1-bed · 917 sqftThe Distinction, Downtown Dubai · 10th floor · completed 2016

1003, The Distinction

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in March 2014, and rented continuously since 2017. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 1003 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 9 November 2024
Last soldAED 2.09M3 March 2014
Current rentAED 95K /yr9 November 2024
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Property timeline for 1003, The Distinction

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Last sold for AED 2,089,510 in 2014

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9 Nov 2024RentedNew contract
AED 95,000/yr12 months · AED 104 per sqft
7 Jul 2023RentedNew contract
AED 100,000/yr12 months · AED 109 per sqft
12 Dec 2022RentedNew contract
AED 110,000/yr12 months · AED 120 per sqft
21 Dec 2021RentedNew contract
AED 92,727/yr11 months · AED 101 per sqft
17 Nov 2020RentedNew contract
AED 58,000/yr12 months · AED 63 per sqft
31 Oct 2019RentedNew contract
AED 70,000/yr12 months · AED 77 per sqft
16 Jul 2018RentedNew contract
AED 86,500/yr12 months · AED 95 per sqft
20 Jul 2017RentedNew contract
AED 100,000/yr12 months · AED 109 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 9 November 2024.

Key facts

Type
1-bed hotel apartment
Size
917 sqft
Floor
10th of 52
Parking
P1-33
Developer
DAMAC
Completed
2016
Last sold
AED 2.09M · March 2014

About 1003, The Distinction

1003 is a one-bedroom hotel apartment of 917 sqft on the 10th floor of The Distinction, a 52-storey tower in Downtown Dubai completed in 2016 by DAMAC. The developer sold it on 3 March 2014 for AED 2,089,510, or AED 2,279 per sqft, 12% below the AED 2,577 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2017 on 8 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 9 November 2024, is AED 95,000 a year: a gross yield of 4.5% on the 2014 price.

Sales and rents for 1003 over time

Sales
Unit 1003, each saleTypical one-bed in The Distinction
1M2M2012201620202024Typical sale price by year: 2012 AED 1,773,750; 2013 AED 1,997,950; 2014 AED 2,326,680; 2015 AED 2,376,000; 2016 AED 1,683,850; 2017 AED 1,750,000; 2018 AED 1,416,610; 2019 AED 1,400,000; 2020 AED 1,075,000; 2022 AED 1,205,000; 2023 AED 1,460,000; 2024 AED 1,400,000; 2025 AED 1,460,727; 2026 AED 1,321,306Sold by developer, March 2014: AED 2,089,510 (AED 2,279 per sqft)

1003 has sold once; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 1003, each contractTypical one-bed in The Distinction
50K75K100K2017202020232026Typical rent by year: 2017 AED 100,000; 2018 AED 85,000; 2019 AED 75,000; 2020 AED 66,500; 2021 AED 68,000; 2022 AED 77,100; 2023 AED 90,000; 2024 AED 95,000; 2025 AED 100,000; 2026 AED 100,000New contract, July 2017: AED 100,000 a yearNew contract, July 2018: AED 86,500 a yearNew contract, October 2019: AED 70,000 a yearNew contract, November 2020: AED 58,000 a yearNew contract, December 2021: AED 92,727 a yearNew contract, December 2022: AED 110,000 a yearNew contract, July 2023: AED 100,000 a yearNew contract, November 2024: AED 95,000 a year

Annual rent on each registered contract; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

1-beds in The Distinction, and where 1003 sits

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1003 last sold in March 2014 at AED 2,279 per sqft, 12% below what one-beds in The Distinction were fetching at the time (AED 2,577). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 1,200,000 to 1,800,960, around AED 1,718 per sqft, and rent for AED 36,000 to 125,000 a year. 1003's AED 95,000 is in the upper half of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
29 Oct 20261,325,000
28 Oct 20261,300,000
23 Sep 20261,317,611
27 Aug 20261,200,000
7 1-bed sales in the last 12 months

The Distinction

Building

305 apartments, studios to 3-bed over 52 floors in Downtown Dubai, completed in 2016 by DAMAC. 26 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 1,757 Up 3.6%
Typical sale
AED 1.95M
Typical rent
AED 120K /yr
Typical yield
6.5%
The Distinction, Downtown Dubai: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 10th floor

All 305 units in The Distinction
Value
10011-bedAED 1.86M · Feb 2013
10022-bedAED 2.26M · Nov 2025
10042-bedAED 3.12M · Feb 2013
10051-bedAED 2.22M · Mar 2013
1006StudioAED 475K · Apr 2018
10073-bedAED 3.25M · Dec 2022
1003A2-bedAED 3.16M · Mar 2014

1003, The Distinction in numbers

  • Sold once: by DAMAC on 3 March 2014 for AED 2,089,510, or AED 2,279 per sqft.
  • Rented since July 2017 on 8 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 100,000 to AED 58,000 in 2020 and recovered to AED 95,000 by November 2024.
  • At AED 95,000 a year the gross yield on the 2014 price is 4.5%.
  • One-beds in The Distinction sold for AED 1,200,000–1,800,960 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 1,757 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 9 November 2024.

Questions about 1003, The Distinction

What did unit 1003 last sell for?

AED 2,089,510 on 3 March 2014, sold by the developer: AED 2,279 per sqft for 917 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 1003?

AED 95,000 a year on the contract signed on 9 November 2024. The previous contract, from July 2023, was AED 100,000; the unit has been rented since July 2017.

How big is unit 1003?

917 sqft (85.2 sqm): a one-bedroom hotel apartment on the 10th floor of a 52-storey tower completed in 2016.

What is unit 1003 worth today?

The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. One-beds in The Distinction sold for AED 1,200,000 to 1,800,960 in the last 12 months, around AED 1,718 per sqft.

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Price
AED 2,089,510
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 417,902
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 835,804
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 8,549

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