Lawnz by Danube, International City
Lawnz by Danube is a completed, roughly 1,032-unit residential complex in Al Warsan First, Dubai International City, developed by Danube Properties. The project comprises four separate eight-storey residential blocks, Block 1 through Block 4, each with two basement parking levels, arranged around a shared 3.8-acre landscaped promenade with 32 ground-level retail units. It offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. This guide covers Lawnz's building profile, location, unit types and honest Airbnb income potential, with management available from Royale Stays for a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
Danube Properties
Structure
4 blocks, 8 storeys each (+2 basement)
Completed
February 2022
Units
~1,032 (Studio-2BR)
Location
Al Warsan First, International City Phase 1
Recent DLD Price
From AED 410,000 (studio)
About Lawnz by Danube
Lawnz by Danube is a residential complex in Al Warsan First, part of Dubai International City, developed by Danube Properties. The project comprises four separate blocks, Block 1 through Block 4, each eight storeys plus two basement parking levels, built around a shared 3.8-acre (165,000 sq ft) landscaped promenade within a total development footprint of more than 25 acres. Construction began in September 2018 and the project was completed in February 2022, with Danube Properties' own announcements at the time describing it as one of the developer's first handovers of that year.
The complex holds approximately 1,032 residential units across the four blocks, alongside 32 separate ground-level retail units. The architectural consultant was National Engineering Bureau, with foundation work carried out by Atlas Foundations. The Dubai Land Department's own project-value estimate, submitted by the developer prior to construction, was approximately AED 307,253,000 (around USD 83.7 million).
Developer and the four-block, eight-storey structure per danubeproperties.com (developer's own site) and propsearch.ae (citing Dubai Land Department open-data records), with PropertyFinder listings naming Block 1 through Block 4 individually. Total unit count (1,032) per propsearch.ae and datahabibi.ae; Danube's own site states 1,063. Completion timing (construction began September 2018, completed February 2022) per propsearch.ae and datahabibi.ae ('Delivered: Q1 2022'); an older offplan-dubai.com listing states 'Handover 2019', a pre-construction target rather than the actual delivery date.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Lawnz by Danube sits in Al Warsan First, International City Phase 1, with direct access to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Academic City Road. Per Danube Properties' own published drive times, Dragon Mart is around 7 minutes away, Mirdif City Centre about 11 minutes, Dubai International Airport around 13 minutes, Dubai Frame and Downtown Dubai both around 18 minutes, and Al Maktoum Airport around 35 minutes.
Nearby attractions include Dubai Safari Park (around 5.0 km), Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary (around 9.4 km) and Imagine at Dubai Festival City (around 9.7 km). Warsan Residential Park is roughly 2.2 km away, with Al Badia Golf Club (8.3 km) and The Track, Meydan Golf (9.9 km) both within reach for residents who drive. Novo Cinema at Dragon Mall (2.4 km) and VOX Cinemas at Mirdif City Centre (7.0 km) cover nearby entertainment.
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Location and road access per danubeproperties.com and propsearch.ae. Drive-time figures per Danube Properties' project page. Landmark distances per propsearch.ae's building-guide page.
Unit Types
Lawnz by Danube offers studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments spread across its four blocks, plus 32 separate ground-floor retail units. A real Dubai Land Department transaction recorded a 315 sq ft studio in Block 1; live PropertyFinder listings show one-bedroom units in the 625 to 649 sq ft range and two-bedroom units around 936 sq ft, consistent across all four blocks.
Unit mix (studio, 1BR, 2BR) per danubeproperties.com, propsearch.ae and PropertyFinder listing inventory. Size figures per a DLD transaction record (propsearch.ae) for the studio example and PropertyFinder listings for the 1BR/2BR ranges.
Amenities
Residents share a swimming pool, a health club/gym, a badminton court, a basketball court, a barbecue deck, a jogging track, landscaped gardens and an outdoor cinema across the shared 3.8-acre promenade linking the four blocks. Danube Properties' own materials also list poolside loungers and a kids' play area among the complex's amenities.
Amenity list per propsearch.ae (badminton court, barbecue deck, basketball court, health club, jogging track, landscaped gardens, outdoor cinema, swimming pool) and danubeproperties.com's FAQ (gym, swimming pool with poolside loungers, basketball court, kids' play area, landscaped gardens).
Transportation & Access
Lawnz by Danube has no metro station directly on site. Residents rely primarily on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Academic City Road for driving access to the wider city, with Dubai International Airport around 13 minutes away by car. As with most of International City, day-to-day transportation leans heavily on cars and taxis rather than walkable transit.
Sale Prices & What to Expect
A real Dubai Land Department transaction recorded on propsearch.ae shows a 405 sq ft studio in Lawnz selling for AED 410,000 (about AED 1,012 per sq ft) on 16 September 2026, one of 50 recorded sale transactions on file for the complex, indicating an active resale market rather than a single outlier data point.
Live PropertyFinder listings show current asking prices for one-bedroom units around AED 765,000 to AED 775,000 (625 to 649 sq ft) and active listings for two-bedroom units of around 936 sq ft. For historical context, Danube Properties originally launched Lawnz from around AED 290,000 for a studio in 2018 to 2019; the developer's own site now marks the project 'Sold Out' direct from the developer, meaning current buyers are purchasing on the resale market.
Owners considering a unit here can get a property-specific projection through Royale Stays' ROI calculator rather than relying on an area-wide average.
Transaction pricing per propsearch.ae's Dubai Land Department transaction feed (government open data relayed through the portal); the AED 410,000 figure is a recorded DLD transaction. Current asking-price band per PropertyFinder listings; launch-price context per offplan-dubai.com, a historical launch figure rather than a current price.
Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Income Potential
International City is not currently one of Royale Stays' five core managed areas (Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay), so this guide does not claim a Royale Stays management track record at Lawnz by Danube specifically. Danube Properties is a private developer rather than a restricted hotel brand, so there is no confirmed policy barrier to running a licensed holiday home in the building.
Every short-term rental in Dubai requires a DTCM holiday home permit. Royale Stays can arrange the permit application and manage the day-to-day operation, including for owners based overseas, for a fee starting from 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communications and maintenance. See Royale Stays' Dubai holiday home permit guide for the current permit process.
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