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

The median new annual rent is AED 80,000, from 38 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 Scala Tower risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -2.7% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 38 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 Scala Tower pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays +6.3% against a renewing one, across 21 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 Scala Tower?

12 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 38 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to The Scala Tower?

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 Scala Tower rents

66 new leases and 64 renewals in 12 months
182 units
Business Bay
near Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station

A one-bed here leases for about AED 80,000 a year, 17% below the typical Business Bay one-bed. New tenants pay more than renewing ones, who pay AED 75,245.

1 bed · typical new lease

80,000AEDa year

AED 88/sqft · -2.7% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 6,667
Renewal: AED 75,245
vs Business Bay 1 bed: 17% below the median
New leases, 12 months: 38

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What should a lease in The Scala Tower cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 80,000 a year; new tenants pay 6.3% more than renewing ones

Type	New lease	vs Business Bay	Leases
Studio	55,500118/sqft	52,5006 renewals	20% lesstypical 69,000	10
1 bedmost leased	80,00088/sqft	75,24521 renewals	17% lesstypical 96,500	38
2 bed	112,50089/sqft	—	20% lesstypical 140,000	12

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 2.7% less than a year earlier: AED 80,000 against 82,250.

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

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
9 Oct 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 190,000	87	New
5 Sept 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 202,999	93	New
21 Aug 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 200,999	92	Renewal
10 Aug 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 171,690	78	Renewal
5 Aug 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 206,999	94	New
1 Jul 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 204,999	93	Renewal
10 May 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 171,690	78	Renewal
8 Apr 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 215,000	98	New
22 Mar 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 204,999	93	Renewal
10 Mar 2026	3 bed	2,194	AED 205,999	94	Renewal

41 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About The Scala TowerA 25-floor tower in Business Bay, a 12-minute drive from DIFC

The Scala Tower is an apartment building completed in 2010 in Business Bay. 130 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 16.11/sqft a year
Floors: 25
Lifts: 3
Parking bays: 260
Pools: 1

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 14 min · 6.1 km
DXB Airport: 17 min · 16 km
DIFC: 12 min · 11 km
Dubai Marina: 20 min · 21 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 Scala Tower?New tenants pay less than renewing ones

New tenant vs renewal: -46.3%; New leases AED 84,000, renewals 156,526, all types
Short-let instead, one-bed: AED 833; a night on Airbnb; nets 2.1× 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 Scala Tower places 91st of 100; the nearest 8 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
87–88	Atria Ra, Saone project rent, 2 towers	AED 125,000	95+2.5%	-7.4%	66
89	Fairview	AED 75,750	93+0.9%	-5.3%	50
90	Safeer Tower 2	AED 56,000	93+0.7%	-3.5%	54
91	The Scala Tower · this building	AED 84,000	93	-1.2%	66
92	U-Bora Tower 1	AED 90,121	92-0.4%	-9.9%	62
93	Al Habtoor Tower	AED 156,500	91-1.8%	-7.9%	22
94	Clayton Residency	AED 75,000	91-1.8%	-6.3%	48
95	One.B Tower	AED 150,000	88-4.5%	—	3

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

At 1 bed, The Scala Tower ranks 86th of 91 by rent per square foot and 41st 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 Scala Tower, on the map

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AED a year median · 147/sqft

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AED a year median · 147/sqft

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in The Scala Tower?: The median new annual rent is AED 80,000, from 38 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 Scala Tower risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -2.7% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 38 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 Scala Tower pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays +6.3% against a renewing one, across 21 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 Scala Tower?: 12 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 38 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to The Scala Tower?: 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 Scala Tower rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 38 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-scala-tower
Method: Definitions and calculations

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

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