OMNIYAT · Business Bay
The Opus Penthouse Construction Updates
The Register Record Beneath the Penthouse at the Apex of The Opus
The Opus by OMNIYAT held a 97.04% DLD register reading on 31 January 2018, with residential floors 16 to 18 the last stretch before handover.
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Construction Snapshot
The Opus Penthouse at a Glance
The Opus Penthouse is the single four-bedroom residence at floor level R of The Opus by OMNIYAT, the Zaha Hadid designed building registered with the Dubai Land Department as project 1177 on plot 228 in Business Bay. Nearly ten years separate the 26 May 2008 construction start from the 97.04% register reading dated 31 January 2018, so a single ready penthouse sits on top of a register history spanning almost a decade. The anchors below are the registered figures; the penthouse size comes from OMNIYAT's own plans.
1177
Finished
26 May 2008
1 Penthouse
129,833.30 sq m
30 October 2017
Figures from Dubai Land Department registration records, updated after each recorded inspection. How every project on this site is tracked is explained once on the Dubai Construction Updates hub.
Inspection Record
The Opus Penthouse Construction Update Timeline
This record holds one dated reading for The Opus: 97.04% on 31 January 2018, logged in the DLD register nine years and eight months after the May 2008 start. The same register screen places the previous inspection at an identical 97.04% but gives it no date, so it appears below as an unlabelled dot rather than a table row, and nothing later than January 2018 is held here, although the register now lists project 1177 as Finished.
| Inspection Month | Construction Progress | Inspection Date | Full Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2018 | 97.04% | 31 January 2018 | View the January 2018 update |
Reading the dates: the DLD-registered completion date for project 1177 is 30 October 2017, and the only dated reading in this record, 97.04% on 31 January 2018, was logged 93 days after it with 2.96 points still outstanding. The register states both facts and records no reason; it now lists the project as Finished, while this record holds no later reading.
Pace Analysis
How Fast The Opus Penthouse Has Been Built
With a single dated reading, The Opus record cannot be split into measured phases, so the figures below are the arithmetic the register actually supports, each labelled for what it is:
- 26 May 2008 to 31 Jan 2018: whole-build average, 97.04 points over 3,537 days (arithmetic, not a forecast)About 0.82 points per month
- Undated previous inspection to 31 Jan 2018: 97.04% to 97.04%, previous reading carries no dateNo measured pace
- 30 Oct 2017 registered completion to 31 Jan 2018 reading: 93 days past the registered date2.96 points outstanding
An average of about 0.82 points per month across 3,537 days flattens everything that happened on plot 228 between 2008 and 2018 into one line, and no dated reading inside that span exists here to show where the build ran faster or slower. What the January 2018 inspection does show is where the last 2.96 points sat: shell and core complete for the hotel, office, serviced apartment and retail areas, with MEP final fix and the internal finishes of residential floors 16, 17 and 18 still listed as balance. For an end user, that makes the pace question secondary, because the penthouse is offered ready and can be inspected room by room; for an investor, the useful reading is that a long, complex mixed-use build reached a Finished register status, with the cause of its timeline recorded nowhere in this pack.
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About The Opus Penthouse at Business Bay
A register reading describes the building; the purchase is one residence at its summit. The full project guide covers the penthouse that sits on top of this record:
The Opus Penthouse: A Single Residence at the Roof Apex
The Opus Penthouse is a single four bedroom residence at the roof apex in Business Bay, with interiors by OMNIYAT Atelier.
View the The Opus Penthouse Project GuideConsidering the Ready Penthouse?
The Opus Penthouse is a single residence, listed as available as of September 2026, so there is no second unit to fall back on once it is reserved. If the record on this page is what brought you here, ask me whether it is still available before you plan a viewing.
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The Opus Penthouse Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections
The Opus record has one dated inspection, so each stage below is anchored to the register dates and to what the 31 January 2018 report lists as done or still in balance, rather than to a spread of readings.
Registration and Site Start
Project 1177 was registered with the DLD on 01 May 2008 and construction started on 26 May 2008 on plot 228, the site of the six basement levels in the register description.
