Mama Residences

Mama Residences is a completed tower in Business Bay, developed by Kappa Acca Real Estate Development and delivered in Q4 2023. The building offers a small collection of fully furnished apartments, conceived around the Mama brand's hospitality-led approach to residential living.

# The tower and its position in Business Bay

Business Bay sits immediately south of Downtown Dubai, separated from it by the canal and connected to it by road in under ten minutes. The district has matured considerably over the past decade, moving from a predominantly commercial address into a mixed neighbourhood with a genuine residential population and a dense concentration of hotel, dining and retail infrastructure.

Mama Residences occupies that context deliberately. Designed by Paris-based Franklin Azzi Architecture, with interiors credited to French designer Thierry Gaugain, the building applies a steel, concrete and glass vocabulary with a visual character that stands apart from the area's more conventional towers. The project contains a single building with just six residences, a figure that defines its entire logic: this is not a volume play.

# Residences, layouts and specification

The six residences divide into two configurations. Two-bedroom apartments range from 840 to 908 square feet, priced between AED 2,618,469 and AED 2,770,700. The single four-bedroom unit covers 11,052 square feet, listed at AED 36,727,638, a scale that places it firmly in penthouse territory.

All residences are delivered fully furnished. Specification includes smart home automation and fully integrated kitchen appliances, details consistent with a branded residential product where the operator controls the finish standard. Service charges run at AED 25 per square foot per year, which at the larger unit size represents a meaningful annual commitment buyers should factor into their holding calculations.

# Amenities and communal facilities

For a building of six units, the amenity offering is disproportionately generous, and that generosity is part of what buyers are paying for.

The pool deck includes an outdoor swimming pool, a swim-up bar, a children's pool and associated lounge areas. There is a multi-purpose gym and an outdoor amphitheatre with a dedicated entertainment zone. Bars and restaurants operate within the building.

# The hospitality logic

This amenity stack makes more sense when the Mama brand context is understood. The residences sit within, or adjacent to, a hospitality operation rather than a conventional residential block. Owners access hotel-grade facilities without managing them. The trade-off is the service charge and a building culture shaped by the brand rather than by residents alone.

# Distance and connectivity from Business Bay

Marasi Drive Park is 400 metres away, reachable on foot in a few minutes. Downtown Dubai sits 3.8 kilometres out, a nine-minute drive. Dubai International Airport is 15.1 kilometres away, typically sixteen minutes by car.

Bay Avenue Mall is an eleven-minute drive for everyday retail. Canadian Kids Nursery is 1.3 kilometres away, relevant for families. Jumeirah Beach is 9.4 kilometres out, reachable in thirteen minutes.

The location is central without being at the epicentre of tourist congestion, a balance that suits owner-occupiers and investors targeting longer-term professional tenants in equal measure.

# Who this building suits, and where it sits in the market

Mama Residences is a niche product. Six units, branded interiors, a hospitality-adjacent amenity programme and a four-bedroom apartment priced above AED 36 million together describe a buyer profile with specific requirements: someone who values managed living, wants a distinctive interior language rather than a developer-standard finish, and is comfortable with the running costs that come with a serviced asset.

The two-bedroom units, at under AED 2.8 million fully furnished, represent a more accessible entry point into a branded residence category that typically commands a premium over conventional stock. For investors, the short-term rental potential associated with the Mama brand is a relevant consideration, though buyers should verify current operator terms before factoring that income into projections.

The building is complete and fully handed over. For buyers who have grown weary of off-plan timelines and construction risk, that alone narrows the field considerably.