What's hot in Dubai Islands right now
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The best homes to buy, by unit type. Each tower gets a mark out of 100 on five questions: which has the highest yield, the lowest risk, the most unique homes, the best place and the most rentable homes. Sold prices to 9 Oct 2026. Adverts read on 6 Oct 2026.
“For a 1-bed, DAMAC Maison The Vogue comes out best overall, but 69 out of 100 is a good mark, not a sure thing. If you want rent, Millennium Atria pays the most; if you want sleep, Churchill Residency Tower is the safer bet. A high yield on paper often means a tower that is hard to resell, so check how many homes are for sale there before you buy.”
James is the human, licensed broker. Dalia, in the yellow bar, is the AI analyst.
What are the best studios to buy in Dubai Islands right now?
By buyer: the best studios in Dubai Islands for eight kinds of buyer, October 2026.
By buyer: the best studios in Dubai Islands for eight kinds of buyer, October 2026.
Best overall: The Court (67 of 100). Highest yield: Aykon City Tower B. Lowest risk: Peninsula Three. Most unique: SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences. Best placed: DAMAC Maison The Vogue. Most rentable: Ahad Residences. 36 towers have 5 or more resale sales of a studio in the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026.
Best overall
Ellington Sands 1 Block A 67
Tanmiyat Global · sold for AED 655,000 · AED 1,677 per sq ft
Yield 97, risk 44, unique 47, placed 82, rentable 63 (each out of 100).
7 for sale now, median asking AED 850,000 (+30% against sold)
Highest yield
Hado by Beyond Tower B 100
DAMAC Properties · sold for AED 681,000 · AED 1,747 per sq ft
Gross yield 9.5%: asking rent AED 65,000 a year (24 adverts) against a sold price of AED 681,000 (36 sales).
70 for sale now, median asking AED 750,000 (+10% against sold)
Lowest risk
Bay Grove Residence 7 87
Select Group · sold for AED 1.20m · AED 2,803 per sq ft
4% of owners sold at a loss (Dubai Islands 20%, apartments in Dubai 12%), owners who sold gained +6.8% a year, 33 sales in 12 months, 6.9 months of homes for sale.
19 for sale now, median asking AED 1.28m (+7% against sold)
Most unique
Ellington Sands 1 Block B 81
World of Wonders Real Estate Development · sold for AED 1.41m · AED 2,190 per sq ft
36% larger than the usual studio (651 sq ft), 605 m from the canal, studios are 28% of the tower, 76 floors, branded.
22 for sale now, median asking AED 1.45m (+2% against sold)
Best placed
LIV Oceanside 89
DAMAC Properties · sold for AED 785,000 · AED 1,709 per sq ft
6 min to dubai mall, 5 min to difc, canal 41 m, 76 shops and places to eat within 300 m.
10 for sale now, median asking AED 900,000 (+15% against sold)
Most rentable
Bay Grove Residences 14 80
Developer not confirmed · sold for AED 1.20m · AED 2,870 per sq ft
A rent advert is listed for 16 days (median), 0% of rent adverts cut the price, 20 rent adverts for each 100 homes of the type.
9 for sale now, median asking AED 1.18m (-2% against sold)
Every tower with studios: completed towers, resale
| Tower | Best overall | Yield | Low risk | Unique | Placed | Rentable | Sold price | Gross yield | Days a rent advert is listed | For sale now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater Residences 2 Tanmiyat Global | 67 | 97 | 44 | 47 | 82 | 63 | AED 655,000 6 sales | 9.2% | 26 | 7 AED 850,000 |
| Beach Walk Residences 3 DAMAC Properties | 65 | 90 | 42 | 61 | 89 | 44 | AED 785,000 6 sales | 8.3% | 17 | 10 AED 900,000 |
| Silena Building A DAMAC Properties | 63 | 80 | – | 52 | 66 | 54 | AED 810,000 6 sales | 8% | 19 | 28 AED 850,000 |
| Bay Grove Residence 2 Dubai Properties | 62 | 50 | 58 | 74 | 80 | 50 | AED 1.05m 7 sales | 7.3% | 21 | 11 AED 1.10m |
| Elle Residences Select Group | 59 | 40 | 87 | 64 | 52 | 51 | AED 1.20m 33 sales | 7.1% | 34 | 19 AED 1.28m |
| Sunset Bay Grand by Imtiaz DAMAC Properties | 59 | 70 | 50 | 61 | 68 | 46 | AED 840,000 5 sales | 7.7% | 14 | 8 AED 875,000 |
| Beach Walk Residences 1 DAMAC Properties | 56 | 100 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 73 | AED 681,000 36 sales | 9.5% | 30 | 70 AED 750,000 |
| Edgewater Residences 3 Building B – | 56 | 25 | 43 | 60 | 70 | 80 | AED 1.20m 5 sales | 6.7% | 16 | 9 AED 1.18m |
| Meriva Gardens A Arabian Gulf Properties | 55 | 58 | 54 | 57 | 44 | 60 | AED 805,000 22 sales | 7.5% | 31 | 10 AED 850,000 |
| Bay Grove Residence 6 DAMAC Properties | 54 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 74 | 60 | AED 820,000 21 sales | 7.3% | 18 | 34 AED 830,000 |
| Shoaq Residences SRG Holding | 54 | 25 | 52 | 63 | 75 | 57 | AED 1.16m 16 sales | 6.7% | 25 | 15 AED 1.25m |
| Bay Grove Residence 9 DAMAC Properties | 52 | 40 | 74 | 44 | 75 | 26 | AED 993,000 34 sales | 7.1% | 41 | 26 AED 965,000 |
| Edgewater Residences 1 DAMAC Properties | 52 | 80 | 72 | 44 | 18 | 44 | AED 715,000 13 sales | 8% | 20 | 8 AED 800,000 |
| Bay Grove Residence 8 Durar Group / RKM | 52 | 50 | 30 | 64 | 79 | 38 | AED 1.10m 7 sales | 7.3% | 50 | 6 AED 1.30m |
| Beach Residences Dubai Islands B4 Binghatti Developers | 52 | 65 | 41 | 74 | 46 | 35 | AED 925,000 6 sales | 7.6% | 54 | 3 AED 950,000 |
| Seacliff by Imtiaz Ellington Properties | 50 | 32 | 58 | 51 | 38 | 72 | AED 780,000 17 sales | 7% | 30 | 13 AED 830,000 |
| Sunset Bay 2 by Imtiaz Select Group | 50 | 10 | 57 | 79 | 66 | 39 | AED 1.48m 6 sales | 6.1% | 31 | 9 AED 1.46m |
| Sunset Bay by Imtiaz Al Seeb Real Estate Development | 50 | 87 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 46 | AED 669,000 6 sales | 8.1% | 12 | 7 AED 700,000 |
| Sunset Bay 3 by Imtiaz DAMAC Properties | 50 | 80 | 37 | 39 | 56 | 36 | AED 650,000 5 sales | 8% | 35 | 4 AED 820,000 |
| Sunset Bay 4 by Imtiaz DAMAC Properties | 49 | 32 | 61 | 51 | 75 | 27 | AED 1.00m 37 sales | 7% | 45 | 51 AED 970,000 |
| Coastal Haven World of Wonders Real Estate Development | 49 | 40 | 31 | 81 | 24 | 71 | AED 1.41m 18 sales | 7.1% | 30 | 22 AED 1.45m |
| Beach Walk Residences 4 MAG Property Development | 48 | 13 | 74 | 37 | 74 | 44 | AED 1.05m 21 sales | 6.2% | 27 | 25 AED 1.05m |
| Bay Grove Residence 1 MAG Property Development | 48 | 20 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 69 | AED 990,000 5 sales | 6.6% | 26 | 6 AED 993,000 |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - A1 DAMAC Properties | 46 | 65 | 36 | 60 | 33 | 36 | AED 850,000 11 sales | 7.6% | 21 | 27 AED 930,000 |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - A2 – | 46 | 73 | 4 | 57 | 51 | 43 | AED 950,000 5 sales | 7.9% | 33 | 27 AED 1.05m |
