Bellevue Tower 1, Downtown Dubai
Bellevue Tower 1 is a 27-storey residential tower in Downtown Dubai, one half of the twin-tower Bellevue Towers complex developed by Dubai Properties in the Burj Khalifa District, right at the border of Downtown Dubai and Business Bay. Construction began in 2016 and the complex was completed in 2020, delivering one, two and three-bedroom apartments plus three-bedroom penthouses on the upper floors. The building sits within a kilometre of Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa fountains, with its own ground-floor supermarket, pharmacy, salon and restaurant. This guide covers the building’s facts, unit types and what a unit here could realistically earn as a short-term rental.
Developer
Dubai Properties
Location
Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa District
Building Type
Twin tower, 27 storeys
Completed
2020
About Bellevue Tower 1
Bellevue Tower 1, recorded in Dubai Land Department transactions as Bellevue Towers-1, is a 27-storey residential building developed by Dubai Properties through its project subsidiary Central Dubai Projects. It forms one half of the twin-tower Bellevue Towers complex in Downtown Dubai's Burj Khalifa District, alongside its 26-storey sister tower, Bellevue Tower 2. Construction began in October 2016 and the complex was completed in July 2020.
Dubai Properties' own marketing material describes the wider complex generally as a '23-storey' development, most likely counting numbered residential levels rather than total structural storeys; Dubai Land Department building records list this specific tower at 27 storeys, the figure used throughout this guide. The two towers are also sometimes referred to informally as Bellevue Tower West (this building, Tower 1) and Bellevue Tower East (Tower 2). Bellevue Towers is built on the site of the previously cancelled Maram Residence project.
Location and Nearby Landmarks
Bellevue Tower 1 sits right on the border of Downtown Dubai and Business Bay, in the area Dubai Land Department records label Burj Khalifa. The Fountains at Dubai Mall are about 0.9 km away, Bay Avenue Mall & Park and KidZania are both roughly 1.0 km away, and Business Bay South Park is about 1.1 km away. Four small outlets sit on the building's own ground floor: a supermarket, a pharmacy, a ladies' salon and a restaurant, covering everyday errands without leaving the building.
For the wider area, from Old Town Island to the Opera District and the Burj Khalifa waterfront, see Royale Stays' Downtown Dubai area guide. Owners comparing other towers in the same Business Bay-adjacent stretch of Downtown can also look at The Address Sky View Tower 2, or its own sister tower, Bellevue Tower 2.
Unit Types
Bellevue Tower 1's residential floors, levels 2 to 21, hold one, two and three-bedroom apartments. One-bedroom units run from around 811 to 878 sq ft including balcony. Two-bedroom units range from about 979 sq ft up to roughly 1,298 sq ft, and three-bedroom apartments run from about 1,638 to 1,719 sq ft. Three-bedroom penthouses occupy the 23rd floor, ranging from around 2,089 to 2,781 sq ft including a private balcony or terrace. Across the whole Bellevue Towers complex, unit sizes span 548 sq ft up to 3,991 sq ft, with living and dining rooms finished to a 3.15m ceiling height.
Unit-size figures for Bellevue Tower 1 are sourced to the developer's own project brochure and have not been independently cross-confirmed by a second source at time of writing, treat as a strong reference point rather than a guaranteed exact figure for every unit.
Amenities and Lifestyle
Residents share a swimming pool, a fully-equipped gym, landscaped community spaces and dedicated children's play areas. Secure, access-card-controlled parking and a double-deck lobby round out the building's day-to-day facilities, with distinctive facade lighting after dark and views over Burj Khalifa and the wider Downtown Dubai skyline from the upper floors.
Ground-floor retail includes Grandiose Supermarket, R Style Beauty Centre, China Bistro and a MedX pharmacy, covering daily errands without leaving the building.
Transportation & Access
From Bellevue Tower 1 it is roughly a 5-minute drive to The Dubai Mall, and both the Dubai Mall and Business Bay metro stations are within easy reach on foot or a short drive. Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road both give direct access out of the area. Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Mohammed Bin Zayed Road are both around a 20-minute drive, Dubai Academic City is about 25 minutes, and Expo City Dubai (the former Expo 2020 site) is roughly 30 minutes away.
Rental & Price Trends
Government-registered transaction data shows a one-bedroom apartment in Bellevue Tower 1 selling for AED 1.5 million (877 sq ft, about AED 1,710 per sq ft) in July 2026. In the sister tower, Bellevue Tower 2, a comparable one-bedroom sold for AED 1.56 million (852 sq ft, about AED 1,830 per sq ft) the same month. These are individual registered transactions, not an independently verified average, and actual achievable prices vary by exact unit, floor and view.
Owners weighing a specific unit's earning potential, whether as a long-term let or a short-term rental, can run their own numbers through Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator.
Airbnb and Short-Term Rental Potential
Bellevue Tower 1 is a standard freehold residential building, not a hotel or serviced-apartment product, so a DTCM holiday-home permit here follows the normal, straightforward owner-application route, not the alternate management-company-routed process required in hotel-branded buildings. Downtown Dubai as a whole is one of the most established short-term rental markets in the city, with strong year-round demand driven by Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa and the wider Downtown and Business Bay events calendar.
Royale Stays manages Airbnb and short-term rental units across Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay for a fee starting from 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communications and maintenance coordination. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a free earnings estimate, or call +971566424239 to talk through what a unit here could realistically earn.
No building-specific occupancy or nightly-rate figures were independently confirmed for this guide; the framing above reflects Downtown Dubai's general market position, not a Bellevue Tower 1-specific earnings claim.
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