Why this page has fewer numbers than you expected. We researched prices and approval status across Bahria Enclave, Park View City, Capital Smart City, Faisal Town Phase 2, Gulberg, B-17 and DHA Phases 5 and 7. For most of them the price data varied by a factor of four to ten depending on block, phase and source, and the approval status could not be confirmed against a live CDA or RDA register.
A table of those numbers would look authoritative and be worthless. We would rather give you three things that are true than fifteen that are decorative.
The comparison that actually holds up: structure
Plot prices move weekly. The legal structure of a scheme does not, and it is the thing that determines the category of risk you are taking.
| Type | Who develops it, and under what authority | Delivery evidence | Where the price comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHA Margalla Enclave | Joint venture: the CDA is a partner in the scheme, with DHA Islamabad-Rawalpindi | Possession delivered on selected ME-2 streets, 21 May 2026 | Published by DHA, by size and payment plan, on an official application form |
| A typical private housing society | Private developer; needs a NOC from the CDA or RDA as an external regulator | Varies enormously — verify per scheme, per phase | Usually a developer rate card; may or may not be honoured at transfer |
| A DHA phase (Phase 5, Phase 7) | DHA itself, long established | Varies by phase and sector | DHA schedules where a round is open; otherwise market only |
Margalla Enclave’s distinguishing feature is the first column. The CDA is inside the scheme rather than regulating it from outside, which removes the single most common failure mode in Islamabad property — the society that turns out never to have secured approval for land it was already selling. That is a genuine structural advantage and it is why the project deserves the attention it gets.
It removes exactly one risk. It does not make the plot cheap, it does not guarantee the lake, and it does nothing whatever about the person selling you a file. Those checks still apply in full.
What we did verify about the neighbours
- Faisal Town Phase 2 — the developer’s own website states that as of 2026 the scheme still does not have a final NOC from the Rawalpindi Development Authority. That is a first-party admission, which is the strongest kind of source there is, and it is the sort of thing worth knowing before comparing headline prices.
- CDA maintains a live register of illegal and unapproved schemes. We fetched it on 9 September 2026. Margalla Enclave is not on it. If you are considering any Islamabad scheme, check that list first — it takes a minute and it is free.
On other schemes’ problems. Our research turned up second-hand claims of regulatory action against a neighbouring scheme, traceable only to social-media posts referencing an article we could not retrieve. We are not repeating them. If we cannot stand a claim up, publishing it to make our own project look better would be exactly the behaviour this site exists to avoid.
Detailed comparisons
vs Bahria Enclave
The nearest neighbour on the same Zone IV corridor, and the most common alternative people are weighing.
vs Park View City
The other Zone IV name that comes up constantly, and a different structure entirely.
Is it a good investment?
What the price history shows, what it does not, and what would have to be true.
How the price has moved
Launch to third ballot, with the arithmetic.
Last checked . First published .
Weighing two schemes against each other?
Ameer Hamza works both Margalla Enclave and Bahria Enclave, so the comparison is not a sales pitch for one of them.