Business Bay

Very High Activity

Prime Apartments · Dubai

Business Bay is a Prime Apartments community in Dubai with 170 residential projects and 59,974 units. Over the trailing 12 months, 11,413 sales transacted at a median of AED 1,698,667 (up 5.6% YoY). Gross rental yield averages 7.5%.
All transactions · trailing 12 months · updated Apr 02, 2026
Key Metrics
Median Price
Value
AED 1,698,667
Change
5.6% YoY
Transactions
Value
11,413
Change
7.0% YoY
Price / sqft
Value
AED 2,540
Change
7.6% YoY
Rental Yield
Value
7.5%
Off-Plan Share
Value
70%
Change
4pp YoY
Active Projects
Value
169
Median Price
AED 1,698,667
↑ 5.6% YoY
Transactions
11,413
↑ 7.0% YoY
Price / sqft
AED 2,540
↑ 7.6% YoY
Rental Yield
7.5%
Off-Plan Share
70%
↑ 4pp YoY
Active Projects
169
Investment Analytics
Repeat Sale Return
Value
2.8%
Avg Holding Period
Value
4.7 yrs
Sales Liquidity
Value
9.4%
Price Dispersion
Value
38.4%
Change
wide
Primary Ready Mix
Value
6.3%
Rental Activity
Value
41.7%
Repeat Sale Return
2.8%
Avg Holding Period
4.7 yrs
Sales Liquidity
9.4%
Price Dispersion
38.4%
wide
Primary Ready Mix
6.3%
Rental Activity
41.7%

Trends

12 months

Median Price

Median prices in Business Bay have trended upward, rising 10% to AED 2.0M over the past 13 months.

Transaction Volume

Transaction activity in Business Bay has slowed in recent months, falling below the 12-month average of 877 per month.

Developer Activity

By transaction share
Damac Properties 940 txns · 21 projects
30%
Dubai Properties 449 txns · 15 projects
14%
Select Group 122 txns · 2 projects
4%
The First Group 122 txns · 2 projects
4%
SRG Properties 115 txns · 2 projects
4%
Binghatti Holding Limited 112 txns · 3 projects
4%
Deyaar Development Company 111 txns · 7 projects
4%
Etjar Investments 88 txns · 1 projects
3%

Bedroom Mix

Penthouse 68 units 0.1% 3,262 sqft
Studio 16511 units 29.5% 456 sqft
1 Bedroom 22630 units 40.4% 823 sqft
2 Bedroom 12386 units 22.1% 1,384 sqft
3 Bedroom 3863 units 6.9% 2,137 sqft
4 Bedroom 499 units 0.9% 4,241 sqft
5 Bedroom 33 units 0.1% 10,521 sqft
6 Bedroom 24 units 0.0% 10,265 sqft
7 Bedroom 2 units 0.0% 22,948 sqft

Price Tiers

By price per sqft band
Entry 61 txns · AED 369/sqft
1.8%
Value 175 txns · AED 1,116/sqft
5.1%
Mid-Market 1472 txns · AED 1,531/sqft
43.0%
Premium 1089 txns · AED 2,117/sqft
31.8%
Ultra-Prime 625 txns · AED 3,407/sqft
18.3%

