DAMAC District Dubai: Off-Plan Sources and Prices Guide (2026)

DAMAC District Dubai is a mixed-use off-plan project inside DAMAC Hills in Dubailand, and on 13 November 2026 the developer’s page listed one- and two-bedroom apartments with a “From” figure of AED 1,447,000 (about USD 394,010, at the pegged rate of 3.6725) and a handover shown as Q3 2029.

This guide to DAMAC District Dubai reads the developer’s page and three other public sources side by side as they stood on 13 November 2026. Availability, handover, entry price, payment plan and unit mix all differ between them, so each figure appears with its source and date, and no figure is chosen over another.

It adds arithmetic on the printed numbers, what the developer says about the community and its amenities, the Dubai rules for an off-plan purchase with official sources, and a list of what a buyer can ask for in writing before reserving a unit.

Overview of DAMAC District Dubai

The developer’s project page, damacproperties.com project page, calls the scheme “your home, your office, one address in DAMAC Hills”. It describes a mixed-use destination that combines residences, offices and amenities around a live, work and play idea. These are the developer’s words, read on 13 November 2026, and they are reported here as description, not as a judgment on the project.

The unit cards on that page show apartments only: a one-bedroom card with a size of up to 950 sq ft, and a project range of one and two bedrooms across 801 to 1,219 sq ft. The developer’s FAQ text also mentions office space, and brokers describe studios and offices. This guide therefore treats the apartments as the developer-confirmed residential offer and the rest as third-party description.

Nothing on the page gives a plot number, a tower count, a floor count or a number of units. The page offers a concept brochure for a “Tower A” and shows renders of more than one tower. The coordinates embedded in the page place the project inside DAMAC Hills, which the developer lists as part of a master community of 42 million sq ft.

For a reader comparing DAMAC District Dubai with other Dubai projects, the practical point is the size of the gap between sources. The developer prints a single handover quarter and a single “From” figure. Propertyfinder shows the project as sold out with a different handover. A1 Properties prints a lower entry figure for a studio type that the developer page does not list. The sections below set these out one by one.

What each source prints about DAMAC District Dubai: status, handover, units, tenure and plan

Four public sources were read for DAMAC District Dubai. The developer page is the primary source. Propertyfinder is a listing portal whose project page carries a status flag and a timeline. A1 Properties is an agency page with launch-stage pricing. Zawya published a headline about a final phase; only its opening lines are open to non-subscribers, so only that lead is used.

The table keeps each statement attached to the page that makes it. Where two sources disagree there is no ranking: a portal’s flag, an agency’s schedule and the developer’s data field are different kinds of statement, and none of them replaces the signed sale agreement.

The table shows three kinds of disagreement. Handover is one: the developer’s own page carries two forms of one date (a quarter on the card and a day in the data), while the portals give an earlier quarter and a later one. Availability is another: the developer’s data says inventory is available, and Propertyfinder says it is not. The third concerns the count of buildings and units, which only partly overlap.

None of this implies that one page is wrong. Developer pages describe the project as launched, portals describe what their own listings and brokers hold at the moment, and agencies describe releases that may be tower-specific. The A1 page says as much about payment schedules, noting that the schedule should be tied to the specific tower and unit. A reader should therefore ask which tower, which release and which date a given figure belongs to.

Per the data file, the Zawya headline reports DAMAC unveiling the final phase of the project with 600 housing units. The article is behind a sign-up wall and carries no date in the open text, so the figure is recorded here only as a headline and is not combined with any other unit count. The developer prints no unit total on the project page.

Prices on 13 November 2026: the developer’s From figure and the portal figures

The developer prints one price on the project page: a “From” figure on the apartment cards. On 13 November 2026 the page showed it with a pound sign, because the page’s display setting defaults to pounds sterling. The data embedded in the same page names the currency as AED and stores prices as whole integers that are 100 times the displayed amount, so the printed figure is read here as AED 1,447,000, inferred from the payload by dividing by 100.

No portal prints exactly the same figure. No raw payload integer is quoted in this guide.

The same data holds a project maximum of AED 2,014,000 (again after dividing by 100), with no unit type attached to it. The 1-bedroom card carries the “From” label, handover Q3 2029, an unfurnished finish and a size of up to 950 sq ft. The page prints no price per sq ft and no price for the two-bedroom type. Dollar figures are the AED amount divided by the pegged rate of 3.6725 per USD.

