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Studio · 463 sqftDesert Sun Tower, Dubailand Residence Complex · 5th floor · completed 2015

517, Desert Sun Tower

Sold prices and rental history: sold twice, last in November 2020, and rented continuously since 2015. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 517 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 5 March 2026
Last soldAED 240K10 November 2020
Current rentAED 33K /yr5 March 2026
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Property timeline for 517, Desert Sun Tower

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Last sold for AED 240,000 in 2020

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5 Mar 2026RentedRenewal
AED 32,550/yr12 months · AED 70 per sqft
5 Mar 2025RentedRenewal
AED 31,000/yr12 months · AED 67 per sqft
5 Mar 2024RentedRenewal
AED 29,000/yr12 months · AED 63 per sqft
5 Mar 2023RentedNew contract
AED 28,000/yr12 months · AED 60 per sqft
1 Jan 2021RentedNew contract
AED 19,000/yr12 months · AED 41 per sqft
10 Nov 2020SoldReady
AED 240,000AED 518 per sqft
2 Feb 2020RentedNew contract
AED 28,000/yr12 months · AED 60 per sqft
15 Dec 2018RentedNew contract
AED 30,000/yr12 months · AED 65 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 5 March 2026.

Key facts

Type
Studio apartment
Size
463 sqft
Floor
5th of 9
Parking
B1-55
Developer
Behnam Ali Keivan
Completed
2015
Service charge
AED 7,700 /yr
Last sold
AED 240K · November 2020
Building
Desert Sun Tower

About 517, Desert Sun Tower

517 is a studio of 463 sqft on the 5th floor of Desert Sun Tower, a 9-storey tower in Dubailand Residence Complex completed in 2015 by Behnam Ali Keivan. It last sold on 10 November 2020 for AED 240,000, or AED 518 per sqft, 10% above the AED 469 studios in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2015 on 9 Ejari contracts. The current contract, renewed on 5 March 2026, is AED 32,550 a year: a gross yield of 13.6% on the 2020 price, before the service charge of about AED 7,700 a year.

Sales and rents for 517 over time

Sales
Unit 517, each saleTypical studio in Desert Sun Tower
200K400K2012201620202024Typical sale price by year: 2012 AED 304,837; 2013 AED 450,883; 2014 AED 450,442; 2015 AED 441,502; 2016 AED 426,400; 2017 AED 435,000; 2018 AED 410,000; 2019 AED 343,500; 2020 AED 270,000; 2021 AED 224,000; 2024 AED 345,000; 2025 AED 375,000; 2026 AED 397,500Sold by developer, March 2016: AED 390,000 (AED 841 per sqft)Sold, November 2020: AED 240,000 (AED 518 per sqft)

517 has sold twice; the dashed line is the studio median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 517, each contractTypical studio in Desert Sun Tower
20K40K20152018202120242027Typical rent by year: 2015 AED 45,000; 2016 AED 44,000; 2017 AED 36,962; 2018 AED 35,000; 2019 AED 28,000; 2020 AED 24,000; 2021 AED 20,000; 2022 AED 23,000; 2023 AED 27,000; 2024 AED 31,730; 2025 AED 37,000; 2026 AED 38,000New contract, November 2015: AED 45,000 a yearRenewal, November 2016: AED 41,000 a yearNew contract, December 2018: AED 30,000 a yearNew contract, February 2020: AED 28,000 a yearNew contract, January 2021: AED 19,000 a yearNew contract, March 2023: AED 28,000 a yearRenewal, March 2024: AED 29,000 a yearRenewal, March 2025: AED 31,000 a yearRenewal, March 2026: AED 32,550 a year

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

Studios in Desert Sun Tower, and where 517 sits

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517 last sold in November 2020 at AED 518 per sqft, 10% above what studios in Desert Sun Tower were fetching at the time (AED 469). Over the last 12 months studios sold for AED 330,000 to 625,000, around AED 835 per sqft, and rent for AED 6,000 to 55,000 a year. 517's AED 32,550 is in the upper half of that range.

Recent studio salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
22 Oct 2026385,000
10 Sep 2026395,000
21 Aug 2026390,000
22 Jun 2026390,000
20 studio 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
5011-bedAED 599K · Dec 2014
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
1–7 of 19

517, Desert Sun Tower in numbers

  • Sold twice: first on 3 March 2016 for AED 390,000, last on 10 November 2020 for AED 240,000 (AED 518 per sqft).
  • Rented since November 2015 on 9 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 45,000 to AED 19,000 in 2021 and recovered to AED 32,550 by March 2026.
  • At AED 32,550 a year the gross yield on the 2020 price is 13.6%, before a service charge of about AED 7,700 a year (AED 16.53 per sqft).
  • Studios in Desert Sun Tower sold for AED 330,000–625,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 797 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 5 March 2026.

Questions about 517, Desert Sun Tower

What did unit 517 last sell for?

AED 240,000 on 10 November 2020: AED 518 per sqft for 463 sqft. The unit has 2 registered sales; the first was AED 390,000 in March 2016.

What is the rent for unit 517?

AED 32,550 a year on the contract renewed on 5 March 2026. The previous contract, from March 2025, was AED 31,000; the unit has been rented since November 2015.

How big is unit 517?

463 sqft (43.0 sqm): a studio on the 5th floor of a 9-storey tower completed in 2015.

What is unit 517 worth today?

The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. Studios in Desert Sun Tower sold for AED 330,000 to 625,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 835 per sqft.

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Price
AED 240,000
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 48,000
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 96,000
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 982

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