| Samana Ocean Bay Tower A Al Seeb Real Estate Development | 42 | 93 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 41 | AED 653,000 8 sales | 8.4% | 32 | 16 AED 695,000 |
| Zephyra Select Group | 39 | 17 | 80 | 44 | 24 | 30 | AED 1.02m 12 sales | 6.4% | 42 | 8 AED 1.03m |
| Beach Residences Dubai Islands B1 DAMAC Properties | 36 | 58 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 29 | AED 735,000 8 sales | 7.5% | 40 | 10 AED 730,000 |
| Bonds Avenue Residences SOL Properties Development LLC | 34 | 7 | 52 | 46 | 24 | 39 | AED 1.14m 8 sales | 5.9% | 34 | 5 AED 1.20m |
| Rena Al Seeb Real Estate Development | 34 | 3 | 44 | 58 | 30 | 34 | AED 1.41m 5 sales | 5.7% | 48 | 4 AED 1.21m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - A4 SRG Holding | 30 | 0 | 59 | 36 | 13 | 42 | AED 1.51m 37 sales | 5.3% | 38 | 53 AED 1.45m |
| Lia by Avenew – | – | – | 62 | 19 | 64 | – | AED 406,000 53 sales | – | – | 10 AED 480,000 |
| Nuvana by Wadan The First Group | – | – | 71 | 15 | 29 | – | AED 1.50m 22 sales | – | – | 6 AED 1.09m |
| Arya Residences DAMAC Properties | – | – | 23 | 54 | 29 | – | AED 809,000 21 sales | – | – | 31 AED 750,000 |
| Allegro Residences The First Group | – | – | 42 | 49 | 33 | – | AED 1.48m 12 sales | – | – | 8 AED 1.34m |
| Luxury Canal Residences DAMAC Properties | – | – | 49 | 74 | 71 | – | AED 830,000 9 sales | – | – | 8 AED 905,000 |
Off-plan studios: ranked by sales in the last 90 days
An off-plan tower has no rent record and no resale record, so the five criteria cannot be measured. What we can show: who builds it, when, how you pay, and how fast it sells.
| Tower | Handover | Payment plan | Sales, 90 days | Sales, 12 months | Median price | AED per sq ft | For sale now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Bay 5 Deyaar Development | – | 10/38/12/40 after handover | 11 | 21 | AED 840,000 | 1,945 | 24 AED 933,000 |
| Flora Isle Tower 2 Binghatti Developers | 2027 | 20/50/30 or 70/30 | 4 | 160 | AED 1.20m | 2,602 | 33 AED 1.18m |
| Arka Enclave Residences Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 | 4 | 69 | AED 1.42m | 3,062 | 66 AED 1.15m |
| Bay Grove Residence 5 Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 or 20/50/30 with dated instalments | 4 | 107 | AED 1.13m | 2,731 | 34 AED 1.15m |
| Villa Del Garda Danube Properties | 2028 | 74/26 or 73/27 after handover | 3 | 11 | AED 1.35m | 3,621 | 42 AED 1.41m |
| Whitecliffs Residences Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 70/30 | 2 | 66 | AED 1.38m | 3,063 | 53 AED 1.17m |
| Samana Ocean Bay Tower B Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 70/30 | 2 | 21 | AED 1.78m | 3,887 | 16 AED 1.49m |
| Isolana Residences Al Seeb Real Estate Development | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 AED 1.25m |
| Vento Tower ANAX Developments | – | 30/70 or 60/40 | 2 | 15 | AED 1.70m | 3,546 | 4 AED 1.68m |
| Meriden Beach Residences Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 | 1 | 83 | AED 1.28m | 2,890 | 48 AED 1.13m |
| Treppan Serenique Residences – | 2027 | 50/50 | 1 | 21 | AED 1.29m | 3,298 | 25 AED 1.25m |
| Bay Grove Residence 3 Danube Properties | 2029 | 70/30 after handover | 1 | 10 | AED 1.64m | 3,741 | 11 AED 1.55m |
| Dreamlife Residences DAMAC Properties | – | 80/20 or 80/20 (instalment schedule) | 1 | 6 | AED 1.10m | 2,234 | 27 AED 1.15m |
| Hermina by Casagrand DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 60/40 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 15 AED 1.30m |
| Mackerel Tower Ellington Properties | 2027 | 20/50/30 or 20/10/10/5/5/5/5/5/5/30 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 AED 1.46m |
| Ocean Pearl 2 Building 1 Urban Properties Development | – | 10/35/20/35 or 10/30/10/50 after handover | 1 | 16 | AED 1.28m | 2,656 | 2 AED 1.35m |
| Wellington Ocean Walk Dar Global | – | 70/30 | 1 | 5 | AED 1.28m | 2,550 | 2 AED 1.18m |
| Avida Residences Select Group | 2026 | 40/60 or 5/35/60 | 0 | 34 | AED 1.33m | 2,581 | 35 AED 1.45m |
| Beach Walk Residences 2 Select Group | – | 40/60 or 30/70 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 AED 1.25m |
| Cheval Residences DAMAC Properties | 2027 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 AED 1.48m |
| Flora Shore Select Group | 2026 | 5/10/15/70 | 0 | 11 | AED 1.12m | 2,795 | 36 AED 1.23m |
| Aykon City Tower A DAMAC Properties | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 5 AED 1.04m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - Beach Houses DAMAC Properties | – | 80/20 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 14 AED 1.24m |
| Ocean Pearl 1 Building 1 DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/40/40 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 AED 1.26m |
| Silena Building B DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/40/40 or 20/60/20 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 AED 1.32m |
| Agua Residences Tower 1 Kasco Developments | 2027 | 20/20/60 or 20/10/70 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 12 AED 1.28m |
| Vestoria Bay AMBS Real Estate Development | 2026 | 20/20/20/40 after handover | 0 | 3 | – | – | 13 AED 890,000 |
| Meriva Shores A Ellington Properties | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 4 AED 1.59m |
| Meriva Shores B Ellington Properties | 2026 | 70/30 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 AED 1.49m |
| Safa Two DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/70/10 or 20/40/40 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 AED 1.35m |
What are the best 1-beds to buy in Dubai Islands right now?
By buyer: the best 1-beds in Dubai Islands for eight kinds of buyer, October 2026.
By buyer: the best 1-beds in Dubai Islands for eight kinds of buyer, October 2026.
Best overall: DAMAC Maison The Vogue (69 of 100). Highest yield: Millennium Atria. Lowest risk: Churchill Residency Tower. Most unique: Bay Square Building 9. Best placed: DAMAC Maison The Vogue. Most rentable: Vezul Residence. 58 towers have 5 or more resale sales of a 1-bed in the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026.
