OMNIYAT · Business Bay
The Opus Residences Construction Updates
Zaha Hadid's Business Bay Landmark, Traced Through Its DLD Register Record
The Opus by OMNIYAT read 97.04% in the DLD register on 31 January 2018, the only dated reading for a Business Bay landmark now listed as Finished.
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Construction Snapshot
The Opus Residences at a Glance
The Opus Residences is OMNIYAT's collection of 96 furnished residences inside The Opus by OMNIYAT, the Zaha Hadid building in Business Bay registered with the DLD as project 1177. Construction started on 26 May 2008, and 3,537 days later, on 31 January 2018, the register read 97.04%. That register entry covers the whole mixed-use building, configured as 6B+G+3P+18 upper floors with the ME Dubai hotel, offices and retail alongside the residences, so every figure below describes the building as a whole rather than the residential floors alone.
1177
Finished
26 May 2008
96 Ultra-Luxury Residences
129,833.30 sq m
30 October 2017 (DLD)
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 Residences Construction Update Timeline
This record holds a single dated reading: 97.04% in the DLD register on 31 January 2018, the same day RERA inspected the building. Nothing earlier carries a date in the supplied record, so the track shows one dot between the May 2008 groundbreaking and 100%, and the Dubai REST app's previous-inspection figure, also 97.04% but undated, adds no second point. The table row links the January 2018 update, which sets out that inspection's notes in full.
| 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 register reading of 97.04% is dated 31 January 2018, 93 days after it. The register now lists the project as Finished, and the residences are offered as Ready.
Pace Analysis
How Fast The Opus Residences Has Been Built
With one dated reading, the record for The Opus holds no pair of inspections to measure between, so no measured pace, required rate or projection appears here. Two figures can still be stated from the dates:
- 26 May 2008 to 31 January 2018: construction start to 97.04%, whole-build arithmetic, not a measured paceAbout 0.82 points per month
- 31 January 2018 to 29 September 2026: age of the latest dated reading3,163 days
The first figure divides 97.04 points by the 3,537 days between the start and the reading; it is arithmetic, not a measured pace. A curve needs at least two dated points and this record has one, so it cannot show acceleration, a slowdown or a finishing taper. What the record does fix is sequence: registered completion on 30 October 2017, the 97.04% reading 93 days later with residential floors 16, 17 and 18 still being finished, and the Finished status the register carries now. For an end user, that moves the question from when the building completes to the condition of one specific residence; for an investor, the value sits in a dated register trail behind a Ready purchase rather than in any rate of progress.
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About The Opus Residences at Business Bay
A register figure only means something beside what it describes. The project guide covers the residences behind this record:
The Opus Residences: Furnished Homes Inside Zaha Hadid's Opus
The Opus Residences are 96 fully furnished OMNIYAT residences inside a mixed-use landmark designed in full by Dame Zaha Hadid.
View the The Opus Residences Project GuideConsidering a Ready Entry at The Opus?
The Opus holds a fixed collection of 96 residences that no later phase will add to, so what remains available changes as individual residences sell. If the record on this page is what brought you here, ask me for current availability before the remaining choice narrows further.
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The Opus Residences Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections
Each stage below is tied to a dated entry in the register or in the 31 January 2018 inspection report for project 1177 rather than to a generic building sequence, so the long undated stretch between 2008 and 2018 shows as exactly that.
Registration and Construction Start
The DLD registered project 1177 on 01 May 2008 and records the construction start 25 days later, on 26 May 2008, for plot 228 in Business Bay.
Shell, Core and the Void
No reading is dated in this stretch; by the January 2018 inspection, shell and core stood complete for the hotel, offices, serviced apartments and retail across the 6B+G+3P+18 frame.
Registered Completion Date
The register gives 30 October 2017 as the registered completion date for project 1177; the supplied record holds no reading dated on or before it.
Final Fix and Residential Finishes
The register read 97.04% on 31 January 2018, while the inspection report listed MEP final fix on the residential floors and internal finishes on floors 16, 17 and 18 still open, with a BCC obtained as shell and core.
