Dubai project data
THE PAD: sale prices and rents
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Registered sales and rent contracts for the project THE PAD in Business Bay, from Dubai Land Department open data.
THE PAD (Business Bay): 33 registered sales in the 12 months to September 2026, median AED 2,400 per sq ft, gross rental yield 6.06%. Source: Dubai Land Department open data via data.dubai, as of 23 Oct 2026, calculated by Zolia.
Key figures, last 12 months
Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Period Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- Median sale price
- AED 1.6m
- Off-plan share of sales
- under 3
- Median annual rent
- AED 100,000
- Gross rental yield
- 6.06%
Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.
Registered mortgage transactions only, without interest rates and without lenders.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Off-plan and ready sales in THE PAD
| Status | Sales | Median per sq ft | Middle range per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan | under 3 | under 3 | under 3 |
| Ready | 33 | AED 2,400 per sq ft | 2,221 – 2,485 |
Off-plan sales are sales of properties before completion, as registered in Dubai Land Department transactions; ready sales are sales of completed properties.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Rents and rental yield in THE PAD
- Median annual rent per sq ft
- AED 145 per sq ft
- Gross rental yield
- 6.06%
The permitted rent increase is set by the Smart Rental Index of the Dubai Land Department; this page does not compute an index value. About the Smart Rental Index
Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.
Price per sq ft and rents by unit type in THE PAD
| Unit type | Sales | Median per sq ft | Median annual rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 29 | AED 2,400 per sq ft | AED 95,000 | under 30 sales (29) |
| 2 bedrooms | 4 | AED 2,316 per sq ft | AED 175,000 | under 30 sales (4) |
Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Price trend in THE PAD
| Month | Sales | Median per sq ft | Rent contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 35 | AED 2,150 per sq ft | 6 |
| Nov 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 10 |
| Dec 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Jan 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 12 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | AED 2,313 per sq ft | 6 |
| Mar 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Apr 2025 | 4 | AED 2,196 per sq ft | 8 |
| May 2025 | 3 | AED 2,272 per sq ft | 5 |
| Jun 2025 | 3 | AED 105 per sq ft | 3 |
| Jul 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 12 |
| Aug 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 12 |
| Sep 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | 7 | AED 2,531 per sq ft | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 5 | AED 2,439 per sq ft | 17 |
| Dec 2025 | 5 | AED 2,342 per sq ft | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 4 | AED 2,264 per sq ft | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | AED 2,326 per sq ft | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 3 | AED 2,200 per sq ft | 3 |
| May 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 15 |
| Sep 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 17 |
| Year | Sales | Median per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 156 | AED 2,191 per sq ft |
| 2014 | 14 | AED 2,325 per sq ft |
| 2016 | 11 | AED 2,350 per sq ft |
| 2017 | 33 | AED 1,621 per sq ft |
| 2018 | 37 | AED 2,006 per sq ft |
| 2019 | 3 | AED 2,073 per sq ft |
| 2020 | 4 | AED 1,164 per sq ft |
| 2021 | 36 | AED 1,275 per sq ft |
| 2022 | 96 | AED 1,422 per sq ft |
| 2023 | 44 | AED 1,810 per sq ft |
| 2024 | 63 | AED 2,150 per sq ft |
| 2025 | 38 | AED 2,295 per sq ft |
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Location
THE PAD is a project in the DLD area Business Bay.
Names as in the registered transactions and rent contracts; company names are not shown.
Buildings in THE PAD
- THE PAD 33 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
More projects in Business Bay
- VERA TOWER 382 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
- Downtown Residences 364 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
- MAG 318 289 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
- WINDSOR MANOR 265 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
- MARQUISE SQUARE TOWER 247 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
- THE COSMOPOLITAN 219 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
Questions about THE PAD
- How many sales were registered in THE PAD?
- 33 sales were registered in THE PAD in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the median price per sq ft in THE PAD?
- The median price of registered sales in THE PAD was AED 2,400 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the median annual rent in THE PAD?
- The median annual rent of registered rent contracts in THE PAD was AED 100,000 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the gross rental yield in THE PAD?
- The gross rental yield of ready properties in THE PAD was 6.06% in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, before costs and vacancy.
- Which DLD area is THE PAD in?
- THE PAD is registered in the Dubai Land Department area Business Bay.
Method and source
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Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.
Source: Dubai Land Department, open data via data.dubai (as of 23 Oct 2026). Prepared by Zolia; not an official product of the Dubai Land Department.
Open data portal: data.dubai · Licence: Dubai Open Data Licence
- Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae