What is the rental yield in Dana Tower?

Dana Tower returns 10.1% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 62,000 a year (23 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 615,000 (median of 10 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Dana Tower cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 615,000 (844 AED/sqft), from 10 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Dana Tower selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Dana Tower over the last 12 months have a median of 844 AED/sqft, across 10 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 Dana Tower risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +14.5% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 10 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Dana Tower compare with Jumeirah Village Circle?

Its 10.1% gross yield sits +2.7 pts against the Jumeirah Village Circle median of 7.4%, 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.

Dana Tower

Completed 2013
151 units
20 floors
3 lifts
181 parking bays
1 pool
Master developer Tiger Properties

A 1 bed in Dana Tower costs a median AED 615,000, rents long-let for AED 62,000/yr (10.1% gross), and returns 17.1% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

Satellite view of Dana Tower, Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps. — Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

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1 bed · typical price

615,000AED

AED 844/sqft · +14.5% on a year

Rent a year: AED 62,000
Yield after service charge: 7.7%
vs Jumeirah Village Circle: 37% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 656,715

Price: AED 615,000
DLD fee 4%: AED 24,600
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 12,915
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by net rent11 months

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Is Dana Tower a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median, rents rising, prices rising and fees repaid within a year; lots of new supply is coming

Does it pay a good rent?10.1% gross, 7.7% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)10.1%Strength
Is it easy to let?41% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Jumeirah Village Circle building manages 38%41%Fair
Jumeirah Village Circle median 38% · top tenth from 64%Dana Tower · 41%
Across 228 Jumeirah Village Circle buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 38% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 64% or more; Dana Tower is at 41%.
Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 58,800 a year ago, AED 62,000 now+5.4%Strength
Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 737/sqft a year ago, 844 now+14.5%Strength
How fast do fees pay back?AED 41,715 in fees to buy a 1 bed; net rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrsStrength
Can I sell easily?15 sales in 12 months, 10% of the tower (22 the year before)15Fair
Is a lot being built nearby?15,281 apartments are planned in Jumeirah Village Circle from 2026 to 2028, equal to 54% of the 28,561 homes let there today. A further 7,717 are past their planned date. Jumeirah Village Circle supply by year →54%Watch
Did earlier buyers gain?Up 91% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 27% down, before fees+91.1%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 1 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Dana Tower prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 615,000 and rents for about AED 62,000 a year

Type	Median price	New rent	12-month change	Sales
Studio12 units · 523 sqft	AED 418,000846/sqft	under 5 contracts	under 5 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	1
1 bed94 units · 746 sqft	AED 615,000844/sqftlaunch 1,144 -26.2%	10.1%+2.7 pts	AED 62,00023 contracts	+14.5%	10
2 bed45 units · 1,018 sqft	AED 832,500892/sqft	9.6%+2.4 pts	AED 80,00010 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	4

Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

1 bed · price per sqft · Jumeirah Village Circle · area median AED 1,332/sqft

12-month change: +14.5%
3 years: +37.1% · +11.1%/yr
5 years: +120.4% · +17.1%/yr
vs area median: -36.6%
Rank by price per sqft: 268th of 299
Off-plan price gain, 2009–2013: +10.4% · +0.7%/yr

Rental income

1 bed · Jumeirah Village Circle

Gross yield: 10.1%
Median new rent: AED 62,000/yr
Yield vs area median: +2.7 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): +3.3 pts
Yield rank: 3rd of 162
Renewal rent: AED 54,500/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (17 renewals): +13.8%

Short-term income

1 bed · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays

Modelled yield at 70% occupancy: 17.1%
Median nightly rate: AED 545
Net revenue: AED 105,445/yr
vs long-let rent: 1.7×
Listings seen: 1+

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)

Median price paid, 1 bed, as a rolling 3-month median, with the rent on new leases on the same basis. The band along the bottom is the number of sales each month.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 844 · before fees

Launch, 2009–13: 1,150; −27%; 13 sales
5 years ago: 442; +91%; 15 sales
3 years ago: 637; +33%; 19 sales
Previous 12 months: 768; +10%; 22 sales
Last 12 months: 844; today; 15 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.

15 resales in the last 12 months, against 26 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	746	AED 650,000	871
21 Sept 2026	1 bed	691	AED 550,000	797
18 Sept 2026	1 bed	746	AED 630,000	844
27 Aug 2026	1 bed	690	AED 600,000	869
6 Aug 2026	2 bed	890	AED 750,000	842
1 May 2026	1 bed	475	AED 446,143	940
13 Apr 2026	1 bed	746	AED 630,000	844
18 Mar 2026	1 bed	691	AED 580,000	840
5 Mar 2026	2 bed	1,042	AED 980,000	941
13 Feb 2026	2 bed	872	AED 865,000	992

15 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Dana Tower

Median nightly rate on Airbnb for a 7-night stay, priced across the coming year.

