Lyra by Aurora, International City 2
Lyra by Aurora is an eight-storey rental-only residential building in Warsan 4, part of International City Phase 2 (also called International City 2), Dubai. Developed by Aurora Real Estate Development and completed in 2019, it holds 112 residential apartments across studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, plus 4 ground-floor retail units. This guide covers Lyra’s unit types, amenities, location and rental-price picture.
Developer
Aurora Real Estate Development
Storeys
8
Completed
2019
Unit Mix
112 units: 36 studios, 63 one-bed, 13 two-bed apartments
Area
Warsan 4, International City Phase 2 (International City 2), Dubai
Rent Range
AED 38,000 - 85,000 / year (developer-stated)
About Lyra by Aurora
Lyra by Aurora is an eight-storey rental-only residential building in Warsan 4, part of International City Phase 2, also known simply as International City 2, in Dubai. It was developed by Aurora Real Estate Development and completed in 2019. The building holds 112 residential apartments (36 studios, 63 one-bedroom, and 13 two-bedroom units) alongside 4 ground-floor retail units, on a plot of roughly 182,340 sq ft.
The developer's own site describes the building's structure as a double basement, ground floor, nine residential levels, and a roof terrace; property portals more commonly cite it simply as "8 storeys." Both describe the same building, just counting floors slightly differently.
The plot Lyra now occupies was originally earmarked for a different development, Auror Residence 2, which was cancelled before Lyra was built in its place.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Lyra sits in Warsan 4, within International City Phase 2 (commonly called International City 2), close to a dense cluster of other residential buildings, mini marts, restaurants, and pharmacies. Immediate neighbours within a couple of hundred metres include Al Jawzaa Tower A and Al Jawzaa Tower B, Makeen Residence Al Warqaa, and Warsan City Building.
Further afield, Dubai Safari Park is roughly 5.8 km away, Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is about 9.4 km, and Novo Cinema at Dragon Mart is roughly 3.1 km from the building. International City 2 also has three green spaces close by: Silicon North Park (2.4 km), Academic City Park (2.5 km), and Warsan Residential Park (2.6 km).
Two other International City 2 buildings are covered separately on royalestays.com: Al Jawzaa Tower A, one of Lyra's own closest neighbours, and Equiti Apartments. For the wider International City community, Sannat Residency is another Royale Stays Building Guide worth a look.
Unit Types at Lyra by Aurora
Lyra offers three unit types: 36 studio apartments, 63 one-bedroom apartments, and 13 two-bedroom apartments, for 112 residential units in total. The building also includes 4 ground-floor retail units alongside the residential floors.
Prospective tenants should confirm the exact size and layout of any specific unit directly with a listing agent, since propsearch.ae and dubricks.com describe unit sizes only in general terms rather than a published per-type sq ft range.
Amenities at Lyra by Aurora
Lyra's shared leisure amenities include a swimming pool, a fully equipped gym, a roof terrace, a kids' play area, and a barbecue area, per the developer's own site. Building-level services add central air conditioning, a spacious lobby, laundry facilities, waste disposal, on-site maintenance and cleaning staff, security staff with CCTV coverage, and elevators.
Transportation & Access
By car, Lyra is roughly 22 minutes from Dubai Mall, about 32 minutes from Palm Jumeirah, around 31 minutes from Burj Al Arab, and about 35 minutes from The Walk at JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 17 minutes away, while Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is roughly 40 minutes away.
The building's own location within International City 2 puts everyday shops, mini marts, restaurants, and pharmacies within a short walk, including several inside the immediately neighbouring Al Jawzaa towers and Warsan City Building.
Rent Price Guide: Lyra by Aurora
Lyra is a rental-only building: the developer's own site lists apartments starting from roughly AED 38,000 to AED 85,000 per year, spanning the building's studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom stock. No separate published sale-transaction data for Lyra specifically was retrievable, since Dubai Land Department transaction records for the building are gated behind Propsearch Pro's paid tier, and dubricks.com's own pricing fields are unpopulated.
Anyone interested in renting at Lyra should check current live listings on Bayut, Property Finder, or Dubizzle for up-to-date asking prices, since the developer's published range is a general starting-price guide rather than a live, unit-by-unit rate card.
Long-Term Rental Income Potential
Lyra is built and marketed as a rental-only building for long-term tenants, specifically young expatriate professionals and students, per propsearch.ae. That profile, combined with International City 2's tenant base generally, makes Lyra a long-term rental proposition rather than a short-term-rental one, and this guide does not present it as an Airbnb-style income opportunity.
Royale Stays currently manages Airbnb-style short-term rental portfolios in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR, and Business Bay, plus villa management in Mag City and DAMAC Hills/DAMAC Hills 2. International City 2 is outside that current coverage, and no claim is made here about existing or potential short-term-rental demand at this specific building.
Owners who want to explore short-term or Airbnb-style letting at Lyra should still confirm eligibility directly: any holiday-home permit in Dubai is tied to Department of Economy and Tourism (DET, formerly DTCM) requirements and to the specific building or owners' association rules, not assumed from the unit type or area alone.
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