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Short Term Rentals in Grand Bleu Tower 1, Interiors by Elie Saab
A 45-storey tower in Emaar's Grand Bleu complex at Emaar Beachfront, Dubai Harbour, with interiors by Elie Saab, handed over in 2023: location, unit types, and short-term rental income context from Royale Stays' managed portfolio.
Floors
Tower 1: 45
Developer
Emaar Properties
Interiors
Elie Saab
Completed
2023
Units
1-3BR + 4BR penthouses
Area
Emaar Beachfront, Dubai Harbour
About Grand Bleu Tower 1
Grand Bleu Tower 1 is a 45-storey residential tower in Emaar's Grand Bleu complex at Emaar Beachfront, Dubai Harbour, developed by Emaar Properties with interiors designed by Elie Saab. The tower was handed over in 2023, per the developer's own payment plan.
Grand Bleu is a twin-tower development: Tower 1, covered in this guide, and a second, shorter Tower 2 alongside it. Property Finder's own project data lists Tower 1 and Tower 2 as separately coded buildings within the complex, and Tanami Properties' floor-plan table independently confirms Tower 1 runs to at least the 45th floor, matching the tower height figure quoted by opr.ae. Tower 2's own storey count, 28 per opr.ae, has not been independently re-confirmed by a second source in this pass.
Apartments range from 701 to 2,099 square feet, per the developer's published range. The exact total unit count across both towers is not consistently stated across the sources checked for this guide, so no specific total figure is given here.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Grand Bleu Tower 1 sits within Emaar Beachfront, a man-made peninsula at Dubai Harbour between Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Marina, with apartments looking out over the Arabian Gulf and, from higher floors, toward the Dubai Marina skyline. There is no dedicated Royale Stays area guide for Emaar Beachfront yet, so for a broader read on managing a short-term rental in this part of Dubai, see Royale Stays' guide to choosing an Airbnb management company in Dubai.
Emaar Beachfront is close to Bluewaters Island and the Ain Dubai observation wheel, and connects to Sheikh Zayed Road via Dubai Marina, putting Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport within a reasonable drive. Royale Stays has not yet published a Building Guide for another tower in Emaar Beachfront or the wider Dubai Harbour community, so no sibling building is linked from this section — a gap flagged here for a future update rather than filled with an unrelated area's building.
Unit Types
Grand Bleu Tower 1 offers one, two and three-bedroom apartments plus four-bedroom penthouses, confirmed consistently across opr.ae, Property Finder and Tanami Properties' own project pages. Sizes range from 701 to 2,099 square feet across the complex. Some third-party listings reference larger penthouse configurations beyond four bedrooms, but this was not independently confirmed across the sources checked for this guide, so it is not stated here as fact.
No floor-plan diagrams are included here: floor plans are typically the developer's or broker's proprietary material and have not been reproduced for this guide.
Amenities
Per the developer's own published amenities list, Grand Bleu Tower 1 includes an infinity pool, a fully-equipped gym, and retail and dining outlets on the podium level, alongside a private beach shared across the wider Emaar Beachfront community. Every apartment has floor-to-ceiling windows and a private balcony.
The building's exterior design draws on a Miami Beach-inspired Art Deco style, a signature of the Grand Bleu complex noted by the developer's own marketing material.
Transportation & Access
Emaar Beachfront does not have its own Metro station; the nearest Dubai Metro connections are via Dubai Marina, a short drive away. Road access runs via Sheikh Zayed Road through Dubai Marina, and Dubai International Airport is roughly a 25 to 30-minute drive under normal traffic conditions.
Rental & Price Trends
Royale Stays has not independently confirmed rents specific to Grand Bleu Tower 1 in this pass, so the figures below describe waterfront Dubai Marina-adjacent communities at an area level rather than this particular tower. Royale Stays' own published data for comparable beachfront areas shows one-bedroom units at roughly AED 8,000 to 12,000 per month, two-bedroom units at roughly AED 13,000 to 19,000 per month, and three-bedroom units at roughly AED 20,000 to 28,000 per month gross, with annual gross yields typically in the 7 to 10 percent range for well-managed short-term rentals.
Service charges for Grand Bleu Tower 1 have not been confirmed via the Dubai Land Department's Mollak index in this pass, so no figure is stated here as fact. Owners weighing a specific unit's earning potential can run their own numbers through Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at Grand Bleu Tower 1, 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 Grand Bleu Tower 1 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.
Emaar operates a separate, Emaar-managed short-term rental program called South Beach Holiday Homes within Emaar Beachfront, but that program is tied specifically to the South Beach sub-project, not Grand Bleu Tower 1, and this guide does not suggest Grand Bleu shares that same managed arrangement. Search interest around this specific keyword shows a genuine short-term-rental demand signal, though Royale Stays has not independently identified a named operator running listings at Grand Bleu Tower 1 itself, so no competitor or occupancy figure is stated here as fact.
For an owner weighing whether Airbnb makes sense for a unit at Grand Bleu Tower 1, the practical starting points are the same as anywhere else in Dubai: confirming the building's short-term letting policy, applying for the DTCM permit, and pricing the unit competitively against comparable beachfront 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 context reflects Royale Stays' own published beachfront-area figures, reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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