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Zaabeel First

What apartments in Zaabeel First cost, how prices and rents have moved since 2023, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.

Zaabeel First · last 12 monthsUpdated 10 November 2026
Typical price per sqftAED 3,436Up 15.4% on the year
Typical saleAED 4.5M102 sales
Typical rentAED 450K /yrAED 251 per sqft
Typical yield7.3%3-beds 8.5% · 1-beds 6.8%

About Zaabeel First

Zaabeel First (also written Za'abeel 1) is a residential district in the Za'abeel area of Bur Dubai, close to Sheikh Zayed Road and next to Zabeel Park. It has 6 buildings holding 2,102 apartments, and its first completions came in 2023. The district is mostly made up of high-rise towers. Its largest buildings are the four Address Residences Zabeel towers, developed by Emaar. Other main projects include Zabeel Square and One Zaabeel. Souq Al Malak mall and Jean Place park are each about 1 km away. The Cord Blood and Research Center is about 1.1 km away, and Max Metro Station is about 1.8 km away.

Zaabeel First is an apartment district of about 2,102 apartments, built from 2023 onwards. Six buildings are complete. A typical building here has about 424 homes; the tallest, One Zaabeel Tower, has 65 floors. The buildings come from two developers, led by Zabeel Square and One Zaabeel .

Over the last 12 months 98 apartments changed hands in Zaabeel First at a median of AED 3,429 per sqft, up 15.1% on the year before. The typical sale was AED 4.4M for a 1,390 sqft apartment. Two-beds are the largest share of the apartments at 45%, followed by one-beds at 42%; three-beds are 11% and four-beds and larger make up 2%. Rents run at AED 250 per sqft a year, a gross yield of 7.3% at today's prices, above the Dubai-wide 6.0%.

121 rental contracts were registered in the same 12 months, 26% of them renewals, and a typical apartment rents for AED 440,000 a year.

YallaValue estimates what the homes in Zaabeel First are worth today, home by home, and updates the estimates daily. An estimate is free: find the building in the list in this guide, choose the home and verify once by WhatsApp, email or Google.

Buildings
6
Homes
about 2,102
First completions
2023

In this guide

  1. About Zaabeel First
  2. Average prices by type
  3. What is in Zaabeel First
  4. Prices and rents over time
  5. Every sale: the chart and the table
  6. Every building, with figures
  7. Rents and yields
  8. Who builds in Zaabeel First
  9. Buying or renting in Zaabeel First
  10. Living in Zaabeel First
  11. Nearby areas compared
  12. Questions about Zaabeel First

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Average prices in Zaabeel First

In Zaabeel First, typical sale prices over the last 12 months were around AED 2.7M for one-beds, AED 5.3M for two-beds and AED 5.3M for three-beds. Per square foot the order reverses: one-beds fetch about AED 3,611 and three-beds AED 3,090, because small units trade at a premium. Sales ranged from AED 210,000 to AED 30.7M, and 50 of the 98 were two-beds, the most traded type.

Off-plan sales were 59% of the last 12 months (58 of 98), down from 65% the year before. Off-plan homes went for AED 2,939 per sqft against AED 4,318 for completed ones, 32% less.

TypeTypical pricePer sqftSales
1-bedAED 2,687,888AED 3,61137
2-bedAED 6,000,000AED 3,50454
3-bedAED 5,564,684AED 3,2629
4-bed+AED 22,871,944AED 3,0132
Off-plan share
58% · 59 of 102
Off-plan /sqft
AED 2,939
Completed /sqft
AED 4,430

Medians of the last 12 months of DLD sales, per type. A change needs ten records in each year.

What is in Zaabeel First

About 42% of Zaabeel First's apartments are studios and one-beds; even so the typical sale here, 1,390 sqft, is larger than the Dubai median of about 826 sqft. There are no villas or townhouses.

TypeHomesShareTypical size
1-bed87642%760–780 sqft
2-bed95445%1,390–1,445 sqft
3-bed22411%1,826–1,838 sqft
4-bed+482%5,275–9,460 sqft
Tallest, 65 floors
One Zaabeel Tower
Typical building
424 homes
Built in the last 5 years
2 buildings

Counted from DLD unit records of 6 completed buildings.

