This suits you if
- You want to be central but not pay Downtown rates
- You work in Downtown or DIFC and want a short commute
- You want a stronger yield than the marquee districts offer
Areas
Business BayThe pulse of Dubai’s business and leisure.
Downtown adjacency without the Downtown price, and the district our own office sits in.
- AED 1,810
- Average per sq ft
- 6.5%
- Gross rental yield
- AED 85,000
- Typical one bedroom rent, per year
Look elsewhere if
- You want a finished neighbourhood. Parts are still under construction
- You want green space and quiet residential streets
- You are sensitive to construction noise near a new tower
What it is
A mixed use district along the Dubai Canal, immediately south of Downtown. Offices and residential towers together, with a canal promenade that has improved the area considerably.
The investment case
The value play next to a premium address. Yields are meaningfully better than Downtown for a location a few minutes away. The risk is supply: a lot of towers are still handing over here, which puts pressure on rents in any given year.
What living here is actually like
Convenient and improving. The canal walk is genuinely pleasant. Some blocks still feel like a building site, so which tower you choose matters more here than in a finished community.
Getting around
Business Bay metro, and quick access to both Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road, which is the useful part.
Nearby
- Downtown Dubai
- Al Quoz
- DIFC
Thinking aboutBusiness Bay?
We will tell you what is genuinely worth looking at here, and what to avoid. Including whether another community would serve you better.