What is the registered annual rent for a studio in Water'S Edge?

The median new annual rent is AED 55,000, from 27 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 Water'S Edge risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -21.4% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 27 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 Water'S Edge pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays +30.9% against a renewing one, across 24 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 Water'S Edge?

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

Which metro station is closest to Water'S Edge?

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

Water'S Edge rents

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

A studio here leases for about AED 55,000 a year, 20% below the typical Business Bay studio. New tenants pay more than renewing ones, who pay AED 42,000.

Studio · typical new lease

55,000AEDa year

AED 135/sqft · -21.4% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 4,583
Renewal: AED 42,000
vs Business Bay studio: 20% below the median
New leases, 12 months: 27

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What should a lease in Water'S Edge cost?A studio leases for about AED 55,000 a year; new tenants pay 31.0% more than renewing ones

Type	New lease	vs Business Bay	Leases
Studiomost leased	55,000135/sqft	42,00024 renewals	20% lesstypical 69,000	27
1 bed	85,00098/sqft	90,00017 renewals	12% lesstypical 96,500	23
2 bed	135,00098/sqft	—	4% lesstypical 140,000	3
3 bed	160,00095/sqft	161,2706 renewals	20% lesstypical 200,000	9

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 studio here now costs 21.4% less than a year earlier: AED 55,000 against 70,000.

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

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
12 Oct 2026	Studio	356	AED 42,000	118	Renewal
10 Oct 2026	Studio	356	AED 42,000	118	Renewal
8 Oct 2026	1 bed	989	AED 100,000	101	Renewal
8 Oct 2026	Studio	397	AED 58,000	146	New
7 Oct 2026	Studio	486	AED 56,000	115	Renewal
5 Oct 2026	1 bed	817	AED 95,000	116	New
2 Oct 2026	Studio	436	AED 63,000	145	New
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	944	AED 78,000	83	New
1 Oct 2026	2 bed	1,338	AED 105,000	78	Renewal
30 Sept 2026	1 bed	674	AED 69,613	103	New

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

About Water'S EdgeA 21-floor tower in Business Bay, a 9-minute drive from DIFC

Water'S Edge is an apartment building completed in 2013 in Business Bay with 201 registered units. 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 32.00/sqft a year
Floors: 21

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 12 min · 3.8 km
DXB Airport: 14 min · 13 km
DIFC: 9 min · 6.6 km
Dubai Marina: 21 min · 22 km
Palm Jumeirah: 27 min · 26 km

Nearest, as registered

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

Letting a unit in Water'S Edge?56% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Business Bay median; new tenants pay more than renewing ones

Units on a yearly lease: 56%Fair; Business Bay median 41%; top tenth from 69%
New tenant vs renewal: +4.1%; New leases AED 76,500, renewals 73,500, all types
Short-let instead, studio: AED 373; 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. Water'S Edge places 54th of 100; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
50	Majestine	AED 70,000	112+4.0%	0.0%	225
51	Sol Bay	AED 90,000	111+3.2%	0.0%	94
52	Park Central	AED 71,380	108+1.0%	-4.8%	38
53	West Wharf	AED 82,000	107+0.1%	+2.5%	25
54	Water'S Edge · this building	AED 76,500	107	-15.0%	62
55	Executive Bay-A	AED 76,000	1070.0%	+2.7%	67
56–58	Bay Square - 01, 02, 03one project rent, 3 towers	AED 90,000	106-1.1%	-9.1%	98

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Water'S Edge.

At studio, Water'S Edge ranks 28th of 57 by rent per square foot and 31st of 47 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 Water'S Edge, on the map

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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 studio in Water'S Edge?: The median new annual rent is AED 55,000, from 27 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 Water'S Edge risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -21.4% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 27 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 Water'S Edge pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays +30.9% against a renewing one, across 24 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 Water'S Edge?: 4 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 27 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to Water'S Edge?: 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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Water'S Edge rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 3 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/waters-edge
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Water'S Edge rents and yield.” Business Bay, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/business-bay/waters-edge

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