Indigo Spectrum 2
- Completed 2017
- 89 units
- 8 floors
A 1 bed in Indigo Spectrum 2 costs a median AED 625,000 and rents long-let for AED 49,500/yr.
1 bed · typical price
625,000AED
AED 768/sqft
- Rent a year
- AED 49,500
- vs International City
- 24% above the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 667,325
- Price
- AED 625,000
- DLD fee 4%
- AED 25,000
- Agent 2% + VAT
- AED 13,125
- Trustee
- AED 4,200
Fees repaid by rent10 months
Is Indigo Spectrum 2 a good investment?Easy to let, rents rising and little new supply nearby; few units change hands
- Does it pay a good rent?6.9% gross, 4.2% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)6.9%Fair
- Is it easy to let?83% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City building manages 89%83%Strength
International City median 89% · top tenth from 100%Indigo Spectrum 2 · 83% 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; Indigo Spectrum 2 is at 83%.
- Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 47,000 a year ago, AED 49,500 now+5.3%Strength
- How fast do fees pay back?AED 42,325 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrs
- Can I sell easily?4 sales in 12 months, 4% of the tower (4 the year before)4Watch
- 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 34% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 17% down, before fees+34.2%Context
Readings use published thresholds · 1 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026
Indigo Spectrum 2 prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 625,000 and rents for about AED 49,500 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
- +24.4%
- Off-plan price gain, 2009–2017
- +113.9% · +6.0%/yr
Rental income
1 bed · International City
- Median new rent
- AED 49,500/yr
- Yield rank, all unit types
- 9th of 10
- Renewal rent
- AED 45,000/yr
- New tenants pay vs sitting (32 renewals)
- +10.0%
Short-term income
1 bed · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays · within 500 m
- Median nightly rate
- AED 154
- Net revenue
- AED 19,590/yr
- vs long-let rent
- 0.4×
- Listings seen
- 3+
Read with care
- Thin sample — 2 sales in 12 months. Treat these figures as indicative.
Price history and sales
As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.
Sale price, AED (right axis) Rent on new leases, AED a year (left axis)
Chart data, 1 bed: Jul 2009, AED 753,029; latest, Aug 2026, AED 650,000; peak, Apr 2014, AED 785,000. Rent on new leases: Jan 2012, AED 32,000 a year; latest, Oct 2026, AED 49,500.
Did earlier buyers gain?
Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 768 · before fees
- Launch, 2009–17
- 928
- −17%
- 6 sales
- 5 years ago
- 572
- +34%
- 4 sales
- 3 years ago
- 554
- +39%
- 5 sales
- Previous 12 months
- 694
- +11%
- 4 sales
- Last 12 months
- 768
- today
- 4 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.
4 resales in the last 12 months.
Short-term rates around Indigo Spectrum 2
Median nightly rate on Airbnb for a 7-night stay, priced across the coming year.
Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.
Comparables in International City
Every International City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Indigo Spectrum 2 places 26th of 197; the nearest 8 are shown.
Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Indigo Spectrum 2 (AED 768/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.
At 1 bed, Indigo Spectrum 2 has registered sale prices 24% above the International City median price per square foot of 617 AED, across 83 eligible buildings.
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 Indigo Spectrum 2
Indigo Spectrum 2 is an apartment building completed in 2017 in International City with 89 registered units. 126 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.
The building, as registered
- Service charge
- AED 20.98/sqft a year · 2026 budget
- Floors
- 8
Drive times · typical
- Downtown
- 23 min · 21 km
- DXB Airport
- 16 min · 17 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
Indigo Spectrum 2: AED 768 per sq ft, 18% above the median International City building, and a 6.9% gross yield, in the bottom 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
- Indigo Spectrum 2AED 768
- 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
Indigo Spectrum 2International City median building
- International City6.9% vs 8.6%
Nearby in International City
Prices per sq ft around Indigo Spectrum 2, on the mapPrices per sq ft around Indigo Spectrum 2, on the map
Ryze by AUM
International City · 60 sales, 12 months
700,055
AED, resale median · 1,243/sqft
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International City · 26 sales, 12 months
597,500
AED, resale median · 592/sqft
Crystal Tower by VHS
International City · 23 sales, 12 months
698,249
AED, resale median · 1,200/sqft
Lawnz by Danube Block 4
International City · 18 sales, 12 months
522,500
AED, resale median · 1,198/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 bedRead with care
- 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
- Short-term assumptionRead with care
- 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 Indigo Spectrum 2’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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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
- 2,779AED
- 4.5% over 25 years
- Monthly rent
- 4,125AED
- AED 49,500 a year
- Cash needed at purchase
- 176,575AED
- 20% down plus AED 51,575 in fees
Owning costs AED 190,242 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 Indigo Spectrum 2?
- No gross yield is published for Indigo Spectrum 2 as of 2026-10-12: fewer than 3 sales were registered in the last 12 months. In the last 12 months it had 2 registered sales and 26 new Ejari contracts; a published yield needs at least 5 new contracts and 3 sales. The International City median is 8.1% gross.
- How much does a 1 bedroom in Indigo Spectrum 2 cost?
- The median registered sale price is AED 625,000 (768 AED/sqft), from 2 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
- What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Indigo Spectrum 2?
- The median new annual rent is AED 49,500, from 26 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 Indigo Spectrum 2 risen or fallen?
- The median new annual rent changed +5.3% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 26 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.
- Do new tenants in Indigo Spectrum 2 pay more than sitting ones?
- A new tenant pays +10.0% against a renewing one, across 32 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.
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Indigo Spectrum 2 sale record
- Record type
- Building-level property market record
- Data date
- · refreshed
- Evidence base
- 2 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/indigo-spectrum-2
Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Indigo Spectrum 2 sale prices and yield.” International City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city/indigo-spectrum-2
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