Gross vs net yield in City Walk
Gross yield in City Walk sits at 6–7% in 2026. Strip out service charges, 5% management, DEWA connection and a two-week void allowance and net normally lands 1.2–1.8 points lower. On an entry apartment near AED 2,340,000 that difference decides whether the deal works.
What lifts yield in City Walk
Furnished units let faster and command 8–12% more rent here. Higher floors, chiller-free towers and anything walkable to City Walk boulevard outperform. Moving the same unit to a licensed holiday-home licence usually lifts gross revenue well above the long-term figure.
City Walk at a glance
City Walk is a Meraas urban-luxury district of boutiques, dining and low-rise residences. Buying sits at AED 3,000 per sqft — roughly AED 2,340,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 160,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 921 a night at 80% occupancy, around AED 268,932 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 371,126 — a 38% uplift.
