Short Term Rentals in DEC Tower 1, Dubai Marina
DEC Tower 1 is a 21-storey freehold residential tower in Dubai Marina, built by Dheeraj & East Coast LLC, with completion recorded across sources as circa 2007-2009. It offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments connected to its taller twin, DEC Tower 2, by a shared podium, and Royale Stays manages the setup, pricing and guest side of listing a unit for a fee from 15%.
Floors
21
Developer
Dheeraj & East Coast LLC
Completed
circa 2007-2009
Unit Types
Studio-2BR
Ownership
Freehold
About DEC Tower 1
DEC Tower 1 is one half of the DEC Towers development in Dubai Marina, built by Dheeraj & East Coast LLC. Construction began in 2005, with completion recorded differently across sources: Bayut's own building guide gives both 2007 and 2009 in different sections of the same page, its dedicated DEC Tower 1 guide gives 2008 and 2009, and Propsearch's Dubai Land Department-sourced construction record gives 2008. Rather than guess, this guide states the completion window honestly as circa 2007-2009.
DEC Tower 1 rises 21 floors, seven storeys shorter than its twin, DEC Tower 2, which stands at 26 floors just across a shared five-storey podium. Propsearch's own building records describe DEC Towers as a three-structure development, adding a "DEC Towers Building 3" alongside the two towers, though Bayut's guide describes the site as a two-tower complex only. The wider development holds 417 apartments in total across studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, plus 12 ground-floor retail units, though this total is not broken down per tower in any source found. DEC Tower 1's own building guide confirms studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments specifically; three-bedroom units are confirmed for the wider development but not independently verified as available inside Tower 1 itself.
Ownership is freehold, and the building sits on the southern stretch of Dubai Marina, within a 15-minute drive of Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa, and close enough to Marina Walk and JBR's beachfront to reach either on foot or a short taxi ride.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
DEC Tower 1 sits on Dubai Marina's southern edge, close to Sheikh Zayed Road and a short walk from Marina Walk's restaurants and cafes. The Walk JBR is around 1.3 km away, Marina Beach around 1.0 km, and Ain Dubai on Bluewaters Island around 1.4 km. Dubai Marina Mall, home to more than 400 stores and Reel Cinemas, is about a 14-minute drive, and the Aqua Fun inflatable water park sits a few minutes further along the waterfront.
Within a few hundred metres, residents can reach Studio One (0.1 km), home to Lillo's Restaurant, Pak Darbar Restaurant and a handful of salons and a supermarket, and Sparkle Towers (0.4 km), close to MedX Pharmacy. Al Sheebani Building, Yacht Bay Tower and Shemara Tower are named by Bayut as the closest neighbouring residential buildings.
Two other towers in the same complex are worth knowing about for anyone comparing options nearby. DEC Tower 2 is the taller of the pair at 26 floors, connected by the shared podium. Studio One and Sparkle Tower, both covered on Royale Stays, sit within a few hundred metres and offer their own building-specific data for comparison. For the wider Dubai Marina market, from average earnings to occupancy trends, Royale Stays' Dubai Marina area guide covers the full picture.
Unit Types
DEC Tower 1's own building guide confirms studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Studio units cover around 512 sq ft with an open-style kitchen and a large balcony. One-bedroom apartments run around 823 sq ft, with a separate living and dining area, built-in wardrobes and marble flooring. Two-bedroom units range from 1,491 to 1,800 sq ft, with en-suite bathrooms in both bedrooms, a powder room and Marina-facing balconies.
Three-bedroom apartments are confirmed as part of the wider DEC Towers development, up to around 1,900 sq ft per the complex-wide building guide, but are not independently confirmed as available specifically inside Tower 1: worth checking directly with a listing agent if a three-bedroom layout is a hard requirement.
Amenities
DEC Tower 1's own facilities list includes a swimming pool, a fully-equipped gym, a business centre, an outdoor jogging track, a tennis court and a basketball court, plus basement parking allocated by unit size, high-speed elevators, 24-hour CCTV and backup power for emergencies. The wider DEC Towers complex additionally lists a squash court, a daycare centre and 24-hour intercom service, though these are described on Bayut's complex-wide page rather than confirmed specifically for Tower 1.
Transportation & Access
DEC Tower 1 sits about a 9-minute drive from the Jumeirah Beach Residence Bus Stop, with the JLT/Business Centre Bus Station roughly 11 minutes away and the Marsa Dubai Bus Stop around 12 minutes. For the Metro, Jebel Ali Station is the closest at roughly a 7-minute drive, with DMCC Metro Station and Ibn Battuta Metro Station both around 11 minutes. Sheikh Zayed Road is close by, keeping the rest of the city, including Downtown Dubai and both of Dubai's airports, within easy reach: Dubai International Airport is roughly a 29-minute drive and Al Maktoum International Airport around 31 minutes.
Rental & Price Trends
Real, dated Dubai Land Department sale transactions registered specifically under DEC TOWERS T1 show recent activity across all three main unit types. A 692 sq ft studio sold for AED 1,020,000 (AED 1,474 per sq ft) on 30 July 2026. A 1,491 sq ft two-bedroom unit sold for AED 2,135,000 (AED 1,432 per sq ft) on 1 July 2026. An 823 sq ft one-bedroom unit sold for AED 1,000,000 (AED 1,214 per sq ft) on 4 June 2026.
Service charges specific to DEC Tower 1, per Bayut's Dubai Land Department-sourced index, total AED 12.53 per sq ft across general upkeep, maintenance, utilities, management, insurance, master community fees and the reserved fund, plus an additional AED 3.16 per sq ft for other building services. Bayut's separate complex-wide figure for the combined DEC Towers development comes in slightly lower at AED 12.35 per sq ft plus a distinct AED 4.12 per sq ft unit air-conditioning charge, a small but genuine discrepancy between the two datasets, both published by the same source. For a personalised estimate based on unit size and layout, Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator breaks down the full picture.
Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Dubai Marina is one of Dubai's best-performing short-term rental areas. Across the area, a professionally managed one-bedroom apartment typically earns around AED 16,400 per month on Airbnb, compared to around AED 7,000 per month on a standard 12-month tenancy for a similar unit, per Royale Stays' Dubai Marina area guide. No DEC Tower 1-specific short-term rental listing or operator was found independently during this research pass, so this guide does not claim a Tower 1-specific booking history: the figures above reflect the area, not this individual building, stated honestly rather than inferred.
DEC Tower 1's freehold status and studio-to-two-bedroom unit mix put it squarely within the kind of property Royale Stays' Airbnb management services are built for: furnishing, photography, dynamic pricing, guest communications, check-in and maintenance coordination, all handled from a management fee starting at 15%. Owners considering a DEC Tower 1 apartment for short-term letting can see how the numbers work for their specific unit through Royale Stays' Dubai property management team, or get a free property assessment by submitting their property directly.
Because DEC Tower 1 is a standard freehold residential building rather than a hotel-branded or serviced-apartment property, holiday-home permitting follows the normal Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism route rather than needing to be arranged through a building management company: see Royale Stays' holiday home permit guide for the full process.
Income context reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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