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Office space in Motor City rents for a median AED 111,260 a year, or AED 102 a sq ft, across 252 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 69,957 and AED 198,450. The median unit is 1,181 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: 273 virtual office Ejaris (flexi desks and licence-only Ejaris, no size); 14 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 111,260 | 102 | 1,181 | 252 |
| New leases | AED 110,000 | 114 | 87 | |
| Renewals | AED 107,375 | 86 | 138 | |
| 500 to 1,000 sq ft | AED 70,697 | 115 | 732 | 60 |
| 1,000 to 2,500 sq ft | AED 115,000 | 86 | 1,200 | 117 |
| 2,500 sq ft and over | AED 350,000 | 102 | 3,473 | 59 |
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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 Motor City is AED 102 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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New lease against renewal: same building, same type, size within 15%
Renewals show what landlords accept from tenants they keep. If you renew, ask for the renewal level, not the new-lease level.
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AED a sq ft a year, all single-unit office leases
Motor City: AED 102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit House | 87 | 92,620 | 1,075 | 112 |
| Area | AED a sq ft | Rent, AED a year | Leases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 98 | 115,000 | 314 |
| Naif | 100 | 32,000 | 2,049 |
| La Mer | 101 | 118,148 | 80 |
| Al Karama | 103 | 89,600 | 996 |
| Al Rigga | 103 | 63,000 | 981 |
| Dubai Maritime City | 104 | 81,271 | 310 |
| Arjan | 106 | 65,000 | 355 |
| Dubai Production City | 106 | 80,031 | 78 |
Office space in Motor City rents for a median AED 111,260 a year, or AED 102 a sq ft, across 252 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 69,957 and AED 198,450. The median unit is 1,181 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 102 a sq ft.
AED 102 a sq ft a year, the median of 252 single-unit office leases (16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026). New leases: AED 114 a sq ft.
About AED 9,272 a month, from a median AED 111,260 a year. Most Dubai commercial leases are paid yearly, in cheques.
500 to 1,000 sq ft: a median AED 70,697 a year (60 leases).
Office rent per sq ft in Motor City rose 12% on the year, like for like.
A new office tenant in Motor City pays 35% more than a renewing one for the same unit.
Detroit House: AED 87 a sq ft a year (112 leases). Dearest: Detroit House, AED 87.
No. Counted apart, never in the medians: 273 virtual office Ejaris (flexi desks and licence-only Ejaris, no size); 14 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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