West Bay Tower, Business Bay
West Bay Tower is a residential apartment tower in Business Bay, developed by Orion Real Estate Development, overlooking the Dubai Water Canal. Public listings currently disagree on whether the building has been fully handed over, so this guide covers what is confirmed and what still needs checking directly with the developer or a licensed broker.
Developer
Orion Real Estate Development
Units
252
Storeys
36 (incl. basement/podium)
Status
Under development, delivery unconfirmed
About West Bay Tower
West Bay Tower is a residential apartment tower in Business Bay, developed by Orion Real Estate Development and designed by National Engineering Bureau.
The building comprises 252 units, ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments sized between roughly 596 and 2,523 square feet, plus a small ground-floor commercial unit. Multiple sources describe the tower as spanning 36 total levels, made up of four basement parking floors, ground and three podium parking floors, 30 residential floors, a mechanical floor and a rooftop spa and pool floor; some broker listings round the total to 34 storeys.
West Bay Tower, Business Bay should not be confused with West Bay, the well-known commercial and skyline district of Doha, Qatar, home to Doha Tower and Tornado Tower and its own separately branded "44 West Bay Tower" residence, or with West Wharf Tower, a different, unrelated building elsewhere in Business Bay.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
West Bay Tower sits in Business Bay overlooking the Dubai Water Canal, within reach of Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road. Souk Al Bahar and Downtown Dubai's headline landmarks, including Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall and the Dubai Fountain, are a short drive away.
West Bay Tower joins Royale Stays' wider Business Bay Building Guide cluster alongside Mayfair Tower and J One.
West Bay Tower falls within Royale Stays' wider Business Bay coverage area, detailed in Airbnb Property Management in Business Bay.
Unit Types
West Bay Tower offers 252 units across studio, one, two and three-bedroom layouts, with unit sizes ranging from roughly 596 to 2,523 square feet, according to aggregate listing data. A small ground-floor commercial unit of about 1,647 square feet is also part of the development.
Amenities
Planned amenities include a rooftop swimming pool and spa floor, a gymnasium and health club, a barbecue and walking area, sauna and steam facilities, round-the-clock security and facility management, and parking across the building's basement and podium levels.
Development Timeline & Status
West Bay Tower was originally estimated for completion around December 2019, with construction reported as starting between 2016 and 2018 depending on the source. Public listing sites currently give conflicting pictures of where the project stands today: some describe it as still under development years past that original estimate, while others describe it as delivered or approaching a Q4 2026 handover.
As of this guide's research date, one major Dubai portal lists zero active rental listings for the building, and a real-estate data aggregator still categorises it as off-plan inventory. Given these mixed signals, anyone considering West Bay Tower for purchase, rental, or short-term-rental management should confirm current handover and title status directly with the developer or a licensed Dubai broker before making a decision.
Sources disagree on the exact storey count (34 vs. 36, likely a basement/podium counting difference) and the exact construction start year (2016 vs. 2018). Both are presented here as ranges rather than a single unverified figure.
Future STR Potential
Once a unit at West Bay Tower is confirmed handed over and its title is clear, short-term letting would follow the standard Dubai process: a DTCM holiday-home permit routed through the building's own management company. Orion Real Estate Development carries no confirmed short-term-letting prohibition (unlike Vida-branded buildings), so there is no policy barrier once the building itself is ready.
Royale Stays manages short-term rentals across Business Bay for a fee starting from 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, guest communications and maintenance. Owners who confirm a handed-over, titled unit at West Bay Tower can use the Dubai Property ROI Calculator to model potential returns once the unit is ready to list, and can reach out via Royale Stays' Airbnb property management service to discuss management once the building is confirmed ready.
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