New homes in Sky Residences start at AED 1,790,000; keys are due Dec 2026; you pay 10% to book, 35% while it is built and 55% at the keys.
In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, Dubai Land Department recorded 655 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 2,095 sq ft in Expo City. Their median price is AED 2,162 per sq ft (about AED 2,022,000 at 935 sq ft). This project's from price is AED 1,914 per sq ft (AED 1,790,000 for its smallest home, 935 sq ft), 11% less.
Keys
Dec 2026
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
10 / 35 / 55
10% to book, 35% while it is built, 55% at the keys
Bedrooms
1 to 3 beds
Sizes
935 to 2,215 sq ft
Property types
Apartment
Registration fee
4% of the price
Paid to the Dubai Land Department
As of Nov 1, 2026. These details can change; confirm them with the developer before you book.
Dubai Land Department register
From price per sq ft
AED 1,914 per sq ft
Similar off-plan homes: AED 2,162 per sq ft
We couldn't match this project to the Dubai Land Department project register yet. The developer can give you its RERA project number.
Paying for it
You pay 10% when you book, 35% as the building goes up, and 55% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Paid by then
When you bookBooking · 10%
Booking
10%
AED 179,000+ AED 71,600 DLD fee
AED 250,600
As it is builtWhile it is built · 35%
While it is built
35%
AED 626,500
AED 877,100
At the keys (Dec 2026)Keys · 55%
Keys
55%
AED 984,500
AED 1,861,600
Booking payment, 10%
AED 179,000
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 71,600
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 250,600
Total costPrice plus the DLD fee
AED 1,861,600
The handover date (Dec 2026) is too close or already past to estimate the dates. Ask the developer for its current schedule.
Your payments go into the project's escrow account, which RERA watches, not straight to the developer.
A mortgage at the keys
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. "Rent and yield" below gives the figure for this project.
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 655 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 2,095 sq ft in Expo City, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
We compare with off-plan sales across Expo City, as this project isn't on the Dubai Land Department register yet or has too few sales.
Dubai Land Department recorded 655 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 621 sq ft to 2,095 sq ft in Expo City, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Median price AED 2,162 per sq ft
AED 1,913 to AED 1,964 per sq ft
6 sales
This project's from price is in this band.
AED 1,964 to AED 2,014 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 2,014 to AED 2,064 per sq ft
21 sales
AED 2,064 to AED 2,114 per sq ft
154 sales
AED 2,114 to AED 2,164 per sq ft
142 sales
AED 2,164 to AED 2,214 per sq ft
212 sales
AED 2,214 to AED 2,264 per sq ft
42 sales
AED 2,264 to AED 2,315 per sq ft
72 sales
AED 1,913 per sq ftAED 2,315 per sq ft
This project AED 1,914 per sq ft
Half of the sales sold for AED 2,110 to AED 2,191 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 1,913 to AED 1,964 per sq ft
6
AED 1,964 to AED 2,014 per sq ft
6
AED 2,014 to AED 2,064 per sq ft
21
AED 2,064 to AED 2,114 per sq ft
154
AED 2,114 to AED 2,164 per sq ft
142
AED 2,164 to AED 2,214 per sq ft
212
AED 2,214 to AED 2,264 per sq ft
42
AED 2,264 to AED 2,315 per sq ft
72
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 655 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Aug 2026AED 1,900,000AED 2,035 per sq ftSky Residences 2, 934 sq ft
Jul 2026AED 1,966,000AED 2,111 per sq ftSky Residences 2, 932 sq ft
Aug 2026AED 1,900,000AED 2,041 per sq ftSky Residences 2, 931 sq ft
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 Expo City 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 1,790,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 1,186,000AED 1,599 per sq ft
Sales4,465
11% below 655 similar sales
2-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 1,865,000AED 1,555 per sq ft
Sales2,463
3-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 2,500,000AED 1,553 per sq ft
Sales351
Sales from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A median needs at least 30 sales.
