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The Distinction
Downtown Dubai · DLD district Burj Khalifa DAMACDLD project 1329
Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa seen from the air. Area photo, not this projectPhoto: Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, resized and cropped
The short answer
The Distinction is listed as finished on the DLD register. Its 12 home sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 registered at a median AED 1.9m, AED 1,716 per sq ft.
DLD registerSourceDLD project registerFigureas the register lists itDatasales to 5 Oct 2026 · DLD register read 13 Oct 2026How it is worked out
Finished
project 1329
Sales since Jan 2019SourceDLD registered salesWindowJan 2019–5 Oct 2026Based on157 salesFigurecount of registered sales of every typeDatasales to 5 Oct 2026How it is worked out
157
registered with DLD, all types
Median 2 BRSourceDLD registered salesWindowOct 2025–Sep 2026Based on6 salesFiguremedian price and median price per sq ft of home sales of this sizeDatasales to 5 Oct 2026How it is worked out
AED 2.1m
AED 1,631/sq ft · 6 sales
Median home priceSourceDLD registered salesWindowOct 2025–Sep 2026Based on12 salesFiguremedian of registered home sales, not an asking priceDatasales to 5 Oct 2026How it is worked out
AED 1.9m
12 home sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Sales, 12 monthsSourceDLD registered salesWindowOct 2025–Sep 2026Based on22 salesFigureregistered sales of every property typeDatasales to 5 Oct 2026How it is worked out
22
−24% on Oct 2024–Sep 2025
Registered prices of 2-bedroom homes here, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Lower quartile, median and upper quartile of 6 home sales; median size 1,281 sq ft.
The DLD project register
FinishedFinished on the DLD register
100% built at DLD’s inspection on 15 Jan 2017.
- DLD project number
- 1329
- Status
- Finished
- Completion date
- 15 Feb 2016
- Start date
- 21 Aug 2012
- Registered
- 25 Sep 2012
- Developer
- Damac Development(L L C) · DLD developer 192
- Escrow account bank
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
- Units
- 308
- Buildings
- 1: The Distinction
Inspection history: 11 inspections on the register
| Inspection date | Built |
|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2017 | 100% |
| 31 Aug 2016 | 98.09% |
| 9 Dec 2015 | 90% |
| 25 Aug 2015 | 83.14% |
| 1 Jun 2015 | 74.7% |
| 19 Mar 2015 | 63.72% |
| 25 Dec 2014 | 45.4% |
| 17 Sep 2014 | 32.5% |
| 9 Mar 2014 | 26% |
| 10 Nov 2013 | 21% |
| 5 Jun 2013 | 13.65% |
Source: Dubai Land Department project register, read 13 Oct 2026. The register’s own figures, shown as it lists them.
Developer’s reply: none yet. DAMAC can send a reply about these figures; replies are checked before they’re published and never change a number. How developers reply
Statement ID S-1329-H1 · DLD register read 13 Oct 2026
Home prices by size
registered home sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026| Size | Sales | Median price | Median AED /sq ft | Median size, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1 · fewer than 5 | — | — | — |
| 1 BR | 3 · fewer than 5 | — | — | — |
| 2 BR | 6 | AED 2.1m | 1,631 | 1,281 |
| 3 BR | 2 · fewer than 5 | — | — | — |
Medians of registered flat and villa sales with no data-quality flag; a size with fewer than 5 sales shows no median.
Check an asking price
use the size on the sale contractEnter the size and the asking price to compare them with registered sales.
The size starts at the median registered size for that size here; use the size on your sale contract. Fees as listed on DLD’s Property Sale Registration page. Compare with other projects in the price check
Latest registered sales
All recent sales| Date | Type | Sq ft | Price | AED /sq ft | vs area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | Flat · 1 BR Ready | 766 | AED 1.3m | 1,719 | −32% |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Flat · 3 BR Ready | 1,214 | AED 2.5m | 2,085 | −34% |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Flat · 2 BR Ready | 1,242 | AED 1.7m | 1,369 | −50% |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Flat · 1 BR Ready | 772 | AED 1.2m | 1,554 | −39% |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Hotel Apartment · 2 BR Ready | 1,424 | AED 2.0m | — | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Flat · Studio Ready | 517 | AED 1.3m | 2,438 | −36% |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Flat · 2 BR Ready | 1,321 | AED 1.4m | 1,060 | −61% |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Flat · 2 BR Ready | 1,239 | AED 2.0m | 1,615 | −40% |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Hotel Apartment · 2 BR Ready | 1,242 | AED 2.6m | — | — |
| 12 May 2026 | Hotel Apartment · Studio Ready | 520 | AED 1.1m | — | — |
Every type of sale, newest first; DLD publishes no time of day. Price per sq ft for homes only. “vs area”: against the median for that size in Downtown Dubai, Oct 2025–Sep 2026.
DAMAC’s newest ads
None of DAMAC’s 39 running ads names The Distinction; these are the newest, from Meta’s Ad Library on 26 Oct 2026. Prices and claims in ads are the developer’s, not checked against DLD records.
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Downtown Dubai market insights
Registered with DLD under the district Burj Khalifa, 2019 to 5 Oct 2026.
AED 2,704Sep 2026+6%on Oct 2023
Each point is the median price per square foot of the month’s registered home sales (flats and villas). A month with fewer than 10 home sales is left as a gap. Registered prices, not asking prices.
Most sold size
2 bedroom
Share of the home sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 that recorded a bedroom count
Sales a year
4,830 sales2025+100%on 2019
Full years only, registered sales of every type. 1,748 sales in 2026 to 5 Oct.
Off-plan share
33% of the 3,190 sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 were registered as off-plan, DLD’s own registration type.
The full record
every figure behind the summarySales by year and by month
| Year | Sales | Off-plan | Ready | Value | Median home price | Median AED /sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 9 | AED 20.1m | — | — |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 | AED 10.2m | — | — |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 18 | AED 28.0m | AED 1.7m | 1,287 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0 | 33 | AED 62.5m | AED 1.9m | 1,542 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 18 | AED 40.7m | AED 2.4m | 1,707 |
| 2024 | 29 | 0 | 29 | AED 60.6m | AED 1.5m | 1,800 |
| 2025 | 25 | 0 | 25 | AED 53.1m | AED 2.1m | 1,654 |
| 2026 to 5 Oct | 17 | 0 | 17 | AED 31.8m | AED 1.7m | 1,719 |
Sales and value: registered sales of every property type since Jan 2019. Off-plan: DLD’s registration type; Ready: every other sale. Medians: home sales only, shown with 5 or more.
157sales registered, Apr 2019 to Sep 2026
Every registered sale, all property types.
Other projects in Downtown Dubai
3,190 sales were registered in Downtown Dubai over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, with homes at a median AED 2,572 per sq ft over Jul–Sep 2026.
| Project | Developer | DLD register | Sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 | Median home price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghatti Skyblade | Binghatti | Due Nov 2027 | 567 | AED 1.9m |
| The St. Regis Residences, Downtown Dubai | Emaar | Due Dec 2026 | 129 | AED 3.8m |
| Burj Khalifa Towers | Emaar | Finished | 119 | AED 5.0m |
| Churchill Tower | Emirates National Investment | Finished | 90 | AED 1.7m |
| 29 Boulevard | Emaar | Finished | 79 | AED 2.2m |
| One Residence | Ginco | Due Mar 2027 | 74 | AED 2.3m |
| The Address Dubai Opera | Emaar | Finished | 73 | AED 4.0m |
| Forte | Emaar | Finished | 72 | AED 3.3m |
| Imperial Avenue | Sp International Property | Finished | 67 | AED 3.1m |
| Grande | Emaar | Finished | 63 | AED 4.0m |
| Act One | Act Two | Emaar | Finished | 54 | AED 2.8m |
| Ontario Tower | Rose Homes Investment | Finished | 53 | AED 1.1m |
Median home price over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, shown with 5 or more home sales.
