Where prices sit
Business Bay transacts at AED 2,100 per sqft in 2026. A standard one-bedroom of around 780 sqft therefore lands near AED 1,638,000 before fees, with view and floor premiums adding 10–25% at the top of the stack.
Reading the number
Per-sqft is only useful against yield. At 7–8%, Business Bay sits in a healthy band — the mistake buyers make is paying a prime per-sqft price on a unit with a mid-tier view.
Business Bay at a glance
Business Bay is the canal-side business district minutes from Downtown and DIFC. Buying sits at AED 2,100 per sqft — roughly AED 1,638,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 95,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 547 a night at 78% occupancy, around AED 155,731 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 214,909 — a 38% uplift.
