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The Opus Penthouse Construction Update - January 2018
January 2018 Inspection Record Places The Opus by OMNIYAT at a 97.04% DLD Register Reading in Business Bay
The January 2018 inspection recorded The Opus in its final stages, with hotel, office and retail shell and core complete and residential MEP final fix outstanding.
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DLD Register Record, January 2018
The Opus Penthouse Construction Snapshot
97.04% on the DLD register at 31 January 2018, logged 93 days after the registered completion date of 30 October 2017, puts The Opus in the handover preparation band, where the last 2.96 points and the residential balance define what this record can tell a buyer.
The Opus by OMNIYAT
1177
Finished
97.04%
31 January 2018
26 May 2008
1
129,833.30 sq m
30 October 2017
Data source: Dubai Land Department register reading of 97.04% dated 31 January 2018 (DLD app, captured 27 September 2026) and the RERA Independent Progress Monitoring Report of 31 January 2018, which prints no percentage (Progress Status: N/A). Construction tracking against RERA inspection data runs across the full tohidfetrat.com project portfolio and is reviewed after every published cycle. Last updated: January 2018.
Reading age: 3,163 days (about 8.7 years) on 29 September 2026; The header image is an exterior view of The Opus, not a record of construction progress. Message me on WhatsApp
This Inspection Cycle
The Opus Penthouse Construction Progress Summary
The 97.04% reading of 31 January 2018 is the only dated reading in this record: the app shows the previous inspection at the same 97.04% but gives it no date, so no movement or pace can be measured for the month. What the inspection notes do fix is the work still listed as balance on that day, set out below.
- Shell and core for the hotel, offices, serviced apartments and retail areas
- BCC obtained as shell and core, as recorded in the RERA inspection report of 31 January 2018
- Project recorded by the inspection as in its final stages
- MEP works at their final stage, with final fix still balance on the residential floors
- Internal works and internal finishes on residential floors 16, 17 and 18
- The 2.96 points still outstanding in the register reading
- Office, hotel and retail units to be handed over as shell and core for owners to fit out, per the register description
- Later register entries: the register lists project 1177 as Finished on 27 September 2026
Ready Purchase Checks
What the 97.04% Reading Means for Opus Penthouse Buyers
The penthouse is offered ready, so no installment of this purchase hangs on the 97.04% reading of 31 January 2018; what the record changes is the list of checks a buyer runs before transfer. For The Opus Penthouse, four actions matter most.
Verify the register and the payee
Look up project 1177 on the official DLD project record, a check that takes about two minutes, and compare its status with this page. During construction, buyer payments were held in the project trust account at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank; The Opus Penthouse escrow account record sets out how to confirm the payee for a ready purchase.
Reread your SPA transfer terms
Check how your sale and purchase agreement sets the balance payment, the title transfer, and the hand over of the furnished inventory. Not sure how your SPA terms line up with the register record? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the recorded register dates.
Book the pre transfer inspection
A fully furnished 12,788 sq ft penthouse with four terraces, a private lap pool, and exposed original trusses calls for independent defect documentation before acceptance. The Opus Penthouse snagging inspection guide covers what to check and when.
Read the full register history
This January 2018 reading is the only dated one in the pack, and the register today lists the project as Finished. The Opus Penthouse construction updates hub sets the register history out in one place.
General framework, not legal advice: transfer steps, payee details, and fee obligations are set by your individual SPA and the DLD record, and both should be read directly.
Buying the Ready Penthouse?
The record above shows a building 2.96 points short of a full register reading in January 2018 and listed as Finished today, while the penthouse itself is offered ready and fully furnished: a buyer trades payment-plan runway for a single completed residence that can be inspected directly. During construction, buyer payments for project 1177 were held in the DLD-registered trust account at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank; for this ready purchase, confirm the payee account in the SPA and with the DLD before any transfer.
- Register lists project 1177 as Finished (27 September 2026)
- Offered ready and fully furnished, interiors by OMNIYAT Atelier
- One penthouse at floor level R, the apex of The Opus
- Build risk carried from the first excavation to the final reading
- A multi year wait between reservation and keys
- Installments spread across the build at launch pricing
Listed as available as of September 2026; availability shifts between cycles.
