1-bed · 1,020 sqftWaves Tower, Business Bay · 16th floor

1608, Waves Tower

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in January 2023, and rented since 2023. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 1608 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 18 May 2025
Last soldAED 1.4M10 January 2023
Current rentAED 100K /yr18 May 2025
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Property timeline for 1608, Waves Tower

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Last sold for AED 1,402,750 in 2023

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18 May 2025RentedNew contract
AED 100,000/yr12 months · AED 98 per sqft
18 May 2025RentedNew contract
AED 100,000/yr12 months · AED 98 per sqft
11 Jul 2023RentedNew contract
AED 100,000/yr12 months · AED 98 per sqft
10 Jan 2023Sold by developerReady
AED 1,402,750AED 1,374 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 18 May 2025.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
1,020 sqft
Floor
16th of 19
Parking
B1-08
Service charge
AED 16,300 /yr
Last sold
AED 1.4M · January 2023
Building
Waves Tower

About 1608, Waves Tower

1608 is a one-bedroom apartment of 1,020 sqft on the 16th floor of Waves Tower, a 19-storey tower in Business Bay. The developer sold it on 10 January 2023 for AED 1,402,750, or AED 1,374 per sqft, 5% above the AED 1,313 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented since 2023 on 3 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 18 May 2025, is AED 100,000 a year: a gross yield of 7.1% on the 2023 price, before the service charge of about AED 16,300 a year.

Sales and rents for 1608 over time

Sales
Unit 1608, each saleTypical one-bed in Waves Tower
1.2M1.4M1.6M2022202320242025Typical sale price by year: 2022 AED 1,161,500; 2023 AED 1,401,375; 2024 AED 1,550,000Sold by developer, January 2023: AED 1,402,750 (AED 1,374 per sqft)

1608 has sold once; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 1608, each contractTypical one-bed in Waves Tower
90K100K202220242026Typical rent by year: 2022 AED 85,000; 2023 AED 90,000; 2024 AED 100,000; 2025 AED 100,000; 2026 AED 95,000New contract, July 2023: AED 100,000 a yearNew contract, May 2025: AED 100,000 a yearNew contract, May 2025: AED 100,000 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 Waves Tower, and where 1608 sits

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1608 last sold in January 2023 at AED 1,374 per sqft, 5% above what one-beds in Waves Tower were fetching at the time (AED 1,313). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 1,385,000 to 1,800,000, around AED 1,743 per sqft, and rent for AED 80,000 to 150,000 a year. 1608's AED 100,000 is in the lower half of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
7 Apr 20261,800,000
3 Dec 20251,385,000
30 Jun 20251,575,000
25 Nov 20241,450,000
2 1-bed sales in the last 12 months

Waves Tower

Building

193 apartments, studios to 2-bed over 19 floors in Business Bay. 13 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 1,675
Typical sale
AED 2.11M
Typical rent
AED 95K /yr
Typical yield
6.7%
Waves Tower, Business Bay: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 16th floor

All 193 units in Waves Tower
Value
16011-bedAED 1.51M · Jan 2023
16022-bedAED 2.65M · Jun 2024
16032-bedAED 1.66M · Jan 2024
16041-bedAED 1.45M · Nov 2024
16051-bedAED 1.33M · Jan 2023
1606StudioAED 840K · Jan 2023
1607StudioAED 900K · Jan 2025
1–7 of 10

1608, Waves Tower in numbers

  • Sold once: by the developer on 10 January 2023 for AED 1,402,750, or AED 1,374 per sqft.
  • Rented since July 2023 on 3 Ejari contracts, at AED 100,000 a year.
  • At AED 100,000 a year the gross yield on the 2023 price is 7.1%, before a service charge of about AED 16,300 a year (AED 15.97 per sqft).
  • One-beds in Waves Tower sold for AED 1,385,000–1,800,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 1,675 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 18 May 2025.

Questions about 1608, Waves Tower

What did unit 1608 last sell for?

AED 1,402,750 on 10 January 2023, sold by the developer: AED 1,374 per sqft for 1,020 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 1608?

AED 100,000 a year on the contract signed on 18 May 2025. The previous contract, from May 2025, was AED 100,000; the unit has been rented since July 2023.

How big is unit 1608?

1,020 sqft (94.8 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 16th floor of a 19-storey tower.

What is unit 1608 worth today?

The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. One-beds in Waves Tower sold for AED 1,385,000 to 1,800,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 1,743 per sqft.

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Mortgage on 1608, Waves Tower

Starts from the last sale price (AED 1.4M, 10 January 2023). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.
Price
AED 1,402,750
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 280,550
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 561,100
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 5,739

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