Ontario TowerCompleted 2010AED 1,277 per sq ft ▲ 7% in a year resale, 32 sales
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Entry-level mixed-use tower built by Rose Homes Investment, handed over in 2010, with 29 floors, 175 units and 135 resales since 2020

Ontario Tower, Business Bay · by Rose Homes Investment

A resale 1-bed in Ontario Tower sells for about AED 1.01m

Median of 15 resale sales in the 12 months to 14 Oct 2026. Last sale in the tower: 7 Oct 2026.

The market says
32 resales in 12 months at AED 1,277 per sq ft (+7% in a year); a higher price than 3% of Business Bay towers; owners who sold gained 12.7% a year and 9% sold at a loss; 26 homes for sale now.
RealEstateRankingOctober 2026No.12of 89 Business Bay towers, by the sales of September 2026▲ 63

Sales picked up: six homes sold by owners, more than double a usual month here.

James Paul Booth
The agent's view
“Owners who sold in Ontario Tower made 12.7% a year, and 9% of them sold at a loss. A 1-bed rents for a gross yield of about 7.4% at asking prices. There are about 10 months of homes for sale, so the buyer can negotiate. For me that is a strong record for Business Bay. Pay for the right view and layout.”
James Paul Booth, Dubai broker since 2018. A personal view. Not financial advice.
Ask James a question about this page
Asking now, 1-bed
AED 950,000 (15 listings)
Asking now, 2-bed
AED 1,375,000 (9 listings)
Asking rent, 1-bed
AED 75,000 a year (31 listings) · gross yield 7.4%
Official record
670 registered sales since 2009: 402 apartment, 262 office, 6 shop
Size
29 floors · 175 units
Service charge
AED 13.96 per sq ft a year
Google rating
3.8 (77 ratings)
Shops and food
35 in the building · 20+ places to eat within 300 m
99 units with a sale on record since 2020.
5sales in the last 30 days: 5 resale, 0 off-plan
26for sale now, listed a median of 23 days
10 monthsto sell the homes now listed, at the last year's pace
AIWritten by Dalia, an AI data analyst. Data to 14 Oct 2026. Built 16 Oct 2026.

Pictures of Ontario Tower

Glass and beige facade seen from street level
Glass and beige facade seen from street level
Photo: Abhishek Joshi, Google Maps
Night view of lit towers and low retail building
Night view of lit towers and low retail building
Photo: Yuliia Samman, Google Maps
Ground-level entrance beside an in-store cafe window
Ground-level entrance beside an in-store cafe window
Photo: Земфира Амирханова, Google Maps

4 pictures of this building: photos. Each shows its source; select one to open it there. A drawing is made by BUY DUBAI from real pictures and is marked as a drawing.

From the developer: Rose Homes Investment

What Rose Homes Investment publishes about Ontario Tower. Pictures are the developer's artist's impressions, not photos of the building. Each fact shows where it comes from; a fact read from the developer's text is checked word for word.

Checked, not found: artist's impressions, floor plans, a video, a brochure or other PDF, facts we could check. We searched the developer site and the web on 10 Oct 2026. Ask Rose Homes Investment for the latest brochure and floor plans.

Photos: other shared area, view from the tower, inside an apartment

4 photos of Ontario Tower from Google Maps, each with a label for what it shows. Select a photo to open it on Google Maps.

Ground-level entrance beside an in-store cafe window
Other shared area
Ground-level entrance beside an in-store cafe window
Photo: Земфира Амирханова, Google Maps
Night view of lit towers and low retail building
View from the tower
Night view of lit towers and low retail building
Photo: Yuliia Samman, Google Maps
Bathroom sink with wall tap, mirror and cabinet
Inside an apartment
Bathroom sink with wall tap, mirror and cabinet
Photo: Iftikhar Ahmad, Google Maps
Unfinished bathroom with sink, mirror and wall-hung cabinet
Inside an apartment
Unfinished bathroom with sink, mirror and wall-hung cabinet
Photo: Iftikhar Ahmad, Google Maps

Ontario Tower on the map

Three views of the same place, from the same direction. The other towers we cover are on all three: click one to open its page.

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3D: AI picture models of our towers (height and position from the map, detail approximate) and blocks from OpenStreetMap heights.

Resale and off-plan prices by bedroom

Resale = a completed home sold on. Off-plan = a home sold before the tower is complete, in most cases by the developer. The two are different markets, so we never mix them in one price. Sold = median price of sales in the 12 months to 14 Oct 2026. Asking and rent = live listings on 7 Oct 2026. Counts are in brackets. A median needs 5 sales or 3 listings.

TypeResale: soldResale: per sq ftMedian askingAsking over resaleRent a yearGross yield
Studiounder 5 (4)–– (2)–AED 60,000 (7)–
1-bedAED 1,012,692 (15)1,263AED 950,000 (15)-6%AED 75,000 (31)7.4%
2-bedAED 1,203,972 (13)1,226AED 1,375,000 (9)+14%AED 112,500 (12)9.3%

Rents are asking rents, not registered contracts. Yield = asking rent divided by the median resale price, before service charge.

