What is the rental yield in DT1?

DT1 returns 5.5% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 210,000 a year (17 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 3.84M (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 2 bedroom in DT1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 3.84M (2,242 AED/sqft), from 8 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in DT1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in DT1 over the last 12 months have a median of 2,242 AED/sqft, across 8 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 DT1 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +53.3% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 8 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

What is the registered annual rent for a 2 bedroom in DT1?

The median new annual rent is AED 210,000, from 17 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

DT1

Completed 2020
17 floors
3 lifts
160 parking bays
1 pool
Master developer Ellington Properties

A 2 bed in DT1 costs a median AED 3.84M, rents long-let for AED 210,000/yr (5.5% gross), and returns 4.0% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

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2 bed · typical price

3.84MAED

AED 2,242/sqft · +53.3% on a year

Rent a year: AED 210,000
Yield after service charge: 4.5%
vs Downtown Dubai: 9% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 4.08M

Price: AED 3.84M
DLD fee 4%: AED 153,500
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 80,588
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by net rent16 months

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Is DT1 a good investment?Prices rising; the rent pays below the Dubai median

Does it pay a good rent?5.5% gross, 4.5% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)5.5%Watch
Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 232,500 a year ago, AED 210,000 now (pooled across the project)-9.7%
Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 1,463/sqft a year ago, 2,242 now+53.3%Strength
How fast do fees pay back?AED 238,288 in fees to buy a 2 bed; net rent covers it in 1.4 years1.4 yrsFair
Can I sell easily?12 sales in 12 months, 9% of the tower (16 the year before)12Fair
Is a lot being built nearby?3,663 apartments are planned in Downtown Dubai from 2026 to 2028, equal to 38% of the 9,689 homes let there today. A further 348 are past their planned date. Downtown Dubai supply by year →38%Fair
Did earlier buyers gain?Up 42% for buyers 5 years ago; up 31% for launch buyers, before fees+41.8%Context

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

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DT1 prices and rents by unit typeA two-bed costs about AED 3.84M and rents for about AED 210,000 a year

Type	Median price	New rent	12-month change	Sales
Studio26 units · 536 sqft	AED 1.28M2,390/sqft	pooled rent, not per building	pooled rent, not per building	under 5 sales in a year	1
1 bed36 units · 1,036 sqft	AED 2.77M2,679/sqft	pooled rent, not per building	pooled rent, not per building	under 5 sales in a year	2
2 bed52 units · 1,707 sqft	AED 3.84M2,242/sqftlaunch 1,825 +22.9%	5.5%-0.0 pts	AED 210,00017 contracts	+53.3%	8
3 bed15 units · 2,536 sqft	AED 6.25M2,464/sqft	pooled rent, not per building	pooled rent, not per building	under 5 sales in a year	1

Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

2 bed · price per sqft · Downtown Dubai · area median AED 2,458/sqft

12-month change: +53.3%
3 years: +5.0% · +1.6%/yr
5 years: +32.5% · +5.8%/yr
vs area median: -8.8%
Rank by price per sqft: 56th of 81
Off-plan price gain, 2018–2020: +25.0% · +3.2%/yr

Rental income

2 bed · Downtown Dubai

Gross yield: 5.5%
Median new rent: AED 210,000/yr
Yield vs area median: -0.0 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): -1.3 pts
Yield rank: 23rd of 43
Renewal rent: AED 205,750/yr

Short-term income

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

Modelled yield at 70% occupancy: 4.0%
Median nightly rate: AED 844
Net revenue: AED 153,508/yr
vs long-let rent: 0.7×
Listings seen: 43+

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Rental data covers the whole Dt 1 project, not this tower alone.

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.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 2,419 · before fees

Launch, 2017–20: 1,845; +31%; 32 sales
5 years ago: 1,706; +42%; 65 sales
3 years ago: 2,179; +11%; 26 sales
Previous 12 months: 2,357; +3%; 16 sales
Last 12 months: 2,419; today; 12 sales

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.

12 resales in the last 12 months, against 20 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
21 Sept 2026	Studio	536	AED 1,280,000	2,390
24 Jul 2026	3 bed	2,536	AED 6,250,000	2,464
11 Jun 2026	2 bed	1,716	AED 4,000,000	2,331
22 May 2026	1 bed	1,036	AED 2,800,000	2,703
12 May 2026	2 bed	1,527	AED 3,000,000	1,964
7 May 2026	2 bed	1,707	AED 2,926,262	1,714
7 May 2026	2 bed	1,716	AED 2,963,898	1,727
1 May 2026	2 bed	1,707	AED 3,675,000	2,153
9 Mar 2026	1 bed	1,036	AED 2,750,000	2,654
5 Mar 2026	2 bed	1,527	AED 4,000,000	2,619

