Skyscrapers • 16 Masterpieces

Dubai Skyscrapers Encyclopedia

Architectural profiles, structural engineering metrics, and prime investment allocations in Dubai's tallest icons.

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828 m • 163 Floors2010
Downtown Dubai

Burj Khalifa

Mixed-Use
Architect:Adrian Smith
Developer:Emaar Properties
Est. Rental Yield:6.8% Net

The undisputed centerpiece of Dubai's skyline and the world's tallest freestanding structure. Inspired by the desert Hymenocallis flower, Burj Khalifa features a stepped buttressed core that mitigates severe high-altitude vortex shedding.

425 m • 101 Floors2017
Dubai Marina

Marina 101

Residential
Architect:National Engineering Bureau
Developer:Sheffield Holdings
Est. Rental Yield:8.8% Net

One of the tallest supertall residential buildings in the Middle East at 425 meters, featuring an ornate crown and spire inspired by Art Deco skyscraper crowns.

413 m • 101 Floors2012
Dubai Marina

Princess Tower

Residential
Architect:Syed Muhammad Tariq
Developer:Tameer Holding
Est. Rental Yield:8.6% Net

Soaring 413 meters, Princess Tower was crowned the world's tallest residential building upon completion. Crowned with a classical decorative dome and spire overlooking the Marina coastline.

Architect:Atkins
Developer:DMCC / Nakheel
Est. Rental Yield:8.2% Net

The diamond-inspired centerpiece of Jumeirah Lakes Towers, built on its own dedicated island. Headquarter of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) with specialized vaults and diamond exchange facilities.

354 m • 54 Floors2000
DIFC / Sheikh Zayed Road

Emirates Towers

Commercial
Architect:Hazel W.S. Wong
Developer:Jumeirah Group / Dubai Holding
Est. Rental Yield:7.2% Net

The twin equilateral triangular towers that defined modern Dubai's rise at the dawn of the 21st century. Clad in aluminum panels and reflective copper glass, connected by the two-storey retail boulevard 'The Boulevard'.

335 m • 88 Floors2018
Dubai Marina

DAMAC Heights

Residential
Architect:Aedas
Developer:DAMAC Properties
Est. Rental Yield:8.7% Net

A soaring residential supertall gently curving inward as it ascends, creating a sleek blade-like crest facing the Palm Jumeirah. Houses exclusive Fendi Casa branded interior residences.

328 m • 80 Floors2010
DIFC

The Index Tower

Mixed-Use
Architect:Norman Foster
Developer:Union Properties
Est. Rental Yield:8.5% Net

Winner of the CTBUH Best Tall Building Middle East award. Intelligently oriented east-west to drastically reduce solar gain, utilizing passive architectural shading and concrete buttresses.

321 m • 56 Floors1999
Jumeirah

Burj Al Arab Jumeirah

Hotel
Architect:Tom Wright
Developer:Jumeirah Group
Est. Rental Yield:9.5% Net

Engineered on an artificial island 280 meters offshore, mimicking the billowing spinnaker sail of a J-class yacht. Features the world's tallest atrium (182 meters) and a cantilevered helipad.

320 m • 67 Floors2026
Dubai Marina

Sobha Seahaven

ResidentialUnder Construction
Architect:Sobha Design Studio
Developer:Sobha Realty
Est. Rental Yield:9.0% Net

Sobha's flagship supertall waterfront development positioned at the gateway of Dubai Harbour, overlooking Ain Dubai, Palm Jumeirah, and the Arabian Gulf.

306 m • 73 Floors2013
Dubai Marina

Cayan Tower (Infinity Tower)

Residential
Architect:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Developer:Cayan Group
Est. Rental Yield:8.4% Net

A pioneering helical skyscraper that spirals precisely 90 degrees from base to crown. Each floor plate rotates 1.2 degrees around a cylindrical structural concrete core, maximizing wind resistance and offering panoramic views of Dubai Marina.

305 m • 68 Floors2024
Za'abeel / DIFC

One Za'abeel

Mixed-Use
Architect:Nikken Sekkei
Developer:Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD)
Est. Rental Yield:8.1% Net

A structural engineering triumph featuring 'The Link' — the world's longest cantilevered building floating 100 meters above a live six-lane highway, connecting twin luxury skyscraper towers.

302 m • 63 Floors2008
Downtown Dubai

Address Downtown

Hotel
Architect:Atkins
Developer:Emaar Properties
Est. Rental Yield:7.9% Net

An elegant post-modern supertall tower positioned directly adjacent to Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall. Its stepped profile and crown echo classic Manhattan art-deco silhouettes adapted for the desert metropolis.

240 m • 40 Floors2020
Dubai Creek Harbour

Dubai Creek Residences & Tower

Residential
Architect:Santiago Calatrava
Developer:Emaar Properties
Est. Rental Yield:7.7% Net

Anchoring the master waterfront development of Dubai Creek Harbour, offering unimpeded sunset views across the Ras Al Khor flamingo sanctuary towards the Downtown Dubai skyline.

178 m • 43 Floors2023
Palm Jumeirah

Atlantis The Royal

Hotel
Architect:Kohn Pedersen Fox
Developer:Kerzner International / ICD
Est. Rental Yield:9.1% Net

A deconstructed skyscraper reimagining traditional monolithic luxury resort architecture. Formed as stacked permeable sculptural blocks spanning 500 meters along the Palm Jumeirah crescent.

93 m • 20 Floors2020
Business Bay

The Opus by Omniyat

Mixed-Use
Architect:Zaha Hadid
Developer:Omniyat Properties
Est. Rental Yield:9.2% Net

Dame Zaha Hadid's singular built legacy in Dubai. Designed as a glowing glass cube eroded from within, featuring an organic, fluid central void connected by an asymmetric 4-storey skybridge 71 meters above ground.

Architect:Shaun Killa
Developer:Dubai Future Foundation

Referred to as 'the most beautiful building on Earth'. A torus-shaped diagrid structure clad in 1,024 stainless steel panels inscribed with Arabic calligraphy poems by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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