# Short-term rentals in Business Bay

Business Bay, Dubai · Dubai Wealth Index

> 45 buildings in Business Bay with positive modelled operating surplus after a registered annual lease benchmark. Compare rental arbitrage and buying to operate; missing buy yields mean insufficient purchase evidence, not zero returns.

- Canonical: https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-term/apartments/dubai/business-bay
- Data as of: 2026-11-02
- Sources: Dubai Land Department registered sale transactions; Ejari registered rental contracts; Public Airbnb search results, sampled forward twelve months
- Method: https://dubaiwealthindex.com/methodology

## The assumption

Short-term revenue is annualised at an assumed 70% occupancy, net of platform fees, cleaning and utilities, and assumes a self-managed unit (0% management fee). Occupancy is a stated assumption, never a measurement: gross revenue changes with occupancy while fixed costs remain. Rental-arbitrage surplus subtracts the registered annual lease benchmark from modelled operating revenue. It excludes furnishing, deposits, permit costs, financing and owner service charges; replace the benchmark with your actual lease and costs. A missing purchase benchmark does not remove valid rental economics, but no buy yield is published. Check landlord permission and current DET holiday-home requirements before operating.

## Buildings

| Building | Bedroom | Nightly rate (AED) | Listings seen | Registered rent (AED/yr) | Surplus after lease (AED/yr) | Break-even occupancy | Modelled buy yield before owner costs | Premium vs lease |
| :--- | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| The Scala Tower | 1br | 833 | 28 | 79,750 | 85,076 | 36.9% | 13.7% | 2.1× |
| MAG 318 | studio | 618 | 24 | 61,000 | 64,940 | 35.9% | 12.0% | 2.1× |
| Regalia By Deyaar | 1br | 864 | 22 | 85,000 | 89,186 | 36.5% | 13.3% | 2.0× |
| Aykon City (2) -Tower C | 2br | 963 | 43 | 95,000 | 98,783 | 36.7% | 13.0% | 2.0× |
| Capital Bay A | 2br | 1,255 | 15 | 120,000 | 118,452 | 39.4% | 11.5% | 2.0× |
| Avanti Tower | 2br | 1,190 | 10 | 120,000 | 115,732 | 38.5% | n/a | 2.0× |
| Upside Living | studio | 751 | 13 | 80,000 | 73,865 | 38.1% | 10.2% | 1.9× |
| Capital Bay B | 2br | 1,125 | 13 | 115,000 | 106,035 | 39.4% | 14.8% | 1.9× |
| DAMAC Vera Residences | 1br | 626 | 49 | 66,500 | 60,509 | 38.7% | 11.9% | 1.9× |
| Ag Tower | 2br | 1,168 | 11 | 120,000 | 106,698 | 40.4% | 11.9% | 1.9× |
| Zada Tower | 1br | 633 | 48 | 70,000 | 58,657 | 39.9% | 12.9% | 1.8× |
| DAMAC Towers by Paramount (D) | 1br | 871 | 21 | 95,000 | 76,740 | 41.4% | 12.7% | 1.8× |
| Ontario Tower | 2br | 961 | 10 | 108,000 | 83,007 | 42.0% | 15.6% | 1.8× |
| Amna Tower | 2br | 1,248 | 21 | 140,000 | 105,028 | 42.7% | 9.4% | 1.8× |
| Bayz Tower | 2br | 817 | 15 | 90,000 | 67,145 | 43.4% | n/a | 1.7× |
| Elite Business Bay Residence | 2br | 1,026 | 11 | 115,000 | 84,550 | 43.3% | 10.5% | 1.7× |
| DAMAC Towers by Paramount (B) | 1br | 820 | 29 | 95,000 | 65,856 | 44.0% | 11.5% | 1.7× |
| Mayfair Residency | 1br | 560 | 14 | 65,000 | 44,398 | 44.3% | 11.2% | 1.7× |
| Merano | 1br | 614 | 11 | 73,000 | 48,291 | 44.5% | 11.5% | 1.7× |
| The Paragon by IGO | 1br | 778 | 33 | 95,000 | 61,998 | 44.2% | 11.2% | 1.7× |
| Millennium Binghatti Residences Business Bay | 2br | 1,136 | 34 | 135,000 | 86,637 | 45.3% | 10.8% | 1.6× |
| 15 Northside - Tower 1 | 1br | 761 | 49 | 95,000 | 58,119 | 45.2% | 9.6% | 1.6× |
| Binghatti Canal | 2br | 1,248 | 22 | 155,000 | 91,983 | 46.1% | 10.2% | 1.6× |
| Prive by DAMAC (A) | studio | 512 | 21 | 65,000 | 38,485 | 45.6% | 10.7% | 1.6× |
| Prive by DAMAC (B) | studio | 512 | 15 | 65,000 | 38,335 | 45.7% | 10.5% | 1.6× |
| Peninsula Three | studio | 584 | 11 | 75,000 | 43,909 | 45.6% | 9.9% | 1.6× |
| The Sterling West House | studio | 566 | 23 | 73,269 | 40,420 | 46.8% | 9.1% | 1.6× |
| Hamilton Residency | 1br | 557 | 22 | 71,000 | 38,766 | 47.4% | 11.2% | 1.5× |
| Trillionaire Residences by Binghatti | studio | 648 | 12 | 85,000 | 45,801 | 47.1% | 10.5% | 1.5× |
| Paramount Tower Hotel & Residences | 1br | 804 | 35 | 105,000 | 54,375 | 48.1% | 8.9% | 1.5× |
| 15 Northside - Tower 2 | 1br | 701 | 54 | 95,000 | 46,635 | 48.4% | 10.2% | 1.5× |
| Sol Bay | 1br | 672 | 17 | 90,000 | 39,978 | 50.7% | 6.5% | 1.4× |
| Noura Tower | 1br | 721 | 28 | 102,000 | 39,679 | 52.2% | 9.0% | 1.4× |
| The Sterling East House | studio | 512 | 15 | 75,000 | 28,332 | 52.1% | 9.2% | 1.4× |
| DAMAC Reva Residences | 1br | 465 | 30 | 69,500 | 22,996 | 54.0% | 9.2% | 1.3× |
| Park Central | 1br | 487 | 17 | 71,380 | 21,982 | 55.4% | 10.7% | 1.3× |
| The Pad | 1br | 595 | 11 | 90,000 | 27,514 | 55.0% | 7.6% | 1.3× |
| Peninsula Two | 1br | 630 | 16 | 96,000 | 29,190 | 55.0% | 7.5% | 1.3× |
| DAMAC Towers by Paramount (A) | 2br | 942 | 23 | 140,000 | 36,664 | 57.4% | 7.3% | 1.3× |
| Urban Oasis | 2br | 936 | 25 | 147,500 | 36,396 | 57.4% | 7.9% | 1.2× |
| The Residences at Business Central | 1br | 517 | 14 | 78,000 | 17,954 | 58.7% | 8.0% | 1.2× |
| Ahad Residences | 1br | 706 | 56 | 120,000 | 18,261 | 61.6% | 7.2% | 1.2× |
| Water'S Edge | 1br | 521 | 14 | 85,000 | 12,107 | 62.5% | 7.5% | 1.1× |
| Majestine | 1br | 532 | 36 | 88,200 | 11,057 | 63.3% | 7.5% | 1.1× |
| Marquise Square Tower | 1br | 637 | 36 | 110,000 | 12,589 | 63.6% | n/a | 1.1× |

Listing counts are a floor, not a census: they count the public search results seen for that building and bedroom type.

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