1-bed · 930 sqftU-Bora Tower 1 (Residential), Business Bay · 6th floor · completed 2011

616, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in July 2013, and rented continuously since 2013. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 616 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 27 January 2024
Last soldAED 1.17M31 July 2013
Current rentAED 90K /yr27 January 2024
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Property timeline for 616, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

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Last sold for AED 1,170,000 in 2013

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27 Jan 2024RentedNew contract
AED 90,000/yr12 months · AED 97 per sqft
15 Jul 2022RentedRenewal
AED 56,000/yr12 months · AED 60 per sqft
1 Jul 2021RentedRenewal
AED 56,000/yr12 months · AED 60 per sqft
1 Jun 2020RentedNew contract
AED 56,000/yr13 months · AED 60 per sqft
20 Nov 2019RentedNew contract
AED 59,000/yr12 months · AED 64 per sqft
14 Apr 2019RentedNew contract
AED 74,000/yr12 months · AED 80 per sqft
1 Feb 2017RentedNew contract
AED 90,000/yr12 months · AED 97 per sqft
11 Jun 2016RentedNew contract
AED 90,000/yr12 months · AED 97 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 27 January 2024.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
930 sqft
Floor
6th of 16
Parking
P4-278
Developer
Bando Engineering & Construction Co
Completed
2011
Service charge
AED 16,600 /yr
Last sold
AED 1.17M · July 2013

About 616, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

616 is a one-bedroom apartment of 930 sqft on the 6th floor of U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential), a 16-storey tower in Business Bay completed in 2011 by Bando Engineering & Construction Co. The developer sold it on 31 July 2013 for AED 1,170,000, or AED 1,258 per sqft, 4% above the AED 1,206 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2013 on 9 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 27 January 2024, is AED 90,000 a year: a gross yield of 7.7% on the 2013 price, before the service charge of about AED 16,600 a year.

Sales and rents for 616 over time

Sales
Unit 616, each saleTypical one-bed in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)
1M2009201420192024Typical sale price by year: 2009 AED 1,307,130; 2011 AED 1,279,641; 2012 AED 991,936; 2013 AED 1,185,600; 2014 AED 1,361,441; 2015 AED 1,270,000; 2016 AED 1,150,000; 2017 AED 1,250,000; 2019 AED 790,000; 2020 AED 725,000; 2021 AED 723,243; 2022 AED 800,000; 2023 AED 850,000; 2024 AED 1,100,000; 2025 AED 1,190,000; 2026 AED 1,250,000Sold by developer, July 2013: AED 1,170,000 (AED 1,258 per sqft)

616 has sold once; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 616, each contractTypical one-bed in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)
60K80K100K2012201620202024Typical rent by year: 2012 AED 58,000; 2013 AED 60,000; 2014 AED 85,000; 2015 AED 95,000; 2016 AED 91,000; 2017 AED 90,000; 2018 AED 79,763; 2019 AED 68,000; 2020 AED 55,000; 2021 AED 55,000; 2022 AED 65,000; 2023 AED 75,000; 2024 AED 80,000; 2025 AED 85,000; 2026 AED 85,500New contract, January 2013: AED 70,000 a yearNew contract, June 2016: AED 90,000 a yearNew contract, February 2017: AED 90,000 a yearNew contract, April 2019: AED 74,000 a yearNew contract, November 2019: AED 59,000 a yearNew contract, June 2020: AED 56,000 a yearRenewal, July 2021: AED 56,000 a yearRenewal, July 2022: AED 56,000 a yearNew contract, January 2024: AED 90,000 a year

Annual rent on each registered contract; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

1-beds in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential), and where 616 sits

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616 last sold in July 2013 at AED 1,258 per sqft, 4% above what one-beds in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential) were fetching at the time (AED 1,206). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 1,100,000 to 1,310,000, around AED 1,226 per sqft, and rent for AED 63,000 to 130,000 a year. 616's AED 90,000 is in the lower half of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
27 Aug 20261,100,000
10 Aug 20261,150,000
29 Jul 20261,250,000
24 Jul 202626,133
11 1-bed sales in the last 12 months

U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

Building

225 apartments, 1-bed to 3-bed over 16 floors in Business Bay, completed in 2011 by Bando Engineering & Construction Co. 16 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 1,227 Up 0.8%
Typical sale
AED 1.26M
Typical rent
AED 90K /yr
Typical yield
7.4%
U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential), Business Bay: prices, sales and rents →
Value
6011-bedAED 876K · Sep 2013
6021-bedAED 893K · Jan 2014
6031-bedAED 800K · Jan 2022
6041-bedAED 1.3M · Jan 2014
6051-bedAED 1.24M · Nov 2025
6061-bedAED 750K · Nov 2019
6072-bedAED 2.3M · Mar 2026
1–7 of 15

616, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential) in numbers

  • Sold once: by Bando Engineering & Construction Co on 31 July 2013 for AED 1,170,000, or AED 1,258 per sqft.
  • Rented since January 2013 on 9 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 70,000 to AED 56,000 in 2022 and recovered to AED 90,000 by January 2024.
  • At AED 90,000 a year the gross yield on the 2013 price is 7.7%, before a service charge of about AED 16,600 a year (AED 17.90 per sqft).
  • One-beds in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential) sold for AED 1,100,000–1,310,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 1,227 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 27 January 2024.

Questions about 616, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

What did unit 616 last sell for?

AED 1,170,000 on 31 July 2013, sold by the developer: AED 1,258 per sqft for 930 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 616?

AED 90,000 a year on the contract signed on 27 January 2024. The previous contract, from July 2022, was AED 56,000; the unit has been rented since January 2013.

How big is unit 616?

930 sqft (86.4 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 6th floor of a 16-storey tower completed in 2011.

What is unit 616 worth today?

The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. One-beds in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential) sold for AED 1,100,000 to 1,310,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 1,226 per sqft.

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Price
AED 1,170,000
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 234,000
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 468,000
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 4,787

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