Downtown Dubai · Emaar Properties
Located in Downtown Dubai, completed in 2007. Developer — Emaar Properties. Architect — Woods Bagot United Arab Emirates.
Specifications for The Residences per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
The Residences is a residential complex of several buildings in Downtown Dubai, completed in 2007.
The developer is Emaar Properties. The architecture is by Woods Bagot United Arab Emirates.
The complex holds 1 085 apartments in total. The tallest tower rises 33 storeys.
No lots from this project are in our database today. It is topped up every night, so listings for the building can turn up on any day.
Downtown Dubai's first residential complex: 33 storeys, 1,085 residences, handed over in 2007, designed by Woods Bagot. Eight lots in our stock, from AED 3.6 to 9.2 million.
The Residences is an Emaar residential complex of 33 storeys and 1,085 residences, completed in 2007. The architect was Woods Bagot. It was one of the first phases of Downtown Dubai to go up, rising alongside Burj Khalifa itself.
Our stock holds eight listings: sizes around 1,603 square feet, prices from AED 3.6 to 9.2 million, at AED 3,303 per square foot. Buildings 5, 6 and 8 of The Residences are recorded in our database as separate addresses.
At 1,085 residences, it is the largest complex by unit count among the Downtown buildings in our sample.
The Residences sits in the middle of the list — below the branded residences and above the older boulevard buildings.
| 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 Dubai in our database counts 366 lots, with a median of AED 4.5 million and an average of AED 3,720 per square foot. The Residences trades at 3,303 — below the district average.
For a building standing right next to Burj Khalifa, that might look odd, but the explanation is simple: the complex is nineteen years old, and the top of this market belongs to the newer, hotel-managed buildings.
In exchange, this first phase offers something the newer buildings don't: position. It stands where Downtown began — right at the foot of the tower and the fountain, with direct access to the mall. The newer projects have since filled in the perimeter of the district.
propsearch factsheet: 33 storeys, 1,085 residences, developer Emaar Properties, architect Woods Bagot, completed 2007. Our own stock as of 28 August 2026: 8 lots (sizes, prices, price per square foot), calculated across 22 towers in the district, with the Downtown median and average.
Lots for this project come and go, and the stock is topped up nightly. Message me — I will look through the closed bases and find the closest alternatives in Downtown Dubai.
Ask about this projectEmaar Properties. The architecture is by Woods Bagot United Arab Emirates.
33 — that is the tallest building of the complex. The complex has 1 085 apartments.
Handed over: 2007. The property is complete, so after the deal you can move in or put it on the rental market at once.
Downtown Dubai. The Burj Khalifa district — the most recognisable address in the emirate and the densest piece of it.
Our database has no open listings for The Residences at the moment. I will check the price of the layout you want against the closed databases and send it together with the deal costs.
Swimming pool, Gym, Parking, 24/7 security, Sports courts, Park and landscaping. The list comes from the project description and covers the whole complex.
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