Desert SunCompleted 2015AED 816 per sq ft ▲ 1% in a year like for like resale, 40 sales
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outside full height, DESERT SUN TOWER name above entrance
outside full height, DESERT SUN TOWER name above entrance. Photo: propsearch.ae
Entry-level residential tower built by Behnam Ali Keivan, handed over in 2015, with 10 floors, 253 resales and 43 off-plan sales on the Land Department record

Desert Sun, Dubai Land Residence Complex · by Behnam Ali Keivan

A resale studio in Desert Sun sells for about AED 388,000

Median of 28 resale studio sales in the 12 months to 26 Oct 2026, from Land Department records (40 resale sales of all sizes). Last sale in the tower: 30 Sep 2026.

The market says
40 resales of all sizes in the 12 months to 26 Oct 2026 at AED 816 per sq ft (up 1% like for like in a year); owners who sold gained 12.8% a year and 0% sold at a loss; 8 homes for sale now.
James Paul Booth
The agent's view
“Owners who sold in Desert Sun made 12.8% a year, and none of the 8 on record sold at a loss. A studio gives a gross yield of about 10.3% on the signed Ejari rent for this building (AED 40,000 a year), against the median sold price. Few homes are for sale against the pace of sales, so a home at the right price sells quickly. For me that is a strong record for Dubai Land Residence Complex. Pay for the right view and layout.”
James Paul Booth, Dubai broker since 2018. A personal view. Not financial advice.
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Renting, or buying to let? Signed rents across the area: rent prices on RENT DUBAI →
Asking now, studio
AED 460,000 (3 listings)
Asking now, 1-bed
AED 730,000 (5 listings)
Signed rent, studio
AED 40,000 a year (44 signed Ejari leases in this building, 12 months) · gross yield 10.3% (signed rent)
Official record
304 registered sales since 2012: 301 apartment, 2 shop, 1 other
Size
10 floors
82 units with a sale on record since 2020.
40sales in the 12 months to 26 Oct 2026: 40 resale
8for sale now
2 monthsTime to sell: the homes now listed, at the last year's pace
AIWritten by Dalia, an AI data analyst. Data to 24 Oct 2026. Built 27 Oct 2026.

Pictures of Desert Sun

outside full height, DESERT SUN TOWER name above entrance
outside full height, DESERT SUN TOWER name above entrance
Photo: propsearch.ae

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From the developer: Behnam Ali Keivan

What Behnam Ali Keivan publishes about Desert Sun. Pictures are the developer's artist's impressions, not photos of the building. Each fact shows where it comes from; a fact read from the developer's text is checked word for word.

Checked, not found: artist's impressions, floor plans, a video, a brochure or other PDF, facts we could check. We searched the developer site and the web on 13 Oct 2026. Ask Behnam Ali Keivan for the latest brochure and floor plans.

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Resale and off-plan prices by bedroom

Resale = a completed home sold on. Off-plan = a home sold before the tower is complete, by the developer or by an earlier buyer (a Land Department "delayed sell"). The two are different markets, so we never mix them in one price. Sold = median price of sales in the 12 months to 26 Oct 2026. Asking and rent = live listings on 7 Oct 2026. Counts are in brackets. A sold median needs 10 sales, an advert median 3 adverts.

TypeResale: soldResale: per sq ftMedian askingRent a year
StudioAED 387,500 (28)827AED 460,000 (3)– (2)
1-bedAED 581,250 (12)665AED 730,000 (5)– (0)

Sold prices: Land Department sale records to 26 Oct 2026, BUY DUBAI facts cube. Asking and rent are adverts, not contracts.

Sales we leave out of every median, count and chart (19 of 105 here): bulk transfers, meaning 5 or more completed homes sold within two days at prices per sq ft within 25% of each other (16); a sale at exactly the same price as that unit's sale before (3); a size more than 1.6 times the usual size for the recorded type, or a "studio" above 750 sq ft (0). They stay in the list below with a label.

Resale price per sq ft rose 1% in a year like for like

Median AED 816 per sq ft in the last 12 months (40 resale sales, all sizes) against AED 806 in the 12 months before (30 resale sales, all sizes). Like for like compares the same bed sizes as the year before.

2025-Q3: AED 817 per sq ft, 16 sales81725 Q32025-Q4: AED 817 per sq ft, 20 sales81725 Q42026-Q1: AED 694 per sq ft, 16 sales69426 Q116 sales1620 sales2016 sales16Median AED per sq ftNumber of sales

Bars: median AED per sq ft by quarter. Blue line and blue numbers under the bars: number of sales in the quarter. Last 16 quarters at most; Land Department records, quarters with 10 or more sales.

