What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in The Residences at Business Central?

The median new annual rent is AED 79,000, from 37 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in The Residences at Business Central risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -1.3% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 37 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 Residences at Business Central pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays +7.4% against a renewing one, across 38 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 Residences at Business Central?

9 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 37 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to The Residences at Business Central?

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 Residences at Business Central rents

51 new leases and 51 renewals in 12 months
211 units
Business Bay
near Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station

A one-bed here leases for about AED 79,000 a year, 18% below the typical Business Bay one-bed. New tenants pay more than renewing ones, who pay AED 73,533.

1 bed · typical new lease

79,000AEDa year

AED 96/sqft · -1.3% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 6,583
Renewal: AED 73,533
vs Business Bay 1 bed: 18% below the median
New leases, 12 months: 37

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What should a lease in The Residences at Business Central cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 79,000 a year; new tenants pay 7.4% more than renewing ones

Type	New lease	Renewal	vs Business Bay	Leases
1 bedmost leased	79,00096/sqft		73,53338 renewals	18% lesstypical 96,500	37
2 bed	127,50099/sqft		124,50212 renewals	9% lesstypical 140,000	14

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 1.3% less than a year earlier: AED 79,000 against 80,000.

Median annual rent by year, 1 bed, with fainter bars resting on fewer contracts. Too few monthly records in The Residences at Business Central to draw an honest monthly line.

The rent figures on this page are pooled from this building’s project, so no individual contract can be attributed to this tower.

About The Residences at Business CentralA 22-floor tower in Business Bay, a 12-minute drive from DIFC

The Residences at Business Central is an apartment building completed in 2013 in Business Bay with 211 registered units. 102 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 22

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 14 min · 6.7 km
DXB Airport: 17 min · 17 km
DIFC: 12 min · 12 km
Dubai Marina: 20 min · 22 km
Palm Jumeirah: 26 min · 26 km

Nearest, as registered

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

Letting a unit in The Residences at Business Central?New tenants pay more than renewing ones

New tenant vs renewal: +13.3%; New leases AED 85,000, renewals 75,000, all types
Short-let instead, one-bed: AED 517; a night on Airbnb; nets 1.2× 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 Residences at Business Central places 86th of 100; the nearest 8 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
82–83	DAMAC Towers by Paramount (C), (D)one project rent, 2 towers	AED 120,000	97+1.6%	-7.0%	341
84	Avanti Tower	AED 65,000	97+1.3%	-9.3%	58
85	Capital Bay A	AED 61,000	96+0.1%	-1.6%	76
86	The Residences at Business Central · this building	AED 85,000	96	0.0%	51
87–88	Atria Ra, Saone project rent, 2 towers	AED 125,000	95-1.1%	-7.4%	66
89	Fairview	AED 75,750	93-2.7%	-5.3%	50
90	Safeer Tower 2	AED 56,000	93-2.9%	-3.5%	54

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against The Residences at Business Central.

At 1 bed, The Residences at Business Central ranks 65th of 91 by rent per square foot and 40th 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.

Explore planned supply

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 Residences at Business Central, on the map

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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

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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 Residences at Business Central?: The median new annual rent is AED 79,000, from 37 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in The Residences at Business Central risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -1.3% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 37 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 Residences at Business Central pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays +7.4% against a renewing one, across 38 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 Residences at Business Central?: 9 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 37 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to The Residences at Business Central?: 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 Residences at Business Central rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 37 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-residences-at-business-central
Method: Definitions and calculations

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

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