Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Burj Khalifa
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Burj Khalifa in the historical DLD transaction record — and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
Burj Khalifa — the numbers
Off-plan median
27,344 AED/sqm
50% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
19,391 AED/sqm
50% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+41%
Dubai overall: +65%
Sampled transactions
9,751
What the Burj Khalifa gap means
Across 9,751 sampled sales in Burj Khalifa, off-plan carries a median of 27,344 AED/sqm against 19,391 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 41% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so Burj Khalifa runs 24 percentage points narrower than Dubai overall.
Comparing within a single area removes most of the location mix effect that distorts the citywide figure, but not all of it: off-plan launches inside Burj Khalifa may still skew toward newer towers or larger layouts than the resale stock they are measured against. Narrow further by unit type before treating this as a like-for-like premium.
Off-plan (50% of sampled transactions here) is bought from a developer before or during construction, typically on a payment plan, carrying handover and delivery risk. Ready property (50%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2023-03-17. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.