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Dubai · Free zone

Office space in Jumeirah Lakes Towers

Eighty-odd towers around artificial lakes, and the single densest concentration of small and mid-sized companies in the UAE. DMCC is the largest free zone in the country by company count and almost all of it is here.

AED 160–210 per sq ft, with larger floors averaging nearer AED 148 Free zone licence

The district

Who is actually there.

Commodity traders, consultancies, crypto and Web3 businesses, recruitment firms, and a deep bench of professional services aimed at the other tenants.

What it costs

AED 160–210 per sq ft, with larger floors averaging nearer AED 148.

Market conditions

Published market rates, 2026. Outside DIFC this is currently a tenant's market: rent-free periods of three to six months are standard and extend to twelve on leases above 10,000 sq ft, and Business Bay landlords have been offering AED 150–300 per sq ft toward fit-out. Ask for both — they are negotiable and rarely volunteered.

Who leases here

An enormous population of small and mid-sized DMCC member companies — commodity traders, consultancies, crypto and Web3 firms, recruiters — mostly in units under 2,000 sq ft.

Getting there

Two metro stations and a tram connection, with Sheikh Zayed Road access. Parking is the district's persistent complaint and visitor parking is genuinely difficult.

Suits

Almost any small to mid-sized business that wants a free zone licence with real premises and good value.

Avoid if

Businesses whose clients visit regularly by car. The parking problem is not exaggerated.

Licensing route

DMCC free zone licence, premises leased within the cluster.

What an agent will not tell you. The clusters differ more than the marketing suggests — some have decent food and parking, some have neither. Parking is the recurring complaint and visitor parking is genuinely difficult, which matters if clients come to you. The metro connection is good, which offsets it if they do not.

Nearby districts

Dubai MarinaDubai Media CityAl Quoz

Questions

AED 160–210 per sq ft on published 2026 rates, with larger floors averaging closer to AED 148. It is consistently better value than Business Bay for comparable quality.

Yes. JLT is where DMCC operates, so premises there come with a DMCC free zone licence rather than a mainland one.

The most common complaint about the district. Tenant parking is allocated and limited; visitor parking is difficult. If clients drive to you, factor it in seriously.

One question

What do you actually need in Jumeirah Lakes Towers?