What is the rental yield in Marina Wharf 1?

Marina Wharf 1 returns 6.9% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 182,000 a year (9 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 2.65M (median of 4 sales in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 3 bedroom in Marina Wharf 1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 2.65M (1,589 AED/sqft), from 4 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

How does Marina Wharf 1 compare with Dubai Marina?

Its 6.9% gross yield sits +1.7 pts against the Dubai Marina median of 5.2%, 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.

What is the registered annual rent for a 3 bedroom in Marina Wharf 1?

The median new annual rent is AED 182,000, from 9 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in Marina Wharf 1 risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -4.2% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 9 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

Marina Wharf 1

Completed 2010
135 units
28 floors

A 3 bed in Marina Wharf 1 costs a median AED 2.65M, rents long-let for AED 182,000/yr (6.9% gross), and returns 6.0% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

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3 bed · typical price

2.65MAED

AED 1,589/sqft

Rent a year: AED 182,000
Yield after service charge: 5.6%
vs Dubai Marina: 15% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 2.82M

Price: AED 2.65M
DLD fee 4%: AED 105,994
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 55,647
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by net rent13 months

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Is Marina Wharf 1 a good investment?Little new supply nearby; rents and prices are slipping

Does it pay a good rent?6.9% gross, 5.6% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)6.9%Fair
Is it easy to let?39% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Marina building manages 39%39%Fair
Dubai Marina median 39% · top tenth from 63%Marina Wharf 1 · 39%
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; Marina Wharf 1 is at 39%.
Are rents going up?New 3 bed leases: AED 190,000 a year ago, AED 182,000 now-4.2%Watch
Are prices going up?All types: AED 1,635/sqft a year ago, 1,514 now-7.4%Watch
How fast do fees pay back?AED 165,841 in fees to buy a 3 bed; net rent covers it in 1.1 years1.1 yrsFair
Can I sell easily?9 sales in 12 months, 7% of the tower (10 the year before)9Fair
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 103% for buyers 5 years ago, before fees+103.0%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 3 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Marina Wharf 1 prices and rents by unit typeA three-bed costs about AED 2.65M and rents for about AED 182,000 a year

Type	Median price	New rent	12-month change	Sales
1 bed33 units · 823 sqft	AED 1.27M1,757/sqft	under 5 contracts	under 5 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	2
2 bed72 units · 1,189 sqft	AED 2.10M1,514/sqft	5.2%-0.5 pts	AED 110,00016 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	3
3 bed28 units · 1,984 sqft	AED 2.65M1,589/sqft	6.9%+1.7 pts	AED 182,0009 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	4

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

Appreciation

3 bed · price per sqft · Dubai Marina · area median AED 1,871/sqft

vs area median: -15.1%
Rank by price per sqft: 31st of 44
Off-plan price gain, 2009–2009: +84.8% · +3.7%/yr

Rental income

3 bed · Dubai Marina

Gross yield: 6.9%
Median new rent: AED 182,000/yr
Yield vs area median: +1.7 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): +0.1 pts
Yield rank: 3rd of 22
Renewal rent: AED 160,871/yr

Short-term income

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

Modelled yield at 70% occupancy: 6.0%
Median nightly rate: AED 865
Net revenue: AED 158,780/yr
vs long-let rent: 0.9×
Listings seen: 7+

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Thin sample — 4 sales in 12 months. Treat these figures as indicative.

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, 3 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 1,514 · before fees

5 years ago: 746; +103%; 5 sales
3 years ago: 1,190; +27%; 14 sales
Previous 12 months: 1,635; −7%; 10 sales
Last 12 months: 1,514; today; 9 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.

