Index Tower in DIFC from street level Photo: Aidas U. / Wikimedia Commons
1 / 8- Height
- 328 m
- Floors
- 80
- Units
- 520
- Status
- Completed
- Project
- DP-0012
Overview
Index Tower (also called The Index) is an 80-storey mixed-use skyscraper in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Designed by Foster + Partners, it combines retail in the podium, offices on floors 5 to 29 and residential apartments and penthouses above a double-height sky lobby. Public references put its height at 326 to 328 m and its completion in October 2010, although a few listing sites say 2011. It won the CTBUH Best Tall Building award for the Middle East and Africa in 2011. This page keeps the registered facts, the market figures we could find and the points where sources disagree separate, so you can check them before you decide.
Timeline
Building and units
- Total units
- 520
1 source
- 520 · CTBUH
- Developer
- Index Holding
- Consultant
- Foster + Partners
1 source
- Foster + Partners · Wikipedia
Heights as reported by sources, not checked against an official record.
Show as a table
| Project | Height | Floors |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Rayhaan by Rotana | 333 m | 72 floors |
| Index Tower | 328 m | 80 floors |
As counted by Bayut: 276 units. Sources count differently, so their totals are never added together.
Unit types and sizes
Each row keeps its own source. The bar shows where the size range sits among this project's units.
| Type | Units | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom apartment | 264 | 830 – 1,125 sq ft | Bayut |
| 2 bedroom apartment | Not stated | 1,740 – 2,686 sq ft | Bayut |
| 3 bedroom apartment | Not stated | Not stated | Bayut |
| Penthouse (duplex and triplex) | 12 | 9,428 sq ft | Bayut |
| Office units | Not stated | 516 – 4,500 sq ft | Bayut |
| Retail shops | Not stated | 400 – 1,900 sq ft | Bayut |
In the building
Worth knowing
- Architect
- Foster + Partners Wikipedia
- Use
- Offices and residential apartments Wikipedia
- Location
- Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Wikipedia
- Completed
- 2010 Wikipedia
- Handover status
- Unknown Wikipedia
- Structural engineer
- Halvorson and Partners; BG&E CTBUH
- Floor use
- Floors 1-4 service; 5-29 offices; 31-77 residential; duplex penthouses on 73 and 75; triplex penthouses on 77-80 Wikipedia
- Gross floor area
- 170,400 m² (1,834,170 sq ft) Wikipedia
- Lifts
- 27 Wikipedia
- Office area
- 538,200 sq ft per Cushman & Wakefield; over 715,886 sq ft per Bayut Bayut
- Completion year conflict
- 2010 (Wikipedia, CTBUH, Bayut building page); 2011 (Cushman & Wakefield, a Bayut advert) Cushman & Wakefield — Index Tower guide
- Award
- CTBUH Best Tall Building, Middle East and Africa (2011) Wikipedia
- DLD project number
- None found Dubai Land Department — Project Status
- Maintenance cost
- Included in the service charge Bayut
- Reported gross yield
- None found Bayut
- Year-on-year price change
- None found Bayut
- Registered sale transactions in DLD open data 2026
- No rows under the name Index Tower Dubai Land Department — Open Data
Prices and rents
Recorded sales
Figures sources attribute to recorded deals. Not checked against DLD yet.
| Figure | Value | Property type | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average sale price | Not stated | |||
| Median sale price | Not stated | |||
| Median price per sq ft | AED 2,448 / sq ft | Residential | Oct 2026 – Oct 2026 | fam Properties Data to 9 Nov 2026 |
| Lowest recorded price | Not stated | |||
| Highest recorded price | Not stated | |||
| Number of sales | 3 | Residential | Oct 2026 – Oct 2026 | fam Properties Data to 9 Nov 2026 |
| Total sales volume | Not stated | |||
| Price change over one year | Not stated | |||
| Price change over several years | Not stated | |||
Asking prices
What sellers ask in adverts. Kept apart from deals because an asking price is not a sale.
| Figure | Value | Property type | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median asking price per sq ft | AED 2,998 / sq ft | Residential | Nov 2026 | Bhomes Data to 9 Nov 2026 |
| Lowest asking price | AED 2,500,000 | Residential | Nov 2026 | Bhomes Data to 9 Nov 2026 |
| Highest asking price | AED 12,900,000 | Residential | Nov 2026 | Bhomes Data to 9 Nov 2026 |
| Sale adverts | 4 | Residential | Nov 2026 | Bhomes Data to 9 Nov 2026 |
Rents
| Figure | Value | Property type | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual rent | AED 133,500 | Residential | Oct 2026 – Nov 2026 | fam Properties Data to 9 Nov 2026 |
| Annual rent per sq ft | Not stated | |||
| Number of rent contracts | 25 | Residential | Oct 2026 – Nov 2026 | fam Properties Data to 9 Nov 2026 |
Charts
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| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 3 |
Only two reports are on record. The dashed line joins them and is not a measured path.
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| Date | Progress |
|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | 0% |
| Oct 2010 | 100% |
Data we don't have yet (4)
- Sale price per sq ft, last 12 monthsNeeds at least two months of recorded sales.
- Annual rent per sq ft, last 12 monthsNot enough dated rent contracts yet. The contracts on record start in the future or are too few to show a trend.
- Price per sq ft against the areaNo source gives both this project and its area.
- Rental yield against similar projectsNo similar project with rent and price figures is in the directory yet.
