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Apartments for rent in Downtown Dubai

Downtown Dubai's typical building yields 5.96% gross — -1.0 pts vs the Dubai median, across 56 buildings with enough registered activity to report.

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Edition DWI-AREA-DOWNTOWN-DUBAI
Median rent
AED 155,000
Median AED/yr/sqft
137AED/yr/sqft
Median gross yield
5.96%
≈ 17 yrs gross payback
Median rent change, 12mo
-3.8%

This record covers the 56 Downtown Dubai buildings with enough registered Ejari contracts for a median to mean anything. Gross yields inside the area run from 3.60% to 8.95%, so the 5.96% median says much less about any one building than the table below does. The Dubai Land Department registers Downtown Dubai as Burj Khalifa. The Dubai median for comparison is 6.98%, over the same 24-month window of Dubai Land Department and Ejari records to 2026-08-26.

Rents in Downtown Dubai

AED/yr/sqft, monthly median
Monthly median rent per sqft per year across every registered new rental contract in Downtown Dubai, smoothed over three months. The band along the bottom is monthly volume.

Every building in Downtown Dubai

Sorted by gross yield. Click any column to re-sort.

Blvd Central PodiumAED 115,0001328.95%+3.0 pts-8.0%241
The SignatureAED 100,0001148.92%+3.0 pts-9.0%166
Elite Downtown ResidenceAED 90,6001368.31%+2.4 pts-12.0%302
Bellevue Towers-1AED 120,0001378.00%+2.0 pts+0.4%218
The Dubai Mall ResidencesAED 140,0002147.78%+1.8 pts-11.5%109
Bellevue Towers-2AED 120,0001377.69%+1.7 pts+0.4%218
Vida Dubai Mall Tower 1AED 200,0001857.69%+1.7 pts+20.6%108
Address Fountain Views HotelAED 200,0002157.69%+1.7 pts—7
Burj ViewsTower AAED 110,0001147.51%+1.5 pts+5.7%454
Al NOUJOUM TOWERAED 70,0001287.18%+1.2 pts-9.9%244
Burj Views PodiumAED 110,0001147.04%+1.1 pts+5.7%454
Upper CrestAED 104,0001117.00%+1.0 pts+5.0%228
BLVD CRESCENT PodiumAED 175,0251306.88%+0.9 pts-8.3%158
The Address - The BLVDAED 200,0002266.81%+0.8 pts-3.8%123
The DistinctionAED 136,0981196.80%+0.8 pts+5.2%95
Imperial AvenueAED 200,0001516.67%+0.7 pts+5.3%148
Act One Act Two Tower 2AED 169,5441686.55%+0.6 pts-11.4%489
The Address Residences Dubai Opera T2AED 255,0002186.54%+0.6 pts-3.9%577
Blvd Heights T1AED 200,0001356.48%+0.5 pts-1.3%318
BD Standpoint AAED 115,0001396.48%+0.5 pts-8.3%300
Burj Views Tower BAED 110,0001146.47%+0.5 pts+5.7%454
The Address Residences Dubai Opera T1AED 255,0002186.38%+0.4 pts-3.9%577
29 Blvd T1AED 120,0001376.32%+0.4 pts-4.0%411
MADA Residences TowerAED 160,0001096.27%+0.3 pts-11.8%81
Burj CrownAED 148,5001686.10%+0.1 pts-6.7%291
Boulevard PointAED 220,0001656.07%+0.1 pts-7.7%202
Act One Act Two Tower 1AED 169,5441686.06%+0.1 pts-11.4%489
Blvd Central 2AED 115,0001325.97%+0.0 pts-8.0%241
Burj Views Tower CAED 110,0001145.95%-0.0 pts+5.7%454
Claren Tower 1AED 110,0001335.95%-0.0 pts+0.0%178
Burj KhalifaAED 250,0001735.85%-0.1 pts-7.7%444
IL PrimoAED 1.75M3265.83%-0.1 pts+10.3%35
Bd 29 Blvd T2AED 120,0001375.78%-0.2 pts-4.0%411
Vida Residence DowntownAED 260,0001955.78%-0.2 pts-0.9%65
The 118AED 1.43M2115.73%-0.2 pts-11.4%10
Bahwan TowerAED 148,0001035.69%-0.3 pts-11.8%64
Forte T2AED 180,0001645.63%-0.3 pts-2.7%600
BLVD CRESCENT Tower 1AED 175,0251305.52%-0.4 pts-8.3%158
Claren PDAED 110,0001335.51%-0.5 pts+0.0%178
Forte T1AED 180,0001645.41%-0.5 pts-2.7%600
Mon ReveAED 150,0001075.36%-0.6 pts-5.0%63
Blvd Heights T2AED 200,0001355.33%-0.6 pts-1.3%318
Blvd Central 1AED 115,0001325.23%-0.7 pts-8.0%241
Opera GrandAED 260,0001615.20%-0.8 pts+3.4%145
DT1AED 150,0001515.00%-1.0 pts+0.0%69
BURJ VISTA Tower 2AED 185,0001474.63%-1.3 pts+2.7%340
Bd 29 Blvd PodiumAED 120,0001374.55%-1.4 pts-4.0%411
Vida Dubai Mall Tower 2AED 200,0001854.55%-1.4 pts+20.6%108
BLVD CRESCENT Tower 2AED 175,0251304.52%-1.4 pts-8.3%158
Burj RoyaleAED 165,0001924.46%-1.5 pts-14.2%433
BURJ VISTA Tower 1AED 185,0001474.40%-1.6 pts+2.7%340
BD Standpoint BAED 115,0001394.30%-1.7 pts-8.3%300
Claren Tower 2AED 110,0001334.30%-1.7 pts+0.0%178
Blvd Heights PodiumAED 200,0001354.23%-1.7 pts-1.3%318
Rp HeightsAED 130,0001054.19%-1.8 pts+0.0%198
GrandeAED 200,0001803.60%-2.4 pts+7.6%738

