Alba Tower

1. Does it pay a good rent?7.6% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)7.6%Fair
2. Is it easy to let?25% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Jumeirah Garden City building manages 35%25%Watch

   Across 27 Jumeirah Garden City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 35% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 83% or more; Alba Tower is at 25%.

3. Are rents going up?New leases: AED 55,000 a year ago, AED 55,000 now0.0%Fair
4. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 1,404/sqft a year ago, 1,452 now+3.4%Strength
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 48,230 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrs
6. Can I sell easily?14 sales in 12 months, 19% of the tower (25 the year before)14Strength
7. Is a lot being built nearby?2,156 apartments are planned in Jumeirah Garden City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 39% of the 5,588 homes let there today. A further 698 are past their planned date. Jumeirah Garden City supply by year →39%Fair
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 21% for launch buyers, before fees+20.7%Context

At 1 bed, Alba Tower has registered sale prices 32% below the Jumeirah Garden City median price per square foot of 2,138 AED, across 33 eligible buildings. It ranks 33rd of 33 by price per square foot and 1st of 18 by gross yield in Jumeirah Garden City.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 1 bed
  9 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 1 bed
  5 new and 4 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  Not on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.
  Not on record
• Project register
  Alba Tower: not recorded complete, 1.2% built, planned 2028-06-30 · 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 Alba Tower?

Alba Tower returns 7.6% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 55,000 a year (5 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 721,811 (median of 9 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Alba Tower cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 721,811 (1,452 AED/sqft), from 9 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

Have prices in Alba Tower risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +3.4% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 9 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Alba Tower compare with Jumeirah Garden City?

Its 7.6% gross yield sits +2.4 pts against the Jumeirah Garden City median of 5.2%, 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 Alba Tower?

The median new annual rent is AED 55,000, from 5 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.