CRESCO GUIDES · DOWNTOWN DUBAI
The world's tallest building is also a home to about 900 households. Here is where it is, what is inside, and what its apartments sell for.
Short answer: the Burj Khalifa stands in Downtown Dubai, next to Dubai Mall, just off Sheikh Zayed Road. It is 828 meters tall and opened in January 2010. About 900 private homes fill levels 19 to 108. In fall 2026 one bedroom apartments in the tower registered between AED 2.5 million and AED 3.982 million, about $680,700 to $1.08 million.
The tower is the centre of Downtown Dubai, the district Emaar built around it. Dubai Mall and the Dubai Fountain sit at its base. The Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro station on the Red Line connects it to the Marina, the airport and the rest of the city. On the Dubai Land Department register, the whole Downtown district is recorded under the area name Burj Khalifa.
| Levels | Use |
|---|---|
| 1 to 8 | Armani Hotel Dubai |
| 9 to 16 | Armani Residences |
| 19 to 108 | About 900 private apartments |
| 43, 76 and 123 | Sky lobbies for residents |
| 122 | At.mosphere restaurant |
| 124, 125 and 148 | At the Top observation decks |
Residents share pools on levels 43 and 76, a gym and spa club, and lounges in the sky lobbies. The building is split between visitors, hotel guests and residents, each with separate entrances and lifts.
The views are the reason people buy. On a clear day you see the Gulf, the desert and the whole city laid out below. Living there also means trade offs. Getting to a high floor can mean changing lifts at a sky lobby. Downtown is busy with tourists most evenings and very busy on New Year's Eve. Service charges are high because the building is expensive to run. Guinness World Records reported that fees for the largest homes can exceed AED 500,000 a year.
These are all 11 apartment sales registered under the project name Burj Khalifa Towers between September 1 and October 11, 2026. All were ready homes.
| Registered | Type | Size | AED | USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | 2 bedroom | 1,639 sq ft | AED 4.6 million | $1.25 million |
| September 4 | 1 bedroom | 1,103 sq ft | AED 2.85 million | $776,000 |
| September 4 | 1 bedroom | 1,011 sq ft | AED 3.982 million | $1.08 million |
| September 14 | 1 bedroom | 1,098 sq ft | AED 2.5 million | $680,700 |
| September 14 | 1 bedroom | 936 sq ft | AED 2.5 million | $680,700 |
| September 15 | 2 bedroom | 944 sq ft | AED 2.5 million | $680,700 |
| September 16 | 1 bedroom | 936 sq ft | AED 3.4 million | $925,800 |
| September 24 | 2 bedroom | 2,008 sq ft | AED 6 million | $1.63 million |
| October 5 | 1 bedroom | 1,096 sq ft | AED 3 million | $816,900 |
| October 5 | 2 bedroom | 1,888 sq ft | AED 5 million | $1.36 million |
| October 9 | 2 bedroom | 1,888 sq ft | AED 7 million | $1.91 million |
The median sale price was AED 3.4 million ($925,800). The median price per square foot was 2,737 dirhams. Across all of Downtown the median apartment sold for AED 3.038 million ($827,100) with a median of 2,688 dirhams per square foot. Per square foot, the tower sold close to the rest of Downtown in this period. Eleven sales are too few to measure a premium with confidence. One record, a two bedroom of 944 square feet, is small for its type and may be a register error.
Buy the Burj Khalifa because you want to live in it or own a trophy, not for yield. Prices here move with sentiment. ValuStrat reported Burj Khalifa apartment values fell 10.2% in March 2026 alone, when the war reached Dubai. Trophy assets fall fast in a scare and recover when confidence returns. If you want Downtown for rental returns, compare net yields across the district before you pay for the name.
In Downtown Dubai, next to Dubai Mall and the Dubai Fountain, just off Sheikh Zayed Road. The nearest Metro stop is Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall on the Red Line.
Yes. About 900 private apartments sit on levels 19 to 108, and they can be bought or rented. Armani Residences occupy levels 9 to 16.
One bedroom apartments registered between $680,700 and $1.08 million in sales between September 1 and October 11, 2026. The median of all 11 sales was $925,800.
Yes. Downtown Dubai is a freehold area, so foreign buyers, including Americans, can own apartments in the tower outright.
Prices: Dubai Land Department register, sales registered September 1 to October 11, 2026, project name Burj Khalifa Towers and area name Burj Khalifa (Downtown). Dollars at AED 3.6725. Eleven sales is a small sample. Tower facts: Emaar and Burj Khalifa official information; levels, amenities and service charge comment from Guinness World Records, What it's like to live inside the world's tallest building, 2022. ValuStrat March 2026 figure via Gulf Business, April 27, 2026. Market research, not investment advice.
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