What is the registered annual rent for a 2 bedroom in DT1?

The median new annual rent is AED 210,000, from 17 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in DT1 risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -9.7% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 17 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

How many apartments change hands in DT1?

8 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 17 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to DT1?

Business Bay Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Dubai Mall.

What is the rental yield in DT1?

DT1 returns 5.5% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 210,000 a year (17 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 3.84M (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

DT1 rents

46 new leases and 22 renewals in 12 months
130 units
Downtown Dubai
near Business Bay Metro Station

A two-bed here leases for about AED 210,000 a year, 24% above the typical Downtown Dubai two-bed.

2 bed · typical new lease

210,000AEDa year

AED 122/sqft · -9.7% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 17,500
vs Downtown Dubai 2 bed: 24% above the median
New leases, 12 months: 17

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What should a lease in DT1 cost?A two-bed leases for about AED 210,000 a year

Type	New lease	vs Downtown Dubai	Leases
Studio	100,000187/sqft	—	40% moretypical 71,500	12
1 bed	150,000145/sqft	135,0009 renewals	30% moretypical 115,000	15
2 bedmost leased	210,000122/sqft	—	24% moretypical 168,862	17
3 bed	315,000124/sqft	—	11% moretypical 285,000	2

Median annual rent, AED a year, on Ejari leases starting in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026. Renewal is blank where too few were registered; “typical” is the Downtown Dubai median for the type.

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Rent history and contracts

Every contract registered with Ejari — data to 2026-10-12.

A two-bed here now costs 9.7% less than a year earlier: AED 210,000 against 232,500.

Median annual rent by year, 2 bed, with fainter bars resting on fewer contracts. Too few monthly records in DT1 to draw an honest monthly line.

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	AED/sqft	Contract
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	1,131	AED 160,000		141	New
21 Mar 2026	1 bed	1,037	AED 126,000		122	Renewal

2 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About DT1A 17-floor tower in Downtown Dubai, a 9-minute drive from DIFC

DT1 is an apartment building completed in 2020 by Ellington Properties in Downtown Dubai. 68 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: Paid by the landlord · AED 21.35/sqft a year
Floors: 17
Lifts: 3
Parking bays: 160
Pools: 1
Master developer: Ellington Properties

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 8 min · 1.5 km
DXB Airport: 17 min · 15 km
DIFC: 9 min · 5.7 km
Dubai Marina: 21 min · 22 km
Palm Jumeirah: 27 min · 26 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Business Bay Metro Station
Mall: Dubai Mall
Landmark: Downtown Dubai

Letting a unit in DT1?What letting a two-bed here earns

Short-let instead, two-bed: AED 844; a night on Airbnb; nets 0.7× the yearly rent at 70% occupancy, after fees, cleaning and utilities

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026 · Airbnb asking rates for the next 12 months; occupancy is an assumption, not a measurement

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Comparables in Downtown Dubai

Every Downtown Dubai building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. DT1 places 22nd of 63; the nearest 8 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
18	Opera Grand	AED 219,662	148+6.0%	-12.1%	88
19	Imperial Avenue	AED 190,000	144+3.0%	+10.1%	169
20–21	BURJ VISTA Tower 1, 2one project rent, 2 towers	AED 180,000	142+1.4%	-5.3%	170
22	DT1 · this building	AED 153,500	140	+2.3%	46
23–25	Blvd Central 1, 2, Podiumone project rent, 3 towers	AED 110,000	132-5.6%	-8.3%	114
26	Claren PD	AED 110,000	131-6.2%	0.0%	87

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against DT1.

At 2 bed, DT1 ranks 32nd of 56 by rent per square foot and 23rd of 43 by gross yield in Downtown Dubai.

Market context in Downtown Dubai

Registered sales activity

1,759 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+0.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,759 current and 2,575 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

2,186 known registered units across 5 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

1 projects had already passed their planned date; 1 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

3,663 apartments are planned in Downtown Dubai from 2026 to 2028, equal to 38% of the 9,689 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 49% of 109 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Downtown Dubai with sales in both years; the typical one moved +0.1%.

New-lease rents fell in 76% of 54 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −5.7%.

How these are counted

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Direct locality, all apartment bedroom types. Area context is not building performance. Planned dates are relative to the register date, not a delivery forecast; project unit counts can include mixed uses. Sales activity is not time on market or occupancy.

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Prices per sq ft around DT1, on the map

Pills show median annual rent, AED. 49 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · DT1 is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Grande

Downtown Dubai · 319 contracts, 12 months

190,000

AED a year median · 174/sqft

The Address Residences Dubai Opera T2

Downtown Dubai · 291 contracts, 12 months

250,000

AED a year median · 207/sqft

The Address Residences Dubai Opera T1

Downtown Dubai · 291 contracts, 12 months

250,000

AED a year median · 207/sqft

Forte T1

Downtown Dubai · 285 contracts, 12 months

175,000

AED a year median · 153/sqft

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a 2 bedroom in DT1?: The median new annual rent is AED 210,000, from 17 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in DT1 risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -9.7% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 17 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.
How many apartments change hands in DT1?: 8 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 17 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to DT1?: Business Bay Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Dubai Mall.
What is the rental yield in DT1?: DT1 returns 5.5% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 210,000 a year (17 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 3.84M (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

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DT1 rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 17 registered rental contracts in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts; public Airbnb search results for forward short-term rates
Canonical record: /rent/apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai/dt1
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “DT1 rents and yield.” Downtown Dubai, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai/dt1

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