Sobha Sapphire, Business Bay: Offices, Completion and Facts

Sobha Sapphire is a completed freehold office building in Business Bay, developed by Sobha Realty. It offers fitted offices and shell-and-core floors, and it suits companies that want a central address with quick access to the main roads.

Key takeaways

• Completed freehold office building in Business Bay by Sobha Realty.
• Dubai Land Department records give a completion date of 29 June 2011, 100 percent complete.
• Fitted offices and shell-and-core offices.
• High-speed passenger elevators, service elevators and several levels of basement and podium parking.
• Sobha Sapphire is in Business Bay, a central business district.
• Area-wide, Dubai Land Department recorded 10,840 sales in Business Bay over the latest 12 months.

Fitted offices or shell and core: the floors at Sobha Sapphire

The building has two kinds of office space.

Fitted offices can be used straight away. They have good flooring, suspended ceilings and integrated lighting, so a small or growing company can start work without a fit-out.

Shell-and-core offices are empty floors. A larger company can design the space around its own workflow and brand.

The choice comes down to how much control you want and how long you plan to stay. A fitted office saves you the cost and the wait of a fit-out. A shell-and-core floor lets you plan the layout, the meeting rooms and the reception area to suit your team, but you pay for that work and need approval for it.

The facade is clean and contemporary, with large windows that bring daylight onto the office floors.

In a fitted office, ask whether any partitions, lighting or fittings stay with the space and who is responsible for repairing them. For a shell-and-core floor, ask for the building's fit-out guidelines in writing before you set a budget. They should cover the permitted hours for noisy works, how contractors reach the floor and where materials can be stored.

Sobha designed the air-conditioning system, so ask how cooling is billed and whether you can set the hours it runs for your floor. The large windows bring daylight onto the floors, so visit at the hours your team will work and check for glare on screens.

Built by Sobha Realty and completed in 2011

Sobha Realty developed the building. The project launched in the fourth quarter of 2008 and was completed in the second quarter of 2011.

Dubai Land Department records give a completion date of 29 June 2011 and show the building as 100 percent complete. The building is freehold.

A building that has been finished for years has a track record you can check. You can go through the lobby, ride the lifts, look at the parking levels and speak to other tenants before you commit.

Sobha Realty has its own page on our site, where you can see more of the developer's work. A building that has been in use for years has a maintenance history, so ask when the lifts and the air-conditioning system were last serviced or replaced, and how the owners' association pays for major repairs.

Lobby, lifts, parking and security

Visitors arrive in an entrance lobby with a reception desk and security staff. The building has high-speed passenger elevators and dedicated service elevators.

Parking is spread over several levels in the basement and the podium. Security runs 24/7 and the building has CCTV. Sobha designed the air-conditioning system.

Service elevators matter in an office building more than people expect. They keep deliveries, furniture and fit-out materials away from the passenger lifts, so visitors and staff are not held up. When you view, ask to see the parking levels as well as the office, and check where the service elevators open.

Ask how visitor access works at reception: whether guests are registered, whether tenants can approve visitors in advance, and whether entering after hours or at weekends costs extra. Security runs 24/7, so ask what the arrangements are for staff who work late or at weekends.

Business Bay and the roads around Sobha Sapphire

Business Bay is a central business district where office towers sit beside residential developments and hotels. Sobha Sapphire has access to Al Khail Road (E44) and Sheikh Zayed Road (E11), which are the main roads for reaching other parts of the city. Think about how your staff and clients will reach the building, and test that route at your usual rush hour before you commit.

Walk the route a client would take from the road to your front door, including where visitors park and how clear the signs are.

The area market, in land registry figures

These figures are for the whole of Business Bay, not for Sobha Sapphire. Across Business Bay, Dubai Land Department recorded 10,840 sales over the latest 12 months, 6,865 of them off-plan, at a median of AED 2,508.88 per sq ft. The most recent was on 2026-05-12.

It also registered 7,547 rental contracts in the area, at a median annual rent of AED 92,000.

