1-bed · 980 sqftWaves Tower, Business Bay · 5th floor

501, Waves Tower

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in August 2022, and rented since 2023. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 501 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 1 April 2025
Last soldAED 1.25M18 August 2022
Current rentAED 100K /yr1 April 2025
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Property timeline for 501, Waves Tower

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Last sold for AED 1,250,000 in 2022

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1 Apr 2025RentedNew contract
AED 100,000/yr12 months · AED 102 per sqft
1 Oct 2024RentedRenewal
AED 94,000/yr6 months · AED 96 per sqft
1 Oct 2023RentedRenewal
AED 91,000/yr12 months · AED 93 per sqft
18 Aug 2022Sold by developerReady
AED 1,250,000AED 1,276 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 April 2025.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
980 sqft
Floor
5th of 16
Parking
B2-02
Service charge
AED 15,600 /yr
Last sold
AED 1.25M · August 2022
Building
Waves Tower

About 501, Waves Tower

501 is a one-bedroom apartment of 980 sqft on the 5th floor of Waves Tower, a 16-storey tower in Business Bay. The developer sold it on 18 August 2022 for AED 1,250,000, or AED 1,276 per sqft, in line with the AED 1,294 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 1 April 2025, is AED 100,000 a year: a gross yield of 8.0% on the 2022 price, before the service charge of about AED 15,600 a year.

Sales and rents for 501 over time

Sales
Unit 501, each saleTypical one-bed in Waves Tower
1.2M1.4M202220232024Typical sale price by year: 2022 AED 1,157,000; 2023 AED 1,401,375Sold by developer, August 2022: AED 1,250,000 (AED 1,276 per sqft)

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

Rents
Unit 501, 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 102,500; 2026 AED 100,000Renewal, October 2023: AED 91,000 a yearRenewal, October 2024: AED 94,000 a yearNew contract, April 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 501 sits

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501 last sold in August 2022 at AED 1,276 per sqft, in line with what one-beds in Waves Tower were fetching at the time (AED 1,294). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 1,385,000, around AED 1,649 per sqft, and rent for AED 90,000 to 110,000 a year. 501's AED 100,000 is in the upper half of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
30 Jun 20251,575,000
25 Nov 20241,450,000
13 Feb 20241,550,000
21 Dec 20231,400,000
1 1-bed sale in the last 12 months

Waves Tower

Building

160 apartments, studios to 2-bed over 16 floors in Business Bay. 7 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 1,649
Typical sale
AED 2.26M
Typical rent
AED 100K /yr
Typical yield
7.2%
Waves Tower, Business Bay: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 5th floor

All 160 units in Waves Tower
Value
5022-bedAED 2.33M · Sep 2022
5032-bedAED 1.5M · Oct 2023
5041-bedAED 1.11M · Jul 2022
5051-bedAED 1.05M · Aug 2022
506StudioAED 725K · Sep 2022
507StudioAED 785K · Oct 2022
5081-bedAED 1.28M · Sep 2022
1–7 of 9

501, Waves Tower in numbers

  • Sold once: by the developer on 18 August 2022 for AED 1,250,000, or AED 1,276 per sqft.
  • Rented since October 2023 on 3 Ejari contracts, from AED 91,000 to AED 100,000 a year.
  • At AED 100,000 a year the gross yield on the 2022 price is 8.0%, before a service charge of about AED 15,600 a year (AED 15.97 per sqft).
  • One-beds in Waves Tower sold for AED 1,385,000–1,385,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 1,649 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 April 2025.

Questions about 501, Waves Tower

What did unit 501 last sell for?

AED 1,250,000 on 18 August 2022, sold by the developer: AED 1,276 per sqft for 980 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 501?

AED 100,000 a year on the contract signed on 1 April 2025. The previous contract, from October 2024, was AED 94,000; the unit has been rented since October 2023.

How big is unit 501?

980 sqft (91.0 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 5th floor of a 16-storey tower.

What is unit 501 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 1,385,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 1,649 per sqft.

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Price
AED 1,250,000
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 250,000
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 500,000
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 5,114

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