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Bay Central 2

A studio in Bay Central 2 costs a median AED 1.05M and rents long-let for AED 65,000/yr (6.2% gross).

Studio · typical price

1.05MAED

AED 2,355/sqft · -0.1% on a year

Rent a year
AED 65,000
Yield after service charge
5.4%
vs Dubai Marina
1% below the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 1.12M
Price
AED 1.05M
DLD fee 4%
AED 42,000
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 22,050
Trustee
AED 4,200

Fees repaid by net rent15 months

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

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Is Bay Central 2 a good investment?Little new supply nearby, with nothing to watch

  1. Does it pay a good rent?6.2% gross, 5.4% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)6.2%Fair
  2. Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 75,000 a year ago, AED 65,000 now (pooled across the project)-13.3%
  3. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 2,357/sqft a year ago, 2,355 now-0.1%Fair
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 68,250 in fees to buy a studio; net rent covers it in 1.2 years1.2 yrsFair
  5. Can I sell easily?19 sales in 12 months (36 the year before)19
  6. Is a lot being built nearby?2,685 apartments are planned in Dubai Marina from 2026 to 2028, equal to 19% of the 14,287 homes let there today. A further 693 are past their planned date. Dubai Marina supply by year →19%Strength
  7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 81% for buyers 5 years ago; up 30% for launch buyers, before fees+81.3%Context

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

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Bay Central 2 prices and rents by unit typeA studio costs about AED 1.05M and rents for about AED 65,000 a year

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
StudioAED 1.05M2,355/sqftlaunch 1,949 +20.8%6.2%+0.1 ptsAED 65,00056 contracts-0.1%11
1 bedAED 1.30M1,952/sqftlaunch 1,684 +15.9%6.5%+0.7 ptsAED 85,000148 contracts-15.8%6
2 bedAED 2.00M1,788/sqftpooled rent, not per buildingpooled rent, not per buildingunder 5 sales in a year1
4+ bedAED 4.60M1,216/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

Studio · price per sqft · Dubai Marina · area median AED 2,389/sqft

3 years
+25.3% · +7.8%/yr
5 years
+73.2% · +11.6%/yr
vs area median
-1.4%
Rank by price per sqft
14th of 26

Rental income

Studio · Dubai Marina

Median new rent
AED 65,000/yr
Yield vs area median
+0.1 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
-0.6 pts
Yield rank
6th of 12
Renewal rent
AED 63,700/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (14 renewals)
+2.0%

Read with care

  • Rental data covers the whole Bay Central West & Central Towers project, not this tower alone.

Price history and sales

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

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

Chart data, Studio: Mar 2009, AED 731,634; latest, Sep 2026, AED 915,000; peak, May 2025, AED 1,130,000.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 2,231 · before fees

Launch, 2009–13
1,720
+30%
5 years ago
1,231
+81%
3 years ago
1,840
+21%
Previous 12 months
2,307
−3%
Last 12 months
2,231
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.

19 resales in the last 12 months, against 34 a year on average over 2023–2025.

DateTypeSqftPriceAED/sqft
14 Sept 2026Studio446AED 915,0002,054
3 Sept 20261 bed835AED 1,100,0001,317
27 Jul 20262 bed1,116AED 1,995,0001,788
15 Jul 2026Studio445AED 1,050,0002,358
1 Jul 2026Studio445AED 800,0001,797
30 Jun 20264+ bed3,782AED 4,600,0001,216
10 Jun 20261 bed693AED 1,225,0001,768
16 Apr 2026Studio446AED 1,050,0002,355
6 Apr 2026Studio445AED 1,050,0002,358
3 Apr 20261 bed693AED 1,200,0001,732

19 resales in the last 12 months.

