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A studio in Nest costs a median AED 450,894.

Satellite view of Nest, International City Phase 2, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.
Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

Studio · typical price

450,894AED

AED 1,248/sqft

vs International City Phase 2
8% above the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 480,499
Price
AED 450,894
DLD fee 4%
AED 18,036
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 9,469
Trustee
AED 2,100

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

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Is Nest a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median, easy to sell and little new supply nearby; few units are let

  1. Does it pay a good rent?8.3% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)8.3%Strength
  2. Is it easy to let?26% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City Phase 2 building manages 52%26%Watch
    International City Phase 2 median 52% · top tenth from 100%Nest · 26%

    Across 30 International City Phase 2 buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 52% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 100% or more; Nest is at 26%.

  3. Are rents going up?New leases: AED 60,000 a year ago, AED 60,000 now0.0%Fair
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 29,605 in fees to buy a studio: DLD 4%, agent 2% plus VAT, trusteeAED 29,605
  5. Can I sell easily?68 sales in 12 months, 61% of the tower (0 the year before)68Strength
  6. Is a lot being built nearby?1,581 apartments are planned in International City Phase 2 from 2026 to 2028, equal to 16% of the 9,675 homes let there today. A further 520 are past their planned date. International City Phase 2 supply by year →16%Strength
  7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 0% for launch buyers, before fees0.0%Context

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

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Nest prices and rents by unit typeA studio costs about AED 450,894

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
Studio30 units · 361 sqftAED 450,8941,248/sqftunder 5 contractsunder 5 contractsno prior year27
1 bed58 units · 705 sqftAED 729,0791,037/sqft8.0%+0.4 ptsAED 58,50014 contractsno prior year25
2 bed20 units · 1,097 sqftAED 806,840984/sqftunder 5 contractsunder 5 contractsno prior year13
3 bed4 units · 1,658 sqftAED 1.20M760/sqftnot yet letnot yet letunder 5 sales in a year3
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

Studio · price per sqft · International City Phase 2 · area median AED 1,160/sqft

Rank by price per sqft
17th of 43

Rental income

Studio · International City Phase 2

Renewal rent
AED 38,423/yr

Price history and sales

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

Median price paid by year, Studio, with fainter bars resting on fewer sales. Too few monthly records in Nest to draw an honest monthly line.

Chart data, Studio: 2026, AED 450,894; latest, 2026, AED 450,894; peak, 2026, AED 450,894.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 1,054 · before fees

Launch, 2026
1,054
0%
Last 12 months
1,054
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.

No resales match the last 12 months. Try another transaction type, bedroom type or period.

Comparables in International City Phase 2

Every International City Phase 2 building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Nest places 30th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.

Highest rental yields in International City Phase 2 →
RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
26Equiti Tower33% · Q3 2025 · off-plan 1,078/sqftAED 796,1221,078+2.2%5.5%-2.4%71
27Tavora Residences by Jhk Heights Real Estate Development61% · Q4 2026 · off-plan 1,142/sqftAED 798,0931,073+1.8%5.5%-6.7%17
284B LivingCompleted 2026 · off-plan 1,055/sqftAED 765,0001,059+0.4%7.8%+1.3%23
29Zenith Residences3% · Q1 2028 · off-plan 1,059/sqftAED 850,1601,055+0.1%6.1%-0.5%112
30Nest · this building0% · Q2 2027 · off-plan 1,054/sqftAED 718,2041,0548.3%—68
31EatonCompleted 2011 · off-plan 887/sqftAED 495,2001,050-0.4%8.1%—9
32Silver Park ResidencyCompleted 2026 · off-plan 950/sqftAED 725,0001,041-1.2%7.7%+9.6%41
33Rokane G24AED 555,0001,034-1.9%—+18.7%9
34Ventana Residences7% · Q4 2027 · off-plan 1,033/sqftAED 566,0001,033-2.0%9.8%—7

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Nest (AED 1,054/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At studio, Nest has registered sale prices 8% above the International City Phase 2 median price per square foot of 1,160 AED, across 43 eligible buildings. It ranks 17th of 43 by price per square foot in International City Phase 2.

Market context in International City Phase 2

Registered sales activity

416 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+2.3% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 416 current and 734 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

1,161 known registered units across 11 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

6 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

1,581 apartments are planned in International City Phase 2 from 2026 to 2028, equal to 16% of the 9,675 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 19% of 16 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City Phase 2 with sales in both years; the typical one moved +9.9%.

The pooled median moved +2.3%: 7.6 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 13% of 38 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +8.1%.

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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 Nest

Nest is an under-construction (0% built) apartment building in International City Phase 2. 68 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Pinned from Google's place record for the registered name.Open in Google Maps

The building, as registered

Floors
9
Lifts
2
Parking bays
130
Pools
1

Drive times · typical

Downtown
23 min · 21 km
DXB Airport
17 min · 18 km
DIFC
20 min · 24 km
Dubai Marina
31 min · 39 km
Palm Jumeirah
37 min · 43 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro
Rashidiya Metro Station
Mall
City Centre Mirdif

Nest: AED 1,054 per sq ft, level with the median International City Phase 2 building, and a 8.3% 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. NestAED 1,054
  2. International City Phase 2, readyAED 891
  3. International City Phase 2, off-planAED 1,200
  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

NestInternational City Phase 2 median building

  1. International City Phase 28.3% vs 7.9%
Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 34 buildings in International City Phase 2. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in International City Phase 2, by handover quarter

Nearby in International City Phase 2

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Prices per sq ft around Nest, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 37 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Nest is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Zenith Residences

International City Phase 2 · 112 sales, 12 months

850,160

AED, resale median · 1,055/sqft

Satellite view of Equiti Tower, International City Phase 2, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.

Equiti Tower

International City Phase 2 · 71 sales, 12 months

796,122

AED, resale median · 1,078/sqft

Satellite view of Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments, International City Phase 2, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.

Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments

International City Phase 2 · 67 sales, 12 months

770,000

AED, resale median · 1,170/sqft

Satellite view of Elevia Residences, International City Phase 2, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.

Elevia Residences

International City Phase 2 · 63 sales, 12 months

550,000

AED, resale median · 1,327/sqft

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Common questions

What is the rental yield in Nest?
No gross yield is published for Nest as of 2026-10-12: fewer than 5 new Ejari contracts were registered in the last 12 months. In the last 12 months it had 27 registered sales and 0 new Ejari contracts; a published yield needs at least 5 new contracts and 3 sales. The International City Phase 2 median is 8.4% gross.
How much does a studio in Nest cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 450,894 (1,248 AED/sqft), from 27 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
How many apartments change hands in Nest?
27 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to Nest?
Rashidiya Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is City Centre Mirdif.

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Nest sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
27 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/international-city-phase-2/nest
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Nest sale prices and yield.” International City Phase 2, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city-phase-2/nest

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