Rawabi Residence, International City 2
Rawabi Residence is an eight-storey residential apartment building in International City 2 (Warsan 4), Dubai. It was developed by Al Wifaq Finance Company, with construction starting in April 2008 and the building completed in November 2009. This guide covers Rawabi Residence’s unit types, amenities, location, and sale-price picture for anyone researching or renting in International City 2.
Developer
Al Wifaq Finance Company
Storeys
8
Unit Types
Studio, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom apartments
Area
International City 2 (Warsan 4), Dubai
About Rawabi Residence
Rawabi Residence is an eight-storey residential apartment building in International City 2 (Warsan 4), Dubai. It was developed by Al Wifaq Finance Company, with construction starting in April 2008 and the building completed in November 2009. This guide covers Rawabi Residence’s unit types, amenities, location, and sale-price picture for anyone researching or renting in International City 2.
Rawabi Residence is a distinct, unrelated project from Ritz Residence, a separate nine-storey twin-tower complex built by Danube Properties and completed in 2018, also in International City Phase 2. The two buildings are sometimes conflated on property portals because of their similar naming and shared micro-area, but they have different developers, different storey counts, and were completed nearly a decade apart.
Developer, storeys, and construction dates are sourced from propsearch.ae's building guide and independently confirmed by dubricks.com's project listing. A single outlying source (citysearch.ae) lists 9 floors rather than 8; the majority-sourced, DLD-linked figure of 8 storeys is used here. Completion is stated as November 2009 per propsearch.ae; dubricks.com's own field is labelled an 'anticipated' November 2008 date, so the more confident figure is used.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Rawabi Residence sits within International City 2 (Warsan 4), close to Dragon Mart, International City’s large retail and dining hub, roughly 3.6 km away. Dubai Safari Park is about 6.2 km away, Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary about 9.0 km, and Kings’ School Nad Al Sheba and Repton School Dubai are both within 2 km.
International City is also home to several other Royale Stays Building Guides, including Eaton Residences and Al Jawzaa Tower A, both also in International City 2.
Distances and nearby landmarks sourced from propsearch.ae's building guide.
Unit Types at Rawabi Residence
Rawabi Residence offers studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Dubai Land Department transaction records for the building show, for example, an 880 sq ft one-bedroom unit sold in August 2026.
An exact total unit count for the building could not be confirmed from any source checked, so this guide does not state one. Prospective tenants or buyers should confirm the exact layout and size of any specific unit directly with a listing agent, since sizes vary within each category.
Amenities at Rawabi Residence
Rawabi Residence includes 24-hour security, covered parking, and elevators. The building’s ground floor also has its own retail and services, including a supermarket, a café, a restaurant, a typing and business centre, and a dental clinic.
This is a practical, everyday amenity mix typical of an older International City building, rather than the resort-style amenity decks found in newer freehold towers elsewhere in Dubai.
Ground-floor retail and services sourced from propsearch.ae's building guide. Some other listings describe a swimming pool, gym, spa, sauna, and tennis/basketball courts at 'Rawabi Residence' -- this guide deliberately does not repeat that list, since those amenities are independently confirmed as belonging to the separate Ritz Residence building (see the About section) and their appearance under the Rawabi Residence name looks like cross-listing conflation rather than a genuine fact about this building.
Transportation & Access
There is no metro station directly within International City today. The nearest stations, Etisalat and Centrepoint, are reachable by bus in around 17 minutes or by taxi in around 11 minutes. The closest bus stop is on Manama Road, with routes including Route 50 to Business Bay and Route 53 to Gold Souq.
Dubai’s planned Metro Blue Line, expected to open around 2029, is set to add three new stations serving this area, including a dedicated International City 2 station. By car, Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 15 minutes away, and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is roughly 38 minutes away; The Dubai Mall is roughly 30 minutes away.
Transit detail sourced from a combination of area-guide coverage (bayut.com's Warsan 4 area guide) and propertyfinder.ae's reporting on the planned Metro Blue Line stations; drive-time estimates sourced from propsearch.ae's building guide, calculated via Google Maps under typical traffic conditions and subject to change by time of day.
Sale Prices at Rawabi Residence
Dubai Land Department records show 50 recorded sale transactions for Rawabi Residence. Asking prices over the past 6 months have ranged roughly from AED 430,000 to AED 750,000, with an average asking price around AED 665,000. The DLD’s own average sold price over the last 12 months is around AED 506,571.
A recent example: an 880 sq ft one-bedroom unit sold for AED 680,000 (AED 773 per sq ft) on 26 August 2026. These figures describe transactions and asking prices specifically at Rawabi Residence, not an area-wide average. Anyone interested in a unit should check current listings on Bayut, Property Finder, or Dubizzle for up-to-date pricing, since resale prices can move between the DLD’s last recorded transaction and today.
Long-Term Rental Income Potential
Rawabi Residence’s location in International City 2 and its studio/one-bedroom/two-bedroom unit mix make it a long-term rental proposition rather than a short-term-rental one. International City’s tenant base is built around long-term residents and value-focused renters rather than the international short-stay traffic that drives Airbnb-style demand in Dubai’s short-term-rental hotspots.
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 is outside that current coverage, and this guide does not present Rawabi Residence as a short-term-rental opportunity.
Owners who want to explore short-term or Airbnb-style letting at Rawabi Residence 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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