Trafalgar Central, International City
Trafalgar Central is a residential apartment building in the Central Business District (CBD) cluster of International City, Dubai. It was developed by Fakhruddin Properties through its subsidiary Mohd Hussain & Bros. The building offers studio to 3-bedroom apartments and has been complete and occupied since 2011, with an active resale and rental market across Dubai’s major property portals.
Developer
Fakhruddin Properties (via Mohd Hussain & Bros)
Unit Types
Studio to 3-bedroom apartments (around 160 units)
Area
Central Business District, International City, Dubai
Status
Complete since 2011, active resale and rental market
About Trafalgar Central
Trafalgar Central is a residential apartment building in the Central Business District (CBD) cluster of International City, Dubai. It was developed by Fakhruddin Properties through its subsidiary Mohd Hussain & Bros, with construction beginning in January 2008 and completing in September 2011. The building comprises two basement levels, a ground floor, and ten residential floors, with around 160 units spread across studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom configurations.
Trafalgar Central should not be confused with Trafalgar Tower or Trafalgar Executive, two separate Fakhruddin-developed towers that share the Trafalgar name in the same CBD cluster of International City. Each is a distinct building on its own plot with its own unit mix and pricing.
Developer, completion date, and building specifications are confirmed across bayut.com's building guide, propsearch.ae's Dubai Land Department-sourced project page, and alnair.ae's project listing. The exact unit count of around 160 is sourced to bayut.com alone and is not independently corroborated elsewhere. The Trafalgar Tower and Trafalgar Executive disambiguation is sourced from metropolitan.realestate and bayut.com's own separate building guide pages for those two projects.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Trafalgar Central sits within International City’s Central Business District (CBD) cluster, registered on the Dubai Land Department under the Al Warsan First area. International City is also home to several other Royale Stays Building Guides, including Sheffield Classic Apartments and CBD 2 Building, both in the same CBD cluster.
Paris Children Park is about a 3-minute walk from the building, and the wider CBD cluster carries a ground-floor mix of restaurants and a supermarket within Trafalgar Central itself, alongside International City’s usual community amenities.
Location and DLD area registration sourced from bayut.com's building guide and propsearch.ae's project page.
Unit Types at Trafalgar Central
Trafalgar Central offers studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments. Studios average around 450 sq ft, one-bedroom units range from about 600 to 800 sq ft, two-bedroom units from about 1,400 to 1,600 sq ft, and three-bedroom units from about 1,600 to 1,700 sq ft.
Some portals list only studio, one-, and two-bedroom configurations for this building, while others also show a smaller number of three-bedroom units, so availability of the larger layout should be confirmed with a listing agent. Actual Dubai Land Department transaction records show a studio sold at 390 sq ft and a one-bedroom unit at 686 sq ft, both consistent with the ranges above.
Unit-mix and size detail sourced from bayut.com's building guide and alnair.ae's project listing, checked against propsearch.ae's individual Dubai Land Department transaction records.
Amenities at Trafalgar Central
Trafalgar Central’s shared facilities include a gym, jacuzzi, sauna, and steam rooms, along with a rooftop swimming pool. Basement parking is available for residents with electric-vehicle charging spaces and a solar photovoltaic panel system, and the building has high-speed elevators and a 24-hour front desk.
A restaurant and a supermarket operate on the ground floor for everyday convenience. Security features include CCTV surveillance, an intercom entry system, and smoke-detection systems throughout the building.
Amenities sourced from bayut.com's building guide, checked against alnair.ae's project listing (fitness center, pool, landscaped gardens, parking).
Transportation & Access
The nearest bus station is within a 5-minute walk of Trafalgar Central, giving residents a straightforward local transport option. The nearest metro stations are roughly a 20-minute drive away, so most residents rely on a car or taxi for longer trips across Dubai.
International City’s CBD cluster sits within reach of the wider Dubai road network, with the building’s ground-floor restaurant and supermarket covering day-to-day needs without a car.
Transportation detail sourced from bayut.com's building guide; travel times will vary by time of day.
Price Guide: Trafalgar Central
Recent Dubai Land Department transactions show a studio (409 sq ft) selling for AED 400,000 in February 2026, working out to about AED 978 per sq ft, and a one-bedroom unit (686 sq ft) selling for AED 625,000 in February 2026, at about AED 911 per sq ft.
On the rental side, current listings put Trafalgar Central’s rents between AED 42,000 and AED 52,000 per year, with a median of around AED 48,000 per year across active listings. 131 rental transactions were recorded in the building over the trailing 12 months, a 5.4% decrease year on year. Actual prices vary by floor, view, and condition, so anyone interested in a unit should check live listings on Bayut, Property Finder, or Dubizzle for current asking prices.
Pricing sourced from propsearch.ae's Dubai Land Department transaction records and propertyfinder.ae's area-insights page for Trafalgar Central.
Long-Term Rental Income Potential
Trafalgar Central’s location in International City’s CBD, together with its studio-to-three-bedroom unit mix and 131 rental transactions in the past year, points to a long-term rental proposition rather than a short-term or Airbnb-style one. International City’s tenant base is built around long-term residents and value-focused renters, not the international short-stay visitor traffic that drives Airbnb-style demand in Dubai’s short-term-rental hotspots.
Royale Stays currently manages Airbnb-style short-term rental portfolios in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR, and Business Bay, plus villa management in Mag City and DAMAC Hills/DAMAC Hills 2. International City, and Trafalgar Central within it, sit outside that current coverage, so this guide does not present the building as a short-term-rental opportunity.
Owners considering short-term or Airbnb-style letting at Trafalgar Central would still need to confirm eligibility directly: any Dubai holiday-home permit is tied to Department of Economy and Tourism (DET, formerly DTCM) requirements and to the specific building or owners’ association rules, not assumed from the unit type or area alone.
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