Business Bay

The typical Business Bay building earns 1.6× its yearly lease on a nightly let.

Short-term rentals · 45 buildings · Data to 2 Nov 2026

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Short-term vs lease: 1.6×; The Scala Tower leads at 2.1×
Nightly rate: 706 AED; AED 0.91/sqft a night
Modelled short-term yield: 10.5%; At an assumed 70% occupancy
Listings sampled: 1,077; 45 buildings · next 12 months

Typical Business Bay building · nightly rate

706 AED a night

Modelled short-term yield: 10.5%
Short-term vs lease: 1.6×
AED/night/sqft: 0.91
Buildings · listings: 45 · 1,077

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Which Business Bay development or building? 45 buildings, ranked by what a nightly let earns over the lease

4 developments and 36 buildings · 45 towers with a nightly rate · 266 listed units

Development / tower	vs lease	Lease, AED/yr	Break-even	Modelled yield
The Scala Tower1 bed · 7 units	2.1×+85K a year	AED 833AED 0.93/sqft a night	80K38 leases · pool	36.9%	13.7%10 sales
MAG 318Studio · 4 units	2.1×+65K a year	AED 618AED 1.40/sqft a night	61K161 leases	35.9%	12.0%21 sales
Regalia By Deyaar1 bed · 4 units	2.0×+89K a year	AED 864AED 1.17/sqft a night	85K122 leases	36.5%	13.3%86 sales
Aykon City (2) -Tower C2 bed · 6 units	2.0×+99K a year	AED 963AED 1.14/sqft a night	95K177 leases · pool	36.7%	13.0%42 sales
Capital Bay A2 bed · 2 units	2.0×+118K a year	AED 1,255AED 0.65/sqft a night	120K16 leases	39.4%	11.5%3 sales
Avanti Tower2 bed · 1 unit	2.0×+116K a year	AED 1,190AED 0.94/sqft a night	120K6 leases	38.5%	n/a
Upside LivingStudio · 3 units	1.9×+74K a year	AED 751AED 1.52/sqft a night	80K208 leases	38.1%	10.2%37 sales
Capital Bay B2 bed · 2 units	1.9×+106K a year	AED 1,125AED 0.86/sqft a night	115K13 leases	39.4%	14.8%4 sales
DAMAC Vera Residences1 bed · 12 units	1.9×+61K a year	AED 626AED 1.29/sqft a night	67K150 leases	38.7%	11.9%12 sales
Ag Tower2 bed · 1 unit	1.9×+107K a year	AED 1,168AED 0.77/sqft a night	120K13 leases	40.4%	11.9%3 sales
Zada Tower1 bed · 22 units	1.8×+59K a year	AED 633AED 1.34/sqft a night	70K388 leases	39.9%	12.9%52 sales
DAMAC Towers by ParamountDevelopment · 3 towers
DAMAC Towers by Paramount (D)1 bed · 6 units	1.8×+77K a year	AED 871AED 0.90/sqft a night	95K177 leases · pool	41.4%	12.7%26 sales
DAMAC Towers by Paramount (B)1 bed · 9 units	1.7×+66K a year	AED 820AED 0.85/sqft a night	95K177 leases · pool	44.0%	11.5%13 sales
DAMAC Towers by Paramount (A)2 bed · 4 units	1.3×+37K a year	AED 942AED 0.59/sqft a night	140K102 leases · pool	57.4%	7.3%12 sales
Ontario Tower2 bed · 1 unit	1.8×+83K a year	AED 961AED 0.98/sqft a night	108K21 leases	42.0%	15.6%12 sales
Al Habtoor CityDevelopment · 2 towers
Amna Tower2 bed · 3 units	1.8×+105K a year	AED 1,248AED 0.86/sqft a night	140K215 leases · pool	42.7%	9.4%13 sales
Noura Tower1 bed · 5 units	1.4×+40K a year	AED 721AED 0.86/sqft a night	102K140 leases · pool	52.2%	9.0%17 sales
Bayz Tower2 bed · 3 units	1.7×+67K a year	AED 817AED 0.71/sqft a night	90K19 leases	43.4%	n/a
Elite Business Bay Residence2 bed · 1 unit	1.7×+85K a year	AED 1,026AED 0.78/sqft a night	115K17 leases	43.3%	10.5%3 sales
Mayfair Residency1 bed · 2 units	1.7×+44K a year	AED 560AED 0.82/sqft a night	65K66 leases	44.3%	11.2%17 sales
Merano1 bed · 4 units	1.7×+48K a year	AED 614AED 0.91/sqft a night	73K200 leases · pool	44.5%	11.5%22 sales
The Paragon by IGO1 bed · 11 units	1.7×+62K a year	AED 778AED 1.19/sqft a night	95K136 leases	44.2%	11.2%22 sales
Millennium Binghatti Residences Business Bay2 bed · 3 units	1.6×+87K a year	AED 1,136AED 0.81/sqft a night	135K19 leases	45.3%	10.8%3 sales
15 NorthsideDevelopment · 2 towers
15 Northside - Tower 11 bed · 12 units	1.6×+58K a year	AED 761AED 1.14/sqft a night	95K58 leases · pool	45.2%	9.6%6 sales
15 Northside - Tower 21 bed · 15 units	1.5×+47K a year	AED 701AED 1.22/sqft a night	95K58 leases · pool	48.4%	10.2%8 sales
Binghatti Canal2 bed · 7 units	1.6×+92K a year	AED 1,248AED 0.94/sqft a night	155K25 leases	46.1%	10.2%15 sales
Prive by DAMACDevelopment · 2 towers
Prive by DAMAC (A)Studio · 9 units	1.6×+38K a year	AED 512AED 1.22/sqft a night	65K331 leases · pool	45.6%	10.7%34 sales
Prive by DAMAC (B)Studio · 8 units	1.6×+38K a year	AED 512AED 1.19/sqft a night	65K331 leases · pool	45.7%	10.5%38 sales
Peninsula ThreeStudio · 4 units	1.6×+44K a year	AED 584AED 1.37/sqft a night	75K121 leases	45.6%	9.9%37 sales
The Sterling West HouseStudio · 5 units	1.6×+40K a year	AED 566AED 1.12/sqft a night	73K8 leases	46.8%	9.1%4 sales
Hamilton Residency1 bed · 6 units	1.5×+39K a year	AED 557AED 0.89/sqft a night	71K53 leases	47.4%	11.2%13 sales
Trillionaire Residences by BinghattiStudio · 6 units	1.5×+46K a year	AED 648AED 1.19/sqft a night	85K76 leases	47.1%	10.5%18 sales
Paramount Tower Hotel & Residences1 bed · 10 units	1.5×+54K a year	AED 804AED 0.95/sqft a night	105K44 leases	48.1%	8.9%8 sales
Sol Bay1 bed · 5 units	1.4×+40K a year	AED 672AED 0.75/sqft a night	90K50 leases	50.7%	6.5%22 sales
The Sterling East HouseStudio · 4 units	1.4×+28K a year	AED 512AED 1.19/sqft a night	75K15 leases	52.1%	9.2%6 sales
DAMAC Reva Residences1 bed · 10 units	1.3×+23K a year	AED 465AED 0.99/sqft a night	70K226 leases	54.0%	9.2%30 sales
Park Central1 bed · 2 units	1.3×+22K a year	AED 487AED 0.69/sqft a night	71K16 leases	55.4%	10.7%3 sales
The Pad1 bed · 4 units	1.3×+28K a year	AED 595AED 0.91/sqft a night	90K74 leases	55.0%	7.6%20 sales
Peninsula Two1 bed · 2 units	1.3×+29K a year	AED 630AED 0.98/sqft a night	96K70 leases	55.0%	7.5%22 sales
Urban Oasis2 bed · 6 units	1.2×+36K a year	AED 936AED 0.86/sqft a night	148K60 leases	57.4%	7.9%19 sales
The Residences at Business Central1 bed · 4 units	1.2×+18K a year	AED 517AED 0.56/sqft a night	78K35 leases · pool	58.7%	8.0%8 sales
Ahad Residences1 bed · 12 units	1.2×+18K a year	AED 706AED 0.84/sqft a night	120K75 leases	61.6%	7.2%16 sales
Water'S Edge1 bed · 4 units	1.1×+12K a year	AED 521AED 0.57/sqft a night	85K24 leases	62.5%	7.5%5 sales
Majestine1 bed · 6 units	1.1×+11K a year	AED 532AED 0.58/sqft a night	88K65 leases	63.3%	7.5%10 sales
Marquise Square Tower1 bed · 9 units	1.1×+13K a year	AED 637AED 0.72/sqft a night	110K29 leases	63.6%	n/a

