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Marsa Plaza - Core 1

A 2 bed in Marsa Plaza - Core 1 costs a median AED 3.25M.

2 bed · typical price

3.25MAED

AED 1,728/sqft · -3.2% on a year

Cost to buy, all inAED 3.46M
Price
AED 3.25M
DLD fee 4%
AED 130,200
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 68,355
Trustee
AED 4,200

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

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Is Marsa Plaza - Core 1 a good investment?Prices are slipping; 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. Are rents going up?No lease registered in 12 months, so no rent trend to readNo record
  3. Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 1,785/sqft a year ago, 1,728 now-3.2%Watch
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 202,755 in fees to buy a 2 bed: DLD 4%, agent 2% plus VAT, trusteeAED 202,755
  5. Can I sell easily?12 sales in 12 months (47 the year before)12
  6. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 24% for buyers 5 years ago, before fees+24.3%Context

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

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Marsa Plaza - Core 1 prices and rents by unit typeA two-bed costs about AED 3.25M

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
2 bedAED 3.25M1,728/sqftnot yet letnot yet let-3.2%9
3 bedAED 4.00M1,750/sqftnot yet letnot yet letunder 5 sales in a year3
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

2 bed · price per sqft · Dubai Festival City

3 years
+25.9% · +8.0%/yr

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  • 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: Oct 2013, AED 2,953,500; latest, Jun 2026, AED 3,100,000; peak, Jun 2014, AED 4,178,900.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 1,739 · before fees

5 years ago
1,399
+24%
3 years ago
1,357
+28%
Previous 12 months
1,791
−3%
Last 12 months
1,739
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.

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

DateTypeSqftPriceAED/sqft
20 Jul 20263 bed2,286AED 4,000,0001,750
11 Jun 20262 bed1,662AED 3,100,0001,865
23 Mar 20263 bed4,104AED 7,608,0001,854
18 Mar 20262 bed1,992AED 3,130,0001,571
5 Mar 20262 bed2,022AED 3,700,0001,830
25 Feb 20262 bed1,662AED 2,600,0001,564
31 Dec 20252 bed2,022AED 3,255,0001,610
9 Dec 20252 bed2,022AED 3,755,0001,857
28 Oct 20253 bed2,397AED 3,600,0001,502
17 Oct 20252 bed1,651AED 2,853,0001,728

12 resales in the last 12 months.

Market context in Dubai Festival City

Registered sales activity

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

-13.7% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 36 current and 107 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

No consistently dated project cohort is available for this locality.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

0 apartments are planned in Dubai Festival City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 0% of the 771 homes let there today.

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 Marsa Plaza - Core 1

Marsa Plaza - Core 1 is an apartment building in Dubai Festival City. 97 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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Nearest, as registered

Metro
Al Jadaf Metro Station
Mall
City Centre Mirdif
Landmark
Dubai International Airport

Marsa Plaza - Core 1: AED 1,739 per sq ft, 36% above the median Dubai Festival City 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. Marsa Plaza - Core 1AED 1,739
  2. Dubai Festival City, readyAED 1,388
  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.

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Prices per sq ft around Marsa Plaza - Core 1, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 2 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Marsa Plaza - Core 1 is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps
Satellite view of Al Badia Residences Buildings 8, Dubai Festival City, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.

Al Badia Residences Buildings 8

Dubai Festival City · 7 sales, 12 months

2.40M

AED, resale median · 1,267/sqft

Satellite view of Al Badia Residences Buildings 11, Dubai Festival City, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.

Al Badia Residences Buildings 11

Dubai Festival City · 5 sales, 12 months

2.45M

AED, resale median · 1,279/sqft

Al Badia Hillside Condo 1

Dubai Festival City · 4 sales, 12 months

1.31M

AED, resale median · 1,140/sqft

Al Badia Hillside 7

Dubai Festival City · 3 sales, 12 months

2.70M

AED, resale median · 1,299/sqft

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Common questions

What is the rental yield in Marsa Plaza - Core 1?
No gross yield is published for Marsa Plaza - Core 1 as of 2026-10-12: no rental contract is registered for it yet. In the last 12 months it had 9 registered sales and 0 new Ejari contracts; a published yield needs at least 5 new contracts and 3 sales.
How much does a 2 bedroom in Marsa Plaza - Core 1 cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 3.25M (1,728 AED/sqft), from 9 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Marsa Plaza - Core 1 selling for right now?
Registered sales of ready units in Marsa Plaza - Core 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 1,728 AED/sqft, across 9 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 Marsa Plaza - Core 1 risen or fallen?
Median price per square foot moved -3.2% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 9 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 Marsa Plaza - Core 1?
9 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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Marsa Plaza - Core 1 sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
9 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/dubai-festival-city/marsa-plaza-core-1
Method
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Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Marsa Plaza - Core 1 sale prices and yield.” Dubai Festival City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-festival-city/marsa-plaza-core-1

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