Boulevard Crescent Tower 2, Downtown Dubai
Boulevard Crescent Tower 2 is a 21-storey residential tower in Downtown Dubai, developed by Emaar Properties as the shorter of two connected towers, alongside the 39-storey Tower 1, that make up the 307-apartment Boulevard Crescent complex on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard. It holds freehold one, two and three-bedroom apartments, completed around 2019, a short walk from Dubai Opera and a few minutes' drive from Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall. Short-stay listings already run inside the tower today, and Royale Stays manages the setup, pricing and guest side of running a unit here for a fee from 15%.
Storeys
21
Developer
Emaar Properties
Completed
circa 2019
Units
1, 2 & 3BR (307 across the 2-tower complex)
Area
Downtown Dubai (MBR Boulevard)
About Boulevard Crescent Tower 2
Boulevard Crescent Tower 2 is a 21-storey residential building developed by Emaar Properties, one of two connected towers that make up the Boulevard Crescent complex on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard in Downtown Dubai. Its sibling, Boulevard Crescent Tower 1, rises 39 storeys; together the two towers hold 307 freehold apartments and share a podium-level fitness club, swimming pool, and landscaped parks and walkways.
Tower 2 itself holds freehold one, two and three-bedroom apartments finished with floor-to-ceiling windows and either wooden or tiled flooring. The complex was launched in 2014, and Tower 2 reached completion around 2019. Short-term rental activity already exists inside the building: rental portals list dedicated short-stay apartments in Boulevard Crescent Tower 2 specifically, alongside standalone Airbnb listings for the wider complex. Royale Stays manages the day-to-day side of running a unit here as a short-term rental, from setup and pricing through to guest communication, as part of its wider Airbnb property management approach in Dubai, for a management fee from 15%.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Boulevard Crescent Tower 2 sits roughly halfway down Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, directly across from the Dubai Opera district. Dubai Mall is around a 5-minute drive away and Dubai Fountain about 7 minutes, with Dubai Opera itself only a few minutes on foot.
The tower's immediate neighbours include its own 39-storey sibling, Boulevard Crescent Tower 1, plus Bahwan Tower and 8 Boulevard Walk, both a short walk away on the same stretch of the Boulevard. For the wider area's short-term rental market, Royale Stays' Airbnb management guide for Downtown Dubai covers licensing and demand across the community.
Unit Types
Boulevard Crescent Tower 2's apartments span three layouts: one-bedroom units from around 1,065 to 1,150 sq ft, two-bedroom units from around 1,471 to 1,624 sq ft, and three-bedroom units from around 1,797 to 2,300 sq ft. Every unit has floor-to-ceiling windows and a private balcony, with some one-bedroom layouts offering two balconies. Larger four-bedroom penthouse units exist within the wider two-tower complex, concentrated mainly on Tower 1's upper floors.
Amenities
The tower has an infinity pool and a fully equipped gym, a kids' play area, a BBQ area for events, and space for billiards, basketball, squash and table tennis. Building services include basement parking, high-speed elevators, full-time security with key-card apartment access, district cooling, and a manned lobby with round-the-clock concierge service. Pets are allowed.
Transportation & Access
Business Bay Metro Station is roughly 6 minutes from the tower, and Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station is about 7 minutes away, with The Financial Centre Metro Station a further 12 minutes' drive. The nearest bus stops sit at 8 Boulevard Walk Tower, Lake Central Tower, East Height Towers and Clover Bay Tower, each a 2 to 4-minute drive from the building.
Rental & Price Trends
Downtown Dubai rents held broadly stable through H1 2026, according to Bayut's Dubai Rental Market Report, which puts the area's average annual rent at AED 133,000 for a one-bedroom, AED 223,000 for a two-bedroom and AED 362,000 for a three-bedroom apartment, the three unit types that make up Boulevard Crescent Tower 2's mix. A recent Dubai Land Department-recorded sale in the tower, a 1,159 sq ft one-bedroom apartment, transacted at AED 1,920,000, though no building-specific rental figure has been independently confirmed beyond the area-wide benchmark. Owners weighing a specific unit's numbers can run their own scenario through Royale Stays' ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term demand for Boulevard Crescent Tower 2 is already visible and specific to the building, not just the wider complex: rental portals list dedicated short-stay apartments inside Tower 2 itself, alongside separate Airbnb listings for the Boulevard Crescent complex generally. Royale Stays' own managed Downtown Dubai portfolio shows gross annual income in the region of AED 130,000 to AED 175,000 for a one-bedroom, AED 190,000 to AED 280,000 for a two-bedroom and AED 300,000 to AED 430,000 for a three-bedroom, per the Downtown Dubai Airbnb rental income data.
Because Boulevard Crescent Tower 2 is developed by Emaar 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. 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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