Business Bay · Urban Properties Development
Layouts and the handover date come from the sales-launch announcement; the date of that announcement is shown next to the prices. It is what the developer claimed at launch, not a registry record — off-plan, phasing and dates get revised. I will send the current ones over WhatsApp.
20-storey residential building in Business Bay, currently under construction. Developer — Urban Properties Development.
Specifications for Urban Life Residences as published by the developer — the project is under construction, so there is no Land Department record yet. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
Urban Life Residences is a 20-storey residential building in Business Bay, the announced handover date, Q2 2026, has already passed.
The developer is Urban Properties Development.
The building holds 146 apartments in total. Layouts, according to the sales-launch announcement — studios, 1 and 2 bedrooms.
There is not a single lot in this project in the database right now — it is refreshed every night, and listings here appear and go.
A twenty-storey building by Urban Properties Development in Business Bay with 146 apartments — studios, one- and two-bedroom — handover stated for Q2 2026.
Urban Life Residences is a freehold project (foreign nationals can own it outright, not just lease it) worth around AED 300 million (~$81.7M) in Business Bay. Twenty storeys, 146 apartments: studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom. The developer is Urban Properties Development, part of the JAMS group; construction is handled by the group's own contractor, Jams Contracting.
Vertical integration — developer and contractor inside the same group — isn't common in Dubai and usually means a more predictable schedule, but also the absence of the independent quality check an outside contractor provides.
Ceiling height is stated at 2.8 metres. Amenities are spread across three floors: a games room, a cinema room, three pools (including on the sixth and eleventh floors), a park and gardens, a business centre, and separate gyms for men and women. Nearby, Dubai Municipality is building a 25,000 sq m park.
The January 2024 price list ran by layout series. Studios — from AED 884,000 (~$240K) (series 08) to AED 1.233 million (~$340K) (series 11). One-bedrooms — from AED 1.495 million (series 07) to AED 2.467 million (series 05). Two-bedrooms — from AED 2.735 million (series 01) to AED 3.019 million (series 06).
The spread within a single unit type runs as high as 65% — that's the building's defining feature: "a studio in Urban Life" without a series number means nothing. The service charge (the annual per-square-foot fee for building upkeep) at launch was quoted at AED 18–21 per square foot.
Amenity mix, ceiling height, service charge and contractor — developer materials, January 2024. Pricing by layout series — developer materials for the sales launch, January 2024. Storeys, unit count, project value and developer — public launch announcements (Urban Properties Development, Business Bay).
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Listings for Urban Life Residences do not turn up every day. Message me — I will check the closed bases and suggest similar options nearby, in Business Bay.
Ask about this projectThe final payment on this building falls in 2026 — under off-plan plans that is 40–60% of the price in one go. A UAE bank closes it: the flat becomes the security, and nothing is added on top of what the developer has already been paid.
Already been invoiced, or missed the date? That is not a dead end either — write and we will look at what the developer will accept.
Ask on WhatsAppUrban Properties Development.
20. The building has 146 apartments.
The sales-launch announcement says Q2 2026. That date has already passed and the developer has published no update: whether it was handed over or is running late, I check on site before the deal.
Studios, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom, according to the sales-launch announcement. Which sizes are actually free right now depends on what is on the market; I will send the current list.
Business Bay. The canal district next to Downtown: conceived as offices, built mostly as apartments, now one of the most tenanted parts of the city.
There are no open listings for this building in the database right now. I will check the price for a particular layout against the closed databases and send it with the deal costs worked out.
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