Downtown Dubai · Damac Properties
53-storey mixed-use complex in Downtown Dubai, completed in 2016. Developer — Damac Properties. Architect — Port Saeed Engineering.
Specifications for Damac Maison Royale The Distinction per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
Damac Maison Royale The Distinction is a 53-storey mixed-use complex in Downtown Dubai, completed in 2016.
The developer is Damac Properties. The architecture is by Port Saeed Engineering.
Height — 195 metres.
The database currently holds 2 lots in this project, from 2 100 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 4%.
Fifty-three storeys by Damac in Downtown, handed over in 2016. Serviced apartments under the Damac Maison line, one lot at AED 2.3 million.
Damac Maison Royale The Distinction is a 53-storey serviced-apartment complex by Damac Properties in Downtown, handed over in 2016.
Our own stock holds one unit at AED 2.3 million; size isn't listed, so we don't quote a price per square foot.
It's the same line as Canal Views and Bay's Edge in Business Bay, where it trades at AED 1,963–1,975 per square foot against a district average of AED 3,585.
For district context: the same serviced-apartment line in Business Bay trades at roughly half its own district average.
| Tower | AED / ft² | Lots | Avg. size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baccarat Hotel & Residences | 9046 | 7 | 4156 ft² |
| Society House | 3233 | 3 | 1484 ft² |
| Address Downtown | 4897 | 3 | 777 ft² |
| Address Residences Dubai Opera | 4756 | 11 | 1367 ft² |
| Burj Royale | 3701 | 4 | 1007 ft² |
| Address Dubai Mall | 4475 | 7 | 1491 ft² |
| Kempinski The Boulevard | 4361 | 7 | 1657 ft² |
| Vida Dubai Mall | 4308 | 14 | 1115 ft² |
| Address Residence Sky View | 4158 | 11 | 1721 ft² |
| Opera District | 4003 | 19 | 1512 ft² |
| St. Regis T1 | 3865 | 6 | 1263 ft² |
| Burj Khalifa | 3459 | 12 | 1756 ft² |
| W Downtown | 3410 | 14 | 1053 ft² |
| Burj Vista | 3388 | 7 | 1620 ft² |
| The Residences | 3303 | 8 | 1603 ft² |
| Forte | 3034 | 11 | 1392 ft² |
| Burj Crown | 2935 | 4 | 1356 ft² |
| Imperial Avenue | 2926 | 18 | 2316 ft² |
| Old Town Island | 2844 | 9 | 2054 ft² |
| Boulevard Central | 2656 | 6 | 1349 ft² |
| South Ridge | 2586 | 8 | 1796 ft² |
| Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard | 1720 | 3 | 1301 ft² |
Our own stock as of 28 August 2026, towers with three or more lots and a known area. District-wide: 366 lots, median AED 4.5 million, average AED 3,720/ft²; 210 of 366 lots are ready.
Downtown in our database — 366 lots, median AED 4.5 million, average price per square foot AED 3,720.
Damac Maison projects in Business Bay trade noticeably below their district average. Whether the same holds in Downtown can't be confirmed from a single unit with no size on record — but there's no basis for expecting a premium for the format.
The broader takeaway across three districts of serviced-apartment stock: a developer's own serviced line doesn't carry a premium on its own; an international hotel brand with a rental programme sometimes does.
What to weigh isn't the brand but the charge and its terms: in serviced apartments the service charge runs higher than usual, and it affects yield more than the entry price does.
propsearch factsheet: 53 storeys, developer Damac Properties, handed over 2016. Our own stock as of 28 August 2026: the project's lot (price), data on the Damac Maison line in Business Bay, and the Downtown median and average.
Damac Properties. The architecture is by Port Saeed Engineering.
53. The building has 195 m tall.
Yes, the building was handed over in 2016. This is ready housing: you can move in or let it out right after the deal.
Downtown Dubai. The Burj Khalifa district — the most recognisable address in the emirate and the densest piece of it.
The database currently holds 2 lots in this project, from 2 100 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 4%. Prices move every day, so it is worth asking for the current list for this building.
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