Sales we leave out of every median, count and chart (0 of 135 here): bulk transfers, meaning 5 or more completed homes sold within two days at prices per sq ft within 25% of each other (0); a sale at exactly the same price as that unit's sale before (0); a size more than 1.6 times the usual size for the recorded type, or a "studio" above 750 sq ft (0). They stay in the list below with a label.

Resale price per sq ft rose 7% in a year

Median AED 1,277 per sq ft in the last 12 months (32 resale sales) against AED 1,189 in the 12 months before (37 resale sales).

2023-Q1: AED 884 per sq ft, 7 sales88423 Q12023-Q2: AED 1,193 per sq ft, 2 sales1,19323 Q22023-Q3: AED 1,118 per sq ft, 2 sales1,11823 Q32023-Q4: AED 1,007 per sq ft, 4 sales1,00723 Q42024-Q1: AED 996 per sq ft, 7 sales99624 Q12024-Q2: AED 1,072 per sq ft, 9 sales1,07224 Q22024-Q3: AED 1,059 per sq ft, 13 sales1,05924 Q32024-Q4: AED 1,059 per sq ft, 12 sales1,05924 Q42025-Q1: AED 1,211 per sq ft, 6 sales1,21125 Q12025-Q2: AED 1,150 per sq ft, 10 sales1,15025 Q22025-Q3: AED 1,223 per sq ft, 10 sales1,22325 Q32025-Q4: AED 1,216 per sq ft, 14 sales1,21625 Q42026-Q1: AED 1,494 per sq ft, 7 sales1,49426 Q12026-Q2: AED 1,289 per sq ft, 4 sales1,28926 Q22026-Q3: AED 1,224 per sq ft, 8 sales1,22426 Q32026-Q4: AED 1,118 per sq ft, 2 sales1,11826 Q47 sales72 sales22 sales24 sales47 sales79 sales913 sales1312 sales126 sales610 sales1010 sales1014 sales147 sales74 sales48 sales82 sales2Median AED per sq ftNumber of sales

Bars: median AED per sq ft by quarter. Blue line and blue numbers under the bars: number of sales in the quarter. Last 16 quarters at most. Grey bars have fewer than 3 sales.

What owners made: +12.7% a year, 9% sold at a loss

23 owners bought a home in Ontario Tower and sold it again as a completed home 6 months or more later. Half of them held it for 2.3 years or more. A gain is the change in the price for each year held, before fees, service charge and rent.

+12.7%median gain a year. Business Bay +7.9%, apartments in Dubai +10.9%
9%sold at or below the price paid. Business Bay 20%, apartments in Dubai 12%
1.6points a year above homes in Dubai that were resold over the same months

By what the owner paid

Price paidGain a yearSold at a lossOwners
Cheapest third+15.3%0%6
Middle third+11.7%0%6
Dearest third+10.8%17%6

Each owner is ranked by the price per sq ft paid, against the same unit type in the tower in the year of purchase. Across Dubai apartments the cheapest third gained +16.0% a year and the dearest third +7.9%.

By unit type, and bought off-plan or completed

Unit typeGain a yearSold at a lossOwners
1-bed+12.4%17%12
2-bed+12.7%0%9
Bought asGain a yearSold at a lossOwners
Completed+12.7%9%23

Round trips: the same unit number sold twice, bulk transfers and same-price transfers out, 5 or more owners for each line. Only owners who sold are counted: an owner who waits for a better price is not here. An owner who bought off-plan paid in stages, so the gain on the cash paid in is higher than the gain on the price. Dubai figures: 55,901 round trips by the same rule, all areas, to 14 Oct 2026.

Every sale since 2020: 135 sales of 99 units

Newest first. Each sale is marked Resale or Off-plan. The last column shows the change from the same unit's sale before.