Occupancy assumption70%

Type	Nightly, AED	Net revenue at 70%	Long-let rent	Uplift	Net yield
Studio500 m cluster · 9+ listings seen	5231.06/sqft	AED 104,624	AED 53,300	2.0×	—
1 bed1+ listings seen	5450.75/sqft	AED 105,445	AED 62,000	1.7×	17.1%

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

Nightly rate through the year

Comparables in Jumeirah Village Circle

Every Jumeirah Village Circle building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Dana Tower places 324th of 352; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
320	Fortunato 1Completed 2014 · off-plan 720/sqft	AED 950,000	858+1.7%	10.5%	+4.1%	15
321	Tuscan Residences1-Arezzo 2Completed 2011 · off-plan 996/sqft	AED 547,500	853+1.0%	9.1%	+14.8%	6
322	Sandoval Garden Apartments 2Completed 2011 · off-plan 671/sqft	AED 660,000	852+0.9%	9.1%	-15.1%	5
323	Sobha DaffodilCompleted 2010 · off-plan 768/sqft	AED 1.00M	850+0.6%	6.0%	+7.2%	11
324	Dana Tower · this buildingCompleted 2013 · off-plan 756/sqft	AED 630,000	844	10.3%	+9.9%	15
325	Knightsbridge CourtCompleted 2015 · off-plan 851/sqft	AED 605,000	844-0.1%	7.6%	-2.2%	20
326	May Residence Tower 5Completed 2019 · off-plan 802/sqft	AED 775,000	835-1.1%	7.0%	+10.9%	5
327	The ManhattanCompleted 2011 · off-plan 644/sqft	AED 740,000	828-1.9%	8.1%	-1.5%	19
328	Emirates Gardens1 1 - L2Completed 2010 · off-plan 800/sqft	AED 790,000	827-2.0%	6.8%	+15.7%	5

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Dana Tower (AED 844/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 1 bed, Dana Tower has registered sale prices 37% below the Jumeirah Village Circle median price per square foot of 1,332 AED, across 299 eligible buildings. It ranks 268th of 299 by price per square foot and 3rd of 162 by gross yield in Jumeirah Village Circle.

Market context in Jumeirah Village Circle

Registered sales activity

4,341 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+4.3% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 4,341 current and 5,371 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

7,847 known registered units across 37 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

29 projects had already passed their planned date; 16 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

15,281 apartments are planned in Jumeirah Village Circle from 2026 to 2028, equal to 54% of the 28,561 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 50% of 195 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Jumeirah Village Circle with sales in both years; the typical one moved −0.2%.

The pooled median moved +4.3%: 4.5 points more than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 66% of 226 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −3.5%.

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 Dana Tower

Dana Tower is an apartment building completed in 2013 by Tiger Properties in Jumeirah Village Circle with 151 registered units. 198 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: AED 20.54/sqft a year · 2026 budget
Floors: 20
Lifts: 3
Parking bays: 181
Pools: 1
Master developer: Tiger Properties

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 25 min · 23 km
DXB Airport: 26 min · 31 km
DIFC: 22 min · 26 km
Dubai Marina: 21 min · 16 km
Palm Jumeirah: 26 min · 21 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Dubai Internet City
Mall: Mall of the Emirates
Landmark: Sports City Swimming Academy

Dana Tower: AED 844 per sq ft, 38% below the median Jumeirah Village Circle building, and a 10.3% gross yield, in the top 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

Dana TowerAED 844
Jumeirah Village Circle, readyAED 1,300
Jumeirah Village Circle, off-planAED 1,575
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

Dana TowerJumeirah Village Circle median building

Jumeirah Village Circle10.3% vs 7.5%

Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 195 buildings in Jumeirah Village Circle. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Jumeirah Village Circle, by handover quarter

Nearby in Jumeirah Village Circle

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Prices per sq ft around Dana Tower, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 304 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Dana Tower is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Binghatti Apex

Jumeirah Village Circle · 288 sales, 12 months

912,500

AED, resale median · 1,497/sqft

Luma Park Views

Jumeirah Village Circle · 282 sales, 12 months

1.37M

AED, resale median · 1,603/sqft

Binghatti Royale

Jumeirah Village Circle · 135 sales, 12 months

1.97M

AED, resale median · 2,388/sqft

Binghatti Azure

Jumeirah Village Circle · 105 sales, 12 months

700,000

AED, resale median · 1,659/sqft

Before you decide

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

Sales and rents to
2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
On record
Sales evidence · 1 bed
10 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · 1 bed
23 new and 17 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
On record
Service charge
AED 20.54/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 7.7% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
On record
Project register
Dana Tower: recorded complete 2013-12-31 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Developer
Tiger Properties · delivery record
On record
Short-term assumption
Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 1 listings seen; the dial above changes every short-term figure on this page
Read with care
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

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 Dana Tower’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of 2026-09-17. Change any figure.

Purchase price, AED

Annual rent, AED

Down payment, %

Residency

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Interest rate, % a year

Term, years

Horizon, years

Annual service charge, AED

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: 2,735AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 5,167AED; AED 62,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 173,865AED; 20% down plus AED 50,865 in fees

Owning costs AED 257,656 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 Dana Tower?: Dana Tower returns 10.1% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 62,000 a year (23 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 615,000 (median of 10 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 1 bedroom in Dana Tower cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 615,000 (844 AED/sqft), from 10 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Dana Tower selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in Dana Tower over the last 12 months have a median of 844 AED/sqft, across 10 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 Dana Tower risen or fallen?: Median price per square foot moved +14.5% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 10 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How does Dana Tower compare with Jumeirah Village Circle?: Its 10.1% gross yield sits +2.7 pts against the Jumeirah Village Circle median of 7.4%, 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.

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