Silicon Gates II, Dubai Silicon Oasis
Silicon Gates II is a 10-storey Time Properties building in Dubai Silicon Oasis. DSO is a smart-city technology park that was announced in 2003 and formally opened in 2004, so the district has the planned layout of a place built on purpose. Our guide to looking after a Dubai home shows how we work across the city. This is a calm base for a stay, close to the main roads and well supplied with everyday shops.
Developer
Time Properties
Storeys
10
Unit mix
Studios to penthouses
Architect
HADI Engineering Consultants
Area
Dubai Silicon Oasis, Nadd Hessa
On this page
- Inside the building
- From the airport
- Roads
- Buses
- The new route
- The beach
- The nearest park
- The water wall
- The mall
- No cinema
- The grocery run
- Pharmacy and doctors
- Fitness
- Schools
- Eating out
- Visiting family
- Who lives here
- The range of homes
- Courts
- Mosques
- A day in the building
- For a couple
- For a family
- For a long stay
- What to weigh
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Inside the building
The homes run from studios to penthouses, with every size between, and a swimming pool serves residents while a gym sits inside the building, so you can swim before work and train when you return.
Sport is part of the building. A basketball court and a squash court are part of it, and a games room gives a wet evening a plan. It is an active set of shared space that suits people who like to play, and it is rarer than a pool and a gym.
Children have a play area. Cafes or restaurants share the block, so a coffee needs no trip.
Parking for residents comes with the building, and a reception desk serves residents. Security and CCTV cover the premises, and maintenance is provided at the building, which keeps a long stay simple for anyone who does not want to chase repairs.
From the airport
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is 21.7 km from the building, about 22 minutes by road without traffic. A taxi from arrivals does it in one go, and it is one of the shorter airport runs in the city, so you can be unpacking soon after landing and still have the evening free.
Roads
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Dubai Al Ain Road run beside the community, with Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street as a further route, so you can leave the district by car in several directions without crossing the same junction twice.
Buses
A bus stop is 0.22 km from the building, and bus 320 runs between Centrepoint metro station and DSO, which is the usual metro-to-DSO bus link for anyone who wants to reach the rail network without a taxi. RTA route X25 links Al Karama Bus Station with the community.
The new route
RTA route 31 started on 29 August 2025 and links Dubai Outsource City with Dubai Silicon Oasis.
The beach
A public beach is mapped in Dubai Silicon Oasis. The sea is a car ride away.
The nearest park
Dubai Silicon Oasis North Park is 0.35 km from the building, and Silicon Park offers sports courts, children's play areas and open green space. Parks across DSO suit jogging, cycling and children's play, including the DSO Lake Ecological Park on 57 Street.
The water wall
DSO Water Wall is 1.67 km from the building; Dubai Safari Park, IMG Worlds of Adventure and Global Village are the visitor attractions people combine with a DSO stay, and each needs a car or a taxi from the building, so plan the day around one of them rather than all three.
The mall
Q1 Mall is 0.8 km from the building, and Silicon Central Mall has more than 150 stores, with Lulu Hypermarket and Brands For Less as anchor tenants. It keeps Fabyland and Total Ninja running year-round, which gives families indoor options in the hot summer months.
No cinema
DSO malls focus on indoor play and arcade zones and have no cinema, so residents usually go to City Centre Mirdif for films.
The grocery run
Carrefour is 0.1 km from the building, which makes it the shop for water and milk on the first evening, and Super-Care pharmacy is 0.83 km away. Al Maya and Green Belt Supermarket serve smaller daily shops, and Cedre Shopping Centre covers daily grocery shopping.
Pharmacy and doctors
Aster Clinic is 0.64 km from the building, and Fakeeh University Hospital is 0.99 km away. BinSina Pharmacy is inside Souq Extra Mall.
Fitness
A gym lies 0.11 km from the building, on top of the one inside it. Nitro Gym is in Apricot Towers, Gym Nation is on the top floor of Souq Extra Mall and Fitness First is in Dubai Digital Park, and several ladies-only gyms exist. Max Gym is in IT Plaza.
Schools
GEMS Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis is 0.84 km from the building; British Orchard Nursery is behind Fresco Mart, and Emirates British Nursery is in the Cedres community. RIT Dubai is in the Techno Point building, with Curtin University Dubai and Amity University Dubai in Academic City.
Eating out
Casual dining in DSO covers Indian, Italian and Lebanese cuisine, plus restaurants and bars in the hotels. My Govindas is opposite Silicon Oasis Mall and Chili Ways is in the Silicon Central food court. Costa Coffee and Starbucks operate in DSO's shopping centres.
Visiting family
Radisson Red, inside Dubai Digital Park, is a place for visiting family to stay, and Radisson Blu Hotel Apartments is a 4-star serviced residence nearby, so relatives can have their own space while you keep yours.
Who lives here
Expats seeking higher education live in DSO because Academic City is nearby by car, and affordable rents make it a popular area for students. DSO is also a well-known neighbourhood in Dubai for buying affordable apartments.
The range of homes
Sizes run from studios to penthouses with four bedrooms. A studio suits one person or a couple on a short trip, while the larger homes suit a group of friends or a family sharing the cost. You pick the size that fits the party, not the other way round.
Courts
The basketball court and the squash court cover two different kinds of game. One suits a group, the other suits a pair. Between them they give a week's worth of variety without a membership.
Mosques
Al Waha Masjid and Al Waha 2 are both mapped in Dubai Silicon Oasis.
A day in the building
A slow day can stay inside the building. You can swim in the morning and shoot baskets or play squash in the afternoon. The games room covers the evening, and the day needs no planning at all.
For a couple
A couple on a short break gets a pool, a cafe in the block and a games room for the evening. It is a modest set, and it needs no booking.
For a family
A family with children gets a play area and a games room in the same building, and the larger homes give a bigger party room to spread out. A wet weekend passes without a long drive.
For a long stay
Someone working remotely for a month gets a gym downstairs and a reception desk that handles deliveries. Repairs go through the building's maintenance service, so a small fix does not eat a day.
What to weigh
Silicon Gates II suits you if you want a calm district with courts and a gym in the building. It suits you less if you want a cinema nearby, since DSO malls have none. Binghatti Apartments and Al Falak Residence are two other buildings in Silicon Oasis with their own guides.
If you own here
If you own here, Royale Stays manages homes for owners at a management fee from 15%. The service covers furnishing and photography. It also covers pricing and check-in, plus guest communications and maintenance coordination. A building or owners' association no-objection certificate may be needed on top of the DET permit, and many buildings run a registration process for visitors.
Sources
Sources: Property Finder blog, Wikipedia, RTA news, Bayut area guide, Houst, betterhomes, Bayut, Property Finder.
Questions