Best overall
House of Well 69
DAMAC Properties · sold for AED 1.06m · AED 1,386 per sq ft
Yield 96, risk 52, unique 58, placed 89, rentable 48 (each out of 100).
4 for sale now, median asking AED 1.33m (+26% against sold)
Highest yield
Tomorrow 166 100
Deyaar Development · sold for AED 1.45m · AED 1,551 per sq ft
Gross yield 10.7%: asking rent AED 155,000 a year (12 adverts) against a sold price of AED 1.45m (7 sales).
4 for sale now, median asking AED 1.60m (+10% against sold)
Lowest risk
Iluka Residences 90
Emirates National Investment · sold for AED 1.32m · AED 1,452 per sq ft
Price swing 7.7% a year, largest fall 2.6%, 3% of owners sold at a loss (Dubai Islands 20%, apartments in Dubai 12%), owners who sold gained +15.1% a year, 20 sales in 12 months, 8.4 months of homes for sale.
14 for sale now, median asking AED 1.36m (+3% against sold)
Most unique
Bayview Boulevard 90
Dubai Properties · sold for AED 1.67m · AED 1,430 per sq ft
34% larger than the usual 1-bed (1,140 sq ft), 29 m from the canal, 1-beds are 36% of the tower.
3 for sale now, median asking AED 1.85m (+11% against sold)
Best placed
997 Residences 89
DAMAC Properties · sold for AED 1.06m · AED 1,386 per sq ft
6 min to dubai mall, 5 min to difc, canal 41 m, 76 shops and places to eat within 300 m.
4 for sale now, median asking AED 1.33m (+26% against sold)
- 241 Waterside 85
- Next Coral 80
- Firoza 80
- Liora Residence 79
Most rentable
Omoria Hotel Residences 93
Markaz · sold for AED 1.40m · AED 1,540 per sq ft
A rent advert is listed for 11 days (median), 0% of rent adverts cut the price, 14 rent adverts for each 100 homes of the type.
8 for sale now, median asking AED 1.42m (+1% against sold)
Every tower with 1-beds: completed towers, resale
| Tower | Best overall | Yield | Low risk | Unique | Placed | Rentable | Sold price | Gross yield | Days a rent advert is listed | For sale now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Grove Residences 15 DAMAC Properties | 69 | 96 | 52 | 58 | 89 | 48 | AED 1.06m 7 sales | 8.3% | 16 | 4 AED 1.33m |
| Vue Doree Dubai Properties | 68 | 41 | 75 | 90 | 80 | 56 | AED 1.67m 14 sales | 6.6% | 50 | 3 AED 1.85m |
| Blue Marina Residence Deyaar Development | 66 | 100 | 55 | 64 | 45 | 68 | AED 1.45m 7 sales | 10.7% | 26 | 4 AED 1.60m |
| Marea Residences DAMAC Properties | 65 | 84 | 74 | 29 | 73 | 64 | AED 1.01m 51 sales | 7.4% | 24 | 67 AED 1.10m |
| Maravea Residences Emirates National Investment | 65 | 17 | 90 | 68 | 63 | 87 | AED 1.32m 20 sales | 6.2% | 22 | 14 AED 1.36m |
| Soma Residences Omniyat | 63 | 55 | – | 60 | 77 | 60 | AED 2.05m 5 sales | 6.8% | 18 | 11 AED 2.43m |
| The Tides by Amis Select Group | 62 | 55 | 87 | 51 | 49 | 70 | AED 1.75m 80 sales | 6.8% | 28 | 59 AED 1.90m |
| Royal Yacht Club Residence Tower B Select Group | 61 | 33 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 59 | AED 2.20m 21 sales | 6.5% | 30 | 10 AED 2.55m |
| Coral Isle – | 61 | 60 | 73 | 61 | 62 | 47 | AED 1.24m 11 sales | 6.9% | 15 | 11 AED 1.25m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands Omniyat | 60 | 70 | 69 | 37 | 78 | 46 | AED 1.55m 21 sales | 7.1% | 28 | 18 AED 1.55m |
| Meriva Signature Binghatti Developers | 59 | 79 | 40 | 76 | 48 | 52 | AED 1.30m 8 sales | 7.3% | 32 | 4 AED 1.45m |
| Oceara Parkview Residences DAMAC Properties | 58 | 98 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 90 | AED 1.05m 34 sales | 8.6% | 22 | 49 AED 1.10m |
| Vayla Residences Al Habtoor Group | 58 | 60 | 73 | 71 | 44 | 40 | AED 1.57m 16 sales | 6.9% | 25 | 10 AED 1.80m |
| 42 East Residences Rose Homes Investment | 58 | 84 | 60 | 38 | 68 | 40 | AED 1.01m 15 sales | 7.4% | 17 | 13 AED 950,000 |
| AGUA Residences DAMAC Properties | 57 | 64 | 69 | 34 | 61 | 55 | AED 1.00m 30 sales | 7% | 26 | 40 AED 1.08m |
| Bay Estate Dar Global | 57 | 12 | 56 | 69 | 85 | 63 | AED 1.59m 8 sales | 6.1% | 26 | 10 AED 1.60m |
| Bay Grove Residence 13 Deyaar Development | 57 | 88 | 42 | 44 | 34 | 76 | AED 1.00m 7 sales | 7.5% | 26 | 8 AED 1.23m |
| Bay Grove Residences DAMAC Properties | 56 | 33 | 40 | 89 | 76 | 41 | AED 1.70m 5 sales | 6.5% | 57 | 11 AED 1.80m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - B3 DAMAC Properties | 56 | 79 | 41 | 61 | 69 | 31 | AED 1.30m 5 sales | 7.3% | 29 | 15 AED 1.40m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - B4 Deyaar Development | 55 | 84 | 66 | 27 | 40 | 59 | AED 1.00m 9 sales | 7.4% | 23 | 11 AED 1.00m |
| Beach Walk DAMAC Properties | 54 | 41 | 54 | 38 | 80 | 57 | AED 1.06m 25 sales | 6.6% | 20 | 29 AED 1.15m |
| Beach Walk Residences DAMAC Properties | 54 | 33 | 37 | 86 | 76 | 40 | AED 1.70m 5 sales | 6.5% | 81 | 9 AED 1.60m |
