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California Residences

A 2 bed in California Residences costs a median AED 1.67M.

Satellite view of California Residences, City of Arabia, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.
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2 bed · typical price

1.67MAED

AED 1,406/sqft · +0.8% on a year

vs City of Arabia
31% below the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 1.77M
Price
AED 1.67M
DLD fee 4%
AED 66,620
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 34,976
Trustee
AED 4,200

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

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Is California Residences a good investment?Easy to sell, with nothing to watch; no record of the yield and the rent trend

  1. Does it pay a good rent?No Ejari lease registered here in 12 months, so any yield quoted is an estimateNo record
  2. Is it easy to let?None of the 369 units signed an annual lease in 12 months: owner-occupied, holiday homes or a hotel pool0%
  3. Are rents going up?No lease registered in 12 months, so no rent trend to readNo record
  4. Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 1,395/sqft a year ago, 1,406 now+0.8%Fair
  5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 105,796 in fees to buy a 2 bed: DLD 4%, agent 2% plus VAT, trusteeAED 105,796
  6. Can I sell easily?186 sales in 12 months, 50% of the tower (13 the year before)186Strength
  7. Is a lot being built nearby?11,750 apartments are planned in City of Arabia from 2026 to 2028; too few homes are let there today for a share. City of Arabia supply by year →11,750
  8. Did earlier buyers gain?Launch buyers still 0% down, before fees0.0%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 2 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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California Residences prices and rents by unit typeA two-bed costs about AED 1.67M

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
1 bed83 units · 770 sqftAED 1.14M1,464/sqftnot yet letnot yet let+1.6%63
2 bed266 units · 1,160 sqftAED 1.67M1,406/sqftnot yet letnot yet let+0.8%107
3 bed20 units · 1,475 sqftAED 1.98M1,422/sqftnot yet letnot yet letno prior year16
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

2 bed · price per sqft · City of Arabia · area median AED 2,030/sqft

vs area median
-30.7%
Rank by price per sqft
30th of 32

Read with care

  • No rental contracts are registered here yet, so there is no yield and the prices are launch pricing — a pre-handover building. Price growth from launch is not comparable with a let building's.

Price history and sales

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

Median price paid, 2 bed, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Chart data, 2 bed: Sep 2025, AED 1,787,195; latest, Oct 2026, AED 1,625,522; peak, Sep 2025, AED 1,787,195.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 1,424 · before fees

Launch, 2025–26
1,425
0%
Previous 12 months
1,405
+1%
Last 12 months
1,424
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.

No resales match the last 12 months. Try another transaction type, bedroom type or period.

Comparables in City of Arabia

Every City of Arabia building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. California Residences places 44th of 46; the nearest 6 are shown.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
40Arancia Yards 2 By Beyond - Building Aoff-plan 1,633/sqftAED 1.24M1,633+14.6%——67
41Arancia Yards By Beyond - Building Aoff-plan 1,615/sqftAED 1.30M1,615+13.4%——77
42Arancia Yards By Beyond - Building Boff-plan 1,614/sqftAED 1.25M1,614+13.3%——93
43AZIZI Milan 200% · Q2 2027 · off-plan 1,603/sqftAED 580,0001,605+12.7%—+2.0%348
44California Residences · this building0% · Q2 2028 · off-plan 1,424/sqftAED 1.58M1,424—+1.4%186
45MAG 330Cancelled · off-plan 1,280/sqftAED 1.50M1,192-16.3%4.7%-11.0%63
46Wadi TowerCompleted 2020 · off-plan 759/sqftAED 640,000723-49.2%8.6%—9

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against California Residences (AED 1,424/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 2 bed, California Residences has registered sale prices 31% below the City of Arabia median price per square foot of 2,030 AED, across 32 eligible buildings. It ranks 30th of 32 by price per square foot in City of Arabia.

Market context in City of Arabia

Registered sales activity

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

Price change lacks sufficient evidence in both periods.

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Planned apartment projects

6,152 known registered units across 8 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

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

Explore planned supply

Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

11,750 apartments are planned in City of Arabia from 2026 to 2028; too few homes are let there today for a share.

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.

About California Residences

California Residences is an under-construction (0% built) apartment building in City of Arabia. 199 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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

The building, as registered

Floors
13
Lifts
7
Parking bays
394
Pools
1

Drive times · typical

Downtown
25 min · 23 km
DXB Airport
22 min · 27 km
DIFC
21 min · 24 km
Dubai Marina
25 min · 28 km
Palm Jumeirah
31 min · 32 km

Nearest, as registered

California Residences: AED 1,424 per sq ft, 22% below the median City of Arabia building

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. California ResidencesAED 1,424
  2. City of Arabia, readyAED 1,131
  3. City of Arabia, off-planAED 1,728
  4. 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.

Upcoming supply in City of Arabia, by handover quarter

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Prices per sq ft around California Residences, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 3 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · California Residences is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps
Satellite view of MAG 330, City of Arabia, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.

MAG 330

City of Arabia · 63 sales, 12 months

1.50M

AED, resale median · 1,192/sqft

Satellite view of Wadi Tower, City of Arabia, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.

Wadi Tower

City of Arabia · 9 sales, 12 months

640,000

AED, resale median · 723/sqft

Azizi Milan Heights - Tower G

City of Arabia · 373 sales, 12 months

609,000

AED, resale median · 1,755/sqft

AZIZI Milan 30

City of Arabia · 353 sales, 12 months

589,000

AED, resale median · 1,644/sqft

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4.5% over 25 years
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Cash needed at purchase
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Common questions

What is the rental yield in California Residences?
No gross yield is published for California Residences as of 2026-10-12: no rental contract is registered for it yet. In the last 12 months it had 107 registered sales and 0 new Ejari contracts; a published yield needs at least 5 new contracts and 3 sales. The City of Arabia median is 5.7% gross.
How much does a 2 bedroom in California Residences cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 1.67M (1,406 AED/sqft), from 107 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
Have prices in California Residences risen or fallen?
Median price per square foot moved +0.8% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 107 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How many apartments change hands in California Residences?
107 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

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California Residences sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
107 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources
Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record
/sale/apartments/dubai/city-of-arabia/california-residences
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “California Residences sale prices and yield.” City of Arabia, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/city-of-arabia/california-residences

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