Rent and yield
Gross yield at the from priceRent ÷ price
3.3%
Net yield at the from price(Rent − service charge) ÷ (price + DLD fee)
2.4%
Typical gross yield of similar ready homes
8.2%
Median rent of 1-bed apartments in Expo City
AED 58,500 a year
Service charge a year, from the keysThe area median, AED 14 per sq ft from 9 buildings, as of 2023, for the smallest home (935 sq ft)
AED 13,090
Rent contracts counted
1,380
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
1-bed apartment
AED 58,500 a year
2-bed apartment
AED 85,000 a year
3-bed apartment
AED 125,000 a year
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 58,500 ÷ AED 1,790,000 = 3.3%. 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
Expo 2020 Metro Station550 m, 9 min walkMetro station
Greenfield International School4.1 km, 17 min driveSchool
The Arbor School7.1 km, 16 min driveBritish school
Sky Residences is an Expo City Dubai apartment project in Expo City with 1- to 3-bedroom homes from AED 1,790,000 and handover listed for December 2026, next month. The price check puts the from price per square foot 11% below 655 similar one-bedroom sales in Expo City (12 months to November 2026).
The Dubai Land Department recorded 655 one-bedroom off-plan sales across Expo City in the 12 months to November 2026, and the price check puts the from price per square foot 11% below their median. Those sales were in the wider community, not in this project alone. Ask for the price per square foot of the exact unit.
The listed handover is December 2026, next month. Ask the developer whether the project is complete, for the completion certificate and for the date your unit would be handed over. The listing does not state the ownership type, so confirm the ownership terms with the developer before you book.
The listing gives the plan as 10% on booking, 35% during construction and 55% at handover, which at the from price is AED 179,000, AED 626,500 and AED 984,500. Another part of the listing shows 10 / 35 / 5 / 50, and with the listed handover a month away, ask how much of the construction share is due when you sign. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 71,600; ask when it is due.
The listing gives 935 sq ft for one bedroom, 1,369 sq ft for two and 2,069 for three, within an overall range of 935 to 2,215 sq ft. The community has 45,000 square metres of parks and green space, plus clubhouses, gyms, pools and paths for jogging, cycling and hiking. Expo 2020 Metro Station is about 530 m away, around a 9-minute walk. The nearest clinic is about 2.2 km away, and Greenfield International School about 4.1 km, roughly 17 minutes by car.
The developer's plans. Sizes and layouts can change; ask the developer for the plan of the exact unit you're looking at.
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
How prices moved
Median price of 1-bed apartments in Expo City, over the 12 months to each dateUp 5% from Dec 2024 to Sep 2026.
Dec 2024AED 1,525 per sq ft
Sep 2026AED 1,599 per sq ft
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 2026
AED 1,599 per sq ft
4,465 sales
Jun 2026
AED 1,579 per sq ft
3,823 sales
Mar 2026
AED 1,573 per sq ft
2,639 sales
Dec 2025
AED 1,637 per sq ft
2,647 sales
Sep 2025
AED 1,567 per sq ft
2,542 sales
Jun 2025
AED 1,582 per sq ft
2,436 sales
Mar 2025
AED 1,598 per sq ft
2,053 sales
Dec 2024
AED 1,525 per sq ft
1,257 sales
Off-plan sales only.
Questions about this project
Which company is behind Sky Residences?
The developer is Expo City Dubai.
When is handover?
The listed handover is December 2026, next month. Ask for the completion certificate and the handover date of your unit before you pay.
How does the price compare with recent sales?
The price check puts the from price per square foot 11% below the median of 655 one-bedroom off-plan sales in Expo City over the 12 months to November 2026.
What do I pay at handover?
55% of the price, which is AED 984,500 at the from price, after AED 179,000 on booking and AED 626,500 during construction. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 71,600; ask when it is due.
Can foreigners buy here?
The listing does not state the ownership type, so confirm the ownership terms with the developer before you book.
How far is the metro?
Expo 2020 Metro Station is about 530 m away, around a 9-minute walk.