Every sale since 2020: 105 sales of 82 units

Newest first. Each sale is marked Resale or Off-plan. The last column shows the change from the same unit's sale before.

UnitTypeSq ftPriceAED per sq ftDateMarketAgainst the sale before
1061-bed911AED 750,00082430 Sep 2026Resale
312Studio459AED 395,00086030 Sep 2026Resale
215Studio459AED 395,00086010 Sep 2026Resale
509Studio458AED 390,00085221 Aug 2026Resale
313Studio459AED 390,00084922 Jun 2026Resale
314Studio459AED 400,0008719 Jun 2026Resale
311Studio459AED 383,50083522 May 2026Resale+53% from AED 250,000 in 2021
908Studio701AED 490,00069920 May 2026Resale+63% from AED 300,000 in 2020
319Studio680AED 625,0009192 Apr 2026Resale+44% from AED 433,144 in 2025
408Studio701AED 540,0007713 Mar 2026Resale+93% from AED 280,000 in 2020
8011-bed871AED 580,00066618 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
4051-bed893AED 580,00064918 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
5021-bed878AED 582,56566318 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
1031-bed832AED 580,00069718 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
816Studio460AED 330,00071718 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
6021-bed878AED 582,50066318 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
4031-bed832AED 582,50070018 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
2021-bed878AED 580,00066118 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
9071-bed920AED 580,00063118 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
8021-bed878AED 580,00066118 Feb 2026Resale bulk transfer
620Studio549AED 540,0009846 Feb 2026Resale+69% from AED 320,000 in 2023
118Studio458AED 385,0008413 Feb 2026Resale+24% from AED 310,000 in 2025
1051-bed893AED 680,00076129 Jan 2026Resale
119Studio680AED 541,97779719 Jan 2026Resale+90% from AED 285,000 in 2020
419Studio680AED 470,0006915 Jan 2026Resale
911Studio459AED 420,00091529 Dec 2025Resale+24% from AED 340,000 in 2025
513Studio459AED 380,00082818 Dec 2025Resale+23% from AED 310,000 in 2025
618Studio458AED 375,00082029 Nov 2025Resale+21% from AED 310,000 in 2025
616Studio460AED 380,00082628 Nov 2025Resale+1% from AED 375,000 in 2025
414Studio459AED 375,00081728 Nov 2025Resalesame price as in 2025: transfer
814Studio459AED 383,00083410 Nov 2025Resale+2% from AED 375,000 in 2025
319Studio680AED 433,1446378 Nov 2025Resale
919Studio680AED 433,1446378 Nov 2025Resale
714Studio459AED 382,5008337 Nov 2025Resale+2% from AED 375,000 in 2025
414Studio459AED 375,0008177 Nov 2025Resale
616Studio460AED 375,0008155 Nov 2025Resale
618Studio458AED 310,0006775 Nov 2025Resale
814Studio459AED 375,00081724 Oct 2025Resale
118Studio458AED 310,00067723 Oct 2025Resale
714Studio459AED 375,00081723 Oct 2025Resale
514Studio459AED 375,00081722 Oct 2025Resalesame price as in 2025: transfer
615Studio459AED 400,00087114 Oct 2025Resale+7% from AED 375,000 in 2025
518Studio458AED 375,0008209 Oct 2025Resalesame price as in 2025: transfer
8071-bed920AED 700,0007618 Oct 2025Resale+80% from AED 390,000 in 2022
113Studio459AED 365,0007951 Oct 2025Resale+18% from AED 310,000 in 2025
518Studio458AED 375,00082028 Sep 2025Resale bulk transfer
514Studio459AED 375,00081728 Sep 2025Resale bulk transfer
513Studio459AED 310,00067528 Sep 2025Resale bulk transfer
713Studio459AED 375,00081727 Sep 2025Resale bulk transfer
113Studio459AED 310,00067527 Sep 2025Resale bulk transfer
615Studio459AED 375,00081727 Sep 2025Resale bulk transfer
209Studio458AED 360,00078722 Sep 2025Resale
208Studio701AED 540,00077115 Aug 2025Resale
911Studio459AED 340,0007408 Aug 2025Resale
3021-bed878AED 750,0008544 Aug 2025Resale
310Studio459AED 385,00083829 Jul 2025Resale+24% from AED 310,000 in 2025
1011-bed871AED 590,00067729 Jul 2025Resale
8051-bed893AED 730,00081728 Jul 2025Resale
710Studio459AED 375,00081717 Jul 2025Resale
715Studio459AED 375,00081716 Jul 2025Resale
910Studio459AED 360,0007847 Jul 2025Resale
310Studio459AED 310,00067525 Jun 2025Resale
716Studio460AED 390,00084718 Jun 2025Resale
909Studio458AED 360,00078716 Jun 2025Resale
8061-bed911AED 585,00064212 May 2025Resale
6041-bed948AED 1,010,0001,06514 Mar 2025Resale+154% from AED 397,000 in 2021
210Studio459AED 350,00076212 Nov 2024Resale
4011-bed871AED 670,0007695 Nov 2024Resale+49% from AED 450,000 in 2024
617Studio463AED 335,00072324 Jul 2024Resale
4011-bed871AED 450,00051713 Jun 2024Resale
309Studio458AED 340,00074310 Jun 2024Resale
417Studio463AED 370,00079928 May 2024Resale
9031-bed832AED 445,0005359 May 2024Resale
708Studio701AED 570,00081428 Nov 2023Resale
5041-bed948AED 465,0004918 May 2023Resale
4041-bed948AED 425,0004483 Apr 2023Resale
620Studio549AED 320,00058331 Mar 2023Resale
7021-bed878AED 380,0004338 Mar 2023Resale
8071-bed920AED 390,0004247 Sep 2022Resale+7% from AED 365,000 in 2020
3031-bed832AED 360,00043323 Aug 2022Resale
5031-bed832AED 358,0004308 Aug 2022Resale
709Studio458AED 200,00043714 Mar 2022Resale
519Studio680AED 303,00044622 Feb 2022Resale
4071-bed920AED 355,0003867 Jan 2022Resale
809Studio458AED 210,00045927 Dec 2021Resale
6041-bed948AED 397,00041927 Dec 2021Resale
7071-bed920AED 374,00040718 Nov 2021Resale
311Studio459AED 250,0005447 Nov 2021Resale
9061-bed911AED 350,00038429 Aug 2021Resale
516Studio460AED 224,0004877 Jul 2021Resale
5071-bed920AED 360,00039125 May 2021Resale
4061-bed911AED 350,0003841 Apr 2021Resale
6061-bed911AED 400,00043926 Jan 2021Resale
517Studio463AED 240,00051810 Nov 2020Resale
316Studio460AED 235,0005115 Nov 2020Resale
8041-bed948AED 412,0004355 Nov 2020Resale
119Studio680AED 285,0004195 Nov 2020Resale
1041-bed948AED 425,0004487 Oct 2020Resale
711Studio459AED 260,00056630 Sep 2020Resale
908Studio701AED 300,00042814 Sep 2020Resale
6051-bed893AED 355,0003973 Sep 2020Resale
408Studio701AED 280,0004003 Aug 2020Resale
5051-bed893AED 400,00044816 Jul 2020Resale
8071-bed920AED 365,00039722 Jan 2020Resale
8031-bed832AED 380,00045720 Jan 2020Resale

