The 8 rents
- 97 new leases and 64 renewals in 12 months
- 190 units
- Palm Jumeirah
- near Mina Seyahi
A one-bed here leases for about AED 170,000 a year, 13% above the typical Palm Jumeirah one-bed. Renewing tenants pay more than new ones: AED 175,000.
1 bed · typical new lease
170,000AEDa year
AED 135/sqft · -5.6% on a year
- A month, roughly
- AED 14,167
- Renewal
- AED 175,000
- vs Palm Jumeirah 1 bed
- 13% above the median
- New leases, 12 months
- 53
What should a lease in The 8 cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 170,000 a year; renewing tenants pay 2.9% more than new ones
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 Palm Jumeirah median for the type.
Ask an agent about this rent →Rent history and contracts
Every contract registered with Ejari — data to 2026-10-12.
A one-bed here now costs 5.6% less than a year earlier: AED 170,000 against 180,000.
Chart data, 1 bed: Nov 2011, AED 128,000; latest, Oct 2026, AED 160,000; peak, Nov 2025, AED 210,000.
Showing the 60 most recent of 161 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.
About The 8A 9-floor tower in Palm Jumeirah, an 18-minute drive from Dubai Marina
The 8 is an apartment building completed in 2019 in Palm Jumeirah with 190 registered units. 161 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.
The building, as registered
- Service charge
- Paid by the landlord · AED 25.96/sqft a year
- Floors
- 9
- Lifts
- 14
- Parking bays
- 516
- Pools
- 3
Drive times · typical
- Downtown
- 28 min · 25 km
- DXB Airport
- 32 min · 39 km
- DIFC
- 24 min · 28 km
- Dubai Marina
- 18 min · 11 km
- Palm Jumeirah
- 11 min · 2.2 km
Nearest, as registered
- Metro
- Mina Seyahi
- Mall
- Marina Mall
- Landmark
- Burj Al Arab
Letting a unit in The 8?85% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Palm Jumeirah median; new tenants pay more than renewing ones
- Units on a yearly lease
- 85%Strength
- Palm Jumeirah median 9%; top tenth from 47%
- New tenant vs renewal
- +7.3%
- New leases AED 195,000, renewals 181,746, all types
Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026
Thinking of selling? The 8 sale prices →Comparables in Palm Jumeirah
Every Palm Jumeirah building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. The 8 places 26th of 59; the nearest 8 are shown.
Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against The 8.
At 1 bed, The 8 ranks 10th of 32 by rent per square foot and 9th of 16 by gross yield in Palm Jumeirah.
Market context in Palm Jumeirah
Registered sales activity
748 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.
+3.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 748 current and 1,092 prior price observations.
Explore sales activityPlanned apartment projects
1,382 known registered units across 7 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.
3 projects had already passed their planned date; 2 have unknown timing.
Explore planned supplySupply against leasing, and same-building moves
1,706 apartments are planned in Palm Jumeirah from 2026 to 2028, equal to 44% of the 3,913 homes let there today.
Ready prices per sqft fell in 26% of 34 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Palm Jumeirah with sales in both years; the typical one moved +3.4%.
New-lease rents fell in 81% of 16 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −6.8%.
How these are countedDirect 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.
Nearby in Palm Jumeirah
Prices per sq ft around The 8, on the mapPrices per sq ft around The 8, on the map
Marina Apartments 6
Palm Jumeirah · 203 contracts, 12 months
210,000
AED a year median · 111/sqft
Marina Apartments 5
Palm Jumeirah · 203 contracts, 12 months
210,000
AED a year median · 111/sqft
Marina Apartments 1
Palm Jumeirah · 203 contracts, 12 months
210,000
AED a year median · 111/sqft
Marina Apartments 2
Palm Jumeirah · 203 contracts, 12 months
210,000
AED a year median · 111/sqft
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Common questions
- What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in The 8?
- The median new annual rent is AED 170,000, from 53 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 8 risen or fallen?
- The median new annual rent changed -5.6% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 53 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 8 pay more than sitting ones?
- A new tenant pays -2.9% against a renewing one, across 45 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 8?
- 5 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 53 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
- Which metro station is closest to The 8?
- Mina Seyahi, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Marina Mall.
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The 8 rental record
- Record type
- Building-level property market record
- Data date
- · refreshed
- Evidence base
- 33 registered rental contracts in the last 12 months for the default unit type
- Sources
- Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
- Canonical record
- /rent/apartments/dubai/palm-jumeirah/the-8
Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “The 8 rents and yield.” Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/palm-jumeirah/the-8
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