Area guideDubai · 117 buildings · about 30,333 homes
Dubai Marina
What apartments in Dubai Marina cost, how prices and rents have moved since 2007, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.
Dubai Marina is a large waterfront district in the west of Dubai, built around a man‑made canal near the Arabian Gulf and bordered by major roads and beaches. Known for its dense skyline of residential towers and lively promenade, it combines urban living with direct access to the water and nearby leisure destinations.
Housing in Dubai Marina is predominantly high‑rise apartments ranging from compact studios to spacious three‑ and four‑bedroom units, plus a selection of penthouses. Many buildings are modern, glass‑clad towers with concierge services, basement parking and shared leisure decks. A limited number of podium‑level townhouses and duplexes exist within certain developments, but the area largely caters to apartment living. Most homes offer city, canal or sea views, and many towers include balconies to make the most of the outlook.
Lifestyle is built around the Marina Walk promenade, which lines the canal with cafés, restaurants and everyday retail. Residents have convenient access to a shopping mall, waterfront dining, gyms, swimming pools and community clinics within the district, with nurseries in the neighbourhood and established schools reachable by car in around 10 to 15 minutes. A mosque serves the local community, and public spaces host regular joggers and cyclists. The adjacent beachfront at JBR is within walking distance for those seeking open sand and watersports. As a popular area, it can be busy at peak times, and public visitor parking is limited.
Connectivity is a key strength. The district links quickly to Sheikh Zayed Road (E11) and is served by two Red Line metro stations at its edges, alongside the Dubai Tram, which loops through the Marina and connects to neighbouring areas from JBR to Al Sufouh. Downtown Dubai and key business zones such as Dubai Media City are accessible by car in roughly 15 to 25 minutes depending on traffic, and the international airport is typically a 25–30 minute drive. Overall, Dubai Marina offers a high‑rise waterfront lifestyle with strong transport links, comprehensive amenities and an active, pedestrian‑friendly setting.
Dubai Marina is an apartment district in New Dubai, on the coast between Jumeirah Beach Residence and Jumeirah Lake Towers of about 30,333 apartments, built from 2004 onwards. 117 buildings are complete and another two are under construction; the villas sit in one community. A typical building here has about 190 homes; the tallest, Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina, has 120 floors. The buildings come from 59 different developers rather than one master developer; the most active are Emaar, Select Global Development and Trident International Holding.
Over the last 12 months 640 apartments changed hands in Dubai Marina at a median of AED 2,002 per sqft, down 18.6% on the year before. The typical sale was AED 2.1M for a 987 sqft apartment. One-beds are the largest share of the apartments at 36%, followed by two-beds at 30%; studios are 16% and three-beds are 11%. Rents run at AED 112 per sqft a year, a gross yield of 5.6% at today's prices, below the Dubai-wide 6.2%.
The area is freehold, so buyers of any nationality can own here. The nearest metro station is Sobha Realty and DMCC stations (Red Line) on the Sheikh Zayed Road side, linked to the towers by the Dubai Tram. 2,808 rental contracts were registered in the same 12 months, 50% of them renewals, and a typical apartment rents for AED 120,000 a year.
In Dubai Marina, typical sale prices over the last 12 months were around AED 1.3M for studios, AED 1.6M for one-beds, AED 2.6M for two-beds, AED 4M for three-beds and AED 4.8M for four-beds and larger. Per square foot the order reverses: studios fetch about AED 2,796 and four-beds and larger AED 1,526, because small units trade at a premium. Sales ranged from AED 102,000 to AED 18M, and 246 of the 640 were one-beds, the most traded type.
Off-plan sales were 7% of the last 12 months (47 of 640), down from 49% the year before. Buyers paid AED 2,700 per sqft off-plan against AED 1,922 for completed homes, a 40% premium for new stock and payment plans.
About half of Dubai Marina's apartments are studios and one-beds. There are no villas or townhouses. The two buildings under construction add about 341 homes, 1% of today's stock, with handovers in 2026.
Counted from DLD unit records of 117 completed buildings and 1 community.
