Dubai project data
DT 1: rents and rent contracts
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Registered sales and rent contracts for the project DT 1 in Downtown Dubai, from Dubai Land Department open data.
DT 1 (Downtown Dubai): 67 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to September 2026, median annual rent AED 155,000. Source: Dubai Land Department open data via data.dubai, as of 23 Oct 2026, calculated by Zolia.
Key figures, last 12 months
Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Period Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- Median sale price
- AED 3m
- Off-plan share of sales
- under 3
- Median annual rent
- AED 155,000
- Gross rental yield
- under 30 sales (14)
Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.
Registered mortgage transactions only, without interest rates and without lenders.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Off-plan and ready sales in DT 1
| Status | Sales | Median per sq ft | Middle range per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan | under 3 | under 3 | under 3 |
| Ready | 14 | AED 2,331 per sq ft | 1,727 – 2,578 |
Off-plan sales are sales of properties before completion, as registered in Dubai Land Department transactions; ready sales are sales of completed properties.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Rents and rental yield in DT 1
- Median annual rent per sq ft
- AED 137 per sq ft
- Gross rental yield
- under 30 sales (14)
The permitted rent increase is set by the Smart Rental Index of the Dubai Land Department; this page does not compute an index value. About the Smart Rental Index
Too few ready apartment sales for a gross rental yield: 14 in the period, at least 30 needed. Land, whole buildings, villas and commercial units are not counted.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Price per sq ft and rents by unit type in DT 1
| Unit type | Sales | Median per sq ft | Median annual rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 | AED 26 per sq ft | AED 90,000 | under 30 sales (3) |
| 1 bedroom | under 3 | under 3 | AED 145,000 | under 3 sales |
| 2 bedrooms | 8 | AED 2,153 per sq ft | AED 200,000 | under 30 sales (8) |
| 3 bedrooms | under 3 | under 3 | AED 320,000 | under 3 sales |
Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Price trend in DT 1
| Month | Sales | Median per sq ft | Rent contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Nov 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 12 |
| Dec 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Jan 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| Mar 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Apr 2025 | 4 | AED 2,521 per sq ft | 7 |
| May 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| Jun 2025 | 5 | AED 1,971 per sq ft | 3 |
| Jul 2025 | 3 | AED 1,454 per sq ft | under 3 |
| Aug 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 6 |
| Sep 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 11 |
| Oct 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 5 | AED 1,964 per sq ft | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 15 |
| Year | Sales | Median per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31 | AED 1,840 per sq ft |
| 2019 | 7 | AED 1,403 per sq ft |
| 2020 | 11 | AED 1,630 per sq ft |
| 2021 | 65 | AED 1,706 per sq ft |
| 2022 | 16 | AED 2,020 per sq ft |
| 2023 | 26 | AED 2,138 per sq ft |
| 2024 | 19 | AED 2,220 per sq ft |
| 2025 | 17 | AED 2,399 per sq ft |
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Location
DT 1 is a project in the DLD area Burj Khalifa.
Names as in the registered transactions and rent contracts; company names are not shown.
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Questions about DT 1
- How many sales were registered in DT 1?
- 14 sales were registered in DT 1 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the median price per sq ft in DT 1?
- The median price of registered sales in DT 1 was AED 2,331 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the median annual rent in DT 1?
- The median annual rent of registered rent contracts in DT 1 was AED 155,000 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Which DLD area is DT 1 in?
- DT 1 is registered in the Dubai Land Department area Burj Khalifa (Downtown Dubai).
Method and source
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Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.
Source: Dubai Land Department, open data via data.dubai (as of 23 Oct 2026). Prepared by Zolia; not an official product of the Dubai Land Department.
Open data portal: data.dubai · Licence: Dubai Open Data Licence
- Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae