Dubai · Downtown and the centre · updated 16 October 2026
Business Bay
What actually sold in Business Bay in 2026, at what price, from the Dubai Land Department register: 3,530 homes registered since January, 100% flats and 0% villas, across 111 named projects. Nearest metro in the register: Business Bay Metro Station.
"Before the war" is January and February 2026; "now" is Jul to Sep 26, the latest three complete months. Prices are medians of registered sales, not asking prices.
Month by month
Business Bay in 2026
Every residential sale registered in the community, by month. The dotted line is the first week of March, when the war reached Dubai.
What sold
Bedrooms, prices and projects
By bedrooms
Share of 2026 sales with a bedroom count, and what each size sold for
| Size | Share | Median price | AED / sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 18% | AED 1.12m | 2,387 |
| 1 bed | 46% | AED 2.00m | 2,405 |
| 2 bed | 27% | AED 3.00m | 2,426 |
| 3 bed | 7% | AED 4.67m | 2,435 |
| 4 bed | 1% | AED 8.12m | 2,246 |
Flats registered at a median of AED 2,408 per sq ft. 39% of recent sales were off-plan.
Projects by sales
Named projects with most registrations in Business Bay this year
- Binghatti AquariseAED 2,571 per sq ft · median AED 2.18m · 100% off-plan195sales
- Peninsula FourAED 2,512 per sq ft · median AED 2.04m · 73% off-plan178sales
- Downtown ResidencesAED 2,775 per sq ft · median AED 2.70m · 100% off-plan160sales
- Avarra By PalaceAED 3,490 per sq ft · median AED 3.22m · 100% off-plan155sales
- Al Habtoor TowerAED 2,732 per sq ft · median AED 3.44m · 100% off-plan154sales
- Peninsula ThreeAED 2,665 per sq ft · median AED 1.75m · 0% off-plan137sales
Project pages in Business Bay: Binghatti Aquarise · Avarra By Palace. All projects →
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Questions about Business Bay
What does a home in Business Bay cost?
The typical (median) registered sale in Business Bay in 2026 is AED 2.08m. One in ten sales registered below AED 1.05m and one in ten above AED 4.36m. Per square foot the median over Jul to Sep 26 is AED 2,097, above the Dubai-wide AED 1,689.
How many homes sell in Business Bay each month?
305 a month over Jul to Sep 26, against 656 a month in January and February before the war (-54%). 39% of recent sales were off-plan.
What has changed in Business Bay since the war?
The median price per square foot moved from AED 2,634 to AED 2,097 (-20.4%) and sales a month from 656 to 305. The community repriced, which is where a buyer negotiates.
Land Department district names: BUSINESS BAY, Business Bay. Figures as of 16 October 2026; rebuilt every week. General information, not investment advice.
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