Which developers build in the UAE?

The catalogue lists 783 developers with projects in the UAE. The three largest groups by project count are Emaar Properties with 251 projects, Damac with 169 and Azizi with 146. A long tail follows: Aldar, Binghatti, Sobha, Meraas, Ellington, Reportage Properties, Samana, Nakheel and Imtiaz each sit between 42 and 87 projects in the catalogue.

Developer	Projects	Price from
Emaar Properties	251	AED 1,488,079
Damac	169	AED 535,500
Azizi	146	AED 600,000
Aldar	87	AED 900,000
Binghatti	82	AED 640,000
Sobha	79	AED 950,000
Meraas	67	AED 1,050,000
Ellington	57	AED 1,500,000
Reportage Properties	56	AED 521,522
Samana	56	AED 644,000
Nakheel	51	AED 608,850
Imtiaz	42	AED 650,000

Catalogue data as of 03.11.2026

The largest developers by project count Four names stand clearly above the rest of the field in the catalogue.

Emaar Properties holds 251 projects, of which 119 are completed and 132 are under construction.
Damac holds 169 projects, with 91 completed and 78 under construction.
Azizi holds 146 projects, with 94 completed and 52 under construction.
Aldar holds 87 projects, of which 35 are completed and 52 are under construction.

Below these four, Binghatti has 82 projects, Sobha 79 and Meraas 67. Ellington appears with 57, while Reportage Properties and Samana both hold 56. Nakheel rounds out the larger groups at 51 projects, and Imtiaz has 42.

What the completion split shows Some developers in the catalogue carry far more finished stock, others far more construction.

Azizi has 94 completed projects against 52 under construction.
Emaar Properties has 119 completed and 132 under construction.
Sobha has 18 completed and 61 under construction.
Reportage Properties has 10 completed and 46 under construction.
Samana has 6 completed and 50 under construction.
Nakheel has 28 completed and 23 under construction.

The split matters for a buyer comparing handover timing. Sobha, Reportage Properties and Samana show most of their catalogue projects still under construction, while Azizi and Nakheel show a majority completed.

Starting prices across developers The lowest starting price in the catalogue belongs to Reportage Properties at 521,522 AED, followed by Damac at 535,500 AED. Azizi starts at 600,000 AED and Nakheel at 608,850 AED, a narrow band at the entry end.

Binghatti starts at 640,000 AED and Samana at 644,000 AED.
Imtiaz starts at 650,000 AED.
Aldar starts at 900,000 AED and Sobha at 950,000 AED.
Meraas starts at 1,050,000 AED and Emaar Properties at 1,488,079 AED.
Ellington has the highest starting price in the catalogue at 1,500,000 AED.

The example projects in the catalogue show where these starts sit. Golf Suites at Dubai Hills by Emaar Properties starts at 1,488,079 AED, while Hotel Edge by Rotana (Navitas) in Damac Hills 2 by Damac starts at 535,500 AED. Azizi Noura in Jabal Ali Industrial Second starts at 600,000 AED with handover Q4 2027, and Nouran Living on Al Saadiyat Island by Aldar starts at 900,000 AED with the same handover quarter. Binghatti Lavender in Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) starts at 640,000 AED, Creek Vistas Reserve in Sobha Hartland starts at 950,000 AED, Remraam - Al Thamam in Remraam by Meraas starts at 1,050,000 AED, and Belmont Residence in Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT) by Ellington starts at 1,500,000 AED.