CompletedDowntown Dubai

The Residences at Burj Khalifa

The Residences at Burj Khalifa by Emaar: a boutique tower of 35 grand 3, 4, 5 and 7-bedroom apartments beside Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai, completed and trading on the secondary market.

DeveloperEmaar

Entry priceAED 16.90M

CompletedDec 2024

StatusCompleted

CommunityDowntown Dubai

Overview

Project brief

A BOUTIQUE TOWER OF GRAND APARTMENTS BESIDE BURJ KHALIFA IN DOWNTOWN DUBAI

The Residences at Burj Khalifa (marketed by Emaar as The Residence, Burj Khalifa) is a boutique residential tower in Downtown Dubai, positioned directly beside Burj Khalifa with direct access to Fashion Avenue at The Dubai Mall. It sits at the centre of Downtown Dubai — Emaar's flagship district around Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Opera and Burj Park — placing residents among the city's most recognised landmarks.

Per the Emaar fact sheet, the development is deliberately small: 35 grand apartments in 3, 4, 5 and 7-bedroom configurations. These are large-format homes — the fact sheet gives 5,735 sq ft for the 3-bedroom, 8,189 sq ft for the 4-bedroom, 8,825 sq ft for the 5-bedroom and 15,908 sq ft for the 7-bedroom, against average prices of AED 15 million, AED 28 million, AED 33 million and AED 56 million respectively. Interiors are finished to a high standard throughout, from wall and floor finishes to sanitary ware and fittings.

The tower has completed and trades on the secondary market rather than off-plan. The launch payment plan ran to an estimated construction completion in December 2024; resale figures below reflect completed-building transaction data rather than a developer launch.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Project	The Residences at Burj Khalifa (The Residence, Burj Khalifa)
Developer	Emaar
Community	Downtown Dubai
Type	3, 4, 5 & 7-Bedroom Apartments
Total units	35
Launch payment plan	20% down, four instalments, 30% on construction completion
Estimated construction completion	December 2024
Status	Completed / handed over
Indicative resale entry	From approximately AED 16.9 million (3-bed, per PropSearch)

Unit count, mix and payment plan per the Emaar fact sheet. Completed building; resale availability and pricing vary by unit and are confirmed on request.

UNIT MIX & SIZES

Unit type	Area per the Emaar fact sheet (sq ft)	Total area in the Emaar floor-plan pack (sq ft)	Average price per the Emaar fact sheet
3-Bedroom	5,735	5,734.69	15M
4-Bedroom	8,189	7,736.35 – 8,230.41	28M
5-Bedroom	8,825	8,822.10 – 8,853.86	33M
7-Bedroom	15,908	15,907.77	56M

Fact-sheet areas are a single figure per bedroom type; the floor-plan pack gives the total area (suite plus balcony) of each individual layout, and utility areas are additional. The average prices are Emaar's own launch figures in AED, and are an average rather than a starting price — the resale entry point shown above comes from PropSearch transaction data instead. Emaar does not publish per-type unit counts for the 35 apartments; the split between 3, 4, 5 and 7-bedroom homes is confirmed on request.

AMENITIES

Entrance drop-off with valet service
Grand residential lobby
24-hour concierge services
Roof-top infinity pool with poolside cabana
Gym with training studio
Secured underground parking
Card-access system to the residential lobby and CCTV surveillance

Per the Emaar fact sheet.

THE INVESTMENT CASE

The Residences at Burj Khalifa is a completed, standard-tier brief: the angle below is qualitative. Where the live Dubai Land Department transaction feed for Downtown Dubai is available, current pricing and PSF trends will be shown alongside — those figures are the basis for any comparison, not the estimates below.

DEVELOPER: EMAAR, ONE OF DUBAI'S MOST ESTABLISHED DEVELOPERS

The Residences at Burj Khalifa is developed by Emaar, the developer behind many of Dubai's landmark destinations. Emaar reported revenue of AED 49.6 billion for 2025 and, with a proven delivery track record, has delivered over 125,600 residential units across Dubai and other global markets since 2002. Its portfolio includes Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall. As a delivered building, it carries none of the completion uncertainty of an off-plan purchase.

LOCATION: BESIDE BURJ KHALIFA IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN DUBAI

Downtown Dubai is Emaar's flagship district, built around Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Opera and Burj Park. The tower is positioned next to Burj Khalifa itself, with direct access to Fashion Avenue at The Dubai Mall. Per the project material, it is roughly 10 minutes to Dubai International Airport, 12 minutes to Dubai Marina, and around 20 minutes to Emaar Beachfront and Emirates Hills. The position combines flagship-district address with genuine connectivity across the city.

