Business Bay
District · Dubai

Off-plan projects in Business Bay

Mixed-use towers along the Dubai Canal, immediately south of Downtown.

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Projects
79
41 already built
From
AED 1.05M
Rove Home Marasi Drive
Asking per sqft
1,735 – 9,716
AED · est.
Buyers paid
AED 2,529
per sqft, apartments · DLD off-plan sales
Handover
Ready → 2032
28 developers

What buyers paid in Business Bay

Registered sales from the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The gap on every project compares its own registered sales, where it has them, or else its asking price with the median here.

Apartments

AED per sqft · last 6 months
Off-plan sales2,529 · 806 sales
Finished sales1,784 · 1,025 sales
All sales2,202 · 1,831 sales
Since 1 Jan 2026

Off-plan

2,701

1,862 sales

Finished

1,821

1,714 sales

All

2,387

3,576 sales

Median registered price in AED per sqft, as of 4 Oct 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data.

Monthly price report

What homes let for in Business Bay

Registered tenancy contracts from the Dubai Land Department (DLD), divided by what finished homes sold for: the gross rental yield, worked out rather than quoted.

Apartments

6.4% gross

A median rent of AED 113 per sqft a year on 7,717 new tenancy contracts, last 6 months, against AED 1,775 per sqft paid across 1,027 finished sales, last 6 months. Half of those contracts fell between AED 94 and AED 137 per sqft.

At today's off-plan prices (AED 2,529 per sqft, off-plan sales, last 6 months) the same rent would be 4.5%, before anything changes by handover.

Gross yield is a year's rent over the price, before service charges, fees and empty periods; our arithmetic on the register's figures, as of 2 Oct 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Not investment advice.

What people say about living in Business Bay

Strong interest

Agents and portals report steady off-plan launches and a high volume of transactions in Business Bay, with sites tracking dozens of towers under construction; coverage is heavy but mostly commercial rather than resident chatter.

What people say

  • +Area guides and hosts describe the canal promenade and walking paths as a draw for daily strolls and cyclinggulfnews.com
  • +Guides note easy access to Downtown, DIFC and the Metro as a reason people choose the districtluxhabitat.ae
  • −Coverage of a service-line leak on Marasi Drive describes resulting traffic delays and diversions for motoristsgulfnews.com
  • ·Property trackers list a large number of buildings still under construction or delayed alongside completed towers, reflecting an area still being built outpropsearch.ae

Open, and under way

  • UndatedBusiness Bay metro station on the Red Line serves the district en.wikipedia.org
  • 2016The Dubai Canal, running through Business Bay, was completed en.wikipedia.org
  • 2007The Business Bay Crossing bridge over Dubai Creek opened to traffic en.wikipedia.org
  • Apr 2024Construction started on the Signature Towers mixed-use development in Business Bay en.wikipedia.org
  • Jul 2026A property tracker counted 188 completed buildings, 63 under various stages of construction, 18 at planning stage and 4 on hold or delayed in Business Bay propsearch.ae
  • 2026A property blog projected roughly 3,200 new units due for handover across Business Bay in 2026, with further deliveries projected into following years joinoliva.com

Recently

  • 13 Aug 2026Foundation casting began for the Elire tower managed by LUX* propsearch.ae
  • 28 Jul 2026Al Habtoor Tower reported to be preparing to welcome first residents as construction nears completion propsearch.ae
  • 6 Jul 2026A penthouse at Bugatti Residences reported sold propsearch.ae
  • 14 Jan 2026A property blog reported a wave of new off-plan launches across the district excelproperties.ae
  • 2025Business Bay reported as the community with the second-highest number of property transactions in Dubai that year excelproperties.ae

Claude Sonnet 5's reading of public pages and what people post, 19 September 2026; paraphrased, no one named, each line on the page it came from. Not a person's opinion and not advice.

All 79 projects in Business Bay

Where each project's price sits against what buyers paid

Gap vs DLD median · registered sales where available

DLD median−40%+150%

Each dot is a project's Rendr Score, placed by its gap. Hover a dot for the name; every project is listed below.

26 projects have no gap yet

Ready and sold out · 42

Built and handed over, or sold out by the developer: a purchase here is a resale rather than off-plan.

Off-plan in Business Bay: questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects are there in Business Bay?

We list 37 off-plan projects on sale in Business Bay, Dubai, and 42 built or sold out, from 28 developers, starting at AED 1,050,000. This is a selected list rather than every project in the area, and it grows as projects are checked.

How much does an off-plan property in Business Bay cost?

The off-plan projects we list in Business Bay start from AED 1,050,000, or around AED 1,735 to AED 9,716 per sqft (some figures estimated). Asking prices come from developers and change without notice.

What do buyers actually pay per sqft in Business Bay?

The median registered sale in Business Bay is AED 2,529 per sqft for apartments, from 806 sales. That figure counts sales of homes that were not built yet, recorded by the Dubai Land Department (DLD), not asking prices.

What is the gross rental yield in Business Bay?

About 6.4% gross for apartments in Business Bay, worked out from DLD's own figures: new tenancy contracts, last 6 months, against finished sales, last 6 months. Gross means a year's rent over the price, before service charges, fees and empty periods; it is our arithmetic on the register, not a promise.

Which developers are building in Business Bay?

77 Shades of Green Real Estate Development, Al Seeb Real Estate Development, Anax Developments, Arabian Gulf Properties, Binghatti Developers and Damac Properties and 22 others have off-plan projects we list in Business Bay. Each developer page shows their other projects and how their asking prices sit against registered sales.

When do off-plan projects in Business Bay hand over?

Handover in Business Bay runs ready to 2032, and 41 of the projects we list are already built. Dates are the developers' own estimates and off-plan schedules move, so confirm the current date before you pay.