Some of the apartments you can buy at the Pearl they will let you change a bit of the floorplan that is what we did with a 3 bedroom took away the maids quarters. Most of the developments are behind schedule. Prices were high to begin with but have gone even higher. Say a 3 bedroom for 1.4 million now its like 1.8 and up. Foreigners that buy can get a lifelong visa which is helpful if they want to work past retirement age.