Bay over the 12 months to October 2026.
What are the payment amounts?
At the from price: AED 400,000 on booking, AED 1,100,000 during construction and AED 500,000 on handover in June 2030. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 80,000; ask when it is due.
Are the homes furnished?
No. They are handed over unfurnished, with fully equipped kitchens.
Can foreigners buy here?
Yes. The listing gives the ownership as freehold.
How close is the metro?
Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station is about 3.5 km away, around 13 minutes by car by our estimate.
