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Studio apartments for sale · DLD + Ejari data to 12 Oct 2026

Downtown Dubai

15 buildings with sales · 408 sales and 406 new leases in 12 months · 549 homes planned to 2028

The typical Downtown Dubai studio yields 6.0% gross at AED 1.20M (AED 2,452/sqft), 1.8 points below Dubai. The pipeline equals 88% of the homes let today.

As of 2026-10-12, Downtown Dubai's median gross yield for studio apartments is 6.0% across 15 buildings (DLD + Ejari).

Studio apartments · typical price

1.20MAED

AED 2,452/sqft · -1.2% on a year

Gross yield
6.0%
Rent a year, typical
AED 75,000
Sales, 12 months
408

Leaders

Highest yield
Damac Maison The Distinction· 7.4%
Lowest AED/sqft
Burj Views Podium· 1,720
Most traded
Binghatti Skyblade· 280
Screen Downtown Dubai buildingsCompare areasEvery building, A to Z ↓Create client report

Is a studio in Downtown Dubai a good investment?Yields well below the Dubai median and lots of new supply is coming

  1. Does it pay a good rent?6.0% gross at the typical studio, against 7.9% across Dubai6.0%Watch
  2. Are rents going up?September’s new leases at AED 128/sqft a year, 147 a year earlier-13.0%Context
  3. Are prices going up?The typical studio is down 1.2% on a year-1.2%Fair
  4. Can I sell easily?408 sales in 12 months, 27th of 59 Dubai areas408Context
  5. Is a lot being built?549 homes planned 2026–28, equal to 88% of the 621 let today; 174 more are past their date88%Watch
  6. Does the building matter?Studio yields run from 5.6% to 7.0% across 9 buildings: which tower matters as much as the area1.4 ptsContext

Readings use published thresholds · studio medians across buildings · data to 12 Oct 2026

How each reading works →

Which Downtown Dubai building?10 buildings with 5+ sales, ranked

#BuildingGross yieldPrice12-month changeSales
1Al NOUJOUM TOWERRent from the wider project6.9%AED 800,000AED 1,766/sqft-7.8%10
2Elite Downtown Residence6.0%AED 1.13MAED 2,214/sqft-2.3%20
3Claren Tower 1Rent from the wider project5.8%AED 1.20MAED 2,445/sqft+12.5%6
4Burj Views PodiumRent from the wider project5.7%AED 1.35MAED 1,720/sqft-1.2%7
5The Dubai Mall ResidencesRent from the wider project5.2%AED 2.13MAED 3,366/sqft+3.9%13
6Binghatti Skybladenot yet letAED 1.80MAED 3,919/sqft-0.2%280
7One Residencenot yet letAED 1.54MAED 3,256/sqft+11.3%28
8Burj Lake Hotel - The Address DownTownnot yet letAED 1.92MAED 3,699/sqft-2.8%13
9ROVE HOME RESIDENCES by IRTHnot yet letAED 1.37MAED 3,386/sqft-1.3%10
108 Blvd Walknot yet letAED 1.11MAED 2,044/sqft-2.0%5
11Damac Maison The Distinction7.4%AED 1.12MAED 2,160/sqftunder 5 sales in a year3
12Bd 29 Blvd PodiumRent from the wider project6.8%AED 1.11MAED 2,201/sqftunder 5 sales in a year3
13Blvd Central 2Rent from the wider project6.7%AED 1.05MAED 2,452/sqftunder 5 sales in a year3
14The Address - The BLVD5.8%AED 2.05MAED 3,680/sqftunder 5 sales in a year3
15Society Housenot yet letAED 1.15MAED 3,153/sqftunder 5 sales in a year4
Showing 10 of 15 · fewer than 5 sales rank last

Top yields often rest on few sales: check the Sales column

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Developments compared

What a unit sells for in each Downtown Dubai development, pooled across its towers. Pick a bedroom type to compare like with like.

DevelopmentRent a yearPriceAED/sqftGross yield
29 Boulevard3 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 75,00030 contractsAED 1.11M5 sales2,3246.8%
Burj Views4 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 77,17535 contractsAED 1.35M7 sales1,7205.7%
Claren 13 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 70,00017 contractsAED 1.20M6 sales2,4455.8%
DD Boulevard Central3 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 70,00021 contractsAED 1.17M5 sales2,4526.0%
DD Stand Point2 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 71,50018 contracts—2 sales, too few——
All of Downtown Dubaievery building, in a project or notAED 70,000368 contractsAED 1.77M419 sales3,8003.9%

Medians of registered sales and new Ejari leases in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026, pooled across each development’s towers at studio. A median needs 3 rows; a dash with a count means fewer.