Sellers ask 21% more than buyers paid

8 homes are for sale in Desert Sun. The median advert asks 21% more per sq ft than the median resale sale of the same type in the last 12 months. 0 of 3 adverts ask the sold level or less. The median advert has been listed for 3 days; the oldest for 8 days.

TypeFor saleMedian askingAsking per sq ftSold per sq ft (sales)Asking over soldMedian time listed
Studio3AED 460,0001,002828 (25)+21%6 days
1-bed5AED 730,000796too few sales–0 days

How long the adverts have been listed

30 days or less8
31 to 90 days0
91 to 180 days0
More than 180 days0

Each home for sale, closest to sold prices first

TypeSq ftAskingPer sq ftAgainst soldDays listedNotes
Studio463AED 430,000929+12%8
Studio459AED 460,0001,002+21%0
Studio459AED 465,0001,013+22%6furnished
1-bed948AED 750,000791–0
1-bed920AED 730,000793–6
1-bed911AED 725,000796–6
1-bed948AED 760,000802–0
1-bed878AED 730,000831–0

Adverts: one reading on 7 Oct 2026. Sold prices: resale sales in this tower in the last 12 months, 5 or more of the type. An advert has no unit number, so we compare the price per sq ft with the type, not with the same unit. An asking price is not a sale price. Days listed is from the date on the advert: an agent can place a home again as a new advert, so the real time for sale can be longer. We cannot show price cuts over time or the time to sell yet: these need more than one reading.

