# Downtown Dubai Apartments: Resale Market Report H1 2026

> Downtown Dubai resale apartments, H1 2026: 645 DLD deals, median AED 2,436/sq ft, same buildings +0.9% y/y, 5.7% yield. Top buildings, bedrooms, method.

Page: https://continentalclub.ae/resale-market/downtown-dubai-apartments/ · updated 2026-09-30 · Continental Club Property LLC, Dubai real estate brokerage, RERA ORN 31933

In the first half of 2026 (1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026), the Dubai Land Department registered 645 resale apartment sales in Downtown Dubai worth AED 1.85 bn. The median price was AED 2,436 per sq ft (AED 26,220 per m²); a typical deal was AED 2.75 m. In the same 60 buildings that also traded a year earlier, the price per sq ft changed by +0.9% versus H1 2025.

Median price, AED per sq ft **2,436** *▲ +0.9%* same buildings vs H1 2025 DLD registry · our calculation

Resale deals **645** *▼ −45.3%* vs H1 2025 AED 1.85 bn · DLD registry

Typical deal **AED 2.75 m** median of resale prices · DLD registry

Gross rental yield **5.7%** 2,011 new Ejari leases · our calculation

Source: Dubai Land Department transaction register (resale = “Existing Properties” sales) and Ejari leases; data through 25 Sep 2026.

## Price change: same buildings vs simple median

A simple median moves when the mix of buildings sold changes. The like-for-like figure compares only buildings that traded in both periods (at least 3 sales in each), so it shows the change in price rather than in the mix.

| Comparison | Same buildings | Simple median | Then, AED/sq ft |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vs H1 2025 | *▲ +0.9%* (60 bldg) | *▼ −0.8%* | 2,456 |
| vs H2 2025 | *▲ +0.2%* (58 bldg) | *▼ −2.4%* | 2,495 |

## Month by month

| Month | Resale deals | Median AED/sq ft |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 2026 | 163 | 2,602 |
| Feb 2026 | 151 | 2,505 |
| Mar 2026 | 86 | 2,475 |
| Apr 2026 | 82 | 2,414 |
| May 2026 | 79 | 2,321 |
| Jun 2026 | 84 | 2,148 |

## Prices by number of bedrooms

| Type | Deals | Median price | AED/sq ft | Typical size, sq ft |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Studio | 36 | AED 1.16 m | 2,317 | 514 |
| 1 bedroom | 223 | AED 2.05 m | 2,332 | 876 |
| 2 bedrooms | 260 | AED 3.40 m | 2,517 | 1,383 |
| 3 bedrooms | 55 | AED 5.15 m | 2,733 | 1,966 |

## Share of deals by price

AED <1M**1.9%**

AED 1–2M**23.2%**

AED 2–5M**64.3%**

AED 5M+**10.6%**

## Most traded buildings

| Building | Deals | Median price | AED/sq ft |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Burj Khalifa | 38 | AED 4.83 m | 2,919 |
| [Burj Crown](https://continentalclub.ae/project/burj-crown-downtown-dubai/) | 29 | AED 2.60 m | 2,798 |
| [Imperial Avenue](https://continentalclub.ae/project/imperial-avenue-downtown-dubai/) | 27 | AED 3.20 m | 2,385 |
| [Grande](https://continentalclub.ae/project/grande-signature-residences-downtown-dubai/) | 20 | AED 3.43 m | 3,051 |
| 8 Blvd Walk | 17 | AED 1.70 m | 1,796 |
| [Act One Act Two Tower 1](https://continentalclub.ae/project/act-one-act-two-downtown-dubai/) | 16 | AED 2.33 m | 3,153 |
| [Boulevard Point](https://continentalclub.ae/project/boulevard-point-downtown-dubai/) | 15 | AED 2.95 m | 2,848 |
| [BD Standpoint A](https://continentalclub.ae/project/standpoint-tower-a-downtown-dubai/) | 13 | AED 2.00 m | 2,399 |
| Elite Downtown Residence | 13 | AED 1.19 m | 2,026 |
| [Act One Act Two Tower 2](https://continentalclub.ae/project/act-one-act-two-downtown-dubai/) | 13 | AED 3.30 m | 2,983 |
| [Forte T1](https://continentalclub.ae/project/forte-downtown-dubai/) | 12 | AED 3.15 m | 2,865 |
| [Bd 29 Blvd T2](https://continentalclub.ae/project/29-burj-boulevard-tower-2-downtown-dubai/) | 11 | AED 2.08 m | 2,345 |

## Rent and yield

Gross rental yield is about 5.7% (from 2,011 new Ejari leases in the same period). The median annual rent is AED 1,491 per m². Yield = median rent per m² / median price per m², before service charges and vacancy.

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## Questions and answers

**How much does a resale apartment cost in Downtown Dubai?**

In H1 2026 resale deals the median was AED 2,436 per sq ft; a typical deal was AED 2.75 m.

**How have prices in Downtown Dubai changed over the year?**

In the same 60 buildings that also traded a year earlier, the price per sq ft changed by +0.9% versus H1 2025. The simple median across all deals changed by −0.8%.

**How many apartments were resold in Downtown Dubai?**

645 deals in H1 2026, worth AED 1.85 bn.

**What is the rental yield in Downtown Dubai?**

Gross rental yield is about 5.7% (from 2,011 new Ejari leases in the same period).

How we count: resale = DLD sales of existing (completed) property, off-plan excluded; apartments = units registered as “Flat” (hotel apartments excluded); prices exclude records flagged as data-entry errors; community = DLD master project “DownTown Dubai”. Raw DLD data by building, community and month: [datadubai.ae](https://datadubai.ae/).

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