Development feasibility
Feasibility calculator
Illustrative development scenarios with editable assumptions. Defaults combine observed zone prices and estimates; validate costs and project specifics before using results.
- 32
- Zones covered
- 25
- Zones on DLD medians
- 2026-08
- DLD data through
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Readout
GDV
AED 250.1M
Total cost
AED 155.4M
Simulated profit
AED 94.7M
Profit on cost
60.9%
Project IRR after estimated finance
61.4%
Breakeven (% sold)
62%
Inputs
Illustrative project model. GDV is the sum of whole-unit counts × unit area × sale price; unused floor area is not sold. IRR uses project cash flows after estimated finance costs, without debt drawdowns or repayments. Sensitivity keeps finance costs constant. This is not an equity IRR or an investment recommendation.
| Type | Count | Area / unit (sqft) | Price (AED / sqft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| studio | 44 | 420 | 2,726 |
| 1br | 56 | 750 | 2,726 |
| 2br | 20 | 1,150 | 2,726 |
| 3br | 5 | 1,650 | 2,726 |
Unused sellable area: 1,870 sqft
Zone benchmark
EstimatedYour margin of 37.9% compares to a typical 12% to 22% range for Business Bay at current estimated prices. Your target of 2,726 AED/sqft vs a zone off-plan median of 2,726 AED/sqft.
What this project can pay for the land
Required margin 20%At a 20% margin on GDV, this programme supports a land price of AED 96.7M, or 806 AED per sqft of GFA. You have entered AED 55.8M.
The plot is priced below what the project can carry: AED 40.9M of headroom.
Residual land value: the price at which the developer still clears the required return. It is what a developer can pay, not what a plot is listed at.
Cost structure
- Land36%AED 55.8M
- Construction37%AED 57.6M
- Soft costs26%AED 40M
- Finance cost1%AED 2M
Monthly cash-flow (escrow collections vs spend)
Sensitivity: sale price x construction cost
Margin on GDV for each scenario. Rows: sale price. Columns: construction cost.
Construction cost shift
| Sale price shift | -10% | 0% | +10% | +15% | +20% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -20% | 28.8% | 25.6% | 22.3% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| -10% | 35.3% | 32.4% | 29.5% | 28.1% | 26.6% |
| 0% | 40.5% | 37.9% | 35.3% | 34% | 32.7% |
| +10% | 44.7% | 42.3% | 40% | 38.8% | 37.6% |
| +20% | 48.2% | 46% | 43.9% | 42.8% | 41.7% |
Estimates based on declared inputs and estimated zone data. Not investment advice. Have any decision validated by a certified feasibility study.