Wavez by Danube, Liwan
Wavez by Danube is a 412-unit residential building in Liwan, Wadi Al Safa 2, developed by Danube Properties Development. The 13-storey building offers studio and one-bedroom apartments, and is complete and fully sold out following construction between September 2019 and September 2022. Wavez by Danube includes an integrated ground-floor retail strip known as Wavez Avenue, described by the developer as the first fully integrated retail offering built into a Liwan residential project. This guide covers Wavez by Danube's building profile, location and honest Airbnb income potential, with management available from Royale Stays for a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
Danube Properties
Storeys
13 (approx. 10 residential floors)
Completed
2022, sold out
Units
412 (Studio & 1BR)
About Wavez by Danube
Wavez by Danube is a 412-unit residential building in Liwan, Wadi Al Safa 2, part of Dubai's wider DubaiLand district, developed by Danube Properties Development. The building rises 13 storeys, of which around 10 floors are given to residential apartments, with the remainder housing the ground-floor Wavez Avenue retail podium and other shared space. Construction began in September 2019 and finished in September 2022, and the building is now complete and fully sold out. Wavez by Danube comprises 336 studio apartments and 76 one-bedroom apartments, and its integrated ground-floor retail strip, Wavez Avenue, was the first fully integrated retail offering built into a Liwan residential project.
Danube Properties' own marketing page for Wavez lists a round total of 434 apartments; four independent third-party sources (Propsearch.ae, Topaddress.ae, Alnair.ae and Tanami Properties) all agree on an itemised total of 412 units (336 studios plus 76 one-bedroom apartments), so this guide uses the 412 figure. Sources also vary slightly on the construction start date (Propsearch.ae: September 2019; Topaddress.ae: 2020), though all agree the building has been complete and handed over since 2022.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Wavez by Danube sits in Liwan, Wadi Al Safa 2, one of Dubai's newer mid-market residential districts within the DubaiLand master community. The building has direct access to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, roughly a minute's drive away, and is about 10 to 12 minutes from Sheikh Zayed Road and the nearest metro line. Dubai Silicon Oasis, a neighbouring technology park and residential community, is around 4 to 7 minutes away by car.
Nearby leisure options include Liwan Kids Park and Liwan Soccer Park, both within about half a kilometre of the building, and IMG Worlds of Adventure around 6 km away. Global Village, the seasonal cultural and entertainment destination, is roughly 7.8 km from the building, and the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is about 10.6 km away.
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Unit Types
Wavez by Danube's 412 units are split between 336 studio apartments and 76 one-bedroom apartments, making it a studio-led development typical of Liwan's mid-market apartment stock. Studio units run around 406 to 409 sq ft, and one-bedroom units around 666 to 667 sq ft, per recorded Dubai Land Department transactions and the developer's own unit data.
Amenities
Wavez by Danube's amenities include a health club, a jogging track, a kids' play area, and a swimming pool with a Jacuzzi, per Propsearch.ae's building guide. Danube Properties' own listing separately details a gym, a badminton court, a tennis court, a party hall and a spa, set around a shared green podium level where residents can relax outdoors. Agency listings add further detail: treadmills, a children's swimming pool, a barbecue area, cafes and boutiques built into the ground-floor podium, and a sauna and steam room.
All three sources broadly agree on the amenity set; differences are in level of listing detail rather than contradiction.
Transportation & Access
Wavez by Danube has no metro station directly on site; the nearest planned metro line is roughly a 10-minute drive away, per the developer's own listing. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road is about a minute's drive from the building, and Sheikh Zayed Road around 10 to 12 minutes, giving residents fast access to the rest of Dubai by car. Dubai International Airport is roughly 15 to 24 minutes away depending on the source and traffic conditions, and Al Maktoum International Airport around 35 to 36 minutes. As in most of Liwan, day-to-day transportation leans on cars and taxis rather than walkable transit.
Drive-time estimates vary between sources: Danube Properties and Topaddress.ae cite around 15 minutes to Dubai International Airport, while Propsearch.ae and Alnair.ae's own calculations show 20 to 24 minutes. Both are presented here as a realistic range rather than a single fixed figure.
Sale & Rental Price Trends
Real Dubai Land Department sale transactions recorded on Propsearch.ae show studio apartments at Wavez by Danube selling in a range of roughly AED 400,000 to AED 540,000 for units around 406 to 407 sq ft, with sales recorded through July 2026. A one-bedroom apartment of 666 sq ft sold for AED 750,000 in the same period. Tanami Properties' current agency listing separately quotes a starting price of AED 596,550 for Studio and 1-Bedroom units, consistent with the top of this range.
Propsearch.ae's transaction ledger for Wavez by Danube also records several higher-value sales, around AED 1.48 million to AED 1.7 million, for ground-floor commercial shop units within the building's Wavez Avenue retail strip. Those are commercial, not residential, transactions and are excluded from this guide's residential pricing to avoid conflating retail and residential values.
Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Liwan 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 Wavez 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 and guest communications. See Royale Stays' Dubai holiday home permit guide for the current permit process.
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