These are figures for the whole district. They cover many kinds of property, so they may not reflect office space, and an area median mixes new towers with older buildings. They show how active Business Bay has been, but they do not tell you what an office in Sobha Sapphire has sold or leased for. Ask for recent registered figures for this building, and for offices of a similar size and finish, before you agree a price.

Our methodology page explains how these area figures are counted. For individual deals, browse recent registered transactions.

Other Sobha Realty projects on our site

Sobha Realty has other projects listed on our site: The Crest at Sobha Hartland, Sobha Hartland, completed; Sobha Daffodil, Jumeirah Village Circle, completed; Sobha Creek Vistas Grande, Sobha Hartland, completed; Sobha Hartland Waves Grande, Sobha Hartland, completed; Skyline Residences, Sheikh Zayed Road, under construction; and Green Vistas, Bukadra, under construction.

If you want to see how Sobha finishes its buildings, the completed projects in this list are the easiest to visit.

Other buildings in Business Bay you can compare

Layouts, building age, facilities and service charges differ from one building to the next, even within one district. Looking at a few buildings in Business Bay side by side makes those differences clear before you commit to one. These buildings are also on our site:

• Regalia, under construction, developed by Deyaar
• The Edge, under construction, developed by Select Group
• Al Habtoor City, completed, developed by Al Habtoor Group
• Peninsula, under construction, developed by Select Group

A checklist before you lease or buy an office at Sobha Sapphire

1. Ask whether the floor is fitted or shell and core. Then request the floor plan and the exact size of the office, and check the size against what your team needs.
2. Check the proof of ownership. If you are buying, ask the seller for the title deed. If you are leasing, ask the landlord for the same document and check the name matches.
3. Confirm the permitted use. Check with the landlord and the licensing authority that the unit can be used for your business activity before you sign.
4. Ask for the service charge budget. The owners' association sets a budget for the building. Ask what it covers, and how it is shared between offices.
5. Confirm the parking. The building has several levels of basement and podium parking. Ask how many spaces come with the office, on which level, and whether there is visitor parking.
6. Find out what the rent includes. Ask whether air-conditioning, utilities and service charges are part of the rent, and who pays for maintenance inside the unit.
7. Register the lease in Ejari. A commercial lease should be registered in Ejari. Read the contract carefully before you hand over a deposit.
8. Check the fit-out rules. If you are taking a shell-and-core floor, ask the building's management about fit-out approvals, rules and working hours before you hire a contractor.
9. View at different times of day. Go in the morning and again late in the day. Watch how busy the lobby and the lifts get, and check the daylight on the floor.

More photos and details are on the Sobha Sapphire page. Want the latest asking prices or floor plans for Sobha Sapphire? Message us on WhatsApp and we'll send them, or ask Sophia on aigentsrealty.com.

FAQ

Who developed Sobha Sapphire, and is it freehold? Sobha Realty developed it. The title type is freehold.

When was Sobha Sapphire completed? Dubai Land Department records give a completion date of 29 June 2011 and show the building as 100 percent complete.

What kind of building is Sobha Sapphire? It is a commercial building in Business Bay with fitted offices and shell-and-core offices.

What is the difference between fitted and shell-and-core offices? Fitted offices can be used straight away, with flooring, suspended ceilings and integrated lighting. Shell-and-core offices are empty floors that a company fits out to its own design.

Does Sobha Sapphire have parking? Yes. The building has several levels of basement and podium parking.

How many sales did Dubai Land Department record in Business Bay in the latest 12 months? 10,840 sales across the whole of Business Bay, 6,865 of them off-plan, at a median of AED 2,508.88 per sq ft. The most recent was on 2026-05-12. These are area figures, not figures for Sobha Sapphire.

How many rental contracts were registered in Business Bay, and at what median rent? 7,547 rental contracts across Business Bay, at a median annual rent of AED 92,000. This is an area figure, not a rent for an office in Sobha Sapphire.