Riviera 61

Riviera 61 is a completed residential building by Azizi, located within the Azizi Riviera masterplan at Meydan One in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. Handed over in Q4 2024, the project now trades exclusively on the secondary market, with current asking prices ranging from approximately AED 6.5 million to AED 7.7 million.

# The building and its position within Meydan One

Azizi Riviera is one of the larger mid-rise residential schemes within MBR City, a district that has matured considerably since its early phases broke ground. Riviera 61 sits as a single building within this broader community, which is organised around a French Riviera-inspired boulevard and a crystal lagoon that forms the social and visual centrepiece of the masterplan. The tower reached 100 per cent completion, meaning buyers face none of the construction risk that still accompanies much of Dubai's off-plan pipeline.

The scale of Meydan One gives Riviera 61 a particular character. It is a self-contained address rather than an isolated development, with the surrounding community providing the kind of street-level activity that purely residential towers rarely achieve on their own.

# Residences, layouts and finish

Units across Riviera 61 run from 926 square feet to just under 1,079 square feet. The developer's specification references Italian marble flooring, premium wood joinery, bespoke lighting and panoramic glass elevators, details drawn from the original project brief. The residences are delivered unfurnished, which gives buyers and investors the freedom to fit out to their own standard.

The size range suggests a focus on one- and two-bedroom configurations rather than compact studios, though specific floor plans should be confirmed directly with a broker. At this price point, buyers are acquiring a finished, registered apartment in a completed building rather than committing capital two or three years ahead of handover.

# Amenities and the crystal lagoon

The amenity stack is broad for a single-building project. Residents have access to a swimming pool, gym, tennis court and basketball court, alongside a clubhouse, indoor cinema and kids' play area. The access to the Azizi Riviera crystal lagoon is the headline draw: a large man-made water body that brings a distinctly Mediterranean quality to the MBR City landscape.

Service charges run at 10 to 20 AED per square foot per annum, a range that reflects the breadth of shared facilities on offer.

# Connectivity and the MBR City context

MBR City occupies a strategic position between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Creek, with relatively straightforward access to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Al Khail Road. The Meydan racecourse sits nearby, and the broader district is earmarked for continued infrastructure investment as MBR City's various sub-communities fill in around it.

The area lacks the walkable density of, say, Business Bay or Dubai Marina today, but the Riviera boulevard has begun to address that gap with retail and dining at street level.

# Who the project suits, and where it sits in the market

Riviera 61 appeals to two distinct buyer profiles. The first is an end-user, likely a professional couple or small family, drawn by the finished quality, the lagoon access and the relative calm of MBR City compared to more saturated districts. The second is an investor acquiring a completed, tenanted or tenantable asset without development risk, at a price point that remains below the threshold of Dubai's ultra-prime tier.

At AED 6.5 million to AED 7.7 million for a completed apartment with this specification and amenity access, the project occupies a credible middle ground: above the bulk of Azizi's entry-level output, but not competing directly with the branded residences dominating current headlines.