Yield deltas are vs the Downtown Dubai median (5.96%).

Rents by bedroom type in Downtown Dubai

Medians across the buildings above. Open a type to rank those buildings on their own.

TypeMedian rentAED/yr/sqftYield12moRentals
StudioAED 75,0001586.79%+0.8 pts-2.5%918
1 bedAED 120,0001386.14%+0.2 pts-0.9%6,491
2 bedAED 176,2501335.86%-0.1 pts-2.8%5,757
3 bedAED 300,0001505.64%-0.3 pts-2.7%1,684
4+ bedAED 1.55M3265.83%-0.1 pts+4.0%86

Yield deltas are vs the Downtown Dubai median (5.96%).

Common questions

What rental yield do apartments in Downtown Dubai return?
The median building in Downtown Dubai returns 5.96% gross, -1.0 pts against the Dubai median of 6.98%, across 56 buildings with enough registered activity to report.
What does an apartment in Downtown Dubai cost per square foot?
The median is 137 AED/sqft a year, over registered Dubai Land Department and Ejari records to 2026-08-26.
Are prices in Downtown Dubai rising?
The median building moved -3.8% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it. That is a median across 56 buildings, so individual towers move further in both directions.
Which building in Downtown Dubai yields most?
Blvd Central Podium, at 8.95% gross. A top row is an outlier by construction — the sample size beside it on the table is the check.
How many buildings in Downtown Dubai does this record cover?
56. A building appears once it has enough registered sales and contracts for a median to mean anything; the rest are listed but not ranked. Data to 2026-08-26.

Apartments rental record for Downtown Dubai

Record type
Area-level property market record
Data date
Evidence base
15,258 registered rental contracts represented across 56 eligible buildings
Sources
Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record
/rent/apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Apartments for rent in Downtown Dubai.” Data to 2026-08-26. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Data as of 2026-08-26. Area figures are medians across the buildings listed above, not a separate calculation.