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1-bed · 871 sqftDesert Sun Tower, Dubailand Residence Complex · 5th floor · completed 2015

501, Desert Sun Tower

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

Unit 501 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 20 April 2025
Last soldAED 599K4 December 2014
Current rentAED 53K /yr20 April 2025
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Property timeline for 501, Desert Sun Tower

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Last sold for AED 599,200 in 2014

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20 Apr 2025RentedNew contract
AED 53,000/yr12 months · AED 61 per sqft
20 Apr 2025RentedNew contract
AED 53,000/yr12 months · AED 61 per sqft
20 Feb 2025RentedNew contract
AED 52,000/yr12 months · AED 60 per sqft
20 Feb 2024RentedNew contract
AED 48,000/yr12 months · AED 55 per sqft
1 Mar 2021RentedNew contract
AED 28,000/yr12 months · AED 32 per sqft
25 Jul 2019RentedRenewal
AED 41,538/yr13 months · AED 48 per sqft
25 Jul 2018RentedRenewal
AED 49,000/yr12 months · AED 56 per sqft
25 Jul 2017RentedNew contract
AED 56,000/yr12 months · AED 64 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 20 April 2025.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
871 sqft
Floor
5th of 9
Parking
B3-39
Developer
Behnam Ali Keivan
Completed
2015
Service charge
AED 14,400 /yr
Last sold
AED 599K · December 2014
Building
Desert Sun Tower

About 501, Desert Sun Tower

501 is a one-bedroom apartment of 871 sqft on the 5th floor of Desert Sun Tower, a 9-storey tower in Dubailand Residence Complex completed in 2015 by Behnam Ali Keivan. The developer sold it on 4 December 2014 for AED 599,200, or AED 688 per sqft, 11% below the AED 777 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 20 April 2025, is AED 53,000 a year: a gross yield of 8.8% on the 2014 price, before the service charge of about AED 14,400 a year.

Sales and rents for 501 over time

Sales
Unit 501, each saleTypical one-bed in Desert Sun Tower
400K600K800K2013201720212025Typical sale price by year: 2013 AED 735,998; 2014 AED 628,233; 2015 AED 614,950; 2016 AED 621,500; 2017 AED 620,000; 2019 AED 380,000; 2020 AED 390,000; 2021 AED 367,000; 2022 AED 359,000; 2023 AED 425,000; 2024 AED 450,000; 2025 AED 715,000; 2026 AED 580,000Sold by developer, December 2014: AED 599,200 (AED 688 per sqft)

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

Rents
Unit 501, each contractTypical one-bed in Desert Sun Tower
40K60K20152018202120242027Typical rent by year: 2015 AED 65,000; 2016 AED 61,000; 2017 AED 55,385; 2018 AED 48,000; 2019 AED 40,000; 2020 AED 32,000; 2021 AED 28,500; 2022 AED 30,000; 2023 AED 35,250; 2024 AED 40,998; 2025 AED 45,000; 2026 AED 52,500New contract, July 2017: AED 56,000 a yearRenewal, July 2018: AED 49,000 a yearRenewal, July 2019: AED 41,538 a yearNew contract, March 2021: AED 28,000 a yearNew contract, February 2024: AED 48,000 a yearNew contract, February 2025: AED 52,000 a yearNew contract, April 2025: AED 53,000 a yearNew contract, April 2025: AED 53,000 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 Desert Sun Tower, and where 501 sits

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501 last sold in December 2014 at AED 688 per sqft, 11% below what one-beds in Desert Sun Tower were fetching at the time (AED 777). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 580,000 to 700,000, around AED 663 per sqft, and rent for AED 38,325 to 60,000 a year. 501's AED 53,000 is in the upper half of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
4 Nov 2026700,000
18 Feb 2026582,565
18 Feb 2026582,500
18 Feb 2026582,500
11 1-bed sales in the last 12 months

Desert Sun Tower

Building

180 apartments, studios to 1-bed over 9 floors in Dubailand Residence Complex, completed in 2015 by Behnam Ali Keivan. 31 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 797 Down 2.3%
Typical sale
AED 490K
Typical rent
AED 40K /yr
Typical yield
8.9%
Desert Sun Tower, Dubailand Residence Complex: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 5th floor

All 180 units in Desert Sun Tower
Value
5021-bedAED 583K · Feb 2026
5031-bedAED 358K · Aug 2022
5041-bedAED 465K · May 2023
5051-bedAED 400K · Jul 2020
5061-bedNo registered sale
5071-bedAED 360K · May 2021
508StudioAED 400K · May 2018
1–7 of 19

501, Desert Sun Tower in numbers

  • Sold once: by Behnam Ali Keivan on 4 December 2014 for AED 599,200, or AED 688 per sqft.
  • Rented since July 2017 on 8 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 56,000 to AED 28,000 in 2021 and recovered to AED 53,000 by April 2025.
  • At AED 53,000 a year the gross yield on the 2014 price is 8.8%, before a service charge of about AED 14,400 a year (AED 16.53 per sqft).
  • One-beds in Desert Sun Tower sold for AED 580,000–700,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 797 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 20 April 2025.

Questions about 501, Desert Sun Tower

What did unit 501 last sell for?

AED 599,200 on 4 December 2014, sold by the developer: AED 688 per sqft for 871 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 501?

AED 53,000 a year on the contract signed on 20 April 2025. The previous contract, from April 2025, was AED 53,000; the unit has been rented since July 2017.

How big is unit 501?

871 sqft (80.9 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 5th floor of a 9-storey tower completed in 2015.

What is unit 501 worth today?

The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. One-beds in Desert Sun Tower sold for AED 580,000 to 700,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 663 per sqft.

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Starts from the last sale price (AED 599K, 4 December 2014). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.
Price
AED 599,200
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 119,840
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 239,680
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 2,452

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