YOUR GUIDE TO SMARTER, HIGHER-EARNING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Ocean Heights, Dubai Marina
An 83-storey DAMAC Properties tower with distinctive curved architecture on the Dubai Marina waterfront: location, amenities, pricing, and real short-term rental income data from Royale Stays' managed portfolio.
Floors
83
Developer
DAMAC Properties
Completed
2010
Architect
Aedas (Andrew Bromberg)
Area
Dubai Marina
About Ocean Heights
Ocean Heights is an 83-storey residential skyscraper on the Dubai Marina waterfront, developed by DAMAC Properties and completed in October 2010. The tower is instantly recognisable for its sweeping, wave-like curve running the full height of the building, a design credited to architect Andrew Bromberg of Aedas, the studio behind several of Dubai's more architecturally distinctive residential towers.
A small number of sources cite Ocean Heights as 84 storeys rather than 83. Royale Stays has used the majority-sourced figure of 83 floors for this guide rather than presenting both numbers as equally reliable. At the time of its completion, Ocean Heights ranked among the taller residential buildings in Dubai Marina, and its curved profile remains one of the more visually distinctive silhouettes along the waterfront skyline, standing apart from the straighter-edged towers that make up much of the surrounding district.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Ocean Heights sits within Dubai Marina, one of Dubai's most established waterfront districts and a longstanding hotspot for short-term rental demand. Owners weighing this specific tower against the wider district can read Royale Stays' guide to Airbnb management across Dubai Marina for area-level context beyond this one building.
The building sits close to Dubai Marina Mall and the Marina Walk promenade, with JBR's beachfront a short distance further along the waterfront. Sheikh Zayed Road runs directly past the district, giving Ocean Heights straightforward road access toward Downtown Dubai and the wider city, though Royale Stays has not independently confirmed exact walking distances or drive times specific to this building in this pass.
Other Dubai Marina buildings Royale Stays has covered separately include Marina Tower, Cayan Tower and Marina Diamonds, useful reference points for owners comparing unit mixes, pricing and building profiles across the district.
Unit Types
Ocean Heights was built with a broad mix of apartment sizes, commonly reported to span one, two and three-bedroom units alongside larger penthouse-style residences toward the upper floors. Royale Stays has not independently confirmed an exact unit count or a precise breakdown by configuration for this pass, so this guide describes the mix qualitatively rather than presenting an invented figure as fact. No floor-plan diagrams are included here: floor plans are typically the developer's or broker's proprietary material and have not been independently verified for this guide.
Amenities
Royale Stays has not independently confirmed a building-specific amenities list for Ocean Heights in this pass. Owners and prospective renters should confirm current on-site facilities directly with the building's management rather than assuming a standard set of amenities applies, since this has not been independently verified for this guide.
Transportation & Access
As with the rest of Dubai Marina, Ocean Heights is served by the Dubai Tram, which runs along the waterfront and connects into the Red Line Metro at the DMCC and Sobha Realty stations. Sheikh Zayed Road runs directly alongside the district, giving the building road access toward Downtown Dubai, Dubai International Airport and the wider city, though Royale Stays has not confirmed an exact walking distance from Ocean Heights specifically to any tram or metro stop.
Rental & Price Trends
Royale Stays has not independently confirmed rents specific to Ocean Heights in this pass, so the figures below describe Dubai Marina's rental market at an area level rather than this particular building. One-bedroom apartments across Dubai Marina have rented in a range of roughly AED 95,000 to 140,000 per year, the same range this guide uses consistently across Royale Stays' other Dubai Marina Building Guides.
Service charges specific to Ocean Heights have not been independently confirmed via the DLD's Mollak index for this pass and are omitted here rather than estimated. Owners weighing a specific unit's earning potential against these area-level ranges can run their own numbers through Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at Ocean Heights, runs through a DTCM (Department of Economy and Tourism) holiday home permit, the same licensing requirement that applies regardless of building or area. An owner considering Airbnb at Ocean Heights would need to hold that permit before listing a unit, in addition to confirming the building's own short-term letting policy. Royale Stays' guide to the Dubai holiday home permit covers what the process and fees generally involve.
Royale Stays manages short-term rentals across Dubai Marina, and in Royale Stays' own managed portfolio, one-bedroom units in the district have generated roughly AED 120,000 to 165,000 in gross annual booking revenue, or around AED 80,000 to 110,000 net after management fees and operating costs. Royale Stays does not currently have Ocean Heights-specific booking data to draw on, so these figures reflect Dubai Marina generally rather than claiming a nightly rate or occupancy figure for this particular building.
For an owner weighing whether Airbnb makes sense for a unit at Ocean Heights, the practical starting points are the same as anywhere else in Dubai Marina: confirming the building's short-term letting policy, applying for the DTCM permit, and pricing the unit competitively against comparable Marina listings. Royale Stays manages the full furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications process for owners who prefer not to handle it directly, and our guide to what separates a strong Airbnb management company from a weak one sets out what to look for when comparing operators. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a management review to get a clearer read on its Airbnb potential.
Income data reflects Royale Stays' own managed-portfolio bookings across Dubai Marina, reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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