Read together, the one-bedroom starting figures range from AED 1,100,000 (A1, at launch) through AED 1,200,000 (Propertyfinder) to AED 1,447,000 (developer card). The two-bedroom starts agree at AED 1,700,000 on both portals. Differences of this kind can arise from release stage, tower, floor or date, but no source says which, so the guide does not explain them.

A statement of availability sits next to every price. The developer shows a price and an enquiry route, while Propertyfinder says the developer project is out of stock and lists 17 resale properties. Both are attributed here and neither is restated as fact: this guide does not say that units are available, and it does not say that the project is sold out. A buyer can only confirm which statement applies to a particular unit by asking for the unit number, its price and its status in writing.

The prices above are reported figures, not offers. Portal pages carry their own notice that prices and availability change often. Resale prices, where they exist, belong to individual owners and are not set by the developer.

Reading the payment plan as arithmetic: 60/40, the 20/40/40 schedule and the 4% fee

The developer’s page prints “60/40” as its payment plan and nothing else: no split into instalments, no dates, no post-handover element. A1 Properties reads the same label as 20% down, 40% during construction and 40% on handover. Propertyfinder shows two options with the same shares, and the second splits the 40% during construction into two instalments. The three readings agree on the shares and differ on the number of instalments.

A1 adds that a Tower B release is described as 50/50, and its page also shows a 10/40/50 block that it does not tie to a tower. Because no source ties a schedule to a unit, the table below is arithmetic on a single reference amount, the developer’s “From” figure of AED 1,447,000, using the 20/40/40 reading. It illustrates how the shares translate into amounts. It is not a quotation for any unit.

The same reference amount helps with the registration fee. The Dubai Land Department states that the buyer pays a registration fee of 4% of the property’s value when an off-plan sale is registered. On AED 1,447,000 that is AED 57,880, or about USD 15,760 at the peg. The 4% is the department’s stated rate; other costs, such as service charges, are set later and are covered in the checklist below.

The schedule matters because the developer page says nothing about when the construction instalments fall due. In Dubai the escrow arrangements tie payouts to construction stages, and the Land Department’s FAQ says that payments from the project account follow completion of the main construction phases checked by the account trustee’s engineer. A buyer can ask for the instalment dates to be written against construction milestones in the sale agreement, so that the schedule in the contract matches the one the buyer was shown.

One further calculation is the Golden Visa threshold. The UAE government portal names a minimum of AED 2 million for property under the investor category. The reference amount of AED 1,447,000 is below that figure, and the project maximum of AED 2,014,000 is above it, but the maximum has no unit type attached and the valuation basis is for the authority to confirm.

The developer’s cards carry a “Golden Visa” label; this guide does not treat that label as a confirmation for any unit, and the rule is explained in the residence section below.

The arithmetic also shows how the reported prices relate to the schedule. A 20% down payment on the lowest portal figure for a one-bedroom (AED 1,200,000) is AED 240,000, and on A1’s studio entry figure (AED 780,000) it is AED 156,000. Each of these is a calculation from a reported figure and a reported share, and the guide does not present it as the amount a particular buyer would pay.

Unit mix and sizes: apartments, studios and offices

The developer’s apartment cards show a one-bedroom of up to 950 sq ft (about 88 m²) and a project size range of 801 to 1,219 sq ft (about 74 to 113 m²) for one and two bedrooms. The payload does not say which size belongs to which type beyond the card. Offices are named in the developer’s FAQ but no office size, price or card is published.

Third-party text adds a studio of about 375 sq ft (about 35 m²), two-bedroom layouts beyond 1,600 sq ft (about 149 m²) and offices of several thousand sq ft. The two-bedroom figure is larger than the developer’s project maximum of 1,219 sq ft. A1 says that sizes vary by tower, which is one possible reading, but the page does not match the figures to towers.

Because the project is described as mixed-use, a buyer of an apartment may want to know where the offices sit and who uses them. The developer prints no floor plan for the commercial space and no usage rules. Questions about shared entrances, parking allocation and the mix of residents and office users belong in the written list at the end of this guide, since they affect service charges and daily use.

The developer’s cards also say that the apartments are unfurnished. The finish list, the kitchen and wardrobe fit-out and the appliances are not itemised on the page, so each of them is a question for the sale agreement’s specification schedule.

Location and amenities: DAMAC Hills and the access times printed

The developer places the project inside DAMAC Hills, which its text calls a well-established self-contained community of villas, apartments and hotels. It adds that the community is home to Trump International Golf Club Dubai and has nearly four million sq ft of parkland with gardens, lakes, a skate park, stables, a football field and tennis courts. The page lists a master community of 42 million sq ft.

