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Burj Vista two-bedroom
Burj Vista 1, Downtown Dubai
2 beds3 baths1,320 sq ftAED 4,400,000
Two square kilometres containing the tallest building in the world and about 35,000 people trying to get home at once. Service charges decide everything here.
At a glance
- Average, Burj Khalifa apartments
- AED 3,177 / sq ft
- joinoliva.com, Downtown Dubai Apartment Prices and Yields by Tower 2026
- Service charge range
- AED 18–55 / sq ft / yr
- joinoliva.com, Downtown Dubai Apartment Prices and Yields by Tower 2026
02 / The area
What it is actuallylike to live here.
Downtown Dubai is a two-kilometre square that contains the tallest building in the world, the largest mall in the world by area, and about 35,000 people trying to get home at the same time. It is the most photographed part of the city and the most misunderstood one to live in.
The buildings behave very differently. The Burj Khalifa itself and the Address-branded towers trade on the name and carry the service charges to match. Burj Vista, The Residences and Boulevard Point sit a tier down and are, in practice, better homes: larger floorplates, quieter, and with the same view of the tower that people in the tower cannot have. Old Town and South Ridge are the low-rise alternative—sand-coloured, four to six storeys, courtyards, and the only part of Downtown where you hear birds.
Service charges are the number that decides everything here. Downtown buildings run from about AED 18 to AED 55 per square foot a year, and at the top of that range a Burj Khalifa or Address-branded unit gives back between 1.5 and 2.5 percentage points of gross yield before you have paid anything else.
Buy Downtown for the walk to work and the fountain at nine. Do not buy it as a yield play without reading the service-charge schedule line by line.
Why here
The average across Burj Khalifa apartments is about AED 3,177 per sq ft, with standard Burj Khalifa Residences units at AED 3,500 to 5,500 and Burj Vista at AED 2,500 to 3,400. (joinoliva.com; keltandcorealty.com)
Downtown apartment prices span AED 1.2m for a studio in a standard building to about AED 90m for the top penthouse positions. (astraterra.ae)
Service charges run AED 18 to 55 per sq ft per year—AED 18,000 to 55,000 annually on a 1,000 sq ft apartment. (joinoliva.com)
In the Burj Khalifa and Address-branded buildings those charges reduce gross yield by 1.5 to 2.5 percentage points. (joinoliva.com)
What it is like to live here
The Dubai Mall, Dubai Opera, the fountain, Souk Al Bahar, the Boulevard restaurants and Burj Park. Schools are outside the district. It is the most walkable square kilometre in the city between November and April, and unusable on foot in August.
Getting around
Two metro connections on the Red Line plus the mall link bridge. Financial Centre Road and the Boulevard both queue badly on fountain-show evenings.
The stock
Studio to four-bed tower apartments, branded serviced residences, Old Town low-rise apartments, duplexes and penthouses. No villas and no plots.
About these price bands
Bands are indicative market ranges as at Q3 2026, not a valuation. For a figure on your own property, ask for a Frank valuation.
03 / Available now
Homes in Downtown Dubai.
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Old Town studio, Yansoon
Old Town, Yansoon, Downtown Dubai
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Downtown two-bedroom, Boulevard Point
Boulevard Point, Downtown Dubai
2 beds3 baths1,290 sq ftAED 215,000 / year
04 / Under construction
New developments in Downtown Dubai.
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Volta
DAMAC PropertiesSheikh Zayed Road frontage, Downtown Dubai
- Starting from
- AED 1,750,000
- Handover
- Q1 2028 estimated
05 / The numbers and the map
What it costs,and how far it is.
Apartment for saleStudio and one-bed, standard buildings to Boulevard Point. Q3 2026.AED 1,200,000 to AED 3,400,000
Apartment for saleTwo and three bedrooms at Burj Vista, The Residences and the Address-branded towers. Q3 2026.AED 3,400,000 to AED 12,000,000
Apartment for saleOld Town and South Ridge low-rise. Larger layouts, lower service charge. Q3 2026.AED 1,900 to AED 2,600 per sq ft
Penthouse for saleBurj Khalifa and Address towers. Q3 2026.AED 18,000,000 to AED 90,000,000
Apartment to rentStudio to three-bed branded. Q3 2026.AED 95,000 to AED 600,000 a year
DIFC6 minutes by car
Business Bay5 minutes by car
Dubai International (DXB)15 minutes by car
Dubai Marina25 minutes by car
Where Downtown Dubai is
06 / Before you commit
Questions people ask about Downtown Dubai.
Is a Burj Khalifa apartment a good investment?
It is a good address. On yield it is usually not: the service charge in the branded towers gives back 1.5 to 2.5 percentage points of gross before anything else comes out. Buy it to live in, or buy Burj Vista and look at the tower instead.
What is Old Town like?
Four to six storeys, sand-coloured, arranged around courtyards, and the only part of Downtown where you hear birds. Lower service charges than the towers and, generally, better-maintained buildings.
Can I live here without a car?
Between November and April, yes, and it is the only district in this guide where that is true. In August it is not.
07 / Nearby
Communities peoplecompare this one with.
08 / Selling here
Thinking of sellingin Downtown Dubai?
A Frank valuation is evidence rather than flattery: the comparable sales in Downtown Dubai, what is listed against you now, and a range instead of a single number.