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1-bed · 988 sqftU-Bora Tower 1 (Residential), Business Bay · 9th floor · completed 2011

916, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in August 2011, and rented continuously since 2015. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 916 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 1 January 2026
Last soldAED 1.04M21 August 2011
Current rentAED 130K /yr1 January 2026
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Property timeline for 916, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

What is 916 worth today?

Last sold for AED 1,037,400 in 2011

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1 Jan 2026RentedRenewal
AED 130,000/yr12 months · AED 133 per sqft
1 Jan 2025RentedRenewal
AED 80,000/yr12 months · AED 82 per sqft
31 Dec 2023RentedRenewal
AED 69,812/yr12 months · AED 71 per sqft
1 Jan 2023RentedRenewal
AED 58,300/yr12 months · AED 60 per sqft
1 Jan 2022RentedRenewal
AED 53,000/yr12 months · AED 54 per sqft
1 Jan 2021RentedNew contract
AED 53,000/yr12 months · AED 54 per sqft
2 Dec 2019RentedNew contract
AED 65,000/yr12 months · AED 66 per sqft
8 Mar 2018RentedNew contract
AED 90,000/yr12 months · AED 91 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 January 2026.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
988 sqft
Floor
9th of 16
Parking
P4-186
Developer
Bando Engineering & Construction Co
Completed
2011
Service charge
AED 17,700 /yr
Last sold
AED 1.04M · August 2011
Building
U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

About 916, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

916 is a one-bedroom apartment of 988 sqft on the 9th 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 21 August 2011 for AED 1,037,400, or AED 1,049 per sqft, 22% below the AED 1,337 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2015 on 12 Ejari contracts. The current contract, renewed on 1 January 2026, is AED 130,000 a year: a gross yield of 12.5% on the 2011 price, before the service charge of about AED 17,700 a year.

Sales and rents for 916 over time

Sales
Unit 916, 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, August 2011: AED 1,037,400 (AED 1,049 per sqft)

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

Rents
Unit 916, each contractTypical one-bed in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)
50K100K2012201620202024Typical 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, February 2015: AED 88,000 a yearNew contract, March 2015: AED 90,000 a yearNew contract, March 2016: AED 97,000 a yearRenewal, March 2017: AED 97,000 a yearNew contract, March 2018: AED 90,000 a yearNew contract, December 2019: AED 65,000 a yearNew contract, January 2021: AED 53,000 a yearRenewal, January 2022: AED 53,000 a yearRenewal, January 2023: AED 58,300 a yearRenewal, December 2023: AED 69,812 a yearRenewal, January 2025: AED 80,000 a yearRenewal, January 2026: AED 130,000 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 916 sits

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916 last sold in August 2011 at AED 1,049 per sqft, 22% below what one-beds in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential) were fetching at the time (AED 1,337). 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. 916's AED 130,000 is at the top 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 →

Other units on the 9th floor

All 225 units in U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)
Value
9011-bedAED 971K · Feb 2014
9021-bedAED 898K · Jan 2018
9031-bedAED 1.45M · Feb 2014
9041-bedAED 1.14M · Oct 2013
9051-bedAED 1.11M · Jan 2014
9072-bedAED 1.59M · Nov 2023
9082-bedAED 1.22M · Jun 2022
1–7 of 21

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

  • Sold once: by Bando Engineering & Construction Co on 21 August 2011 for AED 1,037,400, or AED 1,049 per sqft.
  • Rented since February 2015 on 12 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 88,000 to AED 53,000 in 2022 and recovered to AED 130,000 by January 2026.
  • At AED 130,000 a year the gross yield on the 2011 price is 12.5%, before a service charge of about AED 17,700 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 1 January 2026.

Questions about 916, U-Bora Tower 1 (Residential)

What did unit 916 last sell for?

AED 1,037,400 on 21 August 2011, sold by the developer: AED 1,049 per sqft for 988 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 916?

AED 130,000 a year on the contract renewed on 1 January 2026. The previous contract, from January 2025, was AED 80,000; the unit has been rented since February 2015.

How big is unit 916?

988 sqft (91.8 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 9th floor of a 16-storey tower completed in 2011.

What is unit 916 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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Starts from the last sale price (AED 1.04M, 21 August 2011). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.
Price
AED 1,037,400
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 207,480
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 414,960
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 4,244

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