Dubai Desk Compare
Side by side
All six, on one screen.
Price, yield band, net monthly income, handover and payment structure — in AED, dollars or pesos. Net income deducts a 1.5% annual service charge, which is the number brochures leave out.
| Asset | Location | From | Gross yield | Net / month | Handover | Plan | The thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azizi Wares Azizi Developments | Downtown Jebel Ali, Dubai | AED 555,000 | 7.0–8.5% | AED 2,891 | Q4 2027 | 50 / 50 | High-yield workforce housing |
| The Archive Imtiaz Developments | Dubai Land Residence Complex, Dubai | AED 666,000 | 7.5–9.0% | AED 3,746 | Q3 2028 | 50/50 or post-handover | Fully furnished, post-handover cash flow |
| Azizi Venice Azizi Developments | Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar), Dubai | AED 758,000 | 8.0–10.0% | AED 4,738 | Q4 2026 | 40/60 or 30/70 | Airport-adjacent masterplan appreciation |
| Binghatti Sky Rise Binghatti Developers | Business Bay, Dubai | AED 975,000 | 6.5–8.0% | AED 4,672 | Q4 2026+ | 70 / 30 | Central liquidity and short-let premium |
| Samana Portside Samana Developers | Downtown Jebel Ali, Dubai | AED 1,090,000 | 6.5–8.0% | AED 5,223 | Dec 2029 | 30 / 70 | Resort amenity premium on a long runway |
| Bayz 102 by Danube Danube Properties | Business Bay (Marasi Drive), Dubai | AED 1,400,000 | 6.0–8.0% | AED 6,417 | Dec 2028 | 1% monthly | Trophy asset with monthly payment mechanics |
Net monthly income is modelled on the mid-point of each published yield band, less a 1.5% annual service charge, on the starting price. It is an illustration for comparison, not a projection for a specific unit.
Yield, ranked
Gross against net
The gap between the two bars is the service charge — roughly a percentage point and a half of value every year, forever. It is the most commonly ignored number in off-plan sales and it is the difference between a portfolio that performs and one that merely looked good on a slide.
Mid-band gross shown, with net after a 1.5% service charge assumption.
Decision guide
Start from what you want, not from what looks best
I want the highest income per dirham
Azizi Venice
8–10% gross, the top band in the portfolio, in the corridor the airport is dragging upward. Accept a longer horizon and a location that is still becoming a city.
I want rent as soon as possible
Binghatti Sky Rise
Handover from Q4 2026 — the shortest wait here — in the district with the deepest tenant pool and the fastest exit.
I want the smallest possible entry
Azizi Wares
AED 555,000 with a 10% booking deposit. The lowest cash-in of the six, against JAFZA’s year-round corporate demand.
I want it to pay for itself
The Archive
Furnished handover plus 40% deferred over three years post-handover: the tenant’s rent covers the remaining instalments.
I want a landmark address, paid monthly
Bayz 102
102 storeys on Marasi Drive, fully furnished, and financed at 1% a month — a trophy address bought out of monthly cash flow rather than a lump sum.
I want the strongest short-let hook
Samana Portside
A private plunge pool on the balcony is the single most effective thumbnail in the short-let market.
The arithmetic
Model any of them against your own assumptions
Pick an asset, then move the sliders. Service charges are deducted from gross, so what you see is what actually reaches your account — in AED, USD or pesos.
Published band for this asset: 7.0%–8.5% gross.
Charged per square foot by the building, billed annually. 1.5% of value is the planning default.
The cash you actually put in to secure the unit. Everything after it is scheduled.
Net figures deduct service charges only. Budget separately for the one-off 4% Dubai Land Department registration fee, administrative charges and any letting or management fee — all of which are laid out in writing before you reserve.
Next step
Narrowed it to two? That is the right time to call.
I will pull live availability on both, show you the floors and orientations that actually matter, and give you the full cost stack in writing.