What is the rental yield in Continental Tower?

Continental Tower returns 4.9% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 117,500 a year (22 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 2.41M (median of 14 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 2 bedroom in Continental Tower cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 2.41M (1,689 AED/sqft), from 14 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Continental Tower selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Continental Tower over the last 12 months have a median of 1,689 AED/sqft, across 14 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 Continental Tower risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +7.6% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 14 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Continental Tower compare with Dubai Marina?

Its 4.9% gross yield sits -0.9 pts against the Dubai Marina median of 5.8%, 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.

Continental Tower

Completed 2015
214 units
31 floors
5 lifts
276 parking bays
1 pool
Master developer Continental Lmd

A 2 bed in Continental Tower costs a median AED 2.41M, rents long-let for AED 117,500/yr (4.9% gross), and returns 7.2% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

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2 bed · typical price

2.41MAED

AED 1,689/sqft · +7.6% on a year

Rent a year: AED 117,500
Yield after service charge: 3.9%
vs Dubai Marina: 9% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 2.56M

Price: AED 2.41M
DLD fee 4%: AED 96,500
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 50,663
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by net rent19 months

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Is Continental Tower a good investment?Prices rising and little new supply nearby; the rent pays below the Dubai median and rents are slipping

Does it pay a good rent?4.9% gross, 3.9% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)4.9%Watch
Is it easy to let?36% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Marina building manages 39%36%Fair
Dubai Marina median 39% · top tenth from 63%Continental Tower · 36%
Across 43 Dubai Marina buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 39% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 63% or more; Continental Tower is at 36%.
Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 134,000 a year ago, AED 117,500 now-12.3%Watch
Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 1,570/sqft a year ago, 1,689 now+7.6%Strength
How fast do fees pay back?AED 151,363 in fees to buy a 2 bed; net rent covers it in 1.6 years1.6 yrsFair
Can I sell easily?22 sales in 12 months, 10% of the tower (29 the year before)22Fair
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
Did earlier buyers gain?Up 47% for buyers 5 years ago; up 12% for launch buyers, before fees+47.2%Context

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

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Continental Tower prices and rents by unit typeA two-bed costs about AED 2.41M and rents for about AED 117,500 a year

Type	Median price	New rent	12-month change	Sales
1 bed81 units · 738 sqft	AED 1.50M1,708/sqftlaunch 1,451 +17.7%	6.0%+0.2 pts	AED 89,50016 contracts	-3.8%	5
2 bed112 units · 1,292 sqft	AED 2.41M1,689/sqftlaunch 1,521 +11.0%	4.9%-0.9 pts	AED 117,50022 contracts	+7.6%	14
3 bed21 units · 2,349 sqft	AED 4.42M1,569/sqft	5.1%-0.1 pts	AED 225,0007 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	3

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

Appreciation

2 bed · price per sqft · Dubai Marina · area median AED 1,851/sqft

12-month change: +7.6%
3 years: +18.8% · +5.9%/yr
vs area median: -8.8%
Rank by price per sqft: 45th of 80
Off-plan price gain, 2013–2018: +11.0% · +1.0%/yr

Rental income

2 bed · Dubai Marina

Gross yield: 4.9%
Median new rent: AED 117,500/yr
Yield vs area median: -0.9 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): -1.9 pts
Yield rank: 35th of 39
Renewal rent: AED 118,723/yr

Short-term income

2 bed · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays

Modelled yield at 70% occupancy: 7.2%
Median nightly rate: AED 921
Net revenue: AED 174,775/yr
vs long-let rent: 1.5×
Listings seen: 7+

Price history and sales

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

Sale price, AED (right axis) Rent on new leases, AED a year (left axis)

Median price paid, 2 bed, as a rolling 3-month median, with the rent on new leases on the same basis. The band along the bottom is the number of sales each month.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 1,689 · before fees

Launch, 2013–18: 1,512; +12%; 80 sales
5 years ago: 1,148; +47%; 7 sales
3 years ago: 1,362; +24%; 27 sales
Previous 12 months: 1,678; +1%; 29 sales
Last 12 months: 1,689; today; 22 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.