| CDS Wave DAMAC Properties | 54 | 93 | 59 | 62 | 23 | 35 | AED 1.15m 5 sales | 7.8% | 43 | 2 AED 1.20m |
| Cove Phase 2 by Ellington Arabian Gulf Properties | 53 | 91 | 35 | 60 | 45 | 36 | AED 1.19m 11 sales | 7.6% | 28 | 14 AED 1.24m |
| Do Residences Select Group | 53 | 74 | 70 | 31 | 23 | 65 | AED 1.39m 8 sales | 7.2% | 22 | 9 AED 1.35m |
| Ellington Cove DAMAC Properties | 53 | 27 | 32 | 71 | 71 | 66 | AED 1.80m 7 sales | 6.4% | 24 | 15 AED 1.75m |
| Ermax Residences MAG Property Development | 52 | 64 | 76 | 22 | 45 | 52 | AED 1.43m 23 sales | 7% | 26 | 24 AED 1.43m |
| Flora Bay DAMAC Properties | 52 | 74 | 43 | 55 | 26 | 60 | AED 1.45m 15 sales | 7.2% | 26 | 11 AED 1.55m |
| Flora Isle DAMAC Properties | 51 | 95 | 46 | 39 | 58 | 19 | AED 995,000 7 sales | 8% | 55 | 5 AED 1.00m |
| Isla Private Residences Al Madar Holdings | 49 | 41 | 54 | 50 | 25 | 76 | AED 1.22m 12 sales | 6.6% | 26 | 17 AED 1.45m |
| Isla Residences Deyaar Development | 49 | 49 | 70 | 37 | 38 | 51 | AED 1.12m 11 sales | 6.7% | 26 | 9 AED 1.50m |
| Island Living Residences DAMAC Properties | 48 | 41 | 45 | 52 | 69 | 35 | AED 1.32m 10 sales | 6.6% | 36 | 11 AED 1.35m |
| JW Marriott Residences Ellington Properties | 48 | 21 | 49 | 67 | 36 | 66 | AED 1.26m 9 sales | 6.3% | 22 | 7 AED 1.25m |
| Kaia World of Wonders Real Estate Development | 47 | 55 | 27 | 69 | 26 | 58 | AED 2.20m 21 sales | 6.8% | 29 | 45 AED 2.60m |
| Kaia Building B DAMAC Properties | 47 | 88 | 29 | 53 | 30 | 34 | AED 1.00m 8 sales | 7.5% | 28 | 29 AED 1.20m |
| La Crystal Markaz | 47 | 12 | 66 | 39 | 27 | 93 | AED 1.40m 7 sales | 6.1% | 11 | 8 AED 1.42m |
| Lia Residences Omniyat | 47 | 7 | – | 54 | 74 | 53 | AED 2.17m 7 sales | 6% | 42 | 13 AED 2.10m |
| Mayas Sea View Tiger Properties | 46 | 70 | 63 | 45 | 10 | 42 | AED 1.44m 27 sales | 7.1% | 38 | 33 AED 1.60m |
| Meriva Collection Podium Omniyat | 46 | 41 | – | 49 | 76 | 18 | AED 3.20m 10 sales | 6.6% | 52 | 10 AED 3.94m |
| Meriva Hotel DAMAC Properties | 46 | 21 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 48 | AED 1.42m 7 sales | 6.3% | 28 | 18 AED 1.45m |
| Miami Beach Residence Al Habtoor Group | 46 | 7 | 49 | 78 | 45 | 49 | AED 1.83m 5 sales | 6% | 25 | 11 AED 1.85m |
| Nionis Residence DAMAC Properties | 45 | 79 | 46 | 51 | 17 | 34 | AED 1.38m 20 sales | 7.3% | 34 | 25 AED 1.50m |
| Ocean Pearl 2 Deyaar Development | 45 | 70 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 36 | AED 975,000 16 sales | 7.1% | 26 | 21 AED 1.10m |
| Ramada Residences by Wyndham – | 44 | 12 | 56 | 50 | 69 | 31 | AED 1.90m 14 sales | 6.1% | 32 | 16 AED 1.90m |
| Rena by Avenew Durar Group / RKM | 44 | 49 | 16 | 48 | 79 | 28 | AED 1.57m 7 sales | 6.7% | 60 | 13 AED 1.99m |
| The Bay – | 43 | 64 | 27 | 37 | 57 | 32 | AED 1.28m 6 sales | 7% | 46 | 25 AED 1.45m |
| Riu 2 Binghatti Developers | 42 | 49 | 41 | 54 | 31 | 36 | AED 1.49m 10 sales | 6.7% | 48 | 16 AED 1.67m |
| Rixos – | 40 | 33 | 23 | 49 | 50 | 44 | AED 1.40m 9 sales | 6.5% | 36 | 17 AED 1.54m |
| Royal Yacht Club Residences Tower A DAMAC Properties | 39 | 49 | 35 | 50 | 25 | 38 | AED 1.20m 7 sales | 6.7% | 32 | 8 AED 1.50m |
| Samana Ocean Bay Select Group | 39 | 17 | 58 | 53 | 23 | 44 | AED 1.60m 6 sales | 6.2% | 32 | 9 AED 1.60m |
| Sea View Residence Club House DAMAC Properties | 38 | 27 | 43 | 57 | 23 | 40 | AED 1.50m 22 sales | 6.4% | 31 | 20 AED 1.50m |
| Soyo by Zimaya Deyaar Development | 38 | 7 | 30 | 61 | 59 | 32 | AED 1.34m 7 sales | 6% | 41 | 13 AED 1.40m |
| Swissotel Waterfront Residences SOL Properties Development LLC | 33 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 55 | AED 2.00m 22 sales | 4.8% | 38 | 19 AED 1.95m |
| The Meriva Collection SRG Holding | 31 | 4 | 47 | 48 | 12 | 42 | AED 1.95m 8 sales | 5.5% | 30 | 9 AED 2.05m |
| Tomorrow Marina One DAMAC Properties | 31 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 64 | AED 1.25m 5 sales | 6.3% | 38 | 8 AED 1.10m |
| Treppan Living Prive Fortune 5 Property Development | 28 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 41 | 30 | AED 1.75m 11 sales | 6.4% | 58 | 37 AED 1.70m |
| Ventone Al Seeb Real Estate Development | 27 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 33 | AED 2.05m 9 sales | 5.4% | 66 | 29 AED 1.95m |
| Zephyra Residences – | – | – | 44 | 49 | 61 | – | AED 405,000 8 sales | – | – | 1 AED 1.70m |
Off-plan 1-beds: ranked by sales in the last 90 days
An off-plan tower has no rent record and no resale record, so the five criteria cannot be measured. What we can show: who builds it, when, how you pay, and how fast it sells.
