One JBR
One JBR, formally named 1/JBR, is a 46-storey residential tower at the northern entrance of Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR), developed by Dubai Properties. It holds 163 apartments and penthouses across two to five bedrooms, with private beach access and a Dubai Marina skyline outlook, and Royale Stays manages the short-term rental side of owning a unit here, from permits to guest care, for a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
Dubai Properties
Storeys
46
Units
163 (2-5BR + Penthouses)
Completed
2020
About One JBR
One JBR carries the formal name 1/JBR on its title deeds and older listings, and the same building is marketed everyday simply as One JBR, the two names refer to one single tower, not two separate developments. It was developed by Dubai Properties (part of Dubai Holding, sometimes credited on listings as Dubai Properties Group), the same developer behind other JBR-area and Dubai Marina projects such as Bahar and Central Park Towers.
The tower rises 46 storeys and holds 163 residences, a mix of two, three and four-bedroom apartments plus five-bedroom penthouse layouts with private rooftop pools on the upper floors. It was completed in 2020 (sources differ on the exact handover month, so this guide states the year only). Royale Stays does not have an independently corroborated exact height or unit-by-unit floor plan size for One JBR, so this guide does not state precise figures for either.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
One JBR sits right at the northern entrance of Jumeirah Beach Residence, where JBR meets Dubai Marina and The Walk's beachfront promenade of restaurants, cafes and retail begins. Dubai Marina Mall is a short walk away, and upper-floor units look out over the Marina skyline, Palm Jumeirah and, on a clear day, Atlantis The Palm. For area-level context across all of JBR's clusters, Royale Stays' guide to Airbnb management across JBR covers licensing and demand across the wider district.
One JBR is a standalone landmark tower rather than part of JBR's numbered Sadaf, Rimal, Bahar, Murjan, Amwaj or Shams clusters, and it is a physically different building from The Walk, JBR, Royale Stays' guide to the Sonder-managed units inside Al Fattan Crystal Towers further along the same promenade. One JBR joins Royale Stays' wider numbered-tower coverage across JBR's Sadaf, Rimal, Bahar, Murjan, Amwaj and Shams clusters as a separate, non-numbered addition to that same district-wide coverage.
Unit Types
One JBR offers two, three and four-bedroom apartments, with five-bedroom penthouse layouts on the top floors that include private rooftop pools. Listings describe the size range as running from around 1,600 square feet for a two-bedroom unit up to close to 8,000 square feet for the largest penthouses, though available sources give slightly different exact figures for each unit type, so this guide states the general range rather than a single precise square footage per layout.
Amenities
Residents have direct private beach access, an infinity pool, a fully equipped gym, VIP valet parking, private lift lobbies, 24-hour concierge and security, and a smart home system in every unit. The building's ground-floor lobby is a notably tall, double-height space, and several upper-floor penthouses add their own private rooftop pools on top of the building-wide amenity package.
Transportation & Access
JBR is served by the Dubai Tram, with a stop within walking distance of One JBR, and the Dubai Marina Metro station is a short tram or taxi ride away for onward Dubai Metro connections. Sheikh Zayed Road is easily reached by car from the building's northern-JBR position, with Dubai International Airport around 30 minutes away depending on traffic.
Rental & Price Trends
Royale Stays does not have independently verified One JBR-specific sale or rental transaction figures at the time of writing, so this guide does not state a per-square-foot price for the building. Owners can model their own unit's numbers with Royale Stays' ROI calculator, or compare against the wider JBR market via Royale Stays' other JBR building guides.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Royale Stays manages short-term rentals across JBR, and published area-level figures for JBR put gross annual booking revenue at roughly AED 210,000 to 300,000 for two-bedroom units and AED 330,000 to 480,000 for three-bedroom units. Royale Stays does not currently have a verified JBR area-level figure for four and five-bedroom penthouse-scale units like One JBR's largest layouts, so owners of those larger units are better served by the ROI calculator above than by a stated area figure. Royale Stays does not currently have One JBR-specific booking data to draw on either, so these figures reflect JBR generally rather than claiming a nightly rate or occupancy figure for this particular building.
Renting a One JBR apartment short-term needs a DTCM holiday home permit, professional photography, dynamic pricing, round-the-clock guest communication, housekeeping between stays, and owners-association coordination. 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.
Dubai Properties is a government-linked master developer, not a hotel brand: there is no policy reason, unlike Vida, the site's only confirmed prohibited brand, that One JBR apartments can't be run as licensed holiday homes. The wider operational approach is covered in Royale Stays' guide to Airbnb property management in Dubai. 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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