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The building has a swimming pool on the seventh floor
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David Wurie, from the UK, loves life in his two-bedroom apartment in Dubai's Business Bay. All photos Pawan Singh / The National
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Mr Wurie is a senior commercial manager in Dubai
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The apartment has everything Mr Wurie needs
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The building has plenty of amenities, including a gym
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The bathroom is modern
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He pays Dh94,000 a year for the two-bedroom apartment
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If he were to move, he would stay within the Business Bay, Downtown or City Walk areas
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Mr Wurie was the first person to live in the apartment
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The building has a swimming pool on the seventh floor
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David Wurie, from the UK, loves life in his two-bedroom apartment in Dubai's Business Bay. All photos Pawan Singh / The National
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Mr Wurie is a senior commercial manager in Dubai
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The apartment has everything Mr Wurie needs
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The building has plenty of amenities, including a gym
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The bathroom is modern
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He pays Dh94,000 a year for the two-bedroom apartment
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If he were to move, he would stay within the Business Bay, Downtown or City Walk areas
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Mr Wurie was the first person to live in the apartment
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The building has a swimming pool on the seventh floor
My Dubai Rent: Meet the man paying Dh94,000 for 'great destination' in Business Bay
David Wurie says he cannot imagine living anywhere else in Dubai
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