| Tower | Handover | Payment plan | Sales, 90 days | Sales, 12 months | Median price | AED per sq ft | For sale now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sia by grovy Binghatti Developers | 2027 | 20/50/30 or 70/30 | 56 | 265 | AED 2.23m | 2,643 | 53 AED 2.00m |
| Azura Residences Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 70/30 | 27 | 132 | AED 2.75m | 2,723 | 37 AED 2.40m |
| Hatimi Residences Deyaar Development | – | 10/38/12/40 after handover | 18 | 46 | AED 1.34m | 1,771 | 82 AED 1.45m |
| AQUORA by Casa Vista Development Select Group | 2026 | 40/60 | 16 | 66 | AED 1.46m | 2,452 | 7 AED 1.67m |
| Villa Del Brunello Al Habtoor Group | – | 10/60/30 or 60/40 | 9 | 129 | AED 3.11m | 2,833 | 84 AED 2.59m |
| Seaside by Prestige One Urban Properties Development | – | 10/35/20/35 or 10/30/10/50 after handover | 9 | 42 | AED 1.94m | 2,250 | 9 AED 1.86m |
| Ayamore Residence Danube Properties | 2029 | 70/30 after handover | 8 | 56 | AED 2.47m | 3,149 | 30 AED 2.55m |
| Villa del Gavi DAMAC Properties | 2027 | – | 4 | 10 | AED 1.99m | 2,481 | 23 AED 1.75m |
| Villa Del Arte Danube Properties | 2028 | 74/26 or 73/27 after handover | 3 | 22 | AED 2.31m | 3,082 | 34 AED 2.40m |
| Flow Residences Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 | 3 | 34 | AED 2.34m | 2,944 | 32 AED 2.17m |
| Tivano Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 or 20/50/30 with dated instalments | 3 | 103 | AED 1.96m | 2,318 | 22 AED 1.79m |
| The Bay Interiors by Missoni Kasco Developments | 2027 | 20/20/60 or 20/10/70 | 3 | 13 | AED 1.67m | 1,896 | 16 AED 1.77m |
| Haven Bay Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 | 2 | 29 | AED 2.54m | 3,045 | 16 AED 2.13m |
| Haven Living Ellington Properties | 2027 | 20/50/30 or 20/10/10/5/5/5/5/5/5/30 | 2 | 24 | AED 2.85m | 2,665 | 19 AED 3.31m |
| Bay Villas Emaar Properties | 2031 | 10/80/10 or 10/70/20 | 2 | 78 | AED 2.81m | 3,513 | 25 AED 2.89m |
| Ellington Sands 1 Block A Al Seeb Real Estate Development | – | – | 2 | 11 | AED 1.70m | 1,821 | 1 AED 1.67m |
| Ellington Sands 2 Block A Dar Global | – | 70/30 | 2 | 5 | AED 2.70m | 2,615 | 8 AED 2.15m |
| Meriva Sunset Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 70/30 | 1 | 40 | AED 2.54m | 2,816 | 34 AED 2.35m |
| Hado by Beyond Tower A – | 2027 | 50/50 | 1 | 7 | AED 2.12m | 3,552 | 27 AED 1.78m |
| Hado by Beyond Tower C DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 60/40 | 1 | 5 | AED 2.68m | 2,962 | 16 AED 2.25m |
| Hado by Beyond Tower B DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/40/40 or 20/60/20 | 1 | 5 | AED 2.65m | 2,899 | 16 AED 2.40m |
| Bay Grove Residences 12 Tiger Properties | – | 60/40 after handover | 1 | 47 | AED 2.23m | 2,551 | 13 AED 2.00m |
| Wynwood by Imtiaz Ellington Properties | 2026 | 70/30 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 10 AED 1.87m |
| Cotier House Al Seeb Real Estate Development | – | – | 1 | 20 | AED 1.50m | 2,262 | 4 AED 1.65m |
| Bay Grove Residence 10 Select Group | 2026 | 40/60 or 5/35/60 | 0 | 52 | AED 2.20m | 2,556 | 68 AED 2.35m |
| Bay Grove Residence 7 Select Group | – | 40/60 or 30/70 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 AED 1.90m |
| Bay Grove Residence 4 Select Group | 2026 | 5/10/15/70 | 0 | 18 | AED 1.68m | 2,586 | 39 AED 1.75m |
| Beach Residences Dubai Islands B3 DAMAC Properties | – | 80/20 or 80/20 (instalment schedule) | 0 | 5 | AED 2.79m | 3,130 | 17 AED 1.90m |
| Aykon City Tower A DAMAC Properties | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 10 AED 1.80m |
| Bay Grove Residence 11 DAMAC Properties | – | 80/20 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 13 AED 2.45m |
| Cotier House 2 DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/40/40 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 20 AED 2.43m |
| Ellington Sands 1 Block B AMBS Real Estate Development | 2026 | 20/20/20/40 after handover | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 AED 1.55m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - A3 Ellington Properties | – | – | 0 | 10 | AED 2.42m | 2,578 | 9 AED 2.38m |
| Beach Residences Dubai Islands B2 Ginco Properties | – | 10/30/60 or 10/10/5/75 | 0 | 9 | AED 1.60m | 2,188 | 36 AED 1.50m |
| Beach Walk Grand 2 Wasl | 2028 | 5/35/60 | 0 | 14 | AED 2.67m | 3,796 | 4 AED 2.65m |
| West Bay Tower Orion Real Estate Development | – | 50/50 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 2 AED 1.70m |
| Burj Pacific Pacific Ventures | – | 15/35/50 or 20/80 after handover | 0 | 3 | – | – | 3 AED 1.26m |
| Beach Walk Grand Sobha Realty | 2031 | 20/50/30 or 70/30 | 0 | 45 | AED 2.96m | 4,225 | 3 AED 3.52m |
| Vento Tower ANAX Developments | – | 30/70 or 60/40 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 3 AED 2.51m |
| Elire QUBE Development | 2028 | 45/55 or 60/40 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 AED 2.59m |
| LIV Oceanside Deyaar Development | 2029 | 10/40/50 or 50/50 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 AED 2.27m |
| Safa Two DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/70/10 or 20/40/40 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 AED 1.60m |
What are the best 2-beds to buy in Dubai Islands right now?
By buyer: the best 2-beds in Dubai Islands for eight kinds of buyer, October 2026.
By buyer: the best 2-beds in Dubai Islands for eight kinds of buyer, October 2026.
Best overall: Ontario Tower (65 of 100). Highest yield: Ontario Tower. Lowest risk: Canal Bay. Most unique: SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences. Best placed: Urban Oasis. Most rentable: Executive Tower C. 29 towers have 5 or more resale sales of a 2-bed in the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026.
Best overall
Esme Beach Residences 65
Rose Homes Investment · sold for AED 1.20m · AED 1,224 per sq ft
Yield 100, risk 58, unique 39, placed 68, rentable 62 (each out of 100).
9 for sale now, median asking AED 1.38m (+14% against sold)
Highest yield
Flora Isle Tower 1 100
Rose Homes Investment · sold for AED 1.20m · AED 1,224 per sq ft
Gross yield 9.4%: asking rent AED 112,000 a year (12 adverts) against a sold price of AED 1.20m (14 sales).
9 for sale now, median asking AED 1.38m (+14% against sold)
Lowest risk
Beach Walk Residences 3 93
Developer not confirmed · sold for AED 2.33m · AED 2,064 per sq ft
Largest fall 9.8%, 51 sales in 12 months, 2.1 months of homes for sale.
9 for sale now, median asking AED 2.40m (+3% against sold)
Most unique
Beach Walk Residences 1 83
World of Wonders Real Estate Development · sold for AED 3.93m · AED 2,097 per sq ft
39% larger than the usual 2-bed (1,887 sq ft), 605 m from the canal, 2-beds are 9% of the tower, 76 floors, branded.
7 for sale now, median asking AED 4.30m (+9% against sold)
Best placed
Bay Grove Residence 9 85
Dar Global · sold for AED 2.33m · AED 2,149 per sq ft
6 min to dubai mall, 6 min to difc, metro 783 m, canal 49 m, 81 shops and places to eat within 300 m.
34 for sale now, median asking AED 2.50m (+8% against sold)
Most rentable
Sunset Bay 2 by Imtiaz 86
Dubai Properties · sold for AED 2.17m · AED 1,313 per sq ft
A rent advert is listed for 14 days (median), 0% of rent adverts cut the price.