About the Development
The Opus Penthouse Project Details
The Opus by OMNIYAT was recorded in its final stages at the 31 January 2018 inspection; The Opus Penthouse is its single four-bedroom residence at floor level R, the roof apex, now offered ready and fully furnished. Asking price: AED 140M ≈ USD 38.1M.
For a buyer today, the trade off is no payment-plan runway against a residence whose condition can be checked room by room rather than read from progress data, with a handover status of Ready.
The Opus Penthouse by OMNIYAT Project GuideSite Context This Cycle
Explore The Opus Penthouse Location on Dubai Map
The Opus stands on plot 228 in Business Bay, a freehold building of six basements, ground, three podium levels, and 18 upper floors in the register description, and OMNIYAT gives the penthouse terrace views over Dubai Water Canal and an upper view deck facing Burj Khalifa. The balance listed at the January 2018 inspection was MEP final fix and the internal finishes of the residential floors.
OMNIYAT places the building central to Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall and close to Dubai Opera, Marasi Business Bay, and Dubai Water Canal, so the value case for a buyer of this ready penthouse rests on a downtown address rather than on district infrastructure still to come. See the project’s position on the interactive Dubai real estate map.
Buyer Resources for This Project
Buying The Opus Penthouse After the Final Construction Stage
The handover preparation band is where residency planning, payment protection, and pre transfer checks meet. For a ready penthouse whose building record dates to January 2018, each resource below matches that position.
The Opus Penthouse Construction Updates
This page: the January 2018 register reading and inspection notes for The Opus, project 1177.
The Opus Penthouse Golden Visa at the Roof Apex
The Opus Penthouse, OMNIYAT's single four-bedroom residence at the roof apex in Business Bay, sits above the threshold alone.
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The Opus Penthouse Escrow: One Account in OMNIYAT's Business Bay Building
Buyers of The Opus Penthouse paid Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank escrow under DLD project 1177, certified 97.04% after January 2018.
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The Opus Penthouse Snagging at the Apex of the Roof
The Opus Penthouse is the only residence of its kind in The Opus by OMNIYAT, sold fully fitted and furnished.
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Other The Opus Penthouse Construction Updates
January 2018 is the only monthly record published for The Opus Penthouse; the construction updates hub places this reading in the building's full register history.
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The Opus Penthouse Construction Progress in January 2018: Frequently Asked Questions
The Dubai Land Department register shows a reading of 97.04% for project 1177, The Opus by OMNIYAT, dated 31 January 2018. The RERA inspection report of the same date prints no percentage (Progress Status: N/A), so the figure is a register reading, and because the register lists the previous inspection at the same 97.04% without a date, no change over the month can be measured.
Yes. The DLD register records a completion date of 30 October 2017, and the inspection of 31 January 2018 came 93 days later with the register reading at 97.04%, 2.96 points short of a full reading; the record states both facts and gives no reason. Registered completion dates can be revised in the register, which today lists the project as Finished, and how the dates and readings fit together over time is set out on The Opus Penthouse construction updates hub.
The inspection of 31 January 2018 recorded MEP works at their final stage with final fix still balance on the residential floors, and all internal works and internal finishes still balance on residential floors 16, 17 and 18. By the same date, shell and core for the hotel, offices, serviced apartments and retail areas was recorded as complete.
Yes, in a limited form: BCC obtained as shell and core, as recorded in the RERA inspection report of 31 January 2018. The report gives no date for it, and its project description states that the office, hotel and retail units were to be handed over as shell and core for their owners to fit out individually.
This record holds no inspection after 31 January 2018 and no higher reading. The Dubai Land Department app, checked on 27 September 2026, lists project 1177 as Finished. The January 2018 reading was 3,163 days old on 29 September 2026, so the live entry for project 1177 on Dubai REST is the place to confirm the current position.
The penthouse is offered ready and fully furnished at AED 140M ≈ USD 38.1M, so no payment in this purchase is tied to the 97.04% reading. The record serves as background to the transfer checks: the current register status, the payee account set out in the SPA, and an independent inspection of the finished residence before acceptance.
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