Concrete Frame of 6B+G+3P+18
The register describes a concrete structure of six basements, ground, three podium levels and 18 upper floors; no inspection in this record dates when that frame was completed.
Shell and Core Complete
Shell and core for the hotel, offices, serviced apartments and retail was recorded complete, with BCC obtained as shell and core, as recorded in the RERA inspection report of 31 January 2018.
MEP Final Fix and Residential Finishes
The same report placed MEP in its closing stage, with the residential floors awaiting final fix, and left internal works and finishes open on residential floors 16, 17 and 18.
Completion and the Ready Penthouse
The 97.04% reading left 2.96 points outstanding; this record holds no later reading, the register now lists the project as Finished, and the penthouse at floor level R is offered ready and fully furnished.
What each construction stage involves in general is covered once in the guides on the Dubai Construction Updates hub, so this page stays focused on The Opus Penthouse's own record.
Buyer Position
Tracking Your Position at The Opus Penthouse
This page is one of four project resources that together cover a The Opus Penthouse purchase from payment protection to residency to handover. You are on the construction record; the siblings sit one click away:
The Opus Penthouse Construction Updates
This page: the DLD register record for The Opus, project 1177, from 2008 start to Finished.
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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Between 97.04% and Handover: What The Opus Penthouse Buyers Should Do Now
The building's last dated reading is 97.04% from 31 January 2018 and the register now shows project 1177 as Finished, so for this penthouse the open questions are no longer about construction but about the unit, the payee, and the paperwork. With one ready residence and no payment-plan runway, the three checks below belong before signing, while there is still room to have findings addressed.
First, have the furnished penthouse inspected independently before you accept it; the pre-transfer inspection guide for The Opus Penthouse sets out what a unit with double-height volumes, terraces and a lap pool needs checked.
Second, confirm where your payment goes; the trust account record for The Opus Penthouse explains how project 1177 funds were held during construction and what to verify in the SPA for a ready purchase.
Third, if residency is part of the plan, settle eligibility before the title transfer through the residency guide for The Opus Penthouse, since the title deed is the document the application rests on.
Send me your unit number on WhatsApp and I will tell you what the latest inspection means for your handover and map the sequence for your specific unit.
The Wider Picture
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The Opus record spans 2008 to 2018 on a single Business Bay plot; these three pages place that build in its market, its district, and its developer's portfolio:
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FAQs
The Opus Penthouse Construction Updates Frequently Asked Questions
The Dubai Land Department app, checked on 27 September 2026, lists project 1177, The Opus by OMNIYAT, as Finished, and the penthouse itself carries a handover status of Ready. The last dated reading in this record is 97.04% on 31 January 2018, set out in the inspection timeline above.
The 31 January 2018 reading of 97.04% matches the previous inspection shown on the same register screen, also 97.04%, but that earlier entry has no date, so no point change or monthly pace can be worked out between the two. The inspection notes for that day are covered in The Opus Penthouse January 2018 construction update.
The DLD-registered completion date for project 1177 is 30 October 2017, and it has passed: the 31 January 2018 reading of 97.04% came 93 days after it, with 2.96 points outstanding and no reason recorded. The register now lists the project as Finished, and this page's record is updated when a newer register entry is recorded.
One: The Opus Penthouse is a single four-bedroom residence of ≈ 12,788 sq ft (1,188 sq m) at floor level R, the roof apex of The Opus. The building around it also holds the hotel, office, serviced apartment and retail areas named in the RERA inspection report of 31 January 2018.
From the registered start on 26 May 2008 to the 97.04% reading on 31 January 2018, The Opus averaged about 0.82 points per month, or 97.04 points over 3,537 days. That figure is arithmetic, not a forecast, and because only one reading in the record is dated, the average cannot be split into phases; see the pace analysis above.
Construction of project 1177 started on 26 May 2008, 25 days after its DLD registration on 01 May 2008. The only dated reading tracked on this site is the 97.04% recorded on 31 January 2018, nine years and eight months into the build.
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