5 for sale now, median asking AED 2.25m (+4% against sold)
Every tower with 2-beds: completed towers, resale
| Tower | Best overall | Yield | Low risk | Unique | Placed | Rentable | Sold price | Gross yield | Days a rent advert is listed | For sale now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Walk Residences 4 Rose Homes Investment | 65 | 100 | 58 | 39 | 68 | 62 | AED 1.20m 14 sales | 9.4% | 14 | 9 AED 1.38m |
| Bay Grove Residence 1 Select Group | 65 | 44 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 71 | AED 4.05m 11 sales | 6.5% | 20 | 1 AED 3.55m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - A1 DAMAC Properties | 64 | 69 | 54 | 43 | 76 | 79 | AED 1.38m 11 sales | 7.2% | 24 | 6 AED 1.59m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - A2 Select Group | 62 | 58 | 90 | 55 | 49 | 57 | AED 2.78m 24 sales | 6.7% | 50 | 6 AED 2.70m |
| Samana Ocean Bay Tower A Dar Global | 62 | 44 | 58 | 52 | 85 | 72 | AED 2.33m 17 sales | 6.5% | 19 | 34 AED 2.50m |
| Zephyra DAMAC Properties | 60 | 85 | 56 | 45 | 63 | 53 | AED 1.54m 7 sales | 7.5% | 49 | 9 AED 1.59m |
| Beach Residences Dubai Islands B1 DAMAC Properties | 57 | 38 | 47 | 74 | 78 | 49 | AED 2.50m 6 sales | 6.4% | 40 | 5 AED 2.40m |
| Bonds Avenue Residences Durar Group / RKM | 56 | 4 | 58 | 55 | 82 | 79 | AED 6.84m 8 sales | 5% | 12 | 9 AED 7.49m |
| Rena World of Wonders Real Estate Development | 54 | 75 | 16 | 83 | 25 | 72 | AED 3.93m 6 sales | 7.3% | 25 | 7 AED 4.30m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - A4 Dubai Properties | 53 | 33 | – | 42 | 52 | 86 | AED 2.17m 5 sales | 6.3% | 14 | 5 AED 2.25m |
| Lia by Avenew DAMAC Properties | 52 | 94 | 33 | 57 | 19 | 56 | AED 1.90m 11 sales | 7.9% | 19 | 15 AED 2.30m |
| Nuvana by Wadan DAMAC Properties | 51 | 88 | 25 | 48 | 28 | 67 | AED 1.80m 10 sales | 7.8% | 46 | 19 AED 1.98m |
| Arya Residences DAMAC Properties | 50 | 94 | 46 | 31 | 53 | 26 | AED 1.33m 9 sales | 7.9% | 58 | 5 AED 1.62m |
| Allegro Residences Dubai Properties | 49 | 17 | – | 50 | 74 | 55 | AED 2.15m 7 sales | 6% | 25 | 14 AED 2.25m |
| Luxury Canal Residences Emirates National Investment | 48 | 25 | 86 | 44 | 64 | 22 | AED 2.08m 16 sales | 6.2% | 40 | 14 AED 2.25m |
| Sunset Bay 5 Kasco Developments | 48 | 58 | 51 | 57 | 26 | 46 | AED 2.40m 7 sales | 6.7% | 34 | 4 AED 2.43m |
| Flora Isle Tower 2 Al Habtoor Group | 46 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 41 | 55 | AED 2.41m 18 sales | 5.8% | 25 | 24 AED 2.52m |
| Arka Enclave Residences Binghatti Developers | 45 | 50 | 56 | 52 | 31 | 38 | AED 2.41m 15 sales | 6.6% | 27 | 11 AED 2.40m |
| Bay Grove Residence 5 DAMAC Properties | 45 | 81 | 30 | 59 | 28 | 28 | AED 1.99m 11 sales | 7.4% | 36 | 12 AED 2.17m |
| Villa Del Garda DAMAC Properties | 44 | 25 | 46 | 48 | 73 | 26 | AED 2.60m 17 sales | 6.2% | 53 | 23 AED 2.70m |
| Whitecliffs Residences Al Habtoor Group | 44 | 8 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 51 | AED 2.68m 14 sales | 5.4% | 30 | 21 AED 2.60m |
| Samana Ocean Bay Tower B DAMAC Properties | 42 | 75 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 32 | AED 1.50m 42 sales | 7.3% | 36 | 81 AED 1.60m |
| Isolana Residences Tiger Properties | 42 | 65 | 63 | 36 | 12 | 33 | AED 2.10m 25 sales | 7.1% | 35 | 28 AED 2.30m |
| Meriden Beach Residences – | 41 | 17 | 93 | 34 | 45 | 17 | AED 2.33m 51 sales | 6% | 54 | 9 AED 2.40m |
| Treppan Serenique Residences DAMAC Properties | 41 | 58 | 25 | 58 | 23 | 40 | AED 2.25m 9 sales | 6.7% | 50 | 12 AED 2.00m |
| Bay Grove Residence 3 Deyaar Development | 39 | 33 | 40 | 55 | 45 | 22 | AED 2.70m 6 sales | 6.3% | 54 | 7 AED 2.55m |
| Dreamlife Residences Keymaven | 33 | 0 | 38 | 60 | 30 | 38 | AED 5.00m 11 sales | 4.9% | 26 | 11 AED 3.30m |
| Hermina by Casagrand DAMAC Properties | – | – | 56 | 55 | 71 | – | AED 2.00m 7 sales | – | – | 4 AED 2.14m |
| Executive Towers, Plaza Boutique 13 – | – | – | 46 | – | – | – | AED 2.43m 5 sales | – | – | 0 |
Off-plan 2-beds: ranked by sales in the last 90 days
An off-plan tower has no rent record and no resale record, so the five criteria cannot be measured. What we can show: who builds it, when, how you pay, and how fast it sells.