Each building at the bedroom type with the highest ratio to its lease, gathered under its development where two or more share one. Pick a bedroom type to compare developments: a pooled figure across types divides one mix by another. A missing modelled yield means too few sales to price the unit.

Every building, A to Z ↓

Rent it or buy it to let short-term? On a rented unit, the typical building breaks even at 46% occupancy, against the 70% assumed

Medians across the 45 buildings where the nightly let beats the lease. Self-managed, net of platform fees, cleaning and utilities.

Break-even occupancy, against the 70% assumed: 46%
Short-term vs lease: 1.6×
Modelled short-term yield, on the purchase price: 10.5%

Rent a unit, let it short-term

Start with annual short-term revenue after modelled operating costs, then subtract the annual lease. Compare break-even occupancy with your own occupancy scenario and replace the registered rent benchmark with your actual contract.

Buy to short-term let

Compare modelled operating revenue with the supported purchase benchmark. Add acquisition, furnishing, service charges and financing costs before assessing your own return. A missing modelled yield means insufficient sales evidence; rental economics can still be shown.

The assumptions behind these figures

These scenarios assume 70% occupancy and self-management. Surplus excludes furnishing, deposits, permits, owner service charges and finance. Sampled asks are not achieved bookings; building-level rental benchmarks may pool project contracts.

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How the Business Bay figures are made

Nightly rates are median asking prices for a 7-night stay over the next 12 months, not achieved bookings. Yields assume 70% occupancy. Area figures are medians across the buildings listed above. Buildings where the nightly let earns less than the lease are excluded from every figure on this page. Data to 2 Nov 2026.

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Every building in Business Bay 45 buildings with a nightly rate, A to Z

45 buildings

A

B

Bayz Tower817
Binghatti Canal1,248

C

Capital Bay A1,255
Capital Bay B1,125

D

P

R

Regalia By Deyaar864

S

Sol Bay672

T

U

Upside Living751
Urban Oasis936

W

Water'S Edge521

Z

Zada Tower633

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Median nightly rate, AED, each building at its highest-ratio bedroom type · asking rates for the next 12 months, not bookings

Short-term rental record for Business Bay

Record type: Area-level short-term market record
Data date: 2 Nov 2026
Evidence base: 1,077 sampled listings across 45 eligible building and bedroom records
Sources: Public Airbnb search results joined to Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record: /short-term/apartments/dubai/business-bay
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Short-term rentals in Business Bay.” Data to 2 Nov 2026. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-term/apartments/dubai/business-bay

Source: public Airbnb search and Dubai Land Department open data. Nightly rates are asking rates, not registered records. Data to 2 Nov 2026.