What is the registered annual rent for a studio in The Spirit?

The median new annual rent is AED 42,000, from 93 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 The Spirit risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -3.5% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 93 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 The Spirit pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays +5.8% against a renewing one, across 129 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 The Spirit?

16 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 93 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to The Spirit?

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

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

The Spirit rents

108 new leases and 159 renewals in 12 months
386 units
Dubai Sports City
near Nakheel Metro Station

A studio here leases for about AED 42,000 a year, 1% above the typical Dubai Sports City studio. New tenants pay more than renewing ones, who pay AED 39,690.

Studio · typical new lease

42,000AEDa year

AED 112/sqft · -3.5% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 3,500
Renewal: AED 39,690
vs Dubai Sports City studio: 1% above the median
New leases, 12 months: 93

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What should a lease in The Spirit cost?A studio leases for about AED 42,000 a year; new tenants pay 5.8% more than renewing ones

Type	New lease	Renewal	vs Dubai Sports City	Leases
Studiomost leased	42,000112/sqft		39,690129 renewals	1% moretypical 41,500	93
1 bed	65,00082/sqft		60,09430 renewals	8% moretypical 60,000	15

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 Dubai Sports City median for the type.

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Rent history and contracts

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

A studio here now costs 3.5% less than a year earlier: AED 42,000 against 43,500.

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

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
9 Oct 2026	1 bed	752	AED 60,000	80	New
7 Oct 2026	Studio	325	AED 44,400	137	New
6 Oct 2026	Studio	371	AED 38,001	103	New
6 Oct 2026	Studio	332	AED 38,000	115	New
2 Oct 2026	Studio	636	AED 42,000	66	Renewal
1 Oct 2026	Studio	391	AED 44,000	113	New
28 Sept 2026	Studio	330	AED 40,000	121	New
27 Sept 2026	Studio	399	AED 35,805	90	Renewal
20 Sept 2026	Studio	332	AED 38,000	115	New
20 Sept 2026	Studio	332	AED 36,000	109	New

Showing the 60 most recent of 267 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About The SpiritA 19-floor tower in Dubai Sports City, an 18-minute drive from Dubai Marina

The Spirit is an apartment building completed in 2012 in Dubai Sports City with 386 registered units. 267 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 19

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 24 min · 24 km
DXB Airport: 26 min · 32 km
DIFC: 22 min · 27 km
Dubai Marina: 18 min · 16 km
Palm Jumeirah: 24 min · 20 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Nakheel Metro Station
Mall: Marina Mall
Landmark: Sports City Swimming Academy

Letting a unit in The Spirit?69% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Dubai Sports City median; new tenants pay more than renewing ones

Units on a yearly lease: 69%Strength; Dubai Sports City median 47%; top tenth from 71%
New tenant vs renewal: +4.8%; New leases AED 44,000, renewals 42,000, all types
Short-let instead, studio: AED 411; 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 Dubai Sports City

Every Dubai Sports City building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. The Spirit places 3rd of 56; the nearest 6 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
1	Hera Tower	AED 78,358	121+11.2%	+6.6%	198
2	Condor Golf Links 18	AED 60,000	109+0.2%	—	121
3	The Spirit · this building	AED 44,000	108	-2.2%	108
4	Eagle Heights	AED 45,000	99-8.6%	+5.9%	105
5	Giovanni Boutique Suites	AED 47,125	99-8.6%	+2.5%	162
6	Vista By Prestige One	AED 80,000	93-14.6%	—	55
7	Uniestate Sports Tower	AED 50,000	93-14.6%	+4.2%	54

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

At studio, The Spirit ranks 3rd of 46 by rent per square foot and 34th of 37 by gross yield in Dubai Sports City.

Market context in Dubai Sports City

Registered sales activity

1,150 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+10.0% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,150 current and 1,496 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

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

6 projects had already passed their planned date; 2 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

2,542 apartments are planned in Dubai Sports City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 30% of the 8,361 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 26% of 73 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Dubai Sports City with sales in both years; the typical one moved +2.5%.

The pooled median moved +10.0%: 7.5 points more than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 49% of 75 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved 0.0%.

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 The Spirit, on the map

Pills show median annual rent, AED. 56 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · The Spirit is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Elite 10 Sports Residence - 2

Dubai Sports City · 320 contracts, 12 months

50,000

AED a year median · 79/sqft

Elite 10 Sports Residence - 1

Dubai Sports City · 320 contracts, 12 months

50,000

AED a year median · 79/sqft

Hera Tower

Dubai Sports City · 198 contracts, 12 months

78,358

AED a year median · 121/sqft

Elite 8 Sports Residence

Dubai Sports City · 191 contracts, 12 months

50,000

AED a year median · 77/sqft

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a studio in The Spirit?: The median new annual rent is AED 42,000, from 93 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 The Spirit risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -3.5% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 93 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 The Spirit pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays +5.8% against a renewing one, across 129 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 The Spirit?: 16 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 93 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to The Spirit?: Nakheel Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Marina Mall.

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The Spirit rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 93 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/dubai-sports-city/the-spirit
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “The Spirit rents and yield.” Dubai Sports City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/the-spirit

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