Comparables in Dubai Marina

Every Dubai Marina building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Bay Central 2 places 44th of 134; the nearest 8 are shown.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
40AlmassAED 6.55M2,294+2.8%—+9.0%7
41Paloma x3AED 3.70M2,284+2.4%—-0.7%9
42Aba Lux Living3% · off-plan 2,062/sqftAED 3.30M2,277+2.1%—+2.3%17
43Marina Quay NorthCompleted 2010 · off-plan 1,096/sqftAED 2.63M2,248+0.7%4.0%—3
44Bay Central 2 · this buildingCompleted 2012 · off-plan 1,429/sqftAED 1.13M2,2317.5%-3.3%19
45Delphine W3AED 2.88M2,225-0.3%—+12.0%8
46Al Majara 2AED 2.59M2,177-2.4%—+6.3%14
47AL MurjanAED 3.15M2,171-2.7%—+8.4%11
48Park Island FairfieldCompleted 2010 · off-plan 1,140/sqftAED 2.35M2,162-3.1%4.9%-6.2%17

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Bay Central 2 (AED 2,231/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At studio, Bay Central 2 has registered sale prices 1% below the Dubai Marina median price per square foot of 2,389 AED, across 26 eligible buildings. It ranks 14th of 26 by price per square foot and 6th of 12 by gross yield in Dubai Marina.

Market context in Dubai Marina

Registered sales activity

2,029 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+14.7% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 2,029 current and 2,897 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

2,006 known registered units across 4 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

4 projects had already passed their planned date; 3 have unknown timing.

Explore planned supply

Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

2,685 apartments are planned in Dubai Marina from 2026 to 2028, equal to 19% of the 14,287 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 37% of 122 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Dubai Marina with sales in both years; the typical one moved +2.4%.

The pooled median moved +14.7%: 12.4 points more than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 88% of 84 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −8.3%.

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.

The Bay Central West & Central Towers towers

3 towers in Bay Central West & Central Towers, at the bedroom type above.

TowerPriceAED/sqftRent a yearGross yield
Bay Central 1—none——none—
Bay Central 2 · this buildingAED 1.05M11 sales2,355AED 65,000project pool6.2%
Bay Central 3—none——none—
Dubai Marina: every development at this type
DevelopmentRent a yearPriceAED/sqftGross yield
Bay Central West & Central Towers · this development3 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 65,00056 contractsAED 1.05M11 sales2,3556.2%
Harbour Residences2 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 74,0004 contracts—none——
Silverene2 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 82,29328 contractsAED 1.39M9 sales2,6255.9%
Sparkle Towers3 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 68,50042 contractsAED 1.03M13 sales2,5936.7%
All of Dubai Marinaevery building, in a project or notAED 68,000433 contractsAED 923,511342 sales3,5877.4%

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

About Bay Central 2

Bay Central 2 is an apartment building completed in 2012 in Dubai Marina. 329 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Pinned by Google from the registered name; verify the plot before relying on it.Open in Google Maps

The building, as registered

Service charge
AED 19.39/sqft a year · 2026 budget

Nearest, as registered

Metro
Jumeirah Beach Resdency
Mall
Marina Mall
Landmark
Burj Al Arab

Bay Central 2: AED 2,231 per sq ft, 18% above the median Dubai Marina building, and a 7.5% gross yield, above 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

  1. Bay Central 2AED 2,231
  2. Dubai Marina, readyAED 2,011
  3. Dubai Marina, off-planAED 3,049
  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.

Gross yield against the area's buildings

Axis: gross yield, % of price

Bay Central 2Dubai Marina median building

  1. Dubai Marina7.5% vs 5.4%
Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 62 buildings in Dubai Marina. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Dubai Marina, by handover quarter

Prices per sq ft around Bay Central 2, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 177 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Bay Central 2 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 studio 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 Bay Central 2’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

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
4,669AED
4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent
5,417AED
AED 65,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase
291,750AED
20% down plus AED 81,750 in fees

Owning costs AED 228,091 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 Bay Central 2?
Bay Central 2 returns 6.2% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 65,000 a year (56 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 1.05M (median of 11 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a studio in Bay Central 2 cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 1.05M (2,355 AED/sqft), from 11 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Bay Central 2 selling for right now?
Registered sales of ready units in Bay Central 2 over the last 12 months have a median of 2,355 AED/sqft, across 11 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 Bay Central 2 risen or fallen?
Median price per square foot moved -0.1% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 11 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How does Bay Central 2 compare with Dubai Marina?
Its 6.2% gross yield sits +0.1 pts against the Dubai Marina median of 6.1%, 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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Bay Central 2 sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
11 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-marina/bay-central-2
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Bay Central 2 sale prices and yield.” Dubai Marina, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-marina/bay-central-2

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