About the twins
The two-tower configuration here is unusual: a tall main tower (T1 at 65 floors and 892 feet/272 metres) paired with a short podium-tier tower (T2 at 20 floors). T1 holds 520 apartments at 8 units per floor; T2 holds 120 apartments at 4 units per floor. The two work as one development, sharing a podium and OA.
For buyers, the practical implication is that Tower 1 is the primary listing market — most resale and rental activity centres there — while Tower 2 offers a smaller, more contained alternative for buyers who prefer mid-rise to high-rise.
- Master + project developer: Emaar Properties
- OA management: Emaar Community Management
- Project launch: 2013
- Completion: 2018
- Tower configuration: T1 (65F, 272m, 520 units), T2 (20F, 120 units)
- Total apartments: 640
- Unit mix: 1, 2, 3 bedroom apartments
Where Burj Vista fits
Among Emaar's Downtown buildings, Burj Vista sits in mid-tier residential — newer than The Lofts, Burj Views and The Residences, older than Burj Royale, Forte, Burj Crown and Act One/Act Two. The 2018 handover puts it in the 2017-2019 wave of Downtown deliveries; pricing and operations are fully settled. The differentiator versus other mid-tier Emaar buildings is the unusual T1/T2 height contrast, which gives the development a distinctive identity within the master plan.
Why height contrast matters
Tower 1's 65 floors put upper-floor units in the panoramic view band — direct Burj Khalifa and full skyline visibility. Tower 2's 20 floors are entirely in the mid-rise band, with views inside the surrounding Downtown context. The pricing differential between the two towers reflects this view-band split, with T1 upper floors commanding the highest pricing in the development.