Price history in Zaabeel First

2,0004,0006,000May 2026Nov 20262025-11-17: AED 3,133, 2-bed, 1,168 sqft2025-11-19: AED 6,441, 1-bed, 869 sqft2025-11-20: AED 2,449, 2-bed, 1,406 sqft2025-11-26: AED 3,870, 2-bed, 2,015 sqft2025-12-10: AED 6,314, 1-bed, 1,505 sqft2025-12-12: AED 4,168, 2-bed, 2,015 sqft2025-12-19: AED 4,542, 1-bed, 1,497 sqft2025-12-23: AED 4,094, 2-bed, 1,783 sqft2025-12-23: AED 6,446, 1-bed, 1,505 sqft2025-12-24: AED 2,728, 1-bed, 760 sqft2025-12-29: AED 4,007, 2-bed, 2,474 sqft2026-01-08: AED 2,481, 3-bed, 1,822 sqft2026-01-16: AED 2,589, 2-bed, 1,390 sqft2026-01-20: AED 4,796, 1-bed, 1,501 sqft2026-01-21: AED 5,064, 2-bed, 2,488 sqft2026-01-22: AED 8,121, 2-bed, 1,539 sqft (outlier)2026-01-23: AED 7,799, 2-bed, 1,538 sqft2026-01-30: AED 4,143, 2-bed, 2,015 sqft2026-02-04: AED 2,869, 2-bed, 1,406 sqft2026-02-10: AED 2,707, 1-bed, 1,079 sqft2026-02-10: AED 2,727, 1-bed, 1,075 sqft2026-02-11: AED 6,305, 1-bed, 1,507 sqft2026-02-11: AED 6,310, 1-bed, 1,505 sqft2026-02-13: AED 4,318, 2-bed, 3,011 sqft2026-02-17: AED 2,948, 1-bed, 739 sqft2026-02-17: AED 5,703, 2-bed, 2,016 sqft2026-02-19: AED 2,960, 1-bed, 760 sqft2026-02-19: AED 2,960, 1-bed, 760 sqft2026-02-25: AED 2,983, 2-bed, 70 sqft2026-02-25: AED 2,918, 3-bed, 91 sqft2026-02-26: AED 4,315, 1-bed, 1,159 sqft2026-03-09: AED 2,376, 2-bed, 1,409 sqft2026-03-11: AED 2,939, 2-bed, 767 sqft2026-03-11: AED 2,939, 1-bed, 767 sqft2026-03-13: AED 2,947, 1-bed, 780 sqft2026-03-17: AED 4,237, 2-bed, 1,782 sqft2026-03-30: AED 6,199, 3-bed, 3,791 sqft2026-04-03: AED 3,927, 1-bed, 1,159 sqft2026-04-14: AED 3,645, 1-bed, 737 sqft2026-04-14: AED 3,349, 2-bed, 1,169 sqft2026-04-15: AED 3,611, 1-bed, 783 sqft2026-04-16: AED 3,262, 3-bed, 1,563 sqft2026-04-16: AED 3,373, 4-bed, 4,447 sqft2026-04-20: AED 3,533, 1-bed, 783 sqft2026-04-20: AED 5,679, 1-bed, 872 sqft2026-04-22: AED 3,640, 1-bed, 737 sqft2026-04-27: AED 3,265, 2-bed, 1,386 sqft2026-05-01: AED 3,105, 1-bed, 763 sqft2026-05-01: AED 3,105, 2-bed, 763 sqft2026-05-04: AED 3,141, 2-bed, 1,387 sqft2026-05-07: AED 2,409, 3-bed, 1,838 sqft2026-05-20: AED 3,873, 2-bed, 1,782 sqft2026-05-21: AED 3,645, 1-bed, 737 sqft2026-06-02: AED 3,724, 2-bed, 1,611 sqft2026-06-22: AED 3,640, 1-bed, 737 sqft2026-07-06: AED 2,755, 1-bed, 780 sqft2026-07-07: AED 4,587, 2-bed, 3,030 sqft2026-07-10: AED 3,462, 2-bed, 1,171 sqft2026-07-15: AED 2,639, 2-bed, 1,445 sqft2026-07-16: AED 5,669, 2-bed, 2,028 sqft2026-07-28: AED 5,258, 1-bed, 856 sqft2026-07-28: AED 3,270, 2-bed, 1,386 sqft2026-07-28: AED 3,985, 2-bed, 3,011 sqft2026-08-04: AED 4,215, 2-bed, 2,016 sqft2026-08-04: AED 5,259, 2-bed, 2,016 sqft2026-08-21: AED 3,108, 2-bed, 1,406 sqft2026-08-24: AED 2,284, 3-bed, 2,436 sqft2026-08-25: AED 2,653, 6-bed, 11,588 sqft2026-08-31: AED 2,835, 1-bed, 763 sqft2026-09-03: AED 2,367, 2-bed, 1,406 sqft2026-09-03: AED 4,666, 2-bed, 2,572 sqft2026-09-04: AED 2,311, 2-bed, 1,168 sqft2026-09-07: AED 6,172, 2-bed, 1,539 sqft2026-09-09: AED 3,817, 1-bed, 777 sqft2026-09-09: AED 3,760, 2-bed, 1,782 sqft2026-09-24: AED 3,436, 3-bed, 1,818 sqft2026-09-29: AED 2,642, 1-bed, 783 sqft2026-10-05: AED 2,541, 2-bed, 1,171 sqft2026-10-09: AED 2,676, 1-bed, 763 sqft2026-10-12: AED 3,969, 1-bed, 1,159 sqft2026-10-14: AED 3,504, 2-bed, 1,171 sqft2026-10-19: AED 4,166, 2-bed, 2,016 sqft2026-10-21: AED 4,120, 2-bed, 2,488 sqft2026-10-22: AED 3,822, 1-bed, 777 sqft2026-10-22: AED 2,414, 2-bed, 1,386 sqft2026-10-23: AED 2,417, 2-bed, 1,406 sqft2026-10-23: AED 3,429, 3-bed, 1,818 sqft2026-10-26: AED 3,274, 2-bed, 1,386 sqft2026-10-28: AED 3,974, 2-bed, 1,782 sqft2026-10-28: AED 3,305, 2-bed, 2,571 sqft2026-10-28: AED 5,030, 2-bed, 3,026 sqft2026-11-02: AED 2,653, 1-bed, 737 sqft2026-11-04: AED 2,745, 1-bed, 739 sqft2026-11-04: AED 2,717, 1-bed, 780 sqft2026-11-04: AED 2,852, 1-bed, 763 sqft2026-11-04: AED 2,614, 2-bed, 1,171 sqft2026-11-04: AED 2,410, 2-bed, 1,390 sqft2026-11-04: AED 2,419, 2-bed, 1,409 sqft2026-11-06: AED 5,547, 3-bed, 3,785 sqft2026-11-09: AED 5,016, 2-bed, 2,392 sqft2026-11-10: AED 2,441, 2-bed, 1,406 sqft2026-11-10: AED 4,181, 2-bed, 3,025 sqftTrend: AED 3,905 to AED 3,415

