DT1, Downtown Dubai
DT1 is a 17-storey residential tower in the Burj Khalifa area of Downtown Dubai, developed by Ellington Properties Development and completed in March 2020. The building holds a wide unit mix, studios through four-bedroom apartments plus a handful of penthouses, a short walk from Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa. Downtown Dubai is one of Royale Stays' core managed areas, and the company handles the setup, pricing and guest side of running a DT1 apartment as a short-term rental for a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
Ellington Properties Development
Storeys
17 (plus 1 basement level)
Completed
March 2020
Units
Studio to 4BR, plus penthouses
Area
Burj Khalifa area, Downtown Dubai
About DT1
DT1 is a 17-storey residential building (plus one basement parking level) in Downtown Dubai, developed by Ellington Properties Development. Construction began in May 2016 and finished in March 2020, with handover estimated for April 2020. The tower reaches 72 metres and sits on a 20,000 sq m plot in the Burj Khalifa area of Downtown Dubai, according to Dubai Land Department records.
The building offers a genuinely wide unit mix for a single tower, studios, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments, plus a small number of penthouses. Shared facilities include a fitness centre, leisure and lap pools, a games room, a reading patio, a club lounge and an art gallery. There are also two commercial outlets at ground level within the building itself. Because DT1 is developed by Ellington rather than Vida, the site's only confirmed prohibited brand for short-term letting, there is no policy reason apartments here cannot be run as licensed holiday homes, as part of Royale Stays' wider Airbnb property management approach in Dubai.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
DT1 sits in the Burj Khalifa area of Downtown Dubai, close to Dubai Mall, The Dubai Fountain and Bay Avenue Mall & Park (around 0.3 km away). Recent DLD-recorded drive times put Dubai Mall roughly 8 minutes away, with Dubai International Airport around 19 minutes and Al Maktoum International Airport around 46 minutes by car.
For a wider view of the area's short-term rental market, Royale Stays' Airbnb management guide for Downtown Dubai covers licensing and demand across the community. DT1's closest confirmed neighbouring buildings, each covered separately on royalestays.com, include 8 Boulevard Walk, Boulevard Heights and Bahwan Tower, all within roughly 0.1 to 0.2 km of DT1.
DT1 Unit Types
DT1 comprises a mix of studios, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments, along with a small number of penthouses, a wider spread than many single-tower Downtown Dubai buildings. Recent DLD-recorded transactions show a studio at 268 sq ft, a one-bedroom at 1,036 sq ft, two-bedroom units ranging from 1,527 to 1,716 sq ft, and a three-bedroom unit at 2,536 sq ft, a genuine spread of sizes within each unit type rather than a single fixed layout per configuration.
Amenities at DT1
Residents have access to a fitness centre, leisure and lap swimming pools, a games room, a reading patio, a club lounge and an art gallery. Two commercial outlets, a restaurant and a training gym, operate at street level inside the building itself, alongside dozens more supermarkets, cafes and restaurants within walking distance in the wider Boulevard area of Downtown Dubai.
Transportation & Access
DT1 is roughly an 8-minute drive from Dubai Mall, 22 minutes from Palm Jumeirah, 20 minutes from Burj Al Arab and 25 minutes from The Walk JBR, based on typical traffic conditions. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is about 19 minutes away by car, and Al Maktoum International Airport is roughly 46 minutes away, standard for a Burj Khalifa-area Downtown address. No building-specific metro-walk distance was independently confirmed; residents typically use the Business Bay or Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro stations serving the wider Downtown Dubai district.
DT1 Price Trends
Recent Dubai Land Department sale transactions at DT1 run from AED 2,800,000 for a one-bedroom to AED 6,250,000 for a 2,536 sq ft three-bedroom unit, across one-, two- and three-bedroom sales recorded in 2026.
No verified DT1-specific rent figure is available at the time of writing. For context, Downtown Dubai rents rose roughly 4 to 7% through 2025 according to Bayut's Dubai Rental Market Report, with H1 2026 figures putting a one-bedroom apartment in the area at around AED 133,000 a year, a two-bedroom at around AED 223,000, and a three-bedroom at around AED 362,000. Owners weighing a specific DT1 unit's numbers can run their own scenario through Royale Stays' ROI calculator.
Airbnb Income Potential at DT1
Downtown Dubai is one of Royale Stays' core managed areas, and the company's own managed Downtown Dubai portfolio shows a blended rate of around AED 1,179 a night at 88% occupancy, with one-bedroom apartments averaging around AED 654 a night (roughly AED 17,888 a month) and two-bedroom apartments around AED 1,093 a night (roughly AED 29,901 a month), per the Downtown Dubai Airbnb rental income data. No DT1-specific occupancy or nightly-rate figure has been independently confirmed, so these reflect the wider managed Downtown Dubai portfolio rather than a unit inside this building specifically.
Because DT1 is developed by Ellington rather than Vida, the only confirmed prohibited brand for short-term letting, there is no policy reason apartments here cannot be run as licensed holiday homes. Royale Stays runs the full operation for a fee starting from 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications, with a single monthly statement covering revenue, fee, costs and net transfer. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a free earnings estimate.
Income context reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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