The developer’s FAQ says the project is directly connected to DAMAC Hills Mall (the same page also uses the shorter name DAMAC Mall) and is close to the golf club. It gives travel times for schools, clinics and the airport, all described as approximate, and a “Connected to Dubai” graphic with bands of 5, 10 and 20 minutes whose destinations are not in the page text. Coordinates in the page data point to the community. No road names or distances in kilometres are printed.

The developer states that all travel times are approximate and vary with traffic and route, and the page does not say whether they are drive times. The guide therefore reports them as printed. Portal pages quote other times for the airport and for central Dubai, but the Propertyfinder text carries an unresolved note that its drive times need verification, so none of those figures is used.

The developer lists the amenities of the project as a set of named features. They are summarised in the table below and described only as the page words them. The developer’s FAQ adds indoor co-working spaces, an indoor golf simulator and a gaming lounge, and mentions the wider community’s Malibu Bay; A1 lists further facilities such as a children’s pool, sauna and steam rooms and barbecue areas that the developer page does not list, so those are not repeated as project features.

The amenity text uses the developer’s marketing vocabulary, and the project’s renders show what is planned, not what has been built. The images used on this page are developer renders, and none of them is a photograph of a finished building. Amenity access, hours, fees and which facilities are shared with the wider community are not published, so they are part of the questions for the developer.

Buying DAMAC District Dubai off-plan: the Dubai rules on freehold, the 4% fee, registration and escrow

The rules below come from Dubai government pages read on 13 November 2026. They describe how an off-plan purchase works in the emirate in general. They are not a statement about any individual unit, and the guide takes no position on how they apply to a specific contract.

Who can own. The Dubai Land Department’s FAQ lists the right to own property in Dubai as ownership across all areas by Emirati or GCC citizens and their wholly owned companies, and foreign ownership in freehold areas. Propertyfinder calls the project freehold. The developer page prints no tenure, so the buyer asks for the tenure and the plot’s registration status in writing.

Project registration. The Land Department’s project registration page says that the land must be in a freehold or long-term lease area, that an ownership deed must exist (a preliminary sales certificate is not accepted), that the developer must be registered in the Trakheesi system, and that a 30% guarantee must be given in one of three forms: 30% of construction completed, a bank guarantee covering 30% of construction, or a cash deposit equal to 30%. No source seen prints the DLD project number for this project.

Escrow. Law No. 8 of 2007 requires a developer who sells units off-plan to open an escrow account for each project with an accredited bank. Payments from off-plan purchasers, and from their mortgage financiers, go into that account in the name of the project. The Land Department’s FAQ says the funds are for construction and project financing, and that payments are released against construction stages checked by the account trustee’s engineer. It also says the law keeps 5% of the account for one year after completion as a defects guarantee.

The same law also provides that a developer may not advertise or take part in exhibitions to promote off-plan sales without written authorisation from the Land Department. A buyer can therefore ask for the project’s registration, its escrow account details and any marketing authorisation shown on the brochure.

Registration and the 4% fee. In a notice of 31 May 2021 the Land Department said that the buyer pays the property registration fee of 4% of the property’s value, based on the agreement between seller and buyer, and that the developer then completes the registration. It listed the ways to pay, including the developer’s Noqodi wallet on the Dubai REST app and deposit into the project’s approved escrow account.

The department’s FAQ defines initial registration as the registration of off-plan sale contracts before transfer to the property register, and the department calls its self-registration system OQOOD. Buyers ask the developer when and how the sale agreement is registered and for the reference.

Power of attorney. The department’s FAQ says that a power of attorney issued outside the UAE must be ratified through the notary public, the foreign ministry of the issuing country, the UAE embassy there and the UAE foreign ministry before the department accepts it. A power of attorney used for a purchase is valid for five years from notarisation.

Other guides on this site cover the process in more detail: the off-plan buyers guide, the guide for foreign buyers and the freehold and leasehold guide on this site explain the steps and the vocabulary. Their figures may differ from the official pages above, and the official pages are the reference for the rules quoted here.

Residence, tax and financing for a foreign buyer

Golden Visa. The UAE government portal, in a page updated on 28 July 2026, lists an investor category covering public investments and real estate, with a minimum capital of AED 2 million, property ownership being one of the routes. In its table the real estate route shows a residence duration of 5 years, while the detailed guide on this site describes the route in more depth with a different duration.

