DG1 Living

DG1 Living is a residential tower by Dar Global, positioned in Business Bay and designed by the American architecture practice Gensler. The project delivers 31 apartments across a single building, with completion scheduled for December 2026 and construction currently at 43 per cent.

# The tower and its position in Business Bay

Business Bay sits at the geographic and commercial centre of Dubai, pressed against the Dubai Water Canal and within a short drive of Downtown. For a district that spent much of the 2010s defined by office towers and hotel brands, the residential character of its southern stretches has matured considerably. DG1 Living occupies this more settled, canal-adjacent part of the neighbourhood, where the density begins to ease and the street-level grain includes waterfront paths and park space rather than just corporate lobbies.

Gensler's design for the building prioritises a wide frontage and floor-to-ceiling glazing throughout. The result is a tower that reads as deliberately restrained from the exterior, its value expressed through proportion and openness rather than applied ornament. With only 31 units across the entire building, the residential density is low by Business Bay standards, which is the point.

# Residences, layouts and finish

The apartment range covers one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. One-bedroom units start at 1,051 square feet, a floor plate that most comparable Business Bay buildings reserve for two-bedroom product. Prices on one-bedrooms open at approximately AED 3.2 million, with the ceiling on available stock reaching AED 3.86 million depending on floor and aspect.

Two-bedroom apartments span from around 1,358 to over 1,850 square feet, priced between roughly AED 3.96 million and AED 4.91 million. A single three-bedroom unit sits at 1,757 square feet, listed at AED 6.13 million.

# Specification and delivery

Interiors feature European marble flooring, European bathroom fixtures and kitchen systems fitted with European appliances. Joinery is premium throughout. Apartments are delivered with kitchens only, unfurnished, which suits buyers intending to occupy or to rent at the top of the market where tenants expect to furnish to their own standard. The service charge is set at AED 18 per square foot.

# Amenities on site

The building's amenity programme is compact but considered. An infinity pool provides the open-air centrepiece, accompanied by a sky garden at elevation for those seeking something quieter than a pool deck. A gym and yoga studio cover fitness on two distinct registers. A children's play area rounds out the common facilities.

There is no spa, no F&B concept, no business lounge. For some buyers, that is a drawback. For others, it reflects a deliberate choice to keep service charges contained and communal areas uncrowded.

# Location and daily connections

Canadian Kids Nursery sits 50 metres from the building, which is a detail of genuine practical value for families with young children. Old Safa British School is six minutes by car. Marasi Drive Park, one of Business Bay's better public green spaces, is a three-minute drive along the canal.

Bay Avenue Mall is eight minutes away and covers daily retail and dining needs without requiring a trip to a larger destination. The Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai are six minutes by car. Dubai International Airport is approximately 26 minutes in ordinary traffic. Jumeirah Beach reaches in ten minutes, Palm Jumeirah in twenty-two.

# Positioning: a case for the low-unit, mid-scale Business Bay entry

Buyers who arrive at Business Bay typically do so for one of two reasons: proximity to the commercial core, or canal and Downtown views at a price point that DIFC and Downtown proper no longer accommodate comfortably. DG1 Living addresses both.

The 31-unit count is the building's most distinctive commercial fact. Resale liquidity in small towers can cut both ways, but for an owner-occupier or a buyer seeking a rental product with a degree of exclusivity, it represents an asset that will not be replicated floor by floor across 400 identical apartments. The floor sizes on the one-bedroom stock, starting above 1,000 square feet, shift the product into a category where competition is genuinely thinner.

For international buyers accustomed to London or Paris pricing, the AED 3.2 million entry point on a generously sized, Gensler-designed apartment in a central Dubai address will read as a defensible allocation. Construction is under way, the escrow account is registered, and delivery is less than eighteen months out.