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Azizi Riviera 42, Meydan
One tower within Azizi Developments' 75-building Riviera masterplan in Meydan, Mohammed Bin Rashid City, completed in 2023: location, unit types, amenities, and honest short-term rental income context from Royale Stays.
Floors
Around 12
Developer
Azizi Developments
Completed
2023
Units
185 (Studio-2BR)
Area
Meydan (MBR City)
About Azizi Riviera 42
Azizi Riviera 42 is one specific, standalone tower within Azizi Developments' larger Riviera master community, a 75-building development in Meydan (Al Merkadh), Mohammed Bin Rashid City (MBR City), styled around a European-inspired canal and boulevard theme. This guide covers Riviera 42 specifically, not the wider community, and not any of the other numbered Riviera towers Royale Stays has covered separately, including Riviera 15, Riviera 18, Riviera 34, and Riviera 41.
Azizi Riviera 42 holds 185 units across a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments; one additional source lists a small allowance for larger units up to four bedrooms, which Royale Stays notes here as a minor variance rather than resolving it one way or the other. The building runs to roughly 12 storeys, broadly consistent with the height of neighbouring numbered towers such as Riviera 45 and Riviera 47, though that specific floor count has not been independently confirmed for Riviera 42 itself, so it is stated here as an estimate rather than a confirmed fact.
Azizi Riviera 42 was completed and handed over in 2023, and is developed by Azizi Developments, the same developer behind the entire Riviera masterplan, which totals roughly 75 buildings project-wide. That figure describes the community as a whole rather than this specific building, and is stated here only as context. The building is a standard freehold residential tower, with no hotel or serviced-apartment operator flag identified against it.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Azizi Riviera 42 sits in Meydan (Al Merkadh), within Mohammed Bin Rashid City (MBR City), inside the Riviera masterplan's canal-and-boulevard community. The development runs along the Al Khail Road corridor, placing it within reach of Meydan One and Meydan Racecourse, and a reasonable drive from Downtown Dubai and Business Bay.
MBR City is not currently served by a Dubai Metro station directly. The area is largely car-dependent today, with the nearest existing station reached by road rather than on foot.
Royale Stays has also covered three other numbered buildings in the same Riviera masterplan: Azizi Riviera 15, Azizi Riviera 18, and Azizi Riviera 41. Each covers one specific tower within the 75-building masterplan rather than the community as a whole, and together they give owners a broader point of comparison across different Riviera buildings.
Meydan and MBR City now have a dedicated Royale Stays area guide. Owners comparing this address against Dubai's wider rental market can read the MBR City area guide covering the wider Azizi Riviera building cluster.
Unit Types
Azizi Riviera 42 holds 185 units, made up of a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. One additional source lists an allowance for units up to four bedrooms; Royale Stays flags this as a minor variance between sources rather than presenting it as confirmed for this specific building. No floor-plan diagrams are included in this guide: floor plans are typically the developer's or broker's proprietary material and have not been independently verified for reproduction here.
Amenities
The wider Riviera masterplan is built around shared community amenities: a landscaped canal and boulevard promenade, ground-floor retail and dining, and shared leisure facilities distributed across the development. Royale Stays has not independently confirmed which of these amenities sit specifically within Riviera 42 itself as opposed to elsewhere in the 75-building community, so no building-exclusive amenities list is stated as confirmed fact here.
Transportation & Access
MBR City sits along the Al Khail Road corridor, giving car-based access toward Downtown Dubai and Business Bay. The area is not currently served by a Dubai Metro station directly, so residents and guests typically rely on a car or taxi to reach the nearest existing station. A Gold Line metro extension through MBR City has been discussed as a future improvement, though Royale Stays treats this as a planned development rather than current access.
Rental & Price Trends
Royale Stays has not independently confirmed rents specific to Azizi Riviera 42 in this pass, so the figures below describe Meydan (MBR City) at an area level rather than this particular tower. Across the wider Meydan area, one-bedroom apartments have generally rented for roughly AED 80,000 to AED 110,000 per year, with MBR City's premium sub-markets running higher, around AED 120,000 per year for comparable units. These figures come from aggregated secondary sources rather than a single primary portal report, and should be read as area context rather than a building-specific figure.
Service charges specific to Azizi Riviera 42 were not able to be reliably confirmed against DLD's Mollak index in this pass, so no figure is stated here rather than an estimate presented as fact. Owners weighing a specific unit's earning potential against these area-level rental ranges can run their own numbers through Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at Azizi Riviera 42, runs through a DTCM (Department of Economy and Tourism) holiday home permit, the same licensing requirement that applies regardless of building or area. Royale Stays' guide to the Dubai holiday home permit covers what the process and fees generally involve.
No dedicated short-term-rental listing or operator was independently matched to Riviera 42 specifically in this pass. That said, the wider Azizi Riviera complex shows extensive, active multi-operator short-term-rental activity: live Airbnb listings in sibling buildings Riviera 51 and Riviera 48, a Booking-linked Orbitz listing for Riviera 20 by Deluxe Holiday Homes, a Property Finder listing for Riviera 51 by Ivy Luxury Holiday Homes, and a dedicated Deluxe Homes area page covering Riviera 43. This confirms the wider Riviera cluster is actively operated as short-term rentals by multiple companies, even though no listing specific to building 42 itself was matched. Royale Stays states this as cluster-level evidence, not proof specific to this exact building, and treats it that way rather than overclaiming.
Royale Stays also does not currently have managed-portfolio income data of its own for Meydan (MBR City), so no earnings figure specific to Royale Stays' own bookings is stated for this area. This is a genuine data gap, not an oversight, and it is stated plainly rather than filled in with a number borrowed from a different area.
Royale Stays manages the full furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications process for owners who prefer not to handle it directly, and our guide to what actually separates a capable Airbnb management company from a weak one sets out what to look for when comparing operators. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a management review to get a clearer read on its Airbnb potential.
Royale Stays has not identified managed-portfolio income data specific to Meydan (MBR City) to date; content reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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