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Business Bay Property Transactions 2013

5,834 property sales worth ⃃ 9.7B were registered in Business Bay in 2013, 80.6% higher than 2012 by number of sales. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,279,313 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,290 (+8.4% on 2012).

Period: 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2013Compared with: 2012Sample: 5,834 salesUpdated: 17 Oct 2026
Property sales
5,834
+80.6% vs 2012
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2013
Total value
⃃ 9.7B
+100.8% vs 2012
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2013
Median sale price
⃃ 1,279,313
+6.2% vs 2012
5,834 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 1,290
+8.4% vs 2012
5,834 sales

What types of property sold in Business Bay in 2013?

1 Jan – 31 Dec 2013

SegmentSalesShare of salesValueMedian pricePer sq ft
Apartments3,32757%⃃ 5.4B⃃ 1,311,600⃃ 1,447
Commercial2,50342.9%⃃ 3.9B⃃ 1,203,212⃃ 1,155

How were 2013 sales split between off-plan, ready, primary and resale?

Primary/resale (who sold) and off-plan/ready (the unit’s state at sale) are separate splits; each pair adds up to the total.

SegmentSalesShare of salesValueMedian pricePer sq ft
Primary (developer sales)3,34957.4%⃃ 5.9B⃃ 1,279,132⃃ 1,490
Resale (secondary)2,48542.6%⃃ 3.8B⃃ 1,280,000⃃ 1,226
Off-plan1,84331.6%⃃ 3.2B⃃ 1,441,862⃃ 1,985
Ready3,99168.4%⃃ 6.6B⃃ 1,230,000⃃ 1,179

How many rental contracts were registered in Business Bay in 2013?

1 rental contracts (new and renewed) were registered in Business Bay in 2013, at a median annual rent of ⃃ 96,000. Rental yields in Business Bay

What were the most expensive property sales in Business Bay in 2013?

The ten highest registered sale prices in the year.

DatePropertyTypeSizePriceMarket
28/11/2013Business BayPlot40,017 sq ft⃃ 145,000,000Primary · Ready
28/11/2013Business BayPlot20,007 sq ft⃃ 145,000,000Primary · Ready
15/12/2013Onda By KascoPlot55,744 sq ft⃃ 62,712,000Primary · Ready
26/11/2013Business BayPlot37,283 sq ft⃃ 50,581,900Primary · Ready
02/10/2013Crystal TowerCommercial5,698 sq ft⃃ 22,000,000Primary · Ready
05/05/2013Vision TowerCommercial6,047 sq ft⃃ 14,364,000Primary · Ready
02/07/2013Vision TowerCommercial10,268 sq ft⃃ 14,360,318Resale · Ready
29/10/2013West Wharf4 beds · Apartment13,517 sq ft⃃ 11,500,000Primary · Ready
18/04/2013Vision TowerCommercial10,912 sq ft⃃ 10,485,000Primary · Ready
18/09/2013Vision TowerCommercial10,546 sq ft⃃ 10,272,000Primary · Ready

What were the last registered sales of 2013?

DatePropertyTypeSizePriceMarket
31/12/2013The Vogue1 bed · Apartment973 sq ft⃃ 1,694,900Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2013Vision TowerCommercial4,319 sq ft⃃ 6,000,000Resale · Ready
31/12/2013East Heights 22 beds · Apartment1,521 sq ft⃃ 2,140,000Resale · Ready
31/12/2013One Business Bay By OmniyatCommercial2,342 sq ft⃃ 2,693,438Resale · Ready
31/12/2013One Business Bay By OmniyatCommercial2,345 sq ft⃃ 2,696,532Resale · Ready
31/12/2013The Scala Tower2 beds · Apartment1,274 sq ft⃃ 1,714,750Resale · Ready
31/12/2013The Scala Tower1 bed · Apartment959 sq ft⃃ 1,360,000Resale · Ready
31/12/2013One Business Bay By OmniyatCommercial2,339 sq ft⃃ 2,689,850Resale · Ready
31/12/2013Silver TowerCommercial958 sq ft⃃ 890,940Resale · Ready
31/12/2013Silver TowerCommercial905 sq ft⃃ 841,650Resale · Ready

How these figures are calculated

Sales
Registered sale transactions dated in the year, all property types, primary and resale, off-plan and ready.
Medians
Median sale price and median price per square foot of those sales.
Year-on-year
Changes compare 2013 with the whole of 2012.
Primary vs resale
Primary = sold by the developer; resale = sold by a previous owner. Off-plan/ready describes the unit, not the seller.

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Source and how to cite

DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

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Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in Business Bay in 2013?
5,834 property sales worth ⃃ 9,723,871,904 were registered in Business Bay in 2013. That is 80.6% higher than 2012.
What was the median property price in Business Bay in 2013?
The median sale price was ⃃ 1,279,313 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,290 (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2013).
What share of 2013 sales in Business Bay were off-plan or from developers?
Developer (primary) sales were 57.4% of the 5,834 sales and resales 42.6%. Off-plan units made up 31.6% and ready units 68.4%. Primary/resale and off-plan/ready are different splits.

Last updated · data to 16 Oct 2026 · https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-transactions/business-bay/2013