Opera Grand

1. Does it pay a good rent?4.1% gross, 3.3% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)4.1%Watch
2. Is it easy to let?46% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Downtown Dubai building manages 27%46%Fair

   Across 28 Downtown Dubai buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 27% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 64% or more; Opera Grand is at 46%.

3. Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 237,500 a year ago, AED 197,561 now-16.8%Watch
4. Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 2,766/sqft a year ago, 2,802 now+1.3%Fair
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 297,000 in fees to buy a 2 bed; net rent covers it in 1.9 years1.9 yrsFair
6. Can I sell easily?25 sales in 12 months, 8% of the tower (29 the year before)25Fair
7. 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
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Buyers 5 years ago still 24% down; launch buyers still 24% down, before fees-23.7%Context

25 resales in the last 12 months, against 33 a year on average over 2023–2025.

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

At 2 bed, Opera Grand has registered sale prices 14% above the Downtown Dubai median price per square foot of 2,458 AED, across 81 eligible buildings. It ranks 24th of 81 by price per square foot and 42nd of 43 by gross yield in Downtown Dubai.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 2 bed
  15 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 2 bed
  50 new and 35 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  AED 21.89/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 3.3% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  Opera Grand: recorded complete 2021-12-09 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Developer
  Emaar Properties · delivery record
  On record
• Short-term assumption
  Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 2 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

What is the rental yield in Opera Grand?

Opera Grand returns 4.1% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 197,561 a year (50 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 4.80M (median of 15 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 2 bedroom in Opera Grand cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 4.80M (2,802 AED/sqft), from 15 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Opera Grand selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Opera Grand over the last 12 months have a median of 2,802 AED/sqft, across 15 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 Opera Grand risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +1.3% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 15 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Opera Grand compare with Downtown Dubai?

Its 4.1% gross yield sits -1.4 pts against the Downtown Dubai median of 5.5%, 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.