New homes in The Residences DIFC Zabeel District start at AED 2,600,000; keys are due Dec 2029; you pay 5% to book, 65% while it is built and 30% at the keys.
In the 12 months to Oct 19, 2026, Dubai Land Department recorded 188 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in DIFC. Their median price is AED 2,840 per sq ft (about AED 2,403,000 at 846 sq ft). This project's from price is AED 3,073 per sq ft (AED 2,600,000 for its smallest home, 846 sq ft), 8% more.
Keys
Dec 2029
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
5 / 65 / 30
5% to book, 65% while it is built, 30% at the keys
Bedrooms
1 to 4 beds
Sizes
846 to 4,489 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 3,073 per sq ft
Similar off-plan homes: AED 2,840 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 5% when you book, 65% as the building goes up, and 30% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Now
Booking
5%
AED 130,000
Mar 2027
While it is built
8.1%
AED 211,250
Jul 2027
While it is built
8.1%
AED 211,250
Nov 2027
While it is built
8.1%
AED 211,250
Mar 2028
While it is built
8.1%
AED 211,250
Aug 2028
While it is built
8.1%
AED 211,250
Dec 2028
While it is built
8.1%
AED 211,250
Apr 2029
While it is built
8.1%
AED 211,250
Aug 2029
While it is built
8.1%
AED 211,250
Dec 2029
Keys
30%
AED 780,000
Booking payment, 5%
AED 130,000
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 104,000
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 234,000
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.
Once the building is finished you pay a yearly service charge per sq ft, set from the building's budget and approved by RERA. Ask Dubai International Financial Centre for the estimate.
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 188 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in DIFC, 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 DIFC, as this project isn't on the Dubai Land Department register yet or has too few sales.
Dubai Land Department recorded 188 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 931 sq ft in DIFC, 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 2,840 per sq ft
AED 2,237 to AED 2,397 per sq ft
5 sales
AED 2,397 to AED 2,558 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 2,558 to AED 2,719 per sq ft
17 sales
AED 2,719 to AED 2,879 per sq ft
88 sales
AED 2,879 to AED 3,040 per sq ft
23 sales
AED 3,040 to AED 3,201 per sq ft
27 sales
This project's from price is in this band.
AED 3,201 to AED 3,362 per sq ft
16 sales
AED 3,362 to AED 3,522 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 2,237 per sq ftAED 3,522 per sq ft
This project AED 3,073 per sq ft
Half of the sales sold for AED 2,748 to AED 3,058 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 2,237 to AED 2,397 per sq ft
5
AED 2,397 to AED 2,558 per sq ft
6
AED 2,558 to AED 2,719 per sq ft
17
AED 2,719 to AED 2,879 per sq ft
88
AED 2,879 to AED 3,040 per sq ft
23
AED 3,040 to AED 3,201 per sq ft
27
AED 3,201 to AED 3,362 per sq ft
16
AED 3,362 to AED 3,522 per sq ft
6
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 188 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Aug 2026AED 1,985,000AED 2,354 per sq ftDesign Quarter - Tower A, 843 sq ft
Feb 2026AED 2,145,000AED 2,543 per sq ftDesign Quarter - Tower A, 843 sq ft
May 2026AED 2,316,000AED 2,709 per sq ftTower A, 855 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 DIFC 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 2,600,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 2,460,000AED 2,849 per sq ft
Sales269
8% above 188 similar sales
2-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 4,649,000AED 3,344 per sq ft
Sales305
3-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 7,806,000AED 3,612 per sq ft
Sales93
4-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
4.8%
Typical for similar ready homes
5.9%
Median rent of 1-bed apartments in DIFC
AED 125,000 a year
Rent contracts counted
190
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
1-bed apartment
AED 125,000 a year
2-bed apartment
AED 185,000 a year
3-bed apartment
AED 285,000 a year
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 125,000 ÷ AED 2,600,000 = 4.8%. 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
Emirates Towers Metro Station1.1 km, 17 min walkMetro station
La Mer Beach3.6 km, 7 min driveBeach
La Mer seafront3.7 km, 12 min driveWaterfront
GEMS Wellington Primary School2 km, 10 min driveSchool
GEMS Winchester School3.3 km, 11 min driveBritish school
New academy school4 km, 11 min driveAmerican school
Jumeirah Baccalaureate School3.1 km, 11 min driveIB school
The Indian High School3.7 km, 11 min driveIndian school
The Gate Avenue1.3 km, 3 min driveMall
Invisible Braces Dental And Skin Polyclinic1.1 km, 19 min walkHospital
Dubai World Trade Centre950 m, 16 min walkOffices
Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club5.4 km, 11 min driveGolf
Built by Dubai International Financial Centre, The Residences DIFC Zabeel District is the first housing in the Zabeel District, with one to four-bedroom apartments from AED 2,600,000 and a listed handover of December 2029. You pay 5% on booking and 65% during construction, and the from price is about 8.2% above 188 similar one-bedroom sales in DIFC (12 months to October 2026).
The plan is 5% on booking, 65% during construction and 30% at handover. At the from price that is AED 130,000, AED 1,690,000 and AED 780,000. So AED 1,820,000, or 70% of the price, is paid before the listed handover of December 2029, about three years away. Ask for the dates of the construction payments. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 104,000; ask when it is due.
The from price is about 8.2% above 188 similar one-bedroom sales in DIFC (12 months to October 2026). Those are sales across the area, not in this project. Ask which unit the from price is for before you compare.
The project has two towers with apartments and duplex penthouses, from one to four bedrooms and 846 to 4,489 sq ft. The listing has no floor plans, so ask for the plan of your unit. Facilities include swimming pools, a gym, a children's pool and play area, yoga and relaxation spaces and residents' lounges. The developer says residents will have direct access to a pedestrian boulevard with shops and restaurants and to the Inner Circle green loop.
Dubai World Trade Centre is about 960 m away and Emirates Towers Metro Station about 1.1 km. The developer says the Future Loop will link the district to Gate District, Emirates Towers and the Museum of the Future. GEMS Wellington Primary School is about 2 km away and Jumeirah Baccalaureate School about 3.1 km. La Mer Beach is about 3.6 km away, around 7 minutes by car by our estimate.
