Berkeley Tower by Ellington

Berkeley Tower is an off-plan commercial office tower by Ellington Properties on Sheikh Zayed Road in Business Bay, Dubai. The developer configures it as ground plus 60 floors, and it comprises 109 freehold offices sold in three priced formats: compact office suites, half-floor offices and full-floor offices. Handover is scheduled for Q4 2031.

Berkeley Tower is on Sheikh Zayed Road in Business Bay, between Al Mustaqbal Street and Al Khaleej Al Tejari Street, with Business Bay Metro Station beside the site on the developer's master plan. The developer's driving times are 4 minutes to DIFC and to Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, 5 minutes to Dubai World Trade Centre, 9 minutes to Dubai International Airport and 35 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).

Compact Office Suites start from AED 5.10M ≈ USD 1.39M for 1,132 - 1,389 sq ft (105 - 129 sq m). Half-Floor Offices start from AED 26.86M ≈ USD 7.31M for 5,401 - 5,409 sq ft (502 sq m). Full-Floor Offices start from AED 62.20M ≈ USD 16.94M for 12,182 sq ft (1,132 sq m). Prices and availability are set by the developer and can change between releases.

According to the developer, Berkeley Tower has floor-to-ceiling heights of 3.8 m to 4.1 m, 12 double-deck passenger lifts with a destination-control system plus a service lift, an escalator and 2 parking lifts, a robotic automated parking system, security gates with smart access in the main lobby, purpose-built drone delivery platforms and readiness for a future air-taxi vertiport on the 60th floor. It is designed to meet Al Sa'fat green building standards.

Floors 32 to 35 are dedicated to shared amenities. The 32nd floor holds a co-working area with focus pods, The Work Lounge, a social hub and outdoor terraces; the 33rd a clubhouse with vinyl and gaming lounges, billiards and air hockey tables and a drone delivery port; the 34th a fitness studio, boxing area, Pilates, spinning and mind and body studios with male and female wellness areas; and the 35th male and female prayer rooms with ablution areas. A feature staircase and a vista lift connect the four levels.

Handover is scheduled for Q4 2031. The project is at the pre-construction stage, so most of the build lies ahead; progress against RERA inspection data and the Dubai Land Department project register is tracked in the Berkeley Tower construction updates guide.

Buyers pay 20% at booking, then 5% at 90, 180, 240 and 360 days after their own reservation date, then six instalments of 5% each linked to construction milestones, and the final 30% on completion. That makes 70% payable before completion and 30% on completion, with the time-linked portion running from each buyer's reservation date rather than a fixed calendar date.

The main addition at booking is the 4% DLD registration fee, paid alongside the 20% booking instalment. Once the building is operating, owners also pay an annual service charge, which the developer anticipates at AED 24 per sq ft; that figure is the developer's estimate, not a fixed rate.

Yes. Berkeley Tower is a freehold commercial project open to buyers of all nationalities, including individuals who live outside the UAE.

Every Berkeley Tower office tier is priced above the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K property investment threshold for the 10 year UAE Golden Visa, with entry at AED 5.10M. Eligibility of a commercial office for the property-investor Golden Visa is subject to the current rules of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP), so buyers should confirm with the ICP before relying on it. The Berkeley Tower Golden Visa guide covers the steps in detail.

Instalments are paid into the project's DLD-registered escrow account, held with Commercial Bank of Dubai (PSC), and released to the developer against verified construction progress, a framework regulated by the Dubai Land Department. The Berkeley Tower escrow account guide explains how the account works.

Yes. Reservation, SPA signing and Oqood registration can all be completed remotely, and I manage the process end to end with the developer on the buyer's behalf. Each stage of a remote purchase is documented in my Dubai real estate guide library.