Riva Residence

1. Does it pay a good rent?4.1% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)4.1%Watch
2. Is it easy to let?25% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Maritime City building manages 1%25%Watch

   Across 20 Maritime City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 1% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 24% or more; Riva Residence is at 25%.

3. Are rents going up?Too few new leases on both sides of the year to measure a changeNo record
4. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 2,000/sqft a year ago, 2,077 now+3.9%Strength
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 123,638 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 1.5 years1.5 yrs
6. Can I sell easily?17 sales in 12 months, 11% of the tower (77 the year before)17Fair
7. Is a lot being built nearby?4,422 apartments are planned in Maritime City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2.7 times the 1,617 homes let there today. A further 191 are past their planned date. Maritime City supply by year →274%Watch
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 15% for launch buyers, before fees+14.9%Context

8 resales in the last 12 months, against 53 a year on average over 2024–2025.

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

At 1 bed, Riva Residence has registered sale prices 27% below the Maritime City median price per square foot of 2,844 AED, across 27 eligible buildings. It ranks 24th of 27 by price per square foot in Maritime City.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 1 bed
  8 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 1 bed
  19 new and 0 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  Not on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.
  Not on record
• Project register
  Riva Residence: recorded complete 2026-02-24 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Short-term assumption
  Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 1 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

What is the rental yield in Riva Residence?

Riva Residence returns 4.1% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 80,000 a year (19 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 1.96M (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Riva Residence cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 1.96M (2,077 AED/sqft), from 8 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

Have prices in Riva Residence risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +3.9% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 8 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Riva Residence?

The median new annual rent is AED 80,000, from 19 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.

Does Riva Residence earn more short-term than long-let?

A night asks a median of AED 640, which models to 6.2% net at an assumed 70% occupancy for a self-managed unit, after platform fees, cleaning and utilities — against 4.1% gross on the registered long lease. Nightly rates are asking rates sampled across the next 12 months, not registered income.