Flat prices in the corresponding DLD community sit close to the Dubai median. Check what has opened and compare buildings on their own sales records.
How to read these figures. Sales are for the corresponding Dubai Land Department community, which is used here as a proxy for the named master plan. The boundaries may not match exactly. Flat prices mix buildings, ages and off-plan with completed homes. A price difference is not evidence that the master plan or its anchor caused it.
Prices and sales: BUY DUBAI facts cube from Dubai Land Department registrations (registration basis, every sale procedure), 12 months to 28 October 2026. Flat price per sq ft is a median; the Dubai median uses the same filters. Cube c2c1f2e1bffc.
The Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) master plan
DMCC planned about 80 towers in 26 clusters of three around man-made lakes, and sold the plots to other developers.
The first tower was finished in December 2006. By 2015, 11 towers were still unfinished, some abandoned after 2009.
JLT works as a business district first: the DMCC free zone brings the tenants.
Anchor: The DMCC free zone and the metro. Opened: First tower 2006.
Sources: Gulf News, How JLT made the cut to being a community, Aug 2022.
Prices compared year by year
Flats in the corresponding Land Department community sold at 9% above the Dubai median in 2015 and 9% above in 2025. The chart shows each year as a multiple of the Dubai median (1.0x); the mix of homes sold can also change the median.
Years with fewer than 30 flat sales are left out. Medians move when the mix of homes sold changes.
What to check before you buy
Towers here were built by many developers over 15 years; service charges and upkeep differ a lot between neighbouring towers.
- Who built the tower: the master developer, or another developer on a plot?
- Is the anchor open, and if not, who delivers it and by when?
- What did the same layout in the same building sell for in the last six months?
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Questions about Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)
Who is the master developer of Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)?
DMCC. It sold most of the land as plots to other developers.
What is the anchor of Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)?
The DMCC free zone and the metro. First tower 2006.
Do homes in Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) sell above the Dubai average?
Flats in the corresponding Land Department community sold 5% below the Dubai median price per sq ft in the 12 months to 28 October 2026. The community boundary may differ from the master plan.