DLD project no. 2861Under construction1,254 units
The central downtown وسط البلد 10.5% built (DLD register as of 1 November 2026) · DLD end date Mar 2028 · 16 months to go DLD register as of 1 November 2026. The end date is the one registered with DLD, not a handover forecast.
CompletionDLD readings of % built, beside the share of the planned period gone
% built and period elapsed
1 November 2026Two separate measures: one is DLD's % built, the other is time on the calendar.
| Date | % built | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2026 | 10.5% | DLD inspection |
| 22 May 2025 | 4.2% | DLD inspection |
| 15 November 2024 | 0.7% | DLD inspection |
| 24 November 2023 | 0% | DLD inspection |
Source: Dubai Land Department projects register, as of 1 November 2026. Earlier readings: archived DLD projects exports of 12 May 2024. Source: Dubai Land Department, Project Status inspections (dates and % only), collected on 7 November 2026. DLD Project Status ↗ Period elapsed: our calculation from DLD’s start and end dates.
Our completion calculation
Pace since the last two DLD readings: —
Our calculation from DLD readings. It describes the recent pace only; it is not a forecast of the completion date.
Site timeline
± 6 monthsEach date is ± 6 months. This is our reading, not DLD's; no image is shown. Read from imagery dated 14 September 2021 to 7 June 2026; method imagery-v1.
Changes in the DLD register
Source: DLD projects register exports, compared by CraneScore. Dates and progress are those in the Dubai Land Department projects register on each register date, not inspection dates. DLD can revise the end date; we keep every register reading from 28 October 2026 on and list the changes here.
Inspection photos and reports
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DLD registration
DLD services ↗Also registered: shops and showrooms 77.
Counts from DLD's units register; villas from its buildings register. Sizes: the middle half of the homes' registered areas (25th to 75th percentile), villas by built-up area. Source: Dubai Land Department open data (units and buildings registers, export of 5 November 2026), under the Dubai Data Open Data Licence.
Description in the DLD register: Basement & Ground & Podium (Shared): 1B+G+1M+2P Building 1 (Tower A): 24F+R Building 2 (Tower B): 21F+R Building 3 (Tower C): 26F+R Building 4 (Tower D): 26F+R
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Price historyRegistered sale prices for this project, in AED per sq ft, with the number of sales in each figure.
AED · sqft
Dubai Statistics Center residential price index (flats), 2024-Q1 to 2026-Q2: +10.8%.
Prices are over apartments, the type most sales in this project are.
| Bedrooms | Launch price | Latest registered sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1,363 (34) | 1,543 (20) | +13.2% |
| 1 BR | 1,283 (67) | 1,539 (24) | +20% |
| 2 BR | 1,131 (11) | 1,250 (8) | +10.5% |
| Bedrooms | Sales, 24 months | Latest median AED/sqft | Latest sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 130 | 1,543 (20) | May 2026 – Nov 2026 |
| 1 BR | 150 | 1,539 (24) | May 2026 – Nov 2026 |
| 2 BR | 54 | 1,250 (8) | May 2026 – Nov 2026 |
| 3 BR | 31 | 1,112 (5) | May 2026 – Nov 2026 |
Launch price: median AED/sqft of the project's off-plan home sales in the 90 days from its first one, for a first sale on or after 1 March 2020; Skyline Index uses the same rule. Latest: home sales of the last 12 months after the launch window, ready and off-plan; the change compares the same home types. The bedroom table compares the launch window with the last 6 months (12 when 6 have fewer than 5 sales). Off-plan registrations include developer sales and resales; DLD open data does not tell them apart. Sales more than 4 times off the median are left out.