UnitTypeSq ftPriceAED per sq ftDateMarketAgainst the sale before
R16031-bed803AED 895,3701,1157 Oct 2026Resale-10% from AED 1.00m in 2023
R4022-bed982AED 1,100,0001,1201 Oct 2026Resale
R1072-bed982AED 1,258,3721,28118 Sep 2026Resale+46% from AED 860,000 in 2022
R2022-bed982AED 1,200,0001,22218 Sep 2026Resale+33% from AED 900,000 in 2023
R3072-bed982AED 1,184,0001,20618 Sep 2026Resale+39% from AED 850,000 in 2023
R2501Studio402AED 620,0001,54215 Sep 2026Resale
R10041-bed802AED 800,0009978 Sep 2026Resale
R4072-bed982AED 1,100,0001,1203 Sep 2026Resale
R22072-bed982AED 1,203,9721,22617 Aug 2026Resale
R4041-bed802AED 1,050,0001,30918 Jul 2026Resale+12% from AED 939,247 in 2025
R20041-bed802AED 1,012,6921,26316 Jun 2026Resale+12% from AED 900,000 in 2024
R13051-bed802AED 880,0001,09712 Jun 2026Resale+40% from AED 627,728 in 2022
R2061-bed796AED 1,047,2281,31622 May 2026Resale+28% from AED 820,000 in 2024
R15061-bed791AED 1,048,7921,32612 May 2026Resale
R14022-bed982AED 1,506,2991,53420 Feb 2026Resale+37% from AED 1.10m in 2024
R18022-bed982AED 1,250,0001,27319 Feb 2026Resale
R20072-bed982AED 1,519,9241,54818 Feb 2026Resale
R25031-bed803AED 1,200,0001,4943 Feb 2026Resale
R5022-bed982AED 1,300,0001,32413 Jan 2026Resale+7% from AED 1.21m in 2025
R2101Studio402AED 740,0001,8418 Jan 2026Resale+16% from AED 635,000 in 2024
R25051-bed802AED 1,062,0401,3242 Jan 2026Resale
R7051-bed802AED 1,075,0001,34023 Dec 2025Resale+20% from AED 894,249 in 2025
R13072-bed982AED 1,350,0001,37512 Dec 2025Resale+10% from AED 1.23m in 2025
R12022-bed982AED 1,180,0001,20212 Dec 2025Resale
R14041-bed802AED 946,0001,1805 Dec 2025Resale
R1041-bed801AED 1,100,0001,3733 Dec 2025Resale+36% from AED 810,000 in 2024
R21061-bed791AED 941,5631,19028 Nov 2025Resale
R18061-bed791AED 939,7961,18828 Nov 2025Resale
R1101Studio402AED 700,0001,7414 Nov 2025Resale
R2072-bed982AED 1,170,0001,19123 Oct 2025Resale
R201Studio398AED 640,0001,60820 Oct 2025Resale
R25061-bed791AED 950,0001,20115 Oct 2025Resale
R19072-bed982AED 1,200,0001,2229 Oct 2025Resale
R18051-bed802AED 970,0001,2091 Oct 2025Resale+27% from AED 765,000 in 2023
R18031-bed803AED 1,000,0001,2451 Oct 2025Resale
R17022-bed982AED 1,320,0001,34425 Sep 2025Resale+9% from AED 1.21m in 2025
R3041-bed801AED 1,000,0001,24815 Sep 2025Resale+18% from AED 850,000 in 2024
R9072-bed982AED 1,250,0001,2739 Sep 2025Resale+32% from AED 950,000 in 2023
R18072-bed982AED 1,175,0001,1973 Sep 2025Resale
R10022-bed982AED 1,175,0001,19729 Aug 2025Resale
R25022-bed982AED 1,180,0001,20229 Aug 2025Resale
R8051-bed802AED 1,100,0001,37225 Aug 2025Resale+47% from AED 750,000 in 2025
R4041-bed802AED 939,2471,17113 Aug 2025Resale+14% from AED 820,000 in 2024
R25072-bed982AED 1,180,0001,20212 Aug 2025Resale
R9031-bed803AED 1,000,0001,2452 Jul 2025Resale+25% from AED 800,000 in 2024
R7051-bed802AED 894,2491,11524 Jun 2025Resale
R12051-bed802AED 920,0001,14723 Jun 2025Resale
R21041-bed802AED 890,0001,11010 Jun 2025Resale
R14061-bed791AED 925,0001,1693 Jun 2025Resale
R5022-bed982AED 1,210,0001,23230 May 2025Resale+42% from AED 850,000 in 2022
R4061-bed791AED 930,0001,17619 May 2025Resale
R1031-bed807AED 840,0001,0415 May 2025Resale
R6041-bed802AED 870,0001,08529 Apr 2025Resale
R4051-bed802AED 925,0001,15314 Apr 2025Resale
R24061-bed791AED 1,050,0001,32711 Apr 2025Resale
R9022-bed982AED 1,290,0001,31427 Mar 2025Resale
R14072-bed982AED 683,22769621 Mar 2025Resale
R8051-bed802AED 750,00093523 Feb 2025Resale
R13072-bed982AED 1,230,0001,25310 Feb 2025Resale+173% from AED 450,000 in 2020
R17022-bed982AED 1,210,0001,2327 Feb 2025Resale+42% from AED 850,000 in 2022
R23031-bed803AED 955,0001,18928 Jan 2025Resale
R11031-bed803AED 860,0001,07116 Dec 2024Resale
R22031-bed803AED 840,0001,04611 Dec 2024Resale+20% from AED 700,000 in 2023
R2031-bed807AED 815,0001,01010 Dec 2024Resale
R10051-bed802AED 910,0001,1356 Dec 2024Resale+32% from AED 690,000 in 2024
R1061-bed796AED 870,0001,09321 Nov 2024Resale+45% from AED 600,000 in 2022
R13041-bed802AED 860,0001,07215 Nov 2024Resale+39% from AED 617,728 in 2022
R1022-bed982AED 1,290,0001,31415 Nov 2024Resale+50% from AED 860,000 in 2022
R14022-bed982AED 1,100,0001,1204 Nov 2024Resale
R1051-bed800AED 800,0001,00011 Oct 2024Resale
R4041-bed802AED 820,0001,0223 Oct 2024Resale
R1041-bed801AED 810,0001,0111 Oct 2024Resale
R2041-bed801AED 800,0009991 Oct 2024Resale
R12031-bed803AED 850,0001,05926 Sep 2024Resale
R20031-bed803AED 900,0001,12126 Sep 2024Resale
R20061-bed791AED 800,0001,01112 Sep 2024Resale
R21031-bed803AED 800,00099612 Sep 2024Resale
R22041-bed802AED 850,0001,06011 Sep 2024Resale
R3041-bed801AED 850,0001,06110 Sep 2024Resale
R13061-bed791AED 925,0001,1699 Sep 2024Resale+23% from AED 750,736 in 2023
R2051-bed800AED 810,0001,0133 Sep 2024Resale
R3051-bed800AED 800,0001,0005 Aug 2024Resale
R24031-bed803AED 700,00087216 Jul 2024Resale-10% from AED 780,000 in 2024
R2061-bed796AED 820,0001,03016 Jul 2024Resale
R20041-bed802AED 900,0001,12216 Jul 2024Resale
R24051-bed802AED 1,000,0001,24712 Jul 2024Resale+22% from AED 820,000 in 2024
R5041-bed802AED 850,0001,06025 Jun 2024Resale
R3031-bed807AED 820,0001,01614 Jun 2024Resale
R22061-bed791AED 860,0001,08714 Jun 2024Resale
R12061-bed791AED 850,0001,07512 Jun 2024Resale
R19041-bed802AED 860,0001,07216 May 2024Resale
R2101Studio402AED 635,0001,57915 May 2024Resale+27% from AED 500,000 in 2024
R6022-bed982AED 1,340,0001,3658 May 2024Resale+34% from AED 1.00m in 2023
R6031-bed803AED 850,0001,05922 Apr 2024Resale
R6051-bed802AED 850,0001,06022 Apr 2024Resale
R401Studio402AED 255,00063414 Mar 2024Resale
R2101Studio402AED 500,0001,2441 Mar 2024Resale
R24051-bed802AED 820,0001,02213 Feb 2024Resale
R10051-bed802AED 690,00086029 Jan 2024Resale
R24031-bed803AED 780,00097119 Jan 2024Resale
R23041-bed802AED 800,0009979 Jan 2024Resale
R9031-bed803AED 800,0009965 Jan 2024Resale
R7031-bed803AED 800,00099618 Dec 2023Resale
R6022-bed982AED 1,000,0001,0181 Dec 2023Resale
R13061-bed791AED 750,73694921 Nov 2023Resale
R16031-bed803AED 1,000,0001,24514 Nov 2023Resale
R12041-bed802AED 1,025,0001,27824 Aug 2023Resale
R19031-bed803AED 770,00095928 Jul 2023Resale-9% from AED 850,000 in 2020
R2301Studio402AED 570,0001,41828 Apr 2023Resale+27% from AED 450,000 in 2022
R9072-bed982AED 950,0009676 Apr 2023Resale
R20051-bed802AED 765,0009546 Mar 2023Resale
R18051-bed802AED 765,0009542 Mar 2023Resale
R11041-bed802AED 675,0008422 Mar 2023Resale
R22031-bed803AED 700,00087227 Feb 2023Resale
R2022-bed982AED 900,00091724 Feb 2023Resale
R3072-bed982AED 850,00086613 Feb 2023Resale
R5032-bed803AED 710,00088423 Jan 2023Resale
R24022-bed982AED 1,160,0001,18126 Dec 2022Resale
R17031-bed803AED 650,00080921 Dec 2022Resale
R17041-bed802AED 650,00081021 Dec 2022Resale
R17022-bed982AED 850,0008669 Dec 2022Resale
R1072-bed982AED 860,0008769 Dec 2022Resale
R1061-bed796AED 600,00075417 Nov 2022Resale
R5051-bed802AED 715,00089214 Nov 2022Resale
R1022-bed982AED 860,0008765 Aug 2022Resale
R101Studio398AED 440,0001,10515 Jul 2022Resale
R5022-bed982AED 850,00086617 Jun 2022Resale
R13051-bed802AED 627,7287831 Jun 2022Resale
R13041-bed802AED 617,72877030 May 2022Resale
R13031-bed803AED 669,23683326 May 2022Resale
R2301Studio402AED 450,0001,11918 Apr 2022Resale
R21051-bed802AED 607,5007577 Feb 2021Resale
R13072-bed982AED 450,00045823 Nov 2020Resale
R2001Studio402AED 390,00097019 Jul 2020Resale
R19031-bed803AED 850,0001,0592 Feb 2020Resale

