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Skyview Tower, Dubai Marina
A 32-storey Halcon Real Estate tower on the Dubai Marina waterfront, completed in 2011: location, amenities, and real short-term rental income data from Royale Stays managed portfolio.
Floors
32
Developer
Halcon Real Estate
Completed
2011
Units
189 (Studio-4BR + duplex penthouses)
Area
Dubai Marina
About Skyview Tower
Skyview Tower is a 32-storey residential building on the Dubai Marina waterfront, developed by Halcon Real Estate and rising 136 metres above the marina. Construction began in February 2008 and the tower was completed in June 2011, delivering 189 residential units across studio, one, two, three and four-bedroom configurations, plus a number of duplex penthouses.
The building comprises four above-ground parking floors and 27 residential floors, with every apartment sold freehold and finished with a balcony or terrace. That mix of unit sizes, from studios up to four-bedroom duplexes, gives Skyview Tower a wider range of configurations than many Dubai Marina towers of comparable height.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Skyview Tower sits close to Dubai Marina's waterfront promenade: roughly 0.6 kilometres from Marina Walk, 0.9 kilometres from The Walk at JBR and 1.0 kilometre from Skydive Dubai. JLT Park is about 1.1 kilometres away and Marina Beach roughly 1.3 kilometres, with Emirates Golf Club around 2.1 kilometres from the building. For a broader picture of the neighbourhood, see Royale Stays' guide to Airbnb management across Dubai Marina.
Other Dubai Marina towers Royale Stays has covered in this series include Jumeirah Living Marina Gate, 52|42 Towers, and Marina Tower, all within a short distance of Skyview Tower along the marina waterfront.
Unit Types
Skyview Tower's 189 residential units span studios through one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, along with a number of duplex penthouses. All units are sold freehold and include a balcony or terrace. Royale Stays has not sourced a precise per-configuration breakdown or exact size ranges for this pass, so the unit mix is described here as reported rather than presented with invented precision. No floor-plan diagrams are included: floor plans are typically the developer's proprietary material and have not been independently verified for this guide.
Amenities
Skyview Tower offers a gym, a health club and a swimming pool, along with several retail units at ground level. This puts the building in line with the amenity standard expected of a mid-2000s Dubai Marina residential tower, though owners and renters should confirm current on-site facility availability directly with the building's management given the tower is now well over a decade old.
Transportation & Access
From Skyview Tower it takes roughly 21 minutes to drive to Dubai Mall, 13 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 19 minutes to Burj Al Arab and 4 minutes to The Walk at JBR, under typical traffic conditions. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 29 minutes away by car and the newer Al Maktoum International Airport roughly 35 minutes away. Dubai Marina's own Metro and Tram stations give residents car-free access to the wider city, alongside the marina's walkable waterfront promenade.
Rental & Price Trends
Dubai Marina's typical one-bedroom rental range currently runs roughly AED 95,000 to AED 140,000 per year, the same area-level range Royale Stays has already established elsewhere in this series. This is an area-wide figure, not one specific to Skyview Tower, since no building-specific long-term rental report was found for this pass. Owners weighing a unit at Skyview Tower can run their own numbers through Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator for a unit-specific estimate.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Royale Stays' own managed-portfolio data for Dubai Marina shows a one-bedroom short-term rental generating AED 120,000 to AED 165,000 gross per year at roughly 78 per cent occupancy, with AED 80,000 to AED 110,000 net after management fees and operating costs. This reflects Dubai Marina performance generally rather than a figure specific to Skyview Tower, since Royale Stays does not currently have booking data from this exact building. Every owner still needs a Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DTCM) holiday home permit before listing a unit.
Royale Stays manages Dubai Marina short-term rentals from a fee starting at 15% of gross booking revenue, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications. 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.
Income data reflects Royale Stays' own managed-portfolio bookings across Dubai Marina, reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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