| Tower | Handover | Payment plan | Sales, 90 days | Sales, 12 months | Median price | AED per sq ft | For sale now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackerel Tower Al Habtoor Group | – | 10/60/30 or 60/40 | 8 | 63 | AED 4.07m | 2,516 | 29 AED 4.09m |
| Ocean Pearl 2 Building 1 Ellington Properties | 2027 | 20/50/30 or 20/10/10/5/5/5/5/5/5/30 | 8 | 53 | AED 4.46m | 2,637 | 29 AED 4.50m |
| Wellington Ocean Walk Binghatti Developers | 2027 | 20/50/30 or 70/30 | 6 | 65 | AED 3.20m | 2,811 | 34 AED 3.09m |
| Avida Residences Danube Properties | 2029 | 70/30 after handover | 5 | 64 | AED 3.41m | 2,767 | 15 AED 3.30m |
| Beach Walk Residences 2 Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 70/30 | 5 | 43 | AED 4.60m | 2,970 | 6 AED 3.66m |
| Bugatti Residences by Binghatti Binghatti Developers | – | 25/45/30 | 4 | 16 | AED 26.10m | 7,169 | 38 AED 19.80m |
| Cheval Residences DAMAC Properties | – | 80/20 | 3 | 14 | AED 3.77m | 2,762 | 1 AED 6.50m |
| Flora Shore Select Group | 2026 | 40/60 | 2 | 34 | AED 2.15m | 2,507 | 4 AED 2.77m |
| Bay Residences Dubai Islands - Beach Houses DAMAC Properties | 2027 | – | 2 | 10 | AED 4.33m | 3,238 | 11 AED 2.65m |
| Aykon City Tower A DAMAC Properties | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | 11 AED 3.20m |
| Ocean Pearl 1 Building 1 Tiger Properties | – | 60/40 after handover | 2 | 102 | AED 3.43m | 2,356 | 35 AED 4.80m |
| Silena Building B Wasl | 2028 | 5/35/60 | 2 | 18 | AED 4.01m | 2,725 | 18 AED 4.36m |
| Agua Residences Tower 1 Urban Properties Development | – | 10/35/20/35 or 10/30/10/50 after handover | 2 | 20 | AED 2.90m | 1,745 | 0 |
| Vestoria Bay Deyaar Development | – | 10/38/12/40 after handover | 1 | 2 | – | – | 21 AED 2.50m |
| Meriva Shores A DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 60/40 | 1 | 15 | AED 3.75m | 2,842 | 3 AED 3.45m |
| Meriva Shores B Kasco Developments | 2027 | 20/20/60 or 20/10/70 | 1 | 55 | AED 2.37m | 1,819 | 5 AED 2.45m |
| West Bay Tower Orion Real Estate Development | – | 50/50 | 1 | 10 | AED 1.73m | 1,528 | 6 AED 2.10m |
| House of Well Select Group | 2026 | 40/60 or 5/35/60 | 0 | 19 | AED 3.65m | 2,552 | 27 AED 4.10m |
| Ocean Pearl 2 Building 2 Danube Properties | 2028 | 74/26 or 73/27 after handover | 0 | 6 | AED 3.43m | 2,954 | 17 AED 3.31m |
| Edgewater Residences 3 Building A Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 AED 3.95m |
| Edgewater Residences 3 Building C Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 AED 3.75m |
| Ocean Pearl 1 Building 2 Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 70/30 | 0 | 5 | AED 3.88m | 2,681 | 0 |
| Tomorrow 166 Select Group | – | 40/60 or 30/70 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 AED 3.20m |
| Agua Residences Tower 2 – | 2027 | 50/50 | 0 | 7 | AED 2.47m | 2,412 | 6 AED 2.82m |
| Sea Legend One Select Group | 2026 | 5/10/15/70 | 0 | 14 | AED 2.38m | 2,575 | 26 AED 2.70m |
| Wellington Ocean DAMAC Properties | – | 80/20 or 80/20 (instalment schedule) | 0 | 1 | – | – | 11 AED 3.50m |
| Capital Horizon Terrace DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/40/40 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 5 AED 3.65m |
| Iluka Residences DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/40/40 or 20/60/20 | 0 | 8 | AED 3.54m | 2,701 | 6 AED 3.63m |
| Do Hotels & Residences Binghatti Developers | – | 70/30 | 0 | 12 | AED 8.72m | 2,645 | 27 AED 8.40m |
| Allegro Park AMBS Real Estate Development | 2026 | 20/20/20/40 after handover | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 AED 2.10m |
| Luzora Residences Ellington Properties | – | – | 0 | 5 | AED 3.30m | 2,457 | 21 AED 3.98m |
| Nautis Residences Ginco Properties | – | 10/30/60 or 10/10/5/75 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 9 AED 2.20m |
| Bayview Boulevard Emaar Properties | 2031 | 10/80/10 or 10/70/20 | 0 | 47 | AED 4.62m | 3,432 | 17 AED 4.45m |
| Natuzzi Harmony Residences by Peace Homes Ellington Properties | 2026 | 70/30 | 0 | 5 | AED 3.56m | 2,539 | 21 AED 3.72m |
| CG Living Select Group | 2025 | 5/15/20/10/50 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 AED 9.50m |
| Burj Pacific Pacific Ventures | – | 15/35/50 or 20/80 after handover | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 AED 2.25m |
| Floarea Breeze Sobha Realty | 2031 | 20/50/30 or 70/30 | 0 | 23 | AED 5.70m | 4,250 | 1 AED 4.75m |
| Ocean Tower Omniyat | 2027 | 5/55/40 or 25/35/40 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 11 AED 17.60m |
| 997 Residences Dar Global | – | 70/30 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 AED 3.03m |
| Elire QUBE Development | 2028 | 45/55 or 60/40 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 AED 6.98m |
| 241 Waterside Deyaar Development | 2029 | 10/40/50 or 50/50 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 AED 3.66m |
| Safa Two DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/70/10 or 20/40/40 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 AED 3.09m |
What are the best 3-beds to buy in Dubai Islands right now?
By buyer: the best 3-beds in Dubai Islands for eight kinds of buyer, October 2026.
By buyer: the best 3-beds in Dubai Islands for eight kinds of buyer, October 2026.
Best overall: Volante 2 (68 of 100). Highest yield: Volante 2. Lowest risk: Peninsula Five. Most unique: Al Habtoor City, Noura Tower. Best placed: Executive Tower E. Most rentable: Executive Tower E. 10 towers have 5 or more resale sales of a 3-bed in the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026.
Best overall
Next Coral 68
Xtreme Vision · sold for AED 17.30m · AED 3,140 per sq ft
Yield 100, risk –, unique 59, placed 58, rentable 53 (each out of 100).
1 for sale now, median asking AED 32.00m
Highest yield
Kaia Building A 100
Xtreme Vision · sold for AED 17.30m · AED 3,140 per sq ft
Gross yield 9.8%: asking rent AED 1.70m a year (3 adverts) against a sold price of AED 17.30m (13 sales).
1 for sale now, median asking AED 32.00m
Lowest risk
Blue Marina Residence 71
Select Group · sold for AED 4.85m · AED 2,823 per sq ft
Largest fall 7.7%, 6% of owners sold at a loss (Dubai Islands 20%, apartments in Dubai 12%), owners who sold gained +10.9% a year, 9 sales in 12 months, 21.3 months of homes for sale.
16 for sale now, median asking AED 5.35m (+10% against sold)
Most unique
Royal Yacht Club Residence Tower B 77
Al Habtoor Group · sold for AED 3.68m · AED 1,872 per sq ft
11% larger than the usual 3-bed (1,965 sq ft), 91 m from the canal, 3-beds are 18% of the tower, 74 floors.
6 for sale now, median asking AED 3.99m (+8% against sold)
Best placed
Executive Tower E 74
Dubai Properties · sold for AED 2.80m · AED 1,513 per sq ft
5 min to dubai mall, 5 min to difc, metro 578 m, canal 554 m, 75 shops and places to eat within 300 m.
1 for sale now, median asking AED 3.10m
Most rentable
Executive Tower E 67
Dubai Properties · sold for AED 2.80m · AED 1,513 per sq ft
A rent advert is listed for 20 days (median), 0% of rent adverts cut the price.
1 for sale now, median asking AED 3.10m
Every tower with 3-beds: completed towers, resale
| Tower | Best overall | Yield | Low risk | Unique | Placed | Rentable | Sold price | Gross yield | Days a rent advert is listed | For sale now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Walk Xtreme Vision | 68 | 100 | – | 59 | 58 | 53 | AED 17.30m 13 sales | 9.8% | 29 | 1 AED 32.00m |
| Beach Walk Residences Select Group | 62 | 56 | 71 | 63 | 70 | 49 | AED 4.85m 9 sales | 7% | 19 | 16 AED 5.35m |
| CDS Wave DAMAC Properties | 56 | 89 | 42 | 54 | 41 | 52 | AED 2.49m 8 sales | 9% | 56 | 5 AED 3.00m |
| Cove Phase 2 by Ellington Al Habtoor Group | 53 | 0 | 70 | 77 | 52 | 66 | AED 3.68m 7 sales | 6% | 26 | 6 AED 3.99m |
| Do Residences DAMAC Properties | 49 | 44 | 32 | 58 | 44 | 66 | AED 2.40m 5 sales | 6.6% | 15 | 7 AED 2.70m |
| Executive Tower E Dubai Properties | 44 | 11 | – | 22 | 74 | 67 | AED 2.80m 7 sales | 6.3% | 20 | 1 AED 3.10m |
| Ellington Cove DAMAC Properties | 42 | 78 | 26 | 45 | 33 | 27 | AED 2.50m 7 sales | 7.5% | 48 | 5 AED 2.80m |
| Ermax Residences DAMAC Properties | 39 | 67 | 38 | 44 | 13 | 33 | AED 2.38m 6 sales | 7.2% | 27 | 8 AED 2.85m |
| Flora Bay DAMAC Properties | 37 | 33 | 56 | 37 | 25 | 35 | AED 2.75m 9 sales | 6.5% | 34 | 4 AED 2.68m |
| Flora Isle Dubai Properties | – | 22 | – | – | 73 | 61 | AED 3.15m 7 sales | 6.4% | 21 | 7 AED 3.20m |
Off-plan 3-beds: ranked by sales in the last 90 days
An off-plan tower has no rent record and no resale record, so the five criteria cannot be measured. What we can show: who builds it, when, how you pay, and how fast it sells.