The portal and the issuing authorities are the reference, and the duration, the valuation basis and the treatment of off-plan or mortgaged property are checked with the authority before a purchase decision. This guide does not claim residence eligibility for any unit.

The detailed Golden Visa guide on this site explains the property route and its documents. The developer’s cards carry a Golden Visa label; the label is the developer’s marketing, and the authority decides eligibility on the facts of each purchase.

Taxes. The UAE government’s taxation page states that the UAE does not levy income tax on individuals, and lists 5 per cent value added tax on goods and services, excise tax and corporate tax. It does not mention an annual tax on property ownership in that overview. The Dubai property tax guide on this site covers municipal and other charges in more detail, and any housing or service charges that apply to a unit are confirmed in writing from the developer or the management company.

Service charges. The developer page prints no service-charge estimate. Charges for the building and the community are set after completion and are normally explained in the sale documents or by the owners’ association. They are one of the items on the checklist below.

Mortgage. The developer page does not mention mortgage partners. The Land Department’s escrow rules state that payments by buyers’ mortgage partners also go to the project escrow account. The mortgage guide for foreigners explains how lending works for non-residents.

What to ask for in writing before reserving a unit

The following list is the normal set of documents and statements a buyer can request before paying a reservation amount. It is a checklist for questions, and none of the items is a statement that something is missing from the project.

1. The unit number, floor, tower, size in sq ft and the price in AED, on a written price list dated the day of the offer.
2. The sale and purchase agreement and the name of the legal entity that signs it, and the person who signs for the developer.
3. The handover date written into the agreement, with the definition of handover and the length of any grace period. Sources show Q1 2029, March 2029, Q3 2029 and 31 August 2029.
4. The payment schedule with dates or construction milestones for each instalment, and which of the plans (60/40, 20/40/40, 50/50 or another) applies to the unit.
5. The project’s escrow account name, the bank, and the DLD project number, and the registration of the sale agreement with the Land Department, with the reference.
6. Written confirmation that the unit is available, whatever a portal’s flag says, and, for a resale unit, the seller’s title or sale agreement and the developer’s no-objection certificate.
7. The tenure of the plot and the registration status of the land.
8. The estimated service charge per sq ft and what it covers, and the rules of the owners’ association.
9. What the finish includes: floors, kitchen, wardrobes, appliances, air conditioning and parking, as a specification schedule attached to the agreement.
10. For office units, the permitted use, shared entrances and any rules on residential and commercial users.
11. The currency and the conversion rate used for any payment made in another currency, and the fees the bank or the Noqodi wallet charges.
12. Any power of attorney used by an agent, ratified as the Land Department requires.

The list can be shortened or reordered, but items 2 to 5 form the core: the contract, the date, the schedule and the escrow details. Where a figure in this guide differs from a figure on the contract, the contract governs, and a buyer can ask the developer to confirm the difference in writing.

Third-party pages should be treated as pointers. The date shown on the portal, the schedule shown by an agency and the price shown by a broker belong to those parties, and a reservation form, an invoice or a receipt should name the developer’s escrow account when payments are for an off-plan unit.

DAMAC Properties, the developer

DAMAC Properties is a Dubai developer. A DAMAC press release of 20 November 2024, distributed by PR Newswire, says that since its founding in 2002 the company has launched more than 75 towers; Wikipedia reports that some sources date the wider group to 1982, and both dates are reported here as they stand. The same release names Hussain Sajwani as founder and chairman.

In a release of 4 September 2026 DAMAC stated that it had handed over more than 50,000 homes, had more than 55,000 units in planning and development, and was targeting more than 8,800 units for delivery in 2026 across DAMAC Lagoons, DAMAC Hills, DAMAC Hills 2, Chic Tower and Elegance Tower. Khaleej Times reported the same figures on 1 September 2026. These are the company’s statements, and the guide has not verified them against project records.

The company’s master communities, as listed in its releases, include DAMAC Hills, DAMAC Hills 2, DAMAC Lagoons, DAMAC Sun City, DAMAC Riverside and DAMAC Islands. The company reports activity in the UAE and in several other countries. The project in this guide belongs to the first of these communities. A buyer can ask the developer for the legal entity that contracts for the unit, since the group name and the contracting entity can differ.

The list of DAMAC projects on this site is in the next section. The developer directory on this site, at Dubai developers, gives a wider view of developers active in Dubai.

Sources for this section: PR Newswire, 4 September 2026, PR Newswire, 20 November 2024, Khaleej Times and Wikipedia.

