Oakwood Residency, Dubai Production City
Nineteen storeys of one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments make up Oakwood Residency, which Deyaar developed in Dubai Production City. A pool and a sauna are on site, with a steam room beside them. Swiss Mart is 0.14 km from the building, so the first grocery run needs no car.
Developer
Deyaar
Storeys
19
Unit mix
1-bed and 2-bed
Location
Dubai Production City
On this page
- Who the building suits
- From the first coffee to the barbecue
- One bedroom or two for a longer stay
- Landing at DXB and the road in
- The nearest shops
- Cafes and dinner
- Clinics and the nearest hospital
- Schools and nurseries
- Mosques, trips and a pizza
- What the district is
- What to weigh before you book
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Who the building suits
With only one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes, this is a building for couples and small families, or for two friends sharing. A reception desk serves residents. Security and CCTV cover the building, and maintenance services are provided on site, so a stay of a month has the same back-up as a stay of a week. If a tap drips on day nine, you are not waiting on a landlord.
From the first coffee to the barbecue
Cafes or restaurants share the site with the homes, so the day can start downstairs. The swimming pool for residents takes the middle of the day. In the afternoon the sauna and the steam room do their work, and they are the sensible place to be when the heat outside is at its height.
The evening belongs to the barbecue area and the roof or deck area. If you want to cook and eat outside without leaving the building, that pair is the reason to book here. On a longer stay the roof or deck area becomes the place you end the day, and the pool, the sauna and the steam room set the rhythm of the week before it. Parking for residents is in the same building, which helps if you hire a car for a longer stay and want it close at hand.
One bedroom or two for a longer stay
The one-bedroom fits one or two people. The two-bedroom gives two couples, or a family with a child, a second door. On a month-long stay the extra room is where the luggage goes, and with nineteen storeys in the building you can ask for a higher floor when you book. Neither plan is a studio, so nobody is asked to live and sleep in one room.
Landing at DXB and the road in
Dubai International (DXB) is 39.9 km from the building. The drive takes about 36 minutes by road. Taxis and ride-hailing cars are easy to book for trips from the district, so one leg from arrivals is the plain way in, and a reception desk is waiting at the end of it.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) is the main road frame. It runs along the district, with entry from both sides. Al Khail Road (E44) joins it at the tip of the district. The Al Khail bridge is the main entry. Weekday traffic builds up around the bridge from about 5.30pm, so evening arrivals queue at the main entry. If you hire a car, the resident parking means it can stay put once you are in.
No metro station sits inside the district. RTA feeder route F34 runs from Dubai Internet City Metro Station to Dubai Production City via IMPZ. Urban bus route J02 starts at IMPZ. That gives the district a second public bus link.
The nearest shops
W Mart and Swiss Mart are smaller supermarkets named for the district, with West Zone Fresh beside the Carrefour hypermarket. Many towers have grocery shops on the ground floor. Some add salons, with barbershops or cafeterias alongside. For the bigger shop, City Centre Meaisem is 0.43 km from the building. Carry the bags up to the barbecue area and the roof or deck area, and the shop becomes dinner.
City Centre Me'aisem also has casual dining and salons alongside its retail stores. Circle Mall in nearby Jumeirah Village Circle has retail, dining, a fitness centre and everyday services. In the heat, the pool takes over.
Cafes and dinner
Bert's Cafe and Restaurant and Filli Cafe are cafes named for the district, with Paul as a third, while the cafes or restaurants on site in the building cover the quick breakfast. FourChef's Restaurant serves Indian and Chinese food. Spiice Bite serves Indian and Arabic dishes.
Clinics and the nearest hospital
Mediclinic Meaisem Clinic, 0.34 km from the building, is the nearest for a routine problem. Mediclinic Me'aisem, Your Center Polyclinic and Dr Joy Dental Clinic provide general medical and dental care close to the district. The district has no full hospital of its own; NMC Royal Hospital in Dubai Investments Park and Al Zahra Hospital are the larger hospitals nearby. For a fault in the home, maintenance services are provided at the building.
Schools and nurseries
Dubai Production City has limited schooling inside its boundaries, so families use schools in surrounding communities. A family in a two-bedroom home would plan the school run from the start. Arcadia British School and Dubai British School both teach the UK curriculum from foundation to secondary. Dibber Nursery takes children from 4 months up to 6 years old, and The Wonder Years Nursery and Building Blocks Nursery are nurseries named for the district, while Emirates International School Meadows teaches the IB curriculum.
Mosques, trips and a pizza
Yousuf Mohammad Hadid Badri Mosque and Nasser El Din Mosque are mosques near the district, and Caliph Umar Bin Farooq Masjid is a third mosque close to it. 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria is a mapped restaurant in Dubai Production City.
Dubai Butterfly Garden and Dubai International Cricket Stadium are visitor attractions close to the district. Dubai Autodrome in Motor City and The Els Club golf course are reached from the district by road.
What the district is
TECOM Group launched Dubai Production City in 2003. It began as the International Media Production Zone, known by the short name IMPZ before the rename. TECOM Group, a Dubai Holding subsidiary, is the master developer, and it owns and runs the district. It sits in the Me'aisem 1 area on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. Homes range from low-rise to high-rise apartment buildings, with unit sizes from studios up to three bedrooms. Damac built the ten most prominent residential towers in the district. Venues for the media business include amphitheatres and an auditorium, with conference facilities, sound stages and studios. The district is a mixed-use free zone built around media and production companies, with residential and commercial space beside light industrial units.
What to weigh before you book
It suits you less if you want a metro station on the doorstep or a school inside the district. The feeder bus is the rail link, the evening queue at the Al Khail bridge is real, and families use schools in surrounding communities. Lago Vista has its own guide on this site, should you want a different block. The Centrium has a separate guide too.
If you own here
Most residential buildings give about one parking space per apartment, so a second car needs separate arrangements. Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. The wider picture for Dubai owners sits in our overview for owners across the city.
Sources
Sources: Bayut area guide, Gulf News, Dubizzle blog, Property Finder blog, Alpha Pro Partners blog, Wikipedia, Bayut, Propsearch.
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