Recent Transactions

Date Type Project Price (AED) Size (sqft) Price/sqft
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary Trillionaire Residences by Binghatti 1,200,000 621 1,932
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary Trillionaire Residences by Binghatti 1,073,000 543 1,974
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary Safeer Tower 1 600,000 454 1,319
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary Merano Tower 945,000 644 1,466
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary Marquise Square 2,460,000 1,528 1,609
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary DAMAC Royale (Damac Towers) by Paramount Tower D 1,480,000 1,055 1,402
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary DAMAC Royale (Damac Towers) by Paramount Tower C 900,000 637 1,412
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary Amna Tower 4,000,000 1,940 2,060
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary The One Hotel 1,711,650 628 2,722
Apr 02, 2026 OP Secondary Regalia Residences 1,089,741 727 1,498
Apr 02, 2026 OP Secondary Peninsula Four Tower B 2,170,000 860 2,522
Apr 02, 2026 OP Secondary Peninsula Four Tower B 3,850,000 1,453 2,648
Apr 02, 2026 OP Primary Al Habtoor Tower 6,750,171 1,915 3,524
Apr 02, 2026 OP Primary Al Habtoor Tower 5,001,687 1,947 2,568
Apr 02, 2026 OP Primary Al Habtoor Tower 3,392,683 1,043 3,250
Apr 01, 2026 RP Secondary Executive Tower J (West Heights 4) 4,000,000 2,205 1,814
Apr 01, 2026 RP Secondary Damac Maison Cour Jardin (The Cosmopolitan) 1,800,000 1,619 1,111
Apr 01, 2026 RP Secondary Damac Maison Cour Jardin (The Cosmopolitan) 1,275,000 817 1,559
Apr 01, 2026 RP Secondary Capital Bay Towers 2 732,470 563 1,299
Apr 01, 2026 RP Primary AG Tower Business Bay 2,000,000 2,075 963

Projects in Business Bay

170 projects
Binghatti Skyrise Tower 3
Binghatti Holding Limited
P3 · Under Development
Median 1,487,499
Txns 894
YoY +39.3%
Binghatti Skyrise Tower 2
Binghatti Holding Limited
P3 · Under Development
Median 1,387,499
Txns 704
YoY +32.7%
Binghatti Skyhall
Binghatti Holding Limited
P3 · Under Development
Median 1,121,000
Txns 639
YoY New
Binghatti Skyrise Tower 1
Binghatti Holding Limited
P3 · Under Development
Median 1,362,499
Txns 595
YoY +20.8%
Bayz 102 By Danube
Danube Properties
P3 · Under Development
Median 2,495,910
Txns 406
YoY +4.4%
Al Habtoor Tower
Al Habtoor Group
P1 · Delivered
Median 2,981,613
Txns 389
YoY +22.9%

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Other Projects in Business Bay

Projects with limited transaction history. Data will be added as transactions are recorded.

15 Northside 0 txns (12 mo)
77s Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Al Batha Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Al Noor Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Al Shafar Residence 0 txns (12 mo)
Al Tayer Tower (Manazel Al Safa Tower) 0 txns (12 mo)
Altitude de Grisogono 0 txns (12 mo)
Art Tower XV 0 txns (12 mo)
Art XIV 0 txns (12 mo)
ART XVIII Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Binghatti Aquarise 0 txns (12 mo)
ENI Coral Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Escape Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Executive Towers Plaza Boutique Villas 0 txns (12 mo)
Eywa the Way of Water 0 txns (12 mo)
Intercontinental Residences Business Bay 0 txns (12 mo)
Majestic Tower formerly Al Tayer Building 0 txns (12 mo)
Marasi Floating Villas 0 txns (12 mo)
MBK Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
One Sankari 0 txns (12 mo)
Peninsula Five 0 txns (12 mo)
Peninsula Four 0 txns (12 mo)
Prive by Damac 0 txns (12 mo)
Radisson Blu Hotel Canal View (Al Bareeq Tower) 0 txns (12 mo)
Regent Residences Dubai Sankari Place East Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Regent Residences Dubai Sankari Place West Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Royal Regency Suites 0 txns (12 mo)
SAAS Business Bay - Richreit Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Safa Two De Grisogono 0 txns (12 mo)
Safeer Tower 3 0 txns (12 mo)
Sol Avenue 0 txns (12 mo)
SOL Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
The 9 0 txns (12 mo)
The Ritz-Carlton Residences 0 txns (12 mo)
The Vela Dorchester Collection 0 txns (12 mo)
Tiara United Towers 0 txns (12 mo)
Velor Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Wedyan Tower 0 txns (12 mo)
Westburry Square Residential 0 txns (12 mo)