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Office space in Downtown rents for a median AED 884,694 a year, or AED 241 a sq ft, across 208 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 257,500 and AED 1,612,500. The median unit is 3,374 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 102 a sq ft.
Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari commercial leases · Method
Medians of single-unit Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Not in these figures: 333 virtual office Ejaris (flexi desks and licence-only Ejaris, no size); 11 contracts for more than one unit or a whole building.
| Rent, AED a year | AED a sq ft a year | Size, sq ft | Leases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All single-unit leases | AED 884,694 | 241 | 3,374 | 208 |
| New leases | AED 1,000,000 | 308 | 51 | |
| Renewals | AED 677,128 | 191 | 108 | |
| 2,500 sq ft and over | AED 1,200,000 | 252 | 3,673 | 163 |
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Median AED a sq ft a year, single-unit leases starting in the quarter (30 or more)
Quarterly medians move with the mix of units let. Use the like-for-like change for direction.
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Same building, type and size band: the 12 months to 15 Oct 2026 against the 12 months before
The median office lease in Downtown is AED 241 a sq ft a year now. Like for like compares the same buildings, so a change in which units were let does not move it.
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AED a sq ft a year, all single-unit office leases
Downtown: AED 241 a sq ft. Dubai: AED 102 a sq ft (53,811 leases).
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Buildings with 30 or more single-unit office leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
| Building | AED a sq ft | Rent, AED a year | Size, sq ft | Leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd Boulevard Plaza | 429 | 1,260,000 | 3,373 | 85 |
| Area | AED a sq ft | Rent, AED a year | Leases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Daghaya | 156 | 53,000 | 1,153 |
| Sufouh Gardens | 159 | 156,955 | 94 |
| Tecom (Al Sufouh 2: Internet City, Media City) | 165 | 224,332 | 700 |
| Dubai Marina | 182 | 500,000 | 145 |
| Trade Centre 2 (World Trade Centre) | 186 | 260,000 | 336 |
| Al-Cornich | 205 | 176,283 | 118 |
| Dubai Design District | 208 | 268,671 | 151 |
| The Greens | 215 | 281,074 | 257 |
Office space in Downtown rents for a median AED 884,694 a year, or AED 241 a sq ft, across 208 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 257,500 and AED 1,612,500. The median unit is 3,374 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 102 a sq ft.
AED 241 a sq ft a year, the median of 208 single-unit office leases (16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026). New leases: AED 308 a sq ft.
About AED 73,724 a month, from a median AED 884,694 a year. Most Dubai commercial leases are paid yearly, in cheques.
2,500 sq ft and over: a median AED 1,200,000 a year (163 leases).
Office rent per sq ft in Downtown rose 23% on the year, like for like.
Bd Boulevard Plaza: AED 429 a sq ft a year (85 leases). Dearest: Bd Boulevard Plaza, AED 429.
No. Counted apart, never in the medians: 333 virtual office Ejaris (flexi desks and licence-only Ejaris, no size); 11 contracts for more than one unit or a whole building.
Updated 21 Oct 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari rent contracts, commercial and industrial use, starting 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 (the last 12 months in the data). Offices, shops, warehouses and showrooms are the Ejari property type. We count one physical unit for each contract: one line, one unit, an Ejari unit (not a virtual unit). Virtual units (flexi desks and licence-only Ejaris, with no size) and contracts for more than one unit or a whole building are counted apart and are never in a median. Annual rent from AED 5,000 to AED 50 million. "New" is a new contract of 6 to 13 months; "renewal" is a renewed contract. AED a sq ft is the annual rent over the Ejari unit size (square metres x 10.7639), from units inside a plausible size range for the type. Every rent is a median: half the leases are above it. A median needs 30 or more leases. Changes on the year are like for like: the same building, type and size band (15%) in both years, named buildings only. DIFC and most free-zone leases are registered outside Ejari, so they are not here.
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