YOUR GUIDE TO SMARTER, HIGHER-EARNING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
The Torch, Dubai Marina
Once the tallest residential building in the world at completion, The Torch rises 79 floors above Dubai Marina: location, unit types and honest Airbnb income potential from Royale Stays' own managed-portfolio data.
Floors
79
Developer
Select Group
Completed
2011
Height
300m (985ft)
Area
Dubai Marina
About The Torch
When it was completed, The Torch briefly held a genuinely rare distinction: it was the tallest residential building in the world, a title later overtaken as taller towers went up elsewhere, but a real, well-documented fact about this specific building rather than a marketing claim invented for this guide.
The Torch is a residential tower in Dubai Marina, developed by Select Group, standing 79 floors above ground and reaching approximately 300 metres (985 feet) in height. Construction began in December 2006 and the tower was completed in May 2011. It holds 682 units across one, two and three-bedroom apartments, plus a number of four-bedroom duplexes.
Select Group is also the developer behind other Dubai projects including Nautica, Peninsula Four and the Jumeirah Living Business Bay development, which is worth noting as context on the developer's track record rather than as a claim about The Torch itself.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
The Torch sits within Dubai Marina, one of Dubai's most established waterfront communities. For a fuller picture of the wider area, see Royale Stays' guide to Airbnb management across Dubai Marina.
Owners comparing buildings within the same area may also find it useful to look at other Dubai Marina towers Royale Stays has covered: Sulafa Tower, Marina Crown and Trident Grand Residence, all elsewhere in Dubai Marina.
Unit Types
The Torch holds 682 units across one, two and three-bedroom apartment configurations, plus a number of four-bedroom duplexes. No floor-plan diagrams are included here: floor plans are typically the developer's or broker's proprietary material and have not been independently verified for this guide.
Amenities
Royale Stays has not independently confirmed a specific list of on-site amenities for The Torch from a citable source in this pass, so no building-specific amenity list is stated here as fact. As with any large Dubai Marina tower of its era, owners and prospective renters should confirm current on-site facilities, such as a pool, gym or covered parking, directly with the building's management before assuming what is available.
Transportation & Access
Dubai Marina is served by the Dubai Tram, which connects into the Red Line Metro at the DMCC and Sobha Realty stations. This is area-level transport context rather than a building-specific claim: Royale Stays has not independently confirmed the exact walking distance from The Torch itself to the nearest tram or metro stop, so this guide does not state a specific figure for that.
Rental & Price Trends
Royale Stays has not independently confirmed long-term lease rents or service charges specific to The Torch from a citable market report in this pass, so no building-specific figures are stated here. At the area level, one-bedroom apartments across Dubai Marina currently range roughly from AED 95,000 to AED 140,000 per year, the same range already used consistently across Royale Stays' other Dubai Marina building guides. Reliable area-level figures specific to two and three-bedroom units, or to four-bedroom duplexes, were not confirmed with the same confidence in this pass, so this guide does not state a range for those configurations. This one-bedroom figure is an area-level figure, not building-specific precision for The Torch. Owners can also run their own numbers through Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator for a unit-specific estimate.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at The Torch, runs through a DTCM (Department of Economy and Tourism) holiday home permit, the same licensing requirement that applies regardless of building or area. An owner considering Airbnb at The Torch would need to hold that permit before listing a unit, in addition to confirming the building's own short-term letting policy. Royale Stays' guide to the Dubai holiday home permit covers what the process and fees generally involve.
Royale Stays does not currently have The Torch-specific booking data of its own to draw on, so this section speaks to Dubai Marina's broader short-term rental context rather than claiming a nightly rate or occupancy figure for this particular building. Across Royale Stays' own managed Dubai Marina portfolio, a one-bedroom apartment let short-term generates roughly AED 120,000 to AED 165,000 gross per year at around 78 per cent annual occupancy, area-level context rather than a building-specific figure for The Torch.
For an owner weighing whether Airbnb makes sense for a unit at The Torch, the practical starting points are the same as anywhere else in Dubai Marina: confirming the building's short-term letting policy, applying for the DTCM permit, and pricing the unit competitively against comparable Marina listings. Royale Stays manages the full furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications process for owners who prefer not to handle it directly, and our guide to what separates a strong Airbnb management company from a weak one sets out what to look for when comparing operators. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a management review to get a clearer read on its Airbnb potential.
Income data reflects Royale Stays' own managed-portfolio bookings across Dubai Marina, reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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