Finished Register Status and Ready Residences
The register now lists project 1177 as Finished and the 96 residences are offered Ready to move in; no later dated reading and no handover date appear in the supplied record.
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 Residences's own record.
Buyer Position
Tracking Your Position at The Opus Residences
This page is one of four project resources that together cover a The Opus Residences purchase from payment protection to residency to handover. You are on the construction record; the siblings sit one click away:
The Opus Residences Construction Updates
This page: the register record for project 1177, from the May 2008 start to Finished status.
The Opus Residences Golden Visa: Zaha Hadid, Every Tier Above
The Opus Residences, OMNIYAT's 96 furnished residences in Zaha Hadid's Business Bay landmark, transfers on title deed, every type qualifying.
Read the The Opus Residences Golden Visa Guide
The Opus Residences Escrow: OMNIYAT's Business Bay Record
The Opus Residences sit under DLD project 1177 with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank escrow, 97.04% certified at the January 2018 inspection.
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The Opus Residences Snagging: Furnished Zaha Hadid Residences
The Opus Residences are 96 furnished residences inside The Opus by OMNIYAT, two Zaha Hadid towers joined by a glass bridge.
Book The Opus Residences SnaggingApproaching Handover
Between 97.04% and Handover: What The Opus Residences Buyers Should Do Now
The Opus no longer has a construction gap to close: the register lists project 1177 as Finished, and what separates a buyer from the keys is paperwork and the condition of one residence. The timing is tight on a ready purchase, because the plan puts 90% on the SPA within 14 days of the 10% booking payment, so the three steps below belong before you reserve, not after.
First, arrange independent snagging so every finish, fixture and piece of furniture in your residence is recorded before you accept it; the snagging guide for The Opus Residences sets out what gets checked in a furnished unit.
Second, confirm the receiving account named in your SPA before any transfer; the escrow account guide for The Opus Residences explains how the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank trust account applied while the building was under construction.
Third, if the purchase is meant to support residency, settle eligibility early through the Golden Visa guide for The Opus Residences, since the application runs from the title deed once it is issued in your name.
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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A register record is only half the picture; the other half is the district around a finished building. These three pages put The Opus in its market, community and developer context:
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Omniyat: Ultra-Luxury Architectural Icons From Palm Jumeirah to Business Bay
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FAQs
The Opus Residences Construction Updates Frequently Asked Questions
The Opus Residences by OMNIYAT sits in a building the Dubai Land Department register lists as Finished under project 1177, and its 96 residences are offered Ready to move in. The latest dated reading in the supplied record is 97.04% on 31 January 2018, and the full register record is in the register timeline above.
The construction record for The Opus by OMNIYAT includes one dated reading: 97.04% in the DLD project register on 31 January 2018. No earlier reading carries a date, so no point change can be calculated; the Dubai REST app shows a previous-inspection figure of 97.04% with no date attached. The inspection notes behind that reading are in the January 2018 construction update for The Opus Residences.
The DLD-registered completion date for project 1177 is 30 October 2017. The 97.04% register reading is dated 31 January 2018, 93 days after that date, and the register now lists the project as Finished; the supplied record states no separate handover date, and this page's record is updated when a newer reading is recorded.
The Opus Residences by OMNIYAT comprises 96 ultra-luxury residences, from 1 Bedroom Residences to a single 4 Bedroom Penthouse. The DLD register entry for project 1177 covers the entire 6B+G+3P+18 building, including hotel, office and retail space, so this page quotes no register unit or area total as a residences figure.
Construction of The Opus by OMNIYAT started on 26 May 2008, 25 days after the project was registered with the DLD on 01 May 2008. The first and only dated reading in the supplied record, 97.04%, came 3,537 days later on 31 January 2018.
The RERA Independent Progress Monitoring Report dated 31 January 2018 for The Opus by OMNIYAT lists its progress status as N/A and records written inspection notes in place of a figure. The 97.04% on this page comes from the DLD project register for project 1177, which is why it is labelled a DLD register reading throughout.
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