Median AED/sqft by quarter
2024-Q1 → 2026-Q4| Quarter | Registered sales | Median AED/sqft | DLD area Al Barshaa South Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 24 (off-plan 24, ready 0) | 1,294 | 1,326 |
| 2024-Q2 | 263 (off-plan 263, ready 0) | 1,315 | 1,359 |
| 2024-Q3 | 228 (off-plan 228, ready 0) | 1,376 | 1,405 |
| 2024-Q4 | 190 (off-plan 190, ready 0) | 1,369 | 1,397 |
| 2025-Q1 | 66 (off-plan 66, ready 0) | 1,319 | 1,376 |
| 2025-Q2 | 39 (off-plan 39, ready 0) | 1,383 | 1,451 |
| 2025-Q3 | 33 (off-plan 33, ready 0) | 1,341 | 1,497 |
| 2025-Q4 | 56 (off-plan 56, ready 0) | 1,409 | 1,602 |
| 2026-Q1 | 23 (off-plan 23, ready 0) | 1,455 | 1,671 |
| 2026-Q2 | 42 (off-plan 42, ready 0) | 1,367 | 1,729 |
| 2026-Q3 | 23 (off-plan 23, ready 0) | 1,445 | 1,726 |
| 2026-Q4 | 11 (off-plan 11, ready 0) | 1,545 | 1,695 |
Median AED/sqft of registered sales per quarter (apartments). Source: DLD. Grey dashed line: DLD area Al Barshaa South Third, median AED/sqft of off-plan sales of apartments by quarter. A quarter with fewer than 5 sales is left as a gap. The last quarter runs to 5 November 2026.
Registered sales per quarter
| Quarter | Registered sales | Median AED/sqft | DLD area Al Barshaa South Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 24 (off-plan 24, ready 0) | 1,294 | 1,326 |
| 2024-Q2 | 263 (off-plan 263, ready 0) | 1,315 | 1,359 |
| 2024-Q3 | 228 (off-plan 228, ready 0) | 1,376 | 1,405 |
| 2024-Q4 | 190 (off-plan 190, ready 0) | 1,369 | 1,397 |
| 2025-Q1 | 66 (off-plan 66, ready 0) | 1,319 | 1,376 |
| 2025-Q2 | 39 (off-plan 39, ready 0) | 1,383 | 1,451 |
| 2025-Q3 | 33 (off-plan 33, ready 0) | 1,341 | 1,497 |
| 2025-Q4 | 56 (off-plan 56, ready 0) | 1,409 | 1,602 |
| 2026-Q1 | 23 (off-plan 23, ready 0) | 1,455 | 1,671 |
| 2026-Q2 | 42 (off-plan 42, ready 0) | 1,367 | 1,729 |
| 2026-Q3 | 23 (off-plan 23, ready 0) | 1,445 | 1,726 |
| 2026-Q4 | 11 (off-plan 11, ready 0) | 1,545 | 1,695 |
Registered sales per quarter, off-plan and ready units. Source: DLD.
Rents in DLD area Al Barshaa South Third
New Ejari rent contracts for apartments across DLD area Al Barshaa South Third, 12 months to 5 November 2026, against the 12 months before: the rent level around this project. No yield is shown before the project is completed.
| Bedrooms | Median annual rent | New contracts | Change on a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 46,003 | 3,005 | -4.2% |
| 1 BR | AED 70,000 | 2,958 | 0% |
| 2 BR | AED 100,000 | 1,124 | 0% |
| 3 BR | AED 150,000 | 120 | 0% |
New single-unit contracts only; renewals and contracts over several units are left out. A bedroom count shows from 5 contracts, a change needs 5 in both years and a yield 10 ready sales.
Source: Dubai Land Department open data (Ejari rent contracts and registered sales), under the Dubai Data Open Data Licence.
Service charges
What owners pay a year in completed buildings of the project’s master community, from their owners’ association budgets. A building’s own charge is set by its own budget.
Median AED per sq ft a year of residential owners’ association budgets, each development counted once, in the newest budget year with at least 10 developments. Plots, shared areas and hotel rooms are left out. A budget is not any one owner’s bill.
Source: Dubai Land Department, owners’ association budgets (service charges).
Registered sales
The newest sales DLD has registered in this project, as DLD publishes them.
| Date | Market | Type | Size (sqft) | Price (AED) | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 November 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · 1 BR | 728 | 1,246,784 | 1,713 |
| 28 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · Studio | 439 | 802,998 | 1,829 |
| 27 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · 1 BR | 1,010 | 1,243,888 | 1,232 |
| 23 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · 1 BR | 762 | 1,275,888 | 1,674 |
| 23 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · Studio | 464 | 781,888 | 1,685 |
| 22 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · 1 BR | 728 | 1,233,888 | 1,695 |
| 22 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · Studio | 489 | 741,888 | 1,517 |
| 22 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · Studio | 475 | 733,888 | 1,545 |
| 15 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · 1 BR | 852 | 1,229,888 | 1,444 |
| 15 October 2026 | off-plan | Apartment · 1 BR | 735 | 1,030,888 | 1,403 |
Each sale as DLD registers it. Off-plan registrations include developer sales and resales, which DLD open data does not tell apart. DLD publishes no buyer or seller names. Shown on this page only, not as a download.