Mortgage: what Desert Sun costs a month

The numbers start from the median sold price in this tower. Change any of them. The rate starts at 3.99%, the most common 3-year fixed rate in two bank comparison lists dated 5 October 2026. Fixed rates in those lists run from 3.75% to 4.69%. Three-month EIBOR, the base for variable rates, was 4.19% on 9 Oct 2026.

Monthly payment

Cash you need on day one

Buy against rent

Loan limits: Central Bank of the UAE mortgage rules (first home under AED 5 million: 80% for residents, 85% for UAE nationals; AED 5 million and above: 70% and 75%; second home or investment: 60% and 65%; off-plan: 50%; 25 years at most; all your debt payments at most 50% of your income). Banks set their own limit for buyers who do not live in the UAE. Assumptions, the same in every BUY DUBAI calculator: rate 3.99% a year, the most common 3-year fixed rate in two bank comparison lists dated 5 October 2026; repayment loan over 25 years; Land Department fee 4% of the price plus AED 580; trustee office AED 4,200 (AED 2,100 under AED 500,000); agent 2% plus 5% VAT; with a loan: mortgage registration 0.25% of the loan plus AED 290, bank fee 1% of the loan plus VAT (it differs by bank), valuation AED 3,150. Life cover, insurance and service charges are not included. This is an illustration, not an offer of a loan. Rates read on 9 Oct 2026.

Home loans registered on Desert Sun

Year20192020202120222023202420252026
Loans51212182
Median loanAED 288,750–––––AED 350,000–

Dubai Land Department register to 12 Feb 2026: mortgage and Islamic home finance registrations on homes in this tower. A loan can be for a purchase or to replace an older loan. Median shown for 3 or more loans.

The official record: 304 registered sales since 2012

Dubai Land Department register for "DESERT SUN TOWER", 29 May 2012 to 12 Feb 2026: 301 apartment, 2 shop, 1 other sales, plus 44 mortgages and 6 gifts. This source has every year and every unit type, but no unit numbers.

YearApartments: salesAED per sq ft
20265797
202541817
20247743
20235491
20226431
20219439
202012441
201910518
201813647
201712845
2016110828
20158712
201436838
201321831
20126603

Median AED per sq ft is shown for 3 or more sales in a year. 70 of these sales were off-plan and 234 were of completed units. What our unit list above does not have: the 2 office and shop sales (the unit list holds homes only); sales before 2020; mortgages and gifts. For homes from 2020 to 12 Feb 2026 the register has 85 sales and our unit list has 85.

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Which side faces what

The direction of each landmark from Desert Sun, and the towers within 150 m that can stand in the way. What a home really sees depends on its floor and its side of the building. We do not have the unit positions for this tower yet, so we cannot tell you the view of one unit.

SideWhat lies that way
NorthDurar A, a tower 149 m away
North-eastSeraph by Wadan, a tower 84 m away · Samana Park Meadows, a tower 94 m away
EastWeybridge Gardens 1, a tower 97 m away · Weybridge Gardens, a tower 106 m away
SouthCove Edition 1 by Imtiaz, a tower 48 m away · AG Ark Tower, a tower 94 m away · Tulip Oasis 6, a tower 133 m away
WestBurj Al Arab and the sea 20.8 km · Dubai Marina skyline 24.6 km
North-westAzra Residence, a tower 58 m away · Meydan racecourse 11.2 km · Dubai Creek and Ras Al Khor 12.2 km · Dubai Design District 13.8 km · Burj Khalifa 16.2 km · Sheikh Zayed Road 16.5 km · DIFC 17.1 km · Jumeirah beach and the sea 19.4 km

The building: 12 of 53 questions answered

Each answer names its source. Questions with no answer are listed as "checked, not found" so you know we looked.

Developer
Behnam Ali Keivan
Completed
2015
Floors
10
Unit mix
Studios and 1-bedroom apartments; studios about 459-460 sq ft in recent sales (some about 680-701 sq ft), 1-beds about 832-920 sq ft in recent sales

Amenities: gym, pool, barbecue deck, kids play area, CCTV security, parking, lobby, elevators, fire alarms and extinguishers, pets allowed

Where sources disagree

  • Completion: Propsearch says June 2015 (construction began October 2007) says 2015 (consistent on year).
  • Developer: Propsearch and Propertyindex say Behnam Ali Keivan; a Datahabibi search results says private developer names none.
  • Shops: a area guide search results and a listing search results suggest retail, a building guide lists none.
  • Studio size: Another source says about 700 sq ft and 1-bed about 980 sq ft; recent sales show studios mostly about 459 sq ft and 1-beds about 830-920 sq ft (some studios sold at about 680-701 sq ft).

