Off-plan
Mercedes-Benz Places | Binghatti
Binghatti
- Apartments, penthouses
- 2 to 5 bed
- 1,837 to 6,909 sq ft
- Handover Q4 2026
- 10/20/70 plan
From AED 11.5M
Downtown Dubai, Dubai
Off-plan property in Downtown Dubai
New developments, starting prices and what Downtown Dubai is like to live in.
- Developments
- 3
- Prices from
- AED 4M
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Master developer
- Emaar Properties
Pictured: Mercedes-Benz Places | Binghatti by Binghatti
New developments in Downtown Dubai
3 developments by Binghatti and Dar Global, with entry prices from AED 4M to AED 70M.
Off-plan
Binghatti Skyblade
Binghatti
- Apartments
- Studio to 3 bed
- 378 to 2,197 sq ft
- Handover Q4 2027
- 20/50/30 plan
From AED 13.39M
Downtown Dubai, Dubai
Off-plan
Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai
Dar Global
- Apartments, penthouses
- 1 to 4 bed
- 764 to 6,229 sq ft
- Handover Q4 2031
- 20/70/10 plan
From AED 4M
Downtown Dubai, Dubai
Browse Downtown Dubai by home type
What new homes cost in Downtown Dubai
The lowest published starting price for each home type across the developments we cover here.
| Home type | Lowest price at | From |
|---|---|---|
| 1-bedroom apartmentsin 1 development | Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai | AED 2,500,000 |
| 2-bedroom apartmentsin 2 developments | Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai | AED 4,000,000 |
| 3-bedroom apartmentsin 3 developments | Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai | AED 7,500,000 |
| 4-bedroom penthousesin 2 developments | Mercedes-Benz Places | Binghatti | AED 35,799,999 |
Developer list prices, each dated on its development page. Not a valuation.
What Downtown Dubai is like
Emaar's two-square-kilometre centrepiece around Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall. Almost entirely apartments, largely built out, and priced at the top of the city's mainstream market.
Downtown Dubai is the district Emaar built around Burj Khalifa. It covers about two square kilometres between Sheikh Zayed Road and Financial Centre Road and holds the city's best-known landmarks: the tower itself, The Dubai Mall (more than 1,300 shops by Emaar's count), the Dubai Fountain, Dubai Opera and Souk Al Bahar. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard loops through it, lined with restaurants and hotel-branded towers.
Housing here is apartments: high-rise towers, serviced and branded residences under Emaar's Address, Vida and Palace hotel names, and a small number of podium villas. The district is mature. Emaar's own site listed only a handful of Downtown buildings with unsold units in November 2026, so most purchases are resales of completed flats. New off-plan supply now comes mainly from other developers on the remaining plots at the edges, such as Arada's Inaura tower, and from Emaar projects that sit just over the boundary in Business Bay.
Buyers are a mix of owner-occupiers who want to walk to work in DIFC or Downtown, overseas buyers who want a recognisable address, and investors letting to professionals and short-stay visitors. The Red Line metro stops at Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station, linked to the mall by a covered footbridge; Bayut's area guide puts the walk at 10 to 15 minutes.
The trade-off is price and congestion. Entry prices are among the highest for apartments in Dubai, service charges on hotel-branded buildings are high, and traffic around the mall is heavy at peak hours and during events.
Suits
- Buyers who want a central, walkable address
- Professionals working in DIFC or Downtown
- Investors targeting short-stay and corporate lets
- Second-home buyers who value hotel services
In its favour
- Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Opera and the Dubai Fountain are all inside the district
- Red Line metro at Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station with a covered link to the mall
- Mature, completed district: what you see is what you get, with little construction left
- Deep resale and rental market with many comparable transactions
- Wide choice of hotel-branded and serviced residences
Worth knowing
- Heavy traffic at peak hours and on event nights; Bayut's guide names it as the main drawback of living here
- Entry prices are high: the remaining Emaar units inside the district on its Downtown page in November 2026 started at about AED 5 million for a two-bedroom flat
- Service charges in branded and serviced towers are well above the city average; ask for the building's current RERA-approved budget before committing
- Few genuinely new launches, so off-plan choice is narrow and often at the district's edge
- The premium segment is the part of the market UBS expected to feel 2026's weaker inflow of high earners most (report cited by The National, 24 September 2026)
How Downtown Dubai connects
Approximate drive times in normal traffic.
- Dubai International Airport18 min
- Dubai Marina20 min
Market figures
Published figures, each with its source and period. Yields are gross, before service charges, voids and fees.
- Price per sq ft
- AED 3,161Property Finder, 12 months to 12 November 2026
- Gross rental yield
- 4.88%Property Finder, 12 months to 12 November 2026
- Average annual rent
- AED 211,015Property Finder, 12 months to 12 November 2026
- Service charge per sq ft a yearBurj Views
- AED 12.98Bayut, as published 21 September 2026
Property Finder’s figures are averages across home types, so they mix studios and large homes. Read 12 November 2026.
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Downtown Dubai: questions buyers ask
Can foreigners buy freehold property in Downtown Dubai?
Yes. Downtown Dubai is a freehold area in which non-UAE nationals can buy, and titles are registered with the Dubai Land Department (DLD).
Is there still off-plan property for sale in Downtown Dubai?
Very little. The district is largely complete. In November 2026 Emaar's site showed a few remaining units in completed or near-complete towers, and the main new off-plan tower was Inaura by Arada. Emaar's Avarra by Palace, sometimes marketed as Downtown, is in Business Bay.
How far is Downtown Dubai from the airport?
Bayut's area guide gives about 18 minutes by car to Dubai International Airport in normal traffic. Allow longer at peak hours.
How much does new property in Downtown Dubai cost?
Among the developments we cover in Downtown Dubai, prices start from AED 4,000,000 at Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai. The highest entry price is AED 13.39M at Binghatti Skyblade.
Which developers are building in Downtown Dubai?
Current developments we cover in Downtown Dubai are by Binghatti and Dar Global.
What are property prices in Downtown Dubai per square foot?
Published figures for Downtown Dubai: AED 3,161 per sq ft for all homes (average sale price per sq ft; Property Finder, from registered transactions, 12 months to 12 November 2026, 2,453 sales). Averages move with the mix of homes sold, and asking prices usually sit above prices paid. Compare areas in our price per sq ft table.
What is the rental yield in Downtown Dubai?
The published average gross rental yield in Downtown Dubai is 4.88% for all homes (Property Finder, from registered transactions, 12 months to 12 November 2026, 2,453 sales). Gross yield is before service charges, empty months, management and fees, so the net figure is lower: work it out for a specific home with the rental yield calculator, or compare areas on rental yields by area.
What is the average rent in Downtown Dubai?
The average annual rent on new contracts in Downtown Dubai is AED 211,015 for all homes (Property Finder, from registered tenancy contracts, 12 months to 12 November 2026, 11,231 contracts). That average mixes studios with larger homes, so ask for the rents achieved on comparable units before relying on a figure for one property.
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