What is the rental yield in The Residences at Marina Gate 1?

The Residences at Marina Gate 1 returns 5.0% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 174,000 a year (60 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 3.50M (median of 9 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 2 bedroom in The Residences at Marina Gate 1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 3.50M (2,641 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 The Residences at Marina Gate 1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in The Residences at Marina Gate 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 2,641 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 The Residences at Marina Gate 1 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +8.9% 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 does The Residences at Marina Gate 1 compare with Dubai Marina?

Its 5.0% gross yield sits -0.8 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.

The Residences at Marina Gate 1

Completed 2018
399 units
47 floors
10 lifts
640 parking bays
1 pool
Master developer Select Global

A 2 bed in The Residences at Marina Gate 1 costs a median AED 3.50M and rents long-let for AED 174,000/yr (5.0% gross).

2 bed · typical price

3.50MAED

AED 2,641/sqft · +8.9% on a year

Rent a year: AED 174,000
Yield after service charge: 4.4%
vs Dubai Marina: 43% above the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 3.72M

Price: AED 3.50M
DLD fee 4%: AED 140,000
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 73,500
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by net rent17 months

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Is The Residences at Marina Gate 1 a good investment?Easy to let, prices rising and little new supply nearby; the rent pays below the Dubai median, rents are slipping and few units change hands

Does it pay a good rent?5.0% gross, 4.4% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)5.0%Watch
Is it easy to let?65% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Marina building manages 39%65%Strength
Dubai Marina median 39% · top tenth from 63%The Residences at Marina Gate 1 · 65%
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; The Residences at Marina Gate 1 is at 65%.
Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 205,000 a year ago, AED 174,000 now-15.1%Watch
Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 2,426/sqft a year ago, 2,641 now+8.9%Strength
How fast do fees pay back?AED 217,700 in fees to buy a 2 bed; net rent covers it in 1.4 years1.4 yrsFair
Can I sell easily?19 sales in 12 months, 5% of the tower (25 the year before)19Watch
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 32% for launch buyers, before fees+47.1%Context

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

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The Residences at Marina Gate 1 prices and rents by unit typeA two-bed costs about AED 3.50M and rents for about AED 174,000 a year

Type	Median price	New rent	12-month change	Sales
1 bed132 units · 836 sqft	AED 2.08M2,572/sqft	5.8%+0.0 pts	AED 121,00054 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	3
2 bed160 units · 1,382 sqft	AED 3.50M2,641/sqftlaunch 1,930 +36.8%	5.0%-0.8 pts	AED 174,00060 contracts	+8.9%	9
3 bed76 units · 1,957 sqft	AED 6.30M3,219/sqftlaunch 2,122 +51.7%	4.6%-0.6 pts	AED 290,00027 contracts	no prior year	6
4+ bed22 units · 3,953 sqft	AED 9.40M2,381/sqft	under 5 contracts	under 5 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	1

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: +8.9%
3 years: +10.6% · +3.4%/yr
5 years: +61.8% · +10.1%/yr
vs area median: +42.7%
Rank by price per sqft: 13th of 80
Off-plan price gain, 2014–2018: +41.7% · +3.5%/yr

Rental income

2 bed · Dubai Marina

Gross yield: 5.0%
Median new rent: AED 174,000/yr
Yield vs area median: -0.8 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): -1.8 pts
Yield rank: 34th of 39
Renewal rent: AED 180,000/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (42 renewals): -3.3%

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 2,665 · before fees

Launch, 2014–18: 2,018; +32%; 278 sales
5 years ago: 1,812; +47%; 33 sales
3 years ago: 2,521; +6%; 42 sales
Previous 12 months: 2,787; −4%; 25 sales
Last 12 months: 2,665; today; 19 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.