APPLICABLE STRATEGIES

Owner-occupation — a move-in-ready, large-format home in a low-density tower in Dubai's most recognised district, with a limited number of comparable units.
Buy-and-hold — a completed, branded-quality address beside Burj Khalifa; rental evidence for such large units is thin and should be assessed unit by unit.
Secondary-market entry — as a delivered building, units can be inspected before purchase, unlike an off-plan launch.

RISKS & WATCHPOINTS

Secondary-market pricing — pricing is set by individual resellers and varies materially by floor, view and finish; entry points should be verified on current PSF, not indicative figures.
Large-format liquidity — 3-to-7-bedroom apartments at this size and price address a narrow buyer pool, which can lengthen resale and re-let timelines.
Service charges — prime Downtown branded-quality towers typically carry higher service charges, which affect net yield.
Downtown supply — Downtown Dubai has a continuing delivery pipeline of premium apartments; nearby handovers can affect resale and rental pricing.

SOURCES

Emaar — The Residence, Burj Khalifa fact sheet, THE_RESIDENCE_BK_FACT_SHEET.pdf (35 units across a 3, 4, 5 and 7-bedroom mix; areas of 5,735, 8,189, 8,825 and 15,908 sq ft with average prices of AED 15, 28, 33 and 56 million; the amenity list; Downtown Dubai as a 500-acre community; 10 minutes to Dubai International Airport, 12 to Dubai Marina and 20 to Emaar Beachfront and Emirates Hills; the instalment schedule).
Emaar — The Residence, Burj Khalifa floor-plan pack, THE_RESIDENCE_BK_FLOOR_PLANS.pdf (per-layout suite, balcony and total areas: 3-bedroom 5,734.69; 4-bedroom 7,736.35–8,230.41; 5-bedroom 8,822.10–8,853.86; 7-bedroom 15,907.77 sq ft).
Emaar — The Residence, Burj Khalifa payment plan, THE_RESIDENCE_BK_PAYMENT_PLAN.pdf (20% on booking November 2022, 15% June 2023, 15% December 2023, 20% June 2024, 30% on 100% construction completion December 2024, estimated).
Emaar — The Residence, Burj Khalifa brochure, THE_RESIDENCE_BK_BROCHURE_EN.pdf (Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa positioning, direct access to Fashion Avenue at The Dubai Mall).
PropSearch — The Residence Burj Khalifa project page: https://propsearch.ae/dubai/the-residence-burj-khalifa (completed status and recent resale transaction data).
Emaar Properties — 2025 revenue and delivery figures.
Dubai Land Department transaction data (Downtown Dubai) — live feed pending.

Payment structure

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Handover Dec 2024

5 instalments as published for this project, totalling 100% of the purchase price. Amounts in AED are calculated from the entry price of AED 16,900,000 stated on this brief and are illustrative only — the sum payable depends on the unit selected and the price agreed.

Cumulative share of purchase price — each block is one instalment

First instalment: 20%Cumulative at final instalment: 100%

Instalment	Share	Cumulative	When due	Amount (AED)
Down payment (on booking)	20%	20%	November 2022	AED 3,380,000
1st	15%	35%	June 2023	AED 2,535,000
2nd	15%	50%	December 2023	AED 2,535,000
3rd	20%	70%	June 2024	AED 3,380,000
On 100% construction completion	30%	100%	December 2024 (estimated)	AED 5,070,000
Total	100%			AED 16,900,000

Percentages as published for this project and subject to change by the developer between releases. Amounts shown exclude Dubai Land Department transfer and registration fees, service charges and any other purchase costs, and are not a quotation. Mitchell’s Realty is the trading brand of The Luxury Real Estate Brokers LLC.

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The Residences at Burj Khalifa is in the Downtown Dubai area.

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Area: Downtown Dubai

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Method & questions

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Two different things sit on this page: transaction evidence taken from the Dubai Land Department’s public register, and the mechanics of buying in Dubai. The four notes below explain how the figures were built and what they can fairly be used for.