Investment analysis
- Rental Yield reported by a source
- Not stated
- ROI
- Not stated Depends on your resale price and holding period. Enter them in the calculator below.
- Average monthly rent
- AED 11,125 AED 133,500 ÷ 12
- Service charge, yearly
- AED 19.00 / sq ft Bayut
- Maintenance, yearly
- Not stated
- Buying costs (assumed)
- 4% + AED 580 DLD transfer fee and title deed, from secondary sources. Agent and trustee fees are not included.
Run your own numbers
Filled in from the leading figures above. Replace them with the real quote for your unit. Nothing you type is stored.
Location
Distances
| Place | Kind | By road | Straight line | By car | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Centre | Metro | 1.7 km | 0.5 km | 3 min | OpenStreetMap |
| Burj Khalifa / The Dubai Mall | Downtown Dubai | 1.7 km | 1.1 km | 3 min | OpenStreetMap |
| Dubai International Airport (DXB) | Airport | 16.6 km | 10.1 km | 18 min | OpenStreetMap |
| Shopping | Not stated | ||||
| Iranian Hospital Dubai | Hospital | 5.7 km | 2.7 km | 8 min | OpenStreetMap |
| GEMS Wellington Primary School | School | 3.1 km | 0.8 km | 5 min | OpenStreetMap |
Around the project
- The Gate Avenue (shopping and dining)OpenStreetMap
- Financial Centre Metro StationOpenStreetMap
Compared with other projects
| Project | Status | Height | Floors | Units | Progress | Completion | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index Tower | Completed | 328 m | 80 | 520 | 100% | Not stated | AED 2,448 / sq ftMedian per sq ft |
| Rose Rayhaan by Rotana | Completed | 333 m | 72 | 462 | 100% | Not stated | Not stated |
| Burj Al Arab | Completed | 321 m | 56 | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Princess Tower | Completed | 414 m | 101 | 763 | 100% | Oct 2011 | AED 2.34MAverage sale price |
Every figure here is a research figure. Prices are the headline figure of each project, so they are not always the same kind of number: read the small line under each.
Expert analysis
Mr Amlak's reading of the sources listed on this page. It is not a rating or an opinion of the Dubai Land Department.
Strengths
Central DIFC location, about 0.5 km in a straight line from Financial Centre Metro and 1.1 km from Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall; offices, homes and retail in one tower, a sky lobby with pool and gym, and the 2011 CTBUH award.
Based on: Wikipedia, CTBUH, OpenStreetMap distancesWeaknesses
No DLD project number or approved annual service charge was available to us, and sources disagree on the completion year (2010 vs 2011) and the office area, so the unit documents should be checked before buying.
Based on: source conflicts recorded on this pageInvestment opportunities
Asking prices (median about AED 2,998 per sq ft in 4 adverts) sit above recent deals (median AED 2,448 in 3 sales of Oct 2026), so a buyer can test room to negotiate on similar units. The samples are tiny and this is not a promise of return.
Based on: Bhomes adverts vs fäm-listed sales; unverifiedInvestment risks
The tower dates from 2005-2010, and the service charge (about AED 19 per sq ft in one advert) can reduce net yield; the official charge must be confirmed with Mollak or the building manager. Deal and rent data here come from a secondary source.
Based on: Bayut advert; fämMarket reading
In the DIFC resale market, about 25 rental contracts (5 Oct - 1 Nov 2026) and 3 sales (13-26 Oct 2026) are reported for this tower. One-bedroom rent averages about AED 133,500 and two-bedroom about AED 226,100 a year. Figures are from a secondary source and not matched with official DLD data.
Based on: fäm PropertiesConclusion
Index Tower is a completed 80-storey mixed-use tower in DIFC that is bought only on the resale market today. Building specifications are well documented, but the financial data (prices, rents, service charge) still need checking against DLD and Mollak.
Documents and official pages
Sources
| Source | Kind | Items | Latest data date | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Land Department — Project Status | Official | 1 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Dubai Land Department — Open Data | Official | 1 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Wikipedia | Reference | 36 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Bayut | Listings portal | 12 | 22 Feb 2025 | Not stated |
| CTBUH | Reference | 11 | Not stated | Not stated |
| OpenStreetMap | Reference | 8 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Bhomes | Listings portal | 4 | 9 Nov 2026 | Not stated |
| fam Properties | Reference | 4 | 9 Nov 2026 | Not stated |
| Cushman & Wakefield — Index Tower guide | Reference | 2 | Not stated | Not stated |
Photo credits
| Photo | Credit | Licence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
 Index Tower in DIFC from street level | Aidas U. / Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 3.0 | Source page |
 Index Tower in DIFC at dusk, exterior photo | © Equitativa Group (Index Tower official website) | Building owner marketing material | Source page |
 Index Tower glass facade looking up, photo | © Equitativa Group (Index Tower official website) | Building owner marketing material | Source page |
 Index Tower facade detail, photo | © Equitativa Group (Index Tower official website) | Building owner marketing material | Source page |
 Reception and shared office space inside Index Tower, photo | © Equitativa Group (Index Tower official website) | Building owner marketing material | Source page |
 Office floor corridor and lounge corner in Index Tower, photo | © Equitativa Group (Index Tower official website) | Building owner marketing material | Source page |
 Meeting room with city view in Index Tower, photo | © Equitativa Group (Index Tower official website) | Building owner marketing material | Source page |
 Office interior with desks in Index Tower, photo | © Equitativa Group (Index Tower official website) | Building owner marketing material | Source page |