--- title: "Downtown / Business Bay, Dubai — Class A submarket" description: "Largest contiguous trophy floor plates." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/dubai/downtown-business-bay pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Downtown / Business Bay is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Dubai with average asking rent around AED 220/sqft/yr · ≈ $59.8 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Largest contiguous floor plates. - One Za'abeel anchored 2024 trophy delivery. - Burj Khalifa adjacency. # Downtown / Business Bay, Dubai — Class A submarket *Largest contiguous trophy floor plates.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: AED 220/sqft/yr · ≈ $59.8 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Largest contiguous floor plates. - One Za'abeel anchored 2024 trophy delivery. - Burj Khalifa adjacency. ## Overview Downtown Dubai and Business Bay together hold the largest contiguous trophy floor plates in the city. One Za'abeel anchored 2024 deliveries. ## Tenant profile Corporate HQs, professional services, regional headquarters. ## Typical specification 30-50,000 sqft floor plates. ## Transit Dubai Metro Red Line (Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall, Business Bay). Strong metro access plus arterial road network. ## Amenities Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa, Souk Al Bahar. ## Comparable buildings - **One Za'abeel** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=One%20Za'abeel%2C%20Sheikh%20Zayed%20Road%2C%20Za'abeel%2C%20Dubai%2C%20Downtown%20%2F%20Business%20Bay%2C%20Dubai%2C%20United%20Arab%20Emirates&query_place_id=ChIJ1fzskZhDXz4R-4KP1FERczw) - **Boulevard Plaza** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Boulevard%20Plaza%2C%20Sheikh%20Mohammed%20bin%20Rashid%20Boulevard%2C%20Downtown%20Dubai%2C%20Downtown%20%2F%20Business%20Bay%2C%20Dubai%2C%20United%20Arab%20Emirates&query_place_id=ChIJkZgFFYFCXz4R8DVqj640FRs) ## Where Downtown / Business Bay sits in Dubai Downtown / Business Bay is one of 6 [Class A](/glossary/class-a) submarkets we cover in Dubai, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around AED 220/sqft/yr · ≈ $59.8 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Dubai Class A stock, Downtown / Business Bay typically attracts Corporate HQs, professional services, regional headquarters and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Downtown / Business Bay: [DIFC](/cities/dubai/difc), [Internet City & Media City](/cities/dubai/internet-city-media-city), [Downtown Dubai](/cities/dubai/downtown-dubai), [Dubai Marina & JLT](/cities/dubai/dubai-marina-jlt). The full Dubai submarket atlas is at [/cities/dubai](/cities/dubai). ## Topic deep-dives for Downtown / Business Bay For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Downtown / Business Bay, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [Downtown / Business Bay — ](/cities/dubai/downtown-business-bay/rents-and-availability) - [Downtown / Business Bay — ](/cities/dubai/downtown-business-bay/tenant-profile) - [Downtown / Business Bay — ](/cities/dubai/downtown-business-bay/transit-and-commute) - [Downtown / Business Bay — ](/cities/dubai/downtown-business-bay/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Downtown / Business Bay — ](/cities/dubai/downtown-business-bay/trophy-and-comparables) - [Downtown / Business Bay — ](/cities/dubai/downtown-business-bay/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Dubai Class A leasing and to the prime tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Samuel Okafor**](/about/authors/samuel-okafor) — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/dubai/downtown-business-bay), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.