| Tower | Handover | Payment plan | Sales, 90 days | Sales, 12 months | Median price | AED per sq ft | For sale now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugatti Residences by Binghatti Binghatti Developers | – | 25/45/30 | 10 | 14 | AED 26.50m | 6,289 | 29 AED 36.00m |
| Isla Private Residences Binghatti Developers | – | 70/30 | 4 | 26 | AED 11.30m | 3,523 | 28 AED 11.80m |
| Isla Residences Al Seeb Real Estate Development | – | – | 4 | 7 | AED 4.65m | 1,714 | 0 |
| Island Living Residences Al Habtoor Group | – | 10/60/30 or 60/40 | 3 | 9 | AED 5.75m | 2,520 | 15 AED 9.75m |
| JW Marriott Residences Omniyat | 2027 | 5/55/40 or 25/35/40 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 8 AED 28.10m |
| Kaia Deyaar Development | – | 10/38/12/40 after handover | 1 | 4 | – | – | 7 AED 3.15m |
| Kaia Building B Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 | 1 | 8 | AED 5.50m | 2,540 | 2 AED 5.42m |
| La Crystal Ellington Properties | 2027 | 20/50/30 or 20/10/10/5/5/5/5/5/5/30 | 1 | 5 | AED 6.70m | 2,818 | 4 AED 11.20m |
| Lia Residences Ellington Properties | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 AED 5.18m |
| Mayas Sea View Emaar Properties | 2031 | 10/80/10 or 10/70/20 | 1 | 18 | AED 6.30m | 3,406 | 13 AED 6.08m |
| Meriva Collection Podium Select Group | 2026 | 40/60 or 5/35/60 | 0 | 7 | AED 4.88m | 2,523 | 8 AED 5.90m |
| Meriva Hotel Danube Properties | 2028 | 74/26 or 73/27 after handover | 0 | 1 | – | – | 3 AED 4.60m |
| Miami Beach Residence Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 20/50/30 | 0 | 6 | AED 5.37m | 2,881 | 5 AED 3.65m |
| Nionis Residence DAMAC Properties | 2027 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | 5 AED 4.30m |
| Ocean Pearl 2 Danube Properties | 2029 | 70/30 after handover | 0 | 4 | – | – | 3 AED 5.70m |
| Ramada Residences by Wyndham Binghatti Developers | 2026 | 70/30 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 AED 7.58m |
| Aykon City Tower A DAMAC Properties | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 3 AED 3.90m |
| Rena by Avenew DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 60/40 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 6 AED 12.80m |
| Riu 2 DAMAC Properties | – | 80/20 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 AED 12.50m |
| Rixos DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/40/40 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 AED 4.61m |
| Royal Yacht Club Residences Tower A Tiger Properties | – | 60/40 after handover | 0 | 18 | AED 4.09m | 2,135 | 27 AED 5.65m |
| Samana Ocean Bay Wasl | 2028 | 5/35/60 | 0 | 5 | AED 6.27m | 2,841 | 4 AED 6.20m |
| West Bay Tower Orion Real Estate Development | – | 50/50 | 0 | 13 | AED 2.48m | 1,357 | 1 AED 2.76m |
| Sea View Residence Club House Ellington Properties | 2026 | 70/30 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 4 AED 4.90m |
| Soyo by Zimaya Select Group | 2025 | 5/15/20/10/50 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 13 AED 14.10m |
| Burj Pacific Pacific Ventures | – | 15/35/50 or 20/80 after handover | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 AED 4.00m |
| Swissotel Waterfront Residences Sobha Realty | 2031 | 20/50/30 or 70/30 | 0 | 8 | AED 9.94m | 4,500 | 0 |
| The Meriva Collection Omniyat | – | 5/20/25/50 or 70/30 after handover | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 AED 37.50m |
| Tomorrow Marina One Omniyat | – | 60/40 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 AED 37.00m |
| Treppan Living Prive Dar Global | – | 70/30 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 AED 4.81m |
| Elire QUBE Development | 2028 | 45/55 or 60/40 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 AED 12.00m |
| Luxury Family Residences The Ritz Carlton Residences – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 AED 13.50m |
| Ventone Deyaar Development | 2029 | 10/40/50 or 50/50 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 AED 5.06m |
| Safa Two DAMAC Properties | 2027 | 20/70/10 or 20/40/40 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 AED 5.34m |
How we answer the five questions
- One entry = one unit type in one tower. The tower needs 5 or more resale sales of the type in the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026. Bulk transfers, same-price transfers and sizes that do not fit the type are left out.
- A mark out of 100 = the rank of the tower among the towers with the same unit type in Dubai Islands. 100 = the best, 50 = the middle. A criterion with more than one part uses the average of the ranks.
- Highest yield: median asking rent for a year (3 or more adverts) divided by the median resale price. Gross: before service charge and empty months. Asking rents, not registered contracts.
- Lowest risk: price swing in a year, largest fall from a peak, owners who sold at a loss (these three are for the tower, all unit types), sales of the type in 12 months (more = easier to sell), months of homes for sale (fewer = less competition). 3 parts needed. The sentence also gives the gain a year of owners who sold, and for comparison the share that sold at a loss in Dubai Islands and among apartments in all of Dubai (44,923 owners); the gain is not part of the mark.
- Most unique: size against the usual size of the type, distance to the canal, how rare the type is in the tower, tower height; a branded tower gets 10 more. 3 parts needed. We do not hold the view or the floor plan of each unit yet.
- Best placed: drive time with no traffic to Dubai Mall and to DIFC, straight-line distance to the metro and the canal, shops and places to eat within 300 m. 3 parts needed.
- Most rentable: median days a rent advert is listed, share of rent adverts with a price cut, rent adverts for each 100 homes of the type. From one reading of the adverts: an agent can place a home again as a new advert, so the real time to let can be longer. 2 parts needed.
- Best overall: the average of the five marks; 4 marks needed. Each question has the same weight.
- Off-plan: separate list. No rent and no resale record exists before handover. Payment plans are read from broker and developer pages; where two plans show, the sources disagree.
- Limits: Dubai Islands only. Past results, not a forecast and not advice. Nobody visited the towers.
Dubai Islands on the map
Every residential project in Dubai Islands on one map. Click a circle for its figures and a link to the building page.