Five minutes to the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall. Eight to Business Bay and the airport. Studios from AED 774,999. In central Dubai those three facts rarely appear in the same sentence.
The project is Binghatti Spectre, on Al Jaddaf beside the DEWA headquarters. It is a 26-storey tower behind a crystalline glass façade, holding apartments, offices and ground-floor retail in one building.
Expressions of interest opened on 4 September 2026. Al Jaddaf is one of the few genuinely central pockets of Dubai where new construction is still going up, and it already has working metro. Here is what the project offers.
A central address that is actually central
Al Jaddaf runs along Dubai Creek between Business Bay and historic Deira. Almost every other district at this distance from Downtown was built out years ago.
The distances the developer publishes:
- Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall — 5 minutes. Closer than from most residential districts in the city.
- Business Bay and DXB airport — 8 minutes. The business core and the international airport at the same reach.
- Museum of the Future — 10 minutes. One of the emirate’s principal landmarks.
- DIFC and Dubai Design District — nearby. The financial and creative clusters both sit close.
Access runs onto Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road and Oud Metha, which is all three of the city’s main arteries. Al Jaddaf Walk, the waterfront park and the Ras Al Khor flamingo sanctuary are immediate neighbours.
The metro is already running
Two metro stations serve the district today, with the Blue Line under construction nearby. That separates Al Jaddaf sharply from Dubai’s newer outlying communities.
For the rental market the difference is decisive. A district with working rail can let to tenants who do not drive, and that describes a large share of younger professionals and contract staff. Districts still waiting on a line simply cannot reach that demand.
There is a second effect worth naming. The connectivity here already exists rather than depending on an infrastructure project delivering on schedule. A buyer is not paying for a promise.
Pricing and entry terms
Four residential formats are offered alongside offices, at the following published prices:
| Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Studio | from AED 774,999 |
| 1 bedroom | from AED 1,199,999 |
| 2 bedrooms | from AED 1,949,999 |
| 3 bedrooms | from AED 3,099,999 |
| Office | from AED 1,699,999 |
The payment structure is straightforward: seventy percent through construction and thirty percent on handover. Expressions of interest opened on 4 September 2026.
The entry point is the headline. A studio at AED 775,000 five minutes from Downtown buys nothing at all inside Downtown itself. The price gap is paid for with about ten minutes of road. Non-resident buyers weighing finance will find the options in our guide to mortgages for non-residents.
The stock available at Binghatti Spectre moves quickly at the EOI stage, so the price for a particular unit is worth confirming before you reserve.
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How the building is arranged
Spectre is designed as a mixed-use development rather than a residential tower with a shop underneath. The section runs as follows:
- Three basement levels. Parking and plant.
- Ground floor and retail line. Shops at street level for residents and visitors alike.
- Two podium levels and a plaza level. Shared amenities and the office component.
- Twenty-six residential floors. Apartments from studios to three bedrooms.
- Mechanical floor and roof. Services and the upper level of the building.
The mix changes how the building works. Retail at street level and offices in the podium generate their own footfall, while residents get services inside their own address. For a landlord that is an extra argument at viewing.
Amenities
The shared facilities are built for daily use rather than for the brochure:
- Swimming pool and children’s pool. The main leisure spaces in the scheme.
- Indoor and outdoor gyms. Two training areas, one of them open air.
- Yoga and wellness area. A dedicated recovery space.
- Paddle tennis court. The fastest-growing sport in the UAE by participation.
- Jogging track. A running circuit within the grounds.
- Children’s play area. Family provision on the podium.
- Landscaped seating areas. Planted outdoor lounges across the shared levels.
The offices are a separate opportunity
Office units sell alongside the apartments from AED 1.7 million. For an investor that is a different asset class inside the same transaction.
Commercial space behaves differently from residential. Office leases run longer, and tenants who fit out their own space are far less likely to move at the first rent review. The rules that govern those leases are covered in our note on commercial property law in Dubai.
Location supports the case. Al Jaddaf sits eight minutes from Business Bay and close to DIFC, so a small business gets a central address without a central-district rent.
The developer
Binghatti is among the most recognisable names building in Dubai, known for its signature woven façades and its work with global brands.
It is the company delivering Bugatti Residences, the first residential project under that marque anywhere. That tells a buyer something practical: this is a developer that sells recognition as well as square feet. It runs dozens of schemes at once across the city.
Spectre handles the house style differently. Instead of the woven façade, the tower takes a crystalline glass form with full-height glazing. As with any off-plan purchase in Dubai, payments run through a regulated escrow account.