Sellers ask 2% more than buyers paid

26 homes are for sale in Ontario Tower. The median advert asks 2% more per sq ft than the median resale sale of the same type in the last 12 months. 11 of 24 adverts ask the sold level or less. The median advert has been listed for 23 days; the oldest for 244 days.

TypeFor saleMedian askingAsking per sq ftSold per sq ft (sales)Asking over soldMedian time listed
Studio2AED 750,0001,866too few sales–14 days
1-bed15AED 950,0001,1851,263 (15)-6%14 days
2-bed9AED 1,375,0001,4001,226 (13)+14%56 days

How long the adverts have been listed

30 days or less15
31 to 90 days7
91 to 180 days2
More than 180 days2

Each home for sale, closest to sold prices first

TypeSq ftAskingPer sq ftAgainst soldDays listedNotes
1-bed802AED 899,9991,122-11%-6
1-bed802AED 900,0001,122-11%2
1-bed802AED 900,0001,122-11%27price cut
1-bed803AED 924,5001,151-9%244
1-bed803AED 930,0001,158-8%13
1-bed791AED 930,0001,176-7%9
1-bed803AED 950,0001,183-6%89
1-bed802AED 950,0001,185-6%14
1-bed803AED 980,0001,220-3%9
2-bed982AED 1,199,9981,222-0%56
2-bed982AED 1,199,9981,222-0%56
1-bed791AED 1,000,0001,264+0%48
1-bed802AED 1,050,0001,309+4%65furnished
1-bed802AED 1,050,0001,309+4%69
2-bed982AED 1,299,0001,323+8%16
2-bed982AED 1,299,0001,323+8%23
1-bed806AED 1,100,0001,365+8%6
2-bed982AED 1,375,0001,400+14%7
1-bed802AED 1,199,0001,495+18%23furnished
1-bed802AED 1,199,0001,495+18%-6furnished
2-bed982AED 1,499,9901,527+25%97furnished
2-bed982AED 1,500,0001,527+25%141furnished
2-bed982AED 1,500,0001,527+25%244furnished
2-bed981AED 1,500,0001,529+25%54
Studio402AED 750,0001,866–20furnished
Studio402AED 750,0001,866–8furnished

Adverts: one reading on 7 Oct 2026. Sold prices: resale sales in this tower in the last 12 months, 5 or more of the type. An advert has no unit number, so we compare the price per sq ft with the type, not with the same unit. An asking price is not a sale price. Days listed is from the date on the advert: an agent can place a home again as a new advert, so the real time for sale can be longer. 7 adverts have the same type, size and price as another advert: they are probably the same home with a second agent. We cannot show price cuts over time or the time to sell yet: these need more than one reading.

Mortgage: what Ontario Tower costs a month

The numbers start from the median sold price in this tower. Change any of them. The rate starts at 3.99%, the most common 3-year fixed rate in two bank comparison lists dated 5 October 2026. Fixed rates in those lists run from 3.75% to 4.69%. Three-month EIBOR, the base for variable rates, was 4.19% on 9 Oct 2026.

Monthly payment

Cash you need on day one

Buy against rent

Loan limits: Central Bank of the UAE mortgage rules (first home under AED 5 million: 80% for residents, 85% for UAE nationals; AED 5 million and above: 70% and 75%; second home or investment: 60% and 65%; off-plan: 50%; 25 years at most; all your debt payments at most 50% of your income). Banks set their own limit for buyers who do not live in the UAE. Fees are the usual ones: Land Department 4% of the price plus AED 580; mortgage registration 0.25% of the loan plus AED 290; trustee office AED 4,200; agent 2% plus 5% VAT; bank fee 1% of the loan plus VAT (it differs by bank); valuation AED 3,150. This is an illustration, not an offer of a loan. Rates read on 9 Oct 2026.

Home loans registered on Ontario Tower

Year2019202020212022202320242025
Loans42232811
Median loanAED 675,000––AED 560,000–AED 712,442AED 740,000

Dubai Land Department register to 12 Feb 2026: mortgage and Islamic home finance registrations on homes in this tower. A loan can be for a purchase or to replace an older loan. Median shown for 3 or more loans.

The official record: 670 registered sales since 2009

Dubai Land Department register for "ONTARIO TOWER", 28 Jan 2009 to 12 Feb 2026: 402 apartment, 262 office, 6 shop sales, plus 184 mortgages and 29 gifts. This source has every year and every unit type, but no unit numbers.

YearApartments: salesAED per sq ftOffices: salesAED per sq ftShops: salesAED per sq ft
202641,40941,331––
2025401,202321,27532,430
2024411,060191,083––
2023169547997––
20221486612649––
20211–8675––
202039704596––
201998155709––
201851,011141,302––
2017211,245171,050––
2016131,3084975––
2015111,231101,0961–
2014201,489121,0782–
2013711,368241,572––
2012221,104201,507––
2011851,138531,342––
20102–33,779––
2009241,053141,346––

Median AED per sq ft is shown for 3 or more sales in a year. 44 of these sales were off-plan and 626 were of completed units. What our unit list above does not have: the 268 office and shop sales (the unit list holds homes only); sales before 2020; mortgages and gifts. For homes from 2020 to 12 Feb 2026 the register has 119 sales and our unit list has 118.

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Which side faces what

The direction of each landmark from Ontario Tower, and the towers within 150 m that can stand in the way. What a home really sees depends on its floor and its side of the building. We do not have the unit positions for this tower yet, so we cannot tell you the view of one unit.

SideWhat lies that way
NorthPolaris Tower, a tower 51 m away · Sheikh Zayed Road 0.5 km
North-eastTasameem Tower 1, a tower 89 m away · Burj Khalifa 1.7 km · DIFC 3.4 km
EastDubai Design District 3.6 km · Dubai Creek and Ras Al Khor 7.3 km
South-eastBristol Tower 2, a tower 91 m away · Tasameem Tower 2, a tower 91 m away · Meydan racecourse 5.1 km
South-westExecutive Bay B, a tower 14 m away · Park Lane Tower, a tower 81 m away · Burj Al Arab and the sea 9.2 km · Dubai Marina skyline 17.0 km
North-westJumeirah beach and the sea 3.1 km

What residents say: 3.8 from 77 Google ratings

We read the 20 newest Google reviews that have text (of 40 fetched; the tower has 77 ratings), dated 2025-12 to 2026-09. A review is one resident's statement. We show counts, not quotes.

