For sale
AED 9.2M
Apartment
Burj Vista — Altitude Living
3 bed4 bath3,100 sq ft
AED 9,200,000View listing
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Area Guide · DubaiFreehold
Downtown Dubai
The postcard, and the price that comes with it
Burj Khalifa, the fountain and Dubai Mall on your doorstep
Sale bandAED 1.5M — AED 60MA confirmed Burj Khalifa or fountain aspect changes the number materially.
Annual rent bandAED 95K — AED 1.4MAnnual rent; fountain-facing units command a premium.
TenureFreeholdDesignated freehold; open to all nationalities.
Our live instructions1 for sale · 1 to letRegistered with the Dubai Land Department under Downtown Dubai.
The character of the place
What Downtown Dubai is actually like
A masterplanned centre built around the tallest building in the world. The address does much of the talking, and stock with a genuine fountain or Burj aspect trades on a different curve from everything one street back.
Who it suits
- Buyers who want the landmark view
- Executives working in DIFC
- Investors letting to corporate tenants
What it costs
Sale and rent bands, and how to read them
Buying — capital price
AED 1,500,000 to AED 60,000,000
A confirmed Burj Khalifa or fountain aspect changes the number materially.
On top of the price, a Dubai sale carries a Dubai Land Department transfer fee of 4% of the purchase price plus an admin fee. It is customarily paid by the buyer, or split, and it is negotiable only between the parties — not with DLD. Agency commission and 5% VAT on that commission sit alongside it.
Renting — annual rent
AED 95,000 to AED 1,400,000
Annual rent; fountain-facing units command a premium.
Dubai quotes rent annually and settles it in one to four cheques; fewer cheques usually buys a lower headline rent. Every tenancy must be registered on Ejari, and what a landlord may add at renewal is governed by the RERA rental index rather than by the landlord alone.
These are indicative ranges for orientation, not valuations. Dubai prices move quickly. Confirm current figures against transacted data and the rental index before you commit.
Check with DLDOwnership
Freehold title, open to every nationality
Designated freehold; open to all nationalities.
Freehold in Dubai is a matter of where the plot sits, not who is buying. Inside a designated freehold area the title is registered in your name at the Dubai Land Department and passes to your estate. Off-plan purchases are registered on the DLD Oqood system and convert to a title deed at handover.
Buying property can support an application for long-term residency under the Golden Visa scheme, which is linked to a stated AED investment threshold. That threshold and its conditions change with policy, so confirm the current position with ICP or GDRFA Dubai before you buy on that basis.
Getting around
Metro, tram and the roads that matter
Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall metro on the Red Line
Direct access to Sheikh Zayed Road and Financial Centre Road
Walkable to DIFC in around twenty minutes
Everyday life
Schools, shopping and healthcare
Schooling
Downtown is a commercial and hospitality centre first, and there is no large school campus inside it. Families drive to Al Safa, Jumeirah, Al Quoz or Nad Al Sheba; nurseries operate within Downtown and neighbouring Business Bay.
Shops and amenities
Dubai Mall absorbs almost every errand, the supermarket run included, and the Boulevard carries the day-to-day cafes, salons and services. Dubai Opera and the fountain are the reason most residents take the address in the first place.
Healthcare
Clinics and pharmacies operate inside Dubai Mall and along the Boulevard, with hospitals a short run along Sheikh Zayed Road.
School inspection ratings for every Dubai school are published by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority. Check the current rating and the fee structure for any campus yourself before it shapes a purchase.
KHDA school ratingsThe built stock
Towers, developments and what they hold
Typical stock
- Studio to 4-bed apartments
- Penthouses on the boulevard towers
What defines the area
- Dubai Mall, Dubai Opera and the fountain
- Boulevard dining and hotel services
- The strongest corporate letting demand in the city
- Consistently tight resale supply in the best stacks
Buildings and sub-developments we are instructed in today
Burj Vista
Emaar Properties
Opera District
Emaar Properties
Running costs
Service charges and what else you will pay
Downtown service charges are among the highest in Dubai. Budget for them properly in any yield calculation.
There is no annual property tax in Dubai. What owners pay instead is a service charge levied per square foot and set building by building, covering common-area maintenance, insurance, security and the reserve fund. Ask for the approved budget rather than a verbal figure, and check separately whether district cooling is billed inside the charge or metered to you.
Ask before you offer
- The approved service charge per square foot for this building
- Whether chiller is inside the charge or billed separately
- The state of the reserve fund and any planned major works
- Outstanding charges on the unit, which follow the property
Our listings
Available now in Downtown Dubai
Who covers it
The brokers who work Downtown Dubai
Each of our brokers carries an individual RERA Broker Registration Number and holds one part of the city rather than all of it. You can verify a BRN, and our office ORN, with the Dubai Land Department before you instruct anyone.
Khalid Bin Sulayem
Head of Commercial and Land
BRN 39864 · Offices, retail units and residential building plots
Khalid handles the side of the business that involves permits: plot acquisitions, design guideline approvals, office fit-out obligations and the difference between a shell-and-core price and what it will actually cost to occupy.
Mei-Ling Chow
Senior Consultant, Leasing
BRN 47510 · Downtown and Business Bay leasing, Ejari registration
Mei-Ling runs the leasing desk and registers every tenancy she places on Ejari. She is direct with tenants about cheque counts and equally direct with landlords about what the RERA rental index will and will not support at renewal.
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Walk Downtown Dubai with someone who already knows it.
We will tell you which stacks get the afternoon glare, which service charges have crept, and where the asking price belongs to the last cycle rather than this one. If the answer is that a different community suits you better, we will say that too.