Other DAMAC projects and nearby Dubai listings

The table lists other DAMAC projects covered by guides on this site, with the community the developer prints for each, and nearby Dubai listings in the Dubailand area. The links to DAMAC guides become active as each page is published. The listing of one project beside another does not rank them or compare their value.

Golf Gate 2 is the one project whose developer page names the same community, DAMAC Hills, and a tower beside the golf course; its guide is the closest comparison within the community. The other DAMAC entries sit in different communities, and Celestia is in Dubai South. For wider context the Dubai market guide, the off-plan buyers guide and the freehold guide on this site cover Dubai property in general, and the pages for the UAE (UAE) and for Dubai (Dubai) list all listings.

Frequently asked questions

What is DAMAC District Dubai?

The project is a mixed-use off-plan scheme within DAMAC Hills in Dubailand. The developer’s page shows one- and two-bedroom apartments, mentions offices in its FAQ, and lists a handover of Q3 2029. The page, read on 13 November 2026, gives no plot number and no unit total.

Where is the project located?

The developer places it within DAMAC Hills, which it describes as an established golf community, and says it connects directly to DAMAC Hills Mall. Page coordinates sit in the community. The developer gives approximate minutes to schools, clinics and Al Maktoum International Airport, but not distances in kilometres.

How much does DAMAC District Dubai cost?

The developer’s “From” figure is AED 1,447,000, about USD 394,010 at 3.6725, read from the page data. Propertyfinder shows a launch price of AED 1.2 million, and A1 Properties shows a studio from AED 780,000. The sources are reported as printed and not reconciled.

Is DAMAC District Dubai available or sold out?

The developer’s page data flags inventory as available, and Propertyfinder flags the project as sold out and lists resale offers. This guide does not choose between them. A buyer can ask for the unit number, price and status in writing, and check the project’s registration.

When is the handover?

The developer shows Q3 2029 on the card and 31 August 2029 in its data. Propertyfinder shows Q1 2029, March 2029 and 30 March 2029, and A1 Properties shows Q3 2029. The date that counts is the one written in the sale agreement.

What payment plan does the project use?

The developer prints 60/40 without a split. Propertyfinder shows 20% at launch, 40% during construction and 40% on handover, with a second option that splits the construction share into two instalments. A1 Properties adds a 50/50 plan for Tower B.

Is the project freehold?

Propertyfinder calls it freehold. The developer page prints no tenure. The Land Department’s FAQ lists foreign ownership in freehold areas, so a buyer asks for the tenure and the land registration in writing.

What fees apply when buying off-plan in Dubai?

The Land Department states a registration fee of 4% of the property’s value, paid by the buyer, with registration completed by the developer. On AED 1,447,000 the arithmetic gives AED 57,880. Service charges are set separately and are not printed for this project.

Does DAMAC District Dubai qualify for a Golden Visa?

This guide makes no eligibility claim. The UAE portal names a minimum of AED 2 million for the investor category, and the authority decides on the facts. The developer cards carry a Golden Visa label, which is the developer’s statement.

Can a buyer see where the money goes?

For off-plan projects, Law No. 8 of 2007 requires a project escrow account, and the Land Department says payments are released against construction stages. A buyer asks for the escrow account name and the project number before paying.

Where do the other DAMAC guides sit?

The guides for other DAMAC projects are linked in the section above. The closest one by community is Golf Gate 2 in DAMAC Hills, and the existing Celestia listing is in Dubai South.

Sources and last check

Last checked: 13 November 2026. Sources:

• DAMAC Properties: DAMAC District project page, read 13 November 2026
• Propertyfinder: Damac District project page, fetched 13 November 2026
• A1 Properties: DAMAC District, fetched 13 November 2026
• Zawya: DAMAC releases 600 housing units in DAMAC Hills (lead only)
• Dubai Land Department: frequently asked questions
• Dubai Land Department: notice on property registration fees, 31 May 2021
• Dubai Land Department: register a project
• Dubai Land Department: rules and regulations
• Dubai Law No. (8) of 2007 concerning escrow accounts for real estate development
• UAE government portal: Golden visa, updated 28 July 2026
• UAE government portal: taxation
• PR Newswire: DAMAC handover of 50,000 homes, 4 September 2026
• PR Newswire: DAMAC Islands release, 20 November 2024
• Khaleej Times: DAMAC crosses 50,000 home handovers
• Wikipedia: DAMAC Properties

This is not legal, tax or financial advice.