Latest in Downtown Dubai, studio

Latest sales

  • Al NOUJOUM TOWER12 Oct 2026 · Studio · 453 sqftAED 740,0001,635/sqft
  • Blvd Central Podium12 Oct 2026 · Studio · 511 sqftAED 1.17M2,286/sqft
  • Burj Views Podium8 Oct 2026 · Studio · 595 sqftAED 941,4071,582/sqft
  • The Dubai Mall Residences30 Sept 2026 · Studio · 647 sqftAED 2.18M3,366/sqft
  • The Dubai Mall Residences28 Sept 2026 · Studio · 551 sqftAED 2.13M3,864/sqft
  • The Dubai Mall Residences24 Sept 2026 · Studio · 604 sqftAED 2.00M3,310/sqft
  • IL Primo22 Sept 2026 · Studio · 506 sqftAED 2.28M4,514/sqft
  • Burj Views Podium21 Sept 2026 · Studio · 750 sqftAED 1.26M1,687/sqft

Latest new leases

  • DD Boulevard CentralFiled for the development · 11 Oct 2026 · Studio · 428 sqftAED 67,500 /yr158/sqft
  • Burj ViewsFiled for the development · 9 Oct 2026 · Studio · 734 sqftAED 77,000 /yr105/sqft
  • Burj ViewsFiled for the development · 7 Oct 2026 · Studio · 654 sqftAED 87,000 /yr133/sqft
  • Elite Downtown Residence7 Oct 2026 · Studio · 433 sqftAED 68,000 /yr157/sqft
  • Burj Khalifa TowersFiled for the development · 7 Oct 2026 · Studio · 546 sqftAED 115,000 /yr211/sqft
  • 29 BoulevardFiled for the development · 6 Oct 2026 · Studio · 469 sqftAED 65,000 /yr139/sqft
  • The Dubai MallFiled for the development · 6 Oct 2026 · Studio · 551 sqftAED 110,000 /yr200/sqft
  • The Dubai MallFiled for the development · 6 Oct 2026 · Studio · 547 sqftAED 95,000 /yr174/sqft

Downtown Dubai prices and rents by unit typeA studio costs about AED 1.20M and rents for about AED 75,000 a year

TypeMedian priceRent a yearGross yield12-month changeSales
Studio15 buildings · this pageAED 1.20M2,452/sqftAED 75,0006.0%-1.2%408
1 bed82 buildingsAED 2.14M2,407/sqftAED 110,5005.5%+0.3%847
2 bed81 buildingsAED 3.50M2,458/sqftAED 167,6005.5%-0.1%949
3 bed39 buildingsAED 7.55M3,698/sqftAED 307,7124.9%+1.7%292
4+ bed12 buildingsAED 22.77M5,056/sqftAED 1.01M4.9%-3.2%72

Medians across buildings with sales in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026 · rent is the typical building’s registered annual rent

What is coming, and what is movingStudios face the most new supply: 549 planned against 621 let today

TypePlanned 2026–28 against homes letPrices fell inRents fell in
Studio88% · 549––
1 bed28% · 1,16248% of 4079% of 19 · over half
2 bed36% · 1,31449% of 4375% of 16 · over half
3 bed39% · 45839% of 1869% of 13 · over half

DLD project register as of 6 Jul 2026 · a planned date is not a delivery forecast

Downtown Dubai supply by year →

How these are counted

3,663 apartments are planned in Downtown Dubai from 2026 to 2028, equal to 38% of the 9,689 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 49% of 109 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Downtown Dubai with sales in both years; the typical one moved +0.1%.

New-lease rents fell in 76% of 54 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −5.7%.

Planned completions are apartment units in projects the Land Department register lists as neither complete nor cancelled, by the year of the registered completion date. Projects already past that date and projects without one are counted separately, not spread over future years. Leases are every registered new and renewed apartment lease in the area in the last 12 months. A planned date is not a delivery forecast.

Each building counts once per bedroom type when it has at least five ready sales (or five new leases) in both the last 12 months and the 12 before. Its change is its own median price per sqft (or annual rent) now against then, so the mix of buildings that happened to trade cannot move it. Off-plan sales are left out.

