The Residences Tower 7, Downtown Dubai
The Residences 7 is a 40-storey Emaar Properties tower on Old Town Island, part of the nine-tower Residences (also known as Burj Residences) complex facing Burj Khalifa and Burj Park, completed in 2007 with one, two and three-bedroom apartments. Live listings on Airbnb, Booking.com and other platforms already show short-term stays operating inside the building today, and Royale Stays manages the setup, pricing and guest side of listing a unit for a fee from 15%.
Floors
40
Developer
Emaar Properties
Completed
2007
Units
1,056 (per portals, see note)
Area
Downtown Dubai (Old Town Island)
About The Residences 7
The Residences 7 is a 40-storey residential tower developed by Emaar Properties, one of nine numbered towers that together make up The Residences, also known as Burj Residences, on Old Town Island in Downtown Dubai. The wider masterplan sits on a curving landscaped podium facing Burj Khalifa, Burj Lake and Burj Park, with construction beginning in 2004 and the complex handed over by 2007, making Residences 7 one of Downtown Dubai's earlier-delivered towers rather than one of the newer Opera District builds.
Property portals put the total unit count for Residences 7 at 1,056, though Emaar's own community management site attributes that same combined total, 1,056 apartments and 29 town houses, to the entire nine-tower Residences complex rather than to Tower 7 alone. Given that overlap, the safest reading is that Residences 7 is a large, well-established tower within a much larger masterplan, rather than treating 1,056 as a confirmed single-building figure.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
The Residences 7 sits on Old Town Island, immediately next to Burj Khalifa, Burj Park and The Dubai Fountain, with Dubai Mall roughly a 15 to 20 minute walk away depending on the exact route. The Residences masterplan is a self-contained community in its own right, with retail shops and cafes at podium level linking the towers, four levels of parking, and round-the-clock concierge and security. For a wider view of the area's short-term rental market, Royale Stays' Airbnb management guide for Downtown Dubai covers licensing and demand across the wider district.
Other Downtown Dubai towers covered separately on royalestays.com include Forte Tower 1 in the Opera District, Grande Signature Residences, and Downtown Mada Residences by Yanjoon, each with its own location, layout and unit mix within the wider district.
Unit Types
Residences 7 offers one, two and three-bedroom apartments, with at least one source also noting a small number of podium-level villas within the tower's footprint. Property portals cite a total of 1,056 units for the tower, though as covered above, that figure is the same total Emaar's own community site uses for the entire nine-tower Residences complex, so it may reflect the masterplan rather than Tower 7 alone. One and two-bedroom floor plans are the most commonly listed sizes on major rental portals today.
Amenities
Residents have access to a swimming pool, a fully equipped gym, sauna, jacuzzi and multiple steam rooms, squash courts, a library, a daycare centre and a mini theatre, alongside a 24-hour concierge desk in a grand lobby, pet-friendly policies, free parking, and standard fire alarm and emergency evacuation systems. The wider Residences podium adds retail shops and cafes shared across all nine towers.
Transportation & Access
Old Town Island sits within comfortable walking distance of the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro station, and Sheikh Zayed Road is close by for anyone driving, the same access point most Downtown Dubai addresses rely on. Dubai International Airport is roughly 20 to 25 minutes away by car outside of peak traffic.
Rental & Price Trends
No independently verified sale or rental transaction figures specific to Residences 7 were available when this guide was researched, and inventing one would help nobody. Owners weighing a specific unit's numbers can run their own scenario through Royale Stays' ROI calculator, which works from the figures you actually have rather than a portal average.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Residences 7 already has real, external evidence of live short-term letting: current listings on Airbnb, on Booking.com under two separate hosts, on Marriott Homes & Villas, and on Tripadvisor's vacation rental section all show apartments inside the building being actively rented to guests today, independently of anything Royale Stays has done. Because Residences 7 is developed by Emaar rather than Vida, the only confirmed prohibited brand for short-term letting, there is no policy reason its apartments can't be run as licensed holiday homes.
Royale Stays does not have earnings data specific to Residences 7 itself, but Downtown Dubai apartments broadly earn AED 90,000 to AED 180,000 or more a year on Airbnb depending on size and management quality, per Royale Stays' own Downtown Dubai Airbnb income data: one-bedroom units typically rent for AED 500 to 750 a night (roughly AED 130,000 to 175,000 a year), and two-bedroom units for AED 850 to 1,300 a night (roughly AED 190,000 to 280,000 a year), the two closest matches to Residences 7's own unit mix.
Royale Stays manages the full short-term rental process end to end, from furnishing and photography to pricing, check-in, guest communications and maintenance, for a fee from 15%. Owners considering Residences 7 for short-term rental can review Royale Stays' full operational approach in its 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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