Every registered sale in Zaabeel First in the last 12 months; the dashed line is the trend within those 12 months, grey dots are flagged outliers left out of it.

Transaction history in Zaabeel First

Over the last 12 months Zaabeel First recorded 102 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 4.5M (about AED 3,436 per sqft); with a median size of 1,406 sqft; most were 2-beds; from roughly AED 210K to AED 30.74M.

1–10 of 2,486

Buildings in Zaabeel First

6 completed
Address Residences Zabeel Tower 3BuildingAED 3,13734
One Zaabeel The ResidencesBuildingAED 4,1816.0%33
Address Residences Zabeel Tower 1BuildingAED 2,85213
One Zaabeel TowerBuildingAED 6,31010
Address Residences Zabeel Tower 2BuildingAED 2,7287
Address Residences Zabeel Tower 4BuildingAED 2,9395

Between them Address Residences Zabeel Tower 3, One Zaabeel The Residences, Address Residences Zabeel Tower 1, One Zaabeel Tower and Address Residences Zabeel Tower 2 and one more account for every one of Zaabeel First's 98 sales in the last 12 months. Every building links to its own page with each unit's sales and rents.

Rents and yields in Zaabeel First

Last 12 months
1-bedAED 300,000AED 2456.8%
2-bedAED 545,000AED 2507.1%
3-bedAED 671,000AED 2768.5%
New contract vs renewal
Level
Renewals
26% of 123

121 rental contracts were registered in Zaabeel First in the last 12 months, 26% of them renewals. New contracts and renewals were signed at much the same rate per sqft. Gross yields run from 8.9% on three-beds to 6.8% on one-beds.

Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.

Who builds in Zaabeel First

2 developers
  • Zabeel Square 4 buildingsAED 2,896 /sqft
  • One Zaabeel 2 buildingsAED 5,246 /sqft

Zabeel Square is the biggest builder in Zaabeel First with four of the 6 completed buildings; One Zaabeel follows.

Buying or renting in Zaabeel First

Buying

Expect a 20% deposit as a UAE resident or 25% as a non-resident on a home under AED 5M, plus the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and about AED 5,000 of registration and trustee costs. On a typical one-bed at AED 2.7M, that is AED 538,000 down and AED 108,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page, the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.

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Renting

A typical one-bed rents for AED 300,000 a year and a two-bed AED 500,000. Increases on renewal are capped by the RERA rental index. Landlords in Dubai usually take one to four cheques and a 5% security deposit, and every contract is registered on Ejari, which is where the figures on this page come from.

Rents by type and building →Rent increase calculator →

Living in Zaabeel First

Most of Zaabeel First's buildings are large, with a typical 424 homes each; two of the 6 were completed in the last five years.

Nearby areas compared

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AreaSale /sqftYieldBuildings
Zaabeel First AED 3,4367.3%6
Al KifafAED 2,1794.8%10
Trade Center SecondAED 1,5266.4%1
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2AED 1,9195.7%10
Al JadafAED 1,9545.6%13
Trade Center FirstAED 5,3362.6%3
Jumeirah Garden CityAED 2,1215.5%1

Zaabeel First is about 57% dearer per square foot than Al Kifaf, its nearest neighbour, at AED 3,429 against AED 2,179. Trade Center First is the most expensive of the areas around it at AED 5,336 per sqft, 56% more. Trade Center Second is the cheapest nearby at AED 1,521. At 7.3%, its gross yield is the highest of the group.

Zaabeel First in numbers

  • Across 98 DLD sales in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, the median price in Zaabeel First was AED 3,429 per sqft and the typical apartment sold for about AED 4.4M.
  • Prices are up 15.1% on the year and 18.8% since 2023; rents down 0.6% over the same period.
  • 6 completed buildings from 2 developers; about 2,102 homes, 42% of the apartments studios and one-beds.
  • Gross yields of 6.8% on one-beds, 7.1% on two-beds and 8.9% on three-beds.

Source: YallaValue analysis of Dubai Land Department records. Updated 10 November 2026.

Questions about Zaabeel First

How much does an apartment in Zaabeel First cost?

Over the 12 months to 9 November 2026 the median was AED 3,429 per sqft, and one-beds sold for around AED 2.7M, two-beds sold for around AED 5.3M and three-beds sold for around AED 5.3M.

Have prices in Zaabeel First gone up?

Yes: up 15.1% in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, on the monthly median of every registered sale. Over the whole record they are 18.8% below the 2023 level.

What is the rental yield in Zaabeel First?

About 7.3% gross across all types at today's prices: 6.8% on one-beds, 7.1% on two-beds and 8.9% on three-beds, before service charges.

Which are the most traded buildings in Zaabeel First?

Address Residences Zabeel Tower 3 (33 sales), One Zaabeel The Residences (30 sales), Address Residences Zabeel Tower 1 (13 sales), One Zaabeel Tower (10 sales) and Address Residences Zabeel Tower 2 (7 sales) in the last 12 months.

How many buildings are there in Zaabeel First?

6 completed apartment buildings, with about 2,102 homes between them. Every one has its own page here.

What does it cost to rent in Zaabeel First?

The median contract in the 12 months to 9 November 2026 was AED 440,000 a year: AED 300,000 for one-beds, AED 500,000 for two-beds and AED 671,000 for three-beds, across 121 Ejari registrations.

What is my home in Zaabeel First worth?

YallaValue keeps an estimate for the homes in Zaabeel First, home by home, updated daily. It is free: find the building in the list in this guide, choose the home and verify once by WhatsApp, email or Google. For a guide before that: the median across 102 sales in Zaabeel First over the last 12 months was AED 3,436 per sqft.

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