Lakeside, Dubai Production City
Lakeside is a freehold apartment complex of four towers, Building A, B, C and D, in Dubai Production City (also labelled Me’aisem First), developed by DAMAC Properties through its subsidiary The Waves and completed in 2014. The complex holds 1,680 studio and one-bedroom units in total, sits close to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, and is a short drive from Dubai Marina. This guide covers the unit types, amenities, pricing, location and Airbnb income potential at Lakeside specifically, not any other same-named development elsewhere in Dubai.
Developer
DAMAC Properties (via The Waves)
Units
1,680 (4 towers, studio and 1-bed apartments)
Completed
2014 (construction started 2010)
Area
Dubai Production City (Me'aisem First / DubaiLand)
About Lakeside
Lakeside is a four-tower freehold apartment complex in Dubai Production City, developed by DAMAC Properties through its subsidiary The Waves. Construction began in March 2010 and the complex was completed in August 2014, with individual towers handed over between 2014 and 2015.
The development comprises four individual buildings on a shared podium, Lakeside Building A, Building B, Building C and Building D (also listed on some portals as Lakeside Tower A through D), sitting on a shared substructure with two basement parking levels and a three floor parking podium connecting the towers. Across all four buildings the complex holds 1,680 units in total.
This guide covers the Lakeside complex in Dubai Production City (also labelled Me’aisem First on some portals) specifically. It should not be confused with any other development using the word lakeside elsewhere in Dubai or the wider UAE, none of which share this building’s developer, address or unit mix.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Lakeside sits in Dubai Production City, formerly known as the International Media Production Zone (IMPZ), a 43 million square foot mixed use development established in 2003 as a free zone for companies specialising in graphic art, printing, publishing, packaging and media production. The community sits within the wider DubaiLand area, adjacent to Dubai Studio City and Sports City.
Two other Royale Stays Building Guides sit in the same immediate cluster: Lago Vista and The Crescent Tower C, both named as neighbouring buildings to Lakeside on independent portal listings.
Nearby-building relationship (Lago Vista, The Crescent) sourced from Bayut's own Nearby Buildings list on the Lakeside Tower D building page, not independently distance-verified by this brief; builder to live-verify via the batch lateral ledger before any reciprocal edit.
Unit Types at Lakeside
Lakeside offers two unit types across its 1,680 apartments: studios and one-bedroom units. There are no two-bedroom or larger apartments in the complex according to both portal listings and recent Dubai Land Department transaction records.
Recent recorded studio sales range from around 363 to 376 sq ft, and recorded one-bedroom sales range from around 677 to 812 sq ft, based on Dubai Land Department transaction data for the complex.
Amenities at Lakeside
Shared amenities across the four towers include a swimming pool, a tennis court, a kids’ play area, a health club with gymnasium and an aerobics studio, steam and sauna rooms, landscaped gardens and fountains, and a barbecue area.
Building level services include high speed lifts, two levels of basement parking plus a three floor parking podium, 24 hour security and maintenance, and the complex is pet friendly. Retail shops, restaurants, supermarkets and schools are within walking distance of the towers.
Transportation & Access
Lakeside sits close to the junction of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E11) and Al Khail Road, giving car access to most of Dubai without needing to cross the city centre. Typical drive times are around 18 minutes to Dubai Marina, 25 minutes to Downtown Dubai and The Dubai Mall, and 35 minutes to Dubai International Airport.
There is no Dubai Metro line serving Dubai Production City and none currently planned, so residents and guests rely on a car, taxi or rideshare for getting around rather than the Metro network.
Price Guide: Lakeside
Recent Dubai Land Department transaction records show studio apartments at Lakeside selling between roughly AED 332,553 and AED 420,000, with the most recent recorded sale (26 August 2026) at AED 375,000 for a 374 sq ft studio in Building D, around AED 1,003 per sq ft.
One bedroom apartments in the same transaction records sold between roughly AED 528,560 and AED 619,729, reflecting the larger 677 to 812 sq ft unit sizes. Prospective buyers should check current live listings for an up to date figure rather than relying on any fixed number in this guide, since Dubai property prices move over time.
Pricing sourced from Dubai Land Department transaction records published via propsearch.ae's Open Data feed, cross checked against the content build queue's own cited AED 375,000 figure, which matches the most recent recorded transaction exactly.
Airbnb & Rental Income Potential
Lakeside sits in a freehold area of Dubai, and DAMAC Properties carries no restriction on short term letting, unlike a small number of hotel branded buildings elsewhere in the city. That makes the complex viable for Airbnb style holiday home letting in principle, subject to the usual DTCM permit process.
The low entry price relative to newer freehold towers in Dubai Marina or Downtown Dubai, combined with studio and one-bedroom stock that suits solo travellers and couples, is the main appeal for an investor weighing this complex against a short-term rental strategy. The lack of a nearby Metro station is a genuine drawback for guests without a car, and should be weighed against the lower purchase price.
Royale Stays’ Dubai Airbnb property management service focuses on freehold towers in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay, and does not currently manage a property at Lakeside.
No short-term-rental earnings figures are implied or estimated for Lakeside in this guide; Royale Stays has no managed listing history at this specific building.
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