Crystal Tower by VHS
- Under construction · 0% built · handover Q4 2026
- 12 floors
- 2 lifts
- 102 parking bays
- 1 pool
- Master developer V H S
A 1 bed in Crystal Tower by VHS costs a median AED 663,872 and rents long-let for AED 53,000/yr (8.0% gross).
1 bed · typical price
663,872AED
AED 1,200/sqft
- Rent a year
- AED 53,000
- Gross yield
- 8.0%
- vs International City
- 94% above the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 708,568
- Price
- AED 663,872
- DLD fee 4%
- AED 26,555
- Agent 2% + VAT
- AED 13,941
- Trustee
- AED 4,200
Fees repaid by rent10 months
Is Crystal Tower by VHS a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median, easy to let, rents rising, easy to sell and little new supply nearby, with nothing to watch
- Does it pay a good rent?8.0% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)8.0%Strength
- Is it easy to let?94% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City building manages 89%94%Strength
International City median 89% · top tenth from 100%Crystal Tower by VHS · 94% Across 10 International City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 89% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 100% or more; Crystal Tower by VHS is at 94%.
- Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 46,000 a year ago, AED 53,000 now+15.2%Strength
- How fast do fees pay back?AED 44,696 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 0.8 years0.8 yrs
- Can I sell easily?23 sales in 12 months, 23% of the tower (0 the year before)23Strength
- Is a lot being built nearby?459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today. A further 55 are past their planned date. International City supply by year →2%Strength
- Did earlier buyers gain?Up 0% for launch buyers, before fees0.0%Context
Readings use published thresholds · 1 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026
Crystal Tower by VHS prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 663,872 and rents for about AED 53,000 a year
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit typeAppreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type
Appreciation
1 bed · price per sqft · International City · area median AED 617/sqft
- vs area median
- +94.5%
- Rank by price per sqft
- 5th of 83
Rental income
1 bed · International City
- Gross yield
- 8.0%
- Median new rent
- AED 53,000/yr
- Yield vs area median
- -0.1 pts
- Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
- +1.2 pts
- Yield rank
- 15th of 27
- Renewal rent
- AED 40,021/yr
- New tenants pay vs sitting (53 renewals)
- +32.4%
Price history and sales
As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.
Chart data, 1 bed: 2026, AED 663,872; latest, 2026, AED 663,872; peak, 2026, AED 663,872.
Did earlier buyers gain?
Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 1,200 · before fees
- Launch, 2026
- 1,200
- 0%
- 23 sales
- Last 12 months
- 1,200
- today
- 23 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
Every International City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Crystal Tower by VHS places 8th of 197; the nearest 8 are shown.
Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Crystal Tower by VHS (AED 1,200/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.
At 1 bed, Crystal Tower by VHS has registered sale prices 94% above the International City median price per square foot of 617 AED, across 83 eligible buildings. It ranks 5th of 83 by price per square foot and 15th of 27 by gross yield in International City.
Market context in International City
Registered sales activity
1,261 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.
+4.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,261 current and 1,792 prior price observations.
Explore sales activityPlanned apartment projects
102 known registered units across 1 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.
1 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.
Explore planned supplySupply against leasing, and same-building moves
459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today.
Ready prices per sqft fell in 5% of 39 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City with sales in both years; the typical one moved +7.3%.
The pooled median moved +4.3%: 3.0 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.
New-lease rents fell in 8% of 26 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +3.6%.
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 Crystal Tower by VHS
Crystal Tower by VHS is an under-construction (0% built) apartment building by V H S in International City. 23 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.
The building, as registered
- Floors
- 12
- Lifts
- 2
- Parking bays
- 102
- Pools
- 1
- Master developer
- V H S
Nearest, as registered
- Metro
- Rashidiya Metro Station
- Mall
- City Centre Mirdif
- Landmark
- Dubai International Airport
Crystal Tower by VHS: AED 1,200 per sq ft, 85% above the median International City building, and a 7.9% 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
- Crystal Tower by VHSAED 1,200
- International City, readyAED 654
- International City, off-planAED 1,242
- Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Gross yield against the area's buildings
Axis: gross yield, % of price
Crystal Tower by VHSInternational City median building
- International City7.9% vs 8.6%
Nearby in International City
Prices per sq ft around Crystal Tower by VHS, on the mapPrices per sq ft around Crystal Tower by VHS, on the map
Ryze by AUM
International City · 60 sales, 12 months
700,055
AED, resale median · 1,243/sqft
Classic Apartment
International City · 26 sales, 12 months
597,500
AED, resale median · 592/sqft
Lawnz by Danube Block 4
International City · 18 sales, 12 months
522,500
AED, resale median · 1,198/sqft
Lawnz by Danube Block 2
International City · 17 sales, 12 months
500,000
AED, resale median · 1,186/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 · 1 bedOn record
- Rental evidence · 1 bedOn record
- 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 registerOn record
- DeveloperOn record
- Building recordOn record
- Costs not includedNot in the yield
Rent or buy
What owning a 1 bed 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 Crystal Tower by VHS’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
- 2,952AED
- 4.5% over 25 years
- Monthly rent
- 4,417AED
- AED 53,000 a year
- Cash needed at purchase
- 187,109AED
- 20% down plus AED 54,335 in fees
Owning costs AED 204,760 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 Crystal Tower by VHS?
- Crystal Tower by VHS returns 8.0% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 53,000 a year (16 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 663,872 (median of 20 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
- How much does a 1 bedroom in Crystal Tower by VHS cost?
- The median registered sale price is AED 663,872 (1,200 AED/sqft), from 20 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
- How does Crystal Tower by VHS compare with International City?
- Its 8.0% gross yield sits -0.1 pts against the International City median of 8.1%, 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 1 bedroom in Crystal Tower by VHS?
- The median new annual rent is AED 53,000, from 16 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 Crystal Tower by VHS risen or fallen?
- The median new annual rent changed +15.2% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 16 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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Crystal Tower by VHS sale record
- Record type
- Building-level property market record
- Data date
- · refreshed
- Evidence base
- 20 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/crystal-tower
Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Crystal Tower by VHS sale prices and yield.” International City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city/crystal-tower
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