Security staff behaviourRude or unprofessional guards, mostly night shift, sleeping or smoking on duty, and rude to delivery riders.
6 of 20 reviews · 2025-12 to 2026-02
Parking for visitors and delivery ridersNo parking for delivery riders, visitor parking paid and described as poor, one report of fines for riders parking on the road.
4 of 20 reviews · 2026-01 to 2026-08
Traffic around the towerHeavy traffic on the service road and near the entrance.
3 of 20 reviews · 2025-12 to 2026-02
Car park payment and gate faultsPay kiosk freezing without a receipt and a gate that often fails to open.
2 of 20 reviews · 2026-02 to 2026-08

On the plus side

Short lets: at least 2 Airbnb listings in this tower

We read Airbnb on 9 Oct 2026 and matched each listing to a tower. A listing counts here when two things agree: the Dubai holiday-home permit code, the tower name in the listing, or the map pin. 2 listings pass this test for Ontario Tower. That is 2 of 175 homes (1%).

If you invest

  • Short lets operate in Ontario Tower today: 2 live Airbnb listings.
  • No operator has more than 2 listings in this tower.
  • Each short-let home needs a holiday-home permit from Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism. 1 of the listings show a permit code.

If you live here

  • About 1 home in 88 is on Airbnb.
  • A short-let home has new guests every few days. Residents share the lifts, the pool and the gym with them.
  • Before you buy or rent a home to live in, ask the building management how guests get access and who deals with noise.

Source: Airbnb listing pages, read 9 Oct 2026. A listing is one advert. One home can have more than one advert. No listing found does not mean short lets are not allowed.

The building: 24 of 53 questions answered

Each answer names its source. Questions with no answer are listed as "checked, not found" so you know we looked.

Developer
Rose Homes Investment
Completed
2010
Floors
29
Apartments
175
Parking levels
2
Service charge
AED 13.96 per sq ft a year
Unit mix
Studios, 1-bed and 2-bed apartments; our data shows median sizes of about 402 sq ft (studio), 802 sq ft (1-bed) and 982 sq ft (2-bed); the building also has offices and retail

Amenities: swimming pool, health club, gym, fitness centre, waiting area for guests, covered parking, high-speed elevators, 24/7 CCTV and security staff, central air conditioning, daily maintenance services, 24/7 desk service staff, business centre and conference/meeting rooms (office side), laundry facilities, broadband connectivity

Where sources disagree

  • Completion year: Propsearch and Binayah give Aug 2010 and Cushman & Wakefield give 2011.
  • Search search results disagree on completion (propertystellar says 2021; most say 2010 or 2011).
  • Many reviews are about businesses inside the tower (visa agencies, a salon, a travel site), not the residential building.

Watch-outs

Overall rating
Google rating is 3.8 from 77 ratings. Of the 20 reviews with text, 5 give 5 stars, 1 gives 3 stars and 14 give 1 star, though several of these are about other businesses in the tower (visa, travel and a salon), not the building.
Our data · our sales data, Google Maps reviews
Construction noise
1 review (2026-02) says outside construction noise is loud day and night and that apartment modifications inside the building are noisy too. Only one resident says this, so it is not confirmed.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
False fire alarms
1 review (2025-12) says the fire alarm goes off several times at night and nobody acts. Only 1 of 20 reviews with text says this.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
Security staff
6 of 20 reviews with text (2025-12 to 2026-02) complain about rude, unprofessional guards, mostly the night shift, with sleeping or smoking on duty and rudeness to delivery riders. 2 reviews (2026-05, 2026-07) praise individual staff or guards. Evenings are said to have few guards (1 review).
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
Traffic at the door
3 of 20 reviews with text (2025-12 to 2026-02) say traffic around the tower is very heavy, with one calling it a service road where moving a few metres can take an hour. These are residents' statements.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
Small apartments
Our data shows median sizes in last-12-month sales of 402 sq ft (studio), 802 sq ft (1-bed) and 982 sq ft (2-bed). Another source gives similar averages (about 400 / 790-800 / 1,000 sq ft).
Our data · our sales data, live adverts: community guide
Is cooling billed separately (district cooling)?
Not found. a service-charge table lists a utilities line of 5.87 AED per sq ft that covers DEWA and district cooling charges and meters, but it does not say whether cooling is billed separately to residents.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide
Maintenance and cleanliness of common areas
2 of 20 reviews with text (2025-12, 2026-02) report slow maintenance (about 5 days for emergencies in one) and a poor building condition; 1 review (2026-05) praises management as helpful. The same 2025-12 review calls the gym old and the pool poor.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews