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

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
15 Jul 2026	2 bed	1,189	AED 1,800,000	1,514
30 Apr 2026	2 bed	1,520	AED 2,700,000	1,776
25 Mar 2026	2 bed	1,417	AED 2,100,000	1,482
18 Mar 2026	3 bed	1,944	AED 2,900,000	1,492
17 Feb 2026	1 bed	823	AED 1,200,000	1,459
17 Feb 2026	3 bed	1,542	AED 2,600,000	1,686
30 Dec 2025	1 bed	657	AED 1,349,957	2,055
10 Dec 2025	3 bed	1,987	AED 2,639,690	1,329
28 Nov 2025	3 bed	1,528	AED 2,660,000	1,741

9 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Marina Wharf 1

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 bed500 m cluster · 28+ listings seen	6340.87/sqft	AED 124,600	AED 87,812	1.4×	—
2 bed500 m cluster · 16+ listings seen	7420.54/sqft	AED 136,936	AED 110,000	1.2×	6.5%
3 bed500 m cluster · 7+ listings seen	8650.52/sqft	AED 158,780	AED 182,000	0.9×	6.0%

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 Dubai Marina

Every Dubai Marina building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Marina Wharf 1 places 90th of 134; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
86	Princess TowerCompleted 2012 · off-plan 1,152/sqft	AED 2.20M	1,608+6.2%	4.5%	+0.7%	41
87	Orra MarinaCompleted 2012 · off-plan 1,444/sqft	AED 2.05M	1,575+4.0%	5.8%	-2.2%	10
88	Marinascape OceanicCompleted 2009 · off-plan 781/sqft	AED 3.13M	1,530+1.0%	5.3%	-0.6%	10
89	Marina ArcadeCompleted 2017 · off-plan 1,398/sqft	AED 2.08M	1,530+1.0%	6.3%	+4.0%	19
90	Marina Wharf 1 · this buildingCompleted 2010 · off-plan 890/sqft	AED 2.60M	1,514	4.6%	-7.4%	9
91	The Jewels T1	AED 3.37M	1,507-0.5%	—	—	3
92	Marina View Tower A	AED 1.27M	1,500-0.9%	—	-12.9%	10
93	Marina Residence A	AED 1.72M	1,496-1.2%	—	+6.2%	5
94	Dec Towers T3	AED 800,000	1,492-1.5%	—	—	4

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Marina Wharf 1 (AED 1,514/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 3 bed, Marina Wharf 1 has registered sale prices 15% below the Dubai Marina median price per square foot of 1,871 AED, across 44 eligible buildings. It ranks 31st of 44 by price per square foot and 3rd of 22 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 Marina Wharf 1

Marina Wharf 1 is an apartment building completed in 2010 in Dubai Marina with 135 registered units. 126 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: AED 19.60/sqft a year · 2026 budget
Floors: 28

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 23 min · 22 km
DXB Airport: 27 min · 36 km
DIFC: 19 min · 25 km
Dubai Marina: 7 min · 2.1 km
Palm Jumeirah: 19 min · 13 km

Nearest, as registered

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

Marina Wharf 1: AED 1,514 per sq ft, 20% 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

Marina Wharf 1AED 1,514
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

Marina Wharf 1Dubai 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 Marina Wharf 1, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 177 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Marina Wharf 1 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 · 3 bed
4 registered sales in 12 months; thin, a single deal moves the median
Read with care
Rental evidence · 3 bed
9 new and 2 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
On record
Service charge
AED 19.60/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 5.6% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
On record
Project register
Marina Wharf I: recorded complete 2010-10-21 · register data to 2026-07-06
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 3 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 Marina Wharf 1’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: 11,783AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 15,167AED; AED 182,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 725,309AED; 20% down plus AED 195,340 in fees

Owning costs AED 681,957 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 Marina Wharf 1?: Marina Wharf 1 returns 6.9% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 182,000 a year (9 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 2.65M (median of 4 sales in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 3 bedroom in Marina Wharf 1 cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 2.65M (1,589 AED/sqft), from 4 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
How does Marina Wharf 1 compare with Dubai Marina?: Its 6.9% gross yield sits +1.7 pts against the Dubai Marina median of 5.2%, 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.
What is the registered annual rent for a 3 bedroom in Marina Wharf 1?: The median new annual rent is AED 182,000, from 9 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in Marina Wharf 1 risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -4.2% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 9 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

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Marina Wharf 1 sale record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 4 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts; public Airbnb search results for forward short-term rates
Canonical record: /sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-marina/marina-wharf-1
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Marina Wharf 1 sale prices and yield.” Dubai Marina, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-marina/marina-wharf-1

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