Burj Khalifa apartment viewing checklist

Before you visit

Ask for the facts in writing. This gives you a clean base for the viewing and makes it easier to compare more than one home.

• Exact asking price and what is included.
• Internal size, bedroom count, floor plan, and parking.
• Floor, unit position, view direction, and lift zone.
• Vacant, owner-occupied, or rented status.
• Furnished, unfurnished, or partly furnished.
• Current service charge information for the exact unit.
• Known work, damage, or changes made inside the home.

1. Start before the front door

Time the real trip from arrival to the apartment. Check the parking route, lobby, lifts, corridors, and how easy the route would feel on a busy day. A high floor number tells you very little about daily access by itself.

2. Stand at every main window

Look from normal sitting and standing height. Check the full view, not only the best camera angle. Notice privacy, daylight, glare, nearby buildings, and any part of the outlook that could change.

3. Walk the layout slowly

Test how the home would work in real life. Look for useful wall space, storage, window position, columns, bedroom privacy, and the path between the entrance, kitchen, living room, and bedrooms.

4. Check condition, not styling

Furniture can make a home look finished. Look past it. Check floors, walls, ceilings, doors, cabinets, appliances, bathrooms, air conditioning, water flow, and signs of leaks or repair. A proper technical inspection may still be needed.

5. Listen and feel

Pause the talk for one minute. Listen near windows, bedrooms, the front door, and service areas. Check room temperature and air flow. Visit at a useful time if light, traffic, or the evening view matters to you.

6. Ask what stays

Write down the furniture, fittings, appliances, curtains, art, and other items that stay with the sale. Do not rely on what happens to be inside on viewing day.

7. Build the full cost

Put the asking price beside transfer costs, service charges, mortgage costs if any, repairs, furnishing, management, and a safety amount. The Dubai Land Department Service Charge Index can help you check approved service fees for jointly owned property.

8. Check the property file

Before an offer becomes a firm commitment, match the seller, title deed, exact unit, size, parking, occupancy, and deal terms. The Dubai Land Department provides a title deed verification service. Sale registration also has set documents and steps.

9. Name the next buyer or tenant

Ask who may want this exact home after you. A clear view, useful plan, good condition, and fair full cost can help. The Burj Khalifa name alone does not make every unit equal.

Score each home after the viewing

Give each point a score from 1 to 5. Add one short note with proof. This keeps the choice calm when several homes look good.

This guide gives general information. Property details, costs, and rules can change. Check the exact unit and use legal, finance, tax, or technical advice when needed.