Photo of the community −14% Tiger Properties
One of the most prolific volume builders in the UAE, active since the 1970s, with hundreds of completed projects. It builds affordable housing in series, with the advantages and the drawbacks that implies.
21 lots in stock across 10 projects. Of the 18 with a known status: 13 ready, 5 under construction. By median price — 115th of 139.
- Low entry price
- Rental yield
- JVC, Sports City, Al Furjan
- A first investment purchase
Median price $300K AED 1 100 000
Entry price $136K AED 500 000 — the cheapest lot
Per square foot $464 AED 1 704 / sq.ft, median
Completed stock 72% 5 lots discounted, deepest −14%
Where they build
The districts where this developer has the most lots in our stock.
JVT 10 Business Bay 8 Dubai Marina 2 JVC 1
The company in brief
Checkable facts about the developer itself. Unlike the figures above, these are not about our stock and do not move with what happens to be listed today.
- Founded
- 1976, Tiger Group
- Completed
- more than 270 projects and over 270 towers
- Built area
- over 120 million square feet
- Units delivered
- more than 25 000 since 2001
- Where it builds
- JVC, Dubai Sports City, Al Furjan and similar dense districts
- Typical schedule slip
- four to eight months, by buyer accounts
What kind of developer this is
A volume builder, and what that means
The product is not a distinctive building, it is a series: similar towers in dense districts, a low entry price and a high number of apartments per plot. Judged as a series it works well; judged as architecture it is beside the point.
The locations follow the same logic. Land is cheaper than in the centre and there is always a tenant. These districts produce the highest percentage rental yields in the city, which is precisely why smaller investors buy there.
The schedule question, stated plainly
Projects complete, but later than the brochure says. What protects you is not optimism, it is paperwork: the contractual handover date and the grace period that follows it, and the construction progress published in the Land Department register from regulator inspections.
That register figure is the one number that does not come from a sales desk. A percentage that has not moved for several quarters is worth a conversation; a few points of difference from what the developer quotes is normal.
How to pick a unit here
In a series, the unit is the decision. A corner layout rather than a corridor one, a view that is not into the neighbouring facade, a floor above the surrounding roofline, a proper balcony and an allocated parking bay. Each adds little to the entry price and decides whether you resell in a month or in nine.
Then the district completion map. In this segment the main risk is not the developer at all: it is five more towers handing over in the same quarter as yours.
Projects by Tiger Properties
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Altai TowerJVT District 1
Faradis TowerAl Mamzar, Sharjah
Volga TowerJumeirah Village Triangle
Tiger Downtown AjmanAjman
Cloud TowersJVT District 2
Lilium TowerJVT District 2
Marina PinnacleDubai Marina
Nobles Residential TowerBusiness Bay
O2 TowerJVC District 14
Red SquareJVT District 3
Seslia TowerJVT District 4
Tiger Sky TowerBusiness Bay
Tiger Properties listings in stock
All stock → Photo of the community −14% −13% Photo of the community −12% Photo of the community −5% Nobles Residential Tower Business Bay · 2 BR · Apartment 2 299 000 AED 2 410 561
Ask about lot NP9-108404
Photo of the community −5% Nobles Residential Tower Business Bay · 2 BR · Apartment 2 299 000 AED 2 410 561
Ask about lot NP9-247481
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There is no “developer” column in the base — a lot is attributed by its project name. The figures on this page speak about our stock, not about the company’s share of the Dubai market: a large developer with a big completed portfolio may appear smaller than one whose units come up for resale more often.
Prices come from listings, not from closed deals. For a particular building I retrieve the registered Land Department sales and show the real closing prices.
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Tiger Properties: questions and answers
How much does a Tiger Properties apartment cost?
The median across this developer's lots in our stock is $300K (AED 1 100 000), with entry from $136K. The median per square foot is $464. These are asking prices out of our own base, recalculated every night; they follow what the developer and its sellers actually have on the market, not the price list on a corporate site.
Are there discounts on Tiger Properties property?
Right now the base holds 5 lots from this developer priced below the market, with the deepest cut at 14%. It is the seller on the secondary market or on an assignment who cuts the price, not the developer — each has a reason to hurry. The discount is calculated by an algorithm relative to comparable property, with no manual broker estimate.
Is Tiger Properties a reliable developer?
Founded: 1976, Tiger Group. Delivered: more than 270 projects and over 270 towers. The register of the Land Department is the source that matters, not the brochure: it lists the licence, each project’s progress in per cent and the escrow account. On off-plan the buyer’s money sits in that account under RERA control and is paid out as construction stages are verified. The complete dossier is in the write-up above.
What projects is Tiger Properties building?
The site catalogue covers 12 projects by Tiger Properties, each with a building passport — storeys, units, handover date and bedroom mix. They are listed above, and the “Where they build” block shows the districts with the most of its lots. Any lots on sale appear directly beneath their project.
Should I buy from Tiger Properties direct or through a broker?
For an off-plan buyer the price is identical, because the developer covers the broker’s commission. Going straight to Tiger Properties is therefore no cheaper, and the choice there is limited to its own projects — you will not get a comparison with neighbouring buildings or a candid read on handover dates. On resale and assignment the commission is standard: 2% plus VAT.
Is Tiger Properties worth buying
It depends what you are buying and why. Send me your budget and the job it has to do — I will tell you which of this developer's projects make sense right now and which I would walk past.
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