19 resales in the last 12 months, against 36 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
21 Sept 2026	2 bed	1,268	AED 2,990,000	2,359
3 Sept 2026	2 bed	1,325	AED 3,500,000	2,641
6 Aug 2026	3 bed	1,959	AED 5,700,000	2,910
16 Jun 2026	3 bed	1,822	AED 5,100,000	2,800
12 May 2026	2 bed	1,256	AED 3,750,000	2,985
28 Apr 2026	3 bed	1,957	AED 7,000,000	3,577
16 Apr 2026	1 bed	690	AED 1,825,000	2,646
30 Mar 2026	1 bed	834	AED 2,080,000	2,495
16 Mar 2026	1 bed	836	AED 2,150,000	2,572
27 Feb 2026	2 bed	1,396	AED 3,390,000	2,429

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. The Residences at Marina Gate 1 places 22nd of 134; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
18	The Residence at Marina Gate 2Completed 2019 · off-plan 2,139/sqft	AED 3.15M	2,960+11.0%	4.8%	-6.4%	29
19	Pelagos by IGO84% · Q1 2026 · off-plan 2,752/sqft	AED 2.06M	2,917+9.5%	3.3%	+6.6%	12
20	LIV Lux79% · Q4 2026 · off-plan 2,893/sqft	AED 2.28M	2,897+8.7%	—	-13.4%	19
21	Marina Shores87% · Q4 2026 · off-plan 2,505/sqft	AED 3.25M	2,687+0.8%	4.0%	+3.0%	39
22	The Residences at Marina Gate 1 · this buildingCompleted 2018 · off-plan 1,986/sqft	AED 3.75M	2,665	4.3%	-4.3%	19
23	LIV ResidenceCompleted 2020 · off-plan 1,634/sqft	AED 3.52M	2,664-0.1%	3.7%	+9.3%	7
24	Stella MarisCompleted 2022 · off-plan 1,745/sqft	AED 3.80M	2,637-1.1%	5.0%	+5.9%	22
25	Tfg One HotelCompleted 2018 · off-plan 4,281/sqft	AED 1.10M	2,620-1.7%	—	+11.8%	22
26	Sparkle Tower 3Completed 2019 · off-plan 1,925/sqft	AED 1.03M	2,601-2.4%	9.7%	+1.3%	7

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against The Residences at Marina Gate 1 (AED 2,665/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 2 bed, The Residences at Marina Gate 1 has registered sale prices 43% above the Dubai Marina median price per square foot of 1,851 AED, across 80 eligible buildings. It ranks 13th of 80 by price per square foot and 34th 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 The Residences at Marina Gate 1

The Residences at Marina Gate 1 is an apartment building completed in 2018 by Select Global in Dubai Marina with 399 registered units. 436 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: 47
Lifts: 10
Parking bays: 640
Pools: 1
Master developer: Select Global

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Marina Towers
Mall: Marina Mall
Landmark: Burj Al Arab

The Residences at Marina Gate 1: AED 2,665 per sq ft, 40% above the median Dubai Marina building, and a 4.3% 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

The Residences at Marina Gate 1AED 2,665
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

The Residences at Marina Gate 1Dubai Marina median building

Dubai Marina4.3% 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 The Residences at Marina Gate 1, on the map

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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
9 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · 2 bed
60 new and 42 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
On record
Service charge
AED 16.15/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 4.4% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
On record
Project register
The Residences at Marina Gate 1: recorded complete 2018-04-02 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Developer
Select Global · delivery record
On record
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 The Residences at Marina Gate 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.

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Monthly mortgage: 15,563AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 14,500AED; AED 174,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 955,700AED; 20% down plus AED 255,700 in fees

Owning costs AED 550,578 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 The Residences at Marina Gate 1?: The Residences at Marina Gate 1 returns 5.0% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 174,000 a year (60 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 3.50M (median of 9 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 2 bedroom in The Residences at Marina Gate 1 cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 3.50M (2,641 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 The Residences at Marina Gate 1 selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in The Residences at Marina Gate 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 2,641 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 The Residences at Marina Gate 1 risen or fallen?: Median price per square foot moved +8.9% 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 does The Residences at Marina Gate 1 compare with Dubai Marina?: Its 5.0% gross yield sits -0.8 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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