Prices and rents in Dubai Marina since 2007
Sale price per sqft
1 year
▼ Down 17.7%
5 years
▲ Up 49.5%
Since 2007
▲ Up 259.6%
Annual rent per sqft
1 year
▲ Up 2.9%
5 years
▲ Up 66.7%
Since 2011
▲ Up 57.4%
Dubai Marina's first registered sales, in 2007, were at about AED 560 per sqft. They have risen in most years since, to AED 2,002 over the last 12 months. The steepest recent climb was in 2022, when the annual median rose 23%. Year on year the annual median has gone up 8% in 2023, up 10% in 2024 and up 16% in 2025. The busiest month of the last year was November 2025, with 197 sales registered. On the monthly median of every registered sale, prices are down 18.6% over the last 12 months, up 46.5% over five years and up 256% on the 2007 level. Rents are up 3.4% over the last 12 months, up 68.1% over five years and up 58.1% since 2011, faster than prices, so gross yields are widening.
What comes next is mostly supply. The two buildings under construction add about 341 homes, 1% of today's stock, with handovers in 2026; on the last 12 months' 640 sales that is about six months of demand. New homes let before they resell, so a wave of handovers tends to show in the rent line first. The figures on this page refresh monthly, so the charts above will show it as it happens.
The line is the monthly median of every sale and rental contract, smoothed over three months; a month with fewer than ten records sits between its neighbours, and the latest such months are read together. The changes compare 12-month medians: the last 12 months against the 12 before. Source: Dubai Land Department.
Price history in Dubai Marina
Every registered sale in Dubai Marina in the last 12 months; the dashed line is the trend within those 12 months, grey dots are flagged outliers left out of it.
Over the last 12 months Dubai Marina recorded 608 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 2.14M (about AED 2,023 per sqft); with a median size of 988 sqft; most were 1-beds; from roughly AED 102K to AED 18M.
The eight busiest buildings account for 148 of Dubai Marina's 640 sales in the last 12 months: LIV Marina, Jumeirah Living Marina Gate (The Residences at Marina Gate 3), Princess Tower, Botanica Tower and Cayan Tower and three more. Buildings completed from 2011 onwards trade at AED 1,303 to 3,385 per sqft; the 2006 to 2010 stock at AED 1,295 to 2,978. Gross yields run from 4.9% to 8.0% across the buildings with enough sales and lets to measure. The newest are Pier 8 (2026) and LIV Marina (2025); the oldest, Murjan Tower, handed over in 2004. Every building links to its own page with each unit's sales and rents.
1–10 of 118
Every building and community in Dubai Marina, A to Z
2,808 rental contracts were registered in Dubai Marina in the last 12 months, 50% of them renewals. New contracts were signed about 15% above renewals of the same size per sqft, so a tenant renewing is still paying below the market rate. Gross yields run from 6.2% on four-beds and larger to 5.4% on three-beds, before service charges of AED 10 to 25 per sqft a year.
Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.
Who builds in Dubai Marina
59 developers
Emaar22 buildingsAED 2,338 /sqft
Select Global Development8 buildingsAED 2,722 /sqft
Trident International Holding5 buildingsAED 1,678 /sqft
Cayan Real Estate Investment & Development4 buildingsAED 2,353 /sqft
Diamond Developers4 buildingsAED 1,429 /sqft
54 others73 buildings between themAED 1,580 /sqft
No single developer dominates Dubai Marina. The 118 completed buildings come from 59 developers, and the three most active, Emaar, Select Global Development and Trident International Holding, account for 35 of them. That is unusual in Dubai, where most districts are planned and built by one master developer, and it shows in the streetscape: each building has its own look, service charge and management company.
Buying or renting in Dubai Marina
Buying
Expect a 20% deposit as a UAE resident or 25% as a non-resident on a home under AED 5M, plus the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and about AED 5,000 of registration and trustee costs. On a typical one-bed at AED 1.6M, that is AED 324,000 down and AED 65,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page (AED 10 to 25 across Dubai Marina), the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.