Sales and leases to 12 Oct 2026. Neither figure is a forecast, a vacancy rate or a price index. Methodology

Rents from every lease, yields building by buildingNew-lease rents −13.0% per sq ft on a year; studio homes yield 6.0% gross at the median building

New-lease rents, month by month

Median rent of new leases, AED per sq ft per year

120130140150160Sep 24Feb 25Jul 25Dec 25May 26Sep 26New leases, Sep 24: 140New leases, Oct 24: 143New leases, Nov 24: 147New leases, Dec 24: 148New leases, Jan 25: 144New leases, Feb 25: 146New leases, Mar 25: 147New leases, Apr 25: 148New leases, May 25: 148New leases, Jun 25: 145New leases, Jul 25: 141New leases, Aug 25: 146New leases, Sep 25: 147New leases, Oct 25: 152New leases, Nov 25: 150New leases, Dec 25: 154New leases, Jan 26: 152New leases, Feb 26: 150New leases, Mar 26: 144New leases, Apr 26: 131New leases, May 26: 131New leases, Jun 26: 126New leases, Jul 26: 121New leases, Aug 26: 123New leases, Sep 26: 128128
All bedroom types; months with fewer than 20 new leases are left off. Source: Ejari.

Gross yield, building by building

Axis: gross yield, % of price

Median building

  1. Studio6.0% (5.6–7.0)
  2. 1 bed5.5% (5.0–6.6)
  3. 2 bed5.5% (4.8–6.3)
  4. 3 bed4.9% (4.3–6.5)
Dot: the median building. Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Prices in Downtown Dubai, month by month · all apartmentsMonthly median price per sqft

AED/sqft, rolling 3-month median
Median price per sqft across every registered apartment sale in Downtown Dubai, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is monthly volume.

The records behind these figures

The latest registered sales and rental contracts in Downtown Dubai, as filed. Off-plan sales are flagged.

Latest registered sales

DateBuildingTypeSize, sqftPrice, AEDAED/sqft
12 Oct 2026Reehan 72 bed1,354AED 3.19M2,352
12 Oct 2026Burj Crown1 bed638AED 2.00M3,137
12 Oct 2026Dunya Tower1 bed823AED 1.63M1,980
12 Oct 2026Residences_W11 bed1,023AED 2.43M2,375
12 Oct 2026South Ridge 13 bed2,102AED 6.13M2,916

Latest registered rental contracts

StartsBuildingTypeSize, sqftRent, AED/yrAED/yr/sqft
12 Oct 2026Imperial Avenue1 bed867AED 100,000115
12 Oct 2026Opera Grand2 bed1,717AED 245,000143
12 Oct 2026Grande2 bed1,334AED 200,000150
11 Oct 2026Burj Crown2 bed1,072AED 130,000121
10 Oct 2026Burj Royale2 bed936AED 170,000182

New contracts only, so a renewal capped by RERA is not read as the market rate. Sales exclude the outliers the methodology names. A size or a per-square-foot figure the recorded area cannot support is left blank rather than guessed.

About the Downtown Dubai figures

This record covers the 15 Downtown Dubai buildings with enough registered sales for a median to mean anything; 2 more have recorded activity but too little to report. Gross yields inside the area run from 5.2% to 7.4%, so the 6.0% median says much less about any one building than the building table does. The Dubai Land Department registers Downtown Dubai as Burj Khalifa. The Dubai median for comparison is 7.9%, over the same 12-month window of Dubai Land Department and Ejari records to 2026-10-12.

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Where Downtown Dubai is

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Typical price, AED, 12-month median; AED per sqft where a building has no unit figure · “24 months”: fewer than three sales in 12 months, so priced on 24 and shown without a yield · “no page”: too few sales for a median that means anything

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Common questions

What is the rental yield for studio apartments in Downtown Dubai?
As of 2026-10-12, the median apartment building in Downtown Dubai returns 6.0% gross on studio apartments, -1.8 pts against the Dubai median of 7.9%, across 15 buildings with enough registered Dubai Land Department sales and Ejari contracts to report (408 registered sales in the last 12 months). Gross means before service charge, fees and vacancy.
What does an apartment in Downtown Dubai cost per square foot?
The median is 2,452 AED/sqft, over registered Dubai Land Department and Ejari records to 2026-10-12.
Are prices in Downtown Dubai rising?
The median building moved -1.2% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it. That is a median across 15 buildings, so individual towers move further in both directions.
Which building in Downtown Dubai yields most?
Damac Maison The Distinction, at 7.4% gross. A top row is an outlier by construction — the sample size beside it on the table is the check.
How many buildings in Downtown Dubai does this record cover?
15. A building appears once it has enough registered sales and contracts for a median to mean anything; the rest are listed but not ranked. Data to 2026-10-12.

studio apartments sale record for Downtown Dubai

Record type
Area-level property market record
Data date
Evidence base
408 registered sales represented across 15 directly located eligible buildings; headline scope 15 buildings including child localities
Sources
Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record
/sale/studio-apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “studio apartments for sale in Downtown Dubai.” Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/studio-apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai

Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Data to . Area figures are medians across the buildings listed above, not a separate calculation.