Dragon View, International City
Dragon View is a low-rise residential apartment building in the China Cluster of Dubai International City, developed by Tabeer Real Estate and Brokers. Construction began in December 2014, and the building has been complete and ready for occupancy since 2016. This guide covers Dragon View’s unit types, amenities, location, and sale-price picture for anyone researching or renting in International City’s China Cluster.
Developer
Tabeer Real Estate and Brokers
Building Type
Low-rise residential, freehold
Unit Types
Studio, 1- and 2-bedroom apartments (roughly 414-820 sq ft)
Area
China Cluster, International City Phase 1, Dubai
About Dragon View
Dragon View is a low-rise residential apartment building in the China Cluster of Dubai International City, developed by Tabeer Real Estate and Brokers. Construction began in December 2014, and the building has been complete and ready for occupancy since 2016. This guide covers Dragon View’s unit types, amenities, location, and sale-price picture for anyone researching or renting in International City’s China Cluster.
Dragon View offers studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments and is registered with Dubai Land Department as a freehold residential building within International City Phase 1, in the Al Warsan First area.
Dragon View is a separate project from Dragon Towers, an unrelated Nakheel-developed residential building also located in International City. Dragon View is not affiliated with Dragon Mart, the large retail and dining complex that gives the wider area its name.
Developer, construction timeline, and building-type facts are confirmed across propsearch.ae's building guide (which cites Dubai Land Department construction milestone data) and Bayut's Dragon View building guide. A third source, alnair.ae, independently titles the project 'Dragon View by Tabeer,' confirming the developer attribution. Unit-mix facts are confirmed by both propsearch.ae (Dubai Land Department transaction records) and Bayut. Dragon Towers disambiguation sourced from emirates.estate's listing for that separate Nakheel project (developer Nakheel, completion Q3 2021). Exact completion/handover date carries a minor source conflict: propsearch.ae states construction finished in August 2016, while famproperties.com states handover on 20 September 2017; both agree the building is long-complete and Ready, so this guide does not state a single precise handover date.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Dragon View sits within the China Cluster of International City Phase 1, in the Al Warsan First area of Dubai. International City is also home to Sannat Residency and Belvedere, two other Royale Stays Building Guides covering residential towers in the same wider community.
International City is centred on Dragon Mart, the area’s large retail and dining hub, with a Novo Cinema location inside Dragon Mall roughly 0.3 km from Dragon View. The community is arranged into country-themed residential clusters, of which the China Cluster is one, alongside its own Central Business District commercial area.
Location and sub-area detail sourced from propsearch.ae's building guide and Bayut's Dragon View building guide. China Cluster naming confirmed via Dubizzle's and Property Finder's Dragon View listing pages.
Unit Types at Dragon View
Dragon View offers studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Bayut’s building guide lists studio units from roughly 465 to 500 sq ft and one-bedroom units at around 820 sq ft, each with built-in wardrobes, marble flooring, and a fitted kitchen. Dubai Land Department transaction records show recorded studio sizes between 414 and 480 sq ft and one 1-bedroom unit recorded at 786 sq ft, broadly in line with these ranges.
Two-bedroom units include a common bathroom plus two en-suite bathrooms, a fitted kitchen, a living/dining area, and a balcony, per Bayut’s building guide. 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 bedroom category.
Amenities at Dragon View
Dragon View’s building-level amenities include a gym, a swimming pool, a barbecue deck, and a children’s play area. The building also offers ample parking, high-speed elevators, CCTV security monitoring, and on-site maintenance staff.
Dragon View is pet-friendly and has fire alarms and extinguishers installed throughout for safety. A furnished lobby on the ground floor serves as a waiting area for guests, and the building’s apartments feature marble countertops and wooden kitchen cabinets. This mix is typical of International City’s residential stock, built around everyday convenience rather than resort-style amenity decks.
Transportation & Access
By car, Dragon View is roughly 20 minutes from The Dubai Mall, about 31 minutes from Palm Jumeirah, around 29 minutes from Burj Al Arab, and about 34 minutes from The Walk at JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 16 minutes away, while Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is roughly 40 minutes away.
The community connects to the rest of Dubai via Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) and Ras Al Khor Road (E44). Dragon Mart and its retail, dining, and cinema offering are only a few minutes from the building, making day-to-day errands straightforward without needing to leave the wider community.
Drive-time estimates sourced from propsearch.ae's building guide, which states its methodology: calculated via Google Maps, fastest route, typical traffic conditions, and will vary by time of day. Road-access detail sourced from Bayut's Dragon View building guide.
Sale Prices at Dragon View
Dubai Land Department records show 50 sale transactions for Dragon View. Recent recorded sales range roughly from AED 450,000 to AED 510,000 for studio units sized 414 to 480 sq ft, working out to roughly AED 940 to AED 1,180 per sq ft in this sample. One recent example: a 414 sq ft studio sold for AED 490,000 on 5 February 2026.
These figures describe recorded resale transactions specifically at Dragon View, not an area-wide average. Anyone interested in a unit at Dragon View should check current live listings on Bayut, Property Finder, or Dubizzle for up-to-date asking prices, since resale prices can move between the DLD’s last recorded transaction and today.
Long-Term Rental Income Potential
Dragon View’s location in International City and its unit mix make it a long-term rental proposition rather than a short-term-rental one. Recent registered rental contracts at the building show studios letting for roughly AED 32,000 to AED 38,000 a year, one-bedroom units for roughly AED 50,000 to AED 51,000 a year, and two-bedroom units for roughly AED 65,000 to AED 75,000 a year. 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 Dragon View as a short-term-rental opportunity.
Owners who want to explore short-term or Airbnb-style letting at Dragon View 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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