Other projects by DAMAC
| Project | Area | Completion date | Built | Sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMAC Lagoons - Valencia | Al Hebiah Fifth | Feb 2028 | 5.2% | 1,278 |
| DAMAC District | DAMAC Hills | Mar 2029 | 4.1% | 705 |
| DAMAC Riverside Views - Azure 2 | Dubai Investment Park Second | Mar 2029 | 5.8% | 692 |
| DAMAC Riverside Views - Capri 1 | Dubai Investment Park Second | Mar 2029 | 8.2% | 638 |
| DAMAC Lagoons - Lagoon Views 13 | Al Hebiah Fifth | Dec 2027 | 6% | 525 |
| DAMAC Islands 2 - Bahamas 2 | Al Yelayiss 1 | Jun 2030 | 0.3% | 497 |
| DAMAC Islands 2 - Bahamas 1 | Al Yelayiss 1 | Jun 2030 | 0.3% | 476 |
| DAMAC Islands 2 - Cuba | Al Yelayiss 1 | Jun 2030 | 0.2% | 439 |
| DAMAC Islands 2 - Bermuda | Al Yelayiss 1 | Jun 2030 | 0.2% | 401 |
| Chelsea Residences 2 by DAMAC | Dubai Maritime City | Dec 2029 | 5.4% | 394 |
| DAMAC Islands 2 - Tahiti 2 | Al Yelayiss 1 | Jun 2030 | 0.3% | 378 |
| DAMAC Islands 2 - Maui | Al Yelayiss 1 | Jun 2030 | 0.2% | 347 |
More from DAMAC
Every DAMAC projectDubai, general view
DAMAC Lagoons - Valencia
Al Hebiah Fifth · DAMAC
Due Feb 2028DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 785k
DAMAC Hills · area photo
DAMAC District
DAMAC Hills · DAMAC
Due Mar 2029DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 1.3m
Dubai, general view
DAMAC Riverside Views - Azure 2
Dubai Investment Park Second · DAMAC
Due Mar 2029DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 1.1m
Dubai, general view
DAMAC Riverside Views - Capri 1
Dubai Investment Park Second · DAMAC
Due Mar 2029DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 1.2m
Dubai, general view
DAMAC Lagoons - Lagoon Views 13
Al Hebiah Fifth · DAMAC
Due Dec 2027DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 1.2m
Dubai, general view
DAMAC Islands 2 - Bahamas 2
Al Yelayiss 1 · DAMAC
Due Jun 2030DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 2.8m
Photos: Towers under construction, Dubai by Leandro Neumann Ciuffo (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0); Dubai Motor City by أمين علوان (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Sheikh Zayed Road from above by monicker (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0). Resized and cropped.
More projects in Downtown Dubai
Everything in Downtown DubaiDowntown Dubai · area photo
Binghatti Skyblade
Downtown Dubai · Binghatti
Due Nov 2027DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 1.9m
Downtown Dubai · area photo
The St. Regis Residences, Downtown Dubai
Downtown Dubai · Emaar
Due Dec 2026DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 3.8m
Downtown Dubai · area photo
Burj Khalifa Towers
Downtown Dubai · Emaar
Finished
Finished on the DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 5.0m
Downtown Dubai · area photo
Churchill Tower
Downtown Dubai · Emirates National Investment
Finished
Finished on the DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 1.7m
Downtown Dubai · area photo
29 Boulevard
Downtown Dubai · Emaar
Finished
Finished on the DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 2.2m
Downtown Dubai · area photo
One Residence
Downtown Dubai · Ginco
Due Mar 2027DLD register
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 2.3m
Photo: Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa by Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0). Resized and cropped.
Before you buy a home in The Distinction
About The Distinction
The Distinction is a DAMAC project in Downtown Dubai, Dubai, registered with the Dubai Land Department as project 1329 by Damac Development(L L C). The register lists it as finished.
157 sales have been registered since Jan 2019, the first on 26 Apr 2019, 22 of them over Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Over those twelve months its 12 home sales registered at a median AED 1.9m. These are prices buyers paid, recorded at registration, not asking prices.
By sales since Jan 2019 it is 54th of the 77 projects with a registered sale in Downtown Dubai, and 164th of DAMAC’s 255.
Questions about The Distinction
Is The Distinction finished?
Yes. The DLD register lists The Distinction as finished.
What do homes in The Distinction sell for?
2 BR: a median AED 2.1m, AED 1,631 per sq ft, from 6 sales. Registered home sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, not asking prices.
How many sales has The Distinction had?
157 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department since Jan 2019, 22 of them over Oct 2025–Sep 2026.
Who is the developer of The Distinction?
The DLD register lists Damac Development(L L C), DLD developer number 192, which we group under DAMAC.
Where is The Distinction?
In Downtown Dubai, Dubai. The Dubai Land Department registers its sales under the district Burj Khalifa. Homes there registered at a median AED 2,572 per sq ft over Jul–Sep 2026.
Which escrow account does DLD list for The Distinction?
The DLD project register lists an escrow account with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank for The Distinction.
Cite this page
The Distinction, Downtown Dubai. Real Estate IQ, from DLD registered sales to 5 Oct 2026 and the DLD project register read 13 Oct 2026. dubairealestateiq.com/project/the-distinction
Sources: Dubai Land Department open data, registered sales to 5 Oct 2026, via Dubai Real Estate Data (CC BY 4.0), processed by Real Estate IQ; DLD project register, read 13 Oct 2026. Registered prices, not asking prices or valuations. How the figures are worked out.
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