Registered, not askedEvery Dubai Land Department figure on this page comes from a sale that completed and was entered on the public register. Asking prices, portal listings and developer price lists are excluded: they record what someone hoped for, not what was paid.
Medians, not averagesProject samples are often thin, and a single penthouse or one bulk-discounted floor will pull an average a long way off. The median — the middle transaction — describes the typical unit far more reliably at these sample sizes. The count behind each figure is always shown so you can judge how much weight it deserves.
Sales only“Sales” means arm’s-length sales. Intra-family and other “Gift” transfers are excluded, as are rows registered at zero or nominal consideration, because neither is evidence of a market price.
A dated snapshotThese are a snapshot at the date stated beside them, taken from one extract of the register rather than queried live. A figure for this project quoted elsewhere, or taken from a different extract, may not match what you see here.

Common questions

What does buying off-plan at The Residences at Burj Khalifa involve?

Off-plan means contracting with the developer before the building is finished. In outline: you reserve the unit, sign the developer’s Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), and pay in instalments tied to construction milestones rather than in a single sum at the start.

Buyer payments on an off-plan sale in Dubai are made into a project escrow account regulated under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, and are released to the developer against verified construction progress. The developer registers the sale with the Dubai Land Department. The contract is between you and Emaar; we act as broker, not as principal.

What is the 4% DLD transfer fee, and who pays it?

The Dubai Land Department charges a property registration (transfer) fee of 4% of the price recorded on the contract, plus a fixed administrative charge. That is the rate in force as at July 2026. The statutory position splits the fee between buyer and seller; established market practice in Dubai is that the buyer pays the whole 4%.

Developers sometimes offer to absorb part or all of it on off-plan sales. Treat that as real only where it is written into the sale documents, not where it appears in marketing. Budget separately for the registration trustee charge, the Oqood registration fee on off-plan units, and — if you are borrowing — mortgage registration at 0.25% of the loan amount.

What is an Oqood registration, and is it the same as a title deed?

No. Oqood is the Dubai Land Department’s registration system for property that is not yet complete. When you buy off-plan, the developer lodges the SPA through Oqood, your interest is recorded on the interim property register, and you receive an initial registration certificate.

The title deed is a separate and later document, issued once the project is complete and the unit is formally transferred into your name. An off-plan purchase that is never registered leaves you off that interim register, so ask for evidence of Oqood registration once your first payment has cleared.

Can a non-UAE buyer own a unit outright?

In Dubai’s designated freehold areas, yes. Regulation No. 3 of 2006 sets out the areas in which non-UAE nationals may hold freehold title or a long lease; outside those areas ownership is restricted to UAE and GCC nationals. Ownership does not depend on holding UAE residency, and no local partner is required.

Tenure attaches to the plot rather than to a development’s marketing, so confirm what is recorded against the specific unit — freehold or leasehold, and the remaining term if leasehold — before you sign.

What happens at handover?

Once the building is complete and the completion certificate issued, you are called for handover: you inspect the unit (the snagging inspection), the developer addresses the defects listed, you settle the final instalment and any outstanding fees, and the unit is transferred into your name with a title deed issued.

Annual service charges begin at handover. They are levied per square foot at a rate approved by the regulator, so they are a recurring cost rather than a one-off. If you intend to let the unit, allow for the interval between handover and the first tenancy — a vacant unit earns nothing, and gross yield is annual rent measured against the purchase price, before those costs are taken off. Emaar gives completion for The Residences at Burj Khalifa as Dec 2024; off-plan completion dates can move, and the SPA governs the position.

Where do the Dubai Land Department figures on this page come from?

They are drawn from the Dubai Land Department’s public transaction register — sales actually registered against The Residences at Burj Khalifa, rather than asking prices, portal listings or developer price lists. They are a dated extract of the register, not a live query: the extract date is printed with the figures, and everything on this page is calculated from that single extract.

The number of sales behind every figure is shown alongside it. A median drawn from a handful of registrations carries far less weight than one drawn from several hundred, and should be read that way.

Who is Mitchell’s Realty, and how are you paid?

Mitchell’s Realty is the trading brand. The RERA-licensed brokerage behind it is The Luxury Real Estate Brokers LLC.

On developer off-plan sales the commission is paid by the developer. On resale transactions the brokerage fee is agreed with you in writing before terms are signed. We will confirm how we are paid on any specific transaction before you commit to it.

Please note. The above is general information about how transactions work in Dubai, not legal, tax or financial advice, and it is not a recommendation to buy. Fee rates, tenure rules and residency requirements change, and your own position may differ. Take your own independent legal and tax advice before you commit to a purchase.

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