Watch-outs

Security staff
a guide says security staff use CCTV cameras. No resident feedback was found.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide
Small apartments
Recent sales show studios of about 459 sq ft and 1-beds of about 830-920 sq ft; our sales data gives a median of 459 sq ft for studios and 878 sq ft for 1-beds. No resident opinion was found.
Our data · our sales data, propsearch.ae, propertystellar.com
Maintenance and cleanliness of common areas
a guide says the building has a maintenance team for quick service. No resident feedback was found.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide

Building

Floors, apartments and completion year
Propsearch says 10 storeys, started October 2007 and completed June 2015. a guide says 9 storeys, developed in 2015. a listing search results says completed 2015 with 10 floors. Total apartment count not found (the other building-data search results give differing figures and were not used). Our unit codes reach floor 9.
Reported by a site · propsearch.ae, live adverts: community guide, web search results, our sales data
Can you use the balcony?
a guide says studios and 1-beds have a balcony. No resident feedback on use was found.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide
Shops in the building
Conflicting. A search results from a area guide calls it a mixed-use building with retail, and a listing search results shows 1 retail centre. a building guide does not list shops.
Reported by a site · web search results, live adverts: community guide
Amenities list
Per a guide: gym, swimming pool, barbecue deck, kids play area, parking, elevators, CCTV security, maintenance team, lobby, fire alarms and extinguishers, pets allowed.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide

Developer

Who is the developer?
Propsearch names Behnam Ali Keivan, and a search results from Propertyindex gives the same name. Another source gives no developer name (one search results says private developer).
Reported by a site · propsearch.ae, web search results
Finishes
a guide says units have marble floors, built-in wardrobes and fitted kitchens. No resident view was found.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide
Delivery record (on time or late)
Not found. Propsearch gives construction start October 2007 and completion June 2015, with no planned date to compare.
Reported by a site · propsearch.ae

Management

People

Parking

Resident parking
a guide says there is spacious parking, and recent sales list parking with the units. Number of spaces not found.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide, propsearch.ae

Around

Metro and public transport
a guide says a bus stop is a 4-minute drive away, Business Bay Metro (Red Line) is 20 minutes by car, and Al Ain Road is an 11-minute drive.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide

Around Desert Sun

Price against the nearest towers

TowerDistanceAED per sq ft, 12 months (sales)
Desert Sun (this tower)–826 (27)
Cove Edition 1 by Imtiaz48 m1,109 (5)
Azra Residence58 m1,156 (21)
Seraph by Wadan84 m1,274 (188)
Samana Park Meadows94 m1,303 (55)
AG Ark Tower94 m1,100 (13)
Weybridge Gardens 197 m984 (13)
Durar A149 m972 (17)
Skycourts Tower F181 m726 (35)

Drive times with no traffic

ToTimeDistance
Dubai Mall23 min21.7 km
DIFC Gate22 min22.1 km
DXB Terminal 336 min25.1 km
Dubai Marina Mall37 min35.3 km
Mall of the Emirates29 min29.9 km
Kite Beach31 min27.9 km
DWC airport42 min39.0 km

OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap roads. Real times in traffic are longer.

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Method, sources and what we did not find

  • Sales: unit-level Dubai Land Department sale records, 20 Jan 2020 to 24 Oct 2026, checked by year against Dubai Land Department open data. Our unit list does not hold every sale, so some sales are missing.
  • Listings: one snapshot, 7 Oct 2026. Asking prices and asking rents.
  • Residents and building facts: Google Maps reviews and guide pages (drivenproperties.com, live adverts: community guide, propertystellar.com, propsearch.ae), read by an AI model on 27 Oct 2026 with a fixed question list. A script checks that each answer names its source.
  • Nobody visited the tower. Every fact is from a document, a map or a resident's review.
  • Checked, not found for this tower: a Google Maps place, resident reviews, a floor plan document, unit positions on a floor, the side and view of each unit, a licensed photo.

Corrections

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Change log: 27 Oct 2026 first build of this page. No correction yet.

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