D1

1. Does it pay a good rent?7.2% gross, 6.4% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)7.2%Fair
2. Is it easy to let?42% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Jaddaf Waterfront building manages 10%42%Fair

   Across 18 Jaddaf Waterfront buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 10% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 63% or more; D1 is at 42%.

3. Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 76,000 a year ago, AED 80,000 now+5.3%Strength
4. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 1,906/sqft a year ago, 1,973 now+3.5%Strength
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 71,758 in fees to buy a studio; net rent covers it in 1.0 years1.0 yrsFair
6. Can I sell easily?27 sales in 12 months, 5% of the tower (42 the year before)27Fair
7. Is a lot being built nearby?733 apartments are planned in Jaddaf Waterfront from 2026 to 2028, equal to 53% of the 1,395 homes let there today. A further 464 are past their planned date. Jaddaf Waterfront supply by year →53%Watch
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 50% for buyers 5 years ago, before fees+50.2%Context

27 resales in the last 12 months, against 40 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · Studio
  8 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · Studio
  20 new and 13 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  AED 15.99/sqft a year, 2025 owners-association budget; 6.4% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  D1: recorded complete 2015-06-08 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Building record
  DLD building record · data to 2026-10-13
  On record
• Costs not included
  4% DLD transfer fee, agency fee, mortgage, vacancy, furnishing. Every yield is gross.
  Not in the yield

What is the rental yield in D1?

D1 returns 7.2% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 80,000 a year (20 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 1.11M (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in D1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 1.11M (1,973 AED/sqft), from 8 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in D1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in D1 over the last 12 months have a median of 1,973 AED/sqft, across 8 sales. That uses the same trailing year as the rent and yield figures, requires at least five sales, and excludes off-plan. Floor, view and condition move a specific unit's price around it.

Have prices in D1 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +3.5% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 8 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does D1 compare with Jaddaf Waterfront?

Its 7.2% gross yield sits +0.3 pts against the Jaddaf Waterfront median of 7.0%, 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.