# Short-term rentals in Downtown Dubai

Downtown Dubai, Dubai · Dubai Wealth Index

> 20 buildings in Downtown Dubai with positive modelled operating surplus after a registered annual lease benchmark. Compare rental arbitrage and buying to operate; missing buy yields mean insufficient purchase evidence, not zero returns.

- Canonical: https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-term/apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai
- Data as of: 2026-11-02
- Sources: Dubai Land Department registered sale transactions; Ejari registered rental contracts; Public Airbnb search results, sampled forward twelve months
- Method: https://dubaiwealthindex.com/methodology

## The assumption

Short-term revenue is annualised at an assumed 70% occupancy, net of platform fees, cleaning and utilities, and assumes a self-managed unit (0% management fee). Occupancy is a stated assumption, never a measurement: gross revenue changes with occupancy while fixed costs remain. Rental-arbitrage surplus subtracts the registered annual lease benchmark from modelled operating revenue. It excludes furnishing, deposits, permit costs, financing and owner service charges; replace the benchmark with your actual lease and costs. A missing purchase benchmark does not remove valid rental economics, but no buy yield is published. Check landlord permission and current DET holiday-home requirements before operating.

## Buildings

| Building | Bedroom | Nightly rate (AED) | Listings seen | Registered rent (AED/yr) | Surplus after lease (AED/yr) | Break-even occupancy | Modelled buy yield before owner costs | Premium vs lease |
| :--- | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Damac Maison Dubai Mall Street (The Signature) | 2br | 1,450 | 67 | 140,000 | 149,688 | 36.5% | 14.9% | 2.1× |
| Elite Downtown Residence | studio | 634 | 10 | 65,000 | 63,599 | 37.5% | 11.8% | 2.0× |
| Imperial Avenue | 1br | 1,244 | 20 | 130,000 | 123,330 | 37.9% | 12.4% | 1.9× |
| Bahwan Tower | 2br | 1,503 | 53 | 165,452 | 132,271 | 41.5% | 11.0% | 1.8× |
| Forte T2 | 1br | 969 | 25 | 111,000 | 86,997 | 40.9% | 9.7% | 1.8× |
| Burj Crown | 1br | 855 | 25 | 105,000 | 69,031 | 43.8% | 8.7% | 1.7× |
| BURJ VISTA Tower 1 | 2br | 1,465 | 24 | 179,011 | 113,522 | 44.9% | 8.6% | 1.6× |
| Grande | 1br | 913 | 30 | 122,500 | 61,250 | 48.2% | 7.7% | 1.5× |
| Burj Royale | 3br | 1,760 | 13 | 240,000 | 117,869 | 48.3% | n/a | 1.5× |
| Boulevard Point | 1br | 877 | 11 | 124,832 | 49,663 | 51.6% | 7.8% | 1.4× |
| Blvd Central 1 | 2br | 1,114 | 19 | 160,000 | 58,302 | 53.0% | 7.9% | 1.4× |
| Blvd Central 2 | 2br | 1,044 | 13 | 160,000 | 44,177 | 56.3% | 6.8% | 1.3× |
| Burj ViewsTower A | 1br | 642 | 31 | 98,000 | 26,371 | 56.7% | 8.2% | 1.3× |
| Forte T1 | 2br | 1,050 | 11 | 165,000 | 43,712 | 56.5% | 7.1% | 1.3× |
| The Address Residences Dubai Opera T1 | 3br | 2,163 | 52 | 350,000 | 89,245 | 56.6% | 5.1% | 1.3× |
| Burj Views Tower C | 1br | 617 | 12 | 98,000 | 20,498 | 59.2% | n/a | 1.2× |
| The Dubai Mall Residences | 1br | 836 | 37 | 139,286 | 27,455 | 59.4% | 6.6% | 1.2× |
| The Address Residences Dubai Opera T2 | 3br | 1,947 | 47 | 350,000 | 43,614 | 62.7% | 5.2% | 1.1× |
| BLVD CRESCENT Tower 1 | 1br | 700 | 12 | 126,146 | 9,639 | 65.5% | 5.8% | 1.1× |
| Damac Maison The Distinction | 1br | 455 | 12 | 85,000 | 303 | 69.8% | 6.4% | 1.0× |

Listing counts are a floor, not a census: they count the public search results seen for that building and bedroom type.

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