A typical one-bed rents for AED 95,000 a year, a studio AED 73,750 and a two-bed AED 144,950. New contracts run about 15% above renewals, and increases on renewal are capped by the RERA rental index. Landlords in Dubai usually take one to four cheques and a 5% security deposit, and every contract is registered on Ejari, which is where the figures on this page come from. Buildings completed from 2010 onwards rent for AED 76 to 201 per sqft, the older stock for AED 65 to 193.
The nearest metro station is Sobha Realty and DMCC stations (Red Line) on the Sheikh Zayed Road side, linked to the towers by the Dubai Tram. Most of Dubai Marina's buildings are mid-sized, with a typical 190 homes each; seven of the 117 were completed in the last five years. Service charges run from AED 10 to 25 per sqft a year, set building by building and listed on each building page. The lists below cover getting around, schools and health and shops, beach and leisure, with how far each is from Dubai Marina.
Getting around
Sobha Realty and DMCC metro stations (Red Line)on the district's edge
Dubai Marina is about 7% dearer per square foot than Jumeirah Beach Residence, its nearest neighbour, at AED 2,002 against AED 1,874. Bluewaters Island is the most expensive of the areas around it at AED 5,324 per sqft, 166% more. Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) is the cheapest nearby at AED 1,624. Its closest comparable on price is Jumeirah Heights.
Dubai Marina in numbers
Across 640 DLD sales in the 12 months to 6 November 2026, the median price in Dubai Marina was AED 2,002 per sqft and the typical apartment sold for about AED 2.1M.
Prices are down 18.6% on the year, 46.5% over five years and 256% since 2007; rents up 3.4% and 68.1% over the same periods.
117 completed buildings and 2 under construction from 59 developers; about 30,333 homes, 52% of the apartments studios and one-beds.
Gross yields of 5.7% on studios, 5.9% on one-beds, 5.5% on two-beds, 5.4% on three-beds and 6.2% on four-beds and larger, before service charges of AED 10 to 25 per sqft.
Freehold. The nearest metro station is Sobha Realty and DMCC stations (Red Line) on the Sheikh Zayed Road side, linked to the towers by the Dubai Tram.
Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 August 2026.
Questions about Dubai Marina
How much does an apartment in Dubai Marina cost?
Over the 12 months to 6 November 2026 the median was AED 2,002 per sqft, and studios sold for around AED 1.3M, one-beds sold for around AED 1.6M, two-beds sold for around AED 2.6M, three-beds sold for around AED 4M and four-beds and larger sold for around AED 4.8M.
Have prices in Dubai Marina gone up?
No: down 18.6% in the 12 months to 6 November 2026 and up 46.5% over five years, on the monthly median of every registered sale. Over the whole record they are 256% above the 2007 level.
What is the rental yield in Dubai Marina?
About 5.6% gross across all types at today's prices: 5.7% on studios, 5.9% on one-beds, 5.5% on two-beds, 5.4% on three-beds and 6.2% on four-beds and larger, before service charges of AED 10 to 25 per sqft a year.
Which are the most traded buildings in Dubai Marina?
Yes. Dubai Marina is a freehold area, so buyers of any nationality can own a home outright and register it with the Dubai Land Department.
What is the nearest metro station to Dubai Marina?
The nearest metro station is Sobha Realty and DMCC stations (Red Line) on the Sheikh Zayed Road side, linked to the towers by the Dubai Tram.
What is the service charge in Dubai Marina?
Between AED 10 and AED 25 per sqft a year, set building by building; Bonaire is AED 10.47. Each building page lists its own.
How many buildings are there in Dubai Marina?
117 completed apartment buildings and two under construction, plus one villa community, with about 30,333 homes between them. Every one has its own page here.
What does it cost to rent in Dubai Marina?
The median contract in the 12 months to 6 November 2026 was AED 120,000 a year: AED 73,750 for studios, AED 95,000 for one-beds, AED 144,950 for two-beds, AED 205,000 for three-beds and AED 300,000 for four-beds and larger, across 2,808 Ejari registrations.
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