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Bluewaters Residences 8

A 3 bed in Bluewaters Residences 8 costs a median AED 18.00M, rents long-let for AED 542,500/yr (3.0% gross), and returns 2.4% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

Satellite view of Bluewaters Residences 8, Bluewaters Island, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.
Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

3 bed · typical price

18.00MAED

AED 8,572/sqft · +59.3% on a year

Rent a year
AED 542,500
Gross yield
3.0%
vs Bluewaters Island
45% above the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 19.10M
Price
AED 18.00M
DLD fee 4%
AED 720,000
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 378,000
Trustee
AED 4,200

Fees repaid by rent24 months

Against this building’s registered sales of the same type.

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Is Bluewaters Residences 8 a good investment?Prices rising; the rent pays below the Dubai median

  1. Does it pay a good rent?3.0% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)3.0%Watch
  2. Are rents going up?New 3 bed leases: AED 600,000 a year ago, AED 542,500 now (pooled across the project)-9.6%
  3. Are prices going up?3 bed: AED 5,381/sqft a year ago, 8,572 now+59.3%Strength
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 1.10M in fees to buy a 3 bed; rent covers it in 2.0 years2.0 yrs
  5. Can I sell easily?9 sales in 12 months (13 the year before)9
  6. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 205% for buyers 5 years ago; up 183% for launch buyers, before fees+205.2%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 3 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Bluewaters Residences 8 prices and rents by unit typeA three-bed costs about AED 18.00M and rents for about AED 542,500 a year

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
2 bedAED 10.00M5,867/sqft4.5%-0.4 ptsAED 450,00055 contractsunder 5 sales in a year3
3 bedAED 18.00M8,572/sqftlaunch 2,556 +235.3%3.0%-1.4 ptsAED 542,50044 contracts+59.3%5
4+ bedAED 90.00M9,559/sqftpooled rent, not per buildingpooled rent, not per buildingunder 5 sales in a year1
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

3 bed · price per sqft · Bluewaters Island · area median AED 5,916/sqft

3 years
+65.8% · +18.4%/yr
5 years
+254.2% · +28.8%/yr
vs area median
+44.9%

Rental income

3 bed · Bluewaters Island

Median new rent
AED 542,500/yr
Yield vs area median
-1.4 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
-3.8 pts
Renewal rent
AED 580,000/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (9 renewals)
-6.5%

Short-term income

3 bed · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays · within 500 m

Median nightly rate
AED 2,123
Net revenue
AED 423,131/yr
vs long-let rent
0.8×
Listings seen
3+

Read with care

  • Rental data covers the whole Bluewaters Residences project, not this tower alone.

Price history and sales

As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.

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

Chart data, 3 bed: Sep 2017, AED 5,420,500; latest, May 2026, AED 18,000,000; peak, Jan 2026, AED 20,000,000.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 7,045 · before fees

Launch, 2017–19
2,490
+183%
5 years ago
2,308
+205%
3 years ago
4,440
+59%
Previous 12 months
5,091
+38%
Last 12 months
7,045
today

The change is what a buyer at each median would be up or down at today’s median. A shift in the unit mix can move a median without any unit changing price.

9 resales in the last 12 months, against 18 a year on average over 2023–2025.

DateTypeSqftPriceAED/sqft
19 May 20263 bed2,100AED 18,000,0008,572
30 Mar 20264+ bed9,415AED 90,000,0009,559
26 Jan 20262 bed1,503AED 7,150,0004,758
16 Jan 20263 bed2,097AED 20,000,0009,536
8 Jan 20262 bed1,604AED 11,300,0007,045
26 Nov 20252 bed1,705AED 10,000,0005,867
26 Nov 20253 bed2,097AED 10,000,0004,768
17 Nov 20253 bed2,100AED 12,600,0006,001
3 Nov 20253 bed2,097AED 18,000,0008,583

9 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Bluewaters Residences 8

Median nightly rate on Airbnb for a 7-night stay, priced across the coming year.

70%
TypeNightly, AEDNet revenue at 70%Long-let rentUpliftNet yield
2 bed500 m cluster · 13+ listings seen2,1641.27/sqftAED 438,612AED 450,0001.0×4.4%
3 bed500 m cluster · 3+ listings seen2,1231.01/sqftAED 423,131AED 542,5000.8×2.4%

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

Nightly rate through the year

Comparables in Bluewaters Island

Every Bluewaters Island building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Bluewaters Residences 8 places 1st of 10; the nearest 4 are shown.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
1Bluewaters Residences 8 · this buildingCompleted 2019 · off-plan 2,471/sqftAED 12.60M7,0453.3%+38.4%9
2Bluewaters Residences 9Completed 2019AED 12.35M6,079-13.7%3.3%-7.7%8
3Bluewaters Residences 4Completed 2019 · off-plan 2,070/sqftAED 10.10M5,754-18.3%4.1%+4.0%11
4Bluewaters Residences 2Completed 2019AED 9.00M5,672-19.5%4.6%+14.0%11
5Bluewaters Residences 6Completed 2019 · off-plan 2,272/sqftAED 9.23M5,562-21.0%4.4%+2.3%9

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Bluewaters Residences 8 (AED 7,045/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 3 bed, Bluewaters Residences 8 has registered sale prices 45% above the Bluewaters Island median price per square foot of 5,916 AED, across 6 eligible buildings.

Market context in Bluewaters Island

Registered sales activity

90 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+5.7% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 90 current and 91 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

0 known registered units across 0 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

0 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.

Explore planned supply

Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

0 apartments are planned in Bluewaters Island from 2026 to 2028, equal to 0% of the 329 homes let there today.

How these are counted
Find service-charge budget evidence for Bluewaters Residences 8

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.

The Bluewaters Residences towers

10 towers in Bluewaters Residences, at the bedroom type above.

TowerPriceAED/sqftRent a yearGross yield
Bluewaters Residences 1—1 sale, too few—AED 542,500project pool—
Bluewaters Residences 2AED 11.70M6 sales5,873AED 542,500project pool4.6%
Bluewaters Residences 3AED 14.40M4 sales6,882AED 542,500project pool3.8%
Bluewaters Residences 4AED 12.25M3 sales5,754AED 542,500project pool4.4%
Bluewaters Residences 5—1 sale, too few—AED 542,500project pool—
Bluewaters Residences 6—2 sales, too few—AED 542,500project pool—
Bluewaters Residences 7AED 11.38M4 sales5,468AED 542,500project pool4.8%
Bluewaters Residences 8 · this buildingAED 18.00M5 sales8,572AED 542,500project pool3.0%
Bluewaters Residences 9AED 12.50M7 sales5,960AED 542,500project pool4.3%
Bluewaters Residences 10—2 sales, too few—AED 542,500project pool—

Ejari files Bluewaters Residences’s leases under the project, not a tower, so every tower share one rent: the project figure above, counted once. Prices are each tower’s own registered sales.

Bluewaters Island: every development at this type
DevelopmentRent a yearPriceAED/sqftGross yield
Bluewaters Residences · this development10 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 542,50044 contractsAED 12.50M35 sales6,0014.3%
All of Bluewaters Islandevery building, in a project or notAED 542,50044 contractsAED 12.50M35 sales6,0014.3%

Medians of registered sales and new Ejari leases in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026, pooled across each development’s towers at 3 bed. A median needs 3 rows; a dash with a count means fewer.

About Bluewaters Residences 8

Bluewaters Residences 8 is an apartment building completed in 2019 in Bluewaters Island. 182 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Pinned from Google's place record for the registered name.Open in Google Maps

Drive times · typical

Downtown
22 min · 24 km
DXB Airport
27 min · 37 km
DIFC
18 min · 27 km
Dubai Marina
11 min · 6.3 km
Palm Jumeirah
18 min · 15 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro
Jumeirah Beach Residency
Mall
Marina Mall
Landmark
Burj Al Arab

Bluewaters Residences 8: AED 7,045 per sq ft, 27% above the median Bluewaters Island building, and a 3.3% gross yield, in the bottom tenth of the area

The building's own figures against its area's registered market, last twelve months.

Price per sq ft

Median registered sale price, AED per sq ft, last 12 months

  1. Bluewaters Residences 8AED 7,045
  2. Bluewaters Island, readyAED 5,699
  3. Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Dark: this building. Grey: the area's ready and off-plan medians, and Dubai's ready median. Source: DLD registered sales.

Gross yield against the area's buildings

Axis: gross yield, % of price

Bluewaters Residences 8Bluewaters Island median building

  1. Bluewaters Island3.3% vs 4.4%
Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 10 buildings in Bluewaters Island. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Nearby in Bluewaters Island

Prices per sq ft around Bluewaters Residences 8, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 10 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Bluewaters Residences 8 is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Before you decide

The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.

Rent or buy

What owning a 3 bed here costs against renting it, at stated assumptions you can change.

Monthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rate

Prefilled from Bluewaters Residences 8’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of . Change any figure.

Residency
More assumptions

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Monthly mortgage
70,035AED
4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent
45,208AED
AED 542,500 a year
Cash needed at purchase
6,662,700AED
30% down plus AED 1.26M in fees

Owning costs AED 1.39M less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.

Buying overtakes renting in year 3.

Cumulative cost by year: renting (solid) against owning net of a sale that year (dashed), at the assumptions above.

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Common questions

What is the rental yield in Bluewaters Residences 8?
Bluewaters Residences 8 returns 3.0% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 542,500 a year (44 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 18.00M (median of 5 sales in the last 12 months, latest May 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 3 bedroom in Bluewaters Residences 8 cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 18.00M (8,572 AED/sqft), from 5 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Bluewaters Residences 8 selling for right now?
Registered sales of ready units in Bluewaters Residences 8 over the last 12 months have a median of 8,572 AED/sqft, across 5 sales. That uses the same trailing year as the rent and yield figures, requires at least five sales, and excludes off-plan. Floor, view and condition move a specific unit's price around it.
Have prices in Bluewaters Residences 8 risen or fallen?
Median price per square foot moved +59.3% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 5 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How does Bluewaters Residences 8 compare with Bluewaters Island?
Its 3.0% gross yield sits -1.4 pts against the Bluewaters Island median of 4.4%, computed the same way at the same bedroom grain. Gross yield divides the median annual rent from new registered Ejari contracts starting in the last 12 months by the median price of the building's registered sales in the last 12 months (at least 3 sales) for the same bedroom type, with ready and off-plan sales counted alike.

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Bluewaters Residences 8 sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
5 registered sales 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
/sale/apartments/dubai/bluewaters-island/bluewaters-residences-8
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Bluewaters Residences 8 sale prices and yield.” Bluewaters Island, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/bluewaters-island/bluewaters-residences-8

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