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Riviera Dreams

A 1 bed in Riviera Dreams costs a median AED 570,000 and returns 3.8% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

Satellite view of Riviera Dreams, International City, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.
Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

1 bed · typical price

570,000AED

AED 825/sqft · +17.4% on a year

vs International City
34% above the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 608,970
Price
AED 570,000
DLD fee 4%
AED 22,800
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 11,970
Trustee
AED 4,200

Against this building’s registered sales of the same type.

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Is Riviera Dreams a good investment?Prices rising and little new supply nearby, with nothing to watch; no record of the yield and the rent trend

  1. Does it pay a good rent?No Ejari lease registered here in 12 months, so any yield quoted is an estimateNo record
  2. Are rents going up?No lease registered in 12 months, so no rent trend to readNo record
  3. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 702/sqft a year ago, 825 now+17.4%Strength
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 38,970 in fees to buy a 1 bed: DLD 4%, agent 2% plus VAT, trusteeAED 38,970
  5. Can I sell easily?12 sales in 12 months (14 the year before)12
  6. Is a lot being built nearby?459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today. A further 55 are past their planned date. International City supply by year →2%Strength
  7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 75% for buyers 5 years ago, before fees+74.8%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 1 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Riviera Dreams prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 570,000

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
1 bedAED 570,000825/sqftnot yet letnot yet let+17.4%9
2 bedAED 650,000650/sqftnot yet letnot yet letunder 5 sales in a year3
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

1 bed · price per sqft · International City · area median AED 617/sqft

3 years
+42.8% · +12.6%/yr
5 years
+78.6% · +12.3%/yr
vs area median
+33.6%
Rank by price per sqft
20th of 83

Short-term income

1 bed · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays · within 500 m

Median nightly rate
AED 154
Net revenue
AED 21,655/yr
Listings seen
3+

Read with care

  • No rental contracts are registered here yet, so there is no yield and the prices are launch pricing — a pre-handover building. Price growth from launch is not comparable with a let building's.

Price history and sales

As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.

Median price paid, 1 bed, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Chart data, 1 bed: Mar 2009, AED 341,250; latest, Sep 2026, AED 580,000; peak, Mar 2014, AED 590,000.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 809 · before fees

5 years ago
463
+75%
3 years ago
577
+40%
Previous 12 months
697
+16%
Last 12 months
809
today

The change is what a buyer at each median would be up or down at today’s median. A shift in the unit mix can move a median without any unit changing price.

12 resales in the last 12 months, against 13 a year on average over 2023–2025.

DateTypeSqftPriceAED/sqft
4 Sept 20261 bed686AED 580,000845
27 Apr 20262 bed1,000AED 820,000820
3 Apr 20261 bed656AED 550,165839
30 Mar 20261 bed686AED 570,000831
13 Mar 20261 bed690AED 495,000717
2 Feb 20261 bed694AED 572,000825
28 Jan 20261 bed755AED 585,000775
28 Jan 20261 bed716AED 572,000798
3 Dec 20251 bed664AED 560,000844
18 Nov 20251 bed656AED 386,590590

12 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Riviera Dreams

Median nightly rate on Airbnb for a 7-night stay, priced across the coming year.

70%
TypeNightly, AEDNet revenue at 70%Long-let rentUpliftNet yield
1 bed500 m cluster · 3+ listings seen1540.22/sqftAED 21,655——3.8%

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

Comparables in International City

Every International City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Riviera Dreams places 24th of 197; the nearest 8 are shown.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
20Longford Residences by Devan Real Estate Development B0% · Q2 2028 · off-plan 1,054/sqftAED 854,5231,054+30.3%——39
21Global Green View - IICompleted 2010 · off-plan 671/sqftAED 655,000854+5.5%7.6%+17.4%5
22Lady Ratan ManorCompleted 2008AED 520,000833+2.9%9.0%+21.6%10
23Emirates Cluster Building EMR-21Completed 2011 · off-plan 735/sqftAED 460,000820+1.3%7.8%—3
24Riviera Dreams · this buildingAED 572,000809—+16.2%12
25Riviera Lake ViewAED 406,000785-3.0%—+2.2%12
26Indigo Spectrum 2Completed 2017 · off-plan 459/sqftAED 750,000768-5.1%6.9%—4
27Prime Residence 2Completed 2010 · off-plan 725/sqftAED 500,000761-6.0%10.0%+12.7%15
28Indigo Spectrum 1Completed 2015 · off-plan 799/sqftAED 700,000753-7.0%7.6%+12.2%11

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Riviera Dreams (AED 809/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 1 bed, Riviera Dreams has registered sale prices 34% above the International City median price per square foot of 617 AED, across 83 eligible buildings. It ranks 20th of 83 by price per square foot in International City.

Market context in International City

Registered sales activity

1,261 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+4.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,261 current and 1,792 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

102 known registered units across 1 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

1 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.

Explore planned supply

Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 5% of 39 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City with sales in both years; the typical one moved +7.3%.

The pooled median moved +4.3%: 3.0 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 8% of 26 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +3.6%.

How these are counted
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Direct locality, all apartment bedroom types. Area context is not building performance. Planned dates are relative to the register date, not a delivery forecast; project unit counts can include mixed uses. Sales activity is not time on market or occupancy.

About Riviera Dreams

Riviera Dreams is an apartment building in International City. 109 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Pinned from Google's place record for the registered name.Open in Google Maps

Drive times · typical

Downtown
24 min · 21 km
DXB Airport
17 min · 18 km
DIFC
20 min · 24 km
Dubai Marina
31 min · 39 km
Palm Jumeirah
37 min · 43 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro
Rashidiya Metro Station
Mall
City Centre Mirdif

Riviera Dreams: AED 809 per sq ft, 25% above the median International City building

The building's own figures against its area's registered market, last twelve months.

Price per sq ft

Median registered sale price, AED per sq ft, last 12 months

  1. Riviera DreamsAED 809
  2. International City, readyAED 654
  3. International City, off-planAED 1,242
  4. Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Dark: this building. Grey: the area's ready and off-plan medians, and Dubai's ready median. Source: DLD registered sales.

Upcoming supply in International City, by handover quarter

Nearby in International City

Prices per sq ft around Riviera Dreams, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 159 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Riviera Dreams is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

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4.5% over 25 years
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Cash needed at purchase
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Common questions

What is the rental yield in Riviera Dreams?
No gross yield is published for Riviera Dreams as of 2026-10-12: no rental contract is registered for it yet. In the last 12 months it had 9 registered sales and 0 new Ejari contracts; a published yield needs at least 5 new contracts and 3 sales. The International City median is 8.1% gross.
How much does a 1 bedroom in Riviera Dreams cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 570,000 (825 AED/sqft), from 9 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Riviera Dreams selling for right now?
Registered sales of ready units in Riviera Dreams over the last 12 months have a median of 825 AED/sqft, across 9 sales. That uses the same trailing year as the rent and yield figures, requires at least five sales, and excludes off-plan. Floor, view and condition move a specific unit's price around it.
Have prices in Riviera Dreams risen or fallen?
Median price per square foot moved +17.4% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 9 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
Does Riviera Dreams earn more short-term than long-let?
A night asks a median of AED 154, which models to 3.8% net at an assumed 70% occupancy for a self-managed unit, after platform fees, cleaning and utilities. Nightly rates are asking rates sampled across the next 12 months, not registered income.

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Riviera Dreams sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
9 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources
Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record
/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city/riviera-dreams
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Riviera Dreams sale prices and yield.” International City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city/riviera-dreams

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