Building

Floors, apartments and completion year
29 storeys plus 2 basement levels and 175 units (Propsearch, Cushman & Wakefield). Completion is given as Aug 2010 by Propsearch and Binayah, and 2011 by another source and Cushman & Wakefield. Our unit codes reach floor 25.
Reported by a site · propsearch.ae, live adverts: community guide, hausandhaus.com, our sales data
What do residents say about the pool?
1 review (2025-12) says the pool is in terrible condition with no cushions and no shade. Only 1 of 20 reviews with text mentions it.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
Is there a doorman or concierge?
Another source says a waiting area and desk service staff are available 24/7 for concierge and guest services, and there is security staff.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide
Can you use the balcony?
Another source says studios, 1-beds and 2-beds each have a balcony. Nothing on how usable they are.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide
What do residents say on the plus side?
3 of 20 reviews with text (2025-12 to 2026-05) say the building or apartments are good or well managed; 2 praise named staff or security (2026-05, 2026-07); 1 (2026-09) calls it a proper office building.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
Amenities list
Swimming pool, health club, gym, fitness centre, waiting area, covered parking, high-speed lifts, 24/7 security and CCTV, central air conditioning, daily maintenance, laundry and broadband; office-side business centre and meeting rooms.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide

Developer

Who is the developer?
Rose Homes Investment.

Management

How do you reach them?
Not found. One review (2026-02) says the supervisor does not answer calls or messages and the resident had to go through security or the landlord.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
How fast do they act?
Mixed, 3 reviews: 2 say slow (about 5 days for emergencies, 2026-02; slow and unhelpful, 2025-12), 1 praises a named staff member as helpful (2026-05).
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
Service charge (AED per sq ft a year)
13.96 AED per sq ft per year (Dubai Land Department figure shown by another source).
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide

People

Who are my neighbours?
Mixed use: 175 residential units plus about 115 office units and retail. Reviews also mention visa and travel offices and a salon.
Reported by a site · live adverts: community guide, Google Maps reviews

Parking

Resident parking
Two basement levels used for parking (Propsearch) says covered parking. 1 review (2026-02) says the parking gate often fails with plate recognition.
Reported by a site · propsearch.ae, live adverts: community guide, Google Maps reviews
Guest parking
Paid. 3 of 20 reviews with text (2026-02 to 2026-08) complain about visitor parking; 1 says there is no free visitor parking, 1 calls the visitor facility terrible.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
Guest parking cost
1 review (2026-02) says visitor parking is 10 AED per hour.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews
Getting into the car park
Not found beyond the gate and kiosk complaints: 1 review (2026-02) says the gate fails often; 1 review (2026-08) says the pay kiosk freezes and gives no receipt.
Residents say · Google Maps reviews

Around

Metro and public transport
Cushman & Wakefield says the tower has swift access to metro stations and sits next to Sheikh Zayed Road, with no distance given.
Reported by a site

Around Ontario Tower

Price against the nearest towers

TowerDistanceAED per sq ft, 12 months (sales)
Ontario Tower (this tower)–1,277 (32)
Polaris Tower51 m– (0)
Park Lane Tower81 m– (4)
Zada Tower183 m2,147 (51)

Drive times: empty roads, 08:00 and 18:00

ToEmpty roadLeave 08:00Home 18:00Distance
Dubai Mall7 min10 min12 min3.6 km
DIFC Gate7 min11 min15 min5.5 km
DXB Terminal 334 min29 min32 min22.7 km
Dubai Marina Mall22 min22 min26 min20.4 km
Mall of the Emirates16 min18 min24 min14.1 km
Kite Beach14 min––10.1 km
DWC airport50 min––46.2 km

Leave at 08:00 and home at 18:00: Google traffic predictions for a Tuesday (13 Oct 2026). Empty road: OpenStreetMap routing. "Home 18:00" is the drive back from that place.

