M Square Residence, Al Mankhool
M Square Residence is a 24-storey residential tower in Al Mankhool, Bur Dubai, developed by AW Rostamani Group. It is the standalone apartment building within the wider M Square complex, alongside the DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Al Mankhool hotel and the M Square Office Tower. Completed in 2020, it offers one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments a short walk from Burjuman Centre and the Burjuman and ADCB Metro stations. This guide covers who developed it, what living there involves, and where Royale Stays' Airbnb management services apply across Dubai.
Developer
AW Rostamani Group
Storeys
24 storeys
Unit mix
One, two, three and four-bed apartments
Completed
October 2020
About the Building
M Square Residence sits within Al Mankhool, one of Bur Dubai's older and more established residential districts, immediately next to Burjuman Centre. It is one of three individual buildings that make up the wider M Square development by AW Rostamani Group, the other two being the M Square Office Tower, a commercial building, and the DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Al Mankhool, a hotel with its own serviced apartments. Work on the M Square complex began around 2013, with an original handover estimate of May 2017. The residential tower itself reached completion by October 2020.
M Square is a common name, so it is worth being precise about which building this guide covers. This page is about M Square Residence, the standalone apartment tower. It is a separate building from the M Square Office Tower next door, which is let to businesses rather than residents, and from the DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Al Mankhool, the hotel component of the same complex. Anyone comparing listings across the three should confirm a property is described specifically as M Square Residence before assuming it is the same building.
Some third-party sources describe the M Square Office Tower's own storey count differently (12 to 19 storeys depending on the source); this does not affect M Square Residence, whose own storey count (24) is consistent across the sources that describe it specifically, including a dedicated building profile.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
M Square Residence is within walking distance of Burjuman Centre, one of Bur Dubai's long-standing shopping malls, and both the Burjuman and ADCB Metro stations on the Red and Green Lines are close enough to reach on foot. Sheikh Zayed Road is nearby for anyone driving, and the International Modern Hospital is a short distance away. Royale Stays' Airbnb property management overview covers how the company approaches different neighbourhoods across Dubai.
Al Mankhool and the wider Bur Dubai district are older, established parts of the city, with a mix of residential towers, offices and retail at street level. This is a different character from newer freehold communities such as Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai or Palm Jumeirah. It is a practical, well-connected area for everyday living rather than a beachfront or skyline-view location.
Transportation & Access
M Square Residence is within walking distance of both the Burjuman and ADCB Metro stations on the Red and Green Lines, giving residents direct rail access across the city without needing a car. Sheikh Zayed Road is close by for drivers, and the building’s central Bur Dubai location keeps most of Dubai reachable within a short drive.
Unit Types & Amenities
M Square Residence offers one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments. Per AWR Properties, the building's own leasing arm, sample one-bedroom units run roughly 958 to 1,052 sq ft, two-bedroom units roughly 1,465 to 1,713 sq ft, and three-bedroom units around 1,742 sq ft, with exact sizes varying by layout and floor. Building amenities include a swimming pool, gym, steam and sauna rooms, a children's play area, a multi-purpose hall for events, 24-hour security with CCTV and access-card entry, and covered parking.
A total unit count is not stated in this guide. One figure (131) appears in different sources attached to both M Square Residence and, separately, to the number of serviced apartments inside the DoubleTree hotel component, a different building within the same complex; given that overlap, the figure is not reliable enough to repeat as a specific M Square Residence unit count.
Amenities
Building amenities at M Square Residence include a swimming pool, gym, steam and sauna rooms, a children’s play area, a multi-purpose hall for events, 24-hour security with CCTV and access-card entry, and covered parking.
Rental Market & Price Trends
M Square Residence is let almost entirely on standard, Ejari-registered annual tenancy contracts rather than sold as short-term investment stock, typical for older, non-freehold buildings in established Bur Dubai neighbourhoods like Al Mankhool. A reliable, building-specific rent figure for M Square Residence was not available from the sources checked for this guide.
As area-wide context only, not a M Square Residence-specific figure, Bur Dubai studio apartments have been reported renting from around AED 40,000 per year and one-bedroom apartments from around AED 98,000 per year, based on portal-reported averages across many buildings of different ages and standards in the wider district.
Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Income Potential
M Square Residence is best understood as a long-term rental building. Most residents here sign standard 12-month tenancy contracts rather than buying a unit outright for short-term letting, which is the more common model in newer freehold towers across Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Palm Jumeirah.
Royale Stays does not currently manage any property at M Square Residence or elsewhere in Al Mankhool. The company's Airbnb and holiday-home management services, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, guest communications, check-in and maintenance from a fee starting at 15%, are built around freehold apartments in Dubai's short-term-rental-active neighbourhoods. A Dubai holiday-home permit from DTCM is technically required to let any unit short-term anywhere in the city, including in Al Mankhool, though this is not the typical route for a leasehold building like this one. Owners with a Dubai property in one of Royale Stays' active areas can submit their property for a free assessment.
Royale Stays has no current partnership, affiliation, or commercial relationship with AW Rostamani Group or AWR Properties. This page is an independent building guide for renters and prospective tenants researching the building.
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