Source: Dubai Land Department open data, published on Dubai Data under the Dubai Data Open Data Licence. DLD Transactions dataset · Licence
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Estimated value range
| Bedrooms | Range, AED | Based on | Compared at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 690,000 – 780,000 | 54 sales, 12 months | This project |
| 1 BR | 1,050,000 – 1,240,000 | 55 sales, 12 months | This project |
| 2 BR | 1,450,000 – 1,640,000 | 18 sales, 12 months | This project |
| 3 BR | 2,450,000 – 2,750,000 | 16 sales, 12 months | This project |
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Common plans
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Payments per quarter
AED| Quarter | Paid |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q4 | AED 245,000 · AED 245,000 paid so far |
| 2027-Q1 | AED 100,000 · AED 345,000 paid so far |
| 2027-Q2 | AED 100,000 · AED 445,000 paid so far |
| 2027-Q3 | AED 100,000 · AED 545,000 paid so far |
| 2027-Q4 | AED 100,000 · AED 645,000 paid so far |
| 2028-Q1 | AED 400,000 · AED 1,045,000 paid so far |
Payments per quarter, AED, fees included. Illustration from your inputs.
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LocationAl Barsha South Third · Dubai Municipality community
Places near the project
Straight-line distances from the project’s map pin, rounded to 10 m. The nearest place of each kind.
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New homes within 1.5 km
Open projects within 1.5 km of the pin: 37, with 14,868 units and villas.
| DLD end year | Projects | Units and villas |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 124 |
| 2025 | 3 | 977 |
| 2026 | 10 | 3,481 |
| 2027 | 6 | 1,293 |
| 2028 | 8 | 3,904 |
| 2029 | 4 | 1,437 |
| No end date | 5 | 3,652 |
Open projects within 1.5 km of the pin, by DLD end year Highlighted: this project’s DLD end year.
Open projects in Al Barsha South Third: 29
Open projects in the same DLD area with a DLD end year from 2027 to 2029, by registered sales in 24 months.
| Project | Built | DLD end date | AED/sqft, 12 mo | Sales, 24 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis One | 0.3% | Dec 2028 | 1,705 | 397 |
| Samana Imperial Garden | 4.2% | Dec 2028 | 1,871 | 326 |
| Ashley Hills | 74.1% | Mar 2027 | 1,498 | 287 |
| Floarea Grande | 48.2% | Aug 2027 | 1,656 | 222 |
| butterfly | 7.7% | Jan 2029 | 1,609 | 198 |
| Enchante By GRID | 0% | Dec 2028 | 1,751 | 161 |
| Parkside Boulevard | 51.9% | Dec 2027 | 1,419 | 128 |
| Art House Hills by Adaan and Tuscany | 0.2% | Dec 2028 | 1,787 | 66 |
| Bond Enclave | 20% | Nov 2027 | 1,709 | 54 |
| Vertex Pointe | 0% | Nov 2027 | — | 1 |
| The LX | 4.9% | Aug 2027 | — | 0 |
| Project 4431, Al Barshaa South Third | 0% | Feb 2028 | — | 0 |
AED/sqft: median of the project’s registered home sales in the last 12 months, ready and off-plan; a dash with too few sales.
Developer in DLD data Aqua Properties FZ -LLC · DLD developer no. 1331
Completed a month or more after their DLD end date: 0 of 1 completed projects with both dates. In 1 of them the completion date equals the DLD end date, which DLD may set at completion, so this count can understate the gap.
Source: DLD projects register, export of 1 November 2026. Medians: our calculation, 3 projects or more.
Other projects in Arjan
DLD lists 80 projects in the master project Arjan.
Questions about The central downtown
When is The central downtown's handover?
DLD lists an end date of Mar 2028 (register of 1 November 2026); the SPA sets the handover terms.
Is The central downtown past its DLD end date?
No. Its DLD end date is Mar 2028, 16 months after the register of 1 November 2026.
How far along is The central downtown?
10.5% built in the DLD register of 1 November 2026.
Who is the developer of The central downtown?
Aqua Properties FZ -LLC, as registered with DLD.
What is the DLD project number of The central downtown?
2861.
Source: Dubai Land Department open data: projects register (export of 1 November 2026) and registered sales to 5 November 2026; Dubai Statistics Center price index. Methodology · Report a data error