Shops, food and services

In the building (35)What it isFrom the doorGoogle rating
Sushi Fusion - Business BayTakeout Restaurant7 m4.6 (62)
Off Road KitchenRestaurant7 m4.5 (20)
Thai 2 ThaiAsian Restaurant12 m3 (3)
Sushi GoJapanese Restaurant12 m2.1 (13)
TURKISH ICECREAM DUBAİ EVENT CATERING BIRTHDAYEvent Venue14 m–
best quality BQFast Food Restaurant15 m4.5 (106)
KaburgerHamburger Restaurant18 m5 (3)
Jammin ChickenRestaurant19 m5 (1)
Mmmbox - Sushi & AsianRestaurant20 m4.3 (152)
Night Bite CafeFast Food Restaurant21 m5 (23)
Ginger Pan AsianRestaurant23 m4.3 (31)
Cyclamen Beirut RestaurantLebanese Restaurant24 m5 (7)
Delizioso Italiano RestaurantRestaurant50 m5 (1)
Mandi ExpressRestaurant71 m1 (4)
Luxflowers.aeFlorist79 m–
Seadra Curtain Preparing & FixingHome Goods Store8 m4 (1)
Nanoline Interiors & maintenanceServices21 m5 (3)
RFS renovations decorationGeneral Contractor24 m4.5 (26)
RoiaBuilding Materials Store25 m5 (2)
Customised Carpets & Flooring-Creative Flooring Hub-Carpet Factory PricesBuilding Materials Store26 m5 (13)
Dance Clothes and Shoes Company - "DC&S" CompanySporting Goods Store47 m4.7 (6)
imobile.aeStore79 m4.4 (14)
Smart battery replacement serviceAuto Parts Store79 m4.6 (10)
M-10 Uniforms-Uniform Manufacturers and Supplier DubaiClothing Store79 m3.4 (5)
Al TabeeahStore79 m–
Turkish HammamBeauty Salon14 m4.2 (6)
Nailtastic Beauty SalonBeauty Salon34 m4 (35)
Skylight Serenity SpaSpa60 m4.6 (9)
Lamia AtelieNail Salon79 m5 (2)
PureClean.aeServices79 m5 (2)
Red white salonNail Salon79 m4 (344)
Massage Luxury Beautiful GirlMassage spa79 m5 (14)
HygieneHome | Deep Cleaning & Sanitization Services DubaiServices79 m5 (21)
Blue Signature Laundry LLCLaundry84 m4.6 (8)
HEYDAY Cleaning ServicesServices84 m4.2 (239)
Food and drink within 300 m: 20+
Sip & Bite RestaurantRestaurant38 m3.8 (57)
Zdarovii Russian CuisineRestaurant39 m2.7 (58)
Daddy’s Bites - Business BayRestaurant49 m4.8 (27)
Enso Authentic Japanese RestaurantRestaurant61 m4.5 (8)
GingerBeanBar69 m–
PANAM STREET RESTAURANT AND CAFEFrench Restaurant79 m3.5 (8)
Groceries and daily shops within 300 m: 20+
F Mart Swift Supermarket, Ontario TowerGrocery Store26 m4.5 (618)
GOODDAY SUPERMARKETGrocery Store109 m4.6 (11)
Aster Pharmacy - Damac Zada Tower (184)Pharmacy169 m4.9 (353)
Granprix minimartGrocery Store169 m3.7 (3)
DogingoPet Store192 m–
R Rich SupermarketSupermarket193 m4 (28)
APOTEC BAY PHARMACY L.L.CPharmacy197 m4.9 (311)
Let’s MartGrocery Store198 m3 (2)
Phantasy SupermarketSupermarket203 m4 (51)
ZoomSupermarket204 m3.3 (9)
Other shops within 300 m: 16
Noor RenovationServices60 m5 (6)
The SS WatchStore61 m5 (3)
NetOn Technologies LLCServices66 m4.4 (5)
BERMIST SWISSStore67 m–
Royal Airbrush Stationery Trading LLCStore67 m2.6 (5)
Limitless Shine CarsCar Dealer68 m–
Services within 300 m: 19+
Glamour Beauty SpaBeauty Salon40 m5 (1)
WISH LASHBeauty Salon68 m4.3 (90)
Lamore European SpaMassage spa68 m4.4 (85)
Top one gents salonHair Salon80 m4.7 (22)
Mashreq ATM - Park Regis Business BayATM89 m2.5 (11)
Rami Arabi Beauty SalonBeauty Salon93 m4.8 (736)
Massage HieatiSpa97 m5 (1)
Casa HabibtiBeauty Salon97 m5 (30)
Washbrothers Laundry (S.P.S - LLC) - Dry cleaning | Washing | Ironing | Towels Cleaning | Duvet Cleaning | Carpet CleaningLaundry97 m4.2 (5)
Schools and nurseries within 1.5 km: 11
Happy Steps Childcare LLCPreschool158 m5 (22)
marj hospitalitySchool226 m–
INSPIRE ServicesSchool241 m5 (1)
DHA academySchool278 m–
First Class Learning Dubai - English, Maths and ScienceSchool299 m5 (2)
DREAMZ TOURISM LLCSchool480 m–
Canadian Kids Nursery Business BayPreschool579 m4.9 (69)
Kira AiSchool582 m–
Kids First GroupPreschool583 m4.5 (2)
AMMAD TO AMMAD MARKETING MANAGEMENTSchool609 m–
Metro and tram within 3 km: 2
Business BaySubway Station612 m4.5 (679)
Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro StationSubway Station1855 m4.6 (2,559)

Source: Google Maps, read 16 Oct 2026. Straight-line distance from the tower. Each list shows the 10 nearest. Open the name to see it on Google Maps.

Own a unit here?

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Method, sources and what we did not find

  • Sales: unit-level Dubai Land Department sale records, 2 Feb 2020 to 14 Oct 2026, checked by year against Dubai Land Department open data. Our unit list does not hold every sale, so some sales are missing.
  • Listings: one snapshot, 7 Oct 2026. Asking prices and asking rents.
  • Short lets: Airbnb map search and listing pages for Business Bay, read 9 Oct 2026. A listing counts for a tower when two of these agree: the Dubai holiday-home permit code, the tower name in the listing, the map pin.
  • Residents and building facts: Google Maps reviews and guide pages (cushwake.ae, hausandhaus.com, live adverts: community guide, propsearch.ae), read by an AI model on 16 Oct 2026 with a fixed question list. A script checks that each answer names its source.
  • Nobody visited the tower. Every fact is from a document, a map or a resident's review.
  • Checked, not found for this tower: unit positions on a floor, the side and view of each unit.

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