Dubai project data
THE WATER FRONT: rents and rent contracts
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Registered sales and rent contracts for the project THE WATER FRONT in Dubai Marina, from Dubai Land Department open data.
THE WATER FRONT (Dubai Marina): 30 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to September 2026, median annual rent AED 145,000. 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 1.9m
- Off-plan share of sales
- under 3
- Median annual rent
- AED 145,000
- Gross rental yield
- under 30 sales (3)
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 THE WATER FRONT
| Status | Sales | Median per sq ft | Middle range per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan | under 3 | under 3 | under 3 |
| Ready | 3 | AED 1,072 per sq ft | 926 – 1,116 |
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 THE WATER FRONT
- Median annual rent per sq ft
- AED 67 per sq ft
- Gross rental yield
- under 30 sales (3)
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: 3 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 THE WATER FRONT
| Unit type | Sales | Median per sq ft | Median annual rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms | under 3 | under 3 | AED 115,000 | under 3 sales |
| 3 bedrooms | under 3 | under 3 | AED 162,000 | 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 THE WATER FRONT
| Month | Sales | Median per sq ft | Rent contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 4 |
| Nov 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| May 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Aug 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 6 |
| Sep 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| May 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| Year | Sales | Median per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 29 | AED 609 per sq ft |
| 2010 | 23 | AED 609 per sq ft |
| 2011 | 15 | AED 670 per sq ft |
| 2012 | 16 | AED 640 per sq ft |
| 2013 | 18 | AED 731 per sq ft |
| 2014 | 7 | AED 1,193 per sq ft |
| 2015 | 4 | AED 1,053 per sq ft |
| 2016 | 6 | AED 945 per sq ft |
| 2017 | 6 | AED 910 per sq ft |
| 2018 | 3 | AED 705 per sq ft |
| 2019 | 3 | AED 630 per sq ft |
| 2020 | 3 | AED 619 per sq ft |
| 2021 | 8 | AED 627 per sq ft |
| 2022 | 9 | AED 705 per sq ft |
| 2023 | 10 | AED 761 per sq ft |
| 2024 | 12 | AED 1,053 per sq ft |
| 2025 | 7 | AED 1,112 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
THE WATER FRONT is a project in the DLD area Marsa Dubai.
Names as in the registered transactions and rent contracts; company names are not shown.
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Questions about THE WATER FRONT
- How many sales were registered in THE WATER FRONT?
- 3 sales were registered in THE WATER FRONT in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the median price per sq ft in THE WATER FRONT?
- The median price of registered sales in THE WATER FRONT was AED 1,072 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the median annual rent in THE WATER FRONT?
- The median annual rent of registered rent contracts in THE WATER FRONT was AED 145,000 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Which DLD area is THE WATER FRONT in?
- THE WATER FRONT is registered in the Dubai Land Department area Marsa Dubai (Dubai Marina).
Method and source
All Dubai projects with figuresAll Dubai areasHow these figures are calculated
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