What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Upper Crest?

The median new annual rent is AED 90,000, from 49 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 Upper Crest risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -10.0% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 49 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 Upper Crest pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays -5.3% against a renewing one, across 36 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 Upper Crest?

9 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 49 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to Upper Crest?

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

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

Upper Crest rents

101 new leases and 67 renewals in 12 months
189 units
Downtown Dubai
near Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station

A one-bed here leases for about AED 90,000 a year, 22% below the typical Downtown Dubai one-bed. Renewing tenants pay more than new ones: AED 95,000.

1 bed · typical new lease

90,000AEDa year

AED 105/sqft · -10.0% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 7,500
Renewal: AED 95,000
vs Downtown Dubai 1 bed: 22% below the median
New leases, 12 months: 49

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What should a lease in Upper Crest cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 90,000 a year; renewing tenants pay 5.6% more than new ones

Type	New lease	vs Downtown Dubai	Leases
Studio	61,000129/sqft	63,66911 renewals	15% lesstypical 71,500	18
1 bedmost leased	90,000105/sqft	95,00036 renewals	22% lesstypical 115,000	49
2 bed	125,000109/sqft	130,00017 renewals	26% lesstypical 168,862	22
3 bed	170,00099/sqft	—	40% lesstypical 285,000	12

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 10.0% less than a year earlier: AED 90,000 against 100,000.

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
7 Oct 2026	1 bed	860	AED 75,000	87	New
7 Oct 2026	1 bed	829	AED 80,000	97	Renewal
5 Oct 2026	Studio	495	AED 60,000	121	New
4 Oct 2026	3 bed	1,723	AED 138,000	80	Renewal
3 Oct 2026	1 bed	828	AED 92,400	112	New
2 Oct 2026	2 bed	1,220	AED 137,000	112	Renewal
2 Oct 2026	Studio	495	AED 60,000	121	New
1 Oct 2026	3 bed	1,723	AED 150,000	87	New
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	901	AED 85,000	94	New
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	860	AED 100,000	116	New

Showing the 60 most recent of 168 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About Upper CrestA 39-floor tower in Downtown Dubai, a 9-minute drive from DIFC

Upper Crest is an apartment building completed in 2015 in Downtown Dubai. 168 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 23.18/sqft a year
Floors: 39

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 12 min · 4.5 km
DXB Airport: 14 min · 14 km
DIFC: 9 min · 6.9 km
Dubai Marina: 20 min · 22 km
Palm Jumeirah: 26 min · 26 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station
Mall: Dubai Mall
Landmark: Downtown Dubai

Letting a unit in Upper Crest?89% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Downtown Dubai median; new tenants pay less than renewing ones

Units on a yearly lease: 89%Strength; Downtown Dubai median 27%; top tenth from 64%
New tenant vs renewal: -2.0%; New leases AED 98,000, renewals 100,000, all types
Short-let instead, one-bed: AED 664; a night on Airbnb; nets 1.4× 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. Upper Crest places 56th of 63; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
52–55	Burj Views Podium, Views Tower B, Views Tower C, ViewsTower Aone project rent, 4 towers	AED 110,000	109+0.2%	+1.9%	241
56	Upper Crest · this building	AED 98,000	109	-6.7%	101
57	One Residence	AED 145,000	108-1.1%	—	3
58	City Center Residences	AED 150,000	106-3.1%	—	3
59	Damac Maison Dubai Mall Street (The Signature)	AED 95,000	105-3.6%	-13.6%	81
60	Rp Heights	AED 130,000	105-3.9%	-1.9%	138

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

At 1 bed, Upper Crest ranks 57th of 59 by rent per square foot and 13th 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 Upper Crest, on the map

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

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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 1 bedroom in Upper Crest?: The median new annual rent is AED 90,000, from 49 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 Upper Crest risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -10.0% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 49 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 Upper Crest pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays -5.3% against a renewing one, across 36 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 Upper Crest?: 9 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 49 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to Upper Crest?: Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Dubai Mall.

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Upper Crest rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 22 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/upper-crest
Method: Definitions and calculations

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

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