# Dubai Studio City

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City living · Dubai

Dubai Studio City property: film facilities, apartment projects and commercial studios

Mixed employment and residential district adjoining Motor City, competing largely on price and location.

By [Majid Akhbar](https://firswoodproperties.ae/about/#majid-akhbar), Head of Mortgage · Updated 1 October 2026

## Key facts

- Dubai Land Department recorded 1,551 home sales in Dubai Studio City in the 12 months to 31 August 2026, 66.5% of them off-plan.
- The median apartment sale was AED 1,463 per sq ft, across 1,527 off-plan and ready sales.
- New apartment leases signed in the same period had a median rent of AED 55,000 a year.

Source: [Dubai Land Department open data](https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/), Firswood analysis of 17 DLD projects matched to this guide. Sales and new leases from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026.

## Dubai Studio City at a glance

Dubai Studio City is TECOM’s film-and-television production district, with sound stages, offices and boutique studios. Residential developments such as Azizi Beach Oasis occupy the wider setting, while a January 2026 developer announcement records the handover of Beach Oasis I.

### Production facilities are specialised premises

Studio City’s operator offers purpose-built sound stages and boutique studios with attached offices. This creates a commercial search distinct from a conventional office brief. Buyers or occupiers should establish the technical and operational requirements of the production business before assuming that any space within the district will work.

[Dubai Studio City: production facilities and offerings](https://dubaistudiocity.ae/)

### A residential handover has been announced

Azizi published a January 2026 announcement celebrating the handover of Beach Oasis I. That is evidence concerning a named residential project rather than all Studio City apartments. For a purchase, confirm the actual unit’s handover, occupancy and facilities independently of the broader announcement or a similarly named later release.

[Azizi: Beach Oasis I handover announcement](https://www.azizidevelopments.com/press/azizi-developments-celebrates-handover-of-beach-oasis-i-in-dubai-studio-city)

### Beach Oasis is a project name

Azizi identifies Beach Oasis within Dubai Studio City. Our interpretation is to distinguish its residential leisure concept from the surrounding production district and from open-sea beachfront living. The project’s own amenity and access arrangements should explain the home, rather than assumptions drawn from the word beach.

[Azizi: Beach Oasis project](https://www.azizidevelopments.com/dubai/studio-city/beach-oasis)

## Community overview

Dubai Studio City is a media production cluster with an attached residential component, sitting between [Motor City](https://firswoodproperties.ae/communities/motor-city.html), [Arabian Ranches](https://firswoodproperties.ae/communities/arabian-ranches.html) and [Dubai Sports City](https://firswoodproperties.ae/communities/dubai-sports-city.html). Its residential offer is relatively small and largely apartment-based.

Its practical appeal is position: it sits next to better-amenitised communities and offers a lower entry price than they do, which is essentially the whole investment case.

## Location & connectivity

Off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Hessa Street, adjacent to Motor City and near Arabian Ranches. No metro; car-dependent. The surrounding communities supply much of the retail, schooling and leisure that residents use.

## Property & neighbourhoods

Mid-rise apartment buildings alongside the production and studio facilities, predominantly smaller units. The residential stock is limited in volume compared with neighbouring districts.

## Who lives and invests here

Investors seeking entry-level pricing and tenants working in the surrounding business and media clusters. The buyer pool is narrower than in the larger neighbouring apartment districts.

## Ownership & lifestyle

Freehold in the residential plots. Amenity within the district is limited and residents depend on Motor City and Dubai Sports City for daily needs, which works well given the short distances involved.

## Costs of ownership

Building-specific. With a small stock and limited history, individual building schedules and reserve positions should be examined directly rather than benchmarked against a district figure.

Compare the full ownership budget with our [rental yield worked example](https://firswoodproperties.ae/insights/why-we-stopped-recommending-projected-yields.html) and [Dubai service charge checklist](https://firswoodproperties.ae/insights/service-charges-what-the-data-shows.html).

## Development & supply

Residential delivery should be tracked by project. Azizi published a January 2026 announcement celebrating Beach Oasis I handover, while separately named releases require their own status checks. Completion of one development does not establish that all surrounding homes or facilities are delivered.

## What to consider

The small residential base means thin comparable evidence and limited resale liquidity. Dependence on neighbouring communities for amenity is structural. The tenant pool overlaps heavily with far larger competing districts.

## The Firswood perspective

We generally position Dubai Studio City as a price-led alternative to Motor City rather than a destination in its own right, and we are explicit with clients that resale liquidity here is thinner than in the larger neighbouring districts.

Our [residential sales](https://firswoodproperties.ae/services/residential-sales.html) and [investment advisory](https://firswoodproperties.ae/services/investment-advisory.html) services can help turn your area shortlist into a property brief.

## Dubai Studio City FAQs

### Is a Studio City apartment necessarily inside a media-company building?

No. The district’s film-and-television identity coexists with separately developed residential projects, including Azizi’s Beach Oasis. Identify the actual building and its intended use on the documents. A residential apartment and a boutique production studio have different operating arrangements even when both are described using the Studio City location.

### Does Beach Oasis provide an Arabian Gulf beachfront address?

Beach Oasis is a named residential project in Dubai Studio City, an inland production-district setting. Its branding should not be read as proof of open-sea frontage. Review the actual project amenities and location so that the residence’s water or leisure features are described accurately to a buyer or prospective tenant.

### Can the Beach Oasis I handover announcement be applied to Beach Oasis II?

No. The developer’s announcement concerns Beach Oasis I, while Beach Oasis II has its own project identity. Confirm the selected building and unit against the appropriate documentation and current delivery evidence. Similar project names should not be used to transfer a handover status or facilities claim from one release to another.

### What should a production company check in a Studio City boutique studio?

Assess the studio dimensions, office connection, technical infrastructure, equipment access and the working pattern of the production team. The operator offers specialised facilities, but suitability depends on the intended content and process. Confirm operational terms and available space directly rather than treating a standard office listing as equivalent to a production-ready studio.

## Sources & further reading

Written by [Majid Akhbar](https://firswoodproperties.ae/about/#majid-akhbar), Head of Mortgage. Guide updated 1 October 2026. Community details checked on 5 September 2026. Plans and facilities can change; use the linked primary sources to check a specific project.

- [Dubai Studio City: production facilities and offerings](https://dubaistudiocity.ae/)
- [Azizi: Beach Oasis I handover announcement](https://www.azizidevelopments.com/press/azizi-developments-celebrates-handover-of-beach-oasis-i-in-dubai-studio-city)
- [Azizi: Beach Oasis project](https://www.azizidevelopments.com/dubai/studio-city/beach-oasis)
- [Dubai Land Department: real estate open data (sales and rent contracts)](https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/)

## A little further afield.

- [Motor City](https://firswoodproperties.ae/communities/motor-city.html)
- [Dubai Production City](https://firswoodproperties.ae/communities/dubai-production-city.html)
- [Dubai Sports City](https://firswoodproperties.ae/communities/dubai-sports-city.html)
- [Arjan](https://firswoodproperties.ae/communities/arjan.html)

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