Limestone House, DIFC
A 15-storey Limestone Holdings Ltd residential tower in Dubai International Financial Centre, completed in November 2010: one- to four-bedroom apartments, verified amenities, and real short-term rental evidence from three independent booking platforms.
Developer
Limestone Holdings Ltd
Floors
15
Completed
November 2010
Units
1-4 Bedroom (121 Total)
Area
DIFC
About Limestone House
Limestone House is a 15-storey residential tower inside Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), developed by Limestone Holdings Ltd and completed in November 2010. It was designed by the architecture group Gensler, with an almond-toned stone facade and greenery worked into the exterior, blending European and Mediterranean architectural influences.
The building carries 121 apartments across its 15 floors, ranging from one to four-bedroom units. Some Dubai property portals also associate the project with Union Properties, a separate major Dubai developer; this guide follows the majority-sourced attribution (three independent building-data sources) to Limestone Holdings Ltd as the project company of record, and does not present the Union Properties association as independently confirmed.
Readers researching this building may also encounter a claim online that Limestone House is a 41-storey, 186-metre tower. That figure does not belong to Limestone House: it describes DIFC Living, a separate residential project launched for sale in September 2023 and developed directly by DIFC Authority itself, still under construction with completion targeted for Q3 2026. Limestone House, by contrast, is the established 15-storey, 121-unit building completed in 2010 that this guide covers. See the FAQ below for the full source breakdown.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Limestone House sits inside DIFC itself, along Sheikh Zayed Road and close to the Ritz-Carlton DIFC and the Investment Corporation of Dubai building, with pedestrian access into DIFC's Gate Avenue retail and dining strip. DIFC is Dubai's dedicated financial free zone, home to international banks, law firms and asset managers, alongside a smaller residential base than nearby Downtown Dubai or Business Bay.
Royale Stays maintains a dedicated guide to Airbnb property management in DIFC covering the area's location, connectivity and rental context. Two other DIFC towers Royale Stays has covered separately are Index Tower, a taller mixed-use tower nearby, and Burj Daman, a mixed-use tower with a Waldorf Astoria hotel component.
Unit Types
Limestone House offers one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments plus a small number of penthouses, 121 units in total. Confirmed size ranges run from roughly 1,100 to 1,300 sq ft for one-bedroom units, 1,600 to 2,034 sq ft for two-bedroom units, and 2,128 to 4,041 sq ft for three-bedroom layouts, with four-bedroom and penthouse units running from around 4,000 up to 5,800-plus sq ft. Source listings vary somewhat on the exact size bands for each configuration, so treat these as representative ranges rather than fixed figures for any specific unit.
Amenities
Limestone House offers a fitness centre and gym, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sauna, steam room and jacuzzi, 24-hour concierge and security with CCTV monitoring, underground and covered parking, multiple passenger and service elevators, an event space, and central air-conditioning. Ground-level retail and F&B options are available nearby along DIFC's Gate Avenue.
Transportation & Access
Limestone House is roughly a 10-minute walk from both Financial Centre Metro Station and Emirates Towers Metro Station on the Dubai Metro Red Line. Financial Centre Station connects to DIFC's Gate Village via a dedicated pedestrian bridge, making the walk manageable in Dubai's climate for most of the year. Sheikh Zayed Road runs directly past the building, giving quick car access to Downtown Dubai, Business Bay and Dubai Marina.
Rental & Price Trends
Current DIFC listing aggregations put Limestone House rents at roughly AED 120,000 to AED 220,000 a year depending on unit size and floor, with resale prices ranging from around AED 1.5 million to AED 5 million. Royale Stays has not independently confirmed a building-specific service charge for Limestone House, so this guide states that gap honestly rather than printing an unverified number.
Owners weighing a Limestone House apartment against a standard long-term Ejari tenancy can model both scenarios with Royale Stays' ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
DIFC's leasehold jurisdiction does not by itself block holiday-home or short-term-rental use. As with other leasehold DIFC buildings, a Limestone House owner works through the standard holiday-home permit process, typically routed through the building's management company rather than a standalone application. See Royale Stays' holiday home permit guide for the general application steps.
Royale Stays does not yet have Limestone House-specific booking data, but independent evidence that short-term rental demand already exists in this exact building is unusually strong for a single tower: live third-party listings appear on Booking.com ("Limestone House, Dubai International Financial Centre"), Hotels.com ("Short Stay Limestone House DIFC, 2 Bedrooms") and Vrbo ("Elegant One Bedroom at Limestone House DIFC"), three separate booking platforms confirming real short-stay activity inside the building today.
DIFC is one of the areas Royale Stays manages Dubai Airbnb properties in. Full-service management for a Dubai apartment covers furnishing, photography, pricing, guest communications and maintenance coordination, from a 15% management fee. For a wider comparison of how full-service management stacks up across Dubai operators, see Royale Stays' guide to choosing an Airbnb manager in Dubai. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a free assessment.
Royale Stays does not yet have Limestone House-specific portfolio data to draw on for this guide; this section reflects the currently available public market context only, reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM licensed operator.
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