The Maiden Residence
- Under construction · 24% built · handover Q4 2025, overdue
- 7 floors
- 2 lifts
- 79 parking bays
- 1 pool
A studio in The Maiden Residence costs a median AED 456,000 and rents long-let for AED 40,500/yr.
Studio · typical price
456,000AED
AED 903/sqft · -9.0% on a year
- Rent a year
- AED 40,500
- vs International City Phase 2
- 22% below the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 485,916
- Price
- AED 456,000
- DLD fee 4%
- AED 18,240
- Agent 2% + VAT
- AED 9,576
- Trustee
- AED 2,100
Fees repaid by rent9 months
Is The Maiden Residence a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median, easy to let, rents rising, easy to sell and little new supply nearby; prices are slipping
- Does it pay a good rent?11.3% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)11.3%Strength
- Is it easy to let?90% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City Phase 2 building manages 52%90%Strength
International City Phase 2 median 52% · top tenth from 100%The Maiden Residence · 90% 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; The Maiden Residence is at 90%.
- Are rents going up?New leases: AED 42,500 a year ago, AED 55,000 now+29.4%Strength
- Are prices going up?Studio: AED 993/sqft a year ago, 903 now-9.0%Watch
- How fast do fees pay back?AED 29,916 in fees to buy a studio; rent covers it in 0.7 years0.7 yrs
- Can I sell easily?11 sales in 12 months, 15% of the tower (30 the year before)11Strength
- 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
- Did earlier buyers gain?Launch buyers still 3% down, before fees-2.9%Context
Readings use published thresholds · studio figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026
The Maiden Residence prices and rents by unit typeA studio costs about AED 456,000 and rents for about AED 40,500 a year
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit typeAppreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type
Appreciation
Studio · price per sqft · International City Phase 2 · area median AED 1,160/sqft
- 12-month change
- -9.0%
- vs area median
- -22.1%
- Rank by price per sqft
- 38th of 43
Rental income
Studio · International City Phase 2
- Median new rent
- AED 40,500/yr
- Yield rank, all unit types
- 2nd of 29
- Renewal rent
- AED 33,850/yr
Price history and sales
As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.
Chart data, Studio: 2025, AED 447,116; latest, 2026, AED 497,085; peak, 2026, AED 497,085.
Did earlier buyers gain?
Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 903 · before fees
- Launch, 2025–26
- 931
- −3%
- 40 sales
- Previous 12 months
- 937
- −4%
- 30 sales
- Last 12 months
- 903
- today
- 11 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.
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. The Maiden Residence places 45th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.
Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against The Maiden Residence (AED 903/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.
At studio, The Maiden Residence has registered sale prices 22% below the International City Phase 2 median price per square foot of 1,160 AED, across 43 eligible buildings. It ranks 38th 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.
Explore sales activityPlanned 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.
Explore planned supplySupply 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%.
How these are countedDirect 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 Maiden Residence
The Maiden Residence is an under-construction (24% built) apartment building in International City Phase 2. 41 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.
The building, as registered
- Floors
- 7
- Lifts
- 2
- Parking bays
- 79
- Pools
- 1
Nearest, as registered
- Metro
- Rashidiya Metro Station
- Mall
- City Centre Mirdif
The Maiden Residence: AED 903 per sq ft, 15% below the median International City Phase 2 building, and a 11.3% gross yield, in the top tenth of the area
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 Maiden ResidenceAED 903
- International City Phase 2, readyAED 891
- International City Phase 2, off-planAED 1,200
- Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Gross yield against the area's buildings
Axis: gross yield, % of price
The Maiden ResidenceInternational City Phase 2 median building
- International City Phase 211.3% vs 7.9%
Nearby in International City Phase 2
Prices per sq ft around The Maiden Residence, on the mapPrices per sq ft around The Maiden Residence, on the map
Zenith Residences
International City Phase 2 · 112 sales, 12 months
850,160
AED, resale median · 1,055/sqft
Equiti Tower
International City Phase 2 · 71 sales, 12 months
796,122
AED, resale median · 1,078/sqft
Nest
International City Phase 2 · 68 sales, 12 months
718,204
AED, resale median · 1,054/sqft
Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments
International City Phase 2 · 67 sales, 12 months
770,000
AED, resale median · 1,170/sqft
Before you decide
The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.
- Sales and rents toOn record
- Sales evidence · StudioOn record
- Rental evidence · StudioRead with care
- Service chargeNot on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.Not on record
- Project registerRead with care
- Building recordOn record
- Costs not includedNot in the yield
Rent or buy
What owning a studio here costs against renting it, at stated assumptions you can change.
Monthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rateMonthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rate
Prefilled from The Maiden Residence’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of . Change any figure.
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- Monthly mortgage
- 2,028AED
- 4.5% over 25 years
- Monthly rent
- 3,375AED
- AED 40,500 a year
- Cash needed at purchase
- 128,676AED
- 20% down plus AED 37,476 in fees
Owning costs AED 162,236 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.
Buying overtakes renting in year 2.
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Common questions
- What is the rental yield in The Maiden Residence?
- No gross yield is published for The Maiden Residence 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 7 registered sales and 2 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 The Maiden Residence cost?
- The median registered sale price is AED 456,000 (903 AED/sqft), from 7 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
- Have prices in The Maiden Residence risen or fallen?
- Median price per square foot moved -9.0% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 7 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 studio in The Maiden Residence?
- The median new annual rent is AED 40,500, from 2 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.
- How many apartments change hands in The Maiden Residence?
- 7 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 2 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
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The Maiden Residence sale record
- Record type
- Building-level property market record
- Data date
- · refreshed
- Evidence base
- 7 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
- Sources
- Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “The Maiden Residence sale prices and yield.” International City Phase 2, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city-phase-2/the-maiden-residence
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