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Downtown Dubai Property Transactions 2012

2,812 property sales worth ⃃ 7.4B were registered in Downtown Dubai in 2012, with no comparable figure for 2011 by number of sales. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,800,000 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,665.

Period: 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012Compared with: 2011Sample: 2,812 salesUpdated: 12 Nov 2026
Property sales
2,812
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012
Total value
⃃ 7.4B
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012
Median sale price
⃃ 1,800,000
2,812 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 1,665
2,812 sales

What types of property sold in Downtown Dubai in 2012?

1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012

SegmentSalesShare of salesValueMedian pricePer sq ft
Apartments2,76498.3%⃃ 5.9B⃃ 1,782,194⃃ 1,662
Commercial361.3%⃃ 534.3M⃃ 9,555,000⃃ 2,729

How were 2012 sales split between off-plan, ready, primary and resale?

Primary/resale (who sold) and off-plan/ready (the unit’s state at sale) are separate splits; each pair adds up to the total.

SegmentSalesShare of salesValueMedian pricePer sq ft
Primary (developer sales)1,67559.6%⃃ 4.4B⃃ 1,755,888⃃ 1,695
Resale (secondary)1,13740.4%⃃ 3B⃃ 1,923,000⃃ 1,621
Off-plan1,17041.6%⃃ 2.4B⃃ 1,777,888⃃ 1,926
Ready1,64258.4%⃃ 5B⃃ 1,812,823⃃ 1,524

What were the most expensive property sales in Downtown Dubai in 2012?

The ten highest registered sale prices in the year.

DatePropertyTypeSizePriceMarket
23/12/2012Burj KhalifaPlot57,118 sq ft⃃ 310,000,000Primary · Ready
26/07/2012Burj KhalifaPlot232,376 sq ft⃃ 100,000,000Resale · Ready
07/02/2012Burj KhalifaPlot58,926 sq ft⃃ 94,281,250Primary · Ready
18/10/2012Burj KhalifaPlot52,395 sq ft⃃ 91,605,151Primary · Ready
19/01/2012Burj KhalifaCommercial8,807 sq ft⃃ 82,414,416Primary · Ready
05/03/2012Burj KhalifaPlot40,000 sq ft⃃ 77,000,000Primary · Ready
13/12/2012Burj KhalifaPlot112,496 sq ft⃃ 70,000,000Resale · Ready
17/10/2012Burj KhalifaPlot45,623 sq ft⃃ 59,400,000Resale · Ready
05/07/2012Burj KhalifaPlot45,809 sq ft⃃ 55,792,247Primary · Ready
14/05/2012Burj KhalifaPlot40,468 sq ft⃃ 50,584,500Primary · Ready

What were the last registered sales of 2012?

DatePropertyTypeSizePriceMarket
31/12/2012Blvd Central 21 bed · Apartment979 sq ft⃃ 1,444,888Primary · Ready
31/12/2012Blvd Central 21 bed · Apartment915 sq ft⃃ 1,459,888Primary · Ready
31/12/201229 Blvd T12 beds · Apartment1,077 sq ft⃃ 1,664,000Primary · Off-plan
31/12/201229 Blvd T12 beds · Apartment1,077 sq ft⃃ 1,905,888Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2012Blvd Central 21 bed · Apartment973 sq ft⃃ 1,397,888Primary · Ready
31/12/2012Blvd Central 21 bed · Apartment915 sq ft⃃ 1,431,888Primary · Ready
31/12/2012Blvd Central 22 beds · Apartment1,329 sq ft⃃ 1,101,944Resale · Ready
31/12/2012South Ridge 53 beds · Apartment1,892 sq ft⃃ 3,151,888Primary · Ready
31/12/2012Burj Khalifa3 beds · Apartment2,333 sq ft⃃ 6,882,350Resale · Ready
31/12/20128 Blvd Walk2 beds · Apartment1,634 sq ft⃃ 1,750,000Resale · Ready

How these figures are calculated

Sales
Registered sale transactions dated in the year, all property types, primary and resale, off-plan and ready.
Medians
Median sale price and median price per square foot of those sales.
Year-on-year
Changes compare 2012 with the whole of 2011.
Primary vs resale
Primary = sold by the developer; resale = sold by a previous owner. Off-plan/ready describes the unit, not the seller.

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Source and how to cite

DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

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Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in Downtown Dubai in 2012?
2,812 property sales worth ⃃ 7,439,885,817 were registered in Downtown Dubai in 2012. That is with no comparable figure for 2011.
What was the median property price in Downtown Dubai in 2012?
The median sale price was ⃃ 1,800,000 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,665 (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012).
What share of 2012 sales in Downtown Dubai were off-plan or from developers?
Developer (primary) sales were 59.6% of the 2,812 sales and resales 40.4%. Off-plan units made up 41.6% and ready units 58.4%. Primary/resale and off-plan/ready are different splits.

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