What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Imperial Avenue?

The median new annual rent is AED 130,000, from 60 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in Imperial Avenue risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -13.3% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 60 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.

Do new tenants in Imperial Avenue pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays -7.1% against a renewing one, across 9 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.

How many apartments change hands in Imperial Avenue?

21 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 60 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to Imperial Avenue?

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

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

Imperial Avenue rents

169 new leases and 19 renewals in 12 months
423 units
Downtown Dubai
near Business Bay Metro Station

A one-bed here leases for about AED 130,000 a year, 13% above the typical Downtown Dubai one-bed. Renewing tenants pay more than new ones: AED 140,000.

1 bed · typical new lease

130,000AEDa year

AED 141/sqft · -13.3% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 10,833
Renewal: AED 140,000
vs Downtown Dubai 1 bed: 13% above the median
New leases, 12 months: 60

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What should a lease in Imperial Avenue cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 130,000 a year; renewing tenants pay 7.7% more than new ones

Type	New lease	vs Downtown Dubai	Leases
1 bedmost leased	130,000141/sqft	140,0009 renewals	13% moretypical 115,000	60
2 bed	200,000137/sqft	165,9008 renewals	18% moretypical 168,862	59
3 bed	300,000149/sqft	—	5% moretypical 285,000	48
4+ bed	625,000173/sqft	—	—	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 one-bed here now costs 13.3% less than a year earlier: AED 130,000 against 150,000.

Median annual rent, 1 bed, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
12 Oct 2026	1 bed	867	AED 100,000	115	New
5 Oct 2026	3 bed	1,895	AED 310,000	164	New
3 Oct 2026	3 bed	2,189	AED 300,000	137	New
3 Oct 2026	1 bed	867	AED 135,000	156	New
3 Oct 2026	4+ bed	3,059	AED 535,000	175	Renewal
3 Oct 2026	3 bed	2,065	AED 275,000	133	New
3 Oct 2026	3 bed	1,895	AED 255,000	135	New
2 Oct 2026	3 bed	1,908	AED 285,000	149	New
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	909	AED 100,000	110	New
1 Oct 2026	2 bed	1,447	AED 162,000	112	New

Showing the 60 most recent of 188 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About Imperial AvenueA 46-floor tower in Downtown Dubai, a 10-minute drive from DIFC

Imperial Avenue is an apartment building completed in 2019 in Downtown Dubai. 188 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 46
Lifts: 14
Parking bays: 672
Pools: 3

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 11 min · 3.3 km
DXB Airport: 16 min · 14 km
DIFC: 10 min · 6.3 km
Dubai Marina: 21 min · 23 km
Palm Jumeirah: 28 min · 27 km

Nearest, as registered

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

Letting a unit in Imperial Avenue?44% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Downtown Dubai median; new tenants pay more than renewing ones

Units on a yearly lease: 44%Fair; Downtown Dubai median 27%; top tenth from 64%
New tenant vs renewal: +29.3%; New leases AED 190,000, renewals 147,000, all types
Short-let instead, one-bed: AED 1,244; a night on Airbnb; nets 1.9× 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. Imperial Avenue places 19th of 63; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
15	Forte T2	AED 175,000	153+6.1%	-6.4%	285
16	Burj Crown	AED 130,000	151+4.6%	-13.3%	153
17	Boulevard Point	AED 160,000	151+4.5%	-24.7%	122
18	Opera Grand	AED 219,662	148+3.0%	-12.1%	88
19	Imperial Avenue · this building	AED 190,000	144	+10.1%	169
20–21	BURJ VISTA Tower 1, 2one project rent, 2 towers	AED 180,000	142-1.6%	-5.3%	170
22	DT1	AED 153,500	140-2.9%	+2.3%	46
23	Blvd Central 1	AED 110,000	132-8.4%	-8.3%	114

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

At 1 bed, Imperial Avenue ranks 21st of 59 by rent per square foot and 11th 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.

Explore planned supply

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 Imperial Avenue, on the map

Pills show median annual rent, AED. 49 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Imperial Avenue 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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What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Imperial Avenue?: The median new annual rent is AED 130,000, from 60 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in Imperial Avenue risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -13.3% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 60 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.
Do new tenants in Imperial Avenue pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays -7.1% against a renewing one, across 9 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.
How many apartments change hands in Imperial Avenue?: 21 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 60 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to Imperial Avenue?: Business Bay Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Dubai Mall.

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Imperial Avenue rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 59 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/imperial-avenue
Method: Definitions and calculations

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

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