What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in The Pad?

The median new annual rent is AED 90,000, from 75 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in The Pad risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -14.3% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 75 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

Do new tenants in The Pad pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays -14.3% against a renewing one, across 27 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.

How many apartments change hands in The Pad?

27 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 75 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to The Pad?

Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Dubai Mall.

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

The Pad rents

83 new leases and 30 renewals in 12 months
253 units
Business Bay
near Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station

A one-bed here leases for about AED 90,000 a year, 7% below the typical Business Bay one-bed. Renewing tenants pay more than new ones: AED 105,000.

1 bed · typical new lease

90,000AEDa year

AED 144/sqft · -14.3% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 7,500
Renewal: AED 105,000
vs Business Bay 1 bed: 7% below the median
New leases, 12 months: 75

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What should a lease in The Pad cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 90,000 a year; renewing tenants pay 16.7% more than new ones

Type	New lease	Renewal	vs Business Bay	Leases
1 bedmost leased	90,000144/sqft		105,00027 renewals	7% lesstypical 96,500	75
2 bed	180,925149/sqft		—	29% moretypical 140,000	8

Median annual rent, AED a year, on Ejari leases starting in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026. Renewal is blank where too few were registered; “typical” is the Business Bay median for the type.

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Rent history and contracts

Every contract registered with Ejari — data to 2026-10-12.

A one-bed here now costs 14.3% less than a year earlier: AED 90,000 against 105,000.

Median annual rent, 1 bed, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	1,027	AED 109,705	107	New
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	653	AED 95,000	145	New
26 Sept 2026	1 bed	663	AED 100,000	151	New
22 Sept 2026	1 bed	663	AED 75,000	113	New
18 Sept 2026	1 bed	648	AED 90,000	139	New
18 Sept 2026	1 bed	654	AED 90,000	138	New
18 Sept 2026	1 bed	653	AED 78,000	119	New
18 Sept 2026	1 bed	654	AED 90,000	138	New
18 Sept 2026	1 bed	653	AED 98,000	150	Renewal
8 Sept 2026	1 bed	663	AED 100,000	151	New

Showing the 60 most recent of 113 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About The PadA 29-floor tower in Business Bay, a 9-minute drive from DIFC

The Pad is an apartment building completed in 2020 in Business Bay. 113 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: Paid by the landlord · AED 22.20/sqft a year
Floors: 29
Lifts: 4
Parking bays: 368
Pools: 1

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 12 min · 4.2 km
DXB Airport: 14 min · 14 km
DIFC: 9 min · 6.9 km
Dubai Marina: 21 min · 22 km
Palm Jumeirah: 27 min · 27 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station
Mall: Dubai Mall
Landmark: Downtown Dubai

Letting a unit in The Pad?45% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Business Bay median; new tenants pay less than renewing ones

Units on a yearly lease: 45%Fair; Business Bay median 41%; top tenth from 69%
New tenant vs renewal: -9.5%; New leases AED 95,000, renewals 105,000, all types
Short-let instead, one-bed: AED 595; a night on Airbnb; nets 1.3× the yearly rent at 70% occupancy, after fees, cleaning and utilities

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026 · Airbnb asking rates for the next 12 months; occupancy is an assumption, not a measurement

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Comparables in Business Bay

Every Business Bay building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. The Pad places 22nd of 100; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
18	Zada Tower	AED 71,000	149+3.8%	-11.3%	391
19–20	Prive by DAMAC (A), (B)one project rent, 2 towers	AED 75,000	147+2.0%	-6.3%	438
21	Binghatti Canal	AED 105,000	146+1.1%	-6.3%	97
22	The Pad · this building	AED 95,000	144	-9.5%	83
23	MAG 318	AED 77,500	141-2.0%	-3.1%	222
24	Reva Residences	AED 75,000	138-3.8%	-4.9%	279
25	The Paragon by IGO	AED 90,000	135-6.3%	-14.3%	190
26	Urban Oasis	AED 113,000	135-6.5%	-5.8%	167

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against The Pad.

At 1 bed, The Pad ranks 20th of 91 by rent per square foot and 66th of 76 by gross yield in Business Bay.

Market context in Business Bay

Registered sales activity

2,705 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+5.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 2,705 current and 3,581 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

10,312 known registered units across 12 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

10 projects had already passed their planned date; 6 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

11,591 apartments are planned in Business Bay from 2026 to 2028, equal to 64% of the 18,176 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 50% of 131 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Business Bay with sales in both years; the typical one moved −0.1%.

The pooled median moved +5.4%: 5.5 points more than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 79% of 124 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −5.6%.

How these are counted

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Direct locality, all apartment bedroom types. Area context is not building performance. Planned dates are relative to the register date, not a delivery forecast; project unit counts can include mixed uses. Sales activity is not time on market or occupancy.

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Prices per sq ft around The Pad, on the map

Pills show median annual rent, AED. 85 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · The Pad is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Peninsula Three

Business Bay · 441 contracts, 12 months

100,000

AED a year median · 162/sqft

Prive by DAMAC (B)

Business Bay · 438 contracts, 12 months

75,000

AED a year median · 147/sqft

Prive by DAMAC (A)

Business Bay · 438 contracts, 12 months

75,000

AED a year median · 147/sqft

Amna Tower

Business Bay · 406 contracts, 12 months

135,000

AED a year median · 106/sqft

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in The Pad?: The median new annual rent is AED 90,000, from 75 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in The Pad risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -14.3% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 75 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.
Do new tenants in The Pad pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays -14.3% against a renewing one, across 27 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.
How many apartments change hands in The Pad?: 27 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 75 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to The Pad?: Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Dubai Mall.

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The Pad rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 75 registered rental contracts in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts; public Airbnb search results for forward short-term rates
Canonical record: /rent/apartments/dubai/business-bay/the-pad
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “The Pad rents and yield.” Business Bay, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/business-bay/the-pad

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