12 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around DT1

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

Occupancy assumption70%

Type	Nightly, AED	Net revenue at 70%	Long-let rent	Uplift	Net yield
Studio500 m cluster · 4+ listings seen	6441.20/sqft	AED 129,948	AED 100,000	1.3×	—
1 bed500 m cluster · 24+ listings seen	6100.59/sqft	AED 114,321	AED 150,000	0.8×	—
2 bed500 m cluster · 43+ listings seen	8440.49/sqft	AED 153,508	AED 210,000	0.7×	4.0%
3 bed500 m cluster · 4+ listings seen	1,4850.59/sqft	AED 278,066	AED 315,000	0.9×	—

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 Downtown Dubai

Every Downtown Dubai building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. DT1 places 62nd of 116; the nearest 8 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
58	Yansoon 5	AED 3.35M	2,449+1.2%	—	—	5
59	Residences_W1	AED 2.50M	2,444+1.0%	—	+7.9%	11
60	Zaafaran 4	AED 2.75M	2,432+0.6%	—	—	4
61	Yansoon 1	AED 5.00M	2,420+0.1%	—	—	4
62	DT1 · this buildingCompleted 2020 · off-plan 1,800/sqft	AED 3.34M	2,419	4.6%	+2.6%	12
63	Miska 4	AED 4.01M	2,397-0.9%	—	—	4
64	Blvd Heights T2Completed 2020 · off-plan 1,925/sqft	AED 3.75M	2,396-1.0%	5.5%	-6.1%	6
65	Volta Tower13% · off-plan 2,616/sqft	AED 2.93M	2,390-1.2%	4.1%	-2.8%	28
66	Reehan 6	AED 3.51M	2,388-1.3%	—	—	4

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against DT1 (AED 2,419/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 2 bed, DT1 has registered sale prices 9% below the Downtown Dubai median price per square foot of 2,458 AED, across 81 eligible buildings. It ranks 56th of 81 by price per square foot and 23rd 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.

About DT1

DT1 is an apartment building completed in 2020 by Ellington Properties in Downtown Dubai. 202 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: AED 21.35/sqft a year · 2026 budget
Floors: 17
Lifts: 3
Parking bays: 160
Pools: 1
Master developer: Ellington Properties

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 8 min · 1.5 km
DXB Airport: 17 min · 15 km
DIFC: 9 min · 5.7 km
Dubai Marina: 21 min · 22 km
Palm Jumeirah: 27 min · 26 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Business Bay Metro Station
Mall: Dubai Mall
Landmark: Downtown Dubai

DT1: AED 2,419 per sq ft, 1% below the median Downtown Dubai building, and a 4.6% gross yield, below the area's median 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

DT1AED 2,419
Downtown Dubai, readyAED 2,665
Downtown Dubai, off-planAED 3,819
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

DT1Downtown Dubai median building

Downtown Dubai4.6% vs 5.2%

Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 55 buildings in Downtown Dubai. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Downtown Dubai, by handover quarter

Nearby in Downtown Dubai

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Prices per sq ft around DT1, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 94 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · DT1 is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Binghatti Skyblade

Downtown Dubai · 472 sales, 12 months

1.97M

AED, resale median · 3,909/sqft

Burj Khalifa

Downtown Dubai · 115 sales, 12 months

5.00M

AED, resale median · 2,929/sqft

Imperial Avenue

Downtown Dubai · 65 sales, 12 months

3.18M

AED, resale median · 2,385/sqft

Grande

Downtown Dubai · 61 sales, 12 months

5.45M

AED, resale median · 3,539/sqft

Before you decide

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

Sales and rents to
2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
On record
Sales evidence · 2 bed
8 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · 2 bed
17 new and 4 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
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Service charge
AED 21.35/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 4.5% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
On record
Project register
Dt 1: recorded complete 2020-03-30 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Developer
Ellington Properties · delivery record
On record
Short-term assumption
Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 43 listings seen; the dial above changes every short-term figure on this page
Read with care
Building record
DLD building record · data to 2026-10-13
On record
Costs not included
4% DLD transfer fee, agency fee, mortgage, vacancy, furnishing. Every yield is gross.
Not in the yield

Rent or buy

What owning a 2 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 DT1’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of 2026-09-17. Change any figure.

Purchase price, AED

Annual rent, AED

Down payment, %

Residency

More assumptions

Interest rate, % a year

Term, years

Horizon, years

Annual service charge, AED

The site does not hold this building’s service charge; type yours to include it. Residency sets the default down payment: typical bank floor, not a rule.

Monthly mortgage: 17,064AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 17,500AED; AED 210,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 1,047,163AED; 20% down plus AED 279,663 in fees

Owning costs AED 706,415 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.

Buying overtakes renting in year 2.

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 DT1?: DT1 returns 5.5% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 210,000 a year (17 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 3.84M (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 2 bedroom in DT1 cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 3.84M (2,242 AED/sqft), from 8 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in DT1 selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in DT1 over the last 12 months have a median of 2,242 AED/sqft, across 8 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 DT1 risen or fallen?: Median price per square foot moved +53.3% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 8 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
What is the registered annual rent for a 2 bedroom in DT1?: The median new annual rent is AED 210,000, from 17 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

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