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Crystal Tower by VHS

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

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

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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

  1. Does it pay a good rent?8.0% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)8.0%Strength
  2. 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%.

  3. Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 46,000 a year ago, AED 53,000 now+15.2%Strength
  4. 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
  5. Can I sell easily?23 sales in 12 months, 23% of the tower (0 the year before)23Strength
  6. 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
  7. 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

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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

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
1 bed79 units · 668 sqftAED 663,8721,200/sqft8.0%-0.1 ptsAED 53,00016 contractsno prior year20
2 bed7 units · 1,025 sqftAED 1.11M1,080/sqft5.0%-1.6 ptsAED 56,0007 contractsunder 5 sales in a year3
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

1 bed · price per sqft · International City · area median AED 617/sqft

Rank by price per sqft
5th of 83

Rental income

1 bed · International City

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.

Median price paid by year, 1 bed, with fainter bars resting on fewer sales. Too few monthly records in Crystal Tower by VHS to draw an honest monthly line.

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%
Last 12 months
1,200
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

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.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
4Lusin Residences by Ermax Development35% · Q2 2026 · off-plan 1,258/sqftAED 433,7231,258+4.8%7.2%—4
5Petalz By Danube - 1Completed 2025 · off-plan 1,189/sqftAED 800,0001,245+3.7%7.6%+5.4%13
6Ryze by AUM0% · Q2 2028 · off-plan 1,243/sqftAED 700,0551,243+3.6%6.9%—60
7Petalz By Danube - 2Completed 2025 · off-plan 1,185/sqftAED 823,0001,212+1.0%7.4%-1.8%16
8Crystal Tower by VHS · this building0% · Q4 2026 · off-plan 1,200/sqftAED 698,2491,2007.9%—23
9Lawnz by Danube Block 4Completed 2022 · off-plan 862/sqftAED 522,5001,198-0.2%8.6%+10.7%18
10Olivz Residence Block 1Completed 2023 · off-plan 828/sqftAED 730,0001,191-0.7%6.2%+6.6%9
11Lawnz by Danube Block 2Completed 2022 · off-plan 842/sqftAED 500,0001,186-1.2%9.0%+8.3%17
12Olivz Residence Block 3Completed 2023 · off-plan 815/sqftAED 554,0001,180-1.7%8.1%+5.6%11

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.

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Planned 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 supply

Supply 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 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 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.

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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

  1. Crystal Tower by VHSAED 1,200
  2. International City, readyAED 654
  3. International City, off-planAED 1,242
  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

Crystal Tower by VHSInternational City median building

  1. International City7.9% vs 8.6%
Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 42 buildings in International City. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in International City, by handover quarter

Nearby in International City

Prices per sq ft around Crystal Tower by VHS, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 159 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Crystal Tower by VHS is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Before you decide

The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.

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 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.

Residency
More assumptions

The site does not hold this building’s service charge; type yours to include it. Residency sets the default down payment: typical bank floor, not a rule.

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.

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 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
Method
Definitions and calculations

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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