Bay Square is a district of Dubai, 2.1 km from Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Metro Station.
Bay Square is a compact, pedestrian-only precinct within Business Bay, immediately west of Downtown Dubai. Laid out around a central plaza and linked internal walkways, the development combines low-rise residential blocks, office buildings, street-level retail, food-and-beverage outlets and leisure facilities, forming a self-contained urban quarter with direct visual and short driving access to the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall.
Bay Square sits inside the wider Business Bay district of Dubai. Geographically it occupies coordinates approximately 25.185734°N, 55.280591°E and acts as a transition zone between the high-rise towers of Downtown Dubai and the canal-front commercial spine of Business Bay. The ensemble was conceived as a mixed-use neighbourhood with a fine-grain street pattern designed for pedestrians rather than private cars, and it functions as a local hub for residents, office users and visitors alike.
Bay Square has road links to central Dubai and to the city’s major transport nodes. The nearest Dubai Metro station on the Red Line is coded R25 and is located about 2,073 metres away; this distance is not generally considered walkable for most users. Typical road distances to key destinations are:
These distances make Bay Square particularly convenient for short trips to the Downtown core and for road access to the main motorway network serving Dubai’s residential and leisure districts.
The Bay Square development was implemented as a five-million square foot scheme combining residential, commercial and retail components. Within the masterplan there are approximately 326 residential apartments, around one million square feet of office accommodation and about 123 retail outlets facing onto streets and the central plaza. Building heights are low to mid-rise, generally between 10 and 14 storeys, producing a human-scale environment compared with surrounding towers.
Residential accommodation includes studios, one-bedroom apartments and loft-style layouts, many with views over the internal square or across to Business Bay. The office element comprises multiple dedicated buildings and there are nine office blocks within the wider scheme. Hospitality is represented by a 14-storey hotel located at Bay Square 5, operating under the DoubleTree by Hilton flag.
Project history and nearby schemes: Bay Square was delivered as an integrated mixed-use project and at least one neighbouring building is recorded in local registries. Bay Square Building 9, developed by Dubai Properties, is listed as finished (completion recorded at 100.0%) and its construction activity started in 2007 (registry reference 1280). No additional on-site projects are listed in the provided record set.
Bay Square is tailored to people who prioritise proximity to Downtown Dubai while preferring a lower-rise, pedestrian-oriented environment. Typical resident profiles include:
The mix of retail, leisure and office facilities means the precinct suits both residents who require daily conveniences and businesses that benefit from passing footfall.
Bay Square’s public realm is designed for pedestrians and contains a concentration of cafés, restaurants and independent retail outlets around a central plaza. The scheme also incorporates leisure facilities including a modern gym. The development’s scale and composition create an active street life during daytime and early evening hours.
Education and neighbourhood services in the wider area are available within a short drive; public records note schools located within a few kilometres of Bay Square. Road access to Dubai International Airport is roughly 11.4 km, and the new Al Maktoum International Airport is approximately 34.3 km away. For workplace connectivity, DIFC sits about 2.9 km from the precinct and the Downtown retail and leisure destinations are immediately adjacent.
What is Bay Square?
Bay Square is a pedestrian-oriented mixed-use precinct in Business Bay, combining low- to mid-rise residential buildings, office blocks, retail units, cafés and a central public plaza.
How close is Bay Square to Downtown Dubai and Dubai Mall?
Bay Square lies immediately west of Downtown: the Dubai Mall is about 1.3 km away and Burj Khalifa / Downtown Dubai is around 1.4 km.
Is there a metro station nearby?
The nearest Red Line metro station (code R25) is approximately 2,073 metres from Bay Square, which is generally not considered a comfortable walking distance for most users.
What types of properties are available in Bay Square?
The development contains studios, one-bedroom apartments and loft-style units within buildings of roughly 10–14 storeys, together with office floors and street-level retail space; a 14-storey hotel is also part of the masterplan.
The figures below come from registered Dubai Land Department transactions, not from listings. We show the median rather than the mean, so that one-off penthouses do not distort it.
The yearly figure compares the last 12 months with the 12 before them. Calendar years would not work here: the current one is unfinished, so the comparison would understate the change.
From 2022 to 2025 — +42% on the price per square metre across 2 buildings that traded in both years.
For comparison: the median across the whole district moved +29%. The gap between the two figures is not existing homes appreciating — it is newer, more expensive buildings entering the market. Returns on a purchase follow the first figure.
Top to bottom: purchase price per m², year, annual rent per m², gross yield. Showing the last 13 years, from 2014.
* 2026 is still in progress, so its bar covers part of the year and is not directly comparable with the ones before it. The growth figure below uses completed years only.
All figures are medians rather than means: in thin years the mean swings with the mix of units and shows movement the market never had. The yield is gross — service charges are not published in the register, so they cannot be deducted honestly.
| Building | Deals | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Square - 09 | 77 | 15 822 |
| Bay Square - 08 | 51 | 24 806 |
| Bay Square - 12 | 46 | 26 041 |
| Bay Square - 02 | 30 | 24 621 |
| Bay Square - 03 | 26 | 25 732 |
| Bay Square - 01 | 21 | 26 662 |
| Bay Square - 07 | 20 | 16 260 |
| Bay Square - 11 | 19 | 19 724 |
| Bay Square - 13 | 17 | 20 292 |
| Bay Square - 10 | 12 | 27 124 |
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Source: Dubai Land Department transaction registry. Prices per square metre, sale transactions.
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Largest management companies in the area: Luxury Owner Association Management Services Co. (20), Kaizen Owner Association Management Services (10), S G Community Management Services (9).
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RERA-approved 2026 budgets from the DLD service charge index (Mollak); residential buildings. Rate is AED per sq ft per year; YoY compares the same buildings in 2025.
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