off plan
adv.— «“Many of them buy off plan, because they’re fearless,” she added, referring to the custom of putting money down on apartments long before they are completed.» —“An Irish Taste for Real Estate in Manhattan” by Patrick McGeehan New York Times May 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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