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

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
8 Oct 2026	2 bed	1,231	AED 2,050,000	1,665
28 Sept 2026	1 bed	967	AED 1,550,000	1,602
2 Sept 2026	2 bed	1,307	AED 2,000,000	1,530
26 Aug 2026	2 bed	1,306	AED 2,500,000	1,914
24 Aug 2026	2 bed	1,307	AED 2,510,000	1,920
11 Aug 2026	2 bed	1,307	AED 2,500,000	1,913
31 Jul 2026	1 bed	1,143	AED 1,750,000	1,531
20 Jul 2026	2 bed	1,306	AED 2,200,000	1,684
2 Jul 2026	1 bed	725	AED 1,300,000	1,793
25 Jun 2026	3 bed	1,673	AED 2,625,000	1,569

22 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Continental Tower

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
1 bed5+ listings seen	5900.67/sqft	AED 112,538	AED 89,500	1.3×	7.5%
2 bed7+ listings seen	9210.64/sqft	AED 174,775	AED 117,500	1.5×	7.2%
3 bed2+ listings seen	1,6950.60/sqft	AED 318,697	AED 225,000	1.4×	7.2%

Nightly rate through the year

Comparables in Dubai Marina

Every Dubai Marina building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Continental Tower places 78th of 134; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
74	Atlantic Tower 2Completed 2014 · off-plan 869/sqft	AED 3.10M	1,784+5.6%	4.7%	—	3
75	Trident BaysideCompleted 2010 · off-plan 934/sqft	AED 2.45M	1,718+1.7%	5.3%	+8.1%	5
76	Marina Residence B	AED 1.09M	1,713+1.4%	—	+12.6%	5
77	Al Murjan Villa	AED 8.30M	1,711+1.3%	—	—	3
78	Continental Tower · this buildingCompleted 2015 · off-plan 1,519/sqft	AED 2.29M	1,689	4.6%	+0.7%	22
79	Marina Wharf IICompleted 2014 · off-plan 1,160/sqft	AED 1.50M	1,677-0.7%	8.5%	-9.0%	8
80	Marina Terrace	AED 2.39M	1,675-0.8%	—	+7.0%	12
81	Panoramic	AED 2.00M	1,663-1.6%	—	—	4
82	Royal Oceanic-1Completed 2009 · off-plan 1,070/sqft	AED 2.12M	1,662-1.6%	3.8%	+4.4%	21

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Continental Tower (AED 1,689/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 2 bed, Continental Tower has registered sale prices 9% below the Dubai Marina median price per square foot of 1,851 AED, across 80 eligible buildings. It ranks 45th of 80 by price per square foot and 35th of 39 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.

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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.

About Continental Tower

Continental Tower is an apartment building completed in 2015 by Continental Lmd in Dubai Marina with 214 registered units. 227 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: AED 16.15/sqft a year · 2026 budget
Floors: 31
Lifts: 5
Parking bays: 276
Pools: 1
Master developer: Continental Lmd

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 22 min · 22 km
DXB Airport: 27 min · 35 km
DIFC: 18 min · 24 km
Dubai Marina: 5 min · 1.0 km
Palm Jumeirah: 18 min · 12 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Jumeirah Beach Resdency
Mall: Marina Mall
Landmark: Burj Al Arab

Continental Tower: AED 1,689 per sq ft, 11% below the median Dubai Marina 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

Continental TowerAED 1,689
Dubai Marina, readyAED 2,011
Dubai Marina, off-planAED 3,049
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

Continental TowerDubai Marina median building

Dubai Marina4.6% 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

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Prices per sq ft around Continental Tower, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 177 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Continental Tower is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Torch Tower

Dubai Marina · 44 sales, 12 months

1.82M

AED, resale median · 1,488/sqft

DAMAC Heights

Dubai Marina · 44 sales, 12 months

2.86M

AED, resale median · 2,048/sqft

Elite Residence

Dubai Marina · 43 sales, 12 months

1.80M

AED, resale median · 1,406/sqft

LIV Marina

Dubai Marina · 41 sales, 12 months

3.00M

AED, resale median · 3,304/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
14 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · 2 bed
22 new and 17 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
On record
Service charge
AED 16.15/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 3.9% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
On record
Project register
Continental Tower: recorded complete 2015-10-01 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Developer
Continental Lmd · delivery record
On record
Short-term assumption
Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 7 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 Continental Tower’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: 10,728AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 9,792AED; AED 117,500 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 660,988AED; 20% down plus AED 178,488 in fees

Owning costs AED 364,341 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.

Buying overtakes renting in year 3.

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 Continental Tower?: Continental Tower returns 4.9% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 117,500 a year (22 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 2.41M (median of 14 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 2 bedroom in Continental Tower cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 2.41M (1,689 AED/sqft), from 14 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Continental Tower selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in Continental Tower over the last 12 months have a median of 1,689 AED/sqft, across 14 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 Continental Tower risen or fallen?: Median price per square foot moved +7.6% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 14 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How does Continental Tower compare with Dubai Marina?: Its 4.9% gross yield sits -0.9 pts against the Dubai Marina median of 5.8%, 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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