Object 1

Object 1 is a design-led Dubai developer, and FLU1D One on Central Island is their building here. The design angle is the reason to look at them: Object 1 has built a Dubai identity around distinctive architecture and interiors, and on Dubai Islands that gives FLU1D One something to say that a lot of the generic mid-market stock around it does not have.

The pricing is the pleasant surprise. FLU1D One is priced from about AED 2M at AED 2,600 per sq.ft, which sits close to the island median of AED 2,445. For a developer that leads on design, pricing in line with the market rather than at a clear premium is unusual and genuinely in the buyer's favour. You are getting the distinctive-design proposition without paying the design tax you might expect, on Central Island, the island with the deepest resale market on the archipelago.

Unit sizes run from around 770 sq.ft up to 1,644, with one to three bedrooms, so this is aimed at investors and small-family end users rather than the large-family buyer. The payment plan is 50/50 with handover dated Q4 2028, which is a longer horizon, so most of the price is committed before a completion that is a few years out. Plan for that timeline and treat FLU1D One as a hold rather than a quick pre-handover trade.

The case for Object 1 is design at a fair price. In a market where a lot of buildings will look similar on the portals when they complete, a genuinely distinctive product that priced at the median has two things going for it at exit: it stands out, and it did not overpay on the way in. The caveats are the Q4 2028 handover, which is a wait, and the usual need to confirm on-site progress. But of the design-led options on Dubai Islands, one that prices in line with the market rather than above it is a rare and sensible thing.

FLU1D One is priced from AED 2M at AED 2,600 per sq.ft. That is 6% above the Dubai Islands apartment median of AED 2,445, a gap of AED 155 per foot, which puts it in the upper half of island pricing. On its 50/50 payment plan, that entry price splits into about AED 1M committed across construction and AED 1M due at handover. Budget roughly another 6 to 7 per cent to complete, around AED 130K: the 4 per cent Dubai Land Department fee, trustee and admin, the first year of service charge and snagging. At this price the registered value clears the AED 2M threshold for the 10-year Golden Visa. Handover is dated Q